Lauren Duncan
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Smith College, Social, Personality, and Political Psychology
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Traits and motives: Toward an integration of two traditions in personality research.
Psychological Review / Jan 01, 1998
Winter, D. G., John, O. P., Stewart, A. J., Klohnen, E. C., & Duncan, L. E. (1998). Traits and motives: Toward an integration of two traditions in personality research. Psychological Review, 105(2), 230–250. https://doi.org/10.1037//0033-295x.105.2.230
Motivation for Collective Action: Group Consciousness as Mediator of Personality, life Experiences, and Women’s Rights Activism
Political Psychology / Sep 01, 1999
Duncan, L. E. (1999). Motivation for Collective Action: Group Consciousness as Mediator of Personality, life Experiences, and Women’s Rights Activism. Political Psychology, 20(3), 611–635. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895x.00159
Authoritarianism and Gender Roles: Toward a Psychological Analysis of Hegemonic Relationships
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Jan 01, 1997
Duncan, L. E., Peterson, B. E., & Winter, D. G. (1997). Authoritarianism and Gender Roles: Toward a Psychological Analysis of Hegemonic Relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23(1), 41–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167297231005
The Psychology of Collective Action
The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology / Feb 10, 2012
Duncan, L. E. (2012). The Psychology of Collective Action. In K. Deaux & M. Snyder (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology (pp. 780–803). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398991.013.0031
Personal Political Salience: The Role of Personality in Collective Identity and Action
Political Psychology / Mar 02, 2007
Duncan, L. E., & Stewart, A. J. (2007). Personal Political Salience: The Role of Personality in Collective Identity and Action. Political Psychology, 28(2), 143–164. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00560.x
The intersection of life stage and social events: Personality and life outcomes.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Jan 01, 1995
Duncan, L. E., & Agronick, G. S. (1995). The intersection of life stage and social events: Personality and life outcomes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(3), 558–568. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.69.3.558
Women's Relationship to Feminism
Psychology of Women Quarterly / Nov 02, 2010
Duncan, L. E. (2010). Women’s Relationship to Feminism: Effects of Generation and Feminist Self-Labeling. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34(4), 498–507. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01599.x
Personality and social change: Individual differences, life path, and importance attributed to the women's movement.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology / Jan 01, 1998
Agronick, G. S., & Duncan, L. E. (1998). Personality and social change: Individual differences, life path, and importance attributed to the women’s movement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(6), 1545–1555. https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-3514.74.6.1545
Stereotype susceptibility narrows the gender gap in imagined self-rotation performance
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review / Oct 01, 2006
Wraga, M., Duncan, L., Jacobs, E. C., Helt, M., & Church, J. (2006). Stereotype susceptibility narrows the gender gap in imagined self-rotation performance. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 13(5), 813–819. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03194002
Authoritarianism and Political Impoverishment: Deficits in Knowledge and Civic Disinterest
Political Psychology / Mar 01, 2002
Peterson, B. E., Duncan, L. E., & Pang, J. S. (2002). Authoritarianism and Political Impoverishment: Deficits in Knowledge and Civic Disinterest. Political Psychology, 23(1), 97–112. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/0162-895x.00272
Midlife women's generativity and authoritarianism: Marriage, motherhood, and 10 years of aging.
Psychology and Aging / Sep 01, 2007
Peterson, B. E., & Duncan, L. E. (2007). Midlife women’s generativity and authoritarianism: Marriage, motherhood, and 10 years of aging. Psychology and Aging, 22(3), 411–419. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.411
Achieving ego integrity: Personality development in late midlife
Journal of Research in Personality / Aug 01, 2008
Torges, C. M., Stewart, A. J., & Duncan, L. E. (2008). Achieving ego integrity: Personality development in late midlife. Journal of Research in Personality, 42(4), 1004–1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2008.02.006
Still Bringing the Vietnam War Home: Sources of Contemporary Student Activism
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin / Sep 01, 1995
Duncan, L. E., & Stewart, A. J. (1995). Still Bringing the Vietnam War Home: Sources of Contemporary Student Activism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(9), 914–924. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167295219006
What Makes the Political Personal? Openness, Personal Political Salience, and Activism
Journal of Personality / Jun 01, 2010
Curtin, N., Stewart, A. J., & Duncan, L. E. (2010). What Makes the Political Personal? Openness, Personal Political Salience, and Activism: Openness and Activism. Journal of Personality, 78(3), 943–968. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00638.x
Integrating Gender into the Political Science Core Curriculum
PS: Political Science & Politics / Mar 14, 2012
