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Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
2024 and In Press
Van Cappellen, P. & Drummond, T. (in press). Bodily Awareness: Religious culture’s associations with interoceptive sensibility. PlosOne. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309216 Arxiv pre-print.
Van Cappellen, P., Edwards, E., Ladd, K., Kamble, S., Yildiz, M. (in press). Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions. PlosOne. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309216
Wormley, A. S., Vornlocher, C., Aglozo, E.Y., Jayawickreme, E., Johnson, K.A., Moon, J.W., Van Cappellen, P., Verma, A., Cohen, A.B. (in press). Religion and human flourishing. Journal of Positive Psychology.
2023
Reece, G. A., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Van Cappellen, P. (2023). Eternal outgroups: Afterlife beliefs predict prejudice. Personality and Individual Differences, 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112352
Van Cappellen, P., Clapp, A., & Algoe, S. (2023). God of the good gaps: Prevalence, eliciting situations, and demonstrations of gratitude to god as compared to interpersonal gratitude. Journal of Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2023.2190928
The MARP Team. (2022). A many analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being. Religion, Brain, and Behavior, 13(3), 237-283. https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2022.2070255 https://osf.io/qbdce/
Freeburg, P. A., Van Cappellen, P., Ratchford, J. L., & Schnitker, S. A. (2023). Meaning behind the movement: Attributing sacred meaning to fluid and nonfluid arm movements increases self–transcendent positive emotions and buffers the effects of nonfluidity on positive emotions. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15(3), 425-436. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000463 Pre-print.
Van Cappellen, P., Edwards, M. E., Shiota, M. N. (2023). Shades of expansiveness: Postural expression of dominance, high-arousal positive affect, and warmth. Emotion, 23, 973-985. Pre-print.
Van Tongeren, D. R., DeWall, C. N., & Van Cappellen, P. (2023). A sheep in wolf’s clothing?: Toward an understanding of religious dones. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152(1), 98-1119. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001269
Prinzing, M., Van Cappellen, P., & Fredrickson B.L. (2023). More than a momentary blip in the universe? Investigating the link between religiousness and perceived meaning in life. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49, 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211060136 PDF
Van Cappellen, P., Cassidy, S., & Zhang, R. (2023). Religion as an embodied practice: Documenting the various forms, meanings, and associated experience of Christian prayer postures. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15, 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000412 Pre-print
2022
Van Cappellen, P., Ladd, K. L., Cassidy, S., Edwards, M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2022). Bodily feedback: Expansive and upward posture facilitates the experience of positive affect. Cognition and Emotion, 36(7), 1327-1342. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2022.2106945 PDF
Don, B., P., Van Cappellen, P., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2022). Training in
mindfulness or loving-kindness meditation is associated with lower variability in
social connectedness across time. Mindfulness, 13, 1173-1184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01856-0 PDF
Naclerio, M., & Van Cappellen, P. (2022). Awe, group cohesion, and religious self-sacrifice. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 32, 256-271. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2021.1975423 PDF
Van Cappellen, P., & LaBouff, J. (2022). Prejudice toward Christians and Atheists among members of nonreligious groups: Attitudes, behaviors, and mechanisms. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 25, 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220906860 PDF
2021
Barczak-Scarboro, N. E., Van Cappellen, P., & Fredrickson B.L. (2021). For whom do meditation interventions improve mental health symptoms? Looking at the roles of psychological and biological resources over time. Mindfulness, 12, 2781–2793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01742-1 PDF
Van Cappellen, P., & Edwards, M. (2021). Emotion expression in context: Full body postures of Christian prayer orientations compared to secular emotions. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 45, 545–565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10919-021-00370-6 Pre-print
Don, B., P., Van Cappellen, P., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2021). Understanding engagement in and affective experiences during physical activity: The role of meditation interventions. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(6), 592–601. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000909 PDF
Van Cappellen, P., Edwards, M., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2021). Upward spirals of positive emotions and religious behaviors. Current Opinion in Psychology, 40, 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.09.004 PDF
Fredrickson, B. L., Arizmendi, C., & Van Cappellen, P. (2021). Same-day, cross-day, and upward spiral relations between positive affect and positive health behaviours. Psychology and Health, 36(4), 444–460. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1778696 PDF
Van Cappellen, P. & Edwards, M. E. (2021). The embodiment of worship: Relations among postural, psychological, and physiological aspects of religious practice. Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion, 6(1-2), 56–79. https://doi.org/10.1558/jcsr.38683 PDF
2020
Galdiolo, S., Gaugue, J., Mikolajczak, M., & Van Cappellen, P. (2020). Development of trait emotional intelligence in response to childbirth: A longitudinal couple perspective. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.560127 PDF
Van Cappellen, P. & LaBouff, J. (2020). Prejudice toward Christians and Atheists among members of nonreligious groups: Attitudes, behaviors, and mechanisms. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220906860 PDF
