Patty Van Cappellen

Journal article Emotion (Washington, D.C.) · December 2020 Featured Publication New health behaviors are difficult to maintain and meditation is no different. We tested two key pathways of the upward spiral theory of lifestyle change (Fredrickson, 2013), which identifies positive emotions as critical ingredients for the maintenance of ... Full text Cite

Positive affective processes underlie positive health behaviour change.

Journal article Psychology & health · January 2018 Featured Publication Positive health behaviours such as physical activity can prevent or reverse many chronic conditions, yet a majority of people fall short of leading a healthy lifestyle. Recent discoveries in affective science point to promising approaches to circumvent bar ... Full text Cite

Self-transcendent positive emotions increase spirituality through basic world assumptions.

Journal article Cognition & emotion · January 2013 Featured Publication Spirituality has mostly been studied in psychology as implied in the process of overcoming adversity, being triggered by negative experiences, and providing positive outcomes. By reversing this pathway, we investigated whether spirituality may also be trig ... Full text Cite

Beyond mere compliance to authoritative figures: Religious priming increases conformity to informational influence among submissive people

Journal article International Journal for the Psychology of Religion · April 1, 2011 Featured Publication Religious priming activates submissive thoughts and facilitates compliance to authority's request for revenge among individuals with high dispositional submissiveness (Saroglou, Corneille, & Van Cappellen, 2009). The present experiment examines another key ... Full text Cite