Matthew W Gallagher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1175778 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew W Gallagher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew W |
| FAMILY NAME | Gallagher |
| SIGNATURE | GALLAGHER M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9734-9329 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An emotion regulation intervention enhances subjective well-being and personal emotional Capital in Male Adolescents: A randomized controlled trial
Strength At Home Couples Intervention is Associated with Improvements in Alexithymia Among Male Veterans at Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Use
Hope, Mindfulness, PTSD, and Well-Being Among Trauma-Exposed Black Adults
The Indirect Effects of Negative Affect Reduction Motives on the Relationship Between Sex and Severity of Problems When Trying to Quit Among Black Adults Who Smoke
Background. African American/Black (hereafter referred to as Black) persons who smoke constitute a tobacco disparities group in the United States. Within the Black population, female smokers experience a disproportionate percentage of these disparities and are less likely to quit cigarettes than their male counterparts. Two factors implicated in female smokers’ relatively worse quit success are (1) motives to smoke to reduce negative affect and (…
The role of stress, perceived discrimination, and skin tone on cognitive performance in Puerto Rican adults
Results provide evidence of an interaction in which the relationship between stress and cognition differs across skin tone groups, even within an ethnic group. This suggests a modifying role of intersecting identities (e.g., ethnicity by skin tone) in understanding health outcomes. Additional research with a robust, diverse sample of Hispanic/Latin Americans is needed to continue examining the heterogeneity of heritage groups across various healt…
Racial Trauma and Mental Health: The Adaptive Role of Psychological Flexibility for Young Black Adults
Hope, Mindfulness, and Anxiety in the Context of Racial Discrimination Among Black Young Adults
“War is a choice”: Matt Gallagher and the Ethics of War Writing
I write both nonfiction and fiction, and I think I conceive them very differently. Nonfiction is much more about connecting readers to two issues of war and peace: trying to get everyday people, the kind of people that I grew with, the kind of people that I know in my civilian life now who don't really wrestle with these issues because they're not forced to, for a lot of power dynamics, and try to humanize it, to humanize what's happening to civi…
Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) in Iranian adolescents
Factor structure of the Impact of Events Scale-Revised in Latin American young adults
The most parsimonious of the multifactor models, a two-factor model with Avoidance symptoms as one factor and Intrusions and Hyperarousal combined into a second may be of greatest use for this particular version of the IES-R. The current research demonstrates strong psychometric support for Intrusion/Hyperarousal and Avoidance subscales when measuring traumatic stress in Spanish speakers and underscores the need for culturally and contextually se…
The unique effects of hope and gratitude on psychological distress and well-being in trauma-exposed Hispanic/Latino adults
The current study found that hope and gratitude predicted resilience in trauma-exposed Hispanic/Latino young adults. Decreased levels of gratitude were a stronger predictor of psychological distress and subjective well-being than decreased levels of hope, but hope was a robust predictor of the three well-being domains. The findings of this study may lend support for the development of hope and gratitude interventions in a Hispanic/Latino populati…
Hope, optimism, and self‐efficacy predicting mental health and illness in a community sample exposed to Hurricane Harvey
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded more than 300,000 buildings causing an estimated $125 billion in damages and resulting in 68 deaths (National Hurricane Center). This actual or threatened loss of life and physical harm led many to report negative effects on mental well‐being and greater mental illness. However, many individuals have been able to experience similar adverse events without a significant negative impact on their mental health and we…
Anxiety sensitivity and its association with perceived barriers for quitting, smoking inflexibility, and severity of quit problems among Black smokers
Black individuals who smoke in the United States experience health disparities related to tobacco use (e.g., greater nicotine dependence, less success in quitting smoking) and interoceptive distress (e.g., somatic symptoms, anxiety). Individual difference factors that amplify interoceptive distress and contribute to poorer smoking behaviors and outcomes warrant further attention and investigation. Thus, the present study sought to explore the ass…
Giving Thanks is Associated with Lower PTSD Severity: A Meta-Analytic Review
A Meta-analytic Review of the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Growth, Anxiety, and Depression
Personalized Feedback for Smoking and Anxiety Sensitivity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disability globally. Most smokers want to quit, and most make a serious quit attempt each year. Nevertheless, more than 95% of cessation attempters relapse within six months. Thus, alternative interventions are needed to combat this major public health concern. Objective: The current study was conducted to develop and test a smoking treatment among 95 (63.2% male; Mage = …
Does strength at home for couples prevent sexual aggression in returning veterans? Examining randomized controlled trial findings
These data suggest that this trauma-informed couples-based intervention based on a social information processing model may assist in reducing intimate partner sexual aggression and builds on prior findings demonstrating the program be associated with the prevention of physical and psychological IPV. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Computer-delivered personalized feedback intervention for hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Integrated treatments for hazardous drinking and anxiety/depression are virtually nonexistent. Anxiety sensitivity is a common mechanism for both anxiety/depression and hazardous drinking. This article presents a study protocol for the development and testing of an integrated remotely delivered anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking personalized feedback intervention. Hazardous drinking college students with elevated anxiety sensitivity ( n = 130…
Hope, optimism, self‐efficacy, and posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta‐analytic review of the protective effects of positive expectancies
OBJECTIVE: The present meta-analysis consolidated research examining how positive expectancies (e.g., hope, self-efficacy, and optimism) may protect against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: Articles were identified by searching PILOTS, PsycINFO, PubMed, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses databases. RESULTS: Aggregated results from 154 studies indicated that positive expectancies were associated with lower levels…
The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults
Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures (2nd ed.).
