In press
Swann, W. B., Klein, J. W., & Gómez, Á. (2024). Comprehensive Identity fusion theory (CIFT): New insights and a revised theory. In B. Gawronski (Ed.) Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 70. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gómez, Á., Vázquez, A., & Swann, W. B. (in press). Feeling Understood Fosters Identity Fusion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Martel, F. A., Moniz, P., Ashokkumar, A., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (in press). Identity fusion and support for political authoritarianism: Lessons from the US insurrection of 2021. Political Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2023
Rousis, G. J., Martel, F. A., Bosson, J. K., & Swann Jr, W. B. (2023). Behind the blackpill: self-verification and identity fusion predict endorsement of violence against women among self-identified incels. Personality and social psychology bulletin, 01461672231166481.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Vázquez, A., Gómez, Á., López-Rodríguez, L., & Swann, W. B. (2023). Can identity fusion foster social harmony? Strongly fused individuals embrace familiar outgroup members unless threatened. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 107, 104462. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2022
Kowert, R., Martel, A., & Swann, B. (2022). Not just a game: Identity fusion and extremism in gaming cultures. Frontiers in Communication, 226. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Ashokkumar, A., & Swann Jr, W. B. (2022). Restoring Honor by Slapping or Disowning the Daughter. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 01461672221079106. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2021
Martel, F. A., Buhrmester, M., Gómez, A., Vázquez, A., & Swann Jr, W. (2021) Why true believers make the ultimate sacrifice: Sacred values, moral convictions, or identity fusion?. Frontiers in Psychology, 5229. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Ashokkumar, A. & Swann, W. B., Jr., (2021). The saboteur within: Self-verification strivings can make praise toxic. In Brummelman, E. (Ed.) (2020). Psychological perspectives on praise.Abingdon, UK: Routledge. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2020
Talaifar, S., Buhrmester, M. D., Ayduk, O & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2020) Asymmetries in mutual understanding: People with low status, power, and self-esteem understand better than they are understood. Perspectives on Psychological Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Ashokkumar, A., Talaifar, S., Fraser, W.T., Landabur, R., Buhrmester, M.D., Gomez, A., Paredes, B., & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2020). Censoring Political Opposition Online: Who does it and why. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Talaifar, S., Ashokkumar, A., Pennebaker, J., Medrano, F. N., Yeager, D. S., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2020). A New Pathway to University Retention? Identity Fusion with University Predicts Retention Independently of Grades. Social Psychological and Personality Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2019
Bastian, B., Vauclair, C. M., Loughnan, S., Bain, P., Ashokkumar, A., Becker, M., … & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2019). Explaining illness with evil: pathogen prevalence fosters moral vitalism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286(1914), 20191576.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gómez, A., Vázquez, A., López-Rodríguez, L., Talaifar, S., Martínez, M. Buhrmester, M. D., & Swann, W. B., Jr., (2019). Why people abandon groups: Degrading relational vs collective ties uniquely impacts identity fusion and identification. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Ashokkumar, A. Galaif, M., Swann, W. B., Jr., (2019). Tribalism can corrupt: Why people denounce or protect immoral group members. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Talaifar, S. & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2019). Deep Alignment with Country Shrinks the Moral Gap Between Conservatives and Liberals. Political Psychology, 40, 657-675. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2018
Vázquez, A, G., Gómez, Á., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2018). You Just Don’t Get Us! Positive, but Non-Verifying, Evaluations Foster Prejudice and Discrimination. Social Psychology, 49, 231–242.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
(2018) Introduction to special issue of Self and Identity on identity fusion, Self and Identity, 17:5, 483-486, CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2017
Swann, W. B., Jr. & Jetten, J. (2017). Restoring agency to the human actor. Perspectives in Psychological Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Stinson, D.A. & Swann, W.B. Jr. (2017). Leveraging self psychology to strengthen positive psychology: Conceptual analysis of three paths to well-being. In F. Guay, H. Marsh, D.M. McInerney, and R.G. Craven (Eds.), International Advances in Self Research, 6th Edition: Driving Positive Psychology and Well-Being. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Fredman, L.A., Bastian, B., & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2017). God or country? Fusion with Judaism predicts desire for retaliation following Palestinian Stabbing Intifada. Social and Personality Psychological Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Vázquez, A., Gomez, A., Ordoñana, J. R., Swann, Jr., W. B. Whitehouse, H. (2017). Sharing Genes Fosters Identity Fusion and Altruism. Self and Identity. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Vazquez, A. Gomez, A. & Swann, W.B. (2017).Do historic threats to the group diminish identity fusion and its correlates?, Self and Identity, DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2016.1272485.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2015
Buhrmester, M.D., Fraser, W.T., Lanman, J., Whitehouse, H., & Swann, W.B. Jr. (2015). When terror hits home: Identity Fused Americans who saw Boston bombing victims as “family” provided aid. Self and Identity, 14, 253-270. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Fredman, L.A., Buhrmester, M. D., Gomez, A., Fraser, W.T., Talaifar, S., Brannon, S.M., Swann, W. B., Jr. (2015). Identity fusion, extreme pro-group behavior, and the path to defusion. Social and Personality Psychology Compass.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Bastian, B., Bain, P., Buhrmester, M. D., Gómez, Á., Vázquez, A., Knight, C.
G., & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2015). Moral vitalism: Seeing good and evil as real,
agentic forces. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Buhrmester, M. D., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2015). Identity fusion. In Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, R. Scott and S. Kosslyn (eds.), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Buhrmester, M. (2015). Identity fusion. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 24, 52–57. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Gómez, Á., Vázquez, A, G. Guillamón, A., Segovia, S., & Carillo, B. (2015). Fusion with the Cross-Gender Group Predicts Genital Sex Reassignment Surgery. Archives of Sexual Behavior, CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Jimenez, J, Gomez, A, Buhrmester, M. D., Vazquez, A, Whitehouse, H. Swann, W. B., (2015). The Dynamic Identity Fusion Index (DIFI): A new continuous measure of identity fusion for Web-based questionnaires, Social Science Computer Review. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2014
Whitehouse, H., McQuinn, B., Buhrmester, M. & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2014).
Brothers in Arms: Libyan revolutionaries bond like family. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Buhrmester, M., Gómez, Á., Jetten, J., Bastian, B., Vázquez, A. et, al. (2014) What makes a group worth dying for? Identity fusion fosters perception of familial ties, promoting self-sacrifice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Gómez, A., Buhrmester, M. D., López-Rodríguez, L., Jiménez, J., & Vázquez, A. (2014). Contemplating the ultimate sacrifice: Identity fusion channels pro-group affect, cognition, and moral decision-making, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 713-727. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Yoo, J.J, Swann, W.B., and Kim, K.K. (2014). The Influence of Identity Fusion on Patriotic Consumption: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Korea and the U.S., The Korean Journal of Advertising (광고학연구), 25(5), 81-106. . CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gómez, A., Jetten, J., & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2014). The more prototypical the better? The allure of being seen as one sees oneself. Group processes and intergroup relations, 17, 221-239. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2013
Seih, Y., Buhrmester, M. D., Lin, Y., Huang, C., Swann, W. B., Jr. (2013). Do People Want to be Flattered or Understood? The Cross-Cultural Universality of Self-Verification. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 169-172.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Kwang, T., Crockett, E.E., Sanchez, D.T., Swann, W.B., Jr. (2013). Men seek Social Standing, Women Seek Companionship: Sex Differences in Deriving Self-Worth from Relationships. Psychological Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2012
Swann, W. B., Jr. (2012). Self-verification theory. In P. Van Lange, A. Kruglanski, & E.T. Higgins (Eds.) pp 23-42. Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, Sage: London. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Jetten, J.,Gómez, Á. Whitehouse, H., & Bastian, B. (2012). When group membership gets personal: A theory of identity fusion. Psychological Review, 119, 441-456. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B. Jr & Buhrmester, M. D. (2012). Self as functional fiction. Social Cognition, 30, 415-430. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Buhrmester, M. D., Gómez, Á, Brooks, M.L., Morales, J. F., Fernandez, S. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2012). My group’s fate is my fate: Identity fused Americans and Spaniards link personal life quality to outcome of ’08 elections. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., & Brooks, M. L. (2012) Why Threats Trigger Compensatory Reactions:The Need for Coherence and Quest for Self-Verification. Social Cognition, 30, 758-777. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2011
Buhrmester, M. D., Blanton, H. & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2011). Implicit self-esteem:Nature, measurement, and a new way forward. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW .
Gómez, Á, Brooks, M.L., Buhrmester, M. D., Vázquez, A., Jetten, J. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (in press). On the nature of identity fusion: Insights into the construct and a new measure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.CLICK HERE TO VIEW .
