Dr. Rebecca Schlegel

Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia (2009)


Department of Psychology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4235

Office: 227 Psychology Building
email: beccaschlegel@tamu.edu
Phone: (979) 845-2581
Fax: (979) 845-4727
Web: http://sites...hlegelrj/



Area(s) of Specialization
Social Psychology

Research Interests

The True Self, Rural Identity, Coping, Well-being, Meaning in Life, Underserved Populations,
Quantitative Methods

Representative Publications

Hicks, J. A., Schlegel, R. J., Friedman, R. S., & McCarthy, D. M. (In Press). Alcohol cues,
expectancies, and the working self concept. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Schlegel, R.J., Talley, A.E., Molix, L.A., & Bettencourt, B.A. (In press). Rural Breast Cancer Patients, Coping and Depression: A Prospective Comparison Study. Psychology and Health.

Talley, A., Molix, L., Schlegel, R. & Bettencourt, B. A. (In press). The relationship
between spousal social support and relationship satisfaction following breast cancer radiation therapy. Psychology and Health.

Schlegel, R. J., Hicks, J. A., Arndt, J., & King, L. A. (2009). Thine own self: True self-
concept accessibility and meaning in life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
96, 473–490..

Bettencourt, B.A., Talley, A.E., Molix, L.A., & Schlegel, R.J. (2008). Rural Breast Cancer
Patients: Distinct associations between personal resources and psychological adjustment. Psycho-Oncology, 17, 932-939.

Bettencourt, B.A., Schlegel, R.J., Talley, A., & Molix, L.A. (2007). The breast cancer experience of rural women: A literature review. Psycho-Oncology, 16, 875-887.

Bonds-Raacke, J.M., Cady, E. T., Schlegel, R., Harris, R. J., & Firebaugh, L. (2007).
Remembering gay and lesbian media characters: Can Ellen and Will improve attitudes toward homosexuals?. Journal of Homosexuality, 53, 19-34.

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