Tessa L Dover
Biographic Data
| ID | 5147375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tessa L Dover |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tessa L |
| FAMILY NAME | Dover |
| SIGNATURE | DOVER T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Portland State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8101-6925 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 268 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Can I Trust You? A Longitudinal Study of the Consequences of Suspicion Among Latina/o Students
Racial/ethnic minority group members vary in the extent to which they are chronically suspicious of the motives behind White people’s positive behavior toward minorities. Chronic suspicion has been shown to shape racial/ethnic minorities’ perception, cognition, emotion, and physiology following positive overtures from White people in laboratory experiments. However, little is known about the long-term consequences of chronic suspicion of Whites’s…
Discrimination and Perceived Cultural Mismatch Increase Status-Based Identity Uncertainty
Periods of social mobility, such as attending college, can challenge one’s status-based identity, leading to uncertainty around one’s status in society. Status uncertainty is associated with poorer well-being and academic outcomes. Little is known, however, about what experiences lead to status uncertainty. The current longitudinal study investigated discrimination experiences and cultural mismatch as predictors of status uncertainty. We propose …
Reporting Rape: Stigmatizing Reactions to Survivors Who Seek Accountability
Rape survivors face stigma when disclosing their experiences. We hypothesized that a rape survivor who formally reports their rape would experience more stigma than one who does not, and that this effect will be stronger when the perceiver is a man or low in support for sexual consent. Across two studies using self-report, observational, and psychophysiological measures, we found that a reporting survivor was seen more negatively than an identica…
Diversity Initiatives and White Americans’ Perceptions of Racial Victimhood
Seven experiments explore whether organizational diversity initiatives heighten White Americans’ concerns about the respect and value afforded toward their racial group and increase their perceptions of anti-White bias. The presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity initiatives (i.e., diversity awards, diversity training, diversity mission statements) caused White Americans to perceive Whites as less respected and valued than Blacks and t…
Effects of discrimination versus self-blame attributions on health: A longitudinal study
Past research demonstrates that perceived discrimination predicts a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However, most research has been limited by a sole focus on individuals’ attributions of negative life outcomes to discrimination and fails to account for potentially simultaneous self-blame attributions. The current research examined the independent and interactive effects of discrimination and self-blame attributions …
Not all inequalities are created equal: Inequality framing and privilege threat for advantaged groups
This paper investigates when and why members of privileged groups choose to describe inequality using disadvantage frames (e.g., “women have lower wages than men”) or advantage frames (e.g., “men have higher wages than women”). Four studies ( N = 1,251) test the hypothesis that advantage frames are more threatening than disadvantage frames for privileged groups, and that privileged groups may strategically avoid using advantage frames when discus…
Taking the black pill: An empirical analysis of the “Incel”
Men who perform hybrid masculinities claim distance from masculine hegemony while actually reproducing patriarchal power. In this article, we analyze the Incel community through a lens of hybrid masculinities, as originally proposed by Ging. The Incels are a self-proclaimed group of beta males who claim a position at the bottom of the social hierarchy due to their continued romantic and sexual rejection by women. We performed a content analysis o…
Latinx identity and intersectional responses to stigma
Intersectional perspectives are needed to understand how individuals manage stigmatized identities. Stigmatized individuals who face disadvantages in other areas may be more likely to depend on their devalued groups as a source of esteem and belonging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Exploring urbanicity and its relationship with stigma and well-being outcomes for people with serious mental illnesses
Following deinstitutionalization, services and housing for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) became concentrated in economically disadvantaged urban centers. As these areas gentrify, affordable housing for people with SMI is increasingly found in nonurban areas. Although nonurban environments provide benefits for the general population, people with SMI living in nonurban areas perceive higher levels of mental illness stigma. Thus, the re…
Cardiovascular, behavioral, and psychological responses to organizational prodiversity messages among racial/ethnic minorities