Łowicki, P., Zajenkowski, M., & Van Cappellen, P. (2020). It’s the heart that matters: The relationships among cognitive mentalizing ability, emotional empathy, and religiosity. Personality and Individual Differences, 161, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.109976 PDF
Van Cappellen, P. (2020). The emotion of joy: A commentary on Johnson. Journal of Positive Psychology, 15(1), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2019.1685571 PDF
Van Cappellen*, P., Catalino*, L., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2020). A new micro-intervention to increase the enjoyment and continued practice of meditation. Emotion, 20(8), 1332–1343. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000684 PDF
2019
Fredrickson, B. L., Arizmendi, C., Van Cappellen, P., Firestine, A. M., Brantley, M. M., Kim, S. L., Brantley, J., & Salzberg, S. (2019). Do contemplative moments matter? Effects of informal meditation on emotions and perceived social integration. Mindfulness, 10, 1915-1925. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01154-2 PDF
2018
Van Cappellen, P., Rice, E., Catalino, L., & Fredrickson, B. L. & (2018). Positive affective processes underlie positive health behavior change. Psychology and Health, 33(1), 77-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1320798 (Special Issue on “Emotion, Health Decision-making, and Health Behaviour”) PDF
2017
Fredrickson, B. L., Boulton, A. J. , Firestine, A. M., Van Cappellen, P., Algoe, S. B., Brantley, M. M., Loundon Kim, S., Brantley, J., & Salzberg, S. (2017). Positive emotion correlates of meditation practice: A comparison of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation. Mindfulness, 8(6), 1623-1633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0735-9 PDF
Van Cappellen, P. (2017). Rethinking self-transcendent positive emotions and religion: Perspectives from psychological and biblical research. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9(3), 254-263. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000101 (Special Issue on “The Psychology of Virtue: Integrating Positive Psychology and the Psychology of Religion”) PDF
Van Cappellen, P., Fredrickson, B. L., Saroglou, V., & Corneille, O. (2017). Religiosity and the motivation for social affiliation. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.065 PDF OSF
2016
Martin-Krumm, C., Tamminen, K, Oger, M, Trousselard, M. , Ferrer, M-H, Van Cappellen, P., & Fredrickson, B. (2016). Les émotions, frein ou levier pour les apprentissages en EPS? In M. Campo & B. Louvet (Eds.), Les émotions en sport – Education physique, performance et santé (pp. 129-164). Bruxelles: Editions De Boeck.
Van Cappellen, P., Way, B., Isgett, S. F., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2016). Effects of oxytocin administration on spirituality and emotional responses to meditation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(10), 1579-1587. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsw078 PDF Supplemental material Dataset and codebook on OSF
See media coverage: e.g., The Huffington Post, Times LIVE, Psychology Today, Science News, Live Science.
Clobert, M., Van Cappellen, P., Bourdon, M., & Cohen, A. (2016). Good day for Leos: Horoscope’s influence on perception, cognitive performances, and creativity. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 348-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.06.032 PDF
Research featured on Netflix show “Explained” titled “Horoscope”
Van Cappellen, P., Toth-Gauthier, M., Saroglou, V., & Fredrickson, B. (2016). Religion and well-being: The mediating role of positive emotions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 17, 485-505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9605-5 PDF
Van Cappellen, P., Saroglou, V., & Toth-Gauthier, M. (2016). Religiosity and prosocial behavior among churchgoers: Exploring underlying mechanisms. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 26(1), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2014.958004 PDF
2015
French translation: Van Cappellen, P., & Rimé, B. (2015). Émotions positives et transcendance de soi. Dans V. Saroglou (dir.), Psychologie de la religion: de la théorie au laboratoire (R. Kaelen, trad., pp. 111-129). Louvain-la-Neuve: De Boeck Supérieur.
Van Oyen, G. & Van Cappellen, P. (2015). Mark 15, 34 and the real reader: The results of an empirical survey. Ephemerides Theologica Lovanienses, 91(4), 569-599. https://doi.org/10.2143/ETL.91.4.3129669 PDF
2014
Van Cappellen, P. & Rimé, B. (2014). Positive emotions and self-transcendence. In V. Saroglou (Ed.), Religion, personality, and social behavior (pp. 123-145). New York, NY: Psychology Press. PDF
2013
Van Cappellen, P., Saroglou, V., Iweins, C., Piovesana, M., & Fredrickson, B., L. (2013). Self- transcendent positive emotions increase spirituality through basic world assumptions. Cognition and Emotion, 27(8), 1378-1394. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2013.787395 PDF
2012
Van Cappellen, P. & Saroglou, V. (2012). Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4(3), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025986 PDF
See media coverage: All about awe by Anna Mikulak, Observer, Vol.28, No.4 April, 2015.
Van Cappellen, P. (2012). La fierté dans les Psaumes, ou le paradoxe de la glorification de soi en Dieu. [Pride in the Psalms, or the paradox of self-glorification in God]. Revue Théologique de Louvain, 43(3), 341-362. https://doi.org/10.2143/RTL.43.3.2172325 PDF
2011
Van Cappellen, P. (2011). Un rituel collectif: Analyse de 1 Ch 15-16 selon le modèle de E. Durkheim [A collective ritual : analyze of 1 Chr 15-16 from E. Durkheim’s perspective]. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 25(2), 289-302. PDF
Van Cappellen, P., Corneille, O., Cols, S., & Saroglou, V. (2011). Beyond mere compliance to authoritative figures: Religious priming increases conformity to informational influence among submissive people. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21(2), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2011.556995 PDF
2009
Saroglou, V., Corneille, O., & Van Cappellen, P. (2009). “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening”: Religious priming activates submissive thoughts and behaviors. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 19(3), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508610902880063 PDF
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