Christopher R. Long
Assistant Professor of Psychology
longc@obu.edu
Bio
Christopher Long earned a PhD in Personality & Social Psychology in 2003 from the University of Massachusetts and spent the next year as a post-doctoral researcher in Emotion, Cognition, & Health Psychology at Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. His research focuses on emotion, especially as it relates to aloneness and interpersonal relationships, including relationships with brands and media personalities. He has published in top journals in social psychology and in communication studies, and his work has been cited in textbooks in social psychology and in human sexuality. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he teaches courses in social psychology, research methodology, emotion, and consumer behavior.
Tumblr Project: almostpeople.tumblr.com
We humans relate to media figures, fictional characters, brands, and products using some of the same psychological and interpersonal processes we use to relate to "real-life" people. With several friends and colleagues, I conduct and publish research on psychological, media, & consumer behavior applications in this area. I also publish a tumblr microblog of up-to-date examples from news, advertising, and research illustrating people's social connections with celebrities, characters, and brands and products.
Selected Journal Publications
Note: Please contact Chris at longc@obu.edu for copies of these publications.
* Publications marked with an asterisk indicate that both authors made equal contributions.
Greenwood, D., & Long, C. R.* (in press). Attachment, belongingness needs, and relationship status predict imagined intimacy with media figures. Communication Research.
Greenwood, D., & Long, C. R.* (2009). Psychological predictors of media involvement: Solitude experiences and the need to belong. Communication Research, 36, 637-654.
Greenwood, D., & Long, C. R.* (2009). Mood specific media use and emotion regulation: Patterns and individual differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 616-621.
Greenwood, D., Pietromonaco, P. R., & Long, C. R. (2008).Young women’s attachment style and interpersonal engagement with female TV stars. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 387-407.
Long, C. R., & Averill, J. R. (2003). Solitude: An exploration of the benefits of being alone. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 33, 21-44.
Long, C. R., Seburn, M., Averill, J. R., & More, T. A. (2003). Solitude experiences: Varieties, settings, and individual differences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 578-583.