Morris A. Okun

Professor

Department of Psychology

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Recent Publications

 

Commitment to College

Barry, C.Y.H., &  Okun,M.A.,(2011) Application on investment theory to predicting maintenance of the intent to stay among freshman. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 13, 87-107. (PDF)

Steinberg, J. R., Okun,M. A., & Aiken, L. S.(in press). Do calculus GPA and math identification moderate the relation between stereotype threat and calculus performance among women highly persistent in mathematically intensive fields? Basic and Applied Social Psychology (PDF)

Johnson, K. A., Okun,M. A., Benallie, M., & Pennak, S. (2010). American Indian students' difficulties in Introduction to Psychology. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 3, 27-42. (PDF)

Health and Well-being

Okun, M. A., Rios, R., Crawford, A. V., & Levy, R. (2011). Does the relation between volunteering and well-being vary with health and age? International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 72, 265-287. (PDF)

Davis. M. C., Okun, M. A., Kruszewski, D., Zautra, A. J., & Tennen, H. (2010).Sex differences in the relations of positive and negative daily events and fatigue in adults with rheumatoid arthritis Journal of Pain, 11, 1338-1347. (PDF)

Finan, Pl., Okun, M. A., Kruszewski, D., Davis, M., Zautra, a. J., & Tennen, H. (2010). The interplay of positive and negative interpersonal events in the prediction of daily negative affect and fatigue for rehumatoid arthritis patients Health Psychology, 29, 429-437. (PDF)

Volunteering

Brown, S., & Okun, M. A., (in press). Using the caregiver system model to explain the resilience-related benefits older adults derive from volunteering. In M. Kent, M. Davis, & J. Reich (Eds.), The resilience handbook: Approaches to stress and trauma. New York, NY: Routledge. (PDF)

Brown, W., Hillman, A.., & Okun, M. A. (2012).Factors that influence monitoring and resource provision among nonprofit board members. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 41, 145-156. (PDF)

Okun, M. A., August, K. J., Rook, K. S., & Newsom, J. T. (2010). Does volunteering moderate the relation between functional limitations and mortality? Social Science and Medicine, 71, 1662-1668. (PDF)