Elizabeth Dunn
Happiness researcher and Professor of Social Psychology, University of British Columbia
Research Expertise
Publications
Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science
Science / Aug 28, 2015
(2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science, 349(6251). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aac4716
Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness
Science / Mar 21, 2008
Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2008). Spending Money on Others Promotes Happiness. Science, 319(5870), 1687–1688. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1150952
Prosocial spending and well-being: Cross-cultural evidence for a psychological universal.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Apr 01, 2013
Aknin, L. B., Barrington-Leigh, C. P., Dunn, E. W., Helliwell, J. F., Burns, J., Biswas-Diener, R., Kemeza, I., Nyende, P., Ashton-James, C. E., & Norton, M. I. (2013). Prosocial spending and well-being: Cross-cultural evidence for a psychological universal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(4), 635–652. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031578
Self-Knowledge: Its Limits, Value, and Potential for Improvement
Annual Review of Psychology / Feb 01, 2004
Wilson, T. D., & Dunn, E. W. (2004). Self-Knowledge: Its Limits, Value, and Potential for Improvement. Annual Review of Psychology, 55(1), 493–518. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141954
Social Interactions and Well-Being
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Apr 25, 2014
Sandstrom, G. M., & Dunn, E. W. (2014). Social Interactions and Well-Being: The Surprising Power of Weak Ties. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(7), 910–922. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167214529799
If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right
Journal of Consumer Psychology / Mar 21, 2011
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21(2), 115–125. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2011.02.002
Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness
Journal of Happiness Studies / Apr 24, 2011
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., & Norton, M. I. (2011). Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13(2), 347–355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-011-9267-5
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward
Perspectives on Psychological Science / Jan 19, 2022
Aknin, L. B., De Neve, J.-E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D. E., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J. F., Jones, S. P., Karam, E., Layard, R., Lyubomirsky, S., Rzepa, A., Saxena, S., Thornton, E. M., VanderWeele, T. J., Whillans, A. V., Zaki, J., Karadag, O., & Ben Amor, Y. (2022). Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17(4), 915–936. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916211029964
Prosocial Spending and Happiness
Current Directions in Psychological Science / Feb 01, 2014
Dunn, E. W., Aknin, L. B., & Norton, M. I. (2014). Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(1), 41–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721413512503
In Defense of Parenthood
Psychological Science / Nov 30, 2012
Nelson, S. K., Kushlev, K., English, T., Dunn, E. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). In Defense of Parenthood: Children Are Associated With More Joy Than Misery. Psychological Science, 24(1), 3–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612447798
Giving Leads to Happiness in Young Children
PLoS ONE / Jun 14, 2012
Aknin, L. B., Hamlin, J. K., & Dunn, E. W. (2012). Giving Leads to Happiness in Young Children. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e39211. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039211
Smartphone use undermines enjoyment of face-to-face social interactions
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / Sep 01, 2018
Dwyer, R. J., Kushlev, K., & Dunn, E. W. (2018). Smartphone use undermines enjoyment of face-to-face social interactions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 78, 233–239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2017.10.007
The relationship between parental racial attitudes and children’s implicit prejudice
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / May 01, 2005
Sinclair, S., Dunn, E., & Lowery, B. (2005). The relationship between parental racial attitudes and children’s implicit prejudice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41(3), 283–289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2004.06.003
Mispredicting Affective and Behavioral Responses to Racism
Science / Jan 09, 2009
Kawakami, K., Dunn, E., Karmali, F., & Dovidio, J. F. (2009). Mispredicting Affective and Behavioral Responses to Racism. Science, 323(5911), 276–278. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1164951
"Silence Your Phones"
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / May 07, 2016
Kushlev, K., Proulx, J., & Dunn, E. W. (2016). “Silence Your Phones”: Smartphone Notifications Increase Inattention and Hyperactivity Symptoms. Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1011–1020. https://doi.org/10.1145/2858036.2858359
Checking email less frequently reduces stress
Computers in Human Behavior / Feb 01, 2015
Kushlev, K., & Dunn, E. W. (2015). Checking email less frequently reduces stress. Computers in Human Behavior, 43, 220–228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.005
Making a difference matters: Impact unlocks the emotional benefits of prosocial spending
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization / Apr 01, 2013
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., Whillans, A. V., Grant, A. M., & Norton, M. I. (2013). Making a difference matters: Impact unlocks the emotional benefits of prosocial spending. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 88, 90–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.01.008
From wealth to well-being? Money matters, but less than people think
The Journal of Positive Psychology / Nov 01, 2009
Aknin, L. B., Norton, M. I., & Dunn, E. W. (2009). From wealth to well-being? Money matters, but less than people think. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(6), 523–527. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760903271421
Feeling Good About Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior
SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2009
Anik, L., Aknin, L. B., Norton, M. I., & Dunn, E. W. (2009). Feeling Good About Giving: The Benefits (and Costs) of Self-Interested Charitable Behavior. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1444831
Money Giveth, Money Taketh Away
Psychological Science / May 18, 2010
Quoidbach, J., Dunn, E. W., Petrides, K. V., & Mikolajczak, M. (2010). Money Giveth, Money Taketh Away: The Dual Effect of Wealth on Happiness. Psychological Science, 21(6), 759–763. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610371963
Is Efficiency Overrated?
