Jay G. Hull
Professor
Appointments
The Dartmouth Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Emeritus
Former Associate Dean of Faculty for the Social Sciences
Area of Expertise
Psychology,
social psychology,
self-awareness,
depression,
behavioral deviance (alcohol use, smoking)
Biography
My primary research interests concern the structure of self-knowledge and the dynamics of self-regulation. In pursuing these interests, I have published work in three related content areas: (a) cognitive processes associated with self-awareness and self-consciousness, (b) affective processes associated with self-perception and self-regulation — with a special focus on depression, (c) behavioral consequences of self-regulation — with a special focus on behavioral deviance (including alcohol use and abuse, cigarette smoking, and reckless driving). In all of these areas I have followed a general philosophy that endorses the importance of theory building and model testing as a means of advancing knowledge. As a consequence, I have also published work that explores methodological issues with a special interest in the utility of structural equation modeling in solving practical problems associated with theory testing. I am no longer taking graduate students or research assistants.
Education
B.A. University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. Duke University, 1979
Taught Courses
Publications
THE ROLE OF SELF AND IDENTITY IN BEHAVIORAL DEVIANCE (AGGRESSION, ALCOHOL USE, CIGARETTE SMOKING, AND RECKLESS DRIVING)
Prescott, A.T., Sargent, J.D., & Hull, J.G. (2018). Metaanalysis of the relationship between violent video game play and physical aggression over time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi/10.1073/pnas/1611617114
Hull, J.G., Brunelle, T.J., Prescott, A.T., & Sargent, J.D. (2014). A longitudinal study of risk-glorifying video games and behavioral deviance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 300-325.
Hull, J.G., Draghici, A.M., & Sargent, J.D. (2012). A longitudinal study of risk-glorifying video games and reckless driving. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 1, 244-253.
Tickle, J.J., Hull, J.G., Sargent, J.D., Dalton, M.A., Heatherton, T.F. (2006). A structural equation model of social influences and exposure to media smoking on adolescent smoking. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 28, 117-129.
Hull, J. G., & Slone, L. B. (2006). A dynamic model of the will with an application to alcohol intoxication. In W. Prinz & N. Sebanz (Eds.) Disorders of volition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
AFFECTIVE SELF-REGULATION WITH A FOCUS ON COPING AND DEPRESSION
Corn, B.W., Feldman, D.B., Hull, J.G., O'Rourke, M.A., Bakitas, M.A. (in press). Dispositional hope as a potential outcome parameter among patients with advanced malignancy: An analysis of the ENABLE database. Cancer, XX, xxx-yyy.
Prescott, A.T., Hull, J.G. et al. (2017). The role of a palliative care intervention in moderating the relationship between depression and survival among individuals with advanced cancer. Health Psychology, 36, 1140-1146.
Dionne-Odom, J.N., Hull, J.G. et al. (2016). Associations between advanced cancer patients' survival and family caregiver presence and burden. Cancer Medicine, 5, 853-862.
Lyons, K.D., Hull, J.G. et al. (2015). Development and initial evaluation of a telephone-delivered, behavioral activation and problem-solving treatment to address functional goals of breast cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 33, 199-218.
Bakitas, M., Tosteson, T., Li, Z., Hull, J. et al (2015). Early vs delayed initiation of concurrent palliative oncology care: Patient outcomes of the ENABLE III randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 33, 1438-1445.
Berman, M.I., Buckey, J.C., Hull, J.G. et al. (2014). Feasibility study of an interactive multimedia electronic problem solving treatment program for depression: A preliminary uncontrolled trial. Behavior Therapy, 45, 358-375.
Bakitas, M., Lyons, K.D., Hegel, M.T., Balan, S., Brokow, F.C., Seville, J., Hull, J.G., Li, Z., Tosteson, T.D., Byock, I.B., Ahles, T.A. (2009). Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. Journal of the American Medical Association, 302, 741-749.
Oxman, T.E., Hegel, M.T., Hull, J.G., Dietrich, A.J. (2008). Problem-solving treatment and coping styles in primary care minor depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 933-943.
COGNITIVE PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-AWARENESS
Hull, J.G., Slone, L.B., Meteyer, K.B., & Matthews, A.R. (2002). The non-consciousness of self-consciousness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 406-424.
Hull, J.G. (2002). Modeling the structure of self-knowledge and the dynamics of self-regulation. In A. Tesser, D.A. Stapel, & J.V. Wood (Eds.). Self and Motivation: Emerging Psychological Perspectives (pp. 173 - 206). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Hull, J.G., Van Treuren, R.R., Ashford, S.J., Propsom, P., & Andrus, B.W. (1988). Self-consciousness and the processing of self-relevant information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 452-465.
Hull, J. G., & Levy, A. S. (1979). The organizational functions of the self: An alternative to the Duval and Wicklund model of self-awareness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 756-768.
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
Krendl, A.C., Magoon, N.S., Hull, J.G., & Heatherton, T.F. (2011). Judging a book by its cover: The differential impact of attractiveness on predicting one's acceptance to high or low status social groups. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 2583-2550.
Hull, J.G., Tedlie, J.C., & Lehn, D.A. (1995). Modeling the relation of personality variables to symptom complaints: The unique role of negative affectivity. In R.H. Hoyle (Ed.), Structural equation modeling: Issues and applications. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Pp. 217-236.
Hull, J.G., Tedlie, J.C., & Lehn, D.A. (1992). Moderator variables in personality research: The problem of controlling for plausible alternatives. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18, 115-117.
Hull, J.G., Lehn, D.A., & Tedlie, J.C. (1991). A general approach to testing multifaceted personality constructs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 932-945.
Prescott, A.T., Sargent, J.D., & Hull, J.G. (2018). Metanalysis of the relationship between violent video game play and physical aggression over time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1611617114
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