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The Sense of Certainty and the Access to Inner Experience: A Qualitative Investigation Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jonas Göken, Ulrich Weger
Questions about private experiences such as future-related thinking or anger rumination are standard repertoire in many types of psychological research. Evaluating the quality and reliability of participant reports in response to such questions is, however, a complex endeavor—especially for third-person research where observer and observed are distributed across two different individuals and disparate
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Increases in Aesthetic Experience Following Ayahuasca Use: A Prospective, Naturalistic Study Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jacob S. Aday, Emily K. Bloesch, Alan K. Davis, Sarah E. Domoff, Kyle Scherr, Josh D. Woolley, Christopher C. Davoli
Psychedelic drugs are currently being investigated for their potential to facilitate a variety of long-lasting psychological changes. One area that has yet to be systematically investigated in psychedelic research, however, regards changes in aesthetic experience (i.e., one’s attitudes, perceptions, and expression of art). This is surprising given the wealth of anecdotes directly noting increased appreciation
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Effects of Mortality Salience on Racism in Singapore Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Peter K. H. Chew, Tasha M. X. Tan, Hui Wen Yeo
This article aims to examine the effects of mortality salience on explicit racism (Studies 1 and 2) and implicit racism (Study 3) in Singapore. There was no significant effect of mortality salience on both explicit racism and implicit racism (Studies 1–3). Furthermore, while social dominance orientation was associated with higher explicit racism, it did not moderate the effects of mortality salience
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Authenticity: Conceptual Analysis and Relevance in the Indian Sociocultural Context Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Prachi Sharma, Amrita Deb
This article attempts to understand the concept of psychological authenticity, identifies gaps in the literature, and emphasizes its significance in the Indian context. Studies on authenticity in global and Indian contexts were reviewed for this purpose and the multifacetedness of the concept was specifically highlighted. A comparison of Indian and Western accounts of authenticity shows that Indian
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Death Anxiety Among Urban Middle Class: The Predictive Role of Income and Symbolic Money Attitudes Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Naya-Ersi Astriti, Gerasimos Prodromitis
Terror management theory argues that money can function as an existential anxiety buffer. Therefore, the primary goal of this study ( N = 153) was to examine the relationship of income and symbolic money attitudes to death anxiety among middle-class individuals. In line with our predictions, results demonstrated that higher income earners experienced less death anxiety than their lower income counterparts
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Black Feminist Theory as an Approach to Therapeutic Growth and Healing Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Courtney D. Cabell
Black American women are uniquely positioned to experience systemic racism and oppression due to their intersecting identities of gender, race, sexuality, and class. Black feminist therapy (BFT) provides empirically proven strategies to promote the psychological health and well-being of Black women and foster their empowerment, liberation, and radical healing. Through an examination of the principles
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The Scrooge Group Therapy: A Meaning-Centered Group Therapy for Outpatients Following CBT Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Fabian Chmielewski, Ronja Regener, Jürgen Margraf, Stephanie Schulz, Tobias Teismann, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Ruth von Brachel
Perceiving one’s own life as meaningful is associated with mental health and well-being. Yet, psychotherapeutic interventions to enhance the experience of meaning have not been sufficiently evaluat...
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Mindfulness Practice in Recovery From Bipolar Disorder: Qualitative Study Results and Humanistic Implications Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Sasha D. Strong
Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) enhance outcomes. However, more than half of those who receive psychosocial treatment experience residual depression. Mindfulness practice demonstr...
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Toward a Descriptive Problem-Based Taxonomy for Mental Health: A Nonmedicalized Way Out of the Biomedical Model Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Arnoldo Cantú
Psychiatric diagnoses found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) are pervasive in the field of mental health to help...
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Dosing and Therapeutic Conduct in Administration Sessions in Substance-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Systematized Review Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 S. B. Thal, M. Wieberneit, J. M. Sharbanee, P. M. Skeffington, R. Bruno, T. Wenge, S. J. Bright
While the potential of serotonergic psychedelics and related substances as adjuncts in substance-assisted psychotherapy (SAPT) has been investigated for the treatment of several disorders, evidence...
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A Systematic Review of Existential Concerns in Borderline Personality Disorder Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Candy T. X. Liu, Rachel E. Menzies, Ross G. Menzies
Background:Existential philosophy and psychotherapy focuses on the “givens” of human experience, including feelings of meaninglessness, isolation, death anxiety, and concerns surrounding identity a...
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Toward a Meta-Psychological Methodology: Reflections on Maslow and the Role of Experiencing and Perspective in Scientific Methods Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Heidi M. Levitt
In this brief article, I consider two concepts that Maslow advances in Toward a Humanistic Biology that relate to the role of scientific observation in psychological research and were forward-think...
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Art for Humanizing Mental Illness When Teaching Diagnosis Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Diana Sabados, Jordan S. Potash
Teaching a class that covers psychiatric diagnoses is essential for graduate students in mental health professions both for the purpose of providing informed therapeutic services for their clients ...
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A Changing Consciousness Over the Life Journey Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Godfrey T. Barrett-Lennard
A fresh tracing of phases of experience from birth to approaching death is the terrain of this article. It is a momentous journey variably overlooked in everyday living with all the preoccupations ...
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The Authenticity Scale as an Outcome Measure for Psychotherapy: A Psychometric Evaluation Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Daniel Moerken, Mick Cooper
We aimed to evaluate how the Authenticity Scale, a measure of authenticity based on humanistic psychology, functioned as an outcome measure for psychological therapies. Ninety participating clients...
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Differences in Existential Perspectives as a Function of Having a Mystical-Type Experience Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Alex Sielaff, Dylan E. Horner, Jeff Greenberg
Prior research suggests that unique phenomenological experiences called “mystical-type experiences” (MTEs) have the potential to induce significant and persisting worldview changes. In this article...
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Toward an Expanded Taxonomy of Happiness: A Conceptual Analysis of 16 Distinct Forms of Mental Wellbeing Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Tim Lomas, Tyler J. VanderWeele
Recent decades have seen a surge of scientific interest in happiness. However, its theoretical conceptualization is a work in progress. Much of the literature focuses on two main forms: hedonic (en...
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“It’s Allowed Me to Be a Lot Kinder to Myself”: Exploration of the Self-Transformative Properties of Solitude During COVID-19 Lockdowns Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Jodie Paterson, Miriam Sang-Ah Park
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) national lockdowns profoundly affected the lives of many, as significant portions of the U.K. population were involuntarily sequestered away from their usual social lands...
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A Pedagogy for the White Nonpoor in the United States: Returning Stolen and Excess Wealth, Land, and Resources to the Common Good Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Mary Watkins
Liberation psychology prioritizes the needs and experiences of those who suffer oppression and have been locked out of the commons. Upstream in the United States, those with stolen and excess wealt...
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Social Withdrawal in Adolescence: Developmental and Humanistic Perspectives Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Yunxiang Chen, Xiangping Liu
In both the West and East, social withdrawal, manifested as solitude and shyness, has distinct developmental implications for adolescent mental health. Representative countries in the West (e.g., N...
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Self-formulation in counselling psychology: The Power Threat Meaning Framework Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Nicola Amari
This reflective report critically evaluates my developing professional identity as a counseling psychologist. Using the Power Threat Meaning Framework, I present a self-formulation to make sense of...
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Using Cross-Cultural Collaboration to Establish a Working Coalition for An Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Program Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-02-16 Floyd Thompkins, Peter Goldblum, Tammy Lai, Jahmeer Reynolds, Randi Lachter, Pooja G. Mhatre, Shirin Vakharia, Sheila M. Thompson, Lisa M. Brown
Coalitions and collaborations with African Americans in the United States are often between people with equal humanity but unequal power. Endeavors between historically harmed communities and repre...
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Stretching the Peace: The Role of Kundalini Yoga in the Lives of Young People in Alexandra, South Africa Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-02-03 Sauli Kahkonen, Raquel da Silva
The purpose of this exploratory study is to underline the importance of a humanistic approach to peace studies against a scenario characterized by the failings and weaknesses of the liberal peacebu...
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Developing an Equitable COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Lessons Learned From a Multisectoral Public Health Partnership in Guadalupe, Arizona Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Jasmine M. Truong, Laura G. Meyer, Gloria Karirirwe, Clare Cory, Timothy J. Dennehy, Reginald Williams, Julia Jackman, Wayne Clement, Jennifer Collins, Aaron Gettel, Gracie Holguin, Jeff Kulaga, Daniela Ledesma, Susan Levy, Hanna Maroofi, Veronica Perez, Kimberly Prete, Kip Schlum, Camila Tompkins, Ricky Vital, Stephanie Zamora, Megan Jehn
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities that are medically underserved across the United States, including the 6,700 Hispanic and Pascua Yaqui residents of Guadalupe, Ariz...
