Reproductive Health 

  • Lobel, M., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Scrimshaw, S. C. M. (1992). Prenatal maternal stress and prematurity: A prospective study of socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Health Psychology, 11, 32-40. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1559532
  • Lobel, M. (1994). Conceptualizations, measurement, and effects of prenatal maternal stress on birth outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17, 225-272. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7932680
  • Yali, A. M. & Lobel, M. (1999). Coping and distress in pregnancy: An investigation of medically high risk women. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20, 39-52. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10212886
  • Lobel, M., DeVincent, C. J., Kaminer, A., & Meyer, B. A. (2000). The impact of prenatal maternal stress and optimistic disposition on birth outcomes in medically high risk women. Health Psychology, 19, 544-553. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11129357
  • Graham, J. E., Lobel, M., & DeLuca, R. S. (2002). Anger after childbirth: An overlooked reaction to postpartum stressors. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 26, 222-233. http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2002-18125-005
  • Lobel, M., Yali, A. M., Zhu, W., DeVincent, C. J., & Meyer, B. A. (2002). Beneficial associations between optimistic disposition and emotional distress in high-risk pregnancy. Psychology and Health, 17, 77-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440290001548
  • Giscombé, C. W. & Lobel, M. (2005). Explaining disproportionately high rates of adverse birth outcomes among African Americans: The impact of stress, racism, and related factors in pregnancy. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 662-683. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.131.5.662
  • Saunders, T. A., Lobel, M., Veloso, C., & Meyer, B. A. (2006). Prenatal maternal stress is associated with delivery analgesia and unplanned cesareans. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 27, 141-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820500420637
  • Lobel, M. & DeLuca, R. S. (2007). Psychosocial sequelae of cesarean delivery: Review and analysis of their causes and implications. Social Science and Medicine, 64 (11), 2272-2284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.028
  • Hamilton, J. G. & Lobel, M. (2008). Types, patterns, and predictors of coping with stress during pregnancy: Examination of the Revised Prenatal Coping Inventory in a diverse sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 29, 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820701690624
  • Lobel, M., Cannella, D. L., Graham, J. E., DeVincent, C. J., Schneider, J., & Meyer, B. A. (2008). Pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal health behaviors, and birth outcomes. Health Psychology 27, 604-615. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013242
  • Woods-Giscombé, C. L., Lobel, M., & Crandell, J. (2010). The impact of miscarriage and parity on patterns of maternal distress in pregnancy. Research in Nursing and Health, 33, 316-328. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fnur.20389
  • Rosenthal, L. & Lobel, M. (2011). Explaining racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Unique sources of stress for Black American women during pregnancy. Social Science and Medicine, 72, 977-983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.013
  • Alderdice, F., Lynn, F., & Lobel, M. (2012). A review and psychometric evaluation of pregnancy-specific stress measures. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 33(2), 62-77. https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482X.2012.673040
  • Coussons-Read, M. E., Lobel, M., Carey, J. C., Kreither, M. O., D’Anna, K., Argys, L., Ross, R. G., Brandt, C. & Cole, S. (2012). The occurrence of preterm delivery is linked to pregnancy-specific distress and elevated inflammatory markers across gestation. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 26(4), 650-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2012.02.009
  • Cizmeli, C., Lobel, M., Franasiak, J., & Pastore, L. (2013). Levels and associations among self-esteem, fertility distress, coping and reaction to potentially being a genetic carrier in women with diminished ovarian reserve. Fertility and Sterility, 99(7), 2037-2044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.033
  • Auerbach, M., Lobel, M., & Cannella, D. (2014). Psychosocial correlates of health-promoting and health-impairing behaviors in pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 35 (3), 76–83. https://doi.org/10.3109/0167482X.2014.943179
  • DeLuca, R.S. & Lobel, M. (2014). Diminished control and unmet expectations:  Testing a model of adjustment to unplanned cesarean delivery.  Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 14 (1), 183-204. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/asap.12040