Despite the widespread assumption that prodiversity values make companies more attractive workplaces for underrepresented groups, few experiments have tested this assumption. Two experiments investigated the impact of prodiversity messages in organizational recruitment materials for racial/ethnic minorities. In Study 1 ( N = 399), racial/ethnic minority MTurk workers imagined applying for a position at a prodiversity (vs. neutral) company, then i…
Anticipated and Experienced Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Sleep: A Longitudinal Study
The transition to college is a stressful experience. For members of underrepresented minority groups, the usual stresses are frequently accompanied by ethnicity-based stressors, including discrimination. This longitudinal study extends prior work on discrimination by examining the prospective associations between anticipated and experienced ethnic/racial discrimination and sleep, a ubiquitous and basic biological need critical for optimal functio…
Mixed Signals: The Unintended Effects of Diversity Initiatives
Organizational diversity initiatives—programs and policies intended to increase the fairness of organizations and promote the inclusion, hiring, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups—are ubiquitous. Despite the widespread implementation of diversity initiatives, several empirical investigations point to challenges associated with these initiatives. We suggest that one of the challenges hindering the effectiveness of diversity manage…
Members of high-status groups are threatened by pro-diversity organizational messages
Does unfairness feel different if it can be linked to group membership? Cognitive, affective, behavioral and physiological implications of discrimination and unfairness
Diversity initiatives, status, and system-justifying beliefs: When and how diversity efforts de-legitimize discrimination claims
Diversity initiatives aim to improve outcomes for low-status groups in organizations. Yet they also may ironically act as legitimizing cues, leading to an assumption of fairness and reducing the detection of discrimination. We explored how group status (high-status majority vs. low-status minority) and beliefs about the fairness of the system influence when the mere presence of a diversity initiative will de-legitimize claims of discrimination ag…
Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures
This research tests the hypothesis that the presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity structures causes high-status group members (Whites, men) to perceive organizations with diversity structures as procedurally fairer environments for underrepresented groups (racial minorities, women), even when it is clear that underrepresented groups have been unfairly disadvantaged within these organizations. Furthermore, this illusory sense of fairn…
Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice
Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures
This research tests the hypothesis that the presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity structures causes high-status group members (Whites, men) to perceive organizations with diversity structures as procedurally fairer environments for underrepresented groups (racial minorities, women), even when it is clear that underrepresented groups have been unfairly disadvantaged within these organizations. Furthermore, this illusory sense of fairn…
Members of high-status groups are threatened by pro-diversity organizational messages
Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice
Mixed Signals: The Unintended Effects of Diversity Initiatives
Organizational diversity initiatives—programs and policies intended to increase the fairness of organizations and promote the inclusion, hiring, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups—are ubiquitous. Despite the widespread implementation of diversity initiatives, several empirical investigations point to challenges associated with these initiatives. We suggest that one of the challenges hindering the effectiveness of diversity manage…
Diversity initiatives, status, and system-justifying beliefs: When and how diversity efforts de-legitimize discrimination claims
Diversity initiatives aim to improve outcomes for low-status groups in organizations. Yet they also may ironically act as legitimizing cues, leading to an assumption of fairness and reducing the detection of discrimination. We explored how group status (high-status majority vs. low-status minority) and beliefs about the fairness of the system influence when the mere presence of a diversity initiative will de-legitimize claims of discrimination ag…
Taking the black pill: An empirical analysis of the “Incel”
Men who perform hybrid masculinities claim distance from masculine hegemony while actually reproducing patriarchal power. In this article, we analyze the Incel community through a lens of hybrid masculinities, as originally proposed by Ging. The Incels are a self-proclaimed group of beta males who claim a position at the bottom of the social hierarchy due to their continued romantic and sexual rejection by women. We performed a content analysis o…
Anticipated and Experienced Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Sleep: A Longitudinal Study