Cassese, E. C., Bos, A. L., & Duncan, L. E. (2012). Integrating Gender into the Political Science Core Curriculum. PS: Political Science & Politics, 45(2), 238–243. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049096512000042
Personal Political Salience as a Self‐Schema: Consequences for Political Information Processing
Political Psychology / Nov 11, 2005
Duncan, L. E. (2005). Personal Political Salience as a Self‐Schema: Consequences for Political Information Processing. Political Psychology, 26(6), 965–976. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2005.00453.x
Successful Aging in Late Midlife: The Role of Personality Among College-Educated Women
Journal of Adult Development / Feb 15, 2013
Versey, H. S., Stewart, A. J., & Duncan, L. E. (2013). Successful Aging in Late Midlife: The Role of Personality Among College-Educated Women. Journal of Adult Development, 20(2), 63–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-013-9157-7
Appreciating life’s complexities: Assessing narrative ego integrity in late midlife
Journal of Research in Personality / Feb 01, 2009
Torges, C. M., Stewart, A. J., & Duncan, L. E. (2009). Appreciating life’s complexities: Assessing narrative ego integrity in late midlife. Journal of Research in Personality, 43(1), 66–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2008.12.003
Gender and Motivation for Achievement, Affiliation–Intimacy, and Power
Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology / Dec 04, 2009
Duncan, L. E., & Peterson, B. E. (2009). Gender and Motivation for Achievement, Affiliation–Intimacy, and Power. In Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology (pp. 41–62). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1467-5_3
Powerlessness and the Use of Indirect Aggression in Friendships
Sex Roles / Nov 22, 2006
Duncan, L., & Owen-Smith, A. (2006). Powerlessness and the Use of Indirect Aggression in Friendships. Sex Roles, 55(7–8), 493–502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9103-2
MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges
Political Psychology / Mar 17, 2022
Thomas, E. F., Duncan, L., McGarty, C., Louis, W. R., & Smith, L. G. E. (2022). MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges. Political Psychology, 43(S1), 107–164. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12811
A Generational Analysis of Women's Rights Activists
Psychology of Women Quarterly / Dec 01, 2000
Duncan, L. E., & Stewart, A. J. (2000). A Generational Analysis of Women’s Rights Activists. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24(4), 297–308. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00212.x
Authoritarianism as an Agent of Status Quo Maintenance: Implications for Women's Careers and Family Lives
Sex Roles / Dec 01, 2003
Duncan, L. E., Peterson, B. E., & Ax, E. E. (2003). Authoritarianism as an Agent of Status Quo Maintenance: Implications for Women’s Careers and Family Lives. Sex Roles, 49(11/12), 619–630. https://doi.org/10.1023/b:sers.0000003132.74897.f3
Authoritarianism of Parents and Offspring: Intergenerational Politics and Adjustment to College
Journal of Research in Personality / Dec 01, 1999
Peterson, B. E., & Duncan, L. E. (1999). Authoritarianism of Parents and Offspring: Intergenerational Politics and Adjustment to College. Journal of Research in Personality, 33(4), 494–513. https://doi.org/10.1006/jrpe.1999.2260
Assessing Politicized Sexual Orientation Identity: Validating the Queer Consciousness Scale
Journal of Homosexuality / Sep 15, 2016
Duncan, L. E., Mincer, E., & Dunn, S. R. (2016). Assessing Politicized Sexual Orientation Identity: Validating the Queer Consciousness Scale. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(8), 1069–1091. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1236599
Authoritarianism, Cognitive Rigidity, and the Processing of Ambiguous Visual Information
The Journal of Social Psychology / Oct 03, 2014
Duncan, L. E., & Peterson, B. E. (2014). Authoritarianism, Cognitive Rigidity, and the Processing of Ambiguous Visual Information. The Journal of Social Psychology, 154(6), 480–490. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2014.933764
Using Group Consciousness Theories to Understand Political Activism: Case Studies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Ingo Hasselbach
Journal of Personality / Oct 12, 2010
Duncan, L. E. (2010). Using Group Consciousness Theories to Understand Political Activism: Case Studies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Ingo Hasselbach. Journal of Personality, 78(6), 1601–1636. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00664.x
VII. What Feminist and Political Psychologists Can Learn from Each Other: The Case of Authoritarianism
Feminism & Psychology / Feb 01, 2006
Duncan, L. E. (2006). VII. What Feminist and Political Psychologists Can Learn from Each Other: The Case of Authoritarianism. Feminism & Psychology, 16(1), 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959-353506060821
Personality and Politics: Introduction to the Special Issue
Journal of Personality / Oct 12, 2010
Duncan, L. E., Peterson, B. E., & Zurbriggen, E. L. (2010). Personality and Politics: Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Personality, 78(6), 1595–1600. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00663.x
Better policy interventions through intersectionality
Social Issues and Policy Review / Dec 28, 2022
Cole, E. R., & Duncan, L. E. (2022). Better policy interventions through intersectionality. Social Issues and Policy Review, 17(1), 62–78. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12090
Understanding Leaders of Repressive Social Movements
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy / Dec 01, 2003
