PPE Research Group

Publications:

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Journal Publications 

 

• Datu, J.A.D. & King, R.B. (in press). Subjective well-being is reciprocally associated with academic engagement: A short-term longitudinal study. Journal of School Psychology. SSCI

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• ​Datu, J.A.D. & Yuen, M. (in press). Predictors and consequences of academic buoyancy: A review of literature with implications for educational psychological research and practice. Contemporary School Psychology. 

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• Datu, J.A.D., & Lizada, G.S.N. (in press). Interdependent happiness predicts behavioral and emotional engagement among Filipino university students. Philippine Journal of Psychology. 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (in press). Everyday discrimination, negative emotions, and academic achievement in Filipino secondary school students: Cross-sectional and cross-lagged panel investigations. Journal of School Psychology. 

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• Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., Valdez, J.P.M., & Eala, M.S. (2018). Grit is associated with lower depression via meaning in life among Filipino high school students. Youth & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X18760402. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (in press). The triarchic model of grit is linked to academic success and well-being among Filipino high school students. School Psychology Quarterly. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D., Valdez, J.P.M., & King, R.B. (in press). Exploring the association between peace of mind and academic engagement: Cross-sectional and cross-lagged panel studies in the Philippine context. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10902-017-9902-x. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D., Valdez, J.P.M., Cabrera, I.K., & Salanga, M.G. (in press). Subjective happiness optimizes positive educational outcomes. Spanish Journal of Psychology. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., & Valdez, J.P.M. (2016). Psychological capital bolsters motivation, engagement, and achievement: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication doi: 10.1080/17439760.2016.1257056. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2016). Flourishing is associated with higher academic achievement and engagement in Filipino undergraduate and high school students. Journal of Happiness Studies. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9805-2. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Yang, W. (2016). Psychometric validity and gender invariance of the academic buoyancy scale in the Philippines: A construct validation approach. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Advance online publication doi: 10.1177/0734282916674423. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2018). Exploring determination for long-term goals in a collectivist context: A qualitative study. Current Psychology, 37, 263-271. doi:10.1007/s12144-016-9509-0. SSCI 

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• King, R.B. & Datu, J.A.D. (2017). Happy classes make happy students: The social contagion of well-being in the classroom. Journal of School Psychology, 65, 116-128. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2017.07.004. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2017). Development and validation of the triarchic model of grit scale (TMGS): Evidence from Filipino undergraduate students. Personality and Individual Differences, 114, 198-205. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.012 SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2017). Sense of relatedness is linked to higher grit in a collectivist setting. Personality and Individual Differences, 105, 135-138. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.039. SSCI 

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• King, R.B. & Datu, J.A.D. (2017). Materialism does not pay; Materialistic students have lower motivation, engagement, and achievement. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 49, 289-301. doi:10.1016/j.cedpsych.2017.03.003. SSCI 

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• Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., & Valdez, J.P.M. (2017). The academic rewards of socially-oriented happiness: Interdependent happiness promotes engagement. Journal of School Psychology, 61, 19-31. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2016.12.0040022-4405. SSCI

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• Valdez, J.P.M., Yang, W., & Datu, J.A.D. (2017). Validation of the gratitude questionnaire in Filipino secondary school students. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 20, 1-7. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2017). Peace of mind, academic motivation, and academic achievement in Filipino high school students. Spanish Journal of Psychology, 20. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2017.19 SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2017). Grit and determination: A review of literature with implications for theory and research. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools (formerly known as Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling), 27, 168-176. doi: 10.1017/jgc.2016.2. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Mateo, N.J. (2017). Work-related flow dimensions differentially predict anxiety, life satisfaction, and work longevity among Filipino counselors. Current Psychology, 36, 203-208. doi: 10.1007/s12144-015-9401-3. SSCI.

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Reyes, J.A.S. (2017). Why power decreases happiness in a collectivist context? A qualitative study. Current Psychology, 36, 14-21. doi: 10.1007/s12144-015-9380-4 SSCI. 

