Fred Rhodewalt
IN MEMORIAM
Professor Fred Rhodewalt died on August 19, 2011, in Utah. Social Psychology Network is maintaining this profile for visitors who wish to learn more about Professor Rhodewalt's work.
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- Frederick Rhodewalt (Legacy)
- Frederick Rhodewalt *79 (Princeton Alumni Weekly)
- Frederick Rhodewalt Memorial Fund (University of Utah)
Professor Fred Rhodewalt conducts research on the social construction and maintenance of the self-concept. This work includes the study of self-handicapping strategies, the influence of public behavior on private self-conceptions, and social cognitive underpinnings of narcissistic behavior. An interest running through this research is the relation between self-concerns, social behavior, and physical health.
Primary Interests:
- Health Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
Books:
- Rhodewalt, F. (Ed.). (2008). Personality and social behavior. New York: Psychology Press.
- Rhodewalt, F. (1991). Study guide for Worchel, Cooper, and Goethals' understanding social psychology. Homewood, Illness: Dorsey Press.
Journal Articles:
- Chemers, M. M., Hays, R. B., Rhodewalt, F., & Wysocki, J. (1985). A person–environment analysis of job stress: A contingency model explanation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 49(3), 628-635.
- Cooper, J., Fazio, R. H., & Rhodewalt, F. (1978). Dissonance and humor: Evidence for the undifferentiated nature of dissonance arousal. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36(3), 280-285.
- Jones, E. E., Rhodewalt, F., Berglas, S., & Skelton, J. A. (1981). Effects of strategic self-presentation on subsequent self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41(3), 407-421.
- Morf, C. C., & Rhodewalt,F. (2001). Unraveling the paradoxes of Narcissism: A dynamic self-regulatory processing model. Psychological Inquiry, 12, 177-196.
- Rhodewalt, F. (1984). Self-involvement, self-attribution, and the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47(3), 662-670.
- Rhodewalt, F. (1994). Conceptions of ability, achievement goals, and individual differences in self-handicapping: On the application of implicit theories. Journal of Personality, 62, 67-85.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Agustsdottir, S. (1986). Effects of self-presentation on the phenomenal self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50(1), 47-55.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Davison, J. (1983). Reactance and the coronary-prone behavior pattern: The role of self-attribution in responses to reduced behavioral freedom. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 44(1), 220-228.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Edding, S. K. (2002). Narcissis reflects: Memory distortion in response to ego relevant feedback in high and low narcissistic men. Journal of Research in Personality, 36, 97-116.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Morf, C. C. (1998). On self-aggrandizement and anger: A temporal analysis of narcissism and affective reactions to success and failure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(3), 672-685.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Zone, J. B. (1989). Appraisal of life change, depression, and illness in hardy and nonhardy women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56(1), 81-88.
- Rhodewalt, F., Morf, C., Hazlett, S., & Fairfield, M. (1991). Self-handicapping: The role of discounting and augmentation in the preservation of self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61(1), 122-131.
- Rhodewalt, F., Tragakis, M., & Finnerty, J. (2006). Narcissism and self-handicapping: Linking self-aggrandizement to behavior. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 573-597.
- Smith, T. W., Pope, M. K., Rhodewalt, F., & Poulton, J. L. (1989). Optimism, neuroticism, coping, and symptom reports: An alternative interpretation of the Life Orientation Test. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56(4), 640-648.
Other Publications:
- Rhodewalt, F. (1998). Self-presentation and the phenomenal self: The "carryover effect" revisited. In J. M. Darley & J. Cooper (Eds.), Attribution and social interaction: The legacy of Edward E. Jones (pp. 373-421). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
- Rhodewalt, F. (2006). Possessing and striving for high self-esteem. In M. Kernis (Ed.), Self-Esteem: A Source Book. New York: Psychology Press.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Tragakis, M. (2002). Self-handicapping and the social self: The costs and rewards of interpersonal self-construction. In J. P. Forgas & K. Williams, (Eds.), The Social Self: Cognitive, Interpersonal, and Intergroup Perspectives (pp. 121-142). New York: Psychology Press.
- Rhodewalt, F., & Vohs, K. D. (2005). Defensive strategies, motivation, and the self: A self-regulatory process view. In A. Elliot & C. Dweck (Eds.), Handbook of Competence and Motivation. New York: Guilford Press.