Preprints
*Rombaoa, J.P., Heshmati, S., Rodriguez, M., & Owen, T. (2023). Prioritizing lifestyle factors for effective emotion regulation: A daily study on first-year college students’ well-being during COVID-19. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7gxta
Heshmati, S., Muth, C., Li, Y., Roeser, R. W., Smyth, J. M., Vandekerckhove, J., Chow, S., & Oravecz, Z. (2023). Capturing the heterogenous effects of a mobile-health psychological well-being intervention for early adults: Results from a process-oriented approach. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/mb79u
Publications
Heshmati, S., Muth, C., Roeser, R. W., Smyth, J., Jamalabadi, H., & Oravecz, Z. (2024). Conceptualizing psychological well-being as a dynamic process: Implications for research on mobile health interventions. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 18(1), e12933. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12933
Westhoff, M., Heshmati, S., Siepe, B., Vogelbacher, C., Ciarrochi, J., Hayes, S. C., & Hoffman, S. G. (2024). Psychological flexibility and cognitive-affective processes in young adults’ daily lives. Scientific Reports, 14, 8182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58598-3 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., Uysal, N. K., Kim, S. H., Oravecz, Z., & Donaldson, S. I. (2023). Momentary PERMA: An adapted measurement tool for studying well-being in daily life. Journal of Happiness Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-023-00684-w
*Villamil, A., & Heshmati, S. (2023). Engaging in the good with technology: A framework for examining positive technology use. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1175740
*Merritt, S. H., Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., & Donaldson, S. I. (2023). Web of well-being: Re-examining PERMA and subjective well-being through networks. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2023.2209538 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., DayRomano, E., *Chow, C., Doan, S. N., & Reynolds, K. D. (2023). Negative emodiversity is associated with emotional eating in adolescents: An examination of emotion dynamics in daily life. Journal of Adolescence, 95(1), 115–130. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12103 [PDF]
*Ellis, O., Heshmati, S., & Oravecz, Z. (2022). What makes early adults feel loved? cultural consensus of felt love experiences in early adulthood. Applied Developmental Science, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2022.2158086 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., & Oravecz, Z. (2022). I feel loved when other people feel loved: Cultural congruence in beliefs on love is related to well-being. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(2), 347—371. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211036510 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., Ramdass, J. V., Rombaoa, J.P., *Ellis, O., Abazari, A., Heshamti, H., & Mansfield, M. E. (2022). Survey examination of resilience, psychological, and relational well-being during COVID-19: A developmental and cross-cultural dataset [Data article]. Data in Brief, 108735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108735
Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., Brick, T. R., & Roeser, R. W. (2022). Assessing psychological well-being in early adulthood: Empirical evidence for the structure of daily well-being via network analysis. Applied Developmental Science, 26(2), 207–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2020.1766356 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., *Cabreros, E., *Ellis, O., & Blackard, M. (2021). Love and friendship across the lifespan. In Oxford research encyclopedia of psychology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.746
Donaldson, S. I., Heshmati, S., Lee, J. Y., & Donaldson, S. I. (2021). Examining building blocks of well-being beyond PERMA and self-report bias. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 16(6), 811–818. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1818813 [PDF]
Donaldson, S. I., Heshmati, S., & Donaldson, S. I. (2021). Global perspectives on positive psychological science. In A. Kostic & D. Chadee (Eds.), Positive psychology: An international perspective (pp. 201–213). John Wiley. Google Books
Heshmati, S., *Blackard, B. M., *Beckmann, B., Chipidza, W. (Revise & Resubmit). Family Relationships and Adolescent Loneliness: An Application of Social Network Analysis in Family Studies [Special issue]. Journal of Family Psychology. [PDF]
Dickens, C. N., Gray, A. L., Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., & Brick, T. R. (2021). Daily implications of felt love for sleep quality. The American Journal of Psychology, 134(4), 463–477. https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.134.4.0463 [PDF]
Oravecz, Z., Dirsmith, J., Heshmati, S., Brick, T. R., Vandekerckove, J. (2020). Psychological well-being and personality traits are associated with experiencing love in everyday life. Personality and Individual Differences, 153, 109620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109620 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., & Donaldson, S. I. (2020). The science of positive relationships and love. In S. I. Donaldson, M. Csikszentmihalyi, & J. Nakamura (Eds.), Positive psychological science: Improving everyday life, well-being, work, education, and societies across the globe (2nd ed., pp. 52–63) [PDF]
Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., Pressman, S., Batchelder, W., Muth, C., Vandekerckove, J. (2019). What does it mean to feel loved: Cultural consensus and individual differences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(1), 214–243. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407517724600 [PDF]
Heshmati, S., Sbarra, D., A., & Mason, A., E (2017). The contemptuous breakup: Facial expressions of emotion and breakups in young adulthood. Personal Relationships, 36(1), 214–243. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12192 [PDF]
*Student co-authors
CONFERENCES
Kellam, H. J. (2024). Attachment, mindfulness, and emotion regulation: A study of emerging adults in the COVID-19 pandemic. [Poster presentation]. 2024 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. [PDF]
Villamil, A.*, Heshmati, S., Bowles, S. J. (2024). Technology and altruistic behaviors: How do young adults engage in the good with technology? [Poster presentation]. 2024 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. [PDF].
