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Mark R. Leary

Garonzik Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Psychology & Neuroscience
Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708-0085
306 Soc/Psych, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Why Self-compassion is More Important than Self-esteem · December 1, 2013 Lecture Renissance Weekend (Charleston, SC)
Is Selfishness the Root of all Evil? · November 9, 2013 Lecture Society of Southeatsern Social Psychologists (Augusta, GA)
Three Things I’ve Learned about People Since Becoming a _x000B_Social Psychologist:_x000B__x000B_ Sociality, Self, and Stupidity · November 9, 2013 Lecture Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists (Augusta, GA)
Disproportionate Reactions to Inconsequential Events · October 15, 2013 Lecture West Virginia Wesleyan College
Disproportionate Reactions to Inconsequential Events · September 25, 2013 Lecture Wake Forest University
Distinguishing Intrapersonal _x000B_from Interpersonal Motives · June 20, 2013 Lecture Association for Research in Personality (Charlotte, NC)
Machiavellianism, Self-presentational Authenticity, and Relationship Quality · June 1, 2013 Lecture Association for Research in Personality (Charlotte, NC)
Motivational and Emotional Features of the Human Need for Acceptance and Belonging · May 25, 2013 Lecture Association for Psychological Science (Washington, D.C.)
Deconfounding _x000B_Self-motives and _x000B_Social Motives · May 24, 2013 Lecture Association for Psychological Science (Washington, D.C.)
Overreactions to Trivial Events_x000B__x000B_: Why Do People Sometimes “Lose It” Over Minor Things? · May 1, 2013 Lecture University of North Carolina at Greensboro
People Who Hold Extreme Attitudes Feel Superior in their Beliefs Even for Trivial Issues · May 1, 2013 Lecture Association for Psychological Science (Washington, D.C.)
Disproportionate Reactions to Trivial Events · April 5, 2013 Lecture High Point University (High Point, NC)
The Psychology of Hypo-egoic States:_x000B_Reducing the Curse of the Self · March 14, 2013 Lecture Southeastern Psychological Association (Atlanta, GA)
A Component Analysis of _x000B_Hypo-egoic Mindsets · January 19, 2013 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (New Orleans, LA)
Individual and Social Resources for Professional (and Personal) Success · January 18, 2013 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (New Orleans, LA)
What is the Self? _x000B_ · January 17, 2013 Lecture Self and Identity Preconference (New Orleans, LA)
Implications of Self-presentational Motives for the _x000B_Quality of Relationships with Parents and Friends · January 1, 2013 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (New Orleans, LA)
Ego-Involved Reactions in Response to Violations of Social Exchange Rules · January 1, 2013 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (New Orleans, LA)
Effects of Excuses, Justifications, and Exceptions on Behavior Change_x000B__x000B_ · January 1, 2013 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (New Orleans, LA)
Arrogance is Bipartisan:_x000B_Extremity (Not Direction) of Political Views Predicts Perceived Belief Superiority_x000B__x000B_ · October 13, 2012 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Violations of Social Exchange Rules Cause Disproportionate Emotional Reactions · October 13, 2012 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Emotional Reactions to Rejection: The Nature of Hurt Feelings · October 13, 2012 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Why Doesn’t Everyone See the Importance and Impact of Social and Personality Psychology? · October 13, 2012 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Personality Moderators of Honest and Duplicitous Self-Presentational Motives · October 13, 2012 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists
Self-compassion and Reactions to Negative Life Events · October 1, 2012 Lecture Washington University (St. Louis)
The Motivational Underpinnings of Social Psychological Phenomena: _x000B__x000B_Social Psychology’s Puzzling Obsession _x000B_with Intrapsychic Motives · March 16, 2012 Lecture Social Psychology at UNC and Duke (SPUD) Conference
Waiting for Revenge, Power, Excitement, and Admiration: The Influence of Narcissism, Gender, and Relevance on Delay Discounting · January 28, 2012 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Explaining Away Environmental Transgressions: _x000B_The Effect of Excuses, Justifications, and Exceptions on Self-Ratings of Environmental Impact · January 27, 2012 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Self-compassion and Well-being in the Elderly · January 27, 2012 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology
The Social and Emotional Impact of Interpersonal Rejection: _x000B_20 Years of Research · January 26, 2012 Lecture Relationships Preconference, SPSP
