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Amanda B. Diekman

Amanda B. Diekman

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Psychology

D-Index
41
Citations
13484
World Ranking
7712
National Ranking
4129

Overview

Amanda B. Diekman is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the social sciences and psychology. Their work spans various subfields, including sociology and political science, gender studies, safety research, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research covers multiple key topics, highlighted by publications examining career development and diversity, social and intergroup psychology, misinformation and its impacts, gender diversity and inequality, climate change communication and perception, gender roles and identity studies, as well as mentoring and academic development.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Amanda B. Diekman include:

  • "Open science, communal culture, and women's participation in the movement to improve science" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "The Pandemic as a Portal: Reimagining Psychological Science as Truly Open and Inclusive" (2022, Perspectives on Psychological Science)
  • "The psychological and political correlates of conspiracy theory beliefs" (2022, Scientific Reports)
  • "Putting Belonging in Context: Communal Affordances Signal Belonging in STEM" (2020, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
  • "On modeling the correlates of conspiracy thinking" (2023, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors working alongside Amanda B. Diekman include:

  • Tessa Benson-Greenwald
  • Mansi Joshi
  • Joseph E. Uscinski
  • Casey Klofstad
  • Daniel Verdear

The venues where Amanda B. Diekman most frequently publishes their work are:

  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Motivation Science
  • Perspectives on Psychological Science

This body of work reflects a sustained engagement with themes revolving around psychological and social dynamics, particularly as they pertain to diversity, inclusion, and interdisciplinary intersections in both academic and social contexts.

Best Publications

  • Social role theory of sex differences and similarities: A current appraisal.

    Alice H. Eagly;Wendy Wood;Amanda B. Diekman

  • Stereotypes as Dynamic Constructs: Women and Men of the Past, Present, and Future

    Amanda B. Diekman;Alice H. Eagly

  • Seeking Congruity Between Goals and Roles A New Look at Why Women Opt Out of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers

    Amanda B. Diekman;Elizabeth R. Brown;Amanda M. Johnston;Emily K. Clark

  • Malleability in communal goals and beliefs influences attraction to stem careers: evidence for a goal congruity perspective.

    Amanda B. Diekman;Emily K. Clark;Amanda M. Johnston;Elizabeth R. Brown

  • What is the Problem? Prejudice as an Attitude-in-Context

    Alice H. Eagly;Amanda B. Diekman

  • Gender gaps in sociopolitical attitudes: a social psychological analysis.

    Alice H. Eagly;Amanda B. Diekman;Mary C. Johannesen-Schmidt;Anne M. Koenig

  • ROLLING WITH THE CHANGES: A ROLE CONGRUITY PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER NORMS

    Amanda B. Diekman;Wind Goodfriend

  • A Goal Congruity Model of Role Entry, Engagement, and Exit: Understanding Communal Goal Processes in STEM Gender Gaps

    Amanda B. Diekman;Mia Steinberg;Elizabeth R. Brown;Aimee L. Belanger

  • Power, Conflict, and Community: How Gendered Views of Political Power Influence Women's Political Ambition

    Monica C. Schneider;Mirya R. Holman;Amanda B. Diekman;Thomas McAndrew

  • Learning to Be Little Women and Little Men: The Inequitable Gender Equality of Nonsexist Children's Literature

    Amanda B. Diekman;Sarah K. Murnen

  • Dynamic stereotypes of power: Perceived change and stability in gender hierarchies

    Amanda B. Diekman;Wind Goodfriend;Stephanie Goodwin

  • New Routes to Recruiting and Retaining Women in STEM: Policy Implications of a Communal Goal Congruity Perspective

    Amanda B. Diekman;Erica S. Weisgram;Aimee L. Belanger

  • On Motivated Role Selection: Gender Beliefs, Distant Goals, and Career Interest:

    Clifford D. Evans;Amanda B. Diekman

  • Dynamic Stereotypes about Women and Men in Latin America and the United States

    Amanda B. Diekman;Alice H. Eagly;Antonio Mladinic;Maria Cristina Ferreira

  • A SOCIAL ROLE THEORY PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER GAPS IN POLITICAL ATTITUDES

    Amanda B. Diekman;Monica C. Schneider

  • Navigating Social Roles in Pursuit of Important Goals: A Communal Goal Congruity Account of STEM Pursuits

    Amanda B. Diekman;Mia Steinberg

  • Accuracy and Bias in Stereotypes about the Social and Political Attitudes of Women and Men

    Amanda B Diekman;Alice H Eagly;Patrick Kulesa

  • Can I Work with and Help Others in This Field? How Communal Goals Influence Interest and Participation in STEM Fields.

    Kathryn L. Boucher;Melissa A. Fuesting;Amanda B. Diekman;Mary C. Murphy

  • A Change Will Do Us Good: Threats Diminish Typical Preferences for Male Leaders

    Elizabeth R. Brown;Amanda B. Diekman;Monica C. Schneider

  • LOVE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO BE CAREFUL: The Relationship Between Reading Romance Novels and Safe Sex Behavior

    Amanda B. Diekman;Mary McDonald;Wendi L. Gardner

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice H. Eagly
Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University
Sabine Sczesny
Sabine Sczesny University of Bern
Jessi L. Smith
Jessi L. Smith University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Nilanjana Dasgupta
Nilanjana Dasgupta University of Massachusetts Amherst
Judith M. Harackiewicz
Judith M. Harackiewicz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sapna Cheryan
Sapna Cheryan University of Washington
Corinne A. Moss-Racusin
Corinne A. Moss-Racusin Skidmore College
Sarah K. Murnen
Sarah K. Murnen Kenyon College
Wendy Wood
Wendy Wood University of Southern California
Wendi L. Gardner
Wendi L. Gardner Northwestern University

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