Rick H. Hoyle, Professor

Rick H. Hoyle

Professor
PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1988
mailing address: Department of Psychology & Neuroscience 318 Soc Psych Bldg Durham, NC 27708-0086
office: 318 Soc-Psych
email:
phone: (919) 660-5791

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Research Summary:
 The primary focus of my research program is the investigation of basic cognitive, affective, and social processes relevant to self-regulation. This research program comprises two streams. One primarily involves controlled laboratory experiments and focuses on the psychological resources that allow for successful self-regulation. The other primarily involves correlational and field research and focuses on personality and social variables associated with failures of self-regulation as they manifest in problem behavior. A secondary focus of my research program is applied quantitative methods. Currently, this work is focused on the application of latent variable models to the study of partialed effects. I am developing an approach to modeling partialed variables in such a way that they can be independently validated, a critical evaluation that, to date, has not been possible.

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)

  1. Hoyle, R. H (2006). Personality and self-regulation: Trait and information-processing perspectives. Journal of Personality, 74(6), 1507-1525. [x]  [abs]
  2. Hoyle, R. H "Self-esteem and self-knowledge." Self-esteem issues and answers: A sourcebook on current perspectives. Ed. M. H. Kernis. New York: Psychology Press, 2006: 208-215.
  3. Hoyle, R. H., & Sherrill, M. R (2006). Future orientation in the self-system: Possible selves, self-regulation, and behavior. Journal of Personality, 74(6), 1673-1696. [x]  [abs]
  4. Lynam, D. R., Hoyle, R. H., & Newman, J. P (2006). The perils of partialling: Cautionary tales from aggression and psychopathy. Assessment, 13(3), 328-341.  [abs]