The transition to college is a stressful experience. For members of underrepresented minority groups, the usual stresses are frequently accompanied by ethnicity-based stressors, including discrimination. This longitudinal study extends prior work on discrimination by examining the prospective associations between anticipated and experienced ethnic/racial discrimination and sleep, a ubiquitous and basic biological need critical for optimal functio…
Not all inequalities are created equal: Inequality framing and privilege threat for advantaged groups
This paper investigates when and why members of privileged groups choose to describe inequality using disadvantage frames (e.g., “women have lower wages than men”) or advantage frames (e.g., “men have higher wages than women”). Four studies ( N = 1,251) test the hypothesis that advantage frames are more threatening than disadvantage frames for privileged groups, and that privileged groups may strategically avoid using advantage frames when discus…
Does unfairness feel different if it can be linked to group membership? Cognitive, affective, behavioral and physiological implications of discrimination and unfairness
Latinx identity and intersectional responses to stigma
Intersectional perspectives are needed to understand how individuals manage stigmatized identities. Stigmatized individuals who face disadvantages in other areas may be more likely to depend on their devalued groups as a source of esteem and belonging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Reporting Rape: Stigmatizing Reactions to Survivors Who Seek Accountability
Rape survivors face stigma when disclosing their experiences. We hypothesized that a rape survivor who formally reports their rape would experience more stigma than one who does not, and that this effect will be stronger when the perceiver is a man or low in support for sexual consent. Across two studies using self-report, observational, and psychophysiological measures, we found that a reporting survivor was seen more negatively than an identica…
Cardiovascular, behavioral, and psychological responses to organizational prodiversity messages among racial/ethnic minorities
Despite the widespread assumption that prodiversity values make companies more attractive workplaces for underrepresented groups, few experiments have tested this assumption. Two experiments investigated the impact of prodiversity messages in organizational recruitment materials for racial/ethnic minorities. In Study 1 ( N = 399), racial/ethnic minority MTurk workers imagined applying for a position at a prodiversity (vs. neutral) company, then i…
Assimilation, multiculturalism, and colorblindness: Mediated and moderated relationships between social dominance orientation and prejudice
Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures
This research tests the hypothesis that the presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity structures causes high-status group members (Whites, men) to perceive organizations with diversity structures as procedurally fairer environments for underrepresented groups (racial minorities, women), even when it is clear that underrepresented groups have been unfairly disadvantaged within these organizations. Furthermore, this illusory sense of fairn…
Diversity initiatives, status, and system-justifying beliefs: When and how diversity efforts de-legitimize discrimination claims
Diversity initiatives aim to improve outcomes for low-status groups in organizations. Yet they also may ironically act as legitimizing cues, leading to an assumption of fairness and reducing the detection of discrimination. We explored how group status (high-status majority vs. low-status minority) and beliefs about the fairness of the system influence when the mere presence of a diversity initiative will de-legitimize claims of discrimination ag…
Does unfairness feel different if it can be linked to group membership? Cognitive, affective, behavioral and physiological implications of discrimination and unfairness
Members of high-status groups are threatened by pro-diversity organizational messages
Mixed Signals: The Unintended Effects of Diversity Initiatives
Organizational diversity initiatives—programs and policies intended to increase the fairness of organizations and promote the inclusion, hiring, retention, and promotion of underrepresented groups—are ubiquitous. Despite the widespread implementation of diversity initiatives, several empirical investigations point to challenges associated with these initiatives. We suggest that one of the challenges hindering the effectiveness of diversity manage…
Cardiovascular, behavioral, and psychological responses to organizational prodiversity messages among racial/ethnic minorities
Despite the widespread assumption that prodiversity values make companies more attractive workplaces for underrepresented groups, few experiments have tested this assumption. Two experiments investigated the impact of prodiversity messages in organizational recruitment materials for racial/ethnic minorities. In Study 1 ( N = 399), racial/ethnic minority MTurk workers imagined applying for a position at a prodiversity (vs. neutral) company, then i…
Anticipated and Experienced Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Sleep: A Longitudinal Study
