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Overview

John B. Pryor is affiliated with Illinois State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with an emphasis on gender studies, sociology and political science, health, and applied psychology. The scholar's work intersects multiple topics, including sexual assault and victimization studies, workplace violence and bullying, intimate partner and family violence, gender roles and identity studies, social and intergroup psychology, and behavioral health and interventions.

The research contributions of John B. Pryor are documented in various peer-reviewed journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • The relationships of sexually harassing behaviors to organizational context factors and working men's dark personality traits (2024, Aggressive Behavior)
  • The effects of sexual harassment, assault, and objectification on the self (2021, Self and Identity)

Throughout their career, Pryor has collaborated with several researchers, frequently co-authoring with colleagues such as Sarah E. Stutterheim, Lotte H.J.M. Lemmens, Thomas M. Ostrom, David D. Simpson, and Eric D. Wesselmann. This network reflects the interdisciplinary nature of their research and engagement with a broad scholarly community.

John B. Pryor has published in journals including:

  • Aggressive Behavior
  • Self and Identity

Their areas of expertise encompass the following fields of study:

  • Social Sciences
  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health
  • Applied Psychology

The main topics addressed in Pryor's research are:

  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Best Publications

  • Stigma: Advances in Theory and Research

    Arjan E. R. Bos;John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder;Sarah E. Stutterheim

  • Attractiveness of the underling: an automatic power --> sex association and its consequences for sexual harassment and aggression.

    John A. Bargh;Paula Raymond;John B. Pryor;Fritz Strack

  • Sexual harassment proclivities in men

    John B. Pryor

  • A Social Psychological Analysis of Sexual Harassment: The Person/Situation Interaction

    John B. Pryor;Christine M. LaVite;Lynnette M. Stoller

  • A dual-process model of reactions to perceived stigma.

    John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder;Christopher Yeadon;Matthew Hesson-McInnis

  • Self-focused attention and self-report validity.

    John B. Pryor;Frederick X. Gibbons;Robert A. Wicklund;Russell H. Fazio

  • The infection of bad company: stigma by association.

    John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder;Andrew E. Monroe

  • The cognitive dynamics of salience in the attribution process.

    John B. Pryor;Mitchel Kriss

  • Workshop report: AIDS and stigma: a conceptual framework and research agenda

    Gregory M. Herek;Leonard Mitnick;Scott Burris;Margaret Chesney

  • A Social Psychological Model for Predicting Sexual Harassment

    John B. Pryor;Janet L. Giedd;Karen B. Williams

  • The Relationships of Public and Self-Stigma to Seeking Mental Health Services

    Geoff J. Bathje;John B. Pryor

  • Predicting Summer Energy Consumption from Homeowners' Attitudes1

    C. Seligman;M. Kriss;J. M. Darley;R. H. Fazio

  • HIV-related stigma and psychological distress: The harmful effects of specific stigma manifestations in various social settings

    Sarah E Stutterheim;John B Pryor;Arjan E R Bos;Robert Hoogendijk

  • Reducing AIDS-related stigma in developing countries: the importance of theory- and evidence-based interventions.

    Arjan E R Bos;Herman P Schaalma;John B Pryor

  • The Instrumental and Symbolic Functions of Attitudes toward Persons with AIDS1

    John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder;Richard Vinacco;Teri L. Kott

  • When Do We Ostracize

    Eric D. Wesselmann;James H. Wirth;John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder

  • Psychological and social correlates of HIV status disclosure: the significance of stigma visibility.

    Sarah E. Stutterheim;Arjan E. R. Bos;John B. Pryor;Ronald Brands

  • A Social-Psychological Analysis of HIV-Related Stigma: A Two-Factor Theory

    John B. Pryor;Glenn D. Reeder;Steven Landau

  • Use of the availability heuristic in probability estimates of future events: The effects of imagining outcomes versus imagining reasons

    Ariel S Levi;John B Pryor

  • Stigma, secrecy, and discrimination: ethnic/racial differences in the concerns of people living with HIV/AIDS.

    Deepa Rao;John B. Pryor;Bambi W. Gaddist;Randy Mayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn D. Reeder
Glenn D. Reeder Illinois State University
Arjan E. R. Bos
Arjan E. R. Bos The Open University
Gerjo Kok
Gerjo Kok Maastricht University
Herman P. Schaalma
Herman P. Schaalma Maastricht University
Melissa A. Polusny
Melissa A. Polusny University of Minnesota
Kipling D. Williams
Kipling D. Williams Purdue University West Lafayette
Claudio Simon Hutz
Claudio Simon Hutz Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Russell H. Fazio
Russell H. Fazio The Ohio State University
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Margaret A. Chesney
Margaret A. Chesney University of California, San Francisco

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