Bibliography
Research Papers, Books, and Published Writing
This page gathers the complete record of published work in psychology and philosophy into a single chronological reference. It brings together peer-level research papers with registered DOIs, the Psychological Architecture monograph and its successive versions, the core framework books with their ISBN and Library of Congress identifiers, and the full catalog of published titles for general readers. Entries are listed with their publication dates and identifiers so the body of work can be located, cited, and verified in one place.
Publication dates reflect the year of public release or repository deposit and may differ from the dates on which individual works were originally developed. Additional background on the development of this work is available in the Research Trajectory.
Scholarly Works
Research Papers
Theoretical papers and formal constructs, with registered DOIs, in reverse chronological order.
Starr, RJ. (2026). The Architecture of Dreaming: Toward a Structural Theory of Dream Function. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.36361.20320
Starr, RJ. (2026). Psychological Adulthood: A Construct Introduction for Structural Integration Across the Domains of Mind, Emotion, Identity, and Meaning. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27721.92006
Starr, RJ. (2026). Parochial Attribution: A Construct Introduction for Schema-Constrained Default Attribution Under Conditions of Limited Exposure. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11348.56963
Starr, RJ. (2026). When the Self Becomes the Problem: On Conversion Therapy, Required Misrecognition, and the Architecture of Imposed Correction. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19594310
Starr, RJ. (2026). Psychological Architecture and the Practicing Therapist: A Structural Framework for Understanding Inter-Domain Dynamics in Clinical Presentation. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31943.25766
Starr, RJ. (2026). Psychological Architecture: A Formal Integration of Seven Structural Models Across Mind, Emotion, Identity, and Meaning. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17446.69441
Starr, RJ. (2026). Meaning Dissolution: A Structural Model of Coherence Failure Under Distributed Exposure. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34484.10886
Starr, RJ. (2026). Extinction Bursts: A Multilevel Psychological Model of Reinforcement Collapse. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14147.46883
Starr, RJ. (2026). Emotional Threat Registers: When Intensity Reduces Understanding. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27466.02243
Starr, RJ. (2025). From Dominance to Emotional Competence: A Psychological Reframing of Human Relevance in AI-Integrated Systems. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21614.88646
Starr, RJ. (2025). Adversarial Social Posture: A Proposed Construct for Understanding Everyday Irritability and the Perception of Others as Inconvenience. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17245437
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Culture of Cruelty: The Psychopathology of Ridicule in Modern Entertainment. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25185.36961
Starr, RJ. (2025). Self-Induced Dysregulation: Affective Consequences of Auditory Choice in Everyday Environments. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28540.81288
Starr, RJ. (2025). Existential Compression: A Framework for Understanding Layered Vulnerabilities in Modern Life. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12924.60804
Starr, RJ. (2025). Beyond Thought: A Psychological Model of Nondual Awareness, Disidentification, and Baseline Mental Clarity. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17635.62240
Starr, RJ. (2025). While America Fractured, Others Held the Line: A Global Look at Civility and the Emotional Culture Gap. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10169.43363
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Lack of Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity as an Emerging Public Health Crisis. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21552.21765
Starr, RJ. (2025). Emotional Immaturity as a Social Contagion: The Psychological and Societal Cost of Normative Dysregulation. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19874.49608
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Salience Distortion Model: A Psychological Framework for Emotion-Driven Perceptual Bias. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26346.38086
Starr, RJ. (2024). Existential Liminality: A Theoretical Investigation into Identity Disruption and Transitional States. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25369.89446
Starr, RJ. (2024). From Hierarchy to Integration: Rethinking Maslow in an Age of Meaning Crisis. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11948.12163
Starr, RJ. (2024). High Affective Sensitivity: Proposing a Trait-Level Model of Emotional Granularity and Depth. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27047.61603
Starr, RJ. (2024). Contradiction as Coherence: The Psychological Logic of Conflicting Beliefs in Evangelical Consciousness. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.20336.72968
Starr, RJ. (2023). Beyond the Narrative Mind: A Psychological Model of Perceptual Freedom and Disidentification. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13625.84322
Starr, RJ. (2023). Shadow, Self, and Regulation: A Jungian Contribution to Emotional Intelligence Theory. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.31323.63528
Starr, RJ. (2022). The Psychology of Polarization: Affective Division and the Collapse of Civic Empathy. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19579.58408
Starr, RJ. (2021). The Compulsion to Control: Psychological Defenses Behind Judgment and Moral Policing. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16224.14088
Framework Monograph
The governing theoretical statement of Psychological Architecture, listed with its version history.
Starr, RJ. (2026). Psychological Architecture: A Structural Integration of Mind, Emotion, Identity, and Meaning (Version 4.0). Depthmark Press. (Original work published March 2026; Version 4.0 May 2026). https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29807.60329/1
Core Framework Books
Books presenting and extending the Psychological Architecture framework, with ISBN and Library of Congress identifiers where assigned.
Starr, RJ. (2026). Structural Failure: The Architecture of Human Disconnection. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-9996293-8-8
Starr, RJ. (2026). The Architecture of Being Human: A Structural Framework for Understanding Mind, Emotion, Identity, and Meaning. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-9996293-6-4. LCCN 2026908180
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of the Artificial Era: How to Stay Human, Relevant, and Resilient in the Age of AI. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-9996293-2-6. LCCN 2026901959
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of Being Human: An Authoritative Guide to Mind, Emotion, and Meaning. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-9996293-0-2. LCCN 2025916521
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Burden of Freedom: Existential Psychology and the Human Struggle with Uncertainty. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-9996293-1-9. LCCN 2025927039
Trade and General-Audience Books
Published titles for general readers, in reverse chronological order by first publication date. ISBNs are listed where assigned; several titles are identified by ASIN.
2025
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Myth of Healing: Reclaiming Wholeness in a Culture That Pathologizes Being Human. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-2308-9387-5
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of Modern Inadequacy: Why You Always Feel Behind, and What That Feeling Is Really Trying to Tell You. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-2307-8225-4
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of This Is Us: Family, Memory, and the Stories That Shape Us. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0FFPXFT6N
Starr, RJ. (2025). Book of Blame: Why We Do It and How to Stop. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0FBXBLHLT
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of Grey's Anatomy: Trauma, Identity, and Healing at Seattle Grace. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F9TYPW8L
Starr, RJ. (2025). After They're Grown: The Psychology of Rediscovering Yourself in the Empty Nest Years. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F7FWSRXN
Starr, RJ. (2025). Rebuilding Home After Everything Fell Apart: Finding Belonging in a Life That Looks Different Now. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F7FYPXVR
Starr, RJ. (2025). Seeing Ourselves Clearly: A Psychological Exploration of Self-Awareness, Identity, and the Inner Life. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F7FXR979
Starr, RJ. (2025). How to Stop Overthinking Everything: A Psychology-Based Guide for Everyday Peace. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F7FSRC1R
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Emotionally Intelligent Life: What It Looks Like, What It Doesn't, and How to Grow It. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F4L3F6XP
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Basics Still Matter: Before We Got Complicated. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F4F3P3KL
Starr, RJ. (2025). Conspiracy Theorists and Those Who Love Them: A Guide to Connection and Compassion. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F3XWP4TY
Starr, RJ. (2025). Gone Without Goodbye: The Psychology of Ghosting Across Love, Friendship, Family, and the Modern World. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-3166-4615-9
Starr, RJ. (2025). Family, Fear, and the Final Fade to Black: A Psychological Reading of The Sopranos. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F3F9MMPL
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Psychology of Gilmore Girls: A Study of Character, Family, and Emotional Growth in Stars Hollow. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F2SCN2FH
Starr, RJ. (2025). Managing Social Media Anxiety for Gen X: Finding Authenticity, Connection, and Calm Online. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F2NF6KD1
Starr, RJ. (2025). Managing Social Media Anxiety: A Real Talk Guide for the Millennial Generation. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F2MZMQR5
Starr, RJ. (2025). No Filter Needed: A Gen-Z Guide to Beating Social Media Anxiety. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0F2MZVYNX
Starr, RJ. (2025). Have You Ever Seen Anyone Yelling at a Dog?. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DXWBG5G1
Starr, RJ. (2025). The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Personal Narratives Shape Your Life. Depthmark Press. ISBN 979-8-3070-0912-3
2024
Starr, RJ. (2024). The Psychology of Dawson's Creek: Love, Identity, and Growth in Capeside. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DQF6432F
Starr, RJ. (2024). Public Outrage: Why Bad Behavior Is on the Rise. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DN2499VB
Starr, RJ. (2024). Living with Purpose in a World Without Guarantees. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DNK5MDR2
Starr, RJ. (2024). The Power of the Pivot: How to Adapt, Thrive, and Lead in Uncertain Times. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DK43FRY2
Starr, RJ. (2024). Zen of Parrot. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJRLYZXP
Starr, RJ. (2024). The Gentleman's Way: The Essential Life Guide for Men. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJL8SFXQ
Starr, RJ. (2024). Curating Your Inner Ecosystem: A Holistic Approach to Personal Growth and Well-Being. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJMFQMWG
Starr, RJ. (2024). Digital Detox: Reclaiming Your Focus in a World of Distraction. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJMF5WZD
Starr, RJ. (2024). Non-Transactional Communication: Communicating Without an Agenda. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJL2SYNS
Starr, RJ. (2024). A Guide to Emotional Intelligence Online: Navigating Connection and Communication in the Digital Age. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJ9SKSFX
Starr, RJ. (2024). The Executive's Edge: Mastering Tone for Leadership Success in the Digital Era. Depthmark Press. ASIN B0DJHC6THB
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