Robert D Ridge
Biographic Data
| ID | 757013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert D Ridge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert D |
| FAMILY NAME | Ridge |
| SIGNATURE | RIDGE R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4862-1474 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 157 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
To meme or not to meme? Political social media posts and ideologically motivated aggression in job recommendations
This study tested the notion of ideological asymmetry, which proposes that conservatives are more prejudiced than liberals. It involved 682 self-identified conservative (n = 383) and liberal (n = 299) perceivers (MTurk workers; 54% female) who evaluated a target person's professional attributes, personal character, and job suitability based on the target's social media posts. The results did not support ideological asymmetry as both conservative …
The Boys Club: Engineering a More Positive Environment for Women in Male-Dominated Majors
Sexual harassment has been widely studied in the workforce, but the factors that contribute to hostile educational environments for women have received less attention. The present study focuses on male dominance, gender harassment, gender threats, masculinity, and their influences on creating a hostile environment for women in academia. One hundred and forty-two male participants from a private university in the Southwestern United States self-re…
No Girls Allowed: Women in Male-Dominated Majors Experience Increased Gender Harassment and Bias
The prevalence of gender harassment in male-dominated workforces has been well established, but little is known regarding the experiences of women in male-dominated majors within academia. The current study examines the experiences and gender-related biases of 146 male and female students in male-dominated (MD) and gender-equivalent (GE) majors. This study hypothesizes that men from MD majors, as opposed to GE majors, will exhibit more explicit a…
Mixed messages, mixed outcomes: The effects of reconciliation and retaliation story endings on aggression
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of reconciliation and retaliation story endings on subsequent aggressive affect and behavior. Design/methodology/approach Participants took part in two ostensibly unrelated studies. The first involved reading a violent story, attributed to a biblical or secular source, which ended in either brutal retaliation or peaceful reconciliation. They then took part in a second study in which they…
Favorable Contact During Volunteer Service: Reducing Prejudice Toward Mexicans in the American Southwest
We assessed religious volunteers’ intergroup contact, realistic threat perceptions, symbolic threat perceptions, intergroup anxiety, negative stereotypes and prejudice toward Mexicans before and approximately 4–6 months into their volunteer service. Whether assigned to serve Mexicans or European–Americans, all volunteers experienced reduced prejudice toward Mexicans. A multiple mediator model suggests that changes in prejudice resulted from a med…
Guys like us: The link between sexual harassment proclivity and blame
The present study investigated whether or not a man's proclivity to engage in sexual harassment impacts how he blames sexual harassers and their victims. One hundred nineteen male participants read hypothetical harassment scenarios and responded to Bartling and Eisenman's (1993 , Sexual harassment proclivities in men and women. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 189-192) Sexual Harassment Proclivities scale. Results revealed that men high i…
Comparing predictors of sexual harassment proclivity between Japanese and U.S. Men
The authors report on data showing evidence of both similarities and differences between Japanese and U.S. men regarding sexual harassment. Data indicate that there is substantial overlap in the traits and beliefs that predict a proclivity for sexual harassment in Japanese and U.S. men. However, Japanese men scored higher overall on sexual harassment proclivity, which was anticipated due to the relatively high degree of male dominance in Japan. P…
When God Sanctions Killing: Effect of Scriptural Violence on Aggression
Violent people often claim that God sanctions their actions. In two studies, participants read a violent passage said to come from either the Bible or an ancient scroll. For half the participants, the passage said that God sanctioned the violence. Next, participants competed with an ostensible partner on a task in which the winner could blast the loser with loud noise through headphones (the aggression measure). Study 1 involved Brigham Young Uni…
Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach
The authors applied functionalist theory to the question of the motivations underlying volunteerism, hypothesized 6 functions potentially served by volunteerism, and designed an instrument to assess these functions (Volunteer Functions Inventory; VFI). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on diverse samples yielded factor solutions consistent with functionalist theorizing; each VFI motivation, loaded on a single factor, possessed substant…
Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach
The authors applied functionalist theory to the question of the motivations underlying volunteerism, hypothesized 6 functions potentially served by volunteerism, and designed an instrument to assess these functions (Volunteer Functions Inventory; VFI). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on diverse samples yielded factor solutions consistent with functionalist theorizing; each VFI motivation, loaded on a single factor, possessed substant…
Favorable Contact During Volunteer Service: Reducing Prejudice Toward Mexicans in the American Southwest
We assessed religious volunteers’ intergroup contact, realistic threat perceptions, symbolic threat perceptions, intergroup anxiety, negative stereotypes and prejudice toward Mexicans before and approximately 4–6 months into their volunteer service. Whether assigned to serve Mexicans or European–Americans, all volunteers experienced reduced prejudice toward Mexicans. A multiple mediator model suggests that changes in prejudice resulted from a med…
