Brian Don, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

Brian Don is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to UCSF, he completed his PhD at Kent State University, a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was also an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at California Lutheran University. Brian's research focuses on close relationships, especially on how motivation, affect, and mindfulness influence the health and quality of key relational interactions. You can visit https://www.brianpdon.com/ to find out more about Brian's research.

Publications

The Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scales probably do not validly measure need frustration.

Psychological assessment

Murphy BA, Watts AL, Baker ZG, Don BP, Jolink TA, Algoe SB

State Mindful Attention Awareness as a Dyadic Protective Factor During COVID-19: a Daily Diary Study.

Mindfulness

Perelman Y, Don B, Bar-Kalifa E

Here one time, gone the next: Fluctuations in support received and provided predict changes in relationship satisfaction across the transition to parenthood.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Eller J, Girme YU, Don BP, Rholes WS, Mickelson KD, Simpson JA

Attachment insecurity moderates emotion responses to mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation in adults raised in low socioeconomic status households.

Emotion (Washington, D.C.)

West TN, Don BP, Fredrickson BL

New parental positivity: The role of positive emotions in promoting relational adjustment during the transition to parenthood.

Journal of personality and social psychology

Don BP, Eller J, Simpson JA, Fredrickson BL, Algoe SB, Rholes WS, Mickelson KD

Impermanence in Relationships: Trait Mindfulness Attenuates the Negative Personal Consequences of Everyday Dips in Relationship Satisfaction

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Brian P. Don, Sara B. Algoe

Understanding Engagement in and Affective Experiences During Physical Activity: The Role of Meditation Interventions.

Psychosomatic medicine

Don BP, Van Cappellen P, Fredrickson BL

Does Meditation Training Alter Social Approach and Avoidance Goals? Evidence from a Randomized Intervention Study of Midlife Adults

Mindfulness

Brian P. Don, Sara B. Algoe, Barbara L. Fredrickson

Enjoying the sweet moments: Does approach motivation upwardly enhance reactivity to positive interpersonal processes?

Journal of personality and social psychology

Don BP, Fredrickson BL, Algoe SB

Does Meditation Training Influence Social Approach and Avoidance Goals? Evidence from a Randomized Intervention Study of Midlife Adults.

Mindfulness

Don BP, Algoe SB, Fredrickson BL

Using the Internet to help with diet, weight, and physical activity: results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).

Journal of medical Internet research

McCully SN, Don BP, Updegraff JA

Feeling like part of a team: Perceived parenting agreement among first-time parents

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Brian P Don, Susanne N Biehle, Kristin D Mickelson

Paternal postpartum depression: The role of maternal postpartum depression, spousal support, and relationship satisfaction

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

Brian P. Don, Kristin D. Mickelson

Publications

The Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scales probably do not validly measure need frustration.

State Mindful Attention Awareness as a Dyadic Protective Factor During COVID-19: a Daily Diary Study.

Here one time, gone the next: Fluctuations in support received and provided predict changes in relationship satisfaction across the transition to parenthood.

Attachment insecurity moderates emotion responses to mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation in adults raised in low socioeconomic status households.

New parental positivity: The role of positive emotions in promoting relational adjustment during the transition to parenthood.

Impermanence in Relationships: Trait Mindfulness Attenuates the Negative Personal Consequences of Everyday Dips in Relationship Satisfaction

Understanding Engagement in and Affective Experiences During Physical Activity: The Role of Meditation Interventions.

Does Meditation Training Alter Social Approach and Avoidance Goals? Evidence from a Randomized Intervention Study of Midlife Adults

Enjoying the sweet moments: Does approach motivation upwardly enhance reactivity to positive interpersonal processes?

Does Meditation Training Influence Social Approach and Avoidance Goals? Evidence from a Randomized Intervention Study of Midlife Adults.

Low Self-Esteem Predicts Indirect Support Seeking and Its Relationship Consequences in Intimate Relationships.

Social Support in Intimate Relationships: The Role of Relationship Autonomy.

Anxiety across the transition to parenthood: change trajectories among low-risk parents.

Using the Internet to help with diet, weight, and physical activity: results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).

Feeling like part of a team: Perceived parenting agreement among first-time parents

Paternal postpartum depression: The role of maternal postpartum depression, spousal support, and relationship satisfaction

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