Mindi D. Foster
My broad interests involve the area of "intergroup relations". More specifically, I examine the psychology of minority groups, utilizing an interdisciplinary perspective (combining social psychological, clinical and sociological theories). Currently, I am interested in when minority group members will recognize that their group's experience of discrimination can affect them personally. Also, I am investigating the psycho-social responses to discrimination (anxiety, depression as well as collective action).
Primary Interests:
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Gender Psychology
- Intergroup Relations
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Social Cognition
Research Group or Laboratory:
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Journal Articles:
- Foster, M. D. (1999). Acting out against gender discrimination: The effects of different social identities. Sex Roles, 40, 167-186.
- Foster, M. D. (2001). The motivational quality of global attributions in hypothetical and experienced situations of gender discrimination. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 242-253.
- Foster, M. D., & Dion, K. L. (2003). Dispositional hardiness and women’s well-being relating to gender discrimination: The role of minimization. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 27, 197-208.
- Foster, M. D., & Dion, K. L. (2004). The role of hardiness in moderating the relationship between global/specific attributions and actions against discrimination. Sex Roles, 51, 161-169.
- Foster, M. D., & Matheson, K. (1995). Double relative deprivation: Combining the personal and political. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21, 1167-1177.
- Foster, M. D., & Matheson, K. (1998). Perceiving and feeling personal discrimination: Motivation or inhibition for collective action? Group Processes and Intergroup relations, 1(2), 165-174.
- Foster, M. D., & Matheson, K. (1999). Perceiving and responding to the personal/group discrimination discrepancy. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 25, 2319-1329.
- Foster, M. D., Arnt, S., & Honkola, J. (2004). When the advantaged become disadvantaged: Men's and women's actions against gender discrimination. Sex Roles, 50, 27-36.
- Foster, M. D., Jackson, C. L., Hartmann, R., & Woulfe, S. (2004). Minimizing the pervasiveness of women's personal experiences of gender discrimination. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28, 224-232.
- Foster, M. D., Matheson, K., & Poole, M. (1994). Responding to sexual discrimination: The effects of societal versus self-blame. Journal of Social Psychology, 134, 743-754.
Courses Taught:
- Introductory Psychology
- Psychology of Women
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
- Statistics
Mindi D. Foster
Department of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5
Canada
- Phone: (519) 884-0710, ext. 3989
- Fax: (519) 746-7605