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Mateo, N.J. (2017). How to combat the negative impact of discrimination in a collectivist context? The safeguarding function of peer-oriented hope. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 22(3), 345-351. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2016.1164875. SSCI 

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• Ganotice, F.A., Datu, J.A.D.*, & King, R.B. (2016). Which emotional profiles exhibit the best learning outcomes? A person-centered analysis of students' academic emotions. School Psychology International, 37(5), 498-518. doi: 10.1177/0143034316660147 SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & King, R.B. (2016). Prioritizing positivity optimizes positive emotions, and life satisfaction: A three-wave longitudinal study. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 111-114. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., & Valdez, J.P.M. (2016). The benefits of socially-oriented happiness: Validation of the Interdependent Happiness Scale in the Philippines. Child Indicators Research, 9, 631-649. doi:10.1007/s12187-015-9333-3. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Valdez, J.P.M. (2016). Psychological capital predicts academic engagement and well-being in Filipino high school students. The Asia Pacific Education Researcher, 25(3), 399-405. doi:10.1007/s40299-015-0254-1. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D., Valdez, J.P.M., & King, R.B. (2016). Perseverance counts but consistency does not! Validating the Short-Grit Scale in a collectivist setting. Current Psychology, 35(1), 121-130. doi:10.1007/s12144-015-9374-2. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Mateo, N.J. (2016). Perceived autonomy support moderates the relations between counseling self-efficacy and flow among Filipino counselors. Current Psychology, 35(1), 69-76. doi:10.1007/s12144-015-9358-2. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2016). The synergistic interplay between positive emotions and maximization enhances meaning in life: A study in a collectivist context. Current Psychology, 35, 459-466. doi:10.1007/s12144-015-9314-1. SSCI

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• Robertson, S.A., Datu, J.A.D., Brawley, A.M., Pury, C.L.S., & Mateo, N.J. (2016). The dark triad and social behavior: The influence of self-construal and power distance. Personality and Individual Differences, 98, 69-74. SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Mateo, N.J. (2015). Gratitude and life satisfaction among Filipino adolescents: The mediating role of meaning in life. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 37(2), 198-206. doi:10.1007/s10447-015-9238-3

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• Datu, J.A.D. & Reyes, J.A.S. (2015). The dark side of possessing power: Power reduces happiness in a collectivist context. Social Indicators Research, 124, 981-991. doi:10.1007/s11205-014-0813-5. SSCI

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• Rosopa, P.J., Datu, J.A.D., Robertson, S.A., & Atkinson, T.P. (2016). Core self-evaluations and subjective well-being in the U.S. and the Philippines: The moderating role of self-construal. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57(1), 50-56. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12265 SSCI

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2015). Validating the revised self-construal scale in the Philippines. Current Psychology, 34(4), 626-633. doi:10.1007/s12144-014-9275-9

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2014). Forgiveness, gratitude, and subjective wellbeing among Filipino adolescents. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 36(3), 262-273. doi:10.1007/s10447-013-9205-9. 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2013). Assessing the pathway of Filipino counselor development model: A response to Mateo’s model. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 3(1), 45-60. doi: 10.18401/2013.3.1.4 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2013). Effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention on career indecision. Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology, 15(1), 71-84. 

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2013). Can happiness boost self-worth?: Exploring the impact of subjective well-being on the global self-esteem. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 3(2), 131-138. doi: 10.18401/2013.3.2.2

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Edited Book Chapter Publication

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• King, R.B., Datu, J.A.D., & McInerney, D.M. (accepted). Personal investment theory: A cross-cultural framework for the study of student motivation. In G.A.D. Liem & D.M. McInerney (Eds.), Big Theories Revisited 2: A Volume of Research on Sociocultural Influences on Motivation and Learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. 

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• Datu, J.A.D. & McInerney, D.M. (2017). Does culture matter for grit? Mapping cross-cultural directions in grit research programs. In F. Guay, H. W. Marsh, R.G. Craven, & D.M. McInerney (Eds.), Self – Driving positive psychology and well-being: International Advances in Self Research: Vol. 6 (pp. 113-133). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. 

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• Datu, J.A.D., Valdez, J.P.M., & King, R.B. (2016). The successful life of gritty students: Grit leads to optimal educational and well-being outcomes in a collectivist context. In R.B. King & A.B.I. Bernardo (Eds.),. The Psychology of Asian Learners: A Festschrift in Honor of David Watkins (pp. 503-516). Singapore: Springer Asia.

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• Datu, J.A.D., & Mateo, N.J. (in press). Psychometric properties of the daily spirituality experience scale-short form in the Philippines: Evidence from Filipino guidance counselors. Festschrift in Honor of Rose Marie Salazar Clemeña. Philippines: DLSU Publishing House.

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• Datu, J.A.D. (2014). Why Power does not Guarantee Happiness across Cultures. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 5(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1131