Rebecca Ponce De Leon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4233772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Ponce De Leon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca Ponce |
| FAMILY NAME | De Leon |
| SIGNATURE | DE LEÓN R P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3732-3594 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The preeminence of communality in the leadership preferences of followers
Widespread narratives about leadership often emphasize the importance of exhibiting agentic traits like assertiveness, ambition, and confidence. Counter to this perspective, the present research suggests that when evaluating leaders, followers especially value communal traits, such as honesty, open-mindedness, and compassion-even at the expense of agentic traits. Eight preregistered studies ( N = 3,682) support our theorizing. In Study 1, we find…
Beyond the motherhood penalty
Less “awe”-some art
Tying the value of goals to social class
Although everyone strives toward valued goals, we suggest that not everyone will be perceived as doing so equally. In this research, we examine the tendency to use social class as a cue to understand the importance of others' goals. Six studies find evidence of a goal-value bias: Observers perceive goals across a variety of domains as more valuable to higher class than to lower class individuals (Studies 1-6). These perceptions do not appear to r…
Scientific skepticism and inequality
Intersectionality
Scientific skepticism and inequality
The preeminence of communality in the leadership preferences of followers
Widespread narratives about leadership often emphasize the importance of exhibiting agentic traits like assertiveness, ambition, and confidence. Counter to this perspective, the present research suggests that when evaluating leaders, followers especially value communal traits, such as honesty, open-mindedness, and compassion-even at the expense of agentic traits. Eight preregistered studies ( N = 3,682) support our theorizing. In Study 1, we find…
Intersectionality
Scientific skepticism and inequality
Tying the value of goals to social class
Although everyone strives toward valued goals, we suggest that not everyone will be perceived as doing so equally. In this research, we examine the tendency to use social class as a cue to understand the importance of others' goals. Six studies find evidence of a goal-value bias: Observers perceive goals across a variety of domains as more valuable to higher class than to lower class individuals (Studies 1-6). These perceptions do not appear to r…
The preeminence of communality in the leadership preferences of followers
Widespread narratives about leadership often emphasize the importance of exhibiting agentic traits like assertiveness, ambition, and confidence. Counter to this perspective, the present research suggests that when evaluating leaders, followers especially value communal traits, such as honesty, open-mindedness, and compassion-even at the expense of agentic traits. Eight preregistered studies ( N = 3,682) support our theorizing. In Study 1, we find…
Beyond the motherhood penalty
Less “awe”-some art
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work)