Most of my research revolves around the self-concept. One research program has investigated how we protect the self via selective memory (mnemic neglect). I also study how affective states such as sadness and anger influence self-conceptions, and am particularly interested in mood-incongruent effects. Finally, I do research on the connection between the self and close others (e.g., attachment theory, forgiveness).

Primary Interests:

Close Relationships
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Interpersonal Processes
Self and Identity
Social Cognition

Close Relationships
Emotion, Mood, Affect
Interpersonal Processes

Self and Identity
Social Cognition

Research Group or Laboratory:

Green Research Laboratory
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Journal Articles:

Foster, C. A., Witcher, B. S., Campbell, W. K., & Green, J. D. (1998). Arousal and attraction: Evidence for automatic and controlled components. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 86-101.
Green, J. D., Burnette, J., & Davis, J. L. (2008). Third-party forgiveness: (Not) forgiving your close other's betrayer. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 407-418.
Green, J. D., & Campbell, W. K. (2000). Attachment and exploration: Chronic and contextual accessibility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 452-461.
Green, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Davis, J. L. (2007). Ghosts from the past: An examination of romantic relationships and self-discrepancy. Journal of Social Psychology, 147, 243-264.
Green, J. D., Pinter, B., & Sedikides, C. (2005). Mnemic neglect and self-threat: Trait modifiability moderates self-protection. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 225-235.
Green, J. D., & Sedikides, C. (2004). Retrieval selectivity in the processing of self-referent information: Testing the boundaries of self-protection. Self and Identity, 3, 69-80.
Green, J. D., Sedikides, C., & Gregg, A. P. (2008). Forgotten but not gone: The recall and recognition of self-threatening memories. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 547-561.
Green, J. D., Sedikides, C., Pinter, B., & Van Tongeren, D. R. (in press). Two sides to self-protection: Self-improvement strivings and feedback from close others attenuate mnemic neglect. Self and Identity.
Martin, L. L., Abend, T. A., Sedikides, C., & Green, J. D. (1997). How would I feel if...? Mood as input to a role fulfillment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 242-253.
Sedikides, C., & Green, J. D. (2006). The mnemic neglect model: Experimental demonstrations of inhibitory repression in normal adults. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29, 532-533.
Sedikides, C., & Green, J. D. (2004). What I don't recall can't hurt me: Information negativity versus information inconsistency as determinants of memorial self-defense. Social Cognition, 22, 4-29.
Sedikides, C., & Green, J. D. (2000). On the self-protective nature of inconsistency/negativity management: Using the person memory paradigm to examine self-referent memory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, 906-922.
Sedikides, C., Green, J. D., & Gregg, A. P. (2007). How does the I-SELF respond to feedback?: Implications from the mnemic neglect model. Psychological Inquiry, 18, 1-3.

Other Publications:

Campbell, W. K., & Green, J. D. (2007). Narcissism and interpersonal self-regulation. In J. V. Wood, A. Tesser, & J. G. Holmes (Eds.), The self and social relationships (pp. 73-94). New York: Psychology Press.
Green, J. D., Mathews, M., & Foster, C. A. (in press). Another kind of "interpersonal" relationship: Humans, animal companions, and attachment theory. To appear in Personal Relationships. Nova Science Press.

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Psychology
Self and Identity
Social Cognition
Social Influence
Social Psychology

Introduction to Psychology
Self and Identity
Social Cognition

Social Influence
Social Psychology

Jeffrey Green
Department of Psychology
Virginia Commonwealth University
806 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284-2018
United States

Phone: (804) 828-6330