The transition to college is a stressful experience. For members of underrepresented minority groups, the usual stresses are frequently accompanied by ethnicity-based stressors, including discrimination. This longitudinal study extends prior work on discrimination by examining the prospective associations between anticipated and experienced ethnic/racial discrimination and sleep, a ubiquitous and basic biological need critical for optimal functio…
Taking the black pill: An empirical analysis of the “Incel”
Men who perform hybrid masculinities claim distance from masculine hegemony while actually reproducing patriarchal power. In this article, we analyze the Incel community through a lens of hybrid masculinities, as originally proposed by Ging. The Incels are a self-proclaimed group of beta males who claim a position at the bottom of the social hierarchy due to their continued romantic and sexual rejection by women. We performed a content analysis o…
Latinx identity and intersectional responses to stigma
Intersectional perspectives are needed to understand how individuals manage stigmatized identities. Stigmatized individuals who face disadvantages in other areas may be more likely to depend on their devalued groups as a source of esteem and belonging. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Exploring urbanicity and its relationship with stigma and well-being outcomes for people with serious mental illnesses
Following deinstitutionalization, services and housing for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) became concentrated in economically disadvantaged urban centers. As these areas gentrify, affordable housing for people with SMI is increasingly found in nonurban areas. Although nonurban environments provide benefits for the general population, people with SMI living in nonurban areas perceive higher levels of mental illness stigma. Thus, the re…
Diversity Initiatives and White Americans’ Perceptions of Racial Victimhood
Seven experiments explore whether organizational diversity initiatives heighten White Americans’ concerns about the respect and value afforded toward their racial group and increase their perceptions of anti-White bias. The presence (vs. absence) of organizational diversity initiatives (i.e., diversity awards, diversity training, diversity mission statements) caused White Americans to perceive Whites as less respected and valued than Blacks and t…
Effects of discrimination versus self-blame attributions on health: A longitudinal study
Past research demonstrates that perceived discrimination predicts a range of negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However, most research has been limited by a sole focus on individuals’ attributions of negative life outcomes to discrimination and fails to account for potentially simultaneous self-blame attributions. The current research examined the independent and interactive effects of discrimination and self-blame attributions …
Not all inequalities are created equal: Inequality framing and privilege threat for advantaged groups
This paper investigates when and why members of privileged groups choose to describe inequality using disadvantage frames (e.g., “women have lower wages than men”) or advantage frames (e.g., “men have higher wages than women”). Four studies ( N = 1,251) test the hypothesis that advantage frames are more threatening than disadvantage frames for privileged groups, and that privileged groups may strategically avoid using advantage frames when discus…
Reporting Rape: Stigmatizing Reactions to Survivors Who Seek Accountability
Rape survivors face stigma when disclosing their experiences. We hypothesized that a rape survivor who formally reports their rape would experience more stigma than one who does not, and that this effect will be stronger when the perceiver is a man or low in support for sexual consent. Across two studies using self-report, observational, and psychophysiological measures, we found that a reporting survivor was seen more negatively than an identica…
Discrimination and Perceived Cultural Mismatch Increase Status-Based Identity Uncertainty
Periods of social mobility, such as attending college, can challenge one’s status-based identity, leading to uncertainty around one’s status in society. Status uncertainty is associated with poorer well-being and academic outcomes. Little is known, however, about what experiences lead to status uncertainty. The current longitudinal study investigated discrimination experiences and cultural mismatch as predictors of status uncertainty. We propose …
Can I Trust You? A Longitudinal Study of the Consequences of Suspicion Among Latina/o Students
Racial/ethnic minority group members vary in the extent to which they are chronically suspicious of the motives behind White people’s positive behavior toward minorities. Chronic suspicion has been shown to shape racial/ethnic minorities’ perception, cognition, emotion, and physiology following positive overtures from White people in laboratory experiments. However, little is known about the long-term consequences of chronic suspicion of Whites’s…
Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Ethnic group (7 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (6 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)