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| John MaltbySummaryAffiliation: University of Leicester Country: UK Publications
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Celebrity and religious worship: a refinementJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, England, United Kingdom
J Psychol 138:286-8. 2004
Intense-personal celebrity worship and body image: evidence of a link among female adolescentsJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK
Br J Health Psychol 10:17-32. 2005..The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between celebrity worship and body image within the theoretical perspective of intense para-social relationships with celebrities...
Forgiveness and social lonelinessLiza Day
Psychology Subject Group, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
J Psychol 139:553-5. 2005
The cognitive nature of forgiveness: using cognitive strategies of primary appraisal and coping to describe the process of forgivingJohn Maltby
University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
J Clin Psychol 63:555-66. 2007..Crucial differences in the ways that men and women appraise and cope with situations involving forgiveness are discussed...
A social-cognitive model of trait and state levels of gratitudeAlex M Wood
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, England
Emotion 8:281-90. 2008..The 3 studies demonstrate the critical role of benefit appraisals in linking state gratitude with trait gratitude and the objective situation...
Beliefs in being unlucky and deficits in executive functioningJohn Maltby
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom
Conscious Cogn 22:137-47. 2013..The findings suggest that individuals' beliefs in being unlucky are accompanied by a range of deficits in executive functioning...
An interest in fame: confirming the measurement and empirical conceptualization of fame interestJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
Br J Psychol 101:411-32. 2010....
Celebrity worship and incidence of elective cosmetic surgery: evidence of a link among young adultsJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
J Adolesc Health 49:483-9. 2011....
Applying a social identity paradigm to examine the relationship between men's self-esteem and their attitudes toward men and womenJohn Maltby
Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Leicester, England, United Kingdom
J Soc Psychol 143:111-26. 2003....
The Age Universal I-E Scale-12 and orientation toward religion: confirmatory factor analysisJohn Maltby
School of Social Science and Law, Sheffield Hallam University, England, United Kingdom
J Psychol 136:555-60. 2002....
Implicit theories of a desire for fameJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Br J Psychol 99:279-92. 2008..Overall, the findings suggest that implicit theories of a desire for fame comprise six factors. The discussion focuses on how an implicit model of a desire for fame might progress into formal theories of a desire for fame...
A clinical interpretation of attitudes and behaviors associated with celebrity worshipJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
J Nerv Ment Dis 191:25-9. 2003..Further, correlational analyses supported predictions and suggest that Eysenckian domains of personality may promote or hinder a person's progression along the continuum of behaviors associated with celebrity worship...
Personality and coping: a context for examining celebrity worship and mental healthJohn Maltby
University of Leicester, UK
Br J Psychol 95:411-28. 2004....
Contextual effects on the perceived health benefits of exercise: the exercise rank hypothesisJohn Maltby
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
J Sport Exerc Psychol 34:828-41. 2012..The discussion focuses on how social norm-based interventions could benefit from using rank information...
Protecting the sacred and expressions of rituality: examining the relationship between extrinsic dimensions of religiosity and unhealthy guiltJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK jm l
Psychol Psychother 78:77-93. 2005..The findings suggest that, when looking at maladaptive guilt among religious clients in clinical, therapeutic or counselling settings, it may be crucial to distinguish between dimensions of extrinsic religiosity and unhealthy guilt...
Forgiveness and defense styleJohn Maltby
School of Psychology, University of Leicester, England
J Genet Psychol 165:99-109. 2004..The finding is discussed within the context of the consequences for those who may be experiencing barriers to forgiveness when dealing with conflict resolution in interpersonal situations...
Forgiveness of self and others and emotional empathyAnn Macaskill
School of Social Science and Law, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
J Soc Psychol 142:663-5. 2002
Belief in good luck and psychological well-being: the mediating role of optimism and irrational beliefsLiza Day
School of Social Science and Law, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England
J Psychol 137:99-110. 2003....
Reliability, factorial validity, and means on the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: a UK university sampleAhmed M Abdel-Khalek
Kuwait University, Kuwait
Psychol Rep 102:867-9. 2008..92, denoting high internal consistency. No significant mean difference was found by sex. By and large, the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale can be recommended for use in research among college students in the United Kingdom...
The comparison of predictors of death obsession within two culturesAhmed M Abdel-Khalek
Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Kuwait
Death Stud 32:366-77. 2008..K. sample, might provide a good theoretical and empirical context with which to better understand the causes and consequences of death obsession...
A cognitive profile of individuals who tend to worship celebritiesLynn E McCutcheon
Department of General Education, DeVry University, USA
J Psychol 137:309-22. 2003..The results are discussed in terms of the multivariate absorption-addiction model of celebrity worship...