Gómez, Á, Morales, J.F., Hart, S., Vázquez, A., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2011). Rejected and excluded forevermore, but even more devoted: Irrevocable ostracism intensifies loyalty to the group among identity fused persons. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.n. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Angulo, S., Brooks, M. L., & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2011) Swimming serenely in a sea of words: Sexism, communication, and precarious couples. Personal Relationships, 18, 604-616. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Brooks, M. L., Swann, W. B., Jr. & Mehta, P. H. (2011). Reasserting the self:
Blocking self-verifying behavior triggers compensatory self-verification. Self &
Identity, 10, 77–84. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Brooks, M. L. & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2011). Is social interaction based on guile or honesty? Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 34, 17-18.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2010
Swann, W.B., Jr. & Bosson, J. (2010). Self and Identity. Chapter prepared for S.T. Fiske, D.T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology(5th ed; 589-628), New York: McGraw-Hill.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Sasaki, T., Hazen, N. L., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2010). The supermom trap: Do involved dads erode moms’ self-competence? Personal Relationships, 17, 71-79. CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
Kwang, T., Wells, T. T., McGeary, J. E., Swann, W. B., Jr., & Beevers, C. G. (2010). Association of the serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism with biased attention for negative word stimuli. Depression and Anxiety, 27,746-751.CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
Kwang, T. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2010). Do people embrace praise even when they feel unworthy? A review of critical tests of self-enhancement versus self-verification. Personality and Social Psychology Review. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W.B., Jr., Gómez, A., Dovidio, J. Hart, S. & Jetten, J. (2010). Dying and Killing for One’s Group: Identity Fusion Moderates Responses to Intergroup Versions of the Trolley Problem. Psychological Science. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W.B., Jr., Gómez, A., Huici, C., Morales, F., & Hixon, J. G. (2010). Identity fusion and self-sacrifice: Arousal as catalyst of pro-group fighting, dying and helping behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 824–841. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2009
Swann, W.B., Jr., Gómez, A., Seyle, C., Huici, C., & Morales, F. (2009). Identity fusion: The interplay of personal and social identities in extreme group behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 995–1011.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gómez, A., Seyle, C., Huici, C. & Swann, W.B., Jr., (2009). Can self-verification strivings fully transcend the self-other barrier? Seeking verification of ingroup identities. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1021-1044. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W.B., Jr., Johnson, R.E., & Bosson, J. (2009). Identity negotiation in the workplace. In B. Staw & A. Brief (Eds.), Research in organizational behavior(Vol 29, 81-109). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
North, R.J. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2009). What’s positive about self-verification? S. Lopez (Ed.) Handbook of Positive Psychology, 2nd Edition. (pp. 465-474). New York: Oxford University Press. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Bosson, J. & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2009). Self-esteem: Nature, origins, and consequences. Chapter prepared for R. Hoyle & M. Leary (Eds.), Handbook of individual differences in social behavior (pp. 527-546). New York: Guilford.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
North, R.J. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2009). Self-Verification 360º: Illuminating the light and dark sides. In V. Kwan & L. Gaertner (Eds.) Special issue for Self and Identity, 8, 131–146. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2008
Swann, W. B., Jr. Chang-Schneider, C. & McClarty, K.(2008) Yes, cavalier attitudes can have pernicious consequences: A reply to Krueger, Vohs, & Baumeister American Psychologist, 63, 65-66. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W.B., Jr. & Bosson, J. (2008). Identity negotiation: A Theory of Self and Social Interaction. In O. John, R. Robins, & L. Pervin (Eds.) Handbook of Personality Psychology: Theory and Research. New York: Guilford. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2007
Swann, W. B., Jr. Chang-Schneider, C. & McClarty, K. (2007) Do our self-views matter? Self-concept and self-esteem in everyday life. American Psychologist, 62, 84-94. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Sellers, J.G., Woolsey, M.D. & Swann, W. B. Jr, (2007). Is silence more golden for women than men? Observers derogate effusive women and their quiet partners. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 57, 477-482. CLICK H ERE TO VIEW
Wiesenfeld, B. M., Swann, W.B., Jr, Brockner, J. & Bartel, C. (2007). Is More Fairness Always Preferred? Self-Esteem Moderates Reactions to Procedural Justice. Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1235-1253. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., McClarty, K., & Rentfrow, P. J. (2007). Shelter from the storm? Flawed reactions to stress in precarious couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 793-808. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. Chang-Schneider, C., & Angulo, S. (2007). Self-verification in relationships as an adaptive process. In J. Wood, A. Tesser & J. Holmes (Eds.) Self and Relationships, Psychology Press: New York. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2006
Bosson, J. K., Johnson, A. B., Niederhoffer, K. & Swann, W. B. Jr. (2006). Interpersonal chemistry through negativity: Bonding by sharing negative attitudes about others. Personal Relationships, 13, 135-150. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Sellars, J. S., & McClarty, K. M. (2006). Tempting today, troubling tomorrow: The roots of the precarious couple effect. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 93-103. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2005
