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| Laura A KingSummaryAffiliation: University of Missouri Country: USA Publications
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Being forgotten: implications for the experience of meaning in lifeLaura A King
University of Missouri, Columbia, Department of Psychological Sciences, 210 McAlester Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
J Soc Psychol 151:696-709. 2011..Being forgotten may be considered a type of incipient ostracism that influences meaning in life but not mood or state social self-esteem...
Death, life, scarcity, and value: an alternative perspective on the meaning of deathLaura A King
Department of Psychological Sciences, 210 McAlester Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Psychol Sci 20:1459-62. 2009..The present results suggest that, from an informational perspective, death represents the scarcity of life...- Whatever happened to "What might have been"? Regrets, happiness, and maturityLaura A King
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Am Psychol 62:625-36. 2007..Finally, expanding on previous work, the authors examine potential affordances of happy maturity and suggest psychological capacities that may promote happy maturity... - Ghosts, UFOs, and magic: positive affect and the experiential systemLaura A King
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 92:905-19. 2007..Results are interpreted as indicating that PA promotes experiential processing. Implications for the psychology of nonrational beliefs and behaviors are discussed... - Positive affect and the experience of meaning in lifeLaura A King
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS 65211, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 90:179-96. 2006..Results indicate that positive moods may predispose individuals to feel that life is meaningful. In addition, positive moods may increase sensitivity to the meaning-relevance of a situation... - Gay and straight possible selves: goals, identity, subjective well-being, and personality developmentLaura A King
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 211 McAlester Hall, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
J Pers 72:967-94. 2004..Results are interpreted as indicating that, while happiness may require us to focus upon our current life goals, personality development might require an exploration of the potential sacrifices of identity... - Lost and found possible selves, subjective well-being, and ego development in divorced womenLaura A King
Department of Psychological Services, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65211, USA
J Pers 72:603-32. 2004..Results are interpreted as indicating that, while happiness may require us to avoid thinking about what might have been, maturity might require an awareness of the losses and sacrifices of adulthood... - Positive affect, intuition, and feelings of meaningJoshua A Hicks
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 98:967-79. 2010..Results are discussed in terms of the role of individual differences in intuitive information processing in the relationship of PA to cognition... - Social threats, happiness, and the dynamics of meaning in life judgmentsJoshua A Hicks
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, 4235 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 4235, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 36:1305-17. 2010..Results suggest the dynamic ways that social relationships and PA inform judgments of MIL. Informational and motivational accounts of these results are discussed... - Positive affect, meaning in life, and future time perspective: an application of socioemotional selectivity theoryJoshua A Hicks
Department of Psychology, Texas A and M University, TX 77843 4235, USA
Psychol Aging 27:181-9. 2012..The contribution of age related processes to judgments of well-being are discussed... - The health benefits of writing about positive experiences: the role of broadened cognitionChad M Burton
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65211, United States
Psychol Health 24:867-79. 2009..Notably, while the positive writing condition was more broadened than control, positive affect was not responsible for this difference. Implications for disclosive writing and the broaden and build model are discussed... - Thine own self: true self-concept accessibility and meaning in lifeRebecca J Schlegel
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 96:473-90. 2009..Studies 3 and 5 showed that priming traits related to the true self-concept enhanced perceptions of meaning in life. Implications for the study of the true self-concept and authenticity are discussed... - Effects of (very) brief writing on health: the two-minute miracleChad M Burton
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Br J Health Psychol 13:9-14. 2008..Both the trauma and the positive experience conditions reported fewer health complaints at follow-up than the control condition... - Personal growth and personality development: a foreword to the special sectionLaura A King
University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
J Pers 70:1-3. 2002
Research Grants
- Goals, Identity, and Meaning in LifeLaura King; Fiscal Year: 2004..In addition, the consequences of the meaning making process for subsequent goal striving will be explored. ..