C Leroy Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 10308 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C Leroy Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | C Leroy |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0931-1617 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Awe is associated with creative personality, convergent creativity, and everyday creativity
Awe, daily stress, and elevated life satisfaction
It is widely assumed that experiences of awe transform the meaning of daily stresses. Across six studies we tested whether and how the experience of awe is associated with reduced daily stress levels in the moment and, in so doing, leads to elevated life satisfaction. We first documented that individuals who tend to experience greater awe on a daily basis (Study 1) or who report higher levels of trait-like awe (Study 2) report lower levels of dai…
Are awe‐prone people more curious? The relationship between dispositional awe, curiosity, and academic outcomes
OBJECTIVE: Guided by a functional account of awe, we aimed to test the hypothesis that people who often feel awe are also more curious (Studies 1 and 2), and that this relationship in turn relates to academic outcomes (Study 3). METHOD: In Study 1 (n = 1,005), we used a self-report approach to test the relationship between dispositional awe and curiosity. In Study 2 (n = 100), we used a peer-report approach to test if participants' dispositional …
When does changing emotions harm authenticity? Distinct reappraisal strategies differentially impact subjective and observer-rated authenticity
Craig L. Anderson , Serena Chen & Özlem Ayduk*Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Awe in nature heals
The power of nature to both heal and inspire awe has been noted by many great thinkers. However, no study has examined how the impact of nature on well-being and stress-related symptoms is explained by experiences of awe. In the present investigation, we examine this process in studies of extraordinary and everyday nature experiences. In Study 1, awe experienced by military veterans and youth from underserved communities while whitewater rafting,…
Awe and humility
Humility is a foundational virtue that counters selfish inclinations such as entitlement, arrogance, and narcissism (Tangney, 2000). We hypothesize that experiences of awe promote greater humility. Guided by an appraisal-tendency framework of emotion, we propose that when individuals encounter an entity that is vast and challenges their worldview, they feel awe, which leads to self-diminishment and subsequently humility. In support of these claim…
Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Functions
In this article we review the emerging literature on the self-transcendent emotions. We discuss how the self-transcendent emotions differ from other positive emotions and outline the defining features of this category. We then provide an analysis of three specific self-transcendent emotions—compassion, gratitude, and awe—detailing what has been learned about their expressive behavior, physiology, and likely evolutionary origins. We propose that t…
Emotion in the wilds of nature
Emotional expressions communicate information about the individual's internal state and evoke responses in others that enable coordinated action. The current work investigated the informative and evocative properties of fear vocalizations in a sample of youth from underserved communities and military veterans while white-water rafting. Video-taped footage of participants rafting through white-water rapids was coded for vocal and facial expression…
The dark side of the sublime
Theoretical conceptualizations of awe suggest this emotion can be more positive or negative depending on specific appraisal processes. However, the emergent scientific study of awe rarely emphasizes its negative side, classifying it instead as a positive emotion. In the present research we tested whether there is a more negative variant of awe that arises in response to vast, complex stimuli that are threatening (e.g., tornadoes, terrorist attack…
Positive affect and markers of inflammation
Negative emotions are reliably associated with poorer health (e.g., Kiecolt-Glaser, McGuire, Robles, & Glaser, 2002), but only recently has research begun to acknowledge the important role of positive emotions for our physical health (Fredrickson, 2003). We examine the link between dispositional positive affect and one potential biological pathway between positive emotions and health-proinflammatory cytokines, specifically levels of interleukin-6…
The pursuit of happiness can be lonely
Few things seem more natural and functional than wanting to be happy. We suggest that, counter to this intuition, valuing happiness may have some surprising negative consequences. Specifically, because striving for personal gains can damage connections with others and because happiness is usually defined in terms of personal positive feelings (a personal gain) in western contexts, striving for happiness might damage people's connections with othe…
Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness
Happiness is a key ingredient of well-being. It is thus reasonable to expect that valuing happiness will have beneficial outcomes. We argue that this may not always be the case. Instead, valuing happiness could be self-defeating, because the more people value happiness, the more likely they will feel disappointed. This should apply particularly in positive situations, in which people have every reason to be happy. Two studies support this hypothe…
Rice and Anderson Respond
Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School legislation
Injury in children of low-income Mexican, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic white mothers in the USA
For Christ Will Come Tomorrow
Journal Article For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites, by C. LeRoy Anderson. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1981, 263 pp. $12.50 Get access Bernard Donahoe Bernard Donahoe St. Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 2, Summer 1983, Pages 166–168, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711403 Published: 01 July 1983
For Christ Will Come Tomorrow
Journal Article For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites Get access For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites. By Anderson C. LeRoy. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 1981. 263 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. $12.50.) Dean L. May Dean L. May University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 14, Issue 4, October 1983, Pages 474–476, h…
Males as Sexual Assault Victims
The definite and persistent phenomenon of sexual assault upon males is virtually ignored in the literature, although incidence data reported here suggest the greater scope of the problem. The avoidance of the subject of sexual assault on males creates a negative environment for victims. While the motivation of assailants is briefly discussed, the article focuses on the psychological aftermath for sexual assault victims. A paradigm is offered, con…
A Four-State Comparison of Variable Sampling and Data Collection Procedures
A preliminary study of generational economic dependency orientations
Journal Article A Preliminary Study of Generational Economic Dependency Orientations Get access C. LeRoy Anderson C. LeRoy Anderson University of Montana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 45, Issue 4, June 1967, Pages 516–520, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/45.4.516 Published: 01 June 1967
The dark side of the sublime
Theoretical conceptualizations of awe suggest this emotion can be more positive or negative depending on specific appraisal processes. However, the emergent scientific study of awe rarely emphasizes its negative side, classifying it instead as a positive emotion. In the present research we tested whether there is a more negative variant of awe that arises in response to vast, complex stimuli that are threatening (e.g., tornadoes, terrorist attack…
Awe and humility
Humility is a foundational virtue that counters selfish inclinations such as entitlement, arrogance, and narcissism (Tangney, 2000). We hypothesize that experiences of awe promote greater humility. Guided by an appraisal-tendency framework of emotion, we propose that when individuals encounter an entity that is vast and challenges their worldview, they feel awe, which leads to self-diminishment and subsequently humility. In support of these claim…
Awe, daily stress, and elevated life satisfaction
It is widely assumed that experiences of awe transform the meaning of daily stresses. Across six studies we tested whether and how the experience of awe is associated with reduced daily stress levels in the moment and, in so doing, leads to elevated life satisfaction. We first documented that individuals who tend to experience greater awe on a daily basis (Study 1) or who report higher levels of trait-like awe (Study 2) report lower levels of dai…
Injury in children of low-income Mexican, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic white mothers in the USA
Males as Sexual Assault Victims
The definite and persistent phenomenon of sexual assault upon males is virtually ignored in the literature, although incidence data reported here suggest the greater scope of the problem. The avoidance of the subject of sexual assault on males creates a negative environment for victims. While the motivation of assailants is briefly discussed, the article focuses on the psychological aftermath for sexual assault victims. A paradigm is offered, con…
A preliminary study of generational economic dependency orientations
Journal Article A Preliminary Study of Generational Economic Dependency Orientations Get access C. LeRoy Anderson C. LeRoy Anderson University of Montana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 45, Issue 4, June 1967, Pages 516–520, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/45.4.516 Published: 01 June 1967
A Four-State Comparison of Variable Sampling and Data Collection Procedures
Males as Sexual Assault Victims
The definite and persistent phenomenon of sexual assault upon males is virtually ignored in the literature, although incidence data reported here suggest the greater scope of the problem. The avoidance of the subject of sexual assault on males creates a negative environment for victims. While the motivation of assailants is briefly discussed, the article focuses on the psychological aftermath for sexual assault victims. A paradigm is offered, con…
For Christ Will Come Tomorrow
Journal Article For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites, by C. LeRoy Anderson. Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1981, 263 pp. $12.50 Get access Bernard Donahoe Bernard Donahoe St. Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 44, Issue 2, Summer 1983, Pages 166–168, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711403 Published: 01 July 1983
For Christ Will Come Tomorrow
Journal Article For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites Get access For Christ Will Come Tomorrow: The Saga of the Morrisites. By Anderson C. LeRoy. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 1981. 263 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. $12.50.) Dean L. May Dean L. May University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 14, Issue 4, October 1983, Pages 474–476, h…