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Sep 12, 2013
Sandstrom, G. M., & Dunn, E. W. (2013). Is Efficiency Overrated?: Minimal Social Interactions Lead to Belonging and Positive Affect. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(4), 437–442. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550613502990
Location, Location, Location: The Misprediction of Satisfaction in Housing Lotteries
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Nov 01, 2003
Dunn, E. W., Wilson, T. D., & Gilbert, D. T. (2003). Location, Location, Location: The Misprediction of Satisfaction in Housing Lotteries. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29(11), 1421–1432. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167203256867
Buying time promotes happiness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Jul 24, 2017
Whillans, A. V., Dunn, E. W., Smeets, P., Bekkers, R., & Norton, M. I. (2017). Buying time promotes happiness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(32), 8523–8527. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706541114
On Emotionally Intelligent Time Travel: Individual Differences in Affective Forecasting Ability
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Jan 01, 2007
Dunn, E. W., Brackett, M. A., Ashton-James, C., Schneiderman, E., & Salovey, P. (2007). On Emotionally Intelligent Time Travel: Individual Differences in Affective Forecasting Ability. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(1), 85–93. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167206294201
Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries
The Lancet Public Health / May 01, 2022
Aknin, L. B., Andretti, B., Goldszmidt, R., Helliwell, J. F., Petherick, A., De Neve, J.-E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D., Goldberg, E., Jones, S. P., Karadag, O., Karam, E., Layard, R., Saxena, S., Thornton, E., Whillans, A., & Zaki, J. (2022). Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries. The Lancet Public Health, 7(5), e417–e426. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00060-3
Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with
PLOS ONE / Jan 20, 2021
Okabe-Miyamoto, K., Folk, D., Lyubomirsky, S., & Dunn, E. W. (2021). Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245009
Smartphones distract parents from cultivating feelings of connection when spending time with their children
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships / Apr 10, 2018
Kushlev, K., & Dunn, E. W. (2018). Smartphones distract parents from cultivating feelings of connection when spending time with their children. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(6), 1619–1639. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407518769387
The invisible benefits of exercise.
Health Psychology / Jan 01, 2011
Ruby, M. B., Dunn, E. W., Perrino, A., Gillis, R., & Viel, S. (2011). The invisible benefits of exercise. Health Psychology, 30(1), 67–74. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021859
It's the Recipient That Counts: Spending Money on Strong Social Ties Leads to Greater Happiness than Spending on Weak Social Ties
PLoS ONE / Feb 10, 2011
Aknin, L. B., Sandstrom, G. M., Dunn, E. W., & Norton, M. I. (2011). It’s the Recipient That Counts: Spending Money on Strong Social Ties Leads to Greater Happiness than Spending on Weak Social Ties. PLoS ONE, 6(2), e17018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017018
Does social connection turn good deeds into good feelings? On the value of putting the 'social' in prosocial spending
International Journal of Happiness and Development / Jan 01, 2013
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., Sandstrom, G. M., & Norton, M. I. (2013). Does social connection turn good deeds into good feelings? On the value of putting the “social” in prosocial spending. International Journal of Happiness and Development, 1(2), 155. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhd.2013.055643
Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Aug 01, 2020
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., Proulx, J., Lok, I., & Norton, M. I. (2020). Does spending money on others promote happiness?: A registered replication report. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(2), e15–e26. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000191
Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
PLoS ONE / Sep 18, 2013