Examining the indirect effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms via emotion dysregulation on alcohol misuse among trauma-exposed Latinx in primary care
In a sample comprising primarily females, posttraumatic stress symptoms may contribute to alcohol misuse and hazardous drinking attributable to maladaptive emotion regulation. Use of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in the context of trauma and hazardous alcohol use among Latinx in primary care may be warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures
The Oxford Handbook of Hope
The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge regarding the science and practice of hope. Hope has long been a topic of interest to philosophers and the general public, but it was only in recent decades that hope became a focus of psychological science. Rick Snyder defined hope as a cognitive trait that helps individuals to identify and pursue goals and consists of two components: pathways, the perceived capac…
The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Compared With Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial
clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01243606.
The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics
Hope, optimism, and self‐efficacy predicting mental health and illness in a community sample exposed to Hurricane Harvey
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded more than 300,000 buildings causing an estimated $125 billion in damages and resulting in 68 deaths (National Hurricane Center). This actual or threatened loss of life and physical harm led many to report negative effects on mental well‐being and greater mental illness. However, many individuals have been able to experience similar adverse events without a significant negative impact on their mental health and we…
Computer-delivered personalized feedback intervention for hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Integrated treatments for hazardous drinking and anxiety/depression are virtually nonexistent. Anxiety sensitivity is a common mechanism for both anxiety/depression and hazardous drinking. This article presents a study protocol for the development and testing of an integrated remotely delivered anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking personalized feedback intervention. Hazardous drinking college students with elevated anxiety sensitivity ( n = 130…
Positive expectancies and mental health: Identifying the unique contributions of hope and optimism
Contemporary theories of hope and optimism provide two explanations for how positive expectancies can shape human behavior and promote well-being. Scheier and Carver's theory of optimism focuses on generalized expectations of positive outcomes, whereas Snyder's hope theory focuses on how evaluations of personal agency can facilitate goal attainment. Although the theoretical distinctions between these constructs have previously been articulated, f…
The Hierarchical Structure of Well‐Being
Theories of hedonic, eudaimonic, and social well‐being provide 3 extensively studied models for explaining flourishing mental health. Few studies have examined whether these models can be integrated into a comprehensive structure of well‐being. The present study builds upon previous theoretical and empirical work to determine the complex relationships among these 3 models of well‐being. Confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used to test a …
The curiosity and exploration inventory-II: Development, factor structure, and psychometrics
Efficacy of group treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis
This study conducted a meta-analysis of published randomized clinical group trials for adult survivors of trauma to examine the efficacy of the group format. Effect sizes for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity outcome were examined. Sixteen studies were included, with a total of 1686 participants. Results of a random effects model meta-analysis indicated that group treatments are associated with significant preto posttreatment reductio…
Optimism Is Universal: Exploring the Presence and Benefits of Optimism in a Representative Sample of the World
Current theories of optimism suggest that the tendency to maintain positive expectations for the future is an adaptive psychological resource associated with improved well‐being and physical health, but the majority of previous optimism research has been conducted in industrialized nations. The present study examined (a) whether optimism is universal, (b) what demographic factors predict optimism, and (c) whether optimism is consistently associat…
Development and validation of the Overall Depression Severity and Impairment Scale.
The need to capture severity and impairment of depressive symptomatology is widespread. Existing depression scales are lengthy and largely focus on individual symptoms rather than resulting impairment. The Overall Depression Severity and Impairment Scale (ODSIS) is a 5-item, continuous measure designed for use across heterogeneous mood disorders and with subthreshold depressive symptoms. This study examined the psychometric properties of the ODSI…
Time course of treatment dropout in cognitive–behavioral therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder
A substantial minority of people drop out of cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There has been considerable research investigating who drops out of PTSD treatment; however, the question of when dropout occurs has received far less attention. The purpose of the current study was to examine when individuals drop out of CBT for PTSD. Women participants (N = 321) were randomized to 1 of several PTSD treatm…
Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fifth Edition (PCL-5) in veterans.