Guys like us: The link between sexual harassment proclivity and blame
The present study investigated whether or not a man's proclivity to engage in sexual harassment impacts how he blames sexual harassers and their victims. One hundred nineteen male participants read hypothetical harassment scenarios and responded to Bartling and Eisenman's (1993 , Sexual harassment proclivities in men and women. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 189-192) Sexual Harassment Proclivities scale. Results revealed that men high i…
Comparing predictors of sexual harassment proclivity between Japanese and U.S. Men
The authors report on data showing evidence of both similarities and differences between Japanese and U.S. men regarding sexual harassment. Data indicate that there is substantial overlap in the traits and beliefs that predict a proclivity for sexual harassment in Japanese and U.S. men. However, Japanese men scored higher overall on sexual harassment proclivity, which was anticipated due to the relatively high degree of male dominance in Japan. P…
Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach
The authors applied functionalist theory to the question of the motivations underlying volunteerism, hypothesized 6 functions potentially served by volunteerism, and designed an instrument to assess these functions (Volunteer Functions Inventory; VFI). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on diverse samples yielded factor solutions consistent with functionalist theorizing; each VFI motivation, loaded on a single factor, possessed substant…
When God Sanctions Killing: Effect of Scriptural Violence on Aggression
Violent people often claim that God sanctions their actions. In two studies, participants read a violent passage said to come from either the Bible or an ancient scroll. For half the participants, the passage said that God sanctioned the violence. Next, participants competed with an ostensible partner on a task in which the winner could blast the loser with loud noise through headphones (the aggression measure). Study 1 involved Brigham Young Uni…
Comparing predictors of sexual harassment proclivity between Japanese and U.S. Men
The authors report on data showing evidence of both similarities and differences between Japanese and U.S. men regarding sexual harassment. Data indicate that there is substantial overlap in the traits and beliefs that predict a proclivity for sexual harassment in Japanese and U.S. men. However, Japanese men scored higher overall on sexual harassment proclivity, which was anticipated due to the relatively high degree of male dominance in Japan. P…
Guys like us: The link between sexual harassment proclivity and blame
The present study investigated whether or not a man's proclivity to engage in sexual harassment impacts how he blames sexual harassers and their victims. One hundred nineteen male participants read hypothetical harassment scenarios and responded to Bartling and Eisenman's (1993 , Sexual harassment proclivities in men and women. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 31, 189-192) Sexual Harassment Proclivities scale. Results revealed that men high i…
Favorable Contact During Volunteer Service: Reducing Prejudice Toward Mexicans in the American Southwest
We assessed religious volunteers’ intergroup contact, realistic threat perceptions, symbolic threat perceptions, intergroup anxiety, negative stereotypes and prejudice toward Mexicans before and approximately 4–6 months into their volunteer service. Whether assigned to serve Mexicans or European–Americans, all volunteers experienced reduced prejudice toward Mexicans. A multiple mediator model suggests that changes in prejudice resulted from a med…
No Girls Allowed: Women in Male-Dominated Majors Experience Increased Gender Harassment and Bias
The prevalence of gender harassment in male-dominated workforces has been well established, but little is known regarding the experiences of women in male-dominated majors within academia. The current study examines the experiences and gender-related biases of 146 male and female students in male-dominated (MD) and gender-equivalent (GE) majors. This study hypothesizes that men from MD majors, as opposed to GE majors, will exhibit more explicit a…
Mixed messages, mixed outcomes: The effects of reconciliation and retaliation story endings on aggression
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of reconciliation and retaliation story endings on subsequent aggressive affect and behavior. Design/methodology/approach Participants took part in two ostensibly unrelated studies. The first involved reading a violent story, attributed to a biblical or secular source, which ended in either brutal retaliation or peaceful reconciliation. They then took part in a second study in which they…
The Boys Club: Engineering a More Positive Environment for Women in Male-Dominated Majors
Sexual harassment has been widely studied in the workforce, but the factors that contribute to hostile educational environments for women have received less attention. The present study focuses on male dominance, gender harassment, gender threats, masculinity, and their influences on creating a hostile environment for women in academia. One hundred and forty-two male participants from a private university in the Southwestern United States self-re…
To meme or not to meme? Political social media posts and ideologically motivated aggression in job recommendations
This study tested the notion of ideological asymmetry, which proposes that conservatives are more prejudiced than liberals. It involved 682 self-identified conservative (n = 383) and liberal (n = 299) perceivers (MTurk workers; 54% female) who evaluated a target person's professional attributes, personal character, and job suitability based on the target's social media posts. The results did not support ideological asymmetry as both conservative …
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Aggression (4 works) · Harassment (4 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)