Villamil, A.*, Heshmati, S., Bowles, S. J. (2024). Technology and altruistic behavior: How do young adults engage in the good with technology? [Speaker presentation]. 2024 Western Psychological Association Annual Convention. Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Rombaoa, J. P.*, Heshmati, S., Merrit, S. H., & Christensen, A. P. (2024, May 23–26). Temporal dynamics of well-being elements in young adults: A psychometric network analysis. [Poster presentation]. 2024 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA. [PDF].
Rombaoa, J. P.*, & Heshmati, S. (2024, May 15–17). Cultural consensus on love: Unveiling immigrants’ shared beliefs on love in the United States. 2024 TLC Love Conference. The Love Consortium, Chapel Hill, NC. [Slides; Recording of Talk]
Heshmati, S. [chair]. (2023, May 26).The Protective Role of Interpersonal Support in Times of Crisis: A Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and Socioeconomic Analysis of Social Relationships during COVID-19 [Symposium]. 2023 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D. C. PDF of Slides
*Badakhshan, T., *Liu, B., *Reil, K., *Rombaoa, J. P., *Donaldson, R., & Heshmati, S. (2023, May 26). Cultural variations in social support and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-country comparison of China, Iran, and the United States. 2023 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D. C.
*Villamil, A., *Su, K., *Kellam, H., *Mansfield, M. E., *Rombaoa, J.P., & Heshmati, S. (2023, May 26). Interpersonal closeness in younger & older adults during COVID-19: An examination of developmental differences in coping with a mass disaster in the United States. 2023 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D. C.
*Reil, K., Bono, G., Duffy, T., Hescox, J. Moreno, S., & Palacios, M. (2023, May 26). SES differences in urban university students’ mental health, stress, and resilience during the onset of COVID-19. 2023 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D. C.
*Rombaoa, J. P. (2022, May 28). Factors and networks of well-being in emerging adults: Comparing subjective well-being and PERMA [Poster presentation]. 2023 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Washington, D. C. https://osf.io/ryjkf/
*Mansfield, M. E., Ramdass, J. V., & Heshmati, S. (2022, February). Well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural investigation of coping factors in China, Iran, and the United States [Poster presentation]. 2022 Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual convention, San Francisco, CA.
*Rombaoa, J.P., Heshmati, S., Rodriguez, M., *Owen, T., Li, Y., Valdivia-Jauregui, L., Avendaño Dreyfuss, L., Ho, J., & Ledbetter, J. (2021, July 15–17). The daily use of DBT ABC PLEASE Skills and first-years students’ well-being during COVID-19: An ecological momentary assessment study. [Gallery presentation]. 7th International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) World Congress, Virtual, Online. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6HE7U
*Ellis, O., Heshmati, S., Ramdass, J. V., Chipidza, W., *Rombaoa, J. P., Tang, Q., Heshmati, H., & Abazari, A. (2021, July 15–17). Pathways to wellbeing during COVID-19: A developmental examination of adaptation to a mass traumatic event. [Gallery presentation]. 7th International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) World Congress, Virtual, Online. http://ippa-wc-2021.p.asnevents.com.au/days/2021-07-15/abstract/72515%20target=_blank
Heshmati, S., (2019, July). Understanding and improving wellbeing using Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) in the context of the PERMA model. Individual presentation within a symposium submission at the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Melbourne, AU.
*Leigh, A., & Heshmati, S., (2019, July). Prevalence and Predictors of Meditation Use Among U.S. Adults: A Nationally Representative Survey. Poster presentation at the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Melbourne, AU.
*Ellis, O., Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z. (2019, May). Do emerging adults agree on what makes people feel loved: A Cultural Consensus Theory approach. Poster Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, DC.
Heshmati, S., (2019, April). The positive psychology of relationships, love, and online romance across the lifespan. Symposium at the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Pasadena, CA.
Heshmati, S., (2019, April). Diverse types of love and their relationship to well-being over the lifespan: Findings from ecological momentary assessment research. Individual presentation within a symposium submission at the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Pasadena, CA.
Heshmati, S., (2019, April). Well-being as a person-specific and dynamic state in young adulthood. Individual presentation within a symposium submission at the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Pasadena, CA.
Heshmati, S., (2019, January). New research on well-being and love across the lifespan. Individual presentation at the Western Positive Psychological Association (WPPA), Claremont, CA.
*Chan, L., Donaldson, S. I., Heshmati, S., Clague Dehart, J. (2019, January). Evaluating Optimal Wellbeing: Exploring Caregiver’s Daily Experiences in Caring for Patients. Individual presentation at the Western Positive Psychological Association (WPPA), Claremont, CA.
Heshmati, S., (2017, September). What makes people feel loved: Cultural consensus and individual differences. Tenth Annual Postdoctoral Research Exhibition, University Park, PA.
Heshmati, S., Oravecz, S. (2017, July). Dynamical interplay of wellbeing elements based on the PERMA model in ecological momentary assessment settings. Individual podium presentation at the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), Montreal, CA.
Heshmati, S. (2017, May). The effect of Positive Psychology and mindfulness interventions on well-being in daily life. Workshop at the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA.
Heshmati, S., Oravecz, Z., Vandekerckhove, J. (2016, May). Exploring individual differences in judgments on what makes people feel loved. Presentation at the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Chicago, IL.
*Student co-authors
