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Dr Ana Leite's Outputs (5)

The Psychology of Speciesism (2019)
Book Chapter
Dhont, K., Hodson, G., Leite, A., & Salmen, A. (2019). The Psychology of Speciesism. In K. Dhont, & G. Hodson (Eds.), Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy. Routledge

Endorsing and Reinforcing Gender and Age Stereotypes: The Negative Effect on Self-Rated Leadership Potential for Women and Older Workers (2019)
Journal Article
Tresh, F., Steeden, B., Randsley de Moura, G., Leite, A. C., Swift, H. J., & Player, A. (2019). Endorsing and Reinforcing Gender and Age Stereotypes: The Negative Effect on Self-Rated Leadership Potential for Women and Older Workers. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 688. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00688

Previous research has examined the impact of stereotypes on outcomes such as career progression and hiring decisions. We present a novel approach to examine the role of stereotypes in predicting self-rated leadership potential across gender and age g... Read More about Endorsing and Reinforcing Gender and Age Stereotypes: The Negative Effect on Self-Rated Leadership Potential for Women and Older Workers.

Overlooked Leadership Potential: The Preference for Leadership Potential in Job Candidates Who Are Men vs. Women (2019)
Journal Article
Player, A., Randsley de Moura, G., Leite, A. C., Abrams, D., & Tresh, F. (2019). Overlooked Leadership Potential: The Preference for Leadership Potential in Job Candidates Who Are Men vs. Women. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, Article 755. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00755

Two experiments tested the value people attach to the leadership potential and leadership performance of female and male candidates for leadership positions in an organizational hiring simulation. In both experiments, participants (Total N = 297) val... Read More about Overlooked Leadership Potential: The Preference for Leadership Potential in Job Candidates Who Are Men vs. Women.

Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime (2019)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Douglas, K. M., Leite, A. C., & Schrader, T. (2019). Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58(3), 534-549. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12311

Belief in conspiracy theories is associated with negative outcomes such as political disengagement, prejudice, and environmental inaction. The current studies – one cross‐sectional (N = 253) and one experimental (N = 120) – tested the hypothesis that... Read More about Belief in conspiracy theories and intentions to engage in everyday crime.