Dr. Burnette's primary research interests focus on the role of implicit theories in overcoming challenges to intrapersonal and interpersonal goal pursuits. Other lines of research include forgiveness and intergroup processes.

Primary Interests:

Applied Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Group Processes
Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting

Applied Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Group Processes

Intergroup Relations
Motivation, Goal Setting

Research Group or Laboratory:

Lab Fit
Interactive Map

Journal Articles:

Burnette, J. L. (2010). Implicit theories of body weight: Entity beliefs can weigh you down. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 410-422.
Burnette, J. L., Davis, D., Green, J. D., & Worthington, E.L., Jr., & Bradfield*, E. (2009). Insecure attachment and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of rumination, empathy and forgiveness. Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 276-280.
Burnette, J. L., & Forsyth, D. R. (2008). “I didn’t do it:” Responsibility biases in open and closed groups. Group Dynamics: Theory Research and Practice, 12, 210-222.
Burnette, J. L. & Franiuk, R. (2010). Individual differences in implicit theories of relationships: Predicting forgiveness in developing relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 2, 144-148.
Burnette, J. L., Pollack, J. M., & Hoyt, C. L. (2010) Individual differences in implicit theories of leadership ability and self-efficacy: Predicting responses to stereotype threat. Journal of Leadership Studies, 3, 46-56.
Burnette, J. L., Taylor, K., Worthington, E. L., Jr., & Forsyth, D. R. (2007). Attachment working models and trait forgivingness: The mediating role of angry rumination. Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 1585-1596.
Finkel, E. J., Burnette, J. L., & Scissors, L. E. (2007). Vengefully ever after: Destiny beliefs, state attachment anxiety, and forgiveness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 871-886.
Forsyth, D. R., Kerr, N. A., Burnette, J. L., & Baumeister, R. F. (2007). Attempting to improve the academic performance of struggling college students by bolstering their self-esteem: An intervention that backfired. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26, 447-459.
Green, J. D., Burnette J. L., & Davis, J. L. (2008). Third-party forgiveness: (Not) forgiving your close others betrayal. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 407-418.

Other Publications:

Forsyth, D. R., & Burnette, J. L. (2010). Group Processes. In R. F. Baumeister & E. J. Finkel (Eds.), Advanced Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks. CA: Sage.

Courses Taught:

Applied Social Psychology
Introduction to Methods and Analyses
Methods and Statistics for Social Psychology
Multivariate Statistics
Social Psychology
Statistics in Psychological Research
The Self and Relationships
Weight Management: Theory and Practice

Applied Social Psychology
Introduction to Methods and Analyses
Methods and Statistics for Social Psychology
Multivariate Statistics
Social Psychology

Statistics in Psychological Research
The Self and Relationships
Weight Management: Theory and Practice

Jeni Burnette
Department of Psychology
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
United States

Phone: (804) 289-8113