Edward Lemay
Department of Psychology
Conant Hall, 10 Library Way
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
U.S.A.
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Phone: (603) 862-4305
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I am primarily interested in the interplay between interpersonal and intrapersonal processes. My research is based on the theoretical premise that people desire to belong in stable relationships characterized by a mutual bond of care and acceptance. However, not all people achieve this sense of belonging, and individual relationships vary in quality. I am interested in why this is the case. Recent research is guided by an overarching framework positing a role of egocentric perception. That is, our own behaviors, motives, and emotions largely determine our perceptions of partners and relationships. Moreover, my framework posits that these perceptions have important consequences for the self, the partner, and the relationship.
 Journal Articles:
- Cohen, S., & Lemay, E. (2007). Why would social networks be linked to affect and health practices? Health Psychology, 26, 410-417.
- Grote, N. K., Bledsoe, S. E., Larkin, J., Lemay, E., & Brown, C. (2007). Stress frequency and depression in African American and White women with low-incomes: The protective effects of optimism and perceived control. Social Work Research, 31, 19-34.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Ashmore, R. D. (2006). The relation of social approval contingency to trait self-esteem: Cause, consequence, or moderator? Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 121-139.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Ashmore, R. D. (2004). Reactions to perceived categorization by others during the transition to college: Internalization and self-verification processes. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 7, 173-187.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). How the head liberates the heart: Projection of communal responsiveness guides relationship promotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 647-671.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). Walking on eggshells: How expressing relationship insecurities perpetuates them. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 420-441.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., & Clark, M. S. (2008). You're just saying that: Contingencies of self-worth, suspicion, and authenticity in the partner affirmation process. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1376-1382.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., Clark, M. S., & Feeney, B. C. (2007). Projection of responsiveness to needs and the construction of satisfying communal relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 834-853.
- Lemay, E. P., Jr., Pruchno, R. A., & Feild, L. (2006). Accuracy and bias in perception of spouses' life-sustaining medical treatment preferences. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36, 2337-2361.
- Monin, J. K., Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2008). Communal responsiveness in relationships with female versus male family members. Sex Roles, 59, 176-188.
- Pruchno, R. A., Lemay, E. P., Jr., Feild, L., & Levinsky, N. (2005). Spouse as health care proxy for dialysis patients: Whose preferences matter? The Gerontologist, 45, 812-819.
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