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Maslow and the Good Person Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 William C. Compton
The article reviews progress made in psychology toward defining the parameters of what Maslow called the “Good Person.” The article concludes that considerable empirical support has been found for ...
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A Grounded Theory of the Process of Healing From Opioid Addiction Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 James E. McDonald, Jennifer M. Cook, Bianca A. Tocci
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that opioids are involved in almost 71% of all drug overdose deaths. Although there is increased attention on the lethal potential of opioid add...
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Autonomy Support for Gender Expression and Managing Existential Concerns: An Initial Study Among Transgender Individuals Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Dylan E. Horner, Alex Sielaff, Jeff Greenberg
This pre-registered study was conducted online in March 2022 and was designed to (1) test whether individuals who identify as transgender report greater death-thought accessibility (DTA), greater s...
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The Development of the Existential Empathy Questionnaire Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Siebrecht Vanhooren, Yasmin Conrado Veiga Bosquetti, Gianina Frediani
Therapist empathy toward existential concerns might be a critical component of clinical practice. This study aims to explore the psychometric properties of the Existential Empathy Questionnaire (EE...
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And the Children Shall Lead: Abraham Maslow and the Adventure of Science Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Eugene Mario DeRobertis
In this brief commentary on Abraham Maslow’s (1969) Toward a Humanistic Biology, it is argued that Maslow’s engagement with life science was a way for him to highlight the importance of innovative ...
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Equity, Public Health Messaging, and Traditional Māori Knowledge: The Te Ranga Tupua COVID-19 Response Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-12-21 Tom Devine, Tanya Allport (Te Āti Awa), Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa), Amohia Boulton (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga, Ngāti Mutunga, Te Āti Awa o te Waka a Māui)
Throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Māori, Indigenous people of New Zealand, public health response has been guided by the collaborative and relationship-centered princ...
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To be Scared or Scared to be: Existential Anxiety as a Mediator between Meaning Experience and Depression Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Heidi Pellens, Jessie Dezutter, Patrick Luyten, Siebrecht Vanhooren
Difficulty in the experience of meaning has been both theoretically and empirically linked with depression. This cross-sectional study first aimed to replicate the association between difficulty in...
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Revelatory Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders: An Existential-Humanistic Approach Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Walker Chavatel
This article argues that an existential-humanistic approach to anxiety provides crucial insight to certain dissociative disorders, namely, depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPR/DRZ). Althou...
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Dreams Without Disguise: Using Freud’s Case of Dora to Demonstrate a Radically Client-Centered Approach to Dreams Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Jerry L. Jennings
In contrast to Freud’s conviction that dreams are a disguise of unconscious forbidden desires, this dream-centered methodology shows that dreams are intrinsically honest and have “self-discernable”...
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The CoVivre Program: Community Development and Empowerment to Address the Inequalities Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Greater Montreal Area, Canada Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-23 Joy Schinazi, Tara Santavicca, Cindy Ngov, Anabelle Vanier-Clément, Aissata Touré, Emmanuelle Bolduc, Cécile Rousseau
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects around the world, yet it was not experienced equally by all. The emergence of the virus has been linked with the intensification of discrimination and ...
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Harm Reduction, Humanistic Psychology, and the CRPD Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-18 Gianna D’Ambrozio, Lisa Cosgrove, Samantha Lilly, Timothy McCarthy
Harm reduction, which was initially developed as a public health response to illicit drug use, has relevance to the prescription of psychotropic medication. Indeed, focusing on the agency of people...
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Psychedelics and Desistance From Crime: Lessons From the Concord Prison Experiment Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-18 Logan Neitzke-Spruill
Recent investigations of naturalistic psychedelic use purport that psychedelic therapies may be useful in criminal justice contexts for reducing recidivism. The present study applies interactionist...
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Military Culture and Cultural Competence in Public Health: U.S. Veterans and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-18 June L. Gin, Derrick A. Kranke, Eugenia L. Weiss, Aram Dobalian
As part of the U.S. effort to encourage vaccination for SARS-CoV-2, scholars have emphasized the importance of culture and identity in vaccine uptake decisions. The culture and identity of military...
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Humanistic Optimal Functioning Predicts Low Youth Violence Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Roger G. Tweed, Gira Bhatt, Stephen Dooley, Jodi L. Viljoen, Kevin S. Douglas, Nathalie Gagnon
This study assessed whether indicators of humanistic optimal functioning were predictive of lower levels of violence among youth across a 6-month period. Youth (N = 346) aged 12 to 14 years complet...
