Roy Baumeister
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'''Roy F. Baumeister''' is Francis Eppes Professor of Psychology at [[Florida State University]] in Tallahassee, Florida. He is a social psychologist that is known for his work on the self, social rejection, belongingness, sexuality, self-control, [[self-esteem]], self-defeating behaviors, motivation, and aggression. He has authored nearly 300 publications and has written or co-written 20 books including his most recent work, ''The Cultural Animal''.<ref>Baumeister, R. (2005). ''The cultural animal''. New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> He earned his [[A.B.]] summa cum laude from [[Princeton University]] and his [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] from [[Duke University]]. He returned to [[Princeton University]] with his mentor [[Edward E. Jones]] and earned his [[Ph.D.]] from the university's [[Princeton University Department of Psychology|Department of Psychology]] in 1978. He is a fellow of both the [[Society for Personality and Social Psychology]] and the [[Association for Psychological Science]]. Dr. Baumeister was named an [[ISI highly cited researcher]] in 2003.
==Topics of research==
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''The self''. Professor Baumeister has conducted research on the [[self]], including various concepts related to how people perceive, act, and relate to their selves. Baumeister wrote a chapter titled, "The Self" in ''The Handbook of social Psychology'', and reviewed the research on the [[self-esteem]] in which he claimed that the importance of self-esteem is overrated.
''Self-defeating behavior.'' In a series of journal articles and books, Professor Baumeister inquired about the reasons for self-defeating behavior. His conclusions: There is no self-defeating urge as some have thoughts. Rather, self defeating is either a result of trade-offs (enjoying drugs now at the expense of the future), back firing strategies (eating a snake to reduce stress only to feel more stressed), or the psychological strategy to escape the self - where various self-defeating strategies are rather directed to releive the burden of selfhood. <ref> Baumeister R. (1991) Escaping the self: Alcoholism, Spirituality, Masochism, and Other Flights from the Burden of Selfhood. Basic Books. http://www.amazon.com/Escaping-Self-Alcoholism-Spirituality-Masochism/dp/0465020534 </ref>
''The need to belong'' is a highly cited work form 1995, written with Mark Leary, showing that humans have a natural need to belong with others. Later, Baumeister published evidence that the way people look for belongingness differs between men and women. Women prefer a few close and intimate relationships, whereas men prefer many but shallower connections. Men realize more of their need to belong via a group of people, or a cause, rather than in close interpersonal relations.
''Self regulation'' (aka self control). Baumeister also researched self-regulation. He coined the term [[Ego depletion]] about the finding that humans ability to self-regulate is limited and after using it there is less ability (or energy) to self-regulate. Baumeister also edited two academic books on self-regulation: "Losing Control" and "Handbook of self-regulation"
==See also==
*[[Ego depletion]]
*[[Negativity bias]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeist.dp.html Roy Baumeister's Page at Florida State]
*[http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/ Lab Website]
*[http://baumeister.socialpsychology.org/ Social Psychology Network Professional Profile]
*[http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeistertice/goodaboutmen.htm Is There Anything Good About Men?] (2007)
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[[Category:American psychologists]]
[[Category:Social psychologists]]
[[Category:Florida State University faculty]]
[[Category:Duke University alumni]]
[[Category:Princeton University alumni]]