Bonnie M Le
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 209714 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bonnie M Le |
| NOMBRES | Bonnie M |
| APELLIDO | Le |
| FIRMA | LE B M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1857-6716 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 85 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Parenting Self-Expansion
Parenthood is a transformative and fulfilling journey, yet research often emphasizes its hardships over its potential for growth. We introduce parenting self-expansion—novel experiences with one’s child that broaden and are incorporated into a parent’s sense of self. In Study 1, first-time parents ( N = 430) completed four surveys across their postpartum year. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed six themes of self-expansion: child curiosity/deve…
Harnessing the Benefits of Honesty for Individuals, Relationships, and Society
Honesty is highly valued across societies. Communicating in truthful ways is widely seen as moral and desired across interpersonal relationships. Despite the value societies place on honesty, there are personal and social factors that often inhibit truthful communication and its potential benefits. In the current paper, we describe the implications of honesty for policy in three key domains: in interpersonal and group relationships, within health…
Feeling Pride and Awe in Parenthood
Parenthood is challenging but fulfilling. We examined how parental pride and awe may enhance various aspects of well-being across cross-sectional ( N = 505), longitudinal ( N = 130), and experimental ( N = 261) studies, along with an internal meta-analysis. Thematic analyses suggested similar yet unique frequencies and underpinnings of pride (child growth, talent, resilience, and good behavior) and awe (child love/kindness, growth, talent, and sh…
How honesty shapes the personal and interpersonal benefits of gratitude
Honesty is highly valued in our close relationships, yet much of our understanding of honesty in interpersonal contexts has focused on the effects of sharing threatening information. In the current work, we examine how honesty may promote benefits in positive contexts, particularly during expressions of gratitude between romantic partners. Specifically, we examined whether expressed, perceived, and accurate perceptions of honesty about gratitude …
The Hidden Costs of Gratitude
Expressing gratitude often strengthens relationships, yet many people say “thank you” despite not feeling especially grateful. Although this may seem innocuous, are there hidden costs? We tested the effects of expressed, perceived, and accurate perceptions of gratitude amplification on romantic couples’ personal and relational well-being across four dyadic studies ( N couples = 639), including lab conversations (Studies 1a and 2a), naturalistical…
Thank You for Changing
Romantic partners often attempt to improve their relationship by changing each other’s traits and behaviors, but such partner regulation is often unsuccessful. We examined whether gratitude expressed by agents (i.e., partners requesting change) facilitates greater regulation success from targets (i.e., partners making change) by encouraging targets’ autonomous motivation. Across studies, including observational (Study 1, N = 111 couples), preregi…
Expressed and Perceived Honesty Benefits Relationships Even When Couples Are Not Accurate
Honesty is a highly valued virtue, yet it can be challenging to enact when it may compromise our most valued relationships. We tested preregistered hypotheses examining the distinct effects of expressed , perceived , and accurate perceptions of honesty on well-being and change. Romantic partners ( N couples = 214; N individuals = 428) discussed a desired change in the lab and reported on outcomes concurrently and three months later. Honesty was s…
Prosociality as a means to buffer loneliness and strengthen well-being
Loneliness is an escalating and deleterious issue with serious consequences to health and well-being. We examined if communal orientation, or being motivated to help others, may be associated with less loneliness, and in turn, greater personal and relationship well-being. Study 1 ( N = 247) and 2 ( N = 310) were 14-day daily experience studies with longitudinal follow-ups. Across both studies, we found that helping dispositions were associated wi…
Feeling Appreciated Predicts Prosocial Motivation in Avoidantly Attached Individuals
Prosocial motivation is an important ingredient for satisfying relationships. However, individuals high in attachment avoidance—those who fear closeness and prefer independence—often display reduced prosocial motivation for their romantic partner. In two daily experience studies ( N total = 324), we examined whether feeling appreciated by a romantic partner would buffer this negative link. When avoidantly attached individuals felt highly apprecia…
Does Religious Priming Induce Greater Prejudice? A Meta-Analytic Review
The current meta-analysis addressed whether theistic religious beliefs are causally related to greater prejudice by analyzing 44 studies ( N total = 11,330) that used experimental designs—priming religion and then measuring negativity toward outgroups (e.g., LGBT and Muslim). The overall priming effect was significant but small ( r = .06), indicating that priming religion increases prejudice. The implications of these results for the relation bet…
When We're Asked to Change
Receiving a request to change from a romantic partner can evoke intense emotional responses that hinder change progress and conflict resolution. As such, investigating how those being asked to change (i.e., change targets) regulate their emotions through key intrapersonal strategies (i.e., suppression and reappraisal) will lend crucial insight into promoting change success. Utilizing laboratory-interaction (Study 1; N = 111 couples) and experienc…