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Community Health Workers in Time of Crisis: A COVID-19 Case Study Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Michael C. Stevenson, Corina Norrbom, Mariana Savela, Yee Leng Xiong, Tou Fong Lee, Cecilia Garcia, Otis Winstead, Margarita Northrop, Marie Sandy
This article focuses on the lived experiences of those implementing community health worker (CHW) programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based in an upper mid-west state, this qualitative case stud...
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COVID-19 in South Carolina: Experiences Using Facebook as a Self-Organizing Tool for Grassroots Advocacy, Education, and Social Support Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Sarah Gareau, Jill Bailey, Elizabeth S. Halberstadt, Tiffany James, Kelli Kenison, Sara Wagner Robb, Laura Rolke, Chris Taylor, Peggy Wagner
This retrospective case study describes our experiences, processes, and lessons learned using social media for pandemic response. Our team created and maintained a large Facebook group, and we used...
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“A Voice to Uplift Other People”: A Case Study of Integrating Organizing Methods in an FQHC-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative in Latinx Communities Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Rosa Vazquez, Aileen Navarrete, An Thien Nguyen, Gloria Itzel Montiel
The COVID-19 pandemic added another layer of trauma for working-class communities who have experienced trauma from systemic inequity and racism. Early pandemic response efforts failed to reach the ...
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Understanding Stress and Coping Among Women of Color in the United States in the Age of COVID-19 Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Johanna Andrews Adlam, Megan Murphy-Belcaster, Melva Thompson-Robinson, Carolee Dodge Francis, Kristina Ricker-Boles, Daryl Traylor, Eboni Anderson
This study was conducted to identify processes of coping with COVID-19 and determine their impact on emotional well-being for women of color in the United States. Data were collected from 368 women...
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The Effectiveness of Transactional Analysis Treatments and Their Predictors: A Systematic Literature Review and Explorative Meta-Analysis Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Joel Vos, Biljana van Rijn
Objectives:Despite many studies on transactional analysis (TA) psychotherapy, there are no comprehensive reviews or meta-analyses on its effectiveness. We conducted a systematic literature review a...
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The Search for Challenge: A Reflection Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Kenneth D. Feigenbaum
This article presents reflections by Feigenbaum on David Riesman. David Riesman was Feigenbaum’s research assistant at the University of Chicago from 1956-1958. This article offers the context that...
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Autoethnographic Examination of Data-Driven, Community-Tailored COVID-19 Response in Brownsville, Texas Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Christine Crudo Blackburn, Michelle Jones, Miryoung Lee, Cici Bauer, Arturo Rodriguez, Roberto Garcia, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, Joseph B. McCormick, Kehe Zhang, Ava Garrett, Johanna Esteves
The City of Brownsville was made vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic due to high rates of obesity and diabetes, high rates of poverty, and adverse social determinants of health. To address the uniq...
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Psychology, Values, and the Meaning of Life: Bridging the Philosophy–Psychology Divide Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-08-20 Sanford L. Drob
A “psycho-axiological” model is presented that addresses both the psychological question of subjective “life-meaning” and the philosophical question of “the meaning of life.” The author establishes...
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Corrigendum to “Microdosing as a response to the meaning crisis: a qualitative analysis” Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-08-17
Petranker, R., Kim, J., & Anderson, T. Microdosing as a Response to the Meaning Crisis: A Qualitative. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/00221678221075076
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Examining Attitudes to Psilocybin: Should Candidates for Medical Psilocybin be Required to Pass a Contextual Suitability Test? Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-08-18 Mark Molumby, Keith Gaynor, Suzanne Guerin, Róisín McNamara
Due to increasing evidence of efficacy in treating mental health disorders, psilocybin may become a legal medicinal drug. This study tested the validity of Carhart-Harris and Nutt’s (2017) model of...
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Experiences of Sexism and Racism Among Black Women Who Hold a Doctorate Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Chaiqua A. Harris, Natalie F. Williams Awodeha, Destini S. Jones, LaToya Flowers-Roe
This heuristic inquiry illuminates experiences of racism and sexism among Black women with doctorates at one predominantly White institution (PWI) and one historically Black college/university (HBCU). A concise literature review is provided, followed by a summary of the processes and phases of heuristic inquiry. The researchers generated new knowledge regarding the use of the honorific “Dr” among members
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The Importance of Community Partnerships in Nonprofit and Business Responsiveness to COVID-19; Success Stories From the Field Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Kellie Hoch, Mary Ellen Biggerstaff, Jenna Weiss, Paul Bunge
Since 2019, the global health crisis created by the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease has had widespread human, economic, and social impacts. This crisis has heightened our awareness of preexisting health disparities, the slow pace of bureaucratic decision-making, and the increased demands on our health care systems to access, mobilize, and successfully utilize resources. LiveWell, a nonprofit
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Enriching Lives Through Contributions to Society: Thoughts on Riesman’s “The Search for Challenge” Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-28 John Ballard
Technology and social movements have changed society since Riesman first addressed the future of America over 60 years ago, but human nature has not changed. He argued that some form of national co...
