John Lydon

     
Institution
McGill University

Current Position
Associate Professor

Highest Degree
Ph.D. from University of Waterloo, 1987

Research Interests
Close Relationships
Health
Interpersonal Processes
Self/Identity
Social Cognition

Courses Taught
Personal Relationships
Social and Personality Psychology

 
John Lydon
Department of Psychology
McGill University
1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1
Canada

Home Page
Phone: (514) 398-8319


John Lydon
Professor Lydon's main area of research is commitment and its relation to stress, well being and the self. His studies are typically with health care populations and those in intimate relationships, in addition to experimental analogues with university student samples. His graduate students work in a number of areas of social psychology, but typically they focus on cognitive processes in interpersonal relationships.


  • Gagné, F., & Lydon, J. (2003). Identification and the commitment shift: Accounting for gender differences in relationship illusions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 907-919.
  • Gagné, F., Lydon, J., & Bartz, J. (2003). Effects of mindset on the predictive validity of relationship constructs. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 35, 292-304.
  • Hynie, M., Lydon, J., Cote, S., & Wiener, S. (1998). Relational sexual scripts and women's condom use: The importance of internalized norms. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 370-380.
  • Kramer, M.S., Séguin, L., Lydon, J., & Goulet, L. (2000). Socioeconomic disparities in pregnancy outcome: Why do the poor fare so poorly? Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology, 14, 194-210.
  • Lydon, J., Dunkel-Schetter, C., Cohan, C., & Pierce, T. (1996). Pregnancy decision making as a significant life event: A commitment approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 71, 141-151.
  • Lydon, J., Fitzsimons, G., & Naidoo, L. (2003). Devaluation versus enhancement of attractive alternatives: A critical test. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 349-359.
  • Lydon, J., Meana, M., Sepinwall, D., Richard, N., & Mayman, S. (1999). The commitment calibration hypothesis: When do people devalue attractive alternatives? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 152-161.
  • Lydon, J., Pierce, T., & O'Regan, S. (1997). Coping with moral commitment to long distance dating relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 104-113.
  • Pierce, T., & Lydon, J. (1998). Perceived available support as a relational schema: Testing the buffering effects of activated and chronic interpersonal expectations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75, 1441-1448.
  • Pierce, T., Lydon, J., & Yang, S. (2001). Enthusiasm versus moral commitment: What sustains family caregivers of those with dementia. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 23, 29-41.

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