Current projects

Analysis of intensive longitudinal data on daily lifestyle behaviors, mental health, and well-being

Qualitative investigation of nature engagement and connection to nature

Secondary analysis examining lifestyle behaviors and mental health

Publications

*signifies a LEAF Lab student/trainee

Anderson, A. R. & Lastrapes, M.* (in press). Examining the longitudinal bi-directional associations of social engagement, social functioning, and depression. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941241241632 PDF

Anderson, A. R. & Ostermiller, L.* (2023). The clustering of lifestyle behaviors in U.S. college students: A network approach. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2283740 PDF

Ostermiller, L.* & Anderson, A. R. (2023). The role of nature engagement in the satisfaction of fundamental psychological needs across the lifespan: A thematic analysis. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05351-0 PDF

Anderson, A. R., Lastrapes, M.* & Ostermiller, L.* (2023). Exploring the attitudes and experiences of those living near a multipurpose recreation trail in the southern United States. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2023.100676 PDF

Anderson, A. R., & Holliday, D.* (2023). Mapping the associations of daily pain, sleep, and psychological distress in a U.S. sample. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-023-00432-8 PDF

Anderson, A. R. (2022). The great outdoors: Engaging with nature for mental health. Department of Veterans Affairs South Central MIRECC, Houston, TX. https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn16/the-great-outdoors.asp

Anderson, A. R., Kurz, A. S., Szabo, Y. Z, McGuire, A. P., & Frankfurt, S. B. (2022). Exploring the longitudinal clustering of lifestyle behaviors, social determinants of health, and depression. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211072685 PDF

Fowers, B. J., Lane, A. A., Abbamonte, J. M., Lang, S. F., Cokelet, B., Anderson, A. R. & Cioffi, K., (2022). Does trait interpersonal fairness moderate a situational influence on fairness behavior. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111615

Szabo, Y. Z., Frankfurt, S., Kurz, A. S., Anderson, A., & McGuire, A. P. (2022). Resilience predicts posttraumatic cognitions after a trauma reminder task and subsequent positive emotion induction among veterans with PTSD. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001143

Hayden, C. L., Szabo, Y. Z., Anderson, A. R., Frankfurt, S. B., & McGuire, A. P. (2021). Social Interaction Within a Trauma-Exposed Population During the Early Phase of COVID-19. Journal of Loss and Trauma https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1856608

McGuire, A. P., Hayden, C., Frankfurt, S. B., Kurz, A. S., Anderson, A. R., Howard, B. A. N., & Szabo, Y. Z. (2020). Social engagement early in the U.S. COVID-19 Crisis: Exploring social support and prosocial behavior between those with and without depression or anxiety in an online sample. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 39(10), 923–953. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2020.39.10.923

Anderson, A. R. (2022). Enjoying nature, exercise, social interaction, and affect: A daily diary study. Journal of Health Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320977642 PDF

Anderson, A. R. (2020a). Is a better planned day a healthier day? A daily diary study. Psychology & Health, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1841763 PDF

Anderson, A. R., & Fowers, B. J. (2020b). Lifestyle behaviors, psychological distress, and well-being: A daily diary study. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113263 PDF

Anderson, A. R., & Fowers, B. J. (2020a). An exploratory study of friendship characteristics and their relations with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(1), 260–280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407519861152 PDF

Fowers, B. J., & Anderson, A. R. (2018). Aristotelian philia, contemporary friendship, and some resources for studying close relationships. In T. Harrison & D. I. Walker (Eds.), The Theory and Practice of Virtue Education. Routledge.

Fowers, B. J., Anderson, A. R., & Lang, S. F. (2018). On properly characterizing moral agency. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X1700067X

Horigian, V. E., Anderson, A. R., & Szapocznik, J. (2016b). Family-based treatments for adolescent substance use. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 25(4), 603–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2016.06.001

Horigian, V. E., Anderson, A. R., & Szapocznik, J. (2016a). Taking brief strategic family therapy from bench to trench: Evidence generation across translational phases. Family Process, 55(3), 529–542. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12233

Fowers, B. J., Anderson, A. R., Lefevor, G. T., & Lang, S. (2015). Beyond harms: exploring the individual and shared goods of psychotherapy. The Counseling Psychologist, 43(3), 380–392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000014568202