This study examined the psychometric properties of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (PCL-5; Weathers, Litz, et al., 2013b) in 2 independent samples of veterans receiving care at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (N = 468). A subsample of these participants (n = 140) was used to define a valid diagnostic cutoff score for the instrument using the Clinician-Adm…
The Oxford Handbook of Hope
The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge regarding the science and practice of hope. Hope has long been a topic of interest to philosophers and the general public, but it was only in recent decades that hope became a focus of psychological science. Rick Snyder defined hope as a cognitive trait that helps individuals to identify and pursue goals and consists of two components: pathways, the perceived capac…
The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Compared With Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Anxiety Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial
clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01243606.
Positive psychological assessment: A handbook of models and measures (2nd ed.).
Examining the indirect effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms via emotion dysregulation on alcohol misuse among trauma-exposed Latinx in primary care
In a sample comprising primarily females, posttraumatic stress symptoms may contribute to alcohol misuse and hazardous drinking attributable to maladaptive emotion regulation. Use of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in the context of trauma and hazardous alcohol use among Latinx in primary care may be warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures
Hope, optimism, self‐efficacy, and posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta‐analytic review of the protective effects of positive expectancies
OBJECTIVE: The present meta-analysis consolidated research examining how positive expectancies (e.g., hope, self-efficacy, and optimism) may protect against the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: Articles were identified by searching PILOTS, PsycINFO, PubMed, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses databases. RESULTS: Aggregated results from 154 studies indicated that positive expectancies were associated with lower levels…
The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults
Giving Thanks is Associated with Lower PTSD Severity: A Meta-Analytic Review
A Meta-analytic Review of the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Growth, Anxiety, and Depression
Personalized Feedback for Smoking and Anxiety Sensitivity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disability globally. Most smokers want to quit, and most make a serious quit attempt each year. Nevertheless, more than 95% of cessation attempters relapse within six months. Thus, alternative interventions are needed to combat this major public health concern. Objective: The current study was conducted to develop and test a smoking treatment among 95 (63.2% male; Mage = …
Does strength at home for couples prevent sexual aggression in returning veterans? Examining randomized controlled trial findings
These data suggest that this trauma-informed couples-based intervention based on a social information processing model may assist in reducing intimate partner sexual aggression and builds on prior findings demonstrating the program be associated with the prevention of physical and psychological IPV. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Computer-delivered personalized feedback intervention for hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Integrated treatments for hazardous drinking and anxiety/depression are virtually nonexistent. Anxiety sensitivity is a common mechanism for both anxiety/depression and hazardous drinking. This article presents a study protocol for the development and testing of an integrated remotely delivered anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking personalized feedback intervention. Hazardous drinking college students with elevated anxiety sensitivity ( n = 130…
Anxiety sensitivity and its association with perceived barriers for quitting, smoking inflexibility, and severity of quit problems among Black smokers
Black individuals who smoke in the United States experience health disparities related to tobacco use (e.g., greater nicotine dependence, less success in quitting smoking) and interoceptive distress (e.g., somatic symptoms, anxiety). Individual difference factors that amplify interoceptive distress and contribute to poorer smoking behaviors and outcomes warrant further attention and investigation. Thus, the present study sought to explore the ass…
“War is a choice”: Matt Gallagher and the Ethics of War Writing
I write both nonfiction and fiction, and I think I conceive them very differently. Nonfiction is much more about connecting readers to two issues of war and peace: trying to get everyday people, the kind of people that I grew with, the kind of people that I know in my civilian life now who don't really wrestle with these issues because they're not forced to, for a lot of power dynamics, and try to humanize it, to humanize what's happening to civi…
Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) in Iranian adolescents
Factor structure of the Impact of Events Scale-Revised in Latin American young adults
The most parsimonious of the multifactor models, a two-factor model with Avoidance symptoms as one factor and Intrusions and Hyperarousal combined into a second may be of greatest use for this particular version of the IES-R. The current research demonstrates strong psychometric support for Intrusion/Hyperarousal and Avoidance subscales when measuring traumatic stress in Spanish speakers and underscores the need for culturally and contextually se…
The unique effects of hope and gratitude on psychological distress and well-being in trauma-exposed Hispanic/Latino adults
The current study found that hope and gratitude predicted resilience in trauma-exposed Hispanic/Latino young adults. Decreased levels of gratitude were a stronger predictor of psychological distress and subjective well-being than decreased levels of hope, but hope was a robust predictor of the three well-being domains. The findings of this study may lend support for the development of hope and gratitude interventions in a Hispanic/Latino populati…
Psychology (26 works) · Clinical Psychology (19 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Anxiety (10 works) · Psychotherapist (10 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)