Justin Lehmiller

My research interests fall into two primary areas.  The first concerns the impact of prejudice and discrimination on people's romantic involvements.  The overarching question I have sought to address so far is this: What are the implications of perceptions of prejudice against one's relationship for romantic commitment and, ultimately, relational stability?  My work on this topic draws largely on Interdependence Theory.  The second research area addresses a variety of contextual factors that moderate prejudice against low status groups.  My work on this topic draws largely on Social Identity Theory.

Publications

Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2006). Marginalized relationships: The impact of social disapproval on romantic relationship commitment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 40-51. Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (2007). Perceived marginalization and the prediction of romantic relationship stability. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1036-1049. Lehmiller, J. J., & Schmitt, M. T. (2007). Group domination and inequality in context: Evidence for the unstable meanings of social dominance and authoritarianism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 704-724. Agnew, C. R., Hoffman, A. M., Lehmiller, J. J., & Duncan, N. T. (in press). From the interpersonal to the international: Commitment to the "War on Terror."  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Agnew, C. R., & Lehmiller, J. J. (in press). Social exchange theory. To appear in R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Arriaga, X. B., Agnew, C. R., Capezza, N. M., & Lehmiller, J. J. (in press). The social and physical environment of relationship initiation: An interdependence analysis. To appear in S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & J. Harvey (Eds.), Handbook of Relationship Beginnings. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Lehmiller, J. J. (in press). Robber's Cave experiment. To appear in R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encylopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Lehmiller, J. J., & Agnew, C. R. (in press). Commitment in age-gap heterosexual romantic relationships: A test of evolutionary and socio-cultural predictions. Psychology of Women Quarterly. Schmitt, M. T., Lehmiller, J. J., & Walsh, A. L. (in press). The role of heterosexual identity threat in differential support for same-sex "civil unions" versus "marriages." Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.