Walsh, L. C., Gonzales, A., Shen, L., Rodriguez, A., & Kaufman, V. A. (in press). Expanding relationship science to unpartnered singles: What predicts life satisfaction? Frontiers in Psychology.[Abstract]
Walsh, L. C., Regan, A., Twenge, J. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (in press). 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.[Abstract]
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. Advance online publication. 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. Advance online publication. 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]
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]
Armenta, C. N., Fritz, M. M., Walsh, L. C., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2020). Satisfied yet striving: Gratitude promotes life satisfaction and improvement motivation in youth. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000896 [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. [Abstract]
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:
Kaufman, V. A., Walsh, L. C., & Rodriguez, A. (2022). Life satisfaction and depressive symptomatology predict marital quality. [Abstract]
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. [Abstract]
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? [Abstract]
Walsh, L. C., Boz, S. G., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2021). Improving worker well-being. [Abstract]
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]
Walsh, L. C., Regan, A., Okabe-Miyamoto, K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2021). Does putting away your smartphone make you happier? The effects of restricting digital media and social media on well-being. [Preprint]