Research
Dr.
Goodfriend’s research focuses on
two primary areas:
Romantic
Relationships: What variables predict whether a relationship
will “last the test of time?” How
do victims of relationship violence view their partner and
the relationship? What are cognitive biases that affect
perceptions of relationships?
Dynamic
Gender Stereotypes: How do present-day individuals perceive
that men and women have changed over time, and how do they
evaluate these perceived changes? What impact do these views
have on opportunities for non-traditional individuals? More
generally, how do we react to a social group seen as
changing, versus one seen as stable?
Teaching
General Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Gender
Publications and Presentations
Recent Publications
Goodfriend, W. (in press).
Review of “The abusive personality: Violence and control in
intimate
relationships,” book by Donald G. Dutton. Journal of Social
and Personal Relationships.
Agnew, C. R., Loving. T. J., Le, B., & Goodfriend, W.
(2004). Thinking close: Measuring
relational closeness as perceived self-other inclusion. In
D. Mashek & A. Aron (Eds.), Handbook of closeness and
intimacy (pp. 103-115). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Arriaga, X. B., Goodfriend, W., & Lohmann, A. (2004). Beyond
the individual: Concomitants
of closeness in the social and physical environment. In D.
Mashek & A. Aron (Eds.), Handbook of closeness and intimacy
(pp. 287-303). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Diekman, A. B., Goodfriend, W., & Goodwin, S. (2004).
Dynamic stereotypes of power:
Perceived change and stability in gender hierarchies. Sex
Roles, 50, 201-215.
Lohmann, A., Arriaga, X. B., & Goodfriend, W. (2003). Close
relationships and placemaking:
Do objects in a couple’s home reflect couplehood? Personal
Relationships, 10, 437-449.
Recent
Presentations
* indicates undergraduate student collaborator
Goodfriend, W., Diekman, A.
B., & *Truax, A. (2006, Jan.). Relationships in context:
Perceived
relationships in the past, present, and future. Poster to
appear at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology (SPSP), Palm Springs, CA.
Diekman, A. B., Goodfriend,
W., & Evans, C. (2006, Jan.). Ideological and
sociostructural influences
on dynamic gender stereotypes. Poster to appear at the
annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology (SPSP), Palm Springs, CA.
Goodfriend, W., Diekman, A.
B., & *Truax, A. (2005, Oct.). Relationships in context:
Dynamic
gender stereotypes and romantic relationships. Paper to be
presented at the annual meeting for the Society of
Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), San Diego, CA.
*Cortes, K., *Pearson, C., & Goodfriend, W. (2005, May). The symbiosis of attachment
theory and
the investment model. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago,
IL.
*Daniel, J., *Cortes, K., & Goodfriend, W. (2005, May). The utility of measuring
specific types of
commitment and investments: Not all types are created equal.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
*Daniel, J., *Taylor, K., & Goodfriend, W. (2005, May). Love in a lifetime: Associations
among age,
relationship commitment, and investments. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological
Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
*Pearson, C., *Taylor, K., & Goodfriend, W. (2005, May). Destined to invest: Implicit
theories of
relationships and likelihood of romantic investments. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Diekman, A. B., & Goodfriend,
W. (2005, Feb.). Exploring the basis of injunctive gender
norms: A
role congruity perspective. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference for The Association for Women in Psychology (AWP),
Tampa, FL.
Goodfriend, W. (2005,
Jan.). Partner-esteem: The links between biased
attributions, self-other overlap,
and relationship commitment. Poster presented at the annual
meeting for the Society for Personality and Social
Psychology (SPSP), New Orleans, LA.
Complete Vita
