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Overview

Joanne V. Wood is a researcher affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their academic work primarily falls within the field of psychology, with a focus on social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, applied psychology, and sociology and political science.

The research conducted by Wood spans several main topics, including:

  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Wood's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Singlehood and Attunement of Self-Esteem to Friendships" (2021), published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Self-esteem's impacts on intimacy-building: Pathways through self-disclosure and responsiveness" (2023), published in Current Opinion in Psychology
  • "Self-esteem and romantic relationship quality" (2023), published in Nature Reviews Psychology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wood include:

  • John G. Holmes
  • Amanda L. Forest
  • Alexandra N. Fisher
  • Danu Anthony Stinson
  • Jessica J. Cameron

Wood's work has been featured repeatedly in the following academic journals:

  • Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Nature Reviews Psychology

Their research integrates perspectives from social psychology and related subfields to explore complex psychological phenomena related to self-esteem, relationships, and behavioral health. This interdisciplinary approach contributes to understanding the dynamics of attachment, personality, and the impact of social and technological influences on psychological well-being.

Best Publications

  • Theory and Research Concerning Social Comparisons of Personal Attributes

    Joanne V. Wood

  • Attributions, Beliefs About Control, and Adjustment to Breast Cancer

    Shelley E. Taylor;Rosemary R. Lichtman;Joanne V. Wood

  • Social comparison in adjustment to breast cancer.

    Joanne V. Wood;Shelley E. Taylor;Rosemary R. Lichtman

  • It Could Be Worse: Selective Evaluation as a Response to Victimization

    Shelley E. Taylor;Joanne V. Wood;Rosemary R. Lichtman

  • What is Social Comparison and How Should We Study it

    Joanne V. Wood

  • When Social Networking Is Not Working Individuals With Low Self-Esteem Recognize but Do Not Reap the Benefits of Self-Disclosure on Facebook

    Amanda L. Forest;Joanne V. Wood

  • Savoring versus dampening: self-esteem differences in regulating positive affect.

    Joanne V. Wood;Sara A. Heimpel;John L. Michela

  • Does affect induce self-focused attention?

    Joanne V. Wood;Judith A. Saltzberg;Lloyd A. Goldsamt

  • Self-esteem and the cognitive accessibility of strengths and weaknesses after failure.

    Philip G. Dodgson;Joanne V. Wood

  • Serving self-relevant goals through social comparison.

    Joanne V. Wood;Kathryn L. Taylor

  • Self-focused attention, coping responses, and distressed mood in everyday life.

    Joanne V. Wood;Judith A. Saltzberg;John M. Neale;Arthur A. Stone

  • Social Support and Marital Adjustment After Breast Cancer

    Rosemary R. Lichtman;Shelley E. Taylor;Joanne V. Wood

  • Strategies of social comparison among people with low self-esteem: self-protection and self-enhancement.

    Joanne V. Wood;Maria Giordano-Beech;Kathryn L. Taylor;John L. Michela

  • Positive Self-Statements: Power for Some, Peril for Others

    Joanne V. Wood;W.Q. Elaine Perunovic;John W. Lee

  • Do people with low self-esteem really want to feel better? Self-esteem differences in motivation to repair negative moods

    Sara A. Heimpel;Joanne V. Wood;Margaret A. Marshall;Jonathon D. Brown

  • Illness-related and treatment-related factors in psychological adjustment to breast cancer

    Shelley E. Taylor;Rosemary R. Lichtman;Joanne V. Wood;Avrum Z. Bluming

  • Basic personality dispositions, self-esteem, and personal goals: an approach-avoidance analysis.

    Sara A. Heimpel;Andrew J. Elliot;Joanne V. Wood

  • Testing sociometer theory: Self-esteem and the importance of acceptance for social decision-making

    Danu B. Anthony;Joanne V. Wood;John G. Holmes

  • The cost of lower self-esteem: testing a self- and social-bonds model of health.

    Danu Anthony Stinson;Christine Logel;Mark P. Zanna;John G. Holmes

  • Self-esteem and the cognitive accessibility of strengths and weaknesses after failure.

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  • Social acceptance and self-esteem : Tuning the sociometer to interpersonal value

    Danu B. Anthony;John G. Holmes;Joanne V. Wood

  • On building, defending, and regulating the self : a psychological perspective

    Abraham Tesser;Joanne V. Wood;Diederik A. Stapel

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Holmes
John G. Holmes University of Waterloo
Shelley E. Taylor
Shelley E. Taylor University of California, Los Angeles
Steven J. Spencer
Steven J. Spencer The Ohio State University
Mark P. Zanna
Mark P. Zanna University of Waterloo
Paul Thagard
Paul Thagard University of Waterloo
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons
Gráinne M. Fitzsimons Duke University
Rebecca L. Collins
Rebecca L. Collins RAND Corporation
Andrew J. Elliot
Andrew J. Elliot University of Rochester
John M. Neale
John M. Neale Stony Brook University
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University

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