Anik, L., Aknin, L. B., Norton, M. I., Dunn, E. W., & Quoidbach, J. (2013). Prosocial Bonuses Increase Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e75509. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075509
Misunderstanding the affective consequences of everyday social interactions: The hidden benefits of putting one's best face forward.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Jun 01, 2007
Dunn, E. W., Biesanz, J. C., Human, L. J., & Finn, S. (2007). Misunderstanding the affective consequences of everyday social interactions: The hidden benefits of putting one’s best face forward. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 990–1005. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.990
Higher Income Is Associated With Less Daily Sadness but not More Daily Happiness
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Jan 09, 2015
Kushlev, K., Dunn, E. W., & Lucas, R. E. (2015). Higher Income Is Associated With Less Daily Sadness but not More Daily Happiness. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(5), 483–489. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614568161
Did Social Connection Decline During the First Wave of COVID-19?: The Role of Extraversion
Collabra: Psychology / Jan 01, 2020
Folk, D., Okabe-Miyamoto, K., Dunn, E., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2020). Did Social Connection Decline During the First Wave of COVID-19?: The Role of Extraversion. Collabra: Psychology, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.365
When to Fire: Anticipatory Versus Postevent Reconstrual of Uncontrollable Events
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Mar 01, 2004
Wilson, T. D., Wheatley, T. P., Kurtz, J. L., Dunn, E. W., & Gilbert, D. T. (2004). When to Fire: Anticipatory Versus Postevent Reconstrual of Uncontrollable Events. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30(3), 340–351. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167203256974
Accurate First Impressions Leave a Lasting Impression
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Oct 19, 2012
Human, L. J., Sandstrom, G. M., Biesanz, J. C., & Dunn, E. W. (2012). Accurate First Impressions Leave a Lasting Impression: The Long-Term Effects of Distinctive Self-Other Agreement on Relationship Development. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(4), 395–402. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550612463735
Valuing Time Over Money Is Associated With Greater Happiness
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Jan 07, 2016
Whillans, A. V., Weidman, A. C., & Dunn, E. W. (2016). Valuing Time Over Money Is Associated With Greater Happiness. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(3), 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550615623842
Parents Reap What They Sow
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Mar 14, 2013
Ashton-James, C. E., Kushlev, K., & Dunn, E. W. (2013). Parents Reap What They Sow: Child-Centrism and Parental Well-Being. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(6), 635–642. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550613479804
Forgetting by remembering: Stereotype inhibition through rehearsal of alternative aspects of identity
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / Sep 01, 2003
Dunn, E. W., & Spellman, B. A. (2003). Forgetting by remembering: Stereotype inhibition through rehearsal of alternative aspects of identity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39(5), 420–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-1031(03)00032-5
Digitally connected, socially disconnected: The effects of relying on technology rather than other people
Computers in Human Behavior / Nov 01, 2017
Kushlev, K., Proulx, J. D. E., & Dunn, E. W. (2017). Digitally connected, socially disconnected: The effects of relying on technology rather than other people. Computers in Human Behavior, 76, 68–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.001
Affective Regulation of Stereotype Activation: It’s the (Accessible) Thought That Counts
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Apr 01, 2010
Huntsinger, J. R., Sinclair, S., Dunn, E., & Clore, G. L. (2010). Affective Regulation of Stereotype Activation: It’s the (Accessible) Thought That Counts. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36(4), 564–577. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167210363404
Is spending money on others good for your heart?
