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Rivera, L. M., Vu, H. A. & Laws Backstrom, V. (2024). Self-esteem, ingroup favoritism, and outgroup derogation: A meta-analysis. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302231210496
Veysey, B.M., & Rivera, L.M. (2024). Age and chronic and temporary criminality: Associations with implicit and explicit criminal identities. Criminal Justice and Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548231225256
Kuchynka, S. L., Gates, A., & Rivera, L. M. (2023). When and why is faculty mentorship effective for underrepresented students in STEM? A multi-campus quasi-experiment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000596
Rivera, L. M., & Young, D. (2023). Revisiting Black Americans’ self-protective strategies: The effect of negative intelligence feedback on implicit (vs. explicit) self-esteem. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000584
Abreu-Mendoza, R. A., Powell, A. B., Renninger, A., Rivera, L. M., Weimar, S. A., Vulic, J., & Rosenberg-Lee, M. (2023). Middle-schoolers’ misconceptions in discretized nonsymbolic proportional reasoning explain fraction biases better than their continuous reasoning: Evidence from correlation and cluster analyses. Cognitive Psychology, 143, 101575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2023.101575
Vu, H. A., & Rivera, L. M. (2023). Self-compassion and intergroup attitudes: The mediating role of compassion for others. Self and Identity, 22(3), 470-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2022.2117241 PDF
Kuchynka, S. L., Reifsteck, T. V., Gates, A. E., & Rivera, L. M. (2022). Which STEM relationships promote science identities, attitudes, and social belonging? A longitudinal investigation with high school students from underrepresented groups. Social Psychology of Education, 25, 819-843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-022-09705-7 PDF
Sachs, N., Veysey, B., & Rivera, L. M. (2022). The experimental effect of a salient victimization experience on implicit and explicit self-victim associations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4). https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520922368 PDF
Saad, M. K., Rivera, L. M., & Veysey, B. (2022). A positive versus negative interaction memory affects parole officers’ implicit associations between the self-concept and the group parolees. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.787583 PDF
Kuchynka, S. L, Eaton, A., & Rivera, L. M. (2022). Understanding and addressing gender-based inequities in STEM: Research synthesis and recommendations for United States K-12 students. Social Issues and Policy Review, 16(1), 252-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12087 PDF
Brondolo, E., Beatty-Moody, D. L., Rivera L. M., & Monge, A. (2022). Racism, ethnic discrimination and cardiovascular health: Conceptual and measurement issues. In S. R. Waldstein, W. J. Kop, E. C. Suarez, W. R. Lovallo, & L. I. Katzel (Eds.), Handbook of cardiovascular behavioral medicine (pp. 631-654). New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-85960-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85960-6_26. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Margevich, A. K. (2021). Implicit ethnic–racial self-stereotyping’s relation to children’s body mass index and diet: The moderating role of self-esteem. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000333.PDF
Kuchynka, S. L., Reifsteck, T. V., Gates, A., & Rivera, L. M. (2021). Developing self-efficacy and behavioral intentions among underrepresented students in STEM: The role of active learning. Frontiers in Education, 6:668239. . https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.668239 PDF
Boxer, P., Brunson, R. K., Gaylord‐Harden, N., Kahn, K., Patton, D. U., Richardson, J., Rivera, L. M., Smith Lee, J. R., Staller, M. S., Krahé, B., Dubow, E. F., Parrott, D., & Algrim, K. (2021). Addressing the inappropriate use of force by police in the United States and beyond: A behavioral and social science perspective. Aggressive Behavior, 47(5), 502–512. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21970. PDF
Sachs, N., Veysey, B., & Rivera, L. M. (2021). Implicit social cognitive processes underlying victim self and identity: Evidence with college-aged adults. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(3-4), 1256-1282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517741625. PDF
Kuchynka, S. L., Gates, A. E., & Rivera, L. M. (2020). Identity development during STEM integration for underrepresented minority students. Elements in Applied Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108882071 PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Veysey, B. M. (2018). Implicit self-criminal cognition and its relation to criminal behavior. Law and Human Behavior, 42(6), 507–519. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000300 PDF
Villicana, A., Rivera, L. M., & Garcia, D. (2018). When one’s group is beneficial: The effect of a group-affirmation and subjective group identification on prejudice. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 21(6), 962-976. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1368430217690907. PDF
Baćak, V., Thurman, K., Eyer, K., Qureshi, R., Bird, J. D. P., Rivera, L. M., & Kim, S. A. (2018). Incarceration and health of sexual and gender minority persons. American Journal of Public Health, 108(8), 994–999. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304500. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Dasgupta, N. (2018). The detrimental effect of affirming masculinity on judgments of gay men. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(1), 102–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/men0000074. PDF
Veysey, B. M. & Rivera, L. M. (2017). Implicit criminal identity and age: Implications for criminal persistence and desistance. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 44(10), 1249-1261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854817722173. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Benitez, S. (2016). The roles of ingroup exemplars and ethnic-racial identification in self-stereotyping. Social Cognition, 34(6), 604–623. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2016.34.6.604. PDF
Joseph, C., LoBue, V., Rivera, L. M., Irving, J., Savoy, S., & Shiffrar, M. (2016). An attentional bias for thin bodies and its relation to body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 19, 216–223. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.10.006. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Plant, E. A. (2016). The psychological legacy of Barack Obama: The impact of the first African-American president of the United States on individuals’ social cognition. Social Cognition, 34(6), 495–503. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2016.34.6.495. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Veysey, B. M. (2015). Criminal justice system involvement and gender stereotypes: Consequences and implications for women’s implicit and explicit criminal identities. Albany Law Review, 78(3). https://www.albanylawreview.org/article/69962 PDF
Adams, V. H., Devos, T., Rivera, L. M., Smith, H., & Vega, L. A. (2014). Teaching about implicit prejudices and stereotypes: A pedagogical demonstration and intervention. Teaching of Psychology, 41(3), 204–212. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628314537969. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Paredez, S. (2014). Stereotypes can “get under the skin”: Testing a self-stereotyping and self-esteem model of overweight and obesity. Journal of Social Issues, 70, 226-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12057
Laws, V., & Rivera, L.M. (2014). The implicit social cognition of attitudes toward contraceptives and the implication for sexual behavior. In L. Bourgois and S. Cauchois (Eds.), Contraceptives: Role of cultural attitudes and practices, predictors of use and levels of effectiveness (pp. 105-130). New York: Nova Science Publishers. ISBN 9781629486079
Rivera, L. M. (2014). Ethnic-racial stigma and health disparities: From psychological theory and evidence to public policy solutions. Journal of Social Issues, 70(2), 198–205. DOI: 10.1111/josi.12055. PDF
Laws, V. L., & Rivera, L. M. (2012). The role of self-image concerns in discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(11), 1453–1466. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212452613. PDF
Brondolo, E., Libretti, M., Rivera, L., & Walsemann, K. M. (2012). Racism and social capital: The implications for social and physical well-being. Journal of Social Issues, 68(2), 358–384. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2012.01752.x. PDF
Rivera, L. M., & Paredez, S. (2010). A social cognitive examination of Latino health disparities: The roles of self-stereotyping and self-esteem in body mass index and blood pressure. American Journal of Epidemiology, 169, S77.
Dasgupta, N., & Rivera, L. M. (2008). When social context matters: The influence of admired outgroup members on automatic and controlled attitudes and behavioral intentions. Social Cognition, 26(1), 112–123. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2008.26.1.112. PDF
Dasgupta, N., & Rivera, L. M. (2006). From automatic antigay prejudice to behavior: The moderating role of conscious beliefs about gender and behavioral control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91(2), 268–280. DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.2.268. PDF
Laurenceau, J.-P., Rivera, L. M., Schaffer, A. R., & Pietromonaco, P. R. (2004). Intimacy as an interpersonal process: Current status and future directions. In D. Meshak & A. Aron (Eds.), Volume on closeness and intimacy (pp. 61-78). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-00238-005