Danu Anthony Stinson

How do people evaluate their social worth? Why do some people form new relationships easily while others struggle? How do people cope with self-threats like rejection and social stigma? Can people unlearn internalized stigma? Together with her students and collaborators, Dr. Stinson uses social-psychological science to answer these and other important questions about the ways in which important aspects of the self – like self-esteem, self-concept, and identity – shape, and are shaped by, people’s close relationships and the communities to which they belong. 

Interests

• Social psychology, interpersonal relationships and the self

Recent publications

Cameron, J.J. & Stinson, D.A. (2022). Ethical gender/sex measurement in Canadian research. Canadian Psychology/Psychology Canadienne. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000334

Stinson, D.A., Cameron, J.J., & Hoplock, L.B. (2022). The friends-to-lovers pathway to romance: Prevalent, preferred, and overlooked by science. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 562-571. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211026992  

Sturgess, C.M.B. & Stinson, D.A. (2022). Fat embodiment for resistance and healing from weight stigma. Body Image, 41, 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.02.007   

Hoplock, L.B. & Stinson, D.A. (2022). Rules of engagement: A content analysis of accepted and rejected marriage proposals. Journal of Family Psychology, 36, 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000903  

Stinson, D.A., Hoplock, L.B., & Huang, E.T. (2021). The tell-tale heart: Self-esteem, arousal, and relationship initiation. Self and Identity. https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2021.1992494  

Stinson, D.A., Desgrosseilliers, E., & Cameron, J.J. (2021) Homeostasis, Interrupted: Living with and Recovering from a Stigmatized Identity, Psychological Inquiry, 32, 253-259, https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2021.2004822

Fisher, A.N., Stinson, D.A., Wood, J.V., Holmes, J.G., & Cameron, J.J. (2021). Singlehood and attunement of self-esteem to friendships. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 1326-1334. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620988460

Fisher, A.N. & Stinson, D.A. (2020). Ambivalent attraction: Beauty determines whether men romantically desire or dismiss high-status women. Personality and Individual Differences, 154, 109681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109681

Cameron, J. J. & Stinson, D. A. (2019). Gender (mis)measurement: Guidelines for respecting gender diversity in psychological research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13, e12506. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12506