Michael Mccullough • UCSD Profiles (original) (raw)

  1. A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of gratitude interventions on well-being across cultures. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 15; 122(28):e2425193122. Choi H, Cha Y, McCullough ME, Coles NA, Oishi S. PMID: 40627390; PMCID: PMC12280877.
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  2. Does empathy promote helping by activating altruistic motivation or concern about social evaluation? A direct replication of Fultz et al. (1986). Emotion. 2024 Dec; 24(8):1868-1884. McCauley TG, McAuliffe WHB, McCullough ME. PMID: 38976420.
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  3. On the evolved psychological mechanisms that make peace and reconciliation between groups possible. Behav Brain Sci. 2024 Jan 15; 47:e19. McCullough ME, Pietraszewski D. PMID: 38224088.
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  4. Water, environment, and socioeconomic justice in California: A multi-benefit cropland repurposing framework. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Feb 01; 858(Pt 3):159963. Fernandez-Bou AS, Rodríguez-Flores JM, Guzman A, Ortiz-Partida JP, Classen-Rodriguez LM, Sánchez-Pérez PA, Valero-Fandiño J, Pells C, Flores-Landeros H, Sandoval-Solís S, Characklis GW, Harmon TC, McCullough M, Medellín-Azuara J. PMID: 36347290.
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  5. Retrospective Self-Reported Childhood Experiences in Enriched Environments Uniquely Predict Prosocial Behavior and Personality Traits in Adulthood. Evol Psychol. 2022 Jul-Sep; 20(3):14747049221110603. McCauley TG, McCullough ME. PMID: 35791506; PMCID: PMC10303491.
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  6. Evaluating Benefits, Costs, and Social Value as Predictors of Gratitude. Psychol Sci. 2022 04; 33(4):538-549. Forster DE, Pedersen EJ, McCullough ME, Lieberman D. PMID: 35286815.
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  7. An evolutionary psychology view of forgiveness: individuals, groups, and culture. Curr Opin Psychol. 2022 04; 44:275-280. McCauley TG, Billingsley J, McCullough ME. PMID: 34801844.
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  8. Experimental evidence that apologies promote forgiveness by communicating relationship value. Sci Rep. 2021 06 23; 11(1):13107. Forster DE, Billingsley J, Burnette JL, Lieberman D, Ohtsubo Y, McCullough ME. PMID: 34162912; PMCID: PMC8222305.
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  9. Does religion make people more self-controlled? A review of research from the lab and life. Curr Opin Psychol. 2021 08; 40:167-170. Marcus ZJ, McCullough ME. PMID: 33461094.
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  10. The sex premium in religiously motivated moral judgment. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2021 Jun; 120(6):1621-1633. Hone LSE, McCauley TG, Pedersen EJ, Carter EC, McCullough ME. PMID: 32463272; PMCID: PMC7704543.
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  11. Are women more likely to wear red and pink at peak fertility? What about on cold days? Conceptual, close, and extended replications with novel clothing colour measures. Br J Soc Psychol. 2020 Oct; 59(4):945-964. Hone LSE, McCullough ME. PMID: 32112443; PMCID: PMC8223899.
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  12. Forgiveness takes place on an attitudinal continuum from hostility to friendliness: Toward a closer union of forgiveness theory and measurement. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Oct; 119(4):861-880. Forster DE, Billingsley J, Russell VM, McCauley TG, Smith A, Burnette JL, Ohtsubo Y, Schug J, Lieberman D, McCullough ME. PMID: 31815500.
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  13. Is Empathy the Default Response to Suffering? A Meta-Analytic Evaluation of Perspective Taking's Effect on Empathic Concern. Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2020 05; 24(2):141-162. McAuliffe WHB, Carter EC, Berhane J, Snihur AC, McCullough ME. PMID: 31771425.
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  14. Moral reasoning performance determines epistemic peerdom. Behav Brain Sci. 2019 Sep 11; 42:e161. McAuliffe WHB, McCullough ME. PMID: 31506118.
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  15. Experience with anonymous interactions reduces intuitive cooperation. Nat Hum Behav. 2018 12; 2(12):909-914. McAuliffe WHB, Forster DE, Pedersen EJ, McCullough ME. PMID: 30988435.