Lightening the load
Romantic partners regularly sacrifice their own self-interest when partners' needs and preferences diverge. The present work examines the role of perceived partner responsiveness (PPR)-impressions that one's partner is understanding, caring, and validating-in positively shaping people's appraisals of their relational sacrifices. In Study 1, a preregistered experiment of romantically involved individuals ( N = 548), we manipulated PPR (high, low, …
How can I thank you? Highlighting the benefactor's responsiveness or costs when expressing gratitude
Despite growing evidence that showing gratitude plays a powerful role in building social connections, little is known about how to best express gratitude to maximize its relational benefits. In this research, we examined how two key ways of expressing gratitude-conveying that the benefactor's kind action met one's needs (responsiveness-highlighting) and acknowledging how costly the action was (cost-highlighting)-impact benefactors' reactions to t…
On the strength of ties that bind
In seven studies ( ncross-sectional = 1,699, nlongitudinal = 118), we developed a measure of relationship norm strength defined as qualities that make the rules and expectations in romantic couples more or less likely to be followed. In our six cross-sectional samples, the resulting Relationship Norm Strength Questionnaire (RNSQ) yielded consistent norm tractability, norm agreement, anticipated punishment for deviance, and norm explicitness facto…
Parenting goal pursuit is linked to emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness
The aim of the current research was to identify the goals underlying parental care and how they are linked to parents' sense of emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness to their child's needs. We examined the link between parenting goals and outcomes through surveying parents cross-sectionally (Studies 1 to 3), in a 10-day daily experience study (Study 4), and by conducting an internal meta-analysis of all four studies ( N t…
How gender, age, and socioeconomic status predict parenting goal pursuit
There are many factors that may influence parenting, from societal norms and expectations, dispositional differences, experience and maturity, and availability of resources. In the current research, we examined how stable demographic characteristics associated with these different factors predict the goals parents pursue with their children. We examined whether the pursuit of four parenting goals-child love and security, child development, parent…
Communal motivation and well-being in interpersonal relationships
The motivation to care for the welfare of others, or communal motivation, is a crucial component of satisfying interpersonal relationships and personal well-being. The current meta-analysis synthesized 100 studies (Ntotal = 26,645) on communal motivation to establish its associations with subjective personal well-being (e.g., life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) and relationship well-being (e.g., relationship satisfaction, par…
The Rewards of Caregiving for Communally Motivated Parents
Research on the provision of need-based care in communal relationships has focused exclusively on adult close relationships. For the first time, we extend communal theory to the parent–child relationship to understand how communally motivated parents feel when giving care to their children. In a cross-sectional study ( N = 696), a 10-day experience sampling study ( N = 118), and an experimental study ( N = 367), we found that communally motivated…
When You Think Your Partner Is Holding Back
Do people benefit when they think their partner has made a sacrifice for the relationship? In a multimethod study of 80 couples, we examined whether people can detect when their partner suppresses their emotions and if perceived partner suppression is costly for the recipient of sacrifice. When people listened to their partner recall an important sacrifice in the lab and when people thought their partner sacrificed in daily life, they thought tha…
The brief aggression questionnaire
A key problem facing aggression research is how to measure individual differences in aggression accurately and efficiently without sacrificing reliability or validity. Researchers are increasingly demanding brief measures of aggression for use in applied settings, field studies, pretest screening, longitudinal, and daily diary studies. The authors selected the three highest loading items from each of the Aggression Questionnaire's (Buss & Perry, …
To Give or Not to Give
Is sacrificing to avoid negative outcomes in relationships always costly? The current study draws upon research and theory on approach-avoidance motivation and self-construal to test the hypothesis that individual differences in interdependent self-construal shape the outcomes of sacrificing in pursuit of avoidance goals. Seventy-three individuals in dating relationships participated in a 14-day daily experience study. Results of multilevel media…
The joys of genuine giving
Why do sacrifices undertaken in pursuit of approach and avoidance goals differentially influence well‐being and relationship quality? A cross‐sectional study (Study 1), an experiment (Study 2), and a 2‐week daily experience study (Study 3) demonstrate that the personal and interpersonal outcomes of approach and avoidance sacrifice goals in dating and married relationships are mediated by felt authenticity. When people sacrificed for approach goal…
The personal and interpersonal rewards of communal orientation
