Research
The lab's research interests include the following: social media habits, body image, eating disorder risk, help-seeking behaviors, and online dating.
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PUBLICATIONS
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Hance, M.A., Blackhart, G., & Dew, M. (2018). Free to be me: The relationship between the true
self, rejection sensitivity, and use of online dating sites. The Journal of Social Psychology,158(4),421-429. |
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Ripley, K. R., Hance, M. A., Kerr, S. A., Brewer, L. E., & Conlon, K. E. (2018). Uninformed consent?
The effect of participant characteristics and delivery format on informed consent. Ethics & Behavior,28(1), 517-543. |
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Savoy, S.C., Hance, M.A., Pelfrey, S.E., Khaleghi, N., & Zemanek, R. (2019). Normative feedback and
intentions to help friends with bulimic symptoms, Journal of American College Health |
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Blackhart, G., Hernandez, D., Wilson, E., Hance, M.A. (2021). The impact of rejection sensitivity on self-disclosure within the context of online dating. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(10)
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SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
*Glass, A., Hance, M.A., Blackhart, G. (2018 March). The Impact of Maladaptive Social Media Use on Mental Well-Being. Poster presented at Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, Atlanta, GA. Paper presented at the Appalachian Science and Research Forum, Johnson City, TN.
Hance, M.A., *Madsen, H., & *Hooker, S. (2024 February) TikTok on Wellbeing. Poster presented at Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, San Deigo, CA
Hance, M.A. & Dromegoole, B. (2020 February). Can one like social media too much?: Exploring social media maladaptive habits to individual well-being. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Hance, M.A., Hernandez, D., Blackhart, G. (2019 February). Free to be me but only online: Examining true self, self-disclosure, and rejection sensitivity within online dating. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.
*Hernandez, D., Hance, M.A., & Blackhart, G. (2018 November). Let’s get personal: The relationship between rejection sensitivity, true self, and self-disclosure in online environments. Paper presented at the SoCon Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF). Spartanburg, SC.
*Madsen, H., Hance, M.A., *Hooker, S., & Savoy, S. (2024 February). Fitspo and Instagram: An Experimental Method Comparing the Effects of Immediate Engagement of Fitspiration Accounts on Body Image. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, San Deigo, CA.
**Nix, R., Hance, M.A. (2021 April) Stress-eating and the Covid-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association. Virtual.
Savoy, S., & Hance, M.A. (2016 January). Beliefs about encouraging peers to seek help for disordered eating. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
**Wilson, E. & Hance, M.A. (2022 February). Disclosing unwanted sexual experiences: Can it alleviate the psychological consequences of sexual trauma?. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
*Undergraduate Student
** Graduate Student Project
Hance, M.A., *Madsen, H., & *Hooker, S. (2024 February) TikTok on Wellbeing. Poster presented at Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, San Deigo, CA
Hance, M.A. & Dromegoole, B. (2020 February). Can one like social media too much?: Exploring social media maladaptive habits to individual well-being. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Hance, M.A., Hernandez, D., Blackhart, G. (2019 February). Free to be me but only online: Examining true self, self-disclosure, and rejection sensitivity within online dating. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.
*Hernandez, D., Hance, M.A., & Blackhart, G. (2018 November). Let’s get personal: The relationship between rejection sensitivity, true self, and self-disclosure in online environments. Paper presented at the SoCon Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF). Spartanburg, SC.
*Madsen, H., Hance, M.A., *Hooker, S., & Savoy, S. (2024 February). Fitspo and Instagram: An Experimental Method Comparing the Effects of Immediate Engagement of Fitspiration Accounts on Body Image. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology International Conference, San Deigo, CA.
**Nix, R., Hance, M.A. (2021 April) Stress-eating and the Covid-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association. Virtual.
Savoy, S., & Hance, M.A. (2016 January). Beliefs about encouraging peers to seek help for disordered eating. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
**Wilson, E. & Hance, M.A. (2022 February). Disclosing unwanted sexual experiences: Can it alleviate the psychological consequences of sexual trauma?. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
*Undergraduate Student
** Graduate Student Project