Becky L Choma
Biographic Data
| ID | 201321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Becky L Choma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Becky L |
| FAMILY NAME | Choma |
| SIGNATURE | CHOMA B L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 187 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Self-objectification and sexual wellbeing among women: Exploring the roles of femininity, heteronormativity, and internalized heterosexism
National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic
Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing and stricter hygiene) and endorsed public policy interventions (e.g., closing bars and restaurants) during …
Cyber-aggression towards women: Measurement and psychological predictors in gaming communities
Attitudes Toward Presidential Candidates in the 2012 and 2016 American Elections: Cognitive Ability and Support for Trump
Using data from the American National Election Studies, we investigated the relationship between cognitive ability and attitudes toward and actual voting for presidential candidates in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. presidential elections (i.e., Romney, Obama, Trump, and Clinton). Isolating this relationship from competing relationships, results showed that verbal ability was a significant negative predictor of support and voting for Trump (but not Romne…
The Effects of System Justifying Beliefs on Skin-Tone Surveillance, Skin-Color Dissatisfaction, and Skin-Bleaching Behavior
In two studies with women living in India (Study 1, n = 177) and African American women in the United States (Study 2, n = 120), we investigated whether skin-tone surveillance, which theoretically is a manifestation of self-objectification, predicted greater skin-color dissatisfaction and greater skin-bleaching behavior. Given the existence of colorism in Indian and American societies, we expected that ideologies that rationalize and perpetuate t…
Internalised White Ideal, Skin Tone Surveillance, and Hair Surveillance Predict Skin and Hair Dissatisfaction and Skin Bleaching among African American and Indian Women
Cognitive ability and authoritarianism: Understanding support for Trump and Clinton
The ‘Complex Human Problem’ that is Prejudice: A Review of the Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice
Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking
Risk Propensity Among Liberals and Conservatives: The Effect of Risk Perception, Expected Benefits, and Risk Domain
Political conservatives, compared to liberals, are commonly thought to be more threat-sensitive and risk-averse. Using an American sample of community adults ( n = 397), we investigated when conservatives and liberals might be risk-taking or risk-averse. Participants completed measures of political orientation, and perceptions of risk, expected benefits (EB) of risk, and risk-propensity, across five domains (financial, recreational, ethical, soci…
An eye for the I: Preferential attention to the eyes of ingroup members
Human faces, and more specifically the eyes, play a crucial role in social and nonverbal communication because they signal valuable information about others. It is therefore surprising that few studies have investigated the impact of intergroup contexts and motivations on attention to the eyes of ingroup and outgroup members. Four experiments investigated differences in eye gaze to racial and novel ingroups using eye tracker technology. Whereas S…
Are optimists oriented uniquely toward the future? Investigating dispositional optimism from a temporally-expanded perspective
The role of intergroup disgust in predicting negative outgroup evaluations
Intergroup disgust sensitivity as a predictor of islamophobia: The modulating effect of fear
Self-Objectification, Self-Esteem, and Gender: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
Assessing the Role of Body Image Coping Strategies as Mediators or Moderators of the Links Between Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Well-Being
Liberal and conservative political ideologies: Different routes to happiness
Experiencing Alien-Nation: Effects of a simulation intervention on attitudes toward homosexuals
Use of Objectification Theory to Examine the Effects of a Media Literacy Intervention on Women
Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes
Experiencing Alien-Nation: Effects of a simulation intervention on attitudes toward homosexuals
The role of intergroup disgust in predicting negative outgroup evaluations
Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking
Self-Objectification, Self-Esteem, and Gender: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
An eye for the I: Preferential attention to the eyes of ingroup members
Human faces, and more specifically the eyes, play a crucial role in social and nonverbal communication because they signal valuable information about others. It is therefore surprising that few studies have investigated the impact of intergroup contexts and motivations on attention to the eyes of ingroup and outgroup members. Four experiments investigated differences in eye gaze to racial and novel ingroups using eye tracker technology. Whereas S…
The Effects of System Justifying Beliefs on Skin-Tone Surveillance, Skin-Color Dissatisfaction, and Skin-Bleaching Behavior
