My Curriculum Vitae

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Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., McCabe, G. A., Cosby, C. A., Traeder, C. K., Hobbs, K. A., & Southard, A. C. (in press). Narcissism and the pursuit of status. Journal of Personality.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Marcus, D. K. (in press). The dark side of personality: Building on Paulhus and Williams (2002). In P. J. Corr (Ed.), Classic studies in personality psychology. London: SAGE.

Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., Raby, C. M., & Cronin, S. (in press). The narcissistic pursuit of status. In A. D. Hermann, A. B. Brunell, & J. D. Foster (Eds.), The handbook of trait narcissism: Key advances, research methods, and controversies. New York, NY: Springer.

Southard, A. C., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., & McCabe, G. A. (in press). Narcissism and self-esteem. In A. D. Hermann, A. B. Brunell, & J. D. Foster (Eds.), The handbook of trait narcissism: Key advances, research methods, and controversies. New York, NY: Springer.

Weinberg, M., Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Neria, Y. (in press). Symptoms among injured survivors of terror attacks and their spouses. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Atari, M., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Romantic attachment and mate retention behavior: The mediating role of perceived risk of partner infidelity. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Whitley, R., Madson, M. B., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Protective behavioral strategies and hazardous alcohol use among male college students: Conformity to male gender norms as a moderator. Psychology of Men and Masculinity.

Lopes, G. S., Barbaro, N., Sela, Y., Jeffery, A. J., Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Endorsement of social and personal values predicts the desirability of men and women as long-term partners. Evolutionary Psychology.

Villarosa-Hurlocker, M. C., Madson, M. B., Mohn, R. S., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Nicholson, B. C. (in press). Social anxiety and alcohol-related outcomes: The mediating role of drinking context and protective strategies. Addiction Research and Theory.

Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Holub, A. M., Holden, C. J., Mogilski, J. K., Lopes, G. S., Nicolas, S. C. A., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Welling, L. L. M. (in press). Do men produce higher-quality ejaculates when primed with thoughts of partner infidelity? Evolutionary Psychology.

Jonason, P. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Hashmani, T. (in press). Love, sex, and personality pathology: A life history view of personality pathologies and sociosexuality. Journal of Sex Research.

Brindley, S., McDonald, M. M., Welling, L. L. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). An evolutionary perspective on intergroup dating bias. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology.

Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., & Baker, A. D. (in press). Pathological personality traits and immoral tendencies. Personality and Individual Differences.

Unger-Aviram, E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Barina, M., & Besser, A. (in press). Narcissism, collective efficacy, and satisfaction in self-managed teams: The moderating role of team goal orientation. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & McCabe, G. A. (in press). An evolutionary perspective on the role of status in close relationships. In C. R. Agnew & J. J. Harman (Eds.), Power in close relationships. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Holden, C. J., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Self-esteem as a status-tracking mechanism. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. New York, NY: Springer.

Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Evolution of morality. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. New York, NY: Springer.

Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Conscious vs. unconscious determinants of behavior. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Standard Social Science Model (SSSM) of personality. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Jordan, C. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Cameron, J. J. (in press). Self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Jordan, C. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Self-esteem instability. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Jordan, C. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Implicit self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Jordan, C. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Fragile self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.

Jordan, C. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (in press). Contingent self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. New York, NY: Springer.


2018

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2018). The SAGE handbook of personality and individual differences: Volume 1. The science of personality and individual differences. London: SAGE.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2018). The SAGE handbook of personality and individual differences: Volume 2. Origins of personality and individual differences. London: SAGE.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2018). The SAGE handbook of personality and individual differences: Volume 3. Applications of personality and individual differences. London: SAGE.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Cronin, S., & Vrabel, J. K. (2018). Pathological personality traits and utilitarian moral judgments. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 37, 182-200.

Jonason, P. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). The fundamental social motives that characterize dark personality traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 132, 98-107.

da Costa, H. P., Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2018). DSM-5 pathological personality traits are associated with the ability to understand the emotional states of others. Journal of Research in Personality, 75, 1-11.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Trombly, D. R. C. (2018). Narcissism and mate value: Is beauty in the eye of the narcissistic beholder? Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 115-119.

Marcus, D. K., Preszler, J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). A network of dark personality traits: What lies at the heart of darkness? Journal of Research in Personality, 73, 56-62.

Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Southard, A. C. (2018). Self-esteem and envy: Is state self-esteem instability associated with the benign and malicious forms of envy. Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 100-104.

Villarosa, M. C., Messer, M. A., Madson, M. B., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Depressive symptoms and drinking outcomes: The mediating role of drinking motives and protective behavioral strategies among college students. Substance Use and Misuse, 53, 143-153.

Sela, Y., Pham, M. N., Mogilski, J. K., Lopes, G. S., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Why do people disparage May-December romances? Condemnation of age-discrepant romantic relationships as strategic moralization. Personality and Individual Differences, 130, 6-10.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Noser, A. E. (2018). Characterizing spitefulness in terms of the DSM-5 model of pathological personality traits. Current Psychology, 37, 14-20.

McGuire, M. C., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., Robeson, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2018). I say thee ‘neigh’: Rescued equids are optimistic in a judgment bias test. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 25, 85-91.

Dahlen, E. R., Mandracchia, J. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Studying the role of pathological personality traits in criminogenic thinking using survey research. SAGE Research Methods Cases. doi: 10.4135/9781526430632

Brown, D. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2018). Self-esteem. In D. L. Ferris, R. E. Johnson, & C. Sedikides (Eds.), The self at work: Fundamental theory and research (pp. 40-71). New York, NY: Routledge.


2017

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Hobbs, K. A. (2017). The darker aspects of motivation: Pathological personality traits and the fundamental social motives. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 36, 87-107.

Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). The evolution of psychopathology. New York, NY: Springer.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Highfill, L. (2017). The interpersonal circumplex: A complementary approach for understanding animal personality. In J. Vonk, A. Weiss, & S. Kuczaj (Eds.), Personality in nonhuman animals (pp. 39-53). New York, NY: Springer.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Mandracchia, J. T., Dahlen, E. R., Shango, R., & Vrabel, J. K. (2017). Pathological personality traits and criminogenic thinking styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 41-48.

Sela, Y., Mogilski, J. K., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Fink, B. (2017). Mate value discrepancy and mate retention behaviors of self and partner. Journal of Personality, 85, 730-740.

Fatfouta, R., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Schröder-Abé, M. (2017). I'm merciful, am I not? Facets of narcissism and forgiveness revisited. Journal of Research in Personality, 70, 166-173.

Enjaian, B., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2017). The relationship between approval-based contingent self-esteem and conformity is influenced by sex and task difficulty. Personality and Individual Differences, 115, 58-64.

Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Mogilski, J. K., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Post-fight respect signals valuations of opponent's fighting performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43, 407-417.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., & Marcus, D. K. (2017). The roles of personality traits and perceived threat in the attitudes of Israelis toward peace with the Palestinians. Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 296-300.

Trombly, D. R. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). The Dark Triad and disordered gambling. Current Psychology, 36, 740-746.

McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). The connections between pathological personality traits and interpersonal behavior. Psychological Topics, 26, 163-178.

Pham, M. N., Barbaro, N., Noser, A. E., Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Weege, B., & Fink, B. (2017). Dishonest individuals request more frequent mate retention from friends. Personal Relationships, 24, 102-113.

Vrabel, J. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shango, R. G. (2017). Spitefulness and humor styles. Personality and Individual Differences, 105, 238-243.

Jonason, P. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Okan, C. (2017). Good v. evil: Predicting sinning with dark personality traits and moral foundations. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 180-185.

Lopes, G. S., Sela, Y., Cataldo, Q. F., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Sex differences in the performance frequency of online mate retention behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, 114, 82-85.

Jonason, P. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Baldacchino, J. (2017). Before and after: Personality pathology, childhood conditions, and life history outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 116, 38-43.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Dahlen, E. R., & Madson, M. B. (2017). Self-esteem and alcohol use: Implications for aggressive behavior. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 15, 1103-1117.

Monteiro, R. P., Lopes, G. S., Nascimento, B. S., Gouveia, V. V., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Dark Triad predicts self-promoting mate attraction behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 83-85.

Noser, A. E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2017). Body image. In K. L. Nadal (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of psychology and gender. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.


