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Research.

Web Lab currently has four major research programs:
  • Personality traits (Big Five, Dark Triad, aggression)
  • Personality perception of strangers & fictional characters
  • Romantic and sexual relationships
  • Heuristics and biases in perceptions of rare and random events such as natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes)
  • ​Novel applications of cutting-edge data collection and analytic methods to social–personality psychology:
    • Meta-analysis
    • Measurement models
    • Social network analysis
    • Advanced regression techniques
New articles

†Current or former UF undergraduate student
*Current or former UF graduate student


*Dillon, D. T., Webster, G. D., Bisesi, J. H., Jr. & (in press). Contributions of biomass/solid fuel burning to blood pressure modification in women: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Human Biology. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23586
 
†Kohler, M. T., *Turner, I. N., & Webster, G. D. (in press). Social comparison and state–trait dynamics: Viewing image-conscious Instagram accounts affects college students’ mood and anxiety. Psychology of Popular Media. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000310 https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vfh92
 
*Losee, J. E., Smith, C. T., & Webster, G. D. (in press). Politics, personality, and impulsivity can color people’s perceptions of—and responses to—hurricane threats of varying severity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220969021 https://psyarxiv.com/btwsx
 
Webster, G. D., DeWall, C. N., †Xu, Y., *Orozco, T., *Crosier, B. S., Nezlek, J. B., Bryan, A. D., & Bator, R. J. (2021). Facultative formidability: Physical size shapes men’s aggressive traits and behaviors in sports. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 133–158. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000201
 
Webster, G. D., *Howell, J. L., *Losee, J. E., *Mahar, E. A., & *Wongsomboon, V. (2021). Culture, COVID-19, and collectivism: A paradox of American exceptionalism? Personality and Individual Differences, 178, 110853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110853  https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hqcs6
 
Webster, G. D., *Howell, J. L., & Shepperd, J. A. (in press). Self-esteem in 60 seconds: The six-item State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES-6). Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120958059 https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/emfwn
 
Webster, G. D., *Mahar, E. A., & *Wongsomboon, V. (in press). American psychology is becoming more international, but too slowly: Comment on Thalmayer et al. (2020). American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wqmer
 
Webster, G. D., Smith, C. V., *Orozco, T., Jonason, P. K., *Gesselman, A. N., & †Greenspan, R. L. (in press). Missed connections and embarrassing confessions: Using big data to examine sex differences in sexual omission and commission regret. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000199
 
Webster, G. D., *Wongsomboon, V., & *Mahar, E. A. (in press). The Rise, demise, and reprise of the increasingly protracted APA journal article? Perspectives on Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dvwxh
*Wongsomboon, V., †Sietiņš, E., & Webster, G. D. (in press). Attractiveness, online dating application face visibility, and unprotected receptive anal intercourse in young men who have sex with men. Sexual Health. https://doi.org/10.1071/sh20190
 
*Wongsomboon, V., †Sietiņš, E., & Webster, G. D. (in press). Predictors of face and body visibility in online dating applications among young men who have sex with men. Journal of Homosexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1938469
 
*Wongsombon, V., Webster, G. D., & Burleson, M. H. (in press). It’s the “why”: Links between (non)autonomous sexual motives, sexual assertiveness, and women’s orgasm in casual sex. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Some brief scales we've helped develop over the years...

Brief Aggression Scale

The Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ) is a 12-item scale with 4 three-items subscales assessing trait Anger, Hostility, Verbal Aggression, and Physical Aggression. We've published two papers on the BAQ's psychometric properties in Aggressive Behavior and the Journal of Personality Assessment. A copy of the BAQ items and how to score them can be found here. 

Dark Triad Dirty Dozen

The Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DTDD) is a 12-item scale with 3 four-item subscales assessing subclinical Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Narcissism. We've published two papers on the DTDD's psychometric properties in Psychological Assessment and Personality and Individual Differences. A copy of the DTDD items and scoring instructions can be found here. In situations don't demand efficient assessment, we recommend using the newer Short Dark Triad (SD3).

Need to Belong

The Single-Item Need to Belong Scale is just that—an extremely efficient way to assess need to belong in situations that demand it. We've published one paper on it in Personality and Individual Differences. The item is simply "I have a strong need to belong" and scored on a scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).
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