Dr. Mindy Erchull and Dr. Miriam Liss, along with a former student Stephanie Lichiello, recently had a paper titled “Extending the Negative Consequences of Media Internalization and Self-Objectification to Dissociation and Self-Harm” published in the October online first edition of the journal Sex Roles. Our findings suggest that self-harm and dissociation, both outcomes associated with the literature on trauma, are related to self-objectification and media internalization. We suggested that objectification could be considered a form of insidious trauma or microaggression.
Liss and Erchull Publish in Psychology of Women
Miriam Liss, professor of psychology, and Mindy Erchull, associate professor of psychology, published a paper in the September 2013 issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly titled “Differences in Beliefs and Behaivors Between Feminist Actual and Anticipated Mothers.” They found that feminist non-mothers anticipated an egalitarian division of labor but feminist mothers were more likely to do the majority of the household chores and childcare. They also found that young feminist women anticipating motherhood hoping to give their children nontraditional name choices while feminist mothers were more likely to give their children their husbands’ last name.
Erchull & Liss Present Research at the American Psychological Association Convention
Mindy Erchull
Miriam Liss
Dr. Mindy Erchull and Dr. Miriam Liss recently presented a poster, Exploring Female Sexual Empowerment: Developing the Sex is Power Scale, at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Mindy Erchull Named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association
At the recent convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Mindy Erchull was formally recognized as a fellow of APA. Members of APA can be named fellows if they have developed a body of work that has been determined to have had a national impact on the field of psychology.
Mindy Erchull Presents Paper at the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research Conference
Mindy Erchull
Dr. Mindy Erchull recently presented a paper, Fathers Attitudes About and Role in Educating Their Children About Menstruation, with her collaborator Kate Richmond from Muhlenberg College at the biennial meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in New York, NY.
Drs. Liss & Erchull Present Research with UMW Students at APS
Dr. Miriam Liss and Dr. Mindy Erchull recently presented a poster, Conceptualizing Objectification as a Source of Insidious Trauma, with Haley Miles-McLean, Caitlin Robertson, Charlotte Hagerman, Michelle Gnoleba, and Leanna Papp, a group of psychology students with whom they conducted research during the 2012-13 acadecmic year, at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, DC.
Drs. Erchull & Liss Present Research with UMW Alumna
Dr. Mindy Erchull and Dr. Miriam Liss recently presented a poster, Believing that Jealousy is Good: Scale Development and Validation, with UMW alumna T. Michele Humphries, class of 2012, at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, DC.
Psychology Faculty and Students Publish Papers
Psychology faculty members and students have two papers accepted for publication in the Journal of Child and Family Studies.
“Development and Validation of a Quantitative Measure of Intensive Parenting Attitudes” is co-authored by Miriam Liss, associate professor of psychology, Holly Schiffrin, associate professor of psychology, Virginia Mackintosh, assistant professor of psychology, Haley Miles-McLean, a current UMW student and Mindy Erchull, associate professor of psychology.
“Insight into the Parenthood Paradox: Mental Health Outcomes of Intensive Mothering” is co-authored by Schiffrin, Liss and Kathryn Rizzo, a 2012 UMW graduate.
New Study by Erchull and Liss Garners Media Attention
Mindy Erchull
Associate professors of psychology Mindy Erchull and Miriam Liss’ study “Feminism and Attachment Parenting: Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Misperceptions” appears in the June 2012 edition of the journal Sex Roles.
The study, based on a survey of hundreds of self-described feminists and non-feminists, shows that attachment parenting techniques, like co-sleeping, breastfeeding and carrying a child in a body sling, are more popular with feminists than non-feminists. The study also reveals that people hold stereotypes about the ‘typical feminist,’ when in fact those stereotypes aren’t true.
Liss and Erchull’s study has appeared in various media outlets, including Buzz Feed, Science Daily and Counsel & Heal.
Miriam Liss
Psychology Faculty and Students Present in Chicago
Psychology faculty members Mindy Erchull, Miriam Liss, Virginia Mackintosh, Christine McBride, David Rettinger, Holly Schiffrin and Hilary Stebbins will present research at the 2012 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention from Thursday, May 24 through Sunday, May 27 in Chicago.
Liss and Schiffrin, along with 2012 graduate Kathryn Rizzo, will present “The Impact of Intensive Parenting on the Well-Being of Mothers.” Liss and Schiffrin are the faculty sponsors of “Mother, father, or parent? College students’ intensive parenting beliefs differ by referent,” presented by students Katherine Geary, Taryn Tashner, Haley Miles-McLean, Kathryn Rizzo and Charlotte Hagerman.
Schiffrin, Liss, Mackintosh, Erchull and student Haley Miles McLean will present “Development and Validation of a Quantitative Measure of Intensive Parenting Attitudes.”
McBride will present “The Impact of Cognitive Stress, Social Stress, and Appraisals on Eating Behavior” with student Janet Greider. Students Erin Burdwood and Amy Newcomb also were part of the research team.
Rettinger will present “Guilt-Proneness and Fear of Being Caught Deter Cheating” with students Caitlin Brady, Megan Hess, Frank Knizner and Caroline Lupsha.
Stebbins will present “The Interaction Between Emotional Expressions of Face Targets in the Attentional Blink” with students Alyssa Dembrowski, David Levin and Chelsea Mageland.