  • Woods-Giscombé, C. L., Lobel, M., Zimmer, C., Wiley Cené, C., & Corbie-Smith, G. (2015). Whose stress is making me sick? Network stress and emotional distress in African American women. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 36 (9), 710-717. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2015.1011759
  • Lobel, M. & Dunkel Schetter, C. (2016). Pregnancy and prenatal stress. In H. S. Friedman (Ed. in Chief), Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Second Edition (Vol 3, pp. 318-329). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
  • Rosenthal, L. & Lobel, M. (2016). Stereotypes of Black American women related to sexuality and motherhood. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40(3), 414-427. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F0361684315627459
  • Auerbach, M., Nicoloro, J., Rosenthal, L., Kocis, C., Weglarz, E., Busso, C., & Lobel, M. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Prenatal Health Behavior Scale in mid- and late pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38 (2), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2017.1285899
  • Nicoloro­SantaBarbara, J., Lobel, M., Bocca, S., Stelling, J., & Pastore, L. M. (2017). Psychological and emotional concomitants of infertility diagnosis in women with diminished ovarian reserve or anatomical cause of infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 108 (1), 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.05.008
  • NicoloroSantaBarbara, J., Rosenthal, L., Auerbach, M., Kocis, C., Busso, C., &  Lobel, M. (2017). Patient­-provider communication predicts lower distress and better self-care in pregnancy. Social Science and Medicine, 190, 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.011
  • Genoff Garzon, M. C., Rubin, L. R., Lobel, M., Stelling, J., & Pastore, L. M. (2018). Review of patient decision-making factors and attitudes regarding preimplantation genetic testing. Clinical Genetics, 94 (1), 22-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/cge.13174
  • Lobel, M. & Ibrahim, S. M. (2018). Emotions and mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. Women’s Reproductive Health, 5 (1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2018.1429378
  • Cizmeli, C., Lobel, M., Saftlas, A., & Harland, K. (2018). Stability and change in types of intimate partner violence across pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. Women’s Reproductive Health, 5 (3), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2018.1490084
  • Nicoloro­SantaBarbara, J., Busso, C., Moyer, A., & Lobel, M. (2018). Just relax and you’ll get pregnant? Meta-Analysis examining women’s emotional distress and the outcome of assisted reproductive technology. Social Science and Medicine, 213, 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.033
  • Pastore, L., Cordeiro Mitchell, C. N., Rubin, L. R., Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J., Genoff Garzon, M. C., & Lobel, M. (2019). Patients’ preimplantation genetic testing decision-making experience: an opinion on related psychological frameworks. Human Reproduction Open, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoz019
  • Alderdice, F., Henderson, J., Opondo, C., Lobel, M., Quigley, M., & Redshaw, M. (2019). Psychosocial factors that mediate the association between mode of delivery and maternal postnatal adjustment: findings from a population-based survey. BMC Women’s Health, 19:42, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0738-x
  • Preis, H., Lobel, M., & Benyamini, Y. (2019). Between expectancy and experience: Testing a model of childbirth satisfaction. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43 (1), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684318779537
  • Ibrahim, S., Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J., Auerbach, M., Rosenthal, L., Kocis, C., Busso, C., & Lobel, M.  (2019). Pregnancy-specific coping and changes in emotional distress from mid- to late pregnancy. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 37 (4), 397-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2019.1578871
  • Mahaffey, B. & Lobel, M. (2019). Mental health and emotional distress during pregnancy. In T. A. Revenson & R. A. R. Gurung (Eds.), Handbook of Health Psychology (pp. 450-461). NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
  • Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Perra, O., Alderdice, F., Lynn, F., Lobel, M., García-García, I., & Peralta-Ramírez, M. I. (2019). Psychometric validation of the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) in pregnant women in Spain. Women & Health, 59 (8), 937-952. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2019.1584143
  • Rosenthal, L. & Lobel, M. (2020). Gendered racism and the sexual and reproductive health of Black and Latina women. Ethnicity and Health, 25 (3), 367-392. 10.1080/13557858.2018.1439896
  • Ibrahim, S. & Lobel, M. (2020). Conceptualization, measurement, and effects of pregnancy-specific stress: Review of research using the original and revised Prenatal Distress Questionnaire. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00068-7