2016

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Marcus, D. K. (2016). The dark side of personality: Science and practice in social, personality, and clinical psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Marcus, D. K. (2016). A bright future for dark personality features? In V. Zeigler-Hill & D. K. Marcus (Eds.), The dark side of personality: Science and practice in social, personality, and clinical psychology (pp. 3-22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Holden, C. J., Southard, A. C., Noser, A. E., Enjaian, B., & Pollock, N. C. (2016). The dark sides of high and low self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill & D. K. Marcus (Eds.), The dark side of personality: Science and practice in social, personality, and clinical psychology (pp. 325-340). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Marcus, D. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Understanding the dark side of personality: Reflections and future directions. In V. Zeigler-Hill & D. K. Marcus (Eds.), The dark side of personality: Science and practice in social, personality, and clinical psychology (pp. 363-374). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Measuring the dark side of personality. In U. Kumar (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of personality assessment (pp. 119-133). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Morag, J., & Campbell, W. K. (2016). The Dark Triad and sexual harassment proclivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 89, 75-79.

Zeigler-Hill, V., McCabe, G. A., & Vrabel, J. K. (2016). The dark side of humor: DSM-5 pathological personality traits and humor styles. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12, 363-376.

Ewing, D., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2016). Spitefulness and deficits in the social-perceptual and social-cognitive components of Theory of Mind. Personality and Individual Differences, 91, 7-13.

Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Weinberg, M., & Pincus, A. L. (2016). Do great expectations lead to great disappointments? Pathological narcissism and the evaluation of vacation experiences. Personality and Individual Differences, 89, 75-79.

Barbaro, N., Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Insecure romantic attachment dimensions and frequency of mate retention behaviors. Personal Relationships, 23, 605-618.

Garofalo, C., Holden, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Velotti, P. (2016). Understanding the connection between self-esteem and aggression: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation. Aggressive Behavior, 42, 3-15.

Pollock, N. C., McCabe, G. A., Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Pathological personality traits and emotion regulation difficulties. Personality and Individual Differences, 95, 168-177.

Villarosa, M. C., Kison, S. D., Madson, M. B., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Everyone else is doing it: Examining the role of peer influence on the relationship between social anxiety symptoms and alcohol use behaviors. Addiction Research and Theory, 24, 124-135.

Pollock, N. C., Noser, A. E., Holden, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Do orientations to happiness mediate the associations between personality traits and subjective well-being? Journal of Happiness Studies, 17, 713-729.

Cater, T., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2016). Exposure to an infidelity threat manipulation: The role of adult attachment dimensions in anticipated relationship evaluation responses. Journal of Individual Differences, 37, 119-127.

Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). The Dark Triad and fame interest: Do dark personalities desire stardom? Current Psychology, 35, 255-267.

Noser, A. E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Self-esteem and body image: The importance of contingent self-esteem. In R. Vargas (Ed.), Body image: Social influences, ethnic differences, and impact of self-esteem (pp. 1-14). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Spitefulness. In A. M. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in psychology research (Vol. 115, pp. 23-36). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

McCabe, G. A., Vrabel, J. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Pathological personality traits: The darker aspects of personality. In J. Williams (Ed.), Psychopathology: Symptoms, challenges, and current concepts (pp. 29-57). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Weinberg, M., Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Neria, Y. (2016). Bidirectional associations between hope, optimism, and social support, and trauma-related symptoms among survivors of terrorism and their spouses. Journal of Research in Personality, 62, 29-38.

Vonk, J., Mayhew, P., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2016). Gender roles, not anatomical sex, predict social cognitive capacities, such as empathy and perspective-taking. In D. F. Watt & J. Pankseep (Eds.), Psychology of empathy (pp. 187-209). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.


2015

Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L. L. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology. New York, NY: Springer.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L. L. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). How can an understanding of evolutionary psychology contribute to social psychology? In V. Zeigler-Hill, L. L. M. Welling, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology (pp. 3-12). New York, NY: Springer.

Welling, L. L. M., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2015). Integrating evolutionary psychology and social psychology: Reflections and future directions. In V. Zeigler-Hill, L. L. M. Welling, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology (pp. 493-501). New York, NY: Springer.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Holden, C. J., Enjaian, B., Southard, A. C., Besser, A., Li, H., & Zhang, Q. (2015). Self-esteem instability and personality: The connections between feelings of self-worth and the Big Five dimensions of personality. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 183-198.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Noser, A. E., Roof, C., Vonk, J., & Marcus, D. K. (2015). Spitefulness and moral values. Personality and Individual Differences, 77, 86-90.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Britton, M., Holden, C. J., & Besser, A. (2015). How will I love you? Self-esteem instability moderates the association between self-esteem level and romantic love styles. Self and Identity, 14, 118-134.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Vrabel, J., & Noser, A. E. (2015). Would you like fries with that? The role of servers' personality traits and job performance in the tipping behavior of customers. Journal of Research in Personality, 57, 110-118.