Swann, W.B., Jr. & Seyle, C. (2005). Personality psychology’s comeback and its emerging symbiosis with social psychology. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 155-165. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. (2005). The self and identity negotiation. Interaction Studies, 6, 69-83. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2004
Swann, W. B. Jr., Polzer, J. T., Seyle, C. & Ko, S. (2004). Finding value in diversity: Verification of personal and social self-views in diverse groups. Academy of Management Review, 47, 296-324. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gill, M. J., & Swann, W.B., Jr. (2004) On what it means to know someone: A matter of pragmatics. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2003
Swann, W. B. Jr., Kwan, V. S. Y., Polzer, J. T., Milton, L. P. (2003). Vanquishing stereotypic perceptions via individuation and self-verification: Waning of gender expectations in small groups. Social Cognition, 21, 194-212.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B. Jr., Kwan, V. S. Y., Polzer, J. T., Milton, L. P. (2003). Fostering Group Identification and Creativity in Diverse Groups: The Role of Individuation and Self-Verification, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,29, 1396-1406. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gosling, S. D., Rentfrow, P. J., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2003). A Very Brief Measure of the Big Five Personality Domains. Journal of Research in Personality, 37, 504-528. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Bosson, J. K., Brown, R. P., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2003). Self-enhancement tendencies among people with high explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem. Self and Identity, 2, 169-187. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W.B., Jr., Rentfrow, P.J. & Gosling, S.D. (2003) The Precarious Couple Effect: Verbally Inhibited Men + Critical, Disinhibited Women = Bad Chemistry. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 6, 1095-1105.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2002
Swann, W.B., Jr., Rentfrow, P. J., & Guinn, J. (2002). Self-verification: The search for coherence. In M. Leary and J. Tagney, Handbook of self and identity: Guilford, New York. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Bosson, J. K., & Pelham, B. W. (2002). Different partners, different selves: The verification of circumscribed identities. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28, 1215-1228. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. & Pelham, B. W. (2002). Who wants out when the going gets good? Psychological investment and preference for self-verifying college roommates. Journal of Self and Identity, 1, 219-233. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Polzer, J. T., Milton, L. P. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2002). Capitalizing on Diversity: Interpersonal Congruence in Small Work Groups. Administrative Science Quarterly, 47, 296-324. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2001
Swann, W. B. Jr. & Rentfrow, P. J. (2001). Blirtatiousness: Cognitive, behavioral, and physiological consequences of rapid responding. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 6, 1160-1175. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Tafarodi, R. W., & Swann, W. B., Jr., (2001). Two-dimensional self-esteem: Theory and measurement. Personality and Individual Differences, 31, 653-673.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
2000
Bosson, J., Swann, W.B., Jr. & Pennebaker, J. (2000). Stalking the perfect measure of implicit self-esteem: The blind men and the elephant revisited?Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 631-643. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Milton, L. P., & Polzer, J.T. (2000). Should we create a niche or fall in line? Identity negotiation and small group effectiveness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 238-250. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1999
Bosson, J. & Swann, W.B.,Jr. (1999). Self-liking, self-competence, and the quest for self-verification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 1230-1241. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1998
De La Ronde, C. & Swann, W. B. Jr. (1998). Partner verification: Restoring shattered images of our intimates. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 374-382. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Gill, M.J, Swann, W.B., Jr., & Silvera, D.H. (1998). On the genesis of confidence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1101-1114.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. & Gill, M. (1998). Sex, confidence, and the widows Ademoski: On knowing what we know about others. In V. Yzerbyt, G. Lories, & B. Dardenne (Eds). Metacognition: Cognitive and social dimensions. London: Sage.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1997
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1997). The trouble with change: Self-verification and allegiance to the self. Psychological Science, 8, 177-180. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. & Gill, M.J. (1997). Confidence and accuracy in person perception: Do we know what we think we know about our relationship partners? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 747-757. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1996
Giesler, R. B., Josephs, R. A. & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1996). Self-verification in clinical depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 105, 358-368. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Tafarodi, R. W., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1996). Individualism-collectivism and global self-esteem: Evidence for a cultural trade off. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 27, 651-672.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1995
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Schroeder, D. G. (1995). The search for beauty and truth: A framework for understanding reactions to evaluations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 1307-1318. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Silvera, D. H., & Proske, C. U. (1995). On “knowing your partner”: Dangerous illusions in the age of AIDS? Personal Relationships, 2, 173-186. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Tafarodi, R. W., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1995). Self-liking and self-competence as dimensions of global self-esteem: Initial validation of a measure. Journal of Personality Assessment, 65,322-342. CLICK HERE TO VIEW .