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Where Is the Unicorn? Losing Private Hope in the Dream of Collective “Plenty.”: Response to David Riesman’s “The Search for Challenge,” 62 Years Later Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-27 Marina Bluvshtein
The article is a response to David Riesman’s 1960 “The search for challenge.” Historical, cultural, and social perspectives are considered in revisiting Riesman’s search for a happier and healthier society.
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Ideas That Matter: Humanistic Psychology, Past, Present, and Future Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-17 Edward Hoffman
A paper on “The Search for Challenge” by sociologist David Riesman begins a new feature of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JHP). Periodically, various scholars in humanistic psychology will be invited to present their reactions to particular, important papers in the history of the field. Riesman, a leading social thinker in the post–World War II era, was a founding editorial board member of JHP
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The Relationship Between Psychedelic Use, Mystical Experiences, and Pro-Environmental Behaviors Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Kelly Paterniti, Stephen Bright, Eyal Gringart
Expanding on the work of Forstmann and Sagioglou, this study investigated the differences in personality and pro-environmental behavior (PEB) as a function of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences. A sample of 240 participants with prior psychedelic experience completed an online survey. Data were collected on participants’ psychedelic-occasioned mystical states, personality, and self-reported
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The Experience of LGBTQ+ Identity as Spiritual Identity Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Silvio Machado
Owing to widespread condemnation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) people among many mainstream religious and spiritual traditions, evidence suggests that many LGBTQ+ individuals face considerable conflict related to spiritual and religious identity. Some LGBTQ+ individuals manage to reconcile their LGBTQ+ and spiritual identities, while others even view their LGBTQ+ identity as a
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The Contribution of a Music and Arts Rehabilitation Program to the Creative Identity, Well-Being, and Community Integration of People With Mental Health Conditions Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-07-06 Maayan Salomon-Gimmon, Hod Orkibi, Cochavit Elefant
The United Nations highlighted the importance of promoting the rights of people with mental health conditions (MHC) to education, employment, and citizenship. One related initiative in Israel is the Garage pre-academic music and arts school for individuals with musical and artistic abilities coping with MHC. This process–outcome study examined whether and how the Garage contributes to participants’
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Therapists’ Experiences of Self-Transcendence: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Peter James, Peter Bray
This study examines how seven counselors and psychotherapists in Aotearoa New Zealand made sense of their self-transcendent experiences (STE), and discussed how they see these experiences influencing their therapeutic approaches. The term “self-transcendent experience” is defined as a short-lived peak event that achieves a perceived connection beyond one’s sense of self, which can be difficult to describe
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Self-Actualization and the Integration of Psychedelic Experience: The Mediating Role of Perceived Benefits to Narrative Self-Functioning Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Nicole Amada, Jacob Shane
There is a growing need in the field of psychedelic science for a unifying perspective of overall well-being to join seemingly disparate findings across clinical and non-clinical populations, and account for the unique role of post-psychedelic integration for promoting benefits. According to the eudaimonic perspective of well-being, the stories we create about who we are (self-insight) and who we can
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Multicultural Competence as a Common Factor in the Process and Outcome of Counseling Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Geoff J. Bathje, Daniel Pillersdorf, Hadeel Eddir
Much research has been conducted on multicultural competence (MCC) over the past four decades, though there is still a need to conduct further research into the role of MCC within actual counseling relationships and in relation to additional variables. The present survey study was designed to better elaborate on the relationship between MCC and several common factor therapy and outcome variables within
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Impairing Social Connectedness: The Dangers of Treating Grief With Naltrexone Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.874) Pub Date : 2022-05-14 Kara Thieleman, Joanne Cacciatore, Shanéa Thomas
A study is currently underway in the United States using the opioid antagonist naltrexone to treat prolonged grief, which is conceptualized in the study’s proposal as an addiction disorder. The researchers’ stated intention is to use the pharmaceutical agent to disrupt the griever’s capacity to engage in social bonding to eliminate craving for the person who died. We believe this approach is misguided