Showers, C. J., Ditzfeld, C. P., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Self-concept structure and the quality of self-knowledge. Journal of Personality, 83, 535-551.

Noser, A. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Vrabel, J. K., Besser, A., Ewing, T. D., & Southard, A. C. (2015). Dark and immoral: The links between pathological personality features and moral values. Personality and Individual Differences, 75, 30-35.

Weinberg, M., Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Neria, Y. (2015). Dispositional optimism and self-esteem as competing predictors of acute symptoms of generalized anxiety disorders and dissociative experiences among civilians exposed to war trauma. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7, 34-42.

Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Weinberg, M., Pincus, A. L., & Neria, Y. (2015). Intrapersonal resilience moderates the association between exposure-severity and PTSD symptoms among civilians exposed to the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict. Self and Identity, 14, 1-15.

Czarna, A. Z., Wrobel, M., Dufner, M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Narcissism and emotional contagion: Do narcissists "catch" the emotions of others? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 318-324.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Noser, A. (2015). Will I ever think I'm thin enough? A moderated mediation study of women's contingent self-esteem, body image discrepancies, and disordered eating. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 39, 109-118.

Madson, M. B., Villarosa, M. C., Moorer, K. D., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Drinking motives and alcohol use behaviors among African American college students: The mediating role of protective behavioral strategies. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 14, 133-150.

Southard, A. C., Morgan, H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). The influence of culturally authentic children's books on the self-esteem and racial preferences of elementary school students. International Review of Social Psychology, 27, 227-238.

Marcus, D. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). A big tent of dark personality traits. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 9, 434-446.

Vonk, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Ewing, D., Mercer, S., & Noser, A. E. (2015). Mindreading in the dark: Dark personality features and theory of mind. Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 50-54.

Holden, C. J., Roof, C. H., McCabe, G., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Detached and antagonistic: Pathological personality features and mate retention behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, 83, 77-84.

Landry, A. S., Moorer, K. D., Madson, M. B., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Protective behavioral strategies and alcohol use outcomes among college women drinkers: Does disordered eating and race moderate this association? Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention, 44, 95-115.

Jordan, C. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Cameron, J. J. (2015). Self-esteem. In N. J. Smelser & P. B. Baltes (Eds.), International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences (pp. 522-528). New York, NY: Elsevier.

Holub, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Southard, A. C., Ewing, D., & McCabe, G. (2015). Shining light on the darker aspects of personality. In A. M. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in psychology research (Vol 105; pp. 1-20). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., Holden, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Sela, Y., & Jeffery, A. J. (2015). Men's benefit-provisioning mate retention behavior mediates the relationships between their agreeableness and their oral sex behaviors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 1723-1728.

Sela, Y., Shackelford, T. K., Pham, M. N., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). Women's mate retention behaviors, personality traits, and fellatio. Personality and Individual Differences, 85, 187-191.

Southard, A. C., Noser, A. E., Pollock, N. C., Mercer, S. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2015). The interpersonal nature of dark personality features. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 34, 555-586.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2015). Dark personality features and emotion dysregulation. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 34, 692-704.

Besser, A., Weinberg, M., Zeigler-Hill, V., Ataria, Y., & Neria, Y. (2015). Humor and trauma-related psychopathology among survivors of terror attacks and their spouses. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 78, 341-353.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Monica, S. (2015). The HEXACO model of personality and video game preferences. Entertainment Computing, 11, 21-26.


2014

Marcus, D. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Mercer, S., & Norris, A. L. (2014). The psychology of spite and the measurement of spitefulness. Psychological Assessment, 26, 563-574.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Enjaian, B., Holden, C. J., & Southard, A. C. (2014). Using self-esteem instability to disentangle the connection between self-esteem level and perceived aggression. Journal of Research in Personality, 49, 47-51.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2014).Self-esteem and evaluations of targets with ostensibly different levels of self-worth.Self and Identity, 13, 146-161.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Positive personality features and stress among first-year university students: Implications for psychological distress, functional impairment, and self-esteem. Self and Identity, 13, 24-44.

