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Stalking the perfect measure of implicit self-esteem: the blind men and the elephant revisited?
- J. Bosson, W. Swann, J. Pennebaker
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 October 2000
Recent interest in the implicit self-esteem construct has led to the creation and use of several new assessment tools whose psychometric properties have not been fully explored. In this article, the… Expand
Precarious manhood.
- J. Vandello, J. Bosson, D. Cohen, Rochelle M. Burnaford, J. M. Weaver
- Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2008
The authors report 5 studies that demonstrate that manhood, in contrast to womanhood, is seen as a precarious state requiring continual social proof and validation. Because of this precariousness,… Expand
Self-Enhancement Tendencies Among People With High Explicit Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role of Implicit Self-Esteem
- J. Bosson, R. Brown, Virgil Zeigler-Hill, W. Swann
- Psychology
- 1 July 2003
Consistent with recent research on initials-preferences, we assumed that people's preferences for their initials reflect an implicit form of self-esteem that buffers them against challenges to their… Expand
Untangling the links between narcissism and self‐esteem: A theoretical and empirical review.
- J. Bosson, C. Lakey, W. Campbell, Virgil Zeigler-Hill, C. H. Jordan, M. Kernis
- Psychology
- 1 May 2008
The links among narcissism, explicit (deliberate, controllable) self-esteem, and implicit (automatic, uncontrollable) self-esteem are unclear despite numerous attempts to illuminate these links. Some… Expand
Hard won and easily lost: A review and synthesis of theory and research on precarious manhood.
- J. Vandello, J. Bosson
- Psychology
- 1 April 2013
This article reviews evidence that manhood is seen as a precarious social status that is both difficult to achieve and tenuously held. Compared with womanhood, which is typically viewed as resulting… Expand
Precarious Manhood and Displays of Physical Aggression
- J. Bosson, J. Vandello, Rochelle M. Burnaford, J. M. Weaver, S. Arzu Wasti
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality & social psychology bulletin
- 6 February 2009
The results of three experiments demonstrate that physically aggressive displays are part of men's cultural script for restoring threatened gender status. In Studies 1 and 2, challenges to men's… Expand
When Equal Isn't Really Equal: The Masculine Dilemma of Seeking Work Flexibility
- J. Vandello, V. Hettinger, J. Bosson, J. Siddiqi
- Psychology
- 1 June 2013
Two studies explored gender-relevant expectations and consequences of seeking flexible work arrangements. Study 1 examined preferences and expectations of students nearing the job market. While men… Expand
Role rigidity: a problem of identity misclassification?
- J. Bosson, Jennifer L. Prewitt-Freilino, J. N. Taylor
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 October 2005
When nonstigmatized individuals enact certain role-violating behaviors, they risk becoming "falsely accused deviants" (H. S. Becker, 1963, p. 20). For instance, when heterosexual men perform… Expand
Precarious Manhood and Its Links to Action and Aggression
- J. Bosson, J. Vandello
- Psychology
- 1 April 2011
Unlike womanhood, manhood is widely viewed as a status that is elusive (it must be earned) and tenuous (it must be demonstrated repeatedly through actions). This focus on the structure—rather than… Expand
When saying and doing diverge: The effects ofstereotype threat on self-reported versus nonverbal anxiety
- J. Bosson, Ethan L Haymovitz, E. Pinel
- Psychology
- 1 March 2004
Abstract Although research has established that stigmatized individuals suffer impaired performance under stereotype threat conditions, the anxiety presumed to mediate this effect has proven… Expand