Thanks for
visiting the website of Dan Bailis. On this
page, you will find information about my current research and students who are
working with me, courses I teach, how to reach me, and
my academic history and selected publications.
Current Research
My interests are in the area of social psychology and
health. I am currently investigating
goal conflict as a barrier to regular physical activity. This line of research will investigate
whether goal conflict reduces performance of physical activity by various
means, including the loss of enjoyment or intrinsic satisfaction from exercise,
conditioning of negative emotions to exercise objects and settings, weakening
of psychological structures underlying the intention to exercise, and justifying
ongoing underperformance of personal exercise goals. I have also worked in the area of healthy
aging and have a long-term interest in topics such as perceived control,
collective self-esteem, and social comparison.
I thank the SSHRC/Sport Canada Sport Participation Research Initiative
for support of my current work.
Students
Tara Thacher is currently working on her MA thesis research on self-determination
and excuses for physical inactivity. Tara
is a recipient of the SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's and Manitoba
Graduate Scholarship awards.
Janelle
de Rocquigny and Ryan Reyes are currently working as research assistants on the goal
conflict studies.
Lisa
Lipschitz is a former research assistant now pursuing graduate studies
in social/clinical psychology at the University of Toronto.
Nathan
Aird, Daniel
Buchanan, Chelsey Kent, and Erika Pouru are former honours students whose theses contributed to the goal
conflict research.
Courses
PSYC 2410 Social Psychology 1
PSYC 2420 Social Psychology 2
PSYC 3530 Health Psychology
PSYC 4520 Honours Research Seminar
PSYC 4540 Social Psychology and Health (also PSYC 7310)
PSYC 4570 Design and Analysis for Psychological Experiments
How to Reach Me
Office: P518 Duff Roblin Bldg.
Address: Department of Psychology, 190 Dysart Road, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
Telephone: (204) 474-7326
Fax: (204)
474-7599
Email: bailisds@cc.umanitoba.ca
Education
Ph.D. 1995 Psychology, Princeton University
(Dissertation:
The influence of existing attitudes on
judgments of fictional and factual narratives.)
M.A. 1992 Psychology, Princeton University
B.A. 1990 Psychology, University of California,
Berkeley
Experience
Associate Professor Department
of Psychology 2005-present
University
of Manitoba
Faculty
of Physical Education and Recreation Studies 2003-2005
University
of Manitoba
Assistant Professor Faculty
of Physical Education and Recreation Studies 1998-2003
University
of Manitoba
Research Affiliate Centre
on Aging 2004-present
University
of Manitoba
Health,
Leisure & Human Performance Research Institute 1998-present
University
of Manitoba
Research Director Wellness
Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital 1998-2000
Winnipeg,
Manitoba
Post-Doctoral Fellow Health,
Leisure & Human Performance Research Institute 1996-1998
University
of Manitoba
Lecturer Department
of Psychology 1995-1996
University
of Winnipeg
Graduate Intern RAND
Corporation Summer
1992
Santa
Monica, California
Selected Publications
On self-esteem and
healthy aging:
Bailis, D. S., Chipperfield, J. G., Perry, R. P., Newall,
N., & Haynes, T. (2008). Exploring the commonalities between adaptive
resources and self-enhancement in older adults' social-comparative judgments of
physical activity. Journal of
Aging and Health, 20, 899-919.
Bailis, D. S., Chipperfield, J. G., & Helgason,
T. R. (2008). Collective self-esteem and
the onset of chronic conditions and activity reduction in a longitudinal study
of aging. Social Science and Medicine, 66, 1817-1827.
Swift, A. U. A. A., Bailis, D. S.,
Chipperfield, J. G., Ruthig,
J. C., & Newall, N. (2008). Gender differences in the adaptive influence
of compensatory control beliefs: A longitudinal study of life
satisfaction. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 40,
104-112.
Bailis, D. S., & Chipperfield, J. G. (2006).
Emotional and self-evaluative effects of social comparison information
in later life: How are they moderated by collective self-esteem? Psychology and Aging, 21, 291-302.
Bailis, D. S., Chipperfield, J. G., & Perry, R. P. (2005).
Optimistic social comparisons of older adults low in primary control: A
prospective analysis of hospitalization and mortality. Health
Psychology, 24, 393-401.
Bailis, D. S., & Chipperfield, J. G. (2002).
Compensating for losses in perceived personal control
over health: A role for collective
self-esteem in healthy aging. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57, P531-P539.
On physical
activity/sport participation/health promotion:
Bailis, D. S., Fleming,
J. A., & Segall, A. (2005).
Self-determination and functional persuasion to
encourage physical activity. Psychology and Health, 20, 691-708.
Bailis, D. S., & Segall, A. (2004). Self-determination and social comparison in a health-promotion
setting. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 26, 25-33.
Bailis, D. S. (2001).
Benefits of self-handicapping in sport:
A field study of university athletes.
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 33, 213-223.
On perceptions of
health and health risks:
Feigenson, N. R., Bailis, D. S., & Klein, W. M. (2004).
Perceptions of terrorism and disease risks: A cross-national
comparison. University of Missouri Law Review, 69,
991-1012.
Bailis, D. S., Segall, A., & Chipperfield,
J. G. (2003). Two views of self-rated general health
status. Social Science and Medicine, 56, 203-217.
Feigenson, N. R., & Bailis,
D. S. (2001). Air bag safety: Media coverage, popular conceptions, and
public policy. Psychology, Public Policy and Law.
Bailis, D. S., Segall, A., Chipperfield, J. G.,
& Mahon, M. J., & Dunn, E. M. (2001).
Perceived control in relation to socioeconomic and behavioral resources for
health. Social Science and Medicine, 52, