Christian Jordan
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I study self and identity through the lens of social cognition, focusing primarily on self-evaluations, self-esteem and narcissism.
Most people want to feel positively about themselves, but positive self-evaluations can have adaptive or maladaptive consequences. In my research, I study the complex psychological processes associated with self-evaluations, including self-esteem, narcissism, and implicit self-esteem (automatic, intuitive self-feelings that may disagree with more reasoned self-views). This focus has led me to study such related experiences as self-enhancement, defensiveness, mindfulness, interdependent self-construal, awe and self-diminishment.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Self and Identity
- Social Cognition
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Journal Articles:
- Benson, A. J., Jeschke, J., Jordan, C. H., Bruner, M. W., & Arnocky, S. (2019). Will they stay or will they go? Narcissistic admiration and rivalry predict ingroup affiliation and devaluation. Journal of Personality, 87, 871-888.
- Benson, A. J., Jordan, C. H., & Christie, A. M. (2016). Narcissistic reactions to subordinate role assignment: The case of the narcissistic follower. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42, 985-999.
- Bosson, J. K., Lakey, C. E., Campbell, W. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Jordan, C. H., & Kernis, M. H. (2008). Untangling the links between narcissism and self-esteem: A theoretical and empirical review. Personality and Social Psychology Compass, 2/3, 1415-1439.
- Giacomin, M. & Jordan, C. H. (2019). Misperceiving grandiose narcissism as self-esteem: Why narcissists are well-liked at zero acquaintance. Journal of Personality, 87, 827-842.
- Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2016). How implicit self-esteem affects perceptions of self-esteem at zero and non-zero acquaintance. Self and Identity,15 , 615-637.
- Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2016). Self-focused and feeling fine: Assessing state narcissism and its relation to well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 63, 12-21.
- Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2016). The wax and wane of narcissism: Narcissism as a process or state. Journal of Personality, 84, 154-164.
- Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2015). Validating power makes communal narcissists less communal. Self and Identity, 14, 583-601.
- Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2014). Down-regulating narcissistic tendencies: Communal focus reduces state narcissism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 488-500
- Jordan, C. H., Logel, C., Spencer, S. J., Zanna, M. P., Wood, J. V., & Holmes, J. G. (2013). Responsive low self-esteem: Low explicit self-esteem, implicit self-esteem, and responses to performance feedback. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32, 703-732.
- Jordan, C. H., Spencer, S. J., & Zanna, M. P. (2005). Types of high self-esteem and prejudice: How implicit self-esteem relates to ethnic discrimination among high explicit self-esteem individuals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 693-702.
- Jordan, C. H., Spencer, S. J., Zanna, M. P., Hoshino Browne, E., & Correll, J. (2003). Secure and defensive high self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 969-978.
- Jordan, C. H., Whitfield, M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Intuition and the correspondence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1067-1079.
- Lockwood, P., Jordan, C. H., & Kunda, Z. (2002). Motivation by positive or negative role models: Regulatory focus determines who will best inspire us. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 854-864.
- MacKinnon, S. P., Jordan, C. H., & Wilson, A. E. (2011). Birds of a feather sit together: Physical similarity predicts seating choice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 879-892.
- McGregor, I., & Jordan, C. H. (2007). The mask of zeal: Low implicit self-esteem, threat, and defensive extremism. Self and Identity, 6, 223-237.
- Obhi, S. S., Hogeveen, J., Giacomin, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2014). Automatic imitation is reduced in narcissists. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40, 920-928
- Peetz, J., Jordan, C. H., & Wilson, A. E. (2014). Implicit attitudes toward the self over time. Self and Identity, 13, 100-127.
- Whitfield, M., & Jordan, C. H. (2009). Mutual influence of implicit and explicit attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 748-759.
Courses Taught:
- Foundations of Social Psychology (MA)
- Research Methods
- Research Seminar in Social Psychology
- Social Psychology
Christian Jordan
Department of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5
Canada
- Phone: (519) 884-1970, ext. 2574
