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Dan DeFoe
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- September 21, 2014
- 10:43 PM
- 529 views
The Short Story of Self-Control for Lawyers
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Juries hear the phrase “Excuse me, objection your Honor . . . .”, or some other form, often not as polite, frequently during trials. Due to TV and the movies, American jurors probably expect to hear the courtroom gladiator scream “I object . . . . !” Alternatively, some lawyers ponder the dynamic flow [...]
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Inzlicht, M., Legault, L., & Teper, R. (2014) Exploring the Mechanisms of Self-Control Improvement. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(4), 302-307. DOI: 10.1177/0963721414534256
- September 15, 2014
- 01:00 AM
- 467 views
Emotional Intelligence Memo to Management: EI as a Buffer of [Lawyer] Stress in the Developmental Job Experience
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Emotional intelligence, according to recent leading edge research, can buffer negative emotional experiences associated with on-the-job learning assignments used by 0rganizations to enhance their stock of human capital. For an organization to get ahead of the competition, its members perform at higher levels. This means that the workers who take their skillset to the [...]
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Dong, Y., Seo, M., & Bartol, K. (2013) No Pain, No Gain: An Affect-Based Model of Developmental Job Experience and the Buffering Effects of Emotional Intelligence. Academy of Management Journal, 57(4), 1056-1077. DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0687
- September 9, 2014
- 12:53 AM
- 417 views
The “A,B,Cs” of Interests and How You [Lawyers] Can Know Them
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
You [lawyers] have interests. Interests provide us potent motivation for goal-oriented behavior. We should not ignore them because interests, a very important individual difference trait variable, “are powerful predictors of educational and career choice, performance, and success”. A recent review of psychological science literature by leading scholars provides a concise summary of current knowledge [...]
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Rounds, J., & Su, R. (2014) The Nature and Power of Interests. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(2), 98-103. DOI: 10.1177/0963721414522812
- September 5, 2014
- 12:34 AM
- 463 views
Brief Mindfulness Meditation Primer for Lawyers
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Can lawyers learn about its distinct components, and practice a process which involves interrelated components of attention regulation, body awareness, emotion regulation, and change in perspective on the self, and reach higher levels of self-compassion and well-being? Stated another way, the question asks “Can lawyers learn and practice mindfulness meditation?” The short answer is [...]
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Holzel, B., Lazar, S., Gard, T., Schuman-Olivier, Z., Vago, D., & Ott, U. (2011) How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(6), 537-559. DOI: 10.1177/1745691611419671
- August 28, 2014
- 01:02 AM
- 334 views
Tandem Emotional Intelligence and Protection Against [Lawyer] Depression
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Emotional intelligence relates to individual differences in how we perceive, communicate, regulate, and understand emotions, both our own and those of others. Two forms of emotional intelligence, ability [maximum performance] and trait [typical performance], combine and work in tandem to influence psychological adaptation. Researchers recently investigated the “tandem” concept, and broke new ground [...]
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Davis, S., & Humphrey, N. (2014) Ability Versus Trait Emotional Intelligence. Journal of Individual Differences, 35(1), 54-62. DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000127
- August 21, 2014
- 03:05 PM
- 407 views
The Mental Ill-Health of the Legal Profession: Overcommitment, Job Demands, and Job Resources and Their Relationship With Lawyers’ Depression and Anxiety
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Why do lawyers, “an occupation particularly at risk”, display such high levels of psychological distress? A team of Australian researchers constructed a stress model specific to lawyers, and used it recently to investigate this very important question. Their study provides new and important insights into the previously reported, but unexplored high levels of depression [...]
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Bergin, A., & Jimmieson, N. (2013) Explaining psychological distress in the legal profession: The role of overcommitment. International Journal of Stress Management, 20(2), 134-161. DOI: 10.1037/a0032557
- August 12, 2014
- 07:31 AM
- 344 views
Work Context and [Lawyer] Procrastination: Psychological Processes and Factors Which Influence Self-Regulation Failure
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Lawyer work context: Lawyers procrastinate. Lawyers have heavy workloads. This means that they have a large quantity of tasks to perform. And, lawyers’ workloads require them to regularly engage their brains in highly complex work. Also, this requires that engage themselves in high mental activation in order to complete their work. Lawyers fail to [...]
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DeArmond, S., Matthews, R., & Bunk, J. (2014) Workload and procrastination: The roles of psychological detachment and fatigue. International Journal of Stress Management, 21(2), 137-161. DOI: 10.1037/a0034893
- August 6, 2014
- 06:36 AM
- 349 views
Emotions, Trust, and Advice–Important Connections for Lawyers and Clients
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Emotions (anger or gratitude), trust, and advice connect lawyers and their clients. Sometimes people take your advice. Sometimes they do not. The word “complex” describes the advice-giving and advice-taking decision process. Many factors, including moods and emotions, drive the dynamics of trust in that process.
