Research Interests
- Individual Differences
- Personality Development
- Identity Development
- Socioecological Contexts of Development
- Quantitative Methods
Research Description
Dr. Briley's research examines how individuals’ unique characteristics dynamically shape and interact with their environments to influence personality and identity development. Their research draws on interdisciplinary theory and methodology, with a particular focus on ways that gender impacts thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and trajectories of identity development.
Dr. Briley does not plan to accept graduate students for the 2025 Fall term.
Education
Psychology (Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology), Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Psychology (Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology), University of Texas at Austin
Courses Taught
- Psyc 250: Psychology of Personality
- Psyc 501: Applied Structural Equation Modeling
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Head, Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
Recent Publications
Dugan, K. A., Kunkel, J. J., Fraley, R. C., Briley, D. A., McGue, M., Krueger, R. F., & Roisman, G. I. (Accepted/In press). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Adult Attachment Styles: Evidence From the Minnesota Twin Registry. Journal of personality and social psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000516
Dugan, K. A., Vogt, R. L., Zheng, A., Gillath, O., Deboeck, P. R., Fraley, R. C., & Briley, D. A. (2024). Life events sometimes alter the trajectory of personality development: Effect sizes for 25 life events estimated using a large, frequently assessed sample. Journal of Personality, 92(1), 130-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12837
Salfate, S. V., Spielmann, J., & Briley, D. A. (2024). Supporting the Status Quo Is Weakly Associated With Subjective Well-Being: A Comparison of the Palliative Function of Ideology Across Social Status Groups Using a Meta-Analytic Approach. Psychological bulletin, 150(11), 1318-1346. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000446
Seo, M., Cohen, D., Briley, D. A., & Yakin, S. (Accepted/In press). East Asians’ Lower Satisfaction With Homelife Is Plausibly Related to Lower Attitude Similarity Within Couples. Social Psychology, 55(4), 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000552
Zheng, A., Hoff, K. A., Hanna, A., Einarsdóttir, S., Rounds, J., & Briley, D. A. (2024). Job characteristics and personality change in young adulthood: A 12-year longitudinal study and replication. Journal of Personality, 92(1), 298-315. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12836