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Professor of Sociology
Monica A. Longmore (Seff) received her Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University in 1991 and joined the faculty of Bowling Green State
University in 1993. She is a social psychologist whose work emphasizes identity and self processes as well as the impact of
the family on adolescent sexual behaviors. Her interest lies in the areas of social psychology and family relations.
Dr. Longmore’s previous research has focused on the area of self-concept development, while her more recent research has focused
on adolescence, dimensions of self-conceptions, and fertility-related outcomes. Her work on self-concept development links
social structures and personality by illustrating how relationship contexts (e.g., peer groups, dating relationships, family
background, etc.) influence social psychological processes (e.g., psychological centrality, reflected appraisals, social comparisons,
self-attributions) and individual outcomes such as self-esteem, self-efficacy, and depression.
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