Blair T. Johnson

     
Institution
University of Connecticut

Current Position
Professor

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Social psychology from Purdue University, 1988

Research Interests
Attitudes
Health
Judgment/Decision Making
Persuasion/Social Influence
Prejudice/Stereotyping
Research Methods/Assessment
Self/Identity
Sexuality/Sexual Orientation
Social Cognition

Laboratory Home Page
Syntheses of HIV and AIDS Research Project (SHARP)

Courses Taught
Attitude Organization and Change
Meta-Analysis: Theory and Practice

 
Blair T. Johnson
Department of Psychology, Unit 1020
University of Connecticut
406 Babbidge Road
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1020
U.S.A.

Home Page
Phone: (860) 486-2511


Blair T. Johnson
I am primarily interested in social-cognitive aspects of the structure and change of attitudes and stereotypes, ecological interactions with psychological variables, factors in the psychology of health promotion, and the theory and practice of research synthesis (a.k.a. meta-analysis, which amounts to doing empirical history of research phenomena). I also have a strong interest in the history of social psychology. Ongoing projects include (a) an NIMH-supported project, Syntheses of HIV & AIDS Research Project (SHARP), which is a series of meta-analyses evaluating the efficacy of HIV prevention interventions, (b) a series of studies of risky sexual attitudes and behavior, and (c) a series of studies examining attitudes from various competing theoretical perspectives, including prominent judgment/decision making models.


Books:

  • Albarracín, D., Johnson, B. T., & Zanna, M. P. (Eds.). (2005). The handbook of attitudes. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Journal Articles:

  • Albarracín, D., Johnson, B. T., Fishbein, M., & Muellerleile, P. A. (2001). Theories of reasoned action and planned behavior as models of condom use: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 127, 142-161.
  • Albarracín, D., Kumkale, G. T., & Johnson, B. T. (2004). Influences of social power and normative support on condom use decisions: A research synthesis. AIDS Care, 16, 700-723.
  • Johnson, B. T., Carey, M. P., Marsh, K. L., Levin, K. D., & Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J. (2003). Interventions to reduce sexual risk for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in adolescents, 1985-2000: A research synthesis. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157, 381-388.
  • Johnson, B. T., & Eagly, A. H. (1989). Effects of involvement on persuasion: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 106, 290-314.
  • Johnson, B. T., & Kirsch, I. (2008, June). Do antidepressants work? Statistical significance versus clinical benefits. Significance, 5(2), 54-58.
  • Killeya, L. A., & Johnson, B. T. (1998). Experimental induction of biased systematic processing: The directed-thought technique. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 17-33.
  • Kirsch, I., Deacon, B. J., Huedo-Medina, T. B., Scoboria, A., Moore, T. J., & Johnson, B. T. (2008). Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: A meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PLoS Medicine, 5, 260-268.
  • Marsh, K. L., Johnson, B. T., & Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J. (2001). Heart versus reason in condom use: Implicit versus explicit attitudinal predictors of sexual behavior. Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie, 48, 161-175.
  • Smith-McLallen, A., Johnson, B. T., Dovidio, J. F., & Pearson, A. R. (2006). Black and white: The role of color bias in implicit race bias. Social Cognition, 24, 46-73.

Other Publications:

  • Johnson, B. T. (1993). DSTAT 1.10: Software for the meta-analytic review of research literatures. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum
  • Johnson, B. T., & Eagly, A. H. (2000). Quantitative synthesis of social psychological research. In H. T. Reis & C. M. Judd (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in social and personality psychology (pp. 496-528). London: Cambridge University Press.
  • Johnson, B. T., Maio, G. R., & Smith-McLallen, A. (2005). Communication and attitude change: Causes, processes, and effects. In D. Albarracín, B. T. Johnson, & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), The handbook of attitudes (pp. 617-670). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Johnson, B. T., Scott-Sheldon, L. A. J., Snyder, L. B., Noar, S., & Huedo-Medina, T. B. (2008). Contemporary approaches to meta-analysis of communication research. In M. D. Slater, A. Hayes, & L. B. Snyder (Eds.), The Sage guide to advanced data analysis methods for communication research (pp. 311-347). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Johnson, B. T., Smith-McLallen, A., Killeya, L. A., & Levin, K. D. (2004). Truth or consequences: Overcoming resistance to persuasion with positive thinking. In E. S. Knowles & J. Linn (Eds.), Resistance and persuasion (pp. 215-233). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

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