John E. Lydon

Professor

 

Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg.
Room W8/30C, 398-8319
john.lydon at mcgill.ca
 

Research Areas

Social-Personality, Health

Research Summary

Professor Lydon’s research focuses on intimate social bonds and has examined (1) how attachment bonds regulate stress and well-being; (2) how relationship commitment motivates an individual to expend effort to overcome relationship adversities, and (3) how the social environment impacts on maternal well-being in ways that affect the maternal-infant bond and child development.

Selected References

McClure, M J ., Lydon, J.E., Baccus, J  &Baldwin M W (in press).  A Signal Detection Analysis of the Anxiously Attached at Speed-dating: Being Unpopular is Only the First Part of the Problem.  Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Kramer, M.S., Lydon, J., Séguin, L., Goulet, L., Kahn, S.R., McNamara, H., Genest, J., Dassa, C., Fong Chen, M., Sharma, S., Meaney, M.J., Thomson, S., Van Uum, S., Koren, G., Dahhou, M., Lamoureux, J., & Platt, R.W. (2009). Stress Pathways to Spontaneous Preterm Birth: The Role of Stressors, Psychological Distress, and Stress Hormones. American Journal of Epidemiology, 169, 1319 - 1326.

Lydon, J., Menzies-Toman, D., & Burton , K. (2008). If-Then Contingencies and the Differential Effects of the Availability of Attractive Alternatives on Relationship Maintenance for Men and Women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 50-65.

Gagné, F., & Lydon, J.E. (2004) Bias and accuracy in close relationships : An integrative review. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 8, 322-388.


Lydon Lab Page

Updated: July, 2012
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