| Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions. P Van Cappellen, V Saroglou Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 4 (3), 223, 2012 | 412 | 2012 |
| Religion and well-being: The mediating role of positive emotions P Van Cappellen, M Toth-Gauthier, V Saroglou, BL Fredrickson Journal of Happiness studies 17, 485-505, 2016 | 363 | 2016 |
| Positive affective processes underlie positive health behaviour change P Van Cappellen, EL Rice, LI Catalino, BL Fredrickson Psychology & health 33 (1), 77-97, 2018 | 331 | 2018 |
| Self-transcendent positive emotions increase spirituality through basic world assumptions P Van Cappellen, V Saroglou, C Iweins, M Piovesana, BL Fredrickson Cognition & emotion 27 (8), 1378-1394, 2013 | 235 | 2013 |
| “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening”: Religious priming activates submissive thoughts and behaviors V Saroglou, O Corneille, P Van Cappellen The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 19 (3), 143-154, 2009 | 215 | 2009 |
| Positive emotion correlates of meditation practice: A comparison of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation BL Fredrickson, AJ Boulton, AM Firestine, P Van Cappellen, SB Algoe, ... Mindfulness 8, 1623-1633, 2017 | 176 | 2017 |
| Beyond mere compliance to authoritative figures: Religious priming increases conformity to informational influence among submissive people P Van Cappellen, O Corneille, S Cols, V Saroglou The international journal for the psychology of religion 21 (2), 97-105, 2011 | 107 | 2011 |
| Positive emotions and self-transcendence P Van Cappellen, B Rimé Religion, personality, and social behavior, 123-145, 2013 | 101 | 2013 |
| Effects of oxytocin administration on spirituality and emotional responses to meditation P Van Cappellen, BM Way, SF Isgett, BL Fredrickson Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 11 (10), 1579-1587, 2016 | 82 | 2016 |
| Awe activates religious and spiritual feelings and behavioral intentions. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 4 (3), 223–236 P Van Cappellen, V Saroglou | 82 | 2012 |
| Religiosity and prosocial behavior among churchgoers: Exploring underlying mechanisms P Van Cappellen, V Saroglou, M Toth-Gauthier The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 26 (1), 19-30, 2016 | 77 | 2016 |
| Rethinking self-transcendent positive emotions and religion: Insights from psychological and biblical research. P Van Cappellen Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 9 (3), 254, 2017 | 58 | 2017 |
| A many-analysts approach to the relation between religiosity and well-being S Hoogeveen, A Sarafoglou, B Aczel, Y Aditya, AJ Alayan, PJ Allen, ... Religion, Brain & Behavior 13 (3), 237-283, 2023 | 57 | 2023 |
| Upward spirals of positive emotions and religious behaviors P Van Cappellen, ME Edwards, BL Fredrickson Current Opinion in Psychology 40, 92-98, 2021 | 52 | 2021 |
| Religiosity and the motivation for social affiliation (in press) P Van Cappellen, BL Fredrickson, V Saroglou, O Corneille Personality and Individual Differences, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
| Do contemplative moments matter? Effects of informal meditation on emotions and perceived social integration BL Fredrickson, C Arizmendi, P Van Cappellen, AM Firestine, ... Mindfulness 10, 1915-1925, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Same-day, cross-day, and upward spiral relations between positive affect and positive health behaviours BL Fredrickson, C Arizmendi, P Van Cappellen Psychology & Health 36 (4), 444-460, 2020 | 34 | 2020 |
| A new micro-intervention to increase the enjoyment and continued practice of meditation. P Van Cappellen, LI Catalino, BL Fredrickson Emotion 20 (8), 1332, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| The embodiment of worship: Relations among postural, psychological, and physiological aspects of religious practice P Van Cappellen, ME Edwards Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion 6 (1-2), 56-79, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
| The emotion of joy: Commentary on Johnson P Van Cappellen The Journal of Positive Psychology 15 (1), 40-43, 2020 | 19 | 2020 |
Barbara L. FredricksonProfessor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillVerified email at unc.edu