Injury in children of low-income Mexican, Mexican American, and non-Hispanic white mothers in the USA
Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School legislation
Rice and Anderson Respond
The pursuit of happiness can be lonely
Few things seem more natural and functional than wanting to be happy. We suggest that, counter to this intuition, valuing happiness may have some surprising negative consequences. Specifically, because striving for personal gains can damage connections with others and because happiness is usually defined in terms of personal positive feelings (a personal gain) in western contexts, striving for happiness might damage people's connections with othe…
Can seeking happiness make people unhappy? Paradoxical effects of valuing happiness
Happiness is a key ingredient of well-being. It is thus reasonable to expect that valuing happiness will have beneficial outcomes. We argue that this may not always be the case. Instead, valuing happiness could be self-defeating, because the more people value happiness, the more likely they will feel disappointed. This should apply particularly in positive situations, in which people have every reason to be happy. Two studies support this hypothe…
Positive affect and markers of inflammation
Negative emotions are reliably associated with poorer health (e.g., Kiecolt-Glaser, McGuire, Robles, & Glaser, 2002), but only recently has research begun to acknowledge the important role of positive emotions for our physical health (Fredrickson, 2003). We examine the link between dispositional positive affect and one potential biological pathway between positive emotions and health-proinflammatory cytokines, specifically levels of interleukin-6…
Self-Transcendent Emotions and Their Social Functions
In this article we review the emerging literature on the self-transcendent emotions. We discuss how the self-transcendent emotions differ from other positive emotions and outline the defining features of this category. We then provide an analysis of three specific self-transcendent emotions—compassion, gratitude, and awe—detailing what has been learned about their expressive behavior, physiology, and likely evolutionary origins. We propose that t…
Emotion in the wilds of nature
Emotional expressions communicate information about the individual's internal state and evoke responses in others that enable coordinated action. The current work investigated the informative and evocative properties of fear vocalizations in a sample of youth from underserved communities and military veterans while white-water rafting. Video-taped footage of participants rafting through white-water rapids was coded for vocal and facial expression…
The dark side of the sublime
Theoretical conceptualizations of awe suggest this emotion can be more positive or negative depending on specific appraisal processes. However, the emergent scientific study of awe rarely emphasizes its negative side, classifying it instead as a positive emotion. In the present research we tested whether there is a more negative variant of awe that arises in response to vast, complex stimuli that are threatening (e.g., tornadoes, terrorist attack…
Awe in nature heals
The power of nature to both heal and inspire awe has been noted by many great thinkers. However, no study has examined how the impact of nature on well-being and stress-related symptoms is explained by experiences of awe. In the present investigation, we examine this process in studies of extraordinary and everyday nature experiences. In Study 1, awe experienced by military veterans and youth from underserved communities while whitewater rafting,…
Awe and humility
Humility is a foundational virtue that counters selfish inclinations such as entitlement, arrogance, and narcissism (Tangney, 2000). We hypothesize that experiences of awe promote greater humility. Guided by an appraisal-tendency framework of emotion, we propose that when individuals encounter an entity that is vast and challenges their worldview, they feel awe, which leads to self-diminishment and subsequently humility. In support of these claim…
When does changing emotions harm authenticity? Distinct reappraisal strategies differentially impact subjective and observer-rated authenticity
Craig L. Anderson , Serena Chen & Özlem Ayduk*Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Are awe‐prone people more curious? The relationship between dispositional awe, curiosity, and academic outcomes
OBJECTIVE: Guided by a functional account of awe, we aimed to test the hypothesis that people who often feel awe are also more curious (Studies 1 and 2), and that this relationship in turn relates to academic outcomes (Study 3). METHOD: In Study 1 (n = 1,005), we used a self-report approach to test the relationship between dispositional awe and curiosity. In Study 2 (n = 100), we used a peer-report approach to test if participants' dispositional …
Awe, daily stress, and elevated life satisfaction
It is widely assumed that experiences of awe transform the meaning of daily stresses. Across six studies we tested whether and how the experience of awe is associated with reduced daily stress levels in the moment and, in so doing, leads to elevated life satisfaction. We first documented that individuals who tend to experience greater awe on a daily basis (Study 1) or who report higher levels of trait-like awe (Study 2) report lower levels of dai…
Awe is associated with creative personality, convergent creativity, and everyday creativity
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Media Influence and Health (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (4 works) · Feeling (4 works)