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  16. Implicit and explicit influences of religious cognition on Dictator Game transfers. R Soc Open Sci. 2018 Aug; 5(8):170238. Billingsley J, Gomes CM, McCullough ME. PMID: 30224974; PMCID: PMC6124061.
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  17. Digital altruists: Resolving key questions about the empathy-altruism hypothesis in an Internet sample. Emotion. 2018 06; 18(4):493-506. McAuliffe WHB, Forster DE, Philippe J, McCullough ME. PMID: 29154584.
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  18. A series of meta-analytic tests of the depletion effect: Self-control does not seem to rely on a limited resource. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2015 Aug; 144(4):796-815. Carter EC, Kofler LM, Forster DE, McCullough ME. PMID: 26076043.
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  19. Sexually selected sex differences in competitiveness explain sex differences in changes in drinking game participation. Evol Psychol. 2015 May 14; 13(2):397-410. Hone LS, McCullough M. PMID: 25974961; PMCID: PMC10496483.
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  20. Reassessing intertemporal choice: human decision-making is more optimal in a foraging task than in a self-control task. Front Psychol. 2015; 6:95. Carter EC, Pedersen EJ, McCullough ME. PMID: 25774140; PMCID: PMC4344112.
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  21. Adulthood personality correlates of childhood adversity. Front Psychol. 2014; 5:1357. Carver CS, Johnson SL, McCullough ME, Forster DE, Joormann J. PMID: 25484874; PMCID: PMC4240049.
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  22. Publication bias and the limited strength model of self-control: has the evidence for ego depletion been overestimated? Front Psychol. 2014; 5:823. Carter EC, McCullough ME. PMID: 25126083; PMCID: PMC4115664.
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  23. Conciliatory gestures promote forgiveness and reduce anger in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 29; 111(30):11211-6. McCullough ME, Pedersen EJ, Tabak BA, Carter EC. PMID: 25024227; PMCID: PMC4121789.
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  24. Life history, code of honor, and emotional responses to inequality in an economic game. Emotion. 2014 Oct; 14(5):920-9. Pedersen EJ, Forster DE, McCullough ME. PMID: 24866523.
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  25. Reproducibility: A trading scheme to reduce false results. Nature. 2014 Apr 17; 508(7496):319. McCullough ME, Kelly DL. PMID: 24740058.
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  26. Is ego depletion too incredible? Evidence for the overestimation of the depletion effect. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Dec; 36(6):683-4; discussion 707-26. Carter EC, McCullough ME. PMID: 24304780.
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  27. After a pair of self-control-intensive tasks, sucrose swishing improves subsequent working memory performance. BMC Psychol. 2013; 1(1):22. Carter EC, McCullough ME. PMID: 25566371; PMCID: PMC4269986.
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  28. Drinking games as a venue for sexual competition. Evol Psychol. 2013 Sep 17; 11(4):889-906. Hone LS, Carter EC, McCullough ME. PMID: 24044902; PMCID: PMC10480808.
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  29. Problems with measuring peripheral oxytocin: can the data on oxytocin and human behavior be trusted? Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Sep; 37(8):1485-92. McCullough ME, Churchland PS, Mendez AJ. PMID: 23665533.
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  30. Variation in oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms is associated with emotional and behavioral reactions to betrayal. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Jun; 9(6):810-6. Tabak BA, McCullough ME, Carver CS, Pedersen EJ, Cuccaro ML. PMID: 23547247; PMCID: PMC4040089.
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  31. Do humans really punish altruistically? A closer look. Proc Biol Sci. 2013 May 07; 280(1758):20122723. Pedersen EJ, Kurzban R, McCullough ME. PMID: 23466983; PMCID: PMC3619453.
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  32. Putting revenge and forgiveness in an evolutionary context. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Feb; 36(1):41-58. McCullough M, Kurzban R, Tabak BA. PMID: 23560335.
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  33. Cognitive systems for revenge and forgiveness. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Feb; 36(1):1-15. McCullough ME, Kurzban R, Tabak BA. PMID: 23211191.
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  34. Harsh childhood environmental characteristics predict exploitation and retaliation in humans. Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Jan 07; 280(1750):20122104. McCullough ME, Pedersen EJ, Schroder JM, Tabak BA, Carver CS. PMID: 23118435; PMCID: PMC3574429.
