Linda A Sullivan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4234745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda A Sullivan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda A |
| FAMILY NAME | Sullivan |
| SIGNATURE | SULLIVAN L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Achieving positive social identity: Social mobility, social creativity, and permeability of group boundaries
Three experiments examined 5 hypotheses of social identity theory ( H. Tajfel & J. C. Turner, 1979 ) concerning social mobility and social creativity strategies and how permeability of group boundaries affects strategy use. As predicted, members of negatively distinctive in-groups distanced themselves psychologically from the in-group (social mobility), rated the distinguishing dimension as less undesirable (social creativity), and rated the in-g…
The “Freshman 15”: Facts and Fantasies About Weight Gain in College Women
This research tested the hypothesis that the “freshman 15” may be more fantasy than fact. The “freshman 15” refers to the belief that college students, particularly women, gain an average of 15 pounds during their first year of college. Female college students were weighed during their first month at college and again 6 months later. They also completed measures of self-esteem, body image, locus of control, and self-monitoring. Findings indicated…
Parental role participation and perceptions of responsibility for children's school adjustment
Stereotype effects of attributions, predictions, and evaluations: No two social judgments are quite alike
The effects of stereotypes on attributions, predictions, and evaluations were examined in 2 experiments. Black out-group targets and White in-group targets were described in stereotype-consistent or stereotype-inconsistent ways. Stereotype-inconsistent behavior (a) was attributed to external causes or to effort, an internal stable cause for the out-group; (b) undermined predictions of future similar behavior, but only for the out-group; and (c) r…
Affective and Cognitive Determinants of Prejudice
According to traditional theories, prejudice toward national, racial, and ethnic groups was considered to consist largely of a negative affective response toward the group or toward members of the group. More recently, however, the general approach to the study of prejudice within social psychology has been to emphasize its cognitive determinants, particularly in terms of the formation and maintenance of social stereotypes. The present research c…
Perceptions of Multiple Role Participants
In this research we examined the effects of work, marital, and parental role participation on perceptions offemales and of males. The importance of others' perceptions is suggested by Deaux and Major's (1987) model of gender-related behavior and by research on the structure of gender stereotypes. Female and male targets who varied in their participation in work, marital, and parental roles were rated on six dimensions. In keeping with a social ro…
Body image: Differences between high and low Self-Monitoring males and females
Gender, gender role, and body image
Achieving positive social identity: Social mobility, social creativity, and permeability of group boundaries
Three experiments examined 5 hypotheses of social identity theory ( H. Tajfel & J. C. Turner, 1979 ) concerning social mobility and social creativity strategies and how permeability of group boundaries affects strategy use. As predicted, members of negatively distinctive in-groups distanced themselves psychologically from the in-group (social mobility), rated the distinguishing dimension as less undesirable (social creativity), and rated the in-g…
Stereotype effects of attributions, predictions, and evaluations: No two social judgments are quite alike
The effects of stereotypes on attributions, predictions, and evaluations were examined in 2 experiments. Black out-group targets and White in-group targets were described in stereotype-consistent or stereotype-inconsistent ways. Stereotype-inconsistent behavior (a) was attributed to external causes or to effort, an internal stable cause for the out-group; (b) undermined predictions of future similar behavior, but only for the out-group; and (c) r…
Gender, gender role, and body image
The “Freshman 15”: Facts and Fantasies About Weight Gain in College Women
This research tested the hypothesis that the “freshman 15” may be more fantasy than fact. The “freshman 15” refers to the belief that college students, particularly women, gain an average of 15 pounds during their first year of college. Female college students were weighed during their first month at college and again 6 months later. They also completed measures of self-esteem, body image, locus of control, and self-monitoring. Findings indicated…
Body image: Differences between high and low Self-Monitoring males and females
Gender, gender role, and body image
Perceptions of Multiple Role Participants
In this research we examined the effects of work, marital, and parental role participation on perceptions offemales and of males. The importance of others' perceptions is suggested by Deaux and Major's (1987) model of gender-related behavior and by research on the structure of gender stereotypes. Female and male targets who varied in their participation in work, marital, and parental roles were rated on six dimensions. In keeping with a social ro…
Body image: Differences between high and low Self-Monitoring males and females
Affective and Cognitive Determinants of Prejudice
According to traditional theories, prejudice toward national, racial, and ethnic groups was considered to consist largely of a negative affective response toward the group or toward members of the group. More recently, however, the general approach to the study of prejudice within social psychology has been to emphasize its cognitive determinants, particularly in terms of the formation and maintenance of social stereotypes. The present research c…
The “Freshman 15”: Facts and Fantasies About Weight Gain in College Women
This research tested the hypothesis that the “freshman 15” may be more fantasy than fact. The “freshman 15” refers to the belief that college students, particularly women, gain an average of 15 pounds during their first year of college. Female college students were weighed during their first month at college and again 6 months later. They also completed measures of self-esteem, body image, locus of control, and self-monitoring. Findings indicated…
Parental role participation and perceptions of responsibility for children's school adjustment
Stereotype effects of attributions, predictions, and evaluations: No two social judgments are quite alike
The effects of stereotypes on attributions, predictions, and evaluations were examined in 2 experiments. Black out-group targets and White in-group targets were described in stereotype-consistent or stereotype-inconsistent ways. Stereotype-inconsistent behavior (a) was attributed to external causes or to effort, an internal stable cause for the out-group; (b) undermined predictions of future similar behavior, but only for the out-group; and (c) r…
Achieving positive social identity: Social mobility, social creativity, and permeability of group boundaries
Three experiments examined 5 hypotheses of social identity theory ( H. Tajfel & J. C. Turner, 1979 ) concerning social mobility and social creativity strategies and how permeability of group boundaries affects strategy use. As predicted, members of negatively distinctive in-groups distanced themselves psychologically from the in-group (social mobility), rated the distinguishing dimension as less undesirable (social creativity), and rated the in-g…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (3 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works)