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Valerian J. Derlega is affiliated with Old Dominion University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Health, Social Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, and Education.

The scientist's main research topics cover Social and Intergroup Psychology, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Policing Practices and Perceptions, Education and Islamic Studies, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, as well as Gun Ownership and Violence Research.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Muslim students' socioemotional and academic adjustment: the role of college experiences and Muslim identity centrality" (2022, Mental Health Religion & Culture)
  • "LGBTQ-Related Individual Differences Predict Emotional Reactions to the Pulse Nightclub Shootings" (2020, Violence and Victims)
  • "Sexual/gender minority-related individual differences predict likelihood of social action after a hate crime." (2020, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity)
  • "Willingness to Engage in Collective Action After the Police Killing of an Unarmed Black Man: Differential Pathways for Black and White Individuals" (2022, American Journal of Community Psychology)
  • "Vicarious Experiences with Police Violence: Examining Psychosocial Factors that Predict Black Individuals' Negative Affect and Intentions to Engage in Collective Action" (2024, Journal of Black Psychology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Valerian J. Derlega include:

  • Brynn E. Sheehan
  • Ralitsa S. Maduro
  • Delaram A. Totonchi
  • Phoebe Hitson
  • Alexander T. Shappie

Their research has appeared repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Mental Health Religion & Culture
  • Violence and Victims
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • American Journal of Community Psychology
  • Journal of Black Psychology

Best Publications

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships: Self-Disclosure in Personal Relationships

    Kathryn Greene;Valerian J. Derlega;Alicia Mathews

  • Stressors for Gay Men and Lesbians: Life Stress, Gay-Related Stress, Stigma Consciousness, and Depressive Symptoms

    Robin J. Lewis;Valerian J. Derlega;Jessica L. Griffin;Alison C. Krowinski

  • Effects of Gender Role Expectations on the Social Support Process

    Anita P. Barbee;Michael R. Cunningham;Barbara A. Winstead;Valerian J. Derlega

  • Privacy and self-disclosure in social relationships.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Alan L. Chaikin

  • Self-disclosure : theory, research, and therapy

    Valerian J. Derlega;John H. Berg

  • Internalized Sexual Minority Stressors and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence

    Amana F. Carvalho;Robin J. Lewis;Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Privacy and disclosure of HIV in interpersonal relationships : a sourcebook for researchers and practitioners

    Kathryn Greene;Valerian J. Derlega;Gust A. Yep;Sandra Petronio

  • Friendship and Social Interaction

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead

  • Reasons for HIV Disclosure/Nondisclosure in Close Relationships: Testing a Model of HIV-Disclosure Decision Making.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Kathryn Greene;Julianne Serovich

  • Perceived HIV-related Stigma and HIV Disclosure to Relationship Partners after Finding Out about the Seropositive Diagnosis.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Kathryn Greene;Julianne Serovich

  • An Empirical Analysis of Stressors for Gay Men and Lesbians

    Robin J. Lewis;Valerian J. Derlega;Andrea Berndt;Lynn M. Morris

  • Norms Affecting Self-Disclosure in Men and Women.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Alan L. Chaikin

  • Variables Affecting the Appropriateness of Self-Disclosure.

    Alan L. Chaikin;Valerian J. Derlega

  • The Quality of Friendships at Work and Job Satisfaction

    Barbara A. Winstead;Valerian J. Derlega;Melinda J. Montgomery;Constance Pilkington

  • Nonverbal Mediators of Teacher Expectancy Effects.

    Alan L. Chaikin;Edward Sigler;Valerian J. Derlega

  • Friendship and disclosure reciprocity.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Midge Wilson;Alan L. Chaikin

  • Stigma consciousness, social constraints, and lesbian well-being.

    Robin J. Lewis;Valerian J. Derlega;Eva G. Clarke;Jenny C. Kuang

  • Self-disclosure reciprocity, liking and the deviant

    Valerian J Derlega;Marian Sue Harris;Alan L Chaikin

  • Communication, intimacy, and close relationships

    Valerian J. Derlega

  • Close relationships and social support in coping with HIV: a test of sensitive interaction systems theory.

    Valerian J. Derlega;Barbara A. Winstead;Edward C. Oldfield;Anita P. Barbee

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara A. Winstead
Barbara A. Winstead Old Dominion University
Robin J. Lewis
Robin J. Lewis Old Dominion University
Kathryn Greene
Kathryn Greene Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tyler B. Mason
Tyler B. Mason University of Southern California
Paul T. P. Wong
Paul T. P. Wong Trent University
Matthew R. Pearson
Matthew R. Pearson University of New Mexico
Julianne M. Serovich
Julianne M. Serovich The Ohio State University
Thomas F. Cash
Thomas F. Cash Old Dominion University
Mark R. Leary
Mark R. Leary Duke University
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham University of Louisville

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