While the researchers did not study the attorney-client relationship [...]
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Gino, F., & Schweitzer, M. (2008) Blinded by anger or feeling the love: How emotions influence advice taking. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(5), 1165-1173. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1165
- July 21, 2014
- 01:33 AM
- 351 views
Judicial Notice: Good-Bye to Cultural Baggage & Hello to Emotion Regulation and the New Ideal of the “[Emotionally Intelligent] Well-Regulated Judge”
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
“Judges experience emotion, expend energy to cope with it, and find that effort difficult. Part of the difficulty is that law offers them no guidance. For this, we need to turn to the psychology of emotion regulation.” This post provides a glimpse into an interdisciplinary pursuit of a new ideal described by the authors [...]
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Maroney, T., & Gross, J. (2013) The Ideal of the Dispassionate Judge: An Emotion Regulation Perspective. Emotion Review, 6(2), 142-151. DOI: 10.1177/1754073913491989
- July 13, 2014
- 11:40 PM
- 490 views
Emotional Intelligence and High Potential [Lawyers] Employees: Out With the “Old Way” and In With the “New Way”– Use the EQ-i[2.0] Emotional Intelligence Assessment to Unlock the [Legal] Talent Vault and Select Who Shall Lead
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Human capital drives today’s rapidly changing business environment. The legal services sector enjoys no exception from this reality. The increasingly competitive business environment of legal services marketplace makes putting the right people in leadership roles critical to the success of legal services organizations. The question “how to identify and select those who will lead [...]
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Dries, N., & Pepermans, R. (2007) Using emotional intelligence to identify high potential: a metacompetency perspective. Leadership , 28(8), 749-770. DOI: 10.1108/01437730710835470
- May 31, 2014
- 10:06 AM
- 469 views
Ostracism, A Stressful and Aversive Part of Everday Life
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Ostracizers ignore and exclude others. Their victims have all sorts of negative reactions to this social rejection, which generally threatens the target’s sense of worth and existence. Ostracism victims’ hurt ranges from increased sadness and anger to decreased feelings of belonging, control, self-esteem, and meaningful existence.
Researchers recently explored those powerful effects of this [...]
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Nezlek, J., Wesselmann, E., Wheeler, L., & Williams, K. (2012) Ostracism in everyday life. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 16(2), 91-104. DOI: 10.1037/a0028029
- May 26, 2014
- 03:01 AM
- 428 views
Emotional Intelligence Emotion Regulation Ability Helps You [Lawyers] Interact With Others More Effectively
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Our ability to regulate emotion affects our relationships, well-being, and stress. This ability - emotion regulation - one of the four branches of ability-based emotional intelligence as assessed by the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) see prior post on Psycholawlogy here, guides our self-regulation and our adaptation to our environment. Recent research shows [...]
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Lopes, P., Salovey, P., Côté, S., & Beers, M. (2005) Emotion Regulation Abilities and the Quality of Social Interaction. Emotion, 5(1), 113-118. DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.5.1.113
- April 9, 2014
- 08:51 AM
- 504 views
Ignoring and Excluding Others: The Personal Consequences of Ostracizing in the [Legal] Workplace
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Targets of ostracism experience psychological, physiological, and behavioral consequences when another person, known as a “source”, ignores and excludes them. These consequences can occur at home, at school, or the workplace, and have profound, e.g. depression, effects on health and well-being. Researchers have established that ostracism occurs very frequently. One study documented it occurring [...]
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Zadro, L., & Gonsalkorale, K. (2014) Sources of Ostracism: The Nature and Consequences of Excluding and Ignoring Others. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(2), 93-97. DOI: 10.1177/0963721413520321
- March 27, 2014
- 11:19 PM
- 454 views
Mindfulness in the [Legal] Workplace: The "Why" and "How" of [Lawyer] Worker Well-being
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Emotion management, mindfulness, and lawyers. Necessary connections? Important connections? “Yes!”, on both counts. Those conclusions stem from a reasoned application of the experiment results obtained by a team of Dutch scholars and reported in the article featured in this post. They investigated the “how” and “why” of the benefits of mindfulness in the service [...]
