2022
“Master” of None: Institutional Language Change Linked to Reduced Gender Bias
Bailey A, Dovidio J, LaFrance M. “Master” of None: Institutional Language Change Linked to Reduced Gender Bias. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Applied 2022, 28: 237-248. PMID: 34014722, DOI: 10.1037/xap0000326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage policy changeGeneric languageLanguage policesIncidence of menLanguage changeFace recognition taskActual menMale exemplarsLanguageGender biasGender inequityRecognition taskMore exemplarsLeadership rolesYale UniversityApplied contextExemplarsGeneric termMemoryPrevious experimental researchMindStudentsRange of processesReal-world policiesMen
2021
Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being
Meadows A, Barreto M, Dovidio J, Burke S, Wittlin N, Herrin J, van Ryn M, Phelan S. Signaling hostility: The relationship between witnessing weight‐based discrimination in medical school and medical student well‐being. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 2021, 53: 215-230. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical schoolsSchool burnoutSchool belongingHigher-weight patientsUS medical schoolsPsychological healthWeight stigmaSense of belongingStudents' psychological healthInstitutional culture changeMedical educationMedical studentsStudentsSchoolsFourth yearAnti-fat attitudesDerogatory humorWeight-based discriminationGeneral healthBelongingMarginalized groupsFirst yearReduced feelingsDiscriminatory behaviorBurnout
2016
Aversive Racism and Contemporary Bias
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Pearson A. Aversive Racism and Contemporary Bias. 2016, 267-294. DOI: 10.1017/9781316161579.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychology of prejudicePsychological modelsPrejudice reductionAversive racismContemporary biasCambridge HandbookPrejudiceEvidence-based strategiesSpecific domainsEnvironmental influencesFuture avenuesCutting-edge researchCollective actionPsychologySocial changeComfort zoneComprehensive examinationResearchTop scholarsStudentsInterventionPeopleRacismBiasGender
2014
Psychosocial predictors of attitudes toward physician empathy in clinical encounters among 4732 1st year medical students: A report from the CHANGES study
van Ryn M, Hardeman R, Phelan S, Burke S, Przedworski J, Allen M, Burgess D, Ridgeway J, White R, Dovidio J. Psychosocial predictors of attitudes toward physician empathy in clinical encounters among 4732 1st year medical students: A report from the CHANGES study. Patient Education And Counseling 2014, 96: 367-375. PMID: 25065328, PMCID: PMC4195739, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical students' attitudesMedical schoolsStudents' attitudesMedical studentsFirst-year medical students' attitudesPhysician empathyMedical school curriculumFirst-year studentsUS medical schoolsYear medical studentsEmpathic careSchool curriculumStudent factorsEffective curriculumYear studentsClinical encountersDispositional empathyCurriculumStudentsDispositional characteristicsPsychosocial predictorsSchoolsEmpathyOnline questionnaireIndividual predictorsImplicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study
Phelan S, Dovidio J, Puhl R, Burgess D, Nelson D, Yeazel M, Hardeman R, Perry S, van Ryn M. Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study. Obesity 2014, 22: 1201-1208. PMID: 24375989, PMCID: PMC3968216, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit weight biasWeight biasExplicit biasAnti-Fat Attitudes TestMedical Student CHANGE StudyImplicit Association TestImplicit weight biasImplications of biasesStudent factorsNational sampleExplicit attitudesLarge national sampleWeight biasesBias scoresAttitudes TestRacial minoritiesAssociation TestLongitudinal studyFeeling thermometerYear medical studentsFuture researchMedical studentsTest interventionsBiasesStudents
2008
The Other Side of We: When Outgroup Members Express Common Identity
Gómez Á, Dovidio J, Huici C, Gaertner S, Cuadrado I. The Other Side of We: When Outgroup Members Express Common Identity. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin 2008, 34: 1613-1626. PMID: 18832337, DOI: 10.1177/0146167208323600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntergroup biasOutgroup membersIngroup membersSuperordinate categoryCommon ingroup identity modelLess intergroup biasIntergroup attitudesIntergroup contactCommon identityIdentity threatSuperordinate identityIdentity modelHigh school studentsRepresentation of membersHypothesized effectsNegative orientationGreater willingnessPrevious researchSchool studentsRelative statusStudentsIngroupWillingnessBiasIdentity
2001
Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences in Responding to Distinctiveness and Discrimination on Campus: Stigma and Common Group Identity
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Niemann Y, Snider K. Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences in Responding to Distinctiveness and Discrimination on Campus: Stigma and Common Group Identity. Journal Of Social Issues 2001, 57: 167-188. DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon group identityEffects of stigmatizationGroup identityIntergroup attitudesEthnic group identityFeelings of stigmatizationInstitutional satisfactionGroup membershipCollege studentsSeries of studiesCultural differencesPeople of colorStigmatizationEthnic minoritiesSaliencePresent articleIdentityFeelingsSatisfactionDistinctivenessAttitudesStigmaDiscriminationStudentsCommitment
1994
The Contact Hypothesis
Gaertner S, Rust M, Dovidio J, Bachman B, Anastasio P. The Contact Hypothesis. Small Group Research 1994, 25: 224-249. DOI: 10.1177/1046496494252005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive representationsAffective reactionsContact hypothesisCommon ingroup identity modelIntergroup biasIdentity modelCooperative interdependenceWeak representationRacial identityEgalitarian normsHigh schoolSurvey studyEqual statusRepresentationBiasSchoolsIngroupFavorabilityAmerican identityThefeaturesHypothesisIdentityStudent bodyDifferent groupsStudents
1986
Stigma of Psychological Therapy: Stereotypes, Interpersonal Reactions, and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Sibicky M, Dovidio J. Stigma of Psychological Therapy: Stereotypes, Interpersonal Reactions, and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 1986, 33: 148-154. DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.33.2.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological therapiesIntroductory psychology courseSelf-Fulfilling ProphecyPsychology courseInterpersonal reactionsConversational partnersPerceiversNegative stereotypesSocial interactionJudges' ratingsNonclientsDesirable mannerPrevious researchStereotypesPresent experimentsCenter clientsMental illnessRatingsClientsStigmaLittle workPotential influenceStudentsProphecyResearch
1984
The Relationship between Stressful Life Events and School-Related Performances of Type a and Type b Adolescents
A. A, Dovidio J. The Relationship between Stressful Life Events and School-Related Performances of Type a and Type b Adolescents. Behavioral Medicine 1984, 10: 50-55. PMID: 6470475, DOI: 10.1080/0097840x.1984.9934959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful life eventsLife eventsLife stressUncontrollable stressful life eventsDifferent coping mechanismsHigh school studentsDelinquent behaviorStressful eventsCoping mechanismsSport involvementIndividual stylePrevious researchSchool studentsExtracurricular activitiesNegative relationshipAdolescentsStylePresent studyRelationshipGradepointStudentsStressPerformanceSchoolsFindings