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  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Dawn M. Szymanski is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on clinical psychology, social psychology, gender studies, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

The main topics addressed in their work include LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; eating disorders and behaviors; gender roles and identity studies; sexual assault and victimization studies; sexuality, behavior, and technology; posttraumatic stress disorder research; and child abuse and trauma.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "From pain to power: An exploration of activism, the #Metoo movement, and healing from sexual assault trauma." (2020, Journal of Counseling Psychology)
  • "TikTok use and body dissatisfaction: Examining direct, indirect, and moderated relations" (2022, Body Image)
  • "Anti-Sexual Assault Activism and Positive Psychological Functioning among Survivors" (2020, Sex Roles)
  • "LGBQ activism and positive psychological functioning: The roles of meaning, community connection, and coping." (2021, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity)
  • "Interpersonal Sexual Objectification, Fear of Rape, and U.S. College Women's Depression" (2020, Sex Roles)

Frequent co-authors in their research include Charlotte Strauss Swanson, James D. Goates, Rachel F. Carretta, Vardaan Dua, and Danielle Bissonette Mink.

Significant publication venues for their work are:

  • Sex Roles
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • PsycTESTS Dataset

Dawn M. Szymanski has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Sexual Objectification of Women: Advances to Theory and Research

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Lauren B. Moffitt;Erika R. Carr

  • Relationship Quality and Domestic Violence in Women's Same-Sex Relationships: The Role of Minority Stress

    Kimberly F. Balsam;Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Internalized Heterosexism: Measurement, Psychosocial Correlates, and Research Directions

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Susan Kashubeck-West;Jill Meyer

  • The Lesbian Internalized Homophobia Scale: A Rational/Theoretical Approach

    D M Szymanski;Y B Chung

  • Does Internalized Heterosexism Moderate the Link Between Heterosexist Events and Lesbians' Psychological Distress?

    Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Examining the Relationship between Multiple Internalized Oppressions and African American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Persons' Self-Esteem and Psychological Distress.

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Arpana Gupta

  • Internalized Heterosexism A Historical and Theoretical Overview

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Susan Kashubeck-West;Jill Meyer

  • Psychosocial Correlates of Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Y. Barry Chung;Kimberly F. Balsam

  • The role of self-objectification in women's depression: A test of objectification theory.

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Stacy L. Henning

  • The "model minority myth": Internalized racialism of positive stereotypes as correlates of psychological distress, and attitudes toward help-seeking

    Arpana Gupta;Dawn M. Szymanski;Frederick T. L. Leong

  • Heterosexism and Sexism as Correlates of Psychological Distress in Lesbians.

    Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Awareness of White Privilege among White Counseling Trainees

    Julie R. Ancis;Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Examining Potential Moderators of the Link between Heterosexist Events and Gay and Bisexual Men's Psychological Distress.

    Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Racism and Sexism as Correlates of African American Women’s Psychological Distress

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Destin N. Stewart

  • The roles of gender role conflict and internalized heterosexism in gay and bisexual men's psychological distress: Testing two mediation models.

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Erika R. Carr

  • Minority Stress and Psychological Distress Among Asian American Sexual Minority Persons

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Mi Ra Sung

  • Gendered Racism, Coping, Identity Centrality, and African American College Women’s Psychological Distress

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Jioni A. Lewis

  • Instagram Use and Self-Objectification: The Roles of Internalization, Comparison, Appearance Commentary, and Feminism

    Chandra E. Feltman;Dawn M. Szymanski

  • Mediators of the Relationship Between Internalized Oppressions and Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Psychological Distress

    Dawn M. Szymanski;Susan Kashubeck-West

  • Young Adult Women’s Reports of Their Male Romantic Partner’s Pornography Use as a Correlate of Their Self-Esteem, Relationship Quality, and Sexual Satisfaction

    Destin N. Stewart;Dawn M. Szymanski

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly F. Balsam
Kimberly F. Balsam Palo Alto University
Gina P. Owens
Gina P. Owens University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Frederick T. L. Leong
Frederick T. L. Leong Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Nadine J. Kaslow
Nadine J. Kaslow Emory University
Nicholas Ladany
Nicholas Ladany Lehigh University

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