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  35. Conciliatory gestures facilitate forgiveness and feelings of friendship by making transgressors appear more agreeable. J Pers. 2012 Apr; 80(2):503-36. Tabak BA, McCullough ME, Luna LR, Bono G, Berry JW. PMID: 21299562.
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  36. Do agreeableness and neuroticism explain age differences in the tendency to forgive others? Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2012 Apr; 38(4):441-53. Steiner M, Allemand M, McCullough ME. PMID: 22143306.
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  37. Forgiveness results from integrating information about relationship value and exploitation risk. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2012 Mar; 38(3):345-56. Burnette JL, McCullough ME, Van Tongeren DR, Davis DE. PMID: 22082532.
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  38. Evaluation of enzyme immunoassay and radioimmunoassay methods for the measurement of plasma oxytocin. Psychosom Med. 2011 Jun; 73(5):393-400. Szeto A, McCabe PM, Nation DA, Tabak BA, Rossetti MA, McCullough ME, Schneiderman N, Mendez AJ. PMID: 21636661; PMCID: PMC3118424.
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  39. Perceived transgressor agreeableness decreases cortisol response and increases forgiveness following recent interpersonal transgressions. Biol Psychol. 2011 Jul; 87(3):386-92. Tabak BA, McCullough ME. PMID: 21596092.
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  40. Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011 Jan; 36(1):115-22. Tabak BA, McCullough ME, Szeto A, Mendez AJ, McCabe PM. PMID: 20688437; PMCID: PMC2997882.
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  41. On the form and function of forgiving: modeling the time-forgiveness relationship and testing the valuable relationships hypothesis. Emotion. 2010 Jun; 10(3):358-76. McCullough ME, Luna LR, Berry JW, Tabak BA, Bono G. PMID: 20515225.
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  42. Does devoutness delay death? Psychological investment in religion and its association with longevity in the Terman sample. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2009 Nov; 97(5):866-82. McCullough ME, Friedman HS, Enders CK, Martin LR. PMID: 19857007.
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  43. Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications. Psychol Bull. 2009 Jan; 135(1):69-93. McCullough ME, Willoughby BL. PMID: 19210054.
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  44. Forgiveness, feeling connected to others, and well-being: two longitudinal studies. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2008 Feb; 34(2):182-95. Bono G, McCullough ME, Root LM. PMID: 18063835.
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  45. Rumination, emotion, and forgiveness: three longitudinal studies. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2007 Mar; 92(3):490-505. McCullough ME, Bono G, Root LM. PMID: 17352605.
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  46. Rumination, fear, and cortisol: an in vivo study of interpersonal transgressions. Health Psychol. 2007 Jan; 26(1):126-32. McCullough ME, Orsulak P, Brandon A, Akers L. PMID: 17209706.
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  47. The varieties of religious development in adulthood: a longitudinal investigation of religion and rational choice. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2005 Jul; 89(1):78-89. McCullough ME, Enders CK, Brion SL, Jain AR. PMID: 16060747.
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  48. Religiousness and the trajectory of self-rated health across adulthood. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2005 Apr; 31(4):560-73. McCullough ME, Laurenceau JP. PMID: 15743989.
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  49. Gender and the natural history of self-rated health: a 59-year longitudinal study. Health Psychol. 2004 Nov; 23(6):651-5. McCullough ME, Laurenceau JP. PMID: 15546234.
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  50. Gratitude in intermediate affective terrain: links of grateful moods to individual differences and daily emotional experience. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2004 Feb; 86(2):295-309. McCullough ME, Tsang JA, Emmons RA. PMID: 14769085.
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  51. Personality traits in adolescence as predictors of religiousness in early adulthood: findings from the Terman Longitudinal Study. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2003 Aug; 29(8):980-91. McCullough ME, Tsang JA, Brion S. PMID: 15189617.
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  52. Narcissists as "Victims": the role of narcissism in the perception of transgressions. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2003 Jul; 29(7):885-93. McCullough ME, Emmons RA, Kilpatrick SD, Mooney CN. PMID: 15018676.
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  53. Forgiveness, forbearance, and time: the temporal unfolding of transgression-related interpersonal motivations. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003 Mar; 84(3):540-57. McCullough ME, Fincham FD, Tsang JA. PMID: 12635915.
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