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A multinational megastudy of the effects of gratitude practices on subjective well-being

Coles, N. A., Dang, A.V., … McCullough, M.E. (2026). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(20), e2537789123.

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State and trait empathy are positively correlated, albeit weakly, with prosocial learning

McCauley, T.G., & McCullough, M.E. (in press). Motivation Science.

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Estimates of need, benefit, and personal connection explain monetary transfers to absolute strangers, identifiable needy others, and charitable organizations

Mulhinch, M.R., Grant, M.D., Pedersen, E.J., McCullough, M.E. (2026). Evolution and Human Behavior, 47(2), 106820.

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People decide whether to share social information–and whether to share it accurately–on the basis of self-interest

Gomes, C. M., Mulhinch, M. R., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). Evolution and Human Behavior, 46(5), 106711.

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When evaluating gods, US Prolific workers prioritize efficacy rather than perfection

Mulhinch, M.R., McCullough M.E. (2025) Religion, Brain & Behavior. 1-31.

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Experimental evidence that people consider transgressors' exploitation risk when deciding to forgive

Forster, D. E., Burnette, J. L., Ohtsubo, Y., Lieberman, D., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). Evolution and Human Behavior, 46(5), 106740.

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A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of gratitude interventions on well-being across cultures

Choi, H., Cha, Y., McCullough, M. E., Coles, N. A., & Oishi, S. (2025). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(28), e2425193122.

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Does empathy promote helping by activating altruistic motivation or concern about social evaluation? A direct replication of Fultz et al. (1986)

McCauley, T.G., McAuliffe, W.H.B., McCullough, M.E. (2024). Emotion.

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The efficacy of seven gratitude interventions for promoting subjective well-being

Dang, A. V., Coles, N. A., Oishi, S., & McCullough, M. E. (2025). The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1–19.

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A Many-Analysts Approach to the Relation Between Religiosity and Well-Being

Hoogeveen S., McCullough, M.E., et al. (2022). Religion, Brain & Behavior, 1-47

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