Timothy D Ritchie
Biographic Data
| ID | 385908 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy D Ritchie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy D |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritchie |
| SIGNATURE | RITCHIE T D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limerick |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3330-3035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Heroism and the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life
Individuals and groups of individuals are motivated to find meaning in their activities and in life, generally. That is, when events or affective states threaten or reduce a person’s sense of meaning, psychological processes are mobilized to serve the goals of meaning maintenance and meaning reestablishment, respectively. We examined two avenues for meaning maintenance: First, we considered psychological resources from the enhancing, moral modell…
On Boredom and Perceptions of Heroes: A Meaning-Regulation Approach to Heroism
We propose that boredom, a state associated with a sense of meaninglessness, leads to a psychological search for meaning in life, which, in turn, elevates affirmation of heroes. This hypothesis builds on the notion that heroes function, in part, as sources of meaning in life. Using a correlational model, we found that boredom proneness predicted more positive perceptions of heroes via searches for meaning in one’s own life. In addition, hero perc…
Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features
Heroes are ubiquitous in literature and popular discourse, yet little is known about cognitive representations of heroes. We examined lay conceptions of heroes using a prototype approach, compared heroes with other persons of influence, and studied how individuals use hero features to identify heroes. In Study 1, participants (N = 189) generated open-ended descriptions of heroes, which were sorted by independent coders into 26 meaningful categori…
How Dyads Reminiscence Moderates the Relations Between Familiarity, Trust, and Memory Conformity
We examined memory conformity about an experience among dyads. Specifically, we tested the extent to which interpersonal familiarity and trust among dyads predicted their memory conformity to each other, and the extent to which the reminiscence mode (verbal discussion vs. nonverbal revision) moderated these relations. Participants (N = 100) in pairs (dyads = 50) either discussed verbally (discussion dyads = 25) or exchanged their written details …
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding Short Form (Bidr-16)
Self-report studies often call for assessment of socially desirable responding. Many researchers use the Marlowe-Crowne Scale for its brief versions; however, this scale is outdated, and contemporary models of social desirability emphasize its multi-dimensional nature. The 40-item Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) incorporates Self-Deceptive Enhancement (honest but overly positive responding) and Impression Management (bias toward…
Pancultural nostalgia: Prototypical conceptions across cultures
Nostalgia is a frequently experienced complex emotion, understood by laypersons in the United Kingdom and United States of America to (a) refer prototypically to fond, self-relevant, social memories and (b) be more pleasant (e.g., happy, warm) than unpleasant (e.g., sad, regretful). This research examined whether people across cultures conceive of nostalgia in the same way. Students in 18 countries across 5 continents (N = 1,704) rated the protot…
Perceived changes in ordinary autobiographical events’ affect and visual imagery colorfulness
The fading affect bias across alcohol consumption frequency for alcohol-related and non-alcohol-related events
Affective Responses to Self-Defining Autobiographical Events
Five studies examined the role of the self in affective responses to memories of a person's own life events. Participants (total N = 237) included university students or community members from three countries (Ireland, UK, and USA). Participants described and then rated multiple autobiographical events (n>2600) via diary keeping and retrospective recall. Positive events retained affective intensity across the time lag from event occurrence to eve…
Odyssey's end: Lay conceptions of nostalgia reflect its original homeric meaning
Nostalgia fulfills pivotal functions for individuals, but lacks an empirically derived and comprehensive definition. We examined lay conceptions of nostalgia using a prototype approach. In Study 1, participants generated open-ended features of nostalgia, which were coded into categories. In Study 2, participants rated the centrality of these categories, which were subsequently classified as central (e.g., memories, relationships, happiness) or pe…
Self-concept Clarity Mediates the Relation between Stress and Subjective Well-being
Three studies tested the extent to which self-concept clarity mediates the relation between different types of stressful life events and subjective well-being, independently of neuroticism. In Study 1 (N = 292), self-concept clarity fully mediated the relation between stress from various sources (e.g., work, social rejection) and subjective well-being. In Study 2 (N = 127), self-concept clarity partially mediated the relation between meaninglessn…
