Chad M. Burton

Chad Burton received his Ph.D. in social / personality psychology from the University of Missouri in 2008 under the supervision of Dr. Laura King. He has conducted research on emotional expression and health, the influence of mood and personality on nonrational beliefs, goal pursuit, and the use of stereotypes in person perception. Chad is currently interested in continuing to uncover the health benefits of written emotional expression and testing the boundaries of such an intervention. Additionally, Chad is interested in the differential impact of intuitive and rational information processing on task perseverance, performance, goal pursuit and, furthermore, how individual differences in intuition influence negative health behaviors such as alcohol and marijuana use.

Curriculum Vita (PDF)

Selected Papers and Publications

Expressive Writing Paradigm

• Burton, C. M. & King, L. A. (2004). Health benefits of writing about intensely positive experiences. Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 150-163. View PDF
• Burton, C.M., & King, L.A. (2008). Effects of (very) brief writing on health: The two minute miracle. British Journal of Health Psychology, 13, 9-14. View PDF

Intuition and Positive Affect

• Burton, C. M. (2008). Gut feelings and goal pursuit: A path to self-concordance. Manuscript submitted for publication. View PDF
• King, L. A., Burton, C. M., Hicks, J. A., & Drigotas, S. M. (2007). Ghosts, UFOs, and magic: Positive affect and the experiential system. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 905-919. View PDF