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9942
National Ranking
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Overview

Fiona A. White is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Gender Studies, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics addressed in White's research include:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media

White has published extensively, with a significant presence in several scholarly journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Journal of Social Issues
  • Review of General Psychology
  • European Review of Social Psychology
  • International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by White highlight various aspects of intergroup relations and social psychology. These include:

  • Beyond direct contact: The theoretical and societal relevance of indirect contact for improving intergroup relations (2020, Journal of Social Issues)
  • Text-based E-contact: Harnessing cooperative Internet interactions to bridge the social and psychological divide (2020, European Review of Social Psychology)

Other influential works that relate to the general topics of intergroup contact and prejudice reduction include:

  • Intergroup contact research in the 21st century: Lessons learned and forward progress if we remain open (2021, Journal of Social Issues)
  • Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Reduction: Prospects and Challenges in Changing Youth Attitudes (2022, Review of General Psychology)
  • Reducing Transgender Stigma via an E-contact Intervention (2020, Sex Roles)

White collaborates frequently with a group of scholars, with notable co-authors including Jessica Cuddy, Rachel Maunder, Heather L. Shepherd, Phyllis Butow, and Joanne Shaw. These collaborations have resulted in multiple published works, reflecting a continuing engagement with research teams in related areas of social and psychological studies.

Best Publications

  • Understanding the complexities of ethnic-racial socialization processes for both minority and majority groups: a 30-year systematic review

    Naomi Priest;Naomi Priest;Jessica Walton;Fiona White;Emma Kowal

  • Linking values and organizational commitment: A correlational and experimental investigation in two organizations

    Geoffrey N. Abbott;Fiona A. White;Margaret A. Charles

  • The relationship between measures of executive function, motor performance and externalising behaviour in 5- and 6-year-old children

    David J Livesey;Jennifer Keen;Jane Rouse;Fiona White

  • Time to diagnosis in young-onset dementia and its determinants: the INSPIRED study.

    Brian Draper;Monica Cations;Fiona White;Julian Trollor

  • Beyond direct contact: The theoretical and societal relevance of indirect contact for improving intergroup relations

    Fiona A. White;Islam Borinca;Loris Vezzali;Katherine J. Reynolds

  • A dual identity-electronic contact (DIEC) experiment promoting short- and long-term intergroup harmony

    Fiona A. White;Hisham M. Abu-Rayya

  • Employees’ mood, perceptions of fairness, and organizational citizenship behavior

    Belinda A. E. Messer;Fiona Ann White

  • Culture, cross-role consistency, and adjustment: testing trait and cultural psychology perspectives

    A. Timothy Church;Cheryl A. Anderson-Harumi;Alicia M. del Prado;Guy J. Curtis

  • Implicit Theories and Self-Perceptions of Traitedness Across Cultures Toward Integration of Cultural and Trait Psychology Perspectives

    A. Timothy Church;Marcia S. Katigbak;Alicia M. Del Prado;Fernando A. Ortiz

  • Relationship of Family Socialization Processes to Adolescent Moral Thought

    Fiona A. White

  • Why aren't people with young onset dementia and their supporters using formal services? Results from the INSPIRED study

    Monica Cations;Adrienne Withall;Ruth Horsfall;Nicole Denham

  • Parental Morality and Family Processes as Predictors of Adolescent Morality

    Fiona A. White;Kenan M. Matawie

  • Intergroup contact and mental health stigma: A comparative effectiveness meta-analysis

    Rachel D. Maunder;Fiona A. White

  • Talking culture? Egalitarianism, color-blindness and racism in Australian elementary schools

    Jessica Walton;Jessica Walton;Naomi Priest;Emma Kowal;Fiona White

  • Intergroup contact research in the 21st century: Lessons learned and forward progress if we remain open

    Stefania Paolini;Fiona A. White;Linda R. Tropp;Rhiannon N. Turner

  • A 5‐year systematic strategy to reduce plagiarism among first‐year psychology university students

    Caleb Owens;Fiona A. White

  • Improving intergroup relations in the Internet age: A critical review.

    Fiona A. White;Lauren J. Harvey;Hisham M. Abu-Rayya

  • ‘You are not born being racist, are you?’ Discussing racism with primary aged-children

    Naomi Priest;Jessica Walton;Fiona White;Emma Kowal

  • Adolescent racial prejudice development: The role of friendship quality and interracial contact

    Fiona A. White;Bethany Wootton;Joyce Man;Hernan Diaz

  • Modern avenues for intergroup contact: Using E-contact and intergroup emotions to reduce stereotyping and social distancing against people with schizophrenia:

    Rachel D. Maunder;Fiona A. White;Stefano Verrelli

  • Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Decision-Making*

    Fiona A White

  • Achieving twelve-months of intergroup bias reduction: The dual identity-electronic contact (DIEC) experiment

    Fiona A. White;Hisham M. Abu-Rayya;Chela Weitzel

  • Minority stress, social support, and the mental health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual Australians during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey

    Stefano Verrelli;Fiona A. White;Lauren J. Harvey;Michael R. Pulciani

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcia S. Katigbak
Marcia S. Katigbak Washington State University
Rhiannon N. Turner
Rhiannon N. Turner Queen's University Belfast
A. Timothy Church
A. Timothy Church Washington State University
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Afaf Girgis
Afaf Girgis University of New South Wales
Patrick C. L. Heaven
Patrick C. L. Heaven Australian Catholic University
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly University of Newcastle Australia
Katherine J. Reynolds
Katherine J. Reynolds Australian National University
Harvey Whitehouse
Harvey Whitehouse University of Oxford
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney

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