Leigh S. Wilton

Social Sciences · Social Sciences

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Research Topics

Social and Intergroup Psychology(27), Racial and Ethnic Identity Research(21), Cultural Differences and Values(13), Gender Diversity and Inequality(8), Critical Race Theory in Education(6)

Publications52 total

How do Multiracial parents socialize their children about race and ethnicity?
Self and Identity·2026
Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Talking to Children about Race and Racism in Child-Facing Institutions
2025
U.S. Adults Believe That “Children” Are Color-Evasive and “Black Children” Process Race Early
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin·2025
Do adults think talking to children about race is appropriate? Experimental evidence of the effects of race, age, and messaging
Applied Developmental Science·2025
Lay Beliefs About Who Can Bridge the Black-White Racial Gap During Interracial Exchanges
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
Predictors and Implications of Parents’ Beliefs About the Age Appropriateness of LGBTQ+ Topics for Children
Social Psychological and Personality Science·2024· 5 cited
Understanding the challenges and opportunities of talking to children about race and racism in child‐facing institutions
Social Issues and Policy Review·2023· 14 cited
Race Matters STUDY 1 (data and syntax, SPSS)
Figshare·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Study 2; Data and Syntax (SPSS)
Figshare·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Initial Evidence for Shifting Race Essentialism Beliefs in the Classroom
Teaching of Psychology·2022· 2 cited
How age and race affect the frequency, timing, and content of conversations about race with children
Child Development·2022· 21 cited
Lay Beliefs About Who Can Bridge the Black–White Racial Gap During Interracial Exchanges
Social Psychological and Personality Science·2021· 2 cited
Adults delay conversations about race because they underestimate children’s processing of race.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General·2020· 95 cited
Adults delay conversations about race because they underestimate children’s processing of race
2020· 24 citedOpen Access
Show Don’t Tell: Diversity Dishonesty Harms Racial/Ethnic Minorities at Work
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin·2020· 96 cited
Multiple racial identities as sources of psychological resilience
Social and Personality Psychology Compass·2019· 36 cited
(Trans)gender stereotypes and the self: Content and consequences of gender identity stereotypes
Self and Identity·2019· 62 cited
Situational factors shape moral judgments in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern, and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample
2019· 4 citedOpen Access
Prestige Measure
PsycTESTS Dataset·2019
Broadmindedness Measure
PsycTESTS Dataset·2019
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Frequent Co-authors

Diana T. Sanchez(23), Danielle M. Young(9), Evan P. Apfelbaum(6), Cheryl R. Kaiser(5), Jessica Sullivan(5), Jessica J. Good(4), Kimberly E. Chaney(3), Samantha Abrams(3), Corinne A. Moss‐Racusin(3), Miguel M. Unzueta(3), Nava Caluori(3), George F. Chavez(3), Jess Sullivan(3), Aneeta Rattan(3), Ariana N. Bell(2), Jessica D. Remedios(2), Rebekah Clapham(2), Kristina Howansky(2), Julie A. García(2), Margaret Shih(2)