Perceived change in the affect associated with dreams: The fading affect bias and its moderators
Eighty-two undergraduate participants kept dream diaries for a month. Five dreams were randomly selected from each diary and were returned to participants. They rated the affect produced by the dream at its occurrence and at its recall, as well as a number of other characteristics of the dream and characteristics of the context in which the dream occurred. Results revealed that, like memories for real autobiographical events, the negative affect …
Event self-importance, event rehearsal, and the fading affect bias in autobiographical memory
Prior research suggests that the negative affect associated with autobiographical memories fades faster across time than the positive affect associated with such memories (i.e., the fading affect bias, FAB). Data described in the present article reveal several moderators of this bias. The FAB is small when events are perceived to be self-important, psychologically open, or self-caused; it is large when events are perceived to be atypical of a per…
Ordering our world: The quest for traces of temporal organization in autobiographical memory
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding Short Form (Bidr-16)
Self-report studies often call for assessment of socially desirable responding. Many researchers use the Marlowe-Crowne Scale for its brief versions; however, this scale is outdated, and contemporary models of social desirability emphasize its multi-dimensional nature. The 40-item Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) incorporates Self-Deceptive Enhancement (honest but overly positive responding) and Impression Management (bias toward…
Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features
Heroes are ubiquitous in literature and popular discourse, yet little is known about cognitive representations of heroes. We examined lay conceptions of heroes using a prototype approach, compared heroes with other persons of influence, and studied how individuals use hero features to identify heroes. In Study 1, participants (N = 189) generated open-ended descriptions of heroes, which were sorted by independent coders into 26 meaningful categori…
On Boredom and Perceptions of Heroes: A Meaning-Regulation Approach to Heroism
We propose that boredom, a state associated with a sense of meaninglessness, leads to a psychological search for meaning in life, which, in turn, elevates affirmation of heroes. This hypothesis builds on the notion that heroes function, in part, as sources of meaning in life. Using a correlational model, we found that boredom proneness predicted more positive perceptions of heroes via searches for meaning in one’s own life. In addition, hero perc…
Heroism and the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life
Individuals and groups of individuals are motivated to find meaning in their activities and in life, generally. That is, when events or affective states threaten or reduce a person’s sense of meaning, psychological processes are mobilized to serve the goals of meaning maintenance and meaning reestablishment, respectively. We examined two avenues for meaning maintenance: First, we considered psychological resources from the enhancing, moral modell…
Ordering our world: The quest for traces of temporal organization in autobiographical memory
How Dyads Reminiscence Moderates the Relations Between Familiarity, Trust, and Memory Conformity
We examined memory conformity about an experience among dyads. Specifically, we tested the extent to which interpersonal familiarity and trust among dyads predicted their memory conformity to each other, and the extent to which the reminiscence mode (verbal discussion vs. nonverbal revision) moderated these relations. Participants (N = 100) in pairs (dyads = 50) either discussed verbally (discussion dyads = 25) or exchanged their written details …
Event self-importance, event rehearsal, and the fading affect bias in autobiographical memory
Prior research suggests that the negative affect associated with autobiographical memories fades faster across time than the positive affect associated with such memories (i.e., the fading affect bias, FAB). Data described in the present article reveal several moderators of this bias. The FAB is small when events are perceived to be self-important, psychologically open, or self-caused; it is large when events are perceived to be atypical of a per…
Ordering our world: The quest for traces of temporal organization in autobiographical memory
Perceived change in the affect associated with dreams: The fading affect bias and its moderators
Eighty-two undergraduate participants kept dream diaries for a month. Five dreams were randomly selected from each diary and were returned to participants. They rated the affect produced by the dream at its occurrence and at its recall, as well as a number of other characteristics of the dream and characteristics of the context in which the dream occurred. Results revealed that, like memories for real autobiographical events, the negative affect …
