Benjamin Le
- SPN Mentor
Please see www.BenjaminLe.com for a complete list of (downloadable) publications and links to the courses he teaches.
Dr. Le was trained as an experimental social psychologist with a research focus on romantic relationship processes. His work is often framed within the context of Interdependence Theory (Thibaut & Kelley, 1959) and the Investment Model (Rusbult, 1983), and his research revolves around the construct of commitment. In particular, he is interested in the antecedents and consequences of commitment, the structure of general models of commitment, and the role of commitment (and other variables) in predicting relationship stability (vs. breakup). His other work has examined closeness and emotions in relationships, social networks and friend approval in relationships, how social class impacts relationship quality, and the social-cognitive underpinnings of relationship commitment. In addition, he studies relationship maintenance, infidelity, and stress in the context of interpersonal separation. His lab has examined how individuals display their relationship on social networking sites, and how these displays are interpreted by others, and recent research has investigated links between beliefs about relationships and "ghosting" and forgiveness. His work also extends models of interpersonal commitment and maintenance to understanding pro-environmental sacrifice and "green" behaviors in student and community samples, as well as to prosocial academic behavior.
His current scholarly interests are in meta-science, open science methods and transparency in psychology, and scientific access and inclusion, with a focus on developing resources to support teaching and using open science practices in research with undergraduate students.
Primary Interests:
- Close Relationships
- Internet and Virtual Psychology
- Interpersonal Processes
- Research Methods, Assessment
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Journal Articles:
- Coy, A. E., Farrell, A. K., Gilson, K. P., Davis, J. L., & Le, B. (2013). Commitment to the environment and student support for "green" campus initiatives. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 3, 49-55.
- Davis, J. L., Le, B., Coy, A. E., Rickert, J., Regan, B., & Ridgeway, K. (2015). Commitment to the environment: The role of subjective norms in college and community samples. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45, 568-583.
- Dix, E. L., Emery, L. F., & Le, B. (2014). Commitment to the academic honor code: An investment model analysis of academic integrity. Social Psychology of Education, 17, 179-196.
- Emery, L. F., & Le, B. (2014). Imagining the white picket fence: Social class, future plans, and romantic relationship quality. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 653-661.
- Emery, L. F., Muise, A., & Alpert, E., & Le, B. (2015). Do we look happy? Perceptions of romantic relationship quality on Facebook. Personal Relationships, 22, 1-7.
- Emery, L. F., Muise, A., Dix, E. L., & Le, B. (2014). Can you tell that I'm in a relationship? Attachment and relationship visibility on Facebook. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1466-1479.
- Etcheverry, P. E., Le, B., & Hoffman, N. G. (2013). Predictors of friend approval for a romantic relationship. Personal Relationships, 20, 69-83.
- Etcheverry, P. E., Le, B., Wu, T. F., & Wei, M. (2013). Attachment and the investment model: Distal and proximal predictors of relationship commitment, maintenance, and persistence. Personal Relationships, 20, 546-567.
- Freedman, G., Powell, D. N., Le, B., & Williams, K. D. (2019). Ghosting and destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 905-924.
- Henry, M. A., Shorter, S., Charkoudian, L. K, Heemstra, L. M., Le, B., & Corwin, L. A. (2021). Quantifying fear of failure in STEM: Modifying and evaluating the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI) for use with STEM undergraduates. International Journal of STEM Education, 8:43.
- Mayo, D. F, & Le, B. (2021). Perceived discrimination and mental health in college students: A serial indirect effects model of mentoring support and academic self-concept. Journal of American College Health.
- Petersen, J., & Le, B. (2017). Psychological distress, attachment, and conflict resolution in romantic relationships. Modern Psychological Studies, 23 (1), 1-26.
- Powell, D. N., Freedman, G., Williams, K. D., Le, B., & Green, H. (2021). A multi-study examination of attachment and implicit theories of relationships in ghosting experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 2225-2248.
Other Publications:
Courses Taught:
- Communicating Psychological Science
- Environmental Psychology and Conservation
- Foundations of Psychology
- Foundations of Social Behavior
- Laboratory in Social Psychology
- Open Science & Inclusive Psychology
- People and Numbers: Using Data to Answer Questions in Psychology
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Senior Research Tutorial in Social Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Theory and Research in Dyadic Processes
Benjamin Le
Department of Psychology
Haverford College
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041
United States of America
