I am interested how our group memberships (e.g., friends, family, clubs; social categories) influence the ways we see ourselves, shape our interactions with others, and impact our health and well-being.

Some of my recent research considers how the salience of (multiple) groups might give people the strength to face different challenges, explores the strategies that people use to manage conflicting and/or stigmatising group memberships, and examines how group loss under different circumstances (e.g., injury, leaving) affects well-being.

Primary Interests:

Culture and Ethnicity
Group Processes
Helping, Prosocial Behavior
Intergroup Relations
Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
Self and Identity

Culture and Ethnicity
Group Processes
Helping, Prosocial Behavior

Intergroup Relations
Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
Self and Identity

Research Group or Laboratory:

Centre for Research in Social Psychology
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Journal Articles:

Gleibs, I. H., Haslam, C., Haslam, S. A., & Jones, J. M. (2011). Water clubs in residential care: Is it the water or the club that enhances health and well-being? Psychology & Health, 26, 1361-1377
Gleibs, I. H., Haslam, C., Jones, J. M., Haslam, S. A., McNeill, J. & Connolly, H. (2011). No country for old men? The role of a ‘Gentlemens’ Club’ in promoting social engagement and psychological well-being in residential care. Aging and Mental Health, 15, 456-467.
Jones, J. M., Haslam, S. A., Jetten, J., Williams, W. H., Morris, R., & Saroyan, S. (2011). That which doesn't kill us can make us stronger (and more satisfied with life): The contribution of personal and social changes to well-being after acquired brain injury. Psychology & Health, 26, 353-369.
Jones, J. M., & Jetten, J. (2011). Recovering from strain and enduring pain: Multiple group memberships promote resilience in the face of physical challenges. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 239-243.
Jones, J. M., Williams, W. H., Jetten, J., Haslam, S. A., Harris, A., & Gleibs, I. H. (2012). The role of psychological symptoms and social group memberships in the development of posttraumatic stress after traumatic injury. British Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 798-811.
Lalonde, R. N., Jones, J. M., & Stroink, M. L. (2008). Racial identity, racial attitudes, and race socialization among Black Canadian parents. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 40, 129-139.
Mounce, L. T. A., Williams, W. H., Jones, J. M., Harris, A., Haslam, S. A. & Jetten, J. (in press). The identification of acute post-concussive symptoms specific to mild traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.
O’Mahen, H., Henshaw, E., Jones, J. M., & Flynn, H. A. (2011). Stigma and depression during pregnancy: Does race matter? Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 4, 257-262.

Other Publications:

Jones, J. M., Jetten, J., Haslam, S. A., & Williams, W. H. (2011). Deciding to disclose: The importance of social relationships for well-being after acquired brain injury. In J. Jetten, C. Haslam & S. A. Haslam (Eds). The Social Cure: Identity, health, and well-being (pp. 255-271). London: Psychology Press.

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Social Psychology
Social Psychology of Globalization
Social Psychology Practical

Introduction to Social Psychology
Social Psychology of Globalization

Social Psychology Practical

Janelle Jones
Department of Psychology
Robert C. Brown Hall
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
Canada

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