People high in communal orientation care for the welfare of others based on others' needs and desire similar care for themselves. The current study investigates the personal and interpersonal rewards associated with individual differences in communal orientation. We hypothesized that communally oriented people experience rewards from the positive emotion they feel from caring for others. Results from a 4-week daily experience study ( N = 232) ind…
Conservatives are happier than liberals, but why? Political ideology, personality, and life satisfaction
Conservatives are happier than liberals, but why? Political ideology, personality, and life satisfaction
The brief aggression questionnaire
A key problem facing aggression research is how to measure individual differences in aggression accurately and efficiently without sacrificing reliability or validity. Researchers are increasingly demanding brief measures of aggression for use in applied settings, field studies, pretest screening, longitudinal, and daily diary studies. The authors selected the three highest loading items from each of the Aggression Questionnaire's (Buss & Perry, …
The personal and interpersonal rewards of communal orientation
People high in communal orientation care for the welfare of others based on others' needs and desire similar care for themselves. The current study investigates the personal and interpersonal rewards associated with individual differences in communal orientation. We hypothesized that communally oriented people experience rewards from the positive emotion they feel from caring for others. Results from a 4-week daily experience study ( N = 232) ind…
How can I thank you? Highlighting the benefactor's responsiveness or costs when expressing gratitude
Despite growing evidence that showing gratitude plays a powerful role in building social connections, little is known about how to best express gratitude to maximize its relational benefits. In this research, we examined how two key ways of expressing gratitude-conveying that the benefactor's kind action met one's needs (responsiveness-highlighting) and acknowledging how costly the action was (cost-highlighting)-impact benefactors' reactions to t…
When We're Asked to Change
Receiving a request to change from a romantic partner can evoke intense emotional responses that hinder change progress and conflict resolution. As such, investigating how those being asked to change (i.e., change targets) regulate their emotions through key intrapersonal strategies (i.e., suppression and reappraisal) will lend crucial insight into promoting change success. Utilizing laboratory-interaction (Study 1; N = 111 couples) and experienc…
Lightening the load
Romantic partners regularly sacrifice their own self-interest when partners' needs and preferences diverge. The present work examines the role of perceived partner responsiveness (PPR)-impressions that one's partner is understanding, caring, and validating-in positively shaping people's appraisals of their relational sacrifices. In Study 1, a preregistered experiment of romantically involved individuals ( N = 548), we manipulated PPR (high, low, …
On the strength of ties that bind
In seven studies ( ncross-sectional = 1,699, nlongitudinal = 118), we developed a measure of relationship norm strength defined as qualities that make the rules and expectations in romantic couples more or less likely to be followed. In our six cross-sectional samples, the resulting Relationship Norm Strength Questionnaire (RNSQ) yielded consistent norm tractability, norm agreement, anticipated punishment for deviance, and norm explicitness facto…
How gender, age, and socioeconomic status predict parenting goal pursuit
There are many factors that may influence parenting, from societal norms and expectations, dispositional differences, experience and maturity, and availability of resources. In the current research, we examined how stable demographic characteristics associated with these different factors predict the goals parents pursue with their children. We examined whether the pursuit of four parenting goals-child love and security, child development, parent…
Parenting goal pursuit is linked to emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness
The aim of the current research was to identify the goals underlying parental care and how they are linked to parents' sense of emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness to their child's needs. We examined the link between parenting goals and outcomes through surveying parents cross-sectionally (Studies 1 to 3), in a 10-day daily experience study (Study 4), and by conducting an internal meta-analysis of all four studies ( N t…
Prosociality as a means to buffer loneliness and strengthen well-being
Loneliness is an escalating and deleterious issue with serious consequences to health and well-being. We examined if communal orientation, or being motivated to help others, may be associated with less loneliness, and in turn, greater personal and relationship well-being. Study 1 ( N = 247) and 2 ( N = 310) were 14-day daily experience studies with longitudinal follow-ups. Across both studies, we found that helping dispositions were associated wi…
Conservatives are happier than liberals, but why? Political ideology, personality, and life satisfaction
To Give or Not to Give
Is sacrificing to avoid negative outcomes in relationships always costly? The current study draws upon research and theory on approach-avoidance motivation and self-construal to test the hypothesis that individual differences in interdependent self-construal shape the outcomes of sacrificing in pursuit of avoidance goals. Seventy-three individuals in dating relationships participated in a 14-day daily experience study. Results of multilevel media…