Health Psychology / Jun 01, 2016
Whillans, A. V., Dunn, E. W., Sandstrom, G. M., Dickerson, S. S., & Madden, K. M. (2016). Is spending money on others good for your heart? Health Psychology, 35(6), 574–583. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000332
Your Best Self Helps Reveal Your True Self
Social Psychological and Personality Science / May 09, 2011
Human, L. J., Biesanz, J. C., Parisotto, K. L., & Dunn, E. W. (2011). Your Best Self Helps Reveal Your True Self: Positive Self-Presentation Leads to More Accurate Personality Impressions. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3(1), 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611407689
What neuroimaging and brain localization can do, cannot do and should not do for social psychology.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Jan 01, 2003
Willingham, D. T., & Dunn, E. W. (2003). What neuroimaging and brain localization can do, cannot do and should not do for social psychology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(4), 662–671. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.4.662
The Social Price of Constant Connectivity: Smartphones Impose Subtle Costs on Well-Being
Current Directions in Psychological Science / May 16, 2019
Kushlev, K., Dwyer, R., & Dunn, E. W. (2019). The Social Price of Constant Connectivity: Smartphones Impose Subtle Costs on Well-Being. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 28(4), 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419847200
Smartphones reduce smiles between strangers
Computers in Human Behavior / Feb 01, 2019
Kushlev, K., Hunter, J. F., Proulx, J., Pressman, S. D., & Dunn, E. (2019). Smartphones reduce smiles between strangers. Computers in Human Behavior, 91, 12–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.023
On emotional innumeracy: Predicted and actual affective responses to grand-scale tragedies
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / May 01, 2008
Dunn, E. W., & Ashton-James, C. (2008). On emotional innumeracy: Predicted and actual affective responses to grand-scale tragedies. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(3), 692–698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.04.011
Thinking about time as money decreases environmental behavior
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes / Mar 01, 2015
Whillans, A. V., & Dunn, E. W. (2015). Thinking about time as money decreases environmental behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 127, 44–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2014.12.001
On the Costs of Self-interested Economic Behavior
Journal of Health Psychology / May 01, 2010
Dunn, E. W., Ashton-James, C. E., Hanson, M. D., & Aknin, L. B. (2010). On the Costs of Self-interested Economic Behavior: How Does Stinginess Get Under the Skin? Journal of Health Psychology, 15(4), 627–633. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105309356366
Building a science of spending: Lessons from the past and directions for the future
Journal of Consumer Psychology / Sep 03, 2014
Dunn, E. W., & Weidman, A. C. (2014). Building a science of spending: Lessons from the past and directions for the future. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 25(1), 172–178. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2014.08.003
Are you being served…? An unobtrusive experiment of affective influences on helping in a department store
European Journal of Social Psychology / Jul 13, 2007
Forgas, J. P., Dunn, E., & Granland, S. (2007). Are you being served…? An unobtrusive experiment of affective influences on helping in a department store. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38(2), 333–342. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.455
The Unsung Benefits of Material Things
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Nov 30, 2015
Weidman, A. C., & Dunn, E. W. (2015). The Unsung Benefits of Material Things: Material Purchases Provide More Frequent Momentary Happiness Than Experiential Purchases. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(4), 390–399. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550615619761
The Gift of Similarity: How Good and Bad Gifts Influence Relationships
Social Cognition / Aug 01, 2008
Dunn, E. W., Huntsinger, J., Lun, J., & Sinclair, S. (2008). The Gift of Similarity: How Good and Bad Gifts Influence Relationships. Social Cognition, 26(4), 469–481. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2008.26.4.469
Both selfishness and selflessness start with the self: How wealth shapes responses to charitable appeals
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / May 01, 2017
Whillans, A. V., Caruso, E. M., & Dunn, E. W. (2017). Both selfishness and selflessness start with the self: How wealth shapes responses to charitable appeals. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 70, 242–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2016.11.009
The War of the Words: How Linguistic Differences in Reporting Shape Perceptions of Terrorism
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy / Nov 16, 2005
Dunn, E. W., Moore, M., & Nosek, B. A. (2005). The War of the Words: How Linguistic Differences in Reporting Shape Perceptions of Terrorism. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5(1), 67–86. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-2415.2005.00056.x
Is the call to abandon p-values the red herring of the replicability crisis?
Frontiers in Psychology / Mar 06, 2015
Savalei, V., & Dunn, E. (2015). Is the call to abandon p-values the red herring of the replicability crisis? Frontiers in Psychology, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00245
Give It Up
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Jan 31, 2013
Quoidbach, J., & Dunn, E. W. (2013). Give It Up: A Strategy for Combating Hedonic Adaptation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4(5), 563–568. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550612473489
Does volunteering improve well-being?
Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology / Sep 01, 2016
Whillans, A. V., Seider, S. C., Chen, L., Dwyer, R. J., Novick, S., Gramigna, K. J., Mitchell, B. A., Savalei, V., Dickerson, S. S., & Dunn, E. W. (2016). Does volunteering improve well-being? Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, 1(1–3), 35–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2016.1273647
From Tribulations to Appreciation
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Nov 25, 2013
Croft, A., Dunn, E. W., & Quoidbach, J. (2013). From Tribulations to Appreciation: Experiencing Adversity in the Past Predicts Greater Savoring in the Present. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(5), 511–516. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550613512510
Does affluence impoverish the experience of parenting?
