Prof. Colin Wayne Leach

Leach, C. W., Rodriguez Mosquera, P. M., Vliek, M. L. W., & Hirt, E. (2010). Group identification and group devaluation. Journal of Social Issues, 66, 535-552.

van Zomeren, M., Leach, C. W., & Spears, R. (2010). Does Group Efficacy Increase Group Identification? Resolving their Paradoxical Relationship. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 1055-1060.

Leach, C. W., & Spears, R. (2009). Dejection at in-group defeat and schadenfreude toward second- and third-party out-groups. Emotion, 9, 659-665.

Leach, C.W. (2008). Envy, inferiority and injustice: Three bases of anger about inequality. In R. H. Smith (Ed.), Envy: theory and research (pp. 94-116). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ellemers, N., Pagliaro. S., Barreto, M. & Leach, C. W. (2008). Is it better to be moral than smart? The effects of morality and competence norms on the decision to work at group status improvement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1397-1410.

Iyer, A. & Leach, C. W. (2008). Emotion in inter-group relations. European Review of Social Psychology, 19, 86-125.

Leach, C. W. & Spears, R. (2008). “A vengefulness of the impotent”: The pain of in-group inferiority and schadenfreude toward successful out-groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1383-1396.

Leach, C. W., van Zomeren, M., Zebel, S., Vliek, M., Pennekamp, S. F., Doosje, B. Ouwerkerk, J. P., & Spears, R. (2008). Group-level self-definition and self-investment: A hierarchical (multi-component) model of in-group Identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 144-165.

Leach, C. W. & Vliek, M. L. W. (2008). Group membership as a frame of reference for interpersonal comparison. Social Psychology and Personality Compass, 2, 539-554.

Leach, C. W., Ellemers, N., & Barreto, M. (2007). Group virtue: The importance of morality (vs. competence and sociability) in the positive evaluation of in-groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 93, 234-249.

Leach, C. W., Iyer, A. & Pedersen, A. (2007). Angry opposition to government redress: When the structurally advantaged perceive themselves as relatively deprived. British Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 191-204.

Leach, C. W., Iyer, A. & Pedersen, A. (2006). Anger and guilt about in-group advantage explain the willingness for political action. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1232-1245.

Leach, C. W. & Smith, H. J. (2006). By whose standard? The affective implications of ethnic minorities¿ comparisons to ethnic minority and majority referents. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 747-760.

Smith, H. J. & Leach, C. W. (2004). Group membership and everyday social comparison experiences. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 297-308.

van Zomeren, M., Spears, R., Fischer, A., & Leach, C. W. (2004). Put your money where your mouth is! Explaining collective action tendencies through group-based anger and group efficacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 649-664.

Leach, C. W., Spears, R., Branscombe, N., & Doosje, B. (2003). Malicious pleasure: Schadenfreude at the suffering of another group. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 932-943.

Iyer, A., Leach, C. W. & Crosby, F. (2003) White guilt and racial compensation: The benefits and limits of self-focus. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 117-129.

Click on the names listed below to see other graduate faculty members in social psychology: V. Bede Agocha Hart Blanton Mary Crawford Jeffrey D. Fisher Blair T. Johnson Seth C. Kalichman David A. Kenny Colin W. Leach Charles A. Lowe Kerry L. Marsh Felicia Pratto Diane M. Quinn Reuben M. Baron Links: Home \| Faculty \| Students \| Courses \| News \| Downloads \| Program \| Enroll \|	Colin Wayne Leach
	Research Interests:
	The emotional experience of the social comparisons involved in (individual and group) status, especially pride, guilt, anger, envy, and schadenfreude. Morality, self-representation, and self-evaluation. Group identity and inter-group relations.
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	Article listed as #32 among the 50 Most-Frequently Cited Articles in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin as of October 1, 2010: Iyer, A., Leach, C. W., & Crosby, F. J. (2003). White guilt and racial compensation: The benefits and limits of self-focus. (Volume 29, 117-129) Interviewed for New York Times article, In Pain and Joy of Envy, the Brain May Play a Role, February 17, 2009 Associate Editor, European Journal of Social Psychology, January 2009-present
	Students in Research
	Dr. Leach is open to new graduate students to begin in the next academic year. He is taking inquiries from current UConn undergraduate students who wish to participate in his research program.

	Representative Recent Publications:
	Leach, C. W., Rodriguez Mosquera, P. M., Vliek, M. L. W., & Hirt, E. (2010). Group identification and group devaluation. Journal of Social Issues, 66, 535-552. van Zomeren, M., Leach, C. W., & Spears, R. (2010). Does Group Efficacy Increase Group Identification? Resolving their Paradoxical Relationship. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 1055-1060. Leach, C. W., & Spears, R. (2009). Dejection at in-group defeat and schadenfreude toward second- and third-party out-groups. Emotion, 9, 659-665. Leach, C.W. (2008). Envy, inferiority and injustice: Three bases of anger about inequality. In R. H. Smith (Ed.), Envy: theory and research (pp. 94-116). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ellemers, N., Pagliaro. S., Barreto, M. & Leach, C. W. (2008). Is it better to be moral than smart? The effects of morality and competence norms on the decision to work at group status improvement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1397-1410. Iyer, A. & Leach, C. W. (2008). Emotion in inter-group relations. European Review of Social Psychology, 19, 86-125. Leach, C. W. & Spears, R. (2008). “A vengefulness of the impotent”: The pain of in-group inferiority and schadenfreude toward successful out-groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 1383-1396. Leach, C. W., van Zomeren, M., Zebel, S., Vliek, M., Pennekamp, S. F., Doosje, B. Ouwerkerk, J. P., & Spears, R. (2008). Group-level self-definition and self-investment: A hierarchical (multi-component) model of in-group Identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 144-165. Leach, C. W. & Vliek, M. L. W. (2008). Group membership as a frame of reference for interpersonal comparison. Social Psychology and Personality Compass, 2, 539-554. Leach, C. W., Ellemers, N., & Barreto, M. (2007). Group virtue: The importance of morality (vs. competence and sociability) in the positive evaluation of in-groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 93, 234-249. Leach, C. W., Iyer, A. & Pedersen, A. (2007). Angry opposition to government redress: When the structurally advantaged perceive themselves as relatively deprived. British Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 191-204. Leach, C. W., Iyer, A. & Pedersen, A. (2006). Anger and guilt about in-group advantage explain the willingness for political action. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1232-1245. Leach, C. W. & Smith, H. J. (2006). By whose standard? The affective implications of ethnic minorities¿ comparisons to ethnic minority and majority referents. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 747-760. Smith, H. J. & Leach, C. W. (2004). Group membership and everyday social comparison experiences. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 297-308. van Zomeren, M., Spears, R., Fischer, A., & Leach, C. W. (2004). Put your money where your mouth is! Explaining collective action tendencies through group-based anger and group efficacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 649-664. Leach, C. W., Spears, R., Branscombe, N., & Doosje, B. (2003). Malicious pleasure: Schadenfreude at the suffering of another group. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 932-943. Iyer, A., Leach, C. W. & Crosby, F. (2003) White guilt and racial compensation: The benefits and limits of self-focus. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 117-129.

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