Major, Brenda

Social stigma and self-esteem: The self-protective properties of stigma.

Crocker, J., & Major, B. (1989) · Psychological Review

Social and Intergroup PsychologyDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 3,426

The Social Psychology of Stigma

Major, B., & O'Brien, L. T. (2005) · Annual Review of Psychology

Social and Intergroup PsychologyRacial and Ethnic Identity Research

Cited by 3,114

How and why weight stigma drives the obesity ‘epidemic’ and harms health

Tomiyama, A. J., Carr, D., Granberg, E. M., Major, B., Robinson, E., Sutin, A. R., & Brewis, A. (2018) · BMC Medicine

Obesity and Health PracticesObesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Cited by 712

The threat of increasing diversity: Why many White Americans support Trump in the 2016 presidential election

Major, B., Blodorn, A., & Major Blascovich, G. (2018) · Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Social and Intergroup PsychologyElectoral Systems and Political Participation

Cited by 480

The ironic effects of weight stigma

Major, B., Hunger, J. M., Bunyan, D. P., & Miller, C. T. (2014) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Obesity and Health PracticesEating Disorders and Behaviors

Cited by 416

Presumed fair: Ironic effects of organizational diversity structures.

Kaiser, C. R., Major, B., Jurcevic, I., Dover, T. L., Brady, L. M., & Shapiro, J. R. (2013) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Social and Intergroup PsychologyGender Diversity and Inequality

Cited by 405

Abortion as stigma: cognitive and emotional implications of concealment

Major, B., & Gramzow, R. H. (1999) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Reproductive Health and ContraceptionIdentity, Memory, and Therapy

Cited by 378

How attributional ambiguity shapes physiological and emotional responses to social rejection and acceptance

Mendes, W. B., Major, B., McCoy, S., & Blascovich, J. (2008) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionSocial and Intergroup Psychology

Cited by 346

Weighed Down by Stigma: How Weight‐Based Social Identity Threat Contributes to Weight Gain and Poor Health

Hunger, J. M., Major, B., Blodorn, A., & Miller, C. T. (2015) · Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Obesity and Health PracticesEating Disorders and Behaviors

Cited by 332

Prejudice expectations moderate preconscious attention to cues that are threatening to social identity

Kaiser, C. R., Vick, S. B., & Major, B. (2006) · Psychological Science

Social and Intergroup PsychologyDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion

Cited by 164

The Countervailing Effects of Weight Stigma on Weight-Loss Motivation and Perceived Capacity for Weight Control

Major, B., Rathbone, J. A., Blodorn, A., & Hunger, J. M. (2020) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Obesity and Health PracticesEating Disorders and Behaviors

Cited by 54