Holden, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Pham, M. N., & Shackelford, T. K. (2014). Personality features and mate retention strategies:  Honesty-humility and the willingness to manipulate, deceive, and exploit romantic partners. Personality and Individual Differences, 57, 31-36.

Holden, C. J., Shackelford, T. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Starratt, V. G., Miner, E. J., Kaighobadi, F., Jeffery, A. J., & Buss, D. M. (2014). Husband’s esteem predicts his mate retention tactics. Evolutionary Psychology, 12, 655-672.

Fulton, J. J., Marcus, D. K., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Psychopathic personality traits, risky sexual behavior, and psychological adjustment among college-age women. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33, 143-168.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Self-esteem. In L. R. Grossman & S. Walfish (Eds.), Translating
psychological research into practice (pp. 267-270). New York, NY: Springer.

Noser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Investing in the ideal:  Does objectified body consciousness mediate the association between appearance contingent self-worth and appearance self-esteem in women? Body Image, 11, 119-125.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Southard, A. C.,& Besser, A. (2014). Resource control strategies and personality traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 66, 118-123.

Holden, C. J., Noser, A., Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Unstable self-esteem: Using the temporal stability of self-esteem to better understand feelings of self-worth. In J. H. Borders (Ed.), Handbook on the psychology of self-esteem (pp. 1-10). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Pham, M. N., Shackelford, T. K., Holden, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Hummel, A., & Memering, S. L. (2014). Partner attractiveness moderates the relationship between number of sexual rivals and in-pair copulation frequency in humans (Homo sapiens). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 128, 328-331.

Vaughan, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Arnau, R. C. (2014). Self-esteem instability and humor styles: Does the stability of self-esteem influence how people use humor? Journal of Social Psychology, 154, 299-310.

Southard, A. C., Noser, A. E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Do narcissists really love themselves as much as it seems? The psychodynamic mask model of narcissistic self-worth. In A. Besser (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (pp. 3-22). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Itzhaky, L., Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Not such a funny thing: When humor meets narcissism. In A. Besser (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (pp. 315-332). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Weinberg, M., Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Pincus, A. L., & Neria, Y. (2014). Narcissism and psychological distress among civilians exposed to war trauma. In A. Besser (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (pp. 399-416). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Spivak, O., Besser, A. & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Vulnerable and grandiose narcissism under threat: Disparities and similarities. In A. Besser (Ed.), Handbook of the psychology of narcissism: Diverse perspectives (pp. 429-453). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.
 
Villarosa, M. C., Madson, M. B., Zeigler-Hill, V., Noble J. J., & Mohn, R. S. (2014). Social anxiety symptoms and drinking behaviors among college students: The mediating effects of drinking motives. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 710-718.

Villarosa, M. C., Moorer, K. D., Madson, M. B., Zeigler-Hill, V.,& Noble, J. J. (2014). Social anxiety and alcohol-related negative consequences among college drinkers: Do protective behavioral strategies mediate the association? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 887-892.

Noser, A. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2014). Stress and affective experiences: The importance of dark personality features. Journal of Research in Personality, 53, 158-164.

Besser, A., Weinberg, M., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Neria, Y. (2014). Acute symptoms of posttraumatic stress and dissociative experiences among female Israeli civilians exposed to war: The roles of intrapersonal and interpersonal sources of resilience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70, 1227-1239.

Southard, A. C., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Shackelford, T. K. (2014). Evolutionary perspectives on human personality: Comment on "Personality from a cognitive-biological perspective" by Y. Neuman. Physics of Life Reviews, 11, 693-694.

Noser, A. E., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). Self-esteem instability and the desire for fame. Self and Identity, 13, 701-713.

Southard, A. C., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2014). A modified Milgram paradigm: Replication made simple. In R. V. Ershova & A. Y. Voronov (Eds.), Stanley Milgram's obedience paradigm for 2014 (pp. 189-207). Kolomna, Russia: Moscow Regional State Institute of Humanities and Social Studies.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Southard, A. C., Noser, A., Masri, J., Sawa, M., Karanth, C., & Mavrodieva, E. (2014). Does appearance-based self-esteem mediate the associations between narcissism and appearance-related outcomes? Journal of Scientific Psychology, 9, 1-9.


