Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

  • Walsh, L. C., Regan, A., Twenge, J. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). What is the optimal way to give thanks? Comparing the effects of gratitude expressed privately, one-to-one via text, or publicly on social media. Affective Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00150-5 [PDF]
  • Walsh, L. C., Gonzales, A., Shen, L., Rodriguez, A., & Kaufman, V. A. (2022). Expanding relationship science to unpartnered singles: What predicts life satisfaction? Frontiers in Psychology, 3: 904848. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.904848 [PDF]
  • Regan, A., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). Understanding the consequences of self-directed gratitude interventions: Are some ways of expressing gratitude more beneficial than others? Affective Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00160-3 [PDF]
  • Kaufman, V. A., Horton, C. J., Walsh, L. C., & Rodriguez, A. (2022). The unity of well-being: An inquiry into the factor structure of subjective well-being using the bifactor model. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 7, 461-486​ [PDF]
  • Regan, A., Fritz, M. M., Walsh, L. C., Lyubomirsky, S., & Cole, S. (2022). The genomic impact of kindness to self vs. others: A randomized controlled trial. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 106, 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.07.159 [PDF]
  • Walsh, L. C., Armenta, C. N., Itzchakov, G., Fritz, M. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). More than merely positive: The immediate affective and motivational consequences of gratitude. ​Sustainability, 14(14), 8679. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148679 [PDF]
  • Haydon, M. D., Walsh, L. C., Fritz, M. M., Rahal, D., Lyubomirsky, S., & Bower, J. E. (2022). Kindness interventions for early-stage breast cancer survivors: An online pilot randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2093786 [PDF]
  • Kaufman, V. A., Rodriguez, A., Walsh, L. C., Shafranske, E., & Harrell, S. P. (2022). Unique ways in which the quality of friendships matter for life satisfaction. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23, 2563-2580. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00502-9 [PDF]​
  • Walsh, L. C., Regan, A., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). The role of actors, targets, and witnesses: Gratitude exchanges within a social context. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 17(2), 233-249. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2021.1991449​ [PDF]
  • Armenta, C. N., Fritz, M. M., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). Satisfied yet striving: Gratitude promotes life satisfaction and improvement motivation in youth. Emotion, 22(5), 1004-1016. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000896  [PDF]
  • Shin, L. J., Margolis, S. M., Walsh, L. C., Kwok, Y. C., Yue, X., Chan, A., Siu, N., Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2021). Cultural differences in the hedonic rewards of recalling kindness: Priming cultural identity with language. Affective Science, 2, 80-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-020-00029-3 [PDF]​
  • Fritz, M. M., Walsh, L. C., Cole, S. W., Epel, E., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2020). Kindness and cellular aging: A pre-registered experiment testing the effects of prosocial behavior on telomere length and well-being. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, 11, 100187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100187 [PDF]
  • Fritz, M. M., Armenta, C. N., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2019). Gratitude facilitates healthy eating behavior in adolescents and young adults. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 81, 4-14. ​https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2018.08.011 [PDF]
  • Rankin, K., Walsh, L. C., & Sweeny, K. (2019). A better distraction: Exploring the benefits of flow during uncertain waiting periods. Emotion. 19(5), 818-828. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000479​ [PDF]
  • ​Walsh, L. C., Boehm, J. K. & Lyubomirsky, S. (2018). Does happiness promote career success? Revisiting the evidence. Journal of Career Assessment, 26(2), 199–219. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072717751441​​ ​​[PDF]

Book Chapters:

  • Walsh, L. C., Boz, S. G., & Lyubomirsky, S. (in press). Well-being and career success. In B. Walsh, L. Flores, P. Hartung, F. Leong, & M. Savickas (Eds.), Career psychology. American Psychological Association.​ [PDF]
  • Revord, J., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2018). Positive activity interventions to enhance well-being: Looking through a social psychological lens. In J. E. Maddux (Ed.), Subjective well-being and life satisfaction (pp.451-471). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351231879​​ ​[PDF]
  • Fritz, M. M., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2017). Staying happier. In M. D. Robinson & M. Eid (Eds.), The happy mind: Cognitive contributions to well-being (pp. 95–114). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58763-9_6 [PDF]

Under Review:

  • Walsh, L. C., Regan, A., Okabe-Miyamoto, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2023). Does putting down your smartphone make you happier? The effects of restricting digital media on well-being. [Preprint]
  • Walsh, L. C., Horton, C., & Rodriguez, A., Kaufman, V. A. (2022). Is happily ever after possible for singles? A latent profile analysis. [Abstract]
  • Walsh, L. C., Montemayor-Dominguez, M., Horton, C., Boz, S. G., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). Improving worker well-being: A continuous improvement framework. [Abstract] 
  • Walsh, L. C., Kaufman, R., Horton, C., Rodriguez, A., & Kaufman, V.A. (2022). Oh, to be young and (not) in love: A latent profile analysis of single young adults. [Abstract]​
  • Okabe-Miyamoto, K., Walsh, L. C., Ozer, D., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2022). Measuring the experience of social connection within specific social interactions: The Connection During Conversations Scale (CDCS)​​​​​​​​
  • Walsh, L. C., Okabe-Miyamoto, K., Regan, A., Twenge, J. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2021). The association between well-being and objectively measured versus self-reported smartphone time. [Preprint]​

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