Testing the Romantic Construal Model: The Impact of Personalization, Specialness, and Value in Evaluating Romantic Actions · December 7, 2011 Invited Talk Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX
The Role of Self-Compassion in the Self-Regulation of Health-Related Behavior · December 7, 2011 Invited Talk Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX
Self-Presentational Strategies in Close Relationships · December 7, 2011 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio
Self-image, Self-presentation, and Social Behavior · December 7, 2011 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Self Preconference), San Antonio, TX
Predictors of Self-presentational Dishonesty · December 7, 2011 Lecture International Self Conference, Quebec City, Canada
The Social and Emotional Impact of Interpersonal Rejection: _x000B_20 Years of Research · December 7, 2011 Lecture American Psychological Association
Deception and Risk in Experimental Behavioral Research · December 7, 2011 Lecture East Tennessee State University
Emotional and Motivational Features of Interpersonal Rejection · December 7, 2011 Lecture Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Washington, DC
A Model of Hypo-egoic Processes · December 7, 2011 Lecture Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC
The Social and Emotional Impact of Interpersonal Rejection · December 7, 2011 Lecture East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Hypo-egoic Mindsets: Antecedents and Implications of Quieting the Self · June 21, 2011 Lecture International Self Conference, Quebec City
Self-compassion reactions inventory · November 29, 2010 Lecture Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charleston, SC
Social and Emotional Responses to Interpersonal Rejection · March 19, 2010 Lecture McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Are the Mainsprings of Social Action Intrapsychic or Interpersonal? · March 18, 2010 Lecture McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Do self-compassionate people age more gracefully? · January 29, 2010 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV
Self-compassion as a buffer against homesickness, depression, and low self-esteem in the transition to college · January 29, 2010 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV
Needs, motives, and their psychological underpinnings · January 28, 2010 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV
Reactions to discrimination, stigmatization, ostracism, and other forms of interpersonal rejection · October 23, 2009 Lecture Burlington, VT
Motives, Emotions, and the Mainsprings of Social Action · October 21, 2009 Lecture University of Vermont
Self-compassion and reactions to negative events · July 29, 2009 Lecture Clemson University
Social Psychology's Search for the Mainsprings of Social Action · April 17, 2009 Lecture University of Pittsburgh
Self-compassion, emotions, and health · April 17, 2009 Lecture University of Pittsburgh
Agreeableness and self-presentational variability · February 1, 2009 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL
Normative and distinctive features of self-presentational persona · January 11, 2009 Invited Talk Society for Personality and Social Psycholoogy, Tampa, FL
Motivations underlying the choice of Valentine's Day cards: The moderating role of narcissism · January 11, 2009 Invited Talk Society for Personality and Social Psycholoogy, Tampa, FL
Deception in experimental behavioral research · November 19, 2008 Lecture Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Orlando, FL
Self-compassion and reactions to negative life events · November 14, 2008 Lecture Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
Self-compassion, emotions, and reactions to negative events · October 25, 2008 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Greenville, SC
Losing perspective: Emotion, ego, and overreactions to desired events · September 18, 2008 Lecture Conference on Emotion in Family Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
A model of overreactions to trivial events · July 19, 2008 Lecture International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI
Social-personality perspectives on the self · July 1, 2008 Lecture Mind and Life Conference on Self-identification, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Self-compassion · March 31, 2008 Lecture University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Making mountains out of molehills · February 7, 2008 Lecture Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM

Service to the Profession


Scientific Contributions Award Committee, Society for Personality and Social Psychology · December 17, 2013 Other
Writer : Personal and Social Psychology Connections · 2012 Other
Editor : Personality and Social Psychology Review · 2010 - 2013 Event/Organization Administration