2013

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2013). Self-esteem. London: Psychology Press.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., Myers, E. M., Southard, A. C., & Malkin, M. L. (2013). The status-signaling property of self-esteem: The role of self-reported self-esteem and perceived self-esteem in personality judgments. Journal of Personality,81, 209-220.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2013). A glimpse behind the mask: Facets of narcissism and feelings of self-worth. Journal of Personality Assessment, 95, 249-260.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Enjaian, B., & Essa, L. (2013). The role of narcissistic personality features in sexual aggression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 32, 186-199.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Li, H., Masri, J., Smith, A., Vonk, J., Madson, M. B., & Zhang, Q. (2013). Self-esteem instability and academic outcomes in American and Chinese college students. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, 455-463.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Stubbs, W. J., & Madson, M. B. (2013). Fragile self-esteem and alcohol-related negative consequences among college student drinkers. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology,32, 546-567.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Southard, A. C., Archer, L. M., & Donohoe, P. L. (2013). Neuroticism and negative affect influence the reluctance to engage in destructive obedience in the Milgram paradigm. Journal of Social Psychology, 153, 161-174.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., & Jett, S. E. (2013). Laughing at the looking glass: Does humor style serve as an interpersonal signal? Evolutionary Psychology, 11, 201-226.

Madson, M. B., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2013). Protective behavioral strategies, alcohol consumption, and negative alcohol-related consequences: Do race and gender moderate these associations? Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse, 12, 242-258.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2013). The importance of self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill (Ed.), Self-esteem (pp. 1-20). London: Psychology Press.
 
Jordan, C. H., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2013). Fragile self-esteem: The perils and pitfalls of (some) high self-esteem. In V. Zeigler-Hill (Ed.), Self-esteem (pp. 80-98). London: Psychology Press.

Malkin, M. L., Zeigler-Hill, V., Barry, C. T., & Southard, A. C. (2013). The view from the looking glass: How are narcissistic individuals perceived by others? Journal of Personality, 81, 1-15.

Madson, M. B., Moorer, K. D., Zeigler-Hill, V., Bonnell, M. A., & Villarosa, M. (2013). Alcohol expectancies, protective behavioral strategies, and alcohol-related outcomes: A moderated mediation study. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 20, 286-296.

Myers, E. M., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Barry, C. T. (2013). Ripples in the reflecting pool: Narcissistic subtypes and reactions to past relationship events. Individual Differences Research, 11, 139-148.

Miller, L. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Mellen, J., Koeppel, J., Greer, T., & Kuczaj, S. (2013). Dolphin shows and interaction programs: Benefits for conservation education? Zoo Biology, 32, 45-53.

Pickard, J. D., Barry, C. T., Wallace, M. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2013). Ethnicity, ethnic identity, and adolescent narcissism. Self and Identity, 12, 489-503.

Vonk, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., Mayhew, P., & Mercer, S. (2013). Mirror, mirror on the wall, which form of narcissist knows self and others best of all? Personality and Individual Differences, 54, 396-401.

Besser, A., Zeigler-Hill, V., Pincus, A. L., & Neria, Y. (2013). Pathological narcissism and acute anxiety symptoms after trauma: A study of Israeli civilians exposed to war. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 76, 381-397.

Zeigler-Hill, V. & Jordan, C. H. (2013). Narcissism. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Holden, C. J. (2013). Self-esteem and psychopathology: The connections between feelings of self-worth and psychological adjustment. In D. S. Stoyanov (Ed.), Psychopathology: Theory, perspectives, and future approaches (pp. 181-200). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Jordan, C. H., & Cameron, J. J. (2013). Self-esteem. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.


2012

Zeigler-Hill, V., Fulton, J. J., & McLemore, C. (2012).Discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-esteem: Implications for mate retention strategies and perceived infidelity. Journal of Social Psychology, 152, 670-686.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Wallace, M. T. (2012). Self-esteem instability and psychological adjustment. Self and Identity, 11, 317-342.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Wallace, M. T., & Myers, E. M. (2012). Racial differences in self-esteem revisited: The role of  impression management in the Black self-esteem advantage. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 785-789.

Li, H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Yang, J., Xiao, J. X., Luo, J., & Zhang, Q. (2012). Low self-esteem and the neural basis of attentional bias for social rejection cues: Evidence from the N2pc ERP component. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 947-951.

