Professor and Department Chair 210 McAlester 573-882-8065 bettencourta@missouri.edu

Intergroup processes; stereotype violations; social identity and well-being; women's well-being; meta-analysis and aggression.

Bettencourt, B. A., Molix, L., Talley, A., & Sheldon, K. (2006). Social roles within group memberships: Meeting needs for connectedness and authentic self-expression. In J. Jetten & T. Postmes (Ed.s). Individuality and the Group: Advances Social Identity. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Bettencourt, B. A., Molix, L., Talley, A., & Eubanks, J. (2006). Numerical minority and majority groups: The influence of cross-cut task assignments. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Bettencourt, B. A., Tally A., & Benjamin, A. J.; Jeffery Valentine. (2006). Personality and Aggressive Behavior under Provoking and Neutral Conditions: A Meta-Analytic Review. Psychological Bulletin.