Heidi A. Wayment
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A great deal of social psychological research emphasizes our need to self-enhance and self-protect. My most recent research seeks to understand some of the correlates and consequences of a more even-handed perspective on the nature and importance of the "self." Much of this interest is captured in an edited volume entitled "Transcending Self-Interest: Psychological Explorations of the Quiet Ego" (Wayment & Bauer, in press) to be published by APA Books.
I am currently conducting studies on the compassionate consequences of perceived similarity to downward social comparison information, a model of quiet ego processes, the role of self-construals and reduced defensiveness on the willingness to engage in sustainable behaviors, psychosocial correlates of health and well-being among practicing Buddhists, and the impact of self-transcendent beliefs. My past research has included topics such as self-evaluation processes, evaluation processes in romantic relationships, predictors of bereavement reactions and collective loss, and predictors of risky sexual behavior.
Primary Interests:
- Close Relationships
- Health Psychology
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
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Books:
- Wayment, H. A., & Bauer, J. J. (Eds.). (in press). Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ego. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books.
Journal Articles:
- Wayment, H. A. (2006). Attachment style, empathy, and helping following a collective loss: Evidence from the September 11th terrorist attacks. Attachment and Human Development. 8, 1-9.
- Wayment, H. A. (2005). The content and formation of college students' relational standards. Current Research in Social Psychology, 10, 250-267.
- Wayment, H. A. (2004). It could have been me: Vicarious victims and disaster-focused distress. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 515-528.
- Wayment, H. A., & Cordova. A. (2003). Mental models of attachment, social strain, and general distress following a collective loss: A structural equation modeling analysis. Current Research in Social Psychology, 9, 18-31.
- Wayment, H. A., & Kemeny, M. E. (2004). Predictors of grief and depressed mood among gay men following an AIDS-related loss. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 9, 1-31.
Other Publications:
- Bauer, J. J., & Wayment, H. A. (in press). The psychology of quieting the ego. Chapter to appear in H. A. Wayment & J. J. Bauer (Eds.), Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ego. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books.
- Wayment, H. A., & O'Mara, E. (in press). The collective and compassionate consequences of downward social comparisons. Chapter to appear in H. A. Wayment & J. J. Bauer (Eds.), Transcending self-interest: Psychological explorations of the quiet ego. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books.
Courses Taught:
- Graduate Seminar in Social Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Social Psychology
Heidi A. Wayment
Department of Psychology
Box 15106
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
United States of America
- Phone: (928) 523-0575
- Fax: (928) 523-6777