Li, H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Luo, J., Yang, J., & Zhang, Q. (2012). Self-esteem modulates attentional responses to rejection: Evidence from event-related brain potentials. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 459-464.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Madson, M. B., & Ricedorf, A. (2012). Does self-esteem moderate the associations between protective behavioral strategies and negative outcomes associated with alcohol consumption? Journal of Drug Education, 42, 211-227.

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2012). How much do narcissists really like themselves? Using the bogus pipeline procedure to better understand the self-esteem of narcissists. Journal of Research in Personality, 46, 102-105.

Wallace, M. T., Barry, C. T., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Green, B. A. (2012). Locus of control as a contributing factor in the relation between self-perception and adolescent aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 38, 213-221.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2012). Organization of self-knowledge: Features, functions, and flexibility. In M. R. Leary & J. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity (2nd ed.; pp. 105-123). New York: Guilford.

Clark, C., Mercer, S. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Dufrene, B. A. (2012). Barriers to the success of ethnic minority students in school psychology graduate programs. School Psychology Review, 41, 176-192.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2012). The extended informational model of self-esteem. In S. De Wals & K. Meszaros (Eds.), Handbook on psychology of self-esteem (pp. 211-226). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2012). A review of gender differences in self-esteem. In S. P. McGeown (Ed.), Psychology of Gender Differences (pp. 131-143). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.


2011

Zeigler-Hill, V., Clark, C. B., & Beckman, T. E. (2011). Fragile self-esteem and the interpersonal circumplex: Are feelings of self-worth associated with interpersonal style? Self and Identity, 10, 509-536.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Besser, A., & King, K. (2011). Contingent self-esteem and anticipated reactions to interpersonal rejection and achievement failure. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, 1069-1096.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Wallace, M. T. (2011). Racial differences in narcissistic tendencies. Journal of Research in Personality, 45, 456-467.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). The connections between self-esteem and psychopathology. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 41, 157-164.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Green, B. A., Arnau, R. C., Sisemore, T. B., & Myers, E. M. (2011). Trouble ahead, trouble behind: Narcissism and early maladaptive schemas. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 42, 96-103.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Fulton, J. J., & McLemore, C. (2011). The role of unstable self-esteem in the appraisal of romantic relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 51-56.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2011). An implicit theory of self-esteem: The consequences of perceived self-esteem for romantic desirability. Evolutionary Psychology, 9, 147-180.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Besser, A. (2011). Humor style mediates the association between pathological narcissism and self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences, 8, 1196-1201.

Mercer, S. H., Zeigler-Hill, V., Wallace, M., & Hayes, D. M. (2011). Development and initial validation of the Inventory of  Microaggressions Against Black Individuals. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 457-469.

Leach, M. M., Baker, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011).The influence of Black racial identity on the forgiveness of Whites. Journal of Black Psychology, 37, 185-209.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). Pathological forms of narcissism and perceived stress during the transition to the university: The mediating role of humor styles. International Journal of Stress Management, 18, 197-221.

Cater, T. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Vonk, J. (2011). Narcissism and recollections of early life experiences. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 935-939.

Malkin, M. L., Barry, C. T., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2011). Covert narcissism as a predictor of internalizing symptoms after performance feedback in adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 51,  623-628.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Jordan, C. H. (2011). Behind the mask: Narcissism and implicit self-esteem. In W. K. Campbell & J. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder: Theoretical approaches, empirical findings, and treatment (pp. 101-115). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.


2010

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). The interpersonal nature of self-esteem: Do different measures of self-esteem possess similar interpersonal content? Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 22-30.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Myers, E. M., & Clark, C. B. (2010). Narcissism and self-esteem reactivity: The role of negative achievement events. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 285-292.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Jordan, C. H. (2010). Two faces of self-esteem: Implicit and explicit forms of self-esteem. In B. Gawronski & B. K. Payne (Eds.), Handbook of implicit social cognition: Measurement, theory, and applications (pp. 392-407). New York: Guilford Press.

Besser, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). The influence of pathological narcissism on emotional and motivational responses to negative events: The roles of visibility and concern about humiliation. Journal of Research in Personality, 44, 520-534.

Limke, A., Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2010). Emotional and sexual maltreatment: Anxious attachment mediates psychological adjustment. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29, 347-367.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Highfill, L. (2010). Applying the interpersonal circumplex to the behavioral styles of dogs and cats. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 124,104-112.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Celer, M., & Sisemore, T. (2010). Self-esteem and the flexibility of romantic standards. Journal of Scientific Psychology, 5, 9-15.