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / Nov 01, 2012
Kushlev, K., Dunn, E. W., & Ashton-James, C. E. (2012). Does affluence impoverish the experience of parenting? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(6), 1381–1384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.06.001
Affective Forecasting: A User's Guide to Emotional Time Travel
Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior / Dec 06, 2012
Affective Forecasting: A User’s Guide to Emotional Time Travel. (2012). In Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior (pp. 189–206). Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203720752-17
The Price of Abundance
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Jan 12, 2015
Quoidbach, J., Dunn, E. W., Hansenne, M., & Bustin, G. (2015). The Price of Abundance: How a Wealth of Experiences Impoverishes Savoring. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41(3), 393–404. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167214566189
A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media
Nature Human Behaviour / Jul 20, 2023
Folk, D., & Dunn, E. (2023). A systematic review of the strength of evidence for the most commonly recommended happiness strategies in mainstream media. Nature Human Behaviour, 7(10), 1697–1707. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01651-4
Finding the middle ground: Curvilinear associations between positive affect variability and daily cortisol profiles.
Emotion / Dec 01, 2015
Human, L. J., Whillans, A. V., Hoppmann, C. A., Klumb, P., Dickerson, S. S., & Dunn, E. W. (2015). Finding the middle ground: Curvilinear associations between positive affect variability and daily cortisol profiles. Emotion, 15(6), 705–720. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000071
Prosocial spending and buying time: Money as a tool for increasing subjective well-being
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology / Jan 01, 2020
Dunn, E. W., Whillans, A. V., Norton, M. I., & Aknin, L. B. (2020). Prosocial spending and buying time: Money as a tool for increasing subjective well-being. In Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (pp. 67–126). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aesp.2019.09.001
Cultural Variation in the Importance of Expected Enjoyment for Decision Making
Social Cognition / Oct 01, 2010
Falk, C. F., Dunn, E. W., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). Cultural Variation in the Importance of Expected Enjoyment for Decision Making. Social Cognition, 28(5), 609–629. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2010.28.5.609
Valuing time over money is associated with greater social connection
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships / Aug 02, 2018
Whillans, A. V., & Dunn, E. W. (2018). Valuing time over money is associated with greater social connection. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(8), 2549–2565. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407518791322
The Reproducibility Project: A Model of Large-Scale Collaboration for Empirical Research on Reproducibility
Implementing Reproducible Research / Dec 14, 2018
The Reproducibility Project: A Model of Large-Scale Collaboration for Empirical Research on Reproducibility. (2018). In Implementing Reproducible Research (pp. 299–323). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315373461-11
Under What Conditions Does Prosocial Spending Promote Happiness?
Collabra: Psychology / Jan 01, 2020
Lok, I., & Dunn, E. W. (2020). Under What Conditions Does Prosocial Spending Promote Happiness? Collabra: Psychology, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.254
Cousins or conjoined twins: how different are meaning and happiness in everyday life?
Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology / Sep 02, 2017
Dwyer, R. J., Dunn, E. W., & Hershfield, H. E. (2017). Cousins or conjoined twins: how different are meaning and happiness in everyday life? Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, 2(2–3), 199–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2017.1376580
Blind spots in the search for happiness: Implicit attitudes and nonverbal leakage predict affective forecasting errors
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology / May 01, 2011
McConnell, A. R., Dunn, E. W., Austin, S. N., & Rawn, C. D. (2011). Blind spots in the search for happiness: Implicit attitudes and nonverbal leakage predict affective forecasting errors. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47(3), 628–634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2010.12.018
Personality Neglect
Psychological Science / Nov 15, 2010
Quoidbach, J., & Dunn, E. W. (2010). Personality Neglect: The Unforeseen Impact of Personal Dispositions on Emotional Life. Psychological Science, 21(12), 1783–1786. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610388816
The persuasive “power” of stigma?
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes / Mar 01, 2012
Norton, M. I., Dunn, E. W., Carney, D. R., & Ariely, D. (2012). The persuasive “power” of stigma? Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 117(2), 261–268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2011.08.002
On the Excessive Rationality of the Emotional Imagination: A Two-Systems Account of Affective Forecasts and Experiences
Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation
Dunn, E. W., Forrin, N. D., & Ashton-James, C. E. (n.d.). On the Excessive Rationality of the Emotional Imagination: A Two-Systems Account of Affective Forecasts and Experiences. In Handbook of Imagination and Mental Simulation. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203809846.ch22
(Not) hearing happiness: Predicting fluctuations in happy mood from acoustic cues using machine learning.