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Hülsheger UR, Alberts HJ, Feinholdt A, & Lang JW. (2013) Benefits of mindfulness at work: the role of mindfulness in emotion regulation, emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction. The Journal of applied psychology, 98(2), 310-25. PMID: 23276118
- February 6, 2014
- 03:43 AM
- 406 views
Bullying at Work [Legal Organizations], Coping Strategies, and Health Problems
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Bullying, defined as the “repeated, systematic, and intentional negative behavior of one or more individuals directed at another individual”, causes stress and problems at work. Bullying really hurts people and their organizations. Bullies cause psychosomatic and physiologic complaints and psychological problems for their victims. According to some definitions, bullying requires a power differential. Most [...]
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Dehue, F., Bolman, C., Völlink, T., & Pouwelse, M. (2012) Coping with bullying at work and health related problems. . International Journal of Stress Management,. DOI: 10.1037/a0028969
- January 28, 2014
- 10:53 PM
- 637 views
Mindfulness and [Lawyers’] Improved Executive Control: Refined Affective Awareness and Acceptance of Thoughts and Emotions Helps Us Feel the “Pang” and Leads to Better Navigation of Our World
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Mindfulness practice, which involves present moment awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of present emotions and thoughts, works. The authors of a recent psychological science commentary noted that the practice of mindfulness training seems to provide a number of benefits. Its popularity has increased in Western cultures for several decades. These things partly explain why psychological [...]The post Mindfulness and [Lawyers’] Improved Executive Control: Refined Affective Awareness........ Read more »
Teper, R., Segal, Z., & Inzlicht, M. (2013) Inside the mindful mind: How mindfulness enhances emotion regulation through improvements in executive control. Current Directions in Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1177/0963721413495869
- December 29, 2013
- 05:55 PM
- 561 views
Professional Education and Development Alert: Emotional Intelligence, Effective Communication, and Interpersonal Sensitivity–Predictions About Medical School [Law School] Success In the Interpersonal Academic Performance Behavior Dimension
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Like the legal profession, the interpersonal behaviors of effective communication and interpersonal sensitivity matter greatly in the practice of medicine. As a result of recent research, medical schools admissions committees and medical school faculty have some empirical support, and consequently may want start to assessing candidates for admission or medical students progressing through the [...]The post Professional Education and Development Alert: Emotional Intelligence, Effective Communi........ Read more »
Libbrecht, N., Lievens, F., Carette, B., & Côté, S. (2013) Emotional intelligence predicts success in medical school. Emotion. DOI: 10.1037/a0034392
- December 20, 2013
- 10:48 AM
- 470 views
Important Notice to PI Attorneys: Five (5) Lawyer Characteristics Desired Most by Personal Injury Clients in Claims Settlement Process
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
As a personal injury lawyer, do you provide your clients what they want? An interdisciplinary team of Dutch researchers recently investigated the lawyer-client relationship, specifically what clients with claims in settlement processes prefer to experience, from the perspective of the client. This qualitative research study has limitations, but the conclusions in the big picture [...]The post Important Notice to PI Attorneys: Five (5) Lawyer Characteristics Desired Most by Personal Injury Cl........ Read more »
Elbers NA, van Wees KA, Akkermans AJ, Cuijpers P, & Bruinvels DJ. (2012) Exploring Lawyer-Client Interaction: A Qualitative Study of Positive Lawyer Characteristics. Psychological injury and law, 5(1), 89-94. PMID: 22866183
- December 14, 2013
- 12:15 AM
- 521 views
Who Is Your Firm’s “A-Game” Negotiator? Research Points to Those Higher in Emotion Understanding as the “Best” Choice
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
A “compelling and robust correlation between the ability to understand emotion and counterpart mood” has been shown in the context of negotiation. More specifically, from the results of their two studies in which they utilized an ability-based model of emotional intelligence, emotional intelligence researchers concluded that the “Practical implications of these findings are clear; [...]The post Who Is Your Firm’s “A-Game” Negotiator? Research Points to Those Higher in E........ Read more »
Mueller, J.S., & Curhan, J.R. (2006) Emotional intelligence and counterpart mood induction in a negotiation. . International Journal of Conflict Management. DOI: 10.1108/10444060610736602
- December 2, 2013
- 01:40 AM
- 524 views
Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Mechanisms of Leadership Emergence, and Important Predictors of [Legal] Organization Effectiveness
by Dan DeFoe in Psycholawlogy
Does emotional intelligence, a set of abilities concerned with processing emotions and emotional information, contribute to how one member of a self-managed group who lacks formal authority may influence other members? Researchers recently addressed this important question about informal influence processes and the concept called leadership emergence. The answer is “Yes”. Leadership emergence relates [...]The post Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Mechanisms of Leadership Emergence, ........ Read more »
Cote, S., Lopes, P.N., Salovey, P., & Miners, C.T.H. (2010) Emotional intelligence and leadership emergence in small groups. The Leadership Quarterly. DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2010.03.012
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