Duncan, L. E. (2003). Understanding Leaders of Repressive Social Movements. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 3(1), 181–184. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-2415.2003.00023.x
Assessing politicized gender identity: Validating the Feminist Consciousness Scale for men and women
The Journal of Social Psychology / Dec 31, 2020
Duncan, L. E., Garcia, R. L., & Teitelman, I. (2020). Assessing politicized gender identity: Validating the Feminist Consciousness Scale for men and women. The Journal of Social Psychology, 161(5), 570–592. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2020.1860883
Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender
Jan 01, 2016
Roberts, T.-A., Curtin, N., Duncan, L. E., & Cortina, L. M. (Eds.). (2016). Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32141-7
Psychology and Political Participation
The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation / Aug 18, 2022
Duncan, L. E. (2022). Psychology and Political Participation. In The Oxford Handbook of Political Participation (pp. 63–82). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198861126.013.5
Using a “Messy” Problem as a Departmental Assessment of Undergraduates' Ability to Think Like Psychologists
Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness / Oct 01, 2016
Dibartolo, P. M., Duncan, L. E., Ly, M., & Rudnitsky, A. N. (2016). Using a “Messy” Problem as a Departmental Assessment of Undergraduates’ Ability to Think Like Psychologists. Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, 6(2), 191–211. https://doi.org/10.5325/jasseinsteffe.6.2.0191
Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender: Reflections on Theory, Research, and Action
Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender / Jan 01, 2016
Duncan, L. E., Roberts, T.-A., Cortina, L. M., & Curtin, N. (2016). Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender: Reflections on Theory, Research, and Action. In Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender (pp. 1–5). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32141-7_1
Erratum to: Stereotype susceptibility narrows the gender gap in imagined self-rotation performance
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review / Feb 01, 2007
Wraga, M., Duncan, L., Jacobs, E. C., Helt, M., & Church, J. (2007). Erratum to: Stereotype susceptibility narrows the gender gap in imagined self-rotation performance. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14(1), 184–184. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03194048
Can Authoritarianism Be Reduced to Need for Social Conformity?
PsycCRITIQUES / Jan 01, 2005
Duncan, L. E. (2005). Can Authoritarianism Be Reduced to Need for Social Conformity? PsycCRITIQUES, 50(47). https://doi.org/10.1037/05230311
The baggage and the benefits that travel with the F word: Transnational feminism and its discontents
Mar 30, 2024
Savas, O., Duncan, L., Smith, H., & Stewart, A. (2024). The baggage and the benefits that travel with the F word: Transnational feminism and its discontents. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.171179570.09944315/v1
Gender, Power, and Participation in Collective Action
The Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology / Jan 01, 2023
Duncan, L. E. (2023). Gender, Power, and Participation in Collective Action. In The Palgrave Handbook of Power, Gender, and Psychology (pp. 97–112). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41531-9_7
Journeys Through Feminist Psychological Science: Lessons Learned and a Look to What Lies Ahead
Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender / Jan 01, 2016
Curtin, N., Cortina, L. M., Roberts, T.-A., & Duncan, L. E. (2016). Journeys Through Feminist Psychological Science: Lessons Learned and a Look to What Lies Ahead. In Feminist Perspectives on Building a Better Psychological Science of Gender (pp. 381–388). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32141-7_21
Tactics and Identity Politics: Understanding Socially Conservative and Economically Conservative Women’s Political Organizations
Sex Roles / Jan 24, 2009
Duncan, L. E. (2009). Tactics and Identity Politics: Understanding Socially Conservative and Economically Conservative Women’s Political Organizations: Righting Feminism: Conservative Women & American Politics. By Ronnee Schreiber, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2008. 192 pp. $29.95 (hardback). ISBN13: 9780195331813. Sex Roles, 60(11–12), 912–914. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-008-9564-6
Casting a Wide Net Over the Field of Political Psychology
PsycCRITIQUES / Jan 01, 2004
Duncan, L. E. (2004). Casting a Wide Net Over the Field of Political Psychology. PsycCRITIQUES, 49(Supplement 9). https://doi.org/10.1037/040643
Politicized Collective Identity: Collective Identity and Political Protest
Social Identification in Groups
Klandermans, B. (n.d.). Politicized Collective Identity: Collective Identity and Political Protest. In Advances in Group Processes (pp. 155–176). Emerald (MCB UP ). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0882-6145(05)22006-4
Feminist Consciousness and Women's Political Participation: Activists, Engaged Observers, Nonparticipants
PsycEXTRA Dataset / Jan 01, 2007
Duncan, L. E. (2007). Feminist Consciousness and Women’s Political Participation: Activists, Engaged Observers, Nonparticipants: (684092007-001) [dataset]. In PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/e684092007-001
Gloria Steinem: The childhood foundations of a feminist
Journal of Personality / May 25, 2022
Duncan, L. E. (2022). Gloria Steinem: The childhood foundations of a feminist. Journal of Personality, 91(1), 193–206. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12732
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