The joys of genuine giving
Why do sacrifices undertaken in pursuit of approach and avoidance goals differentially influence well‐being and relationship quality? A cross‐sectional study (Study 1), an experiment (Study 2), and a 2‐week daily experience study (Study 3) demonstrate that the personal and interpersonal outcomes of approach and avoidance sacrifice goals in dating and married relationships are mediated by felt authenticity. When people sacrificed for approach goal…
The personal and interpersonal rewards of communal orientation
People high in communal orientation care for the welfare of others based on others' needs and desire similar care for themselves. The current study investigates the personal and interpersonal rewards associated with individual differences in communal orientation. We hypothesized that communally oriented people experience rewards from the positive emotion they feel from caring for others. Results from a 4-week daily experience study ( N = 232) ind…
When You Think Your Partner Is Holding Back
Do people benefit when they think their partner has made a sacrifice for the relationship? In a multimethod study of 80 couples, we examined whether people can detect when their partner suppresses their emotions and if perceived partner suppression is costly for the recipient of sacrifice. When people listened to their partner recall an important sacrifice in the lab and when people thought their partner sacrificed in daily life, they thought tha…
The brief aggression questionnaire
A key problem facing aggression research is how to measure individual differences in aggression accurately and efficiently without sacrificing reliability or validity. Researchers are increasingly demanding brief measures of aggression for use in applied settings, field studies, pretest screening, longitudinal, and daily diary studies. The authors selected the three highest loading items from each of the Aggression Questionnaire's (Buss & Perry, …
The Rewards of Caregiving for Communally Motivated Parents
Research on the provision of need-based care in communal relationships has focused exclusively on adult close relationships. For the first time, we extend communal theory to the parent–child relationship to understand how communally motivated parents feel when giving care to their children. In a cross-sectional study ( N = 696), a 10-day experience sampling study ( N = 118), and an experimental study ( N = 367), we found that communally motivated…
Communal motivation and well-being in interpersonal relationships
The motivation to care for the welfare of others, or communal motivation, is a crucial component of satisfying interpersonal relationships and personal well-being. The current meta-analysis synthesized 100 studies (Ntotal = 26,645) on communal motivation to establish its associations with subjective personal well-being (e.g., life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) and relationship well-being (e.g., relationship satisfaction, par…
Parenting goal pursuit is linked to emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness
The aim of the current research was to identify the goals underlying parental care and how they are linked to parents' sense of emotional well-being, relationship quality, and responsiveness to their child's needs. We examined the link between parenting goals and outcomes through surveying parents cross-sectionally (Studies 1 to 3), in a 10-day daily experience study (Study 4), and by conducting an internal meta-analysis of all four studies ( N t…
How gender, age, and socioeconomic status predict parenting goal pursuit
There are many factors that may influence parenting, from societal norms and expectations, dispositional differences, experience and maturity, and availability of resources. In the current research, we examined how stable demographic characteristics associated with these different factors predict the goals parents pursue with their children. We examined whether the pursuit of four parenting goals-child love and security, child development, parent…
On the strength of ties that bind
In seven studies ( ncross-sectional = 1,699, nlongitudinal = 118), we developed a measure of relationship norm strength defined as qualities that make the rules and expectations in romantic couples more or less likely to be followed. In our six cross-sectional samples, the resulting Relationship Norm Strength Questionnaire (RNSQ) yielded consistent norm tractability, norm agreement, anticipated punishment for deviance, and norm explicitness facto…
Lightening the load
Romantic partners regularly sacrifice their own self-interest when partners' needs and preferences diverge. The present work examines the role of perceived partner responsiveness (PPR)-impressions that one's partner is understanding, caring, and validating-in positively shaping people's appraisals of their relational sacrifices. In Study 1, a preregistered experiment of romantically involved individuals ( N = 548), we manipulated PPR (high, low, …
How can I thank you? Highlighting the benefactor's responsiveness or costs when expressing gratitude
Despite growing evidence that showing gratitude plays a powerful role in building social connections, little is known about how to best express gratitude to maximize its relational benefits. In this research, we examined how two key ways of expressing gratitude-conveying that the benefactor's kind action met one's needs (responsiveness-highlighting) and acknowledging how costly the action was (cost-highlighting)-impact benefactors' reactions to t…
When We're Asked to Change