Self-concept Clarity Mediates the Relation between Stress and Subjective Well-being
Three studies tested the extent to which self-concept clarity mediates the relation between different types of stressful life events and subjective well-being, independently of neuroticism. In Study 1 (N = 292), self-concept clarity fully mediated the relation between stress from various sources (e.g., work, social rejection) and subjective well-being. In Study 2 (N = 127), self-concept clarity partially mediated the relation between meaninglessn…
Odyssey's end: Lay conceptions of nostalgia reflect its original homeric meaning
Nostalgia fulfills pivotal functions for individuals, but lacks an empirically derived and comprehensive definition. We examined lay conceptions of nostalgia using a prototype approach. In Study 1, participants generated open-ended features of nostalgia, which were coded into categories. In Study 2, participants rated the centrality of these categories, which were subsequently classified as central (e.g., memories, relationships, happiness) or pe…
Perceived changes in ordinary autobiographical events’ affect and visual imagery colorfulness
The fading affect bias across alcohol consumption frequency for alcohol-related and non-alcohol-related events
Affective Responses to Self-Defining Autobiographical Events
Five studies examined the role of the self in affective responses to memories of a person's own life events. Participants (total N = 237) included university students or community members from three countries (Ireland, UK, and USA). Participants described and then rated multiple autobiographical events (n>2600) via diary keeping and retrospective recall. Positive events retained affective intensity across the time lag from event occurrence to eve…
Pancultural nostalgia: Prototypical conceptions across cultures
Nostalgia is a frequently experienced complex emotion, understood by laypersons in the United Kingdom and United States of America to (a) refer prototypically to fond, self-relevant, social memories and (b) be more pleasant (e.g., happy, warm) than unpleasant (e.g., sad, regretful). This research examined whether people across cultures conceive of nostalgia in the same way. Students in 18 countries across 5 continents (N = 1,704) rated the protot…
Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features
Heroes are ubiquitous in literature and popular discourse, yet little is known about cognitive representations of heroes. We examined lay conceptions of heroes using a prototype approach, compared heroes with other persons of influence, and studied how individuals use hero features to identify heroes. In Study 1, participants (N = 189) generated open-ended descriptions of heroes, which were sorted by independent coders into 26 meaningful categori…
How Dyads Reminiscence Moderates the Relations Between Familiarity, Trust, and Memory Conformity
We examined memory conformity about an experience among dyads. Specifically, we tested the extent to which interpersonal familiarity and trust among dyads predicted their memory conformity to each other, and the extent to which the reminiscence mode (verbal discussion vs. nonverbal revision) moderated these relations. Participants (N = 100) in pairs (dyads = 50) either discussed verbally (discussion dyads = 25) or exchanged their written details …
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding Short Form (Bidr-16)
Self-report studies often call for assessment of socially desirable responding. Many researchers use the Marlowe-Crowne Scale for its brief versions; however, this scale is outdated, and contemporary models of social desirability emphasize its multi-dimensional nature. The 40-item Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) incorporates Self-Deceptive Enhancement (honest but overly positive responding) and Impression Management (bias toward…
Heroism and the Pursuit of a Meaningful Life
Individuals and groups of individuals are motivated to find meaning in their activities and in life, generally. That is, when events or affective states threaten or reduce a person’s sense of meaning, psychological processes are mobilized to serve the goals of meaning maintenance and meaning reestablishment, respectively. We examined two avenues for meaning maintenance: First, we considered psychological resources from the enhancing, moral modell…
On Boredom and Perceptions of Heroes: A Meaning-Regulation Approach to Heroism
We propose that boredom, a state associated with a sense of meaninglessness, leads to a psychological search for meaning in life, which, in turn, elevates affirmation of heroes. This hypothesis builds on the notion that heroes function, in part, as sources of meaning in life. Using a correlational model, we found that boredom proneness predicted more positive perceptions of heroes via searches for meaning in one’s own life. In addition, hero perc…
Psychology (14 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Cognitive psychology (8 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (6 works) · Memory Processes and Influences (5 works) · Recall (5 works) · Autobiographical memory (4 works) · Affect (linguistics (3 works) · Cognition (3 works)