1994
Swann, W. B., Jr., De La Ronde, C. & Hixon, J. G. (1994). Authenticity and positivity strivings in marriage and courtship. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66, 857-869. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
McNulty, S. E., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1994). Identity negotiation in roommate relationships: The self as architect and consequence of social reality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 1012-1023. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Pelham, B. W., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1994). The juncture of intrapersonal and interpersonal knowledge: Self-certainty and interpersonal congruence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 349-357. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1993
Hixon, J. G., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1993). When does introspection bear fruit? Self-reflection, self-insight, and interpersonal choices. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 64, 35-43. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1992
Swann, W. B., Jr., Hixon, J. G., & De La Ronde, C. (1992). Embracing the bitter truth: Negative self-concepts and marital commitment. Psychological Science, 3, 118-121. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Stein-Seroussi, A., & Giesler, B. (1992). Why people self-verify. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 392-401. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Wenzlaff, R. M., Krull, D. S., & Pelham, B. W. (1992). The allure of negative feedback: Self-verification strivings among depressed persons. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 293-306. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Wenzlaff, R. M., & Tafarodi, R. W. (1992). Depression and the search for negative evaluations: More evidence of the role of self-verification strivings. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 314-317. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Stein-Seroussi, A., & McNulty, S. (1992). Outcasts in a white lie society: The enigmatic worlds of people with negative self-conceptions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 618-624. CLI CK HERE TO VIEW
1990
Swann, W. B., Jr., Hixon, G., Stein-Seroussi, A., & Gilbert, D. T. (1990). The fleeting gleam of praise: Behavioral reactions to self-relevant feedback. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 17-26. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1990). To be adored or to be known : The interplay of self-enhancement and self-verification. In R. M. Sorrentino & E. T. Higgins (Eds.)Foundations of Social Behavior, (Vol. 2, pp. 408-448). New York: Guilford.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1989
Pelham, B. W., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1989). From self-conceptions to self-worth: The sources and structure of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 672-680. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Pelham, B. W., & Krull, D. S. (1989). Agreeable fancy or disagreeable truth? How people reconcile their self-enhancement and self-verification needs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 782-791.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1988
Swann, W. B., Jr., Pelham, B. W., & Chidester, T. (1988). Change through paradox: Using self-verification to alter beliefs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 268-273. CLICK HERE TO VI EW
1987
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1987). Identity negotiation: Where two roads meet. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 1038-1051. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Griffin, J.J., Predmore, S., & Gaines, B. (1987). The cognitive-affective crossfire: When self-consistency confronts self-enhancement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 881-889.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Pelham, B. W., & Roberts, D. (1987). Causal chunking: Memory and inference in ongoing interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 858-865. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr. & Giuliano, T. (1987). Confirmatory search strategies in social interaction: When, how, why and with what consequences. Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology, 5, 511-524. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1985
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Predmore, S. C. (1985). Intimates as agents of social support: Sources of consolation or despair? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49, 1609-1617. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1984
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1984). The quest for accuracy in person perception: A matter of pragmatics. Psychological Review, 91, 457-477. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Ely, R. J. (1984). A battle of wills: Self-verification versus behavioral confirmation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 1287-1302. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1983
Swann, W. B., Jr. (1983). Self-verification: Bringing social reality into harmony with the self. In J. Suls & A. G. Greenwald (Eds.), Social psychological perspectives on the self (Vol. 2, pp. 33-66). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1982
Swann, W. B., Giuliano, T., & Wegner, D. M. (1982). Where leading questions can lead: The power of conjecture in social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42, 1025-1035. CLICK HER E TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Hill, C. A. (1982). When our identities are mistaken: Reaffirming self-conceptions through social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 59-66. CLIC K HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Miller, L. C. (1982). Why never forgetting a face matters:
Visual imagery and social memory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 475-480. CLIC K HERE TO VIEW
1981
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Read, S. J. (1981a). Self-verification processes: How we sustain our self-conceptions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 17, 351-372. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Read, S. J. (1981b). Acquiring self-knowledge: The search for feedback that fits. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41,1119-1128. CLICK HERE TO VIEW
1980
Swann, W. B., Jr., & Snyder, M. (1980). On translating beliefs into action: Theories of ability and their application in an instructional setting. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 38, 879-888. CLICK HE RE TO VIEW
Swann, W. B., Jr., Stephenson, B., & Pittman, T. S. (1980). Curiosity and control: On the determinants of the search for social knowledge. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40, 635-642. CLI CK HERE TO VIEW
1978
Snyder, M., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (1978a). Hypothesis testing processes in social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36, 1202-1212.CLICK HERE TO VIEW