  • Preis, H., Garry, D., Herrera, K., Garretto, D. J., & Lobel, M. (2020). Improving assessment, treatment, and understanding of pregnant women with opioid use disorder: The importance of life context. Women’s Reproductive Health, 7 (3), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2020.1780395
  • Preis, H., Garry, D., Herrera, K., Garretto, D. J., & Lobel, M. (2020). Contextualizing life context: Discrimination, structural competency, and evaluation in the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorder. Women’s Reproductive Health, 7 (3), 185-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2020.1780394
  • Preis, H., Inman, E., & Lobel, M. (2020). Contributions of psychology to research, treatment, and care of pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder. American Psychologist, 75 (6), 853-865. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000675
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., & Lobel, M. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS). Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 41 (3), 191-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1801625
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., Heiselman, C., & Lobel, M. (2020). Vulnerability and resilience to pandemic-related stress among U.S. women pregnant at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Science & Medicine, 266 (113348), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113348
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., Heiselman, C., & Lobel, M. (2020). Pandemic-related pregnancy stress and anxiety among women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2(4), SE1-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100155
  • Schaal, N. K., La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, P., Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., Lobel, M., & Castro, R. A. (2021). The German version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale: A validation study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 256 (2021), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.10.062
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., & Lobel, M. (2021). The role of pandemic-related pregnancy stress in preference for community birth during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Birth, 48 (2), 242–250. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12533
  • Ilska, M., Kołodziej-Zaleska, A., Brandt-Salmeri, A., Preis, H., & Lobel, M. (2021). Pandemic-related pregnancy stress assessment: Psychometric properties of the Polish PREPS and its relationship with childbirth fear. Midwifery, 96, 102940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.102940
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B. L., Pati, S., Heiselman, C., & Lobel, M. (2021). Adverse perinatal outcomes predicted by prenatal maternal stress among U.S. women at the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55 (3), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab005
  • Colli, C., Penengo, C., Garzitto, M., Driul, L., Sala, A., Degano, M., Preis, H., Lobel, M., & Balestrieri, M. (2021). Prenatal stress and psychiatric symptoms during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. International Journal of Women’s Health, 13, 653-662. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S315467
  • Penengo, C., Colli, C., Garzitto, M., Driul, L., Sala, A., Degano, M., Preis, H., Lobel, M., & Balestrieri, M. (2021). Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) and its correlates with anxiety and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.076
  • Mahaffey, B. L., Levinson, A., Preis, H., & Lobel, M. (2021). Elevated risk for obsessive compulsive symptoms in women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01157-w
  • Garcia-Silva, J., Caracuel-Romero, A., Lozano-Ruiz, A., Alderdice, F., Lobel, M., Perra, O., & Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A. (2021). Pandemic-related pregnancy stress among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Midwifery, 103, 103163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.103163
  • Mahaffey, B. L., Tilley, J. L., Molina, L. K., Gonzalez, A., Park, E., & Lobel, M. (2021). How am I going to make it through pregnancy?”: A qualitative examination of prenatal maternal stress. Birth. http://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12598
  • Ilska, M., Kołodziej-Zaleska, A., Brandt-Salmeri A., Preis, H., Lobel, M. (2021). Pandemic stress and its correlates among pregnant women during the second wave of COVID-19 in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 11140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111140
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., Heiselman, C., & Lobel, M. (2021). The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on birth satisfaction in a prospective cohort of 2,341 U.S. women. Women and Birth. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.004
  • Preis, H., Djurić, P. M., Ajirak, M., Mane, V., Garry, D. J., Garretto, D., Herrera, K., Heiselman, C., & Lobel, M. (2021). Missingness patterns in a comprehensive instrument identifying psychosocial vulnerability and substance use in prenatal care. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Nov 17, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.2004302