2009

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2009). Is high self-esteem a path to the White House? The implicit theory of self-esteem and the willingness to vote for presidential candidates. Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 14-19.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Campe, J. W., & Myers, E. M. (2009). How low will men with high self-esteem go? Self-esteem as a moderator of sex differences in minimum relationship standards. Sex Roles, 61, 491-500.

Sloan, P. A., Berman, M. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Bullock, J. S. (2009). Group influences on self-aggression: Conformity and dissenter effects. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28, 535-553.


2008

Zeigler-Hill, V., Clark, C. B., & Pickard, J. D. (2008). Narcissistic subtypes and contingent self-esteem: Do all narcissists base their self-esteem on the same domains? Journal of Personality, 76, 753-774.

Myers, E. M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2008). No shades of gray: Splitting and self-esteem instability. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 139-145.

Bosson, J. K., Lakey, C. E., Campbell, W. K., Zeigler-Hill, V., Jordan, C. H., & Kernis, M. H. (2008). Untangling the links between narcissism and self-esteem: A theoretical and empirical review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2, 1415-1439.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Chadha, S., & Osterman, L. (2008). Psychological defense and self-esteem instability: Is defense style associated with unstable self-esteem? Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 348-364.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Myers, E. M. (2008). The fragile self-esteem of narcissists. In J. C. Hagen & E. I. Jensen (Eds.), Personality disorders: New research (pp. 69-88). Hauppauge, NY: Nova.


2007

Jordan, C. H., Whitfield, M., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Intuition and the correspondence between implicit and explicit self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1067-1079.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Compartmentalization and integration: The evaluative organization of contextualized selves. Journal of Personality, 75, 1181-1204.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Terry, C. (2007). Perfectionism and explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem. Self and Identity, 6, 137-153.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Showers, C. J. (2007). Self-structure and self-esteem stability: The hidden vulnerability of compartmentalization. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 143-159.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2007). Contingent self-esteem and race: Do differences in the contingencies of self-esteem explain the Black self-esteem advantage? Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 51-74.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Pratt, D. W. (2007). Defense styles and the interpersonal circumplex: The interpersonal nature of psychological defense. Journal of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Mental Health, 1, 1-14.


2006

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006a). Discrepancies between implicit and explicit self-esteem: Implications for narcissism and self-esteem instability. Journal of Personality, 74, 119-143.

Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006b). Contingent self-esteem and the interpersonal circumplex: The interpersonal pursuit of self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences, 40, 713-723.

Zeigler-Hill, V., & Abraham, J. (2006). Borderline personality features: Instability of self-esteem and affect. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 668-687.

Sloan, P. A., Berman, M. E., Zeigler-Hill, V., Greer, T. F., & Mae, L. (2006). Group norms and self-aggressive behavior. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 1107-1121.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2006). Pathways among self-knowledge and self-esteem: How are self-esteem and self-knowledge linked? Are these links direct or indirect? In M. H. Kernis (Ed.), Self-esteem issues and answers: A source book of current perspectives (pp. 216-223). New York: Psychology Press.

Showers, C. J., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Limke, A. (2006). Self-structure and emotional maltreatment: Successful compartmentalization and the struggle of integration. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 25, 473-507.


2004

Brown, R. P., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Narcissism and the non-equivalence of self-esteem measures: A matter of dominance? Journal of Research in Personality, 38, 585-592.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Organization of partner knowledge: Implications for relationship outcomes and longitudinal change. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 1198-1210.

Showers, C. J., Limke, A., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2004). Self-structure and self-change: Applications to psychological treatment. Behavior Therapy, 35, 167-184.


2003

Bosson, J. K., Brown, R. P., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2003). Self-enhancement tendencies among people with high explicit self-esteem: The moderating role of implicit self-esteem. Self and Identity, 2, 169-187.

Showers, C. J., & Zeigler-Hill, V. (2003). Organization of self-knowledge: Features, functions, and flexibility. In M. R. Leary & J. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity (pp. 47-67). New York: Guilford.


1999

Felsten, G., & Hill, V. (1999). Aggression Questionnaire hostility scale predicts anger in response to mistreatment. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 37, 87-97.