Joshua D. Foster
I am a social psychologist. Most of my research focuses on the self, personality, and relationships. See below for representative publications and CV. Click here for full-text library of articles that I have published.
Contact:
Joshua D. Foster
Department of Psychology, LSCB 320
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL 36688-0002
251.460.6548 (v); 251.460.6320 (f)
foster AT usouthal DOT edu
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Education:
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2005 (Social Psychology)
M.A., Towson University, 2000 (Experimental Psychology)
B.S., Old Dominion University, 1996 (Psychology)
Representative Publications (full-text library):
Foster, J. D., & Trimm, R. F., IV. (2008). On being eager and uninhibited: Narcissism and approach-avoidance motivation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1004-1017.
Twenge, J. M., Konrath, S., Foster, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Bushman, B. J. (2008). Egos inflating over time: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Journal of Personality, 76, 875-901.
Foster, J.D. (2008). Incorporating personality into the investment model: Probing commitment processes across individual differences in narcissism. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 211-224.
Foster, J.D. & Campbell, W.K. (2007). Are there such things as “narcissists” in social psychology? A taxometric analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory. Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 1321-1332.
Foster, J.D., Kernis, M.H., & Goldman, B.M. (2007). Linking adult attachment to self-esteem stability. Self and Identity, 6, 64-73.