  • Levinson, A., Mahaffey, B. L., Lobel, M., & Preis, H. (2021). Psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Postpartum Stress Scale (PREPS-PP). Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2021.2013798
  • Preis, H., Lobel, M., Mahaffey, B., & Pati, S. (2022). Association of discrimination and health care experiences with incomplete infant vaccination during COVID-19. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(2), 196-198. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4710
  • Zhang, J., Pastore, L. M., Sarwana, M., Klein, S., Lobel, M., & Rubin, L. R. (2022). Ethical and moral perspectives of individuals who considered/used preimplantation (embryo) genetic testing. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, 176–187. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1471
  • Penengo, C., Colli, C., Cesco, M., Croccia, V., Degano, M., Ferreghini, A., Garzitto, M., Lobel, M., Preis, H., Sala, A., Driul, L., & Balestrieri, M. (2022). Stress, coping and psychiatric symptoms in pregnant women in outpatient care during the 2021 second-wave COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12:775585. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.775585
  • Preis, H., Whitney, C., Kocis, C., & Lobel, M. (2022). Saving time, signaling trust: Using the PROMOTE self-report screening instrument to enhance prenatal care quality and therapeutic relationships. PEC Innovation,1 100030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100030
  • Ilska, M., Brandt-Salmeri, A., Kołodziej-Zaleska, A., Preis, H., Rehbein, E.*, & Lobel, M. (2022) Anxiety in pregnant women during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. Scientific Reports, 12, 8445. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12275-5
  • Preis, H., Djurić, P. M., Ajirak, M.*, Chen, T.*, Mane, V., Garry, D. J., Heiselman, C., Chappelle, J., & Lobel, M. (2022). Applying machine learning methods to psychosocial screening data to improve identification of prenatal depression: Implications for clinical practice and research. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 25, 965–973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-022-01259-z
  • Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., & Lobel, M. (2022). Factors related to COVID-19 vaccination intention and uptake among childbearing women. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001221
  • Preis, H., Somers, J., Mahaffey, B., & Lobel, M. (2022). When pregnancy and a public health crisis coincide: Changes in stress and anxiety over the course of pregnancy. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2022.2117289
  • Lobel, M., Preis, H., Mahaffey, B., Schaal, N. K., Yirmiya, K., Atzil, S., Reuveni, I., Balestrieri, M., Penengo, C., Colli, C., Garzitto, M., Driul, L., Ilska, M., Brandt-Salmeri, A., Kołodziej-Zaleska, A., Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Amiel Castro, R., La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, P., & Meyerhoff, H. (2022). Common model of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in pregnant women from seven Western countries at the COVID-19 pandemic onset. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115499

Stress, Coping, and Health 

  • Graham, J. E., Lobel, M., Glass, P., & Lokshina, I. (2008). Effects of written anger expression in chronic pain patients: Making meaning from pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-008-9149-4
  • Woods-Giscombé, C. & Lobel, M. (2008). Race and gender matter: A multidimensional approach to conceptualizing and measuring stress in African American women. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14, 173-182. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037%2F1099-9809.14.3.173
  • Hamilton, J. G., Lobel, M., & Moyer, A. (2009). Emotional distress following genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: A meta-analytic review. Health Psychology, 28, 510-518. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014778
  • Darlow, S. D. & Lobel, M. (2012). Smoking behavior and motivational flexibility in light and heavy smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 37, 668-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.02.001
  • Hamilton, J. G. & Lobel, M. (2012). Passing years, changing fears? Conceptualizing and measuring risk perceptions for chronic disease in younger and middle-aged women. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 35(2), 124-138.  http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1007/s10865-011-9342-8
  • Hamilton, J. G. & Lobel, M. (2015). Psychosocial factors associated with risk perceptions for chronic diseases in younger and middle-aged women. Women & Health, 55 (8), 921-942. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080%2F03630242.2015.1061094
  • Nicoloro­SantaBarbara, J., Lobel, M., & Wolfe, D. (2017). Psychosocial impact of mast cell disorders: Pilot investigation of a rare and understudied disorder. Journal of Health Psychology, 22 (10), 1277-1288. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1359105315626784
