Primary Interests:
- Causal Attribution
- Close Relationships
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Interpersonal Processes
- Person Perception
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The focus of my research interests is on interpersonal relations, with particular emphasis on the influence of expectations and emotions on social perception and conflict. Recent studies have explored the impact of "positive illusions" and interpersonal trust on appraisals, attributions, and memory in close relationships.
Books:
- Kelley, H. H., Holmes, J. G., Kerr, N., Reis, H., Rusbult, C. E., & Van Lange, P. A. (2003). An atlas of interpersonal situations. New York: Cambridge Press.
- Murray, S. L., & Holmes, J. G. (2011). Interdependent minds: The dynamics of close relationships. Guilford Press: New York.
- Wood, J. V., Tesser, A., & Holmes, J. G. (Eds.). (2007). The self and social relationships. New York: Psychological Press.
Journal Articles:
- Day, M., Kay, A.C., Holmes, J.G., & Napier, J. (2011). System justification and the defense of committed relationship ideology. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101, 291-306.
- Holmes, J. G. (2004). The benefits of abstract functional analysis in theory construction: The case of interdependence theory. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8, 146-155.
- Murray, S. L., Aloni, M., Holmes, J. G., Derrick, J., Anthony, & D. Leder, S. (2009). Fostering partner dependence as trust insurance: The implicit contingencies of the exchange script in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 324-348.
- Murray, S. L., Derrick, J., Leder, S., & Holmes, J. G. (2008). Balancing connectedness and self-protection goals in close relationships: A levels-of-processing perspective on risk regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 429-459.
- Murray, S. L., & Holmes, J. G. (2009). The architecture of interdependent minds: A motivation-management theory of mutual responsiveness. Psychological Review, 116, 908-928.
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Aloni, M., Pinkus, R. T., Derrick, J. L., & Leder, S. (2009). Commitment-insurance: Compensating for the autonomy costs of interdependence in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 256-279.
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., Bellavia, G., Griffin, D. W., & Dolderman, D. (2002). Kindred spirits? The benefits of egocentrism in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 563-581.
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Collins, N. L. (2006). Optimizing assurance: The risk regulation system in relationships. Psychological Bulletin, 132, 641-666.
- Murray, S. L., Holmes, J. G., & Pinkus, R. (2010). A smart unconscious? Procedural origins of automatic partner attitudes in marriage. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 650-656.
- Murray, S. L., Pinkus, R., Holmes, J. G., Harris, B., Aloni, M., Gomillion, S., Derrick, J., & Leder, S. (in press). Signaling when (and when not) to be cautious and self-protective: Impulsive and reflective trust in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
- Murray, S. L., Rose, P., Bellavia, G., Holmes, J. G., & Kusche, A. (2002). When rejection stings: How self-esteem constrains relationship-enhancement processes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 556-573.
- Murray, S. L., Rose, P., Holmes, J. G., Podchaski, E., Derrick, J., Bellavia, G., & Griffin, D. W. (2005). Putting the partner within reach: A dyadic perspective on felt security in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 88, 327-347.
- Stinson, D. B., Logel, C., Holmes, J. G., Wood, J. V., Hogle, A., Gauthier, D., Fitzsimons. G., & Kath, J. (2010). The regulatory function of self-esteem: Testing the epistemic and acceptance signaling systems. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 993-1013.
- Vorauer, J. D., Cameron, J., Holmes, J. G., & Pearce, D. (2003). Invisible overtures: Fears of rejection and the signal amplification bias. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 793-812.
Other Publications:
- Holmes, J. G. (1991). Trust and the appraisal process in close relationships. In W. H. Jones & D. Perlman (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships (Vol. 2). London: Jessica Kingsley.
- Holmes, J. G., & Cameron, J. (2005). An integrated review of theories of interpersonal cognition: An interdependence theory perspective. In M. Baldwin (Ed.), Interpersonal cognition (pp. 415-447). New York: Guilford.
- Holmes, J. G., & Murray, S. (1996). Interpersonal conflict in close relationships. In E.T. Higgins & A. Kruglanski (Eds.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic mechanisms and processes. New York: Guilford Press.
John Holmes
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Canada
Phone: (519) 888-4567, x33644
Fax: (519) 746-8631