Receiving a request to change from a romantic partner can evoke intense emotional responses that hinder change progress and conflict resolution. As such, investigating how those being asked to change (i.e., change targets) regulate their emotions through key intrapersonal strategies (i.e., suppression and reappraisal) will lend crucial insight into promoting change success. Utilizing laboratory-interaction (Study 1; N = 111 couples) and experienc…
Feeling Appreciated Predicts Prosocial Motivation in Avoidantly Attached Individuals
Prosocial motivation is an important ingredient for satisfying relationships. However, individuals high in attachment avoidance—those who fear closeness and prefer independence—often display reduced prosocial motivation for their romantic partner. In two daily experience studies ( N total = 324), we examined whether feeling appreciated by a romantic partner would buffer this negative link. When avoidantly attached individuals felt highly apprecia…
Does Religious Priming Induce Greater Prejudice? A Meta-Analytic Review
The current meta-analysis addressed whether theistic religious beliefs are causally related to greater prejudice by analyzing 44 studies ( N total = 11,330) that used experimental designs—priming religion and then measuring negativity toward outgroups (e.g., LGBT and Muslim). The overall priming effect was significant but small ( r = .06), indicating that priming religion increases prejudice. The implications of these results for the relation bet…
The Hidden Costs of Gratitude
Expressing gratitude often strengthens relationships, yet many people say “thank you” despite not feeling especially grateful. Although this may seem innocuous, are there hidden costs? We tested the effects of expressed, perceived, and accurate perceptions of gratitude amplification on romantic couples’ personal and relational well-being across four dyadic studies ( N couples = 639), including lab conversations (Studies 1a and 2a), naturalistical…
Thank You for Changing
Romantic partners often attempt to improve their relationship by changing each other’s traits and behaviors, but such partner regulation is often unsuccessful. We examined whether gratitude expressed by agents (i.e., partners requesting change) facilitates greater regulation success from targets (i.e., partners making change) by encouraging targets’ autonomous motivation. Across studies, including observational (Study 1, N = 111 couples), preregi…
Expressed and Perceived Honesty Benefits Relationships Even When Couples Are Not Accurate
Honesty is a highly valued virtue, yet it can be challenging to enact when it may compromise our most valued relationships. We tested preregistered hypotheses examining the distinct effects of expressed , perceived , and accurate perceptions of honesty on well-being and change. Romantic partners ( N couples = 214; N individuals = 428) discussed a desired change in the lab and reported on outcomes concurrently and three months later. Honesty was s…
Prosociality as a means to buffer loneliness and strengthen well-being
Loneliness is an escalating and deleterious issue with serious consequences to health and well-being. We examined if communal orientation, or being motivated to help others, may be associated with less loneliness, and in turn, greater personal and relationship well-being. Study 1 ( N = 247) and 2 ( N = 310) were 14-day daily experience studies with longitudinal follow-ups. Across both studies, we found that helping dispositions were associated wi…
Parenting Self-Expansion
Parenthood is a transformative and fulfilling journey, yet research often emphasizes its hardships over its potential for growth. We introduce parenting self-expansion—novel experiences with one’s child that broaden and are incorporated into a parent’s sense of self. In Study 1, first-time parents ( N = 430) completed four surveys across their postpartum year. Reflexive thematic analysis revealed six themes of self-expansion: child curiosity/deve…
Harnessing the Benefits of Honesty for Individuals, Relationships, and Society
Honesty is highly valued across societies. Communicating in truthful ways is widely seen as moral and desired across interpersonal relationships. Despite the value societies place on honesty, there are personal and social factors that often inhibit truthful communication and its potential benefits. In the current paper, we describe the implications of honesty for policy in three key domains: in interpersonal and group relationships, within health…
Feeling Pride and Awe in Parenthood
Parenthood is challenging but fulfilling. We examined how parental pride and awe may enhance various aspects of well-being across cross-sectional ( N = 505), longitudinal ( N = 130), and experimental ( N = 261) studies, along with an internal meta-analysis. Thematic analyses suggested similar yet unique frequencies and underpinnings of pride (child growth, talent, resilience, and good behavior) and awe (child love/kindness, growth, talent, and sh…
How honesty shapes the personal and interpersonal benefits of gratitude
Honesty is highly valued in our close relationships, yet much of our understanding of honesty in interpersonal contexts has focused on the effects of sharing threatening information. In the current work, we examine how honesty may promote benefits in positive contexts, particularly during expressions of gratitude between romantic partners. Specifically, we examined whether expressed, perceived, and accurate perceptions of honesty about gratitude …
Psychology (20 obras) · Social Psychology (19 obras) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (14 obras) · Developmental psychology (12 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (10 obras) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (9 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Feeling (7 obras) · Cultural Differences and Values (6 obras) · Interpersonal communication (6 obras)