Edward C. Chang
Psychology · University of Michigan
Publications
385
Citations
11,584
Est. group size
~1
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
54
Publishing since 1973
Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 57% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 45 venues
- Beyond affect, examining <i>amor fati</i> as a distinct and useful positive existential variable in accounting for happiness in US and India: further evidence for the pan-cultural value of loving one’s fate
The Journal of Positive Psychology · 2026
- Amor Fati as a Useful Strength-Based Explanatory Variable for Understanding Mental Health Outcomes in Mature Adults: Some Implications for Social Work Practice
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · 2026
- Examining the role of amor fati in psychological and religious well-being in Indian Hindus: Some evidence for locus of hope dimensions as culturally relevant mechanisms.
The Humanistic Psychologist · 2026
- Negative Problem Orientation, Future Orientation, and Pessimism Matter for Multigroup Latinx Adults Living in the US: Identifying Robust Expectancy Predictors of Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Pain Among the Invisible
Cognitive Therapy and Research · 2026
- Acceptance Before Striving: <i>Amor Fati</i> as an Existential Resource for Midlife Well-Being in Hong Kong
Journal of Humanistic Psychology · 2026
- On affirming life, beyond good and bad: Conceptualization and assessment of amor fati as a positive psychological construct.
The Humanistic Psychologist · 2025
- Do generalized positive and negative outcome expectancies account for the association between <i>amor fati</i> and dimensions of psychological well-being?: a prospective mediation analysis involving optimism and pessimism
The Journal of Positive Psychology · 2025
- <i>Amor fati</i> as a predictor of subsequent well-being and ill-being in adults: does belief in fate as a homeostatic process account for the prospective relationship?
The Journal of Positive Psychology · 2025
- Going beyond the role of coping behaviors in predicting subsequent depression and suicidal ideation: Do the positive personality variables of <i>amor fati</i>, optimism/pessimism, and hope still matter?
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology · 2025
- Examining hedonic and eudaimonic well-being in emerging adults from Hong Kong: Does amor Fati account for well-being beyond the role of affectivity?
Acta Psychologica · 2025
- The relationship between amor fati and happiness in Chinese adults: A further examination of the role of homeostatic fate beliefs involving good and bad fortunes.
The Humanistic Psychologist · 2025
- Examining the distinct usefulness of amor fati over resilient coping and grit in accounting for psychological adjustment in Spanish adults (¿importa el amor fati?): Evidence for incremental validity in both young adults and middle-aged adults.
The Humanistic Psychologist · 2025
- <i>Amor Fati</i> , Mindful Coping, and Psychological Adjustment in Adults: A Test of a Mediation Model
Journal of Humanistic Psychology · 2025
- A preliminary examination of interpersonal factors and psychological pain as predictors of suicidal behaviors in multiethnoracial college students: When does being ethnoracially diverse contribute to greater suicide risk?
Journal of Counseling Psychology · 2025
- Testing a prediction model of flourishing and languishing in middle-aged adults: Are the potential benefits of living by amor fati in mid-life predicated on being socially connected, not being lonely, or both?
The Humanistic Psychologist · 2025
- Personality and Individual Differences×16
- The Journal of Positive Psychology×10
- The Humanistic Psychologist×9
- Cognitive Therapy and Research×8
- Death Studies×8
- Kevin L. Rand
Psychology · Indiana University
- Nansook Park
Psychology · University of Michigan
- Olivia D. Chang
Psychology · University of Michigan
- Sarah K. Rogers
Medicine · Indiana University
- Emily Urban-Wojcik
Psychology · University of Michigan
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