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We are researchers who care deeply about your holistic well-being. We work to turn our research into insights and practical tools that help individuals and leaders with spiritual health and experience a full and thriving everyday life.
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Featured Research
We hold that science can provide the insight needed to understand our spiritual health and develop practices that lead to thriving. Thrive Center has been asking and studying pertinent questions about the psychology of spiritual health and thriving for two decades. Our research considers diverse perspectives and cultures and explores spirituality broadly.
Love
Reciprocating Love Scale Project
This project will develop the concept of Reciprocating Love and then develop a scale to measure it.
Spirituality
Study of Spirituality in America – Structural Topic Modeling
Our team uses cutting-edge structural model analysis to understand diverse spirituality in the U.S.
Youth
Adolescent Spirituality and Thriving
Dr. King and her research team continue to explore psychological aspects of spiritual development and the potential psychological resources within religion and spirituality that promote thriving for young people.
Joy
The Joyride Project
This project seeks to integrate the theological and psychological perspectives of joy and flourishing.
Spirituality
Measuring Spirituality Among Adolescents
Pamela King and team test the psychological viability of the MDAS scale among diverse youth.
Gratitude
Shades of Gratitude
Our team seeks to test and develop a theoretical framework to help guide future research on gratitude.
Special Projects
DACA Self-Care, Mental Health Series
In collaboration with Fuller Theological Seminary, the Thrive Center hosted DACA Thriving Tuesdays from May to June, 2020. This 5-week webinar series expands on our self-care tips and mental health resources for undocumented individuals with or without DACA.
Discussion About Patience
Psychologists, Benjamin Houltberg and Sarah Schnitker lead a table discussion with Rabbi Sherre Hirsh, Tasneem Noor, and Harlan Redmond to share their thoughts on the meaning of patience within different cultural contexts, faith traditions, and individuals.
Conversing on Sports
Ben Houltberg, associate professor of human development, reflects on working with elite athletes, performance-based identity, and the role of community in sports.
Empirical Research Allows for Thriving
Dr. King's lab researches how diverse people thrive. The empirical research focuses on spirituality, religion, virtue development, and purpose. Our interdisciplinary scholarship integrates philosophical, theological, and psychological perspectives to further understand thriving and spirituality.
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For current Fuller students interested in applying for the Thrive Fellows program. Applications are due in April annually.
Please contact Dr. Pamela King at pamking@fuller.edu
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