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12428
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4603
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2192

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Bernard E. Whitley is affiliated with Ball State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on various subfields including Gender Studies, Social Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their recent scholarly contributions address topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; gender politics and representation; gender, labor, and family dynamics; and social and intergroup psychology. Specifically, the main topics of their work include:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Among recent publications, Bernard E. Whitley has contributed to the following peer-reviewed works:

  • "Gender Differences in Anti-Gay Prejudice: Evidence for Stability and Change," published in 2021 in Sex Roles
  • "The Measurement of Racial Colorblindness," published in 2022 in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • "Multidimensional Assessment of Racial Colorblindness," published in 2023 in PsycTESTS Dataset

These works cover aspects of prejudice, measurement methodologies, and multidimensional assessments in social psychology contexts.

The scientist has published across several venues, notably:

  • Sex Roles
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Bernard E. Whitley has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Andrew Luttrell
  • T. Paul Schultz
  • Mary E. Kite
  • Kim Buxton
  • Hannah Ballas

Recognition for their work includes the designation as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Attitudes Toward Younger and Older Adults: An Updated Meta‐Analytic Review

    Mary E. Kite;Gary D. Stockdale;Bernard E. Whitley;Blair T. Johnson

  • Sex Differences in Attitudes Toward Homosexual Persons, Behaviors, and Civil Rights A Meta-Analysis

    Mary E. Kite;Bernard E. Whitley

  • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEATING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: A Review

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Gender Differences in Computer-Related Attitudes and Behavior: A Meta-Analysis

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Principles of research in behavioral science

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men: A Meta-Analysis

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Gender-Role Variables and Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Sex-role orientation and psychological well-being: Two meta-analyses

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Do heterosexual women and men differ in their attitudes toward homosexuality? A conceptual and methodological analysis.

    Mary E. Kite;Bernard E. Whitley Jr.

  • Sex role orientation and self-esteem: a critical meta-analytic review.

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  • The gender belief system, authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men.

    Bernard E. Whitley;Stefanía Ægisdóttir

  • Gender Differences in Cheating Attitudes and Classroom Cheating Behavior: A Meta-Analysis

    Bernard E. Whitley;Amanda Bichlmeier Nelson;Curtis J. Jones

  • Assessing the theoretical models for sex differences in causal attributions for success and failure.

    Irene Hanson Frieze;Bernard E. Whitley;Barbara Hartman Hanusa;Maureen C. McHugh

  • The Relationship of Authoritarianism and Related Constructs to Attitudes Toward Homosexuality1

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  • The Relationship of Heterosexuals' Attributions for the Causes of Homosexuality to Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men:

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • Academic Dishonesty: An Educator's Guide

    Bernard E. Whitley;Patricia Keith-Spiegel

  • Perceived erotic value of homosexuality and sex-role attitudes as mediators of sex differences in heterosexual college students attitudes toward lesbians and gay men.

    Laura A. Louderback;Bernard E. Whitley

  • Sex differences in attitudes toward homosexuality: a comment on Oliver and Hyde (1993)

    Bernard E. Whitley;Mary E. Kite

  • Children's causal attributions for success and failure in achievement settings: A meta-analysis.

    Bernard E. Whitley;Irene Hanson Frieze

  • Why Professors Ignore Cheating: Opinions of a National Sample of Psychology Instructors

    Patricia Keith-Spiegel;Barbara G. Tabachnick;Bernard E. Whitley;Jennifer Washburn

  • Academic Integrity as an Institutional Issue

    Bernard E. Whitley;Patricia Keith-Spiegel

  • Perceptions of Vulnerability to Pregnancy and the Use of Effective Contraception

    Bernard E. Whitley;Andrea L. Hern

  • The relationship of sex-role orientation to heterosexuals' attitudes toward homosexuals

    Bernard E. Whitley

  • A meta-analysis of research on adolescent contraceptive use.

    Bernard E. Whitley;Janet Ward Schofield

  • Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

    Mary E. Kite;Bernard E. Whitley

Frequent Co-Authors

David C. Atkins
David C. Atkins University of Washington
Michael W. Wiederman
Michael W. Wiederman University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gregory D. Webster
Gregory D. Webster University of Florida
Blair T. Johnson
Blair T. Johnson University of Connecticut
Vincent Yzerbyt
Vincent Yzerbyt Université Catholique de Louvain

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