  • Araiza, A. M. & Lobel, M. (2018). Stress and eating: Definitions, findings, explanations, and implications. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, e12378. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12378
  • Yusufov, M., Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J., Grey, N. E., Moyer, A., & Lobel, M. (2018). Students in distress: Meta-analytic evaluation of stress reduction interventions for undergraduate and graduate students.  International Journal of Stress Management. http://doi.org/10.1037/str0000099
  • Woods-Giscombé, C., Lobel, M., Zimmer, C., Brooks, J., Sheffield-Abdullah, K., Bey, G., Bravo, L., Lackey, C., Smith, R., Frazier, T., & Muhirwa, A. (2021). Use of food to cope with culturally-relevant stressful life events is associated with body mass index in African American Women. Nursing Research, 70 (5), S53-62. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000532
  • Bowers, J. M., Hamilton, J. G., Lobel, M., Kanetsky, P. A., & Hay, J. L. (2021). Sun exposure, tanning behaviors, and sunburn: Examining activities associated with harmful ultraviolet radiation exposures in college students. Journal of Primary Prevention, 42, 425-440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-021-00638-z
  • Nicoloro SantaBarbara, J., Carroll, J., & Lobel, M. (2021). Coping, social support, and anxiety in people with Mast Cell Disorders. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 127, 435-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2021.06.014
  • Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, J. & Lobel, M. (2021). Depression, psychosocial predictors, and psychosocial resources in individuals with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211014583

Social Comparison

  • Taylor, S. E., & Lobel, M. (1989). Social comparison activity under threat: Downward evaluation and upward contacts. Psychological Review, 96, 569-575. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0033-295X.96.4.569
  • Exline, J. J. & Lobel, M. (1997). Views of the self and affiliation strategies: A social comparison perspective. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 19, 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324834basp1902_6
  • Dias, L. & Lobel, M. (1997). Social comparison in medically high risk pregnant women. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 1629-1649. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01617.x
  • Exline, J. J. & Lobel, M. (1999). The perils of outperformance: Sensitivity about being the target of a threatening upward comparison. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 307-337. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0033-2909.125.3.307
  • Exline, J. J. & Lobel, M.  (2001). Private gain, social strain: Do relationship factors shape responses to outperformance? European Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.79
  • Exline, J. J., Single, P. B., Lobel, M., & Geyer, A. L. (2004). Glowing praise and the envious gaze: Social dilemmas surrounding the public recognition of achievement. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 26, 119-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2004.9646400
  • Exline, J. J., Zell, A. L., & Lobel, M. (2013). Sidestepping awkward encounters: Avoidance as a response to outperformance-related discomfort. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43, 706-720. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2013.01047.x
  • Zell, A. L., Exline, J. J.,* & Lobel, M. (2020). Navigating the perils of outperforming others. In J. Suls, R. L. Collins, & L. Wheeler (Eds.), Social Comparison, Judgment, and Behavior (pp. 280-308). NY: Oxford University Press.

Gender Identity and Gender Roles 

  • Darlow, S. D. & Lobel, M. (2010). Who is beholding my beauty? Thinness ideals, weight, and women’s responses to appearance evaluation. Sex Roles, 63, 833–843. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-010-9845-8
  • London, B., Rosenthal, L., Levy, S. R., & Lobel, M. (2011). The influences of perceived identity compatibility and social support on women in non-traditional fields during the college transition. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 33(4), 304-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2011.614166
  • Rosenthal, L., London, B., Levy, S. R., & Lobel, M. (2011). The roles of perceived identity compatibility and social support for women in a single-sex STEM program at a co-educational university. Sex Roles, 65, 725-736. http://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1007/s11199-011-9945-0
  • Rosenthal, L., London, B., Levy, S. R., Lobel, M., &  Herrera-Alcazar, A. (2011). The relation between the Protestant Work Ethic and undergraduate women’s perceived identity compatibility in STEM majors. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 11(1), 241-262. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-2415.2011.01264.x
  • Rosenthal, L., Levy, S. R., London, B., Lobel, M., & Bazile, C. (2013). In pursuit of the MD: The impact of role models, identity compatibility, and belonging among undergraduate women. Sex Roles, 68, 464-473. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11199-012-0257-9