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gbono@csudh.edu

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EDUCATION:

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RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Applied Psychology, Psychology of Well-Being and Resilience, Social Relationships and Development

My general听research focus is on how qualities of social relationships contribute to mental health, quality of life, and social development. As director of the Youth Gratitude Project (a research program that has received approx. $2.5 million in grant funding since 2011), my current focus is on creating 2 measures of gratitude for children, examining the development of gratitude, and testing the effects of promoting gratitude and purpose on students through a curriculum targeting preschools and grades 4-12. I am also interested in exploring the topics of positive parenting and other factors related to positive youth development and achievement, such as materialism, intrinsic motivation, quality of social relationships, resilience and grit. Therefore, my research is both basic and applied.

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REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:

Bono, G. & Sender, J. (2018). How gratitude connects humans to the best in themselves and in others[Special Issue: Being Human in Hard Times]. Research in Human Development.

Bono, G., Disabato, D., Blalock, D., McKnight, P., & Bausert, S. (2017). Gratitude鈥檚 role in adolescentantisocial and prosocial behavior: A 4-year longitudinal investigation. Journal of Positive Psychology,1-13.

Froh, J., &听Bono, G.听(2015).听听Making grateful kids: The science of building character. West Conshohocken, PA:听Templeton Press

Bono, G., & Odudu, C. (2016). Promoting the development of gratitude to build character and improve society. In D. Carr (Ed.),听Perspectives on gratitude: An interdisciplinary approach听(pp. 185-198). London, England: Routledge.

Bono, G., Kraukauer, M., & Froh, J. J. (2015). Appreciating gratitude in practice. In P.A. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.),听Positive psychology in practice听(2nd ed, pp. 559-575). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Bono, G., Froh, J. J., & Forrett, R. (2014). Gratitude in school: Benefits to students and schools. In M. Furlong, R. Gilman, and E. S. Heubner (Eds.),听Handbook of positive psychology in the schools, 2nd Edition (pp. 67-81). New York, NY: Wiley.

Froh, J. J.,听Bono, G., Fan, J., Emmons, R. A., Henderson, K., Harris, C., Leggio, H., &听Wood, A. (2014). Nice thinking! An educational intervention that teaches children听how to think gratefully [Special issue: Theoretical frameworks in school psychology intervention research: Interdisciplinary perspectives and future directions].听School听Psychology Review, 43,听132-152.

McCullough, M. E., Tabak, B. A., Luna, L. R.,听Bono, G., & Berry, J. (2012). Conciliatory gestures facilitate forgiveness and feelings of friendship by making transgressors appear more agreeable.听Journal of Personality, 80,听503-536.

Froh, J. J., Fan, J., Emmons, R. A.,听Bono, G., Huebner, E. S., & Watkins, P. (2011).听Measuring Gratitude in youth: Assessing the psychometric properties of adult听gratitude scales in children and adolescents.听Psychological Assessment, 23,听311-324.

Froh, J. J., Emmons, R. A., Card, N.,听Bono, G., and Wilson, J. (2011). Materialism can put adolescents in psychological debt: But can gratitude help reduce the cost?听Journal of Happiness Studies, 12,听289-302.

Froh, J. J.,听Bono, G., & Emmons, R. A. (2010). Being grateful is beyond good manners: Gratitude and motivation to contribute to society among early adolescents.听Motivation and Emotion, 34,听144-157.

Bono, G., McCullough, M. E., & Root, L. M. (2008). Forgiving, feeling connected to others, and well-being: Two longitudinal studies.听Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 182-195.

TEACHING:

PSY 235: Introduction to Research Methods
PSY 331: Psychology of Measurement
PSY 498: Directed Research
PSY 550: Seminar in Developmental Psychology
PSY 495: Seminar Special Topics: Design Your Life

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OTHER:

• Graduate Committee Advisor
• Psychology Club Advisor