In two studies with women living in India (Study 1, n = 177) and African American women in the United States (Study 2, n = 120), we investigated whether skin-tone surveillance, which theoretically is a manifestation of self-objectification, predicted greater skin-color dissatisfaction and greater skin-bleaching behavior. Given the existence of colorism in Indian and American societies, we expected that ideologies that rationalize and perpetuate t…
Internalised White Ideal, Skin Tone Surveillance, and Hair Surveillance Predict Skin and Hair Dissatisfaction and Skin Bleaching among African American and Indian Women
Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes
Use of Objectification Theory to Examine the Effects of a Media Literacy Intervention on Women
Intergroup disgust sensitivity as a predictor of islamophobia: The modulating effect of fear
Are optimists oriented uniquely toward the future? Investigating dispositional optimism from a temporally-expanded perspective
Assessing the Role of Body Image Coping Strategies as Mediators or Moderators of the Links Between Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Well-Being
Liberal and conservative political ideologies: Different routes to happiness
Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes
Use of Objectification Theory to Examine the Effects of a Media Literacy Intervention on Women
Assessing the Role of Body Image Coping Strategies as Mediators or Moderators of the Links Between Self-Objectification, Body Shame, and Well-Being
Liberal and conservative political ideologies: Different routes to happiness
Experiencing Alien-Nation: Effects of a simulation intervention on attitudes toward homosexuals
Self-Objectification, Self-Esteem, and Gender: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
Intergroup disgust sensitivity as a predictor of islamophobia: The modulating effect of fear
The role of intergroup disgust in predicting negative outgroup evaluations
Are optimists oriented uniquely toward the future? Investigating dispositional optimism from a temporally-expanded perspective
Risk Propensity Among Liberals and Conservatives: The Effect of Risk Perception, Expected Benefits, and Risk Domain
Political conservatives, compared to liberals, are commonly thought to be more threat-sensitive and risk-averse. Using an American sample of community adults ( n = 397), we investigated when conservatives and liberals might be risk-taking or risk-averse. Participants completed measures of political orientation, and perceptions of risk, expected benefits (EB) of risk, and risk-propensity, across five domains (financial, recreational, ethical, soci…
An eye for the I: Preferential attention to the eyes of ingroup members
Human faces, and more specifically the eyes, play a crucial role in social and nonverbal communication because they signal valuable information about others. It is therefore surprising that few studies have investigated the impact of intergroup contexts and motivations on attention to the eyes of ingroup and outgroup members. Four experiments investigated differences in eye gaze to racial and novel ingroups using eye tracker technology. Whereas S…
Attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing: The opposing forces of political conservatism and basic knowledge about fracking
Cognitive ability and authoritarianism: Understanding support for Trump and Clinton
The ‘Complex Human Problem’ that is Prejudice: A Review of the Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice
The Effects of System Justifying Beliefs on Skin-Tone Surveillance, Skin-Color Dissatisfaction, and Skin-Bleaching Behavior
In two studies with women living in India (Study 1, n = 177) and African American women in the United States (Study 2, n = 120), we investigated whether skin-tone surveillance, which theoretically is a manifestation of self-objectification, predicted greater skin-color dissatisfaction and greater skin-bleaching behavior. Given the existence of colorism in Indian and American societies, we expected that ideologies that rationalize and perpetuate t…
Internalised White Ideal, Skin Tone Surveillance, and Hair Surveillance Predict Skin and Hair Dissatisfaction and Skin Bleaching among African American and Indian Women
Attitudes Toward Presidential Candidates in the 2012 and 2016 American Elections: Cognitive Ability and Support for Trump
Using data from the American National Election Studies, we investigated the relationship between cognitive ability and attitudes toward and actual voting for presidential candidates in the 2012 and 2016 U.S. presidential elections (i.e., Romney, Obama, Trump, and Clinton). Isolating this relationship from competing relationships, results showed that verbal ability was a significant negative predictor of support and voting for Trump (but not Romne…
Cyber-aggression towards women: Measurement and psychological predictors in gaming communities
National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic
Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing and stricter hygiene) and endorsed public policy interventions (e.g., closing bars and restaurants) during …
Self-objectification and sexual wellbeing among women: Exploring the roles of femininity, heteronormativity, and internalized heterosexism
Psychology (18 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Political science (11 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Ideology (6 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (5 works)