Weidman & Dunn, 2016

Weidman & Dunn, 2016

Jessica L. Tracy, Ph.D.

Jess is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar.

Humility paper in press

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Jess

New paper from the lab published in JPSP, showing that humility is comprised of two facets–one pro-social and “other-appreciating”, and the other anti-social and “self-abasing.” Read the paper here.

Humility paper in press

New paper by Aaron Weidman, Joey Cheng, and Jess Tracy provides strong evidence that humility is comprised of two facets–one pro-social and “other-appreciating”, and the other anti-social and “self-abasing.” See the paper, now in press at JPSP, here.

The psychological structure of humility.

Self-Enhancement, Narcissism, and Self-esteem

A number of projects in the lab examine the personality and emotional processes underlying inflated versus genuine self-esteem and narcissism.

Self-Enhancement, Narcissism, and Self-esteem

A number of projects in the lab examine the personality and emotional processes underlying inflated versus genuine self-esteem and narcissism.

Alcoholism and Emotions Project

This line of research, funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research of B.C. and the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), aims to examine the role of emotions and attributions in influencing the behavioral and health outcomes of recovering alcoholics.

The Emergence of Status Hierarchies

Status differences are universal in all known human societies, and they partially determine patterns of resource allocation, conflict, mating, and group coordination. However, there’s little systematic research into questions of why and how hierarchies emerge.