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Last published 2025
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Wayne W. Wilkinson

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Associate Professor of Psychology

Also affiliated: Northern Illinois University (2004–2012); Ball State University (2005–2007)

10 h-index 21 pubs 370 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Homosexuality, Female
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Heterosexuality
  • Attitude
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Homosexuality
  • Social Perception
  • Adult
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Young Adult
  • Jealousy
  • Defense Mechanisms

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Wayne W. Wilkinson's research investigates the psychological antecedents and social perceptions related to sexual orientation and attitudes. His work has explored the multidimensional approach to religiosity, authoritarianism, and homophobia, as well as the influence of masculinity dimensions on antigay attitudes among men. Wilkinson has also examined the components of sexual orientation in relation to religiosity and heterosexuals' impressions of gay men and lesbians.

Further research by Wilkinson has delved into the specific attitudes of heterosexual women towards lesbians, testing explanatory paradigms of anti-lesbian attitudes and the role of perceived threats to the patriarchy. He has also investigated the psychological factors that contribute to heterosexuals' support for pro-gay activism. Wilkinson's scholarly contributions include 21 publications with a total of 369 citations and an h-index of 10.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 21
  • Citations: 370

Positions

  • Associate Professor of Psychology 2013–present
    Arkansas State University Psychology and Counseling ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Content Validity for a School Psychology Measure of NASP Competencies (2025)
    School Psychology Training and Pedagogy DOI OpenAlex
  • School Psychology Candidates’ Professional Dispositions and Work Characteristics: Establishing Content Validity for a Rating Scale (2022)
    School Psychology Training and Pedagogy DOI OpenAlex
  • Throwing Shade at Cyrus: Willingness to Censor Teen Homosexuality in Disney’s Andi Mack (2019)
    Journal of Homosexuality 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Together they are Troy and Chase: Who supports demonetization of gay content on YouTube? (2019)
    Psychology of Popular Media 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Economic Myths Regarding Gay Men and Lesbians (2017)
    Journal of Homosexuality 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluations of Antigay Hate Crimes and Hate Crime Legislation: Independent and Differentially Predicted (2017)
    Journal of Homosexuality 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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