Emotion / Jun 01, 2020
Weidman, A. C., Sun, J., Vazire, S., Quoidbach, J., Ungar, L. H., & Dunn, E. W. (2020). (Not) hearing happiness: Predicting fluctuations in happy mood from acoustic cues using machine learning. Emotion, 20(4), 642–658. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000571
Valuing time over money predicts happiness after a major life transition: A preregistered longitudinal study of graduating students
Science Advances / Sep 06, 2019
Whillans, A., Macchia, L., & Dunn, E. (2019). Valuing time over money predicts happiness after a major life transition: A preregistered longitudinal study of graduating students. Science Advances, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax2615
Affective Forecasting and Substantial Self-Knowledge
Emotional Self-Knowledge / Mar 24, 2023
Tooming, U., & Miyazono, K. (2023). Affective Forecasting and Substantial Self-Knowledge. In Emotional Self-Knowledge (pp. 17–38). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003310945-3
Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward
Feb 19, 2021
Aknin, L. B., De Neve, J. E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J., Jones, S., Karam, E., Layard, R., Lyubomirsky, S., Rzepa, A., Saxena, S., Thornton, E., VanderWeele, T., Whillans, A., zaki, jamil, Caman, O. K., & Amor, Y. B. (2021). Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zw93g
The Applicability of Social Skills Training Research
Social Skills Training for Children and Youth / Feb 04, 2014
The Applicability of Social Skills Training Research. (2014). In Social Skills Training for Children and Youth (pp. 83–92). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315059167-9
Investing in Others: Prosocial Spending for (Pro)Social Change
Positive Psychology as Social Change / Nov 26, 2010
Aknin, L. B., Sandstrom, G. M., Dunn, E. W., & Norton, M. I. (2010). Investing in Others: Prosocial Spending for (Pro)Social Change. In Positive Psychology as Social Change (pp. 219–234). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9938-9_13
THE NEUROLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONTRACTING COVID-19
Acta Neuropsychologica / Jul 01, 2021
Aknin, L. B., De Neve, J. E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D. E., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J. F., Jones, S. P., Karam, E., Layard, R., Lyubomirsky, S., Rzepa, A., Saxena, S., Thornton, E. M., VanderWeele, T. J., Whillans, A. V., Zaki, J., Caman, O., & Amor, Y. B. (2021). THE NEUROLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONTRACTING COVID-19. Acta Neuropsychologica, 19(3), 301–305. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.9953
Wealth redistribution promotes happiness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Nov 07, 2022
Dwyer, R. J., & Dunn, E. W. (2022). Wealth redistribution promotes happiness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(46). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2211123119
Parents Are Slightly Happier Than Nonparents, but Causality Still Cannot Be Inferred
Psychological Science / Nov 12, 2013
Nelson, S. K., Kushlev, K., Dunn, E. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). Parents Are Slightly Happier Than Nonparents, but Causality Still Cannot Be Inferred: A Reply to Bhargava, Kassam, and Loewenstein (2014). Psychological Science, 25(1), 303–304. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613508561
The Emotional Rewards of Prosocial Spending Are Robust and Replicable in Large Samples
Current Directions in Psychological Science / Nov 09, 2022
Aknin, L. B., Dunn, E. W., & Whillans, A. V. (2022). The Emotional Rewards of Prosocial Spending Are Robust and Replicable in Large Samples. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31(6), 536–545. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214221121100
The UBC State Social Connection Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity
Social Psychological and Personality Science / Nov 01, 2022
Lok, I., & Dunn, E. (2022). The UBC State Social Connection Scale: Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(7), 835–844. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221132090
Overcoming barriers to time-saving: reminders of future busyness encourage consumers to buy time
Social Influence / Mar 29, 2018
Whillans, A. V., Dunn, E. W., & Norton, M. I. (2018). Overcoming barriers to time-saving: reminders of future busyness encourage consumers to buy time. Social Influence, 13(2), 117–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2018.1453866
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Harvard University
B.A., Psychology / May, 1999
University of Virginia
Ph.D., Psychology / May, 2004
Experience
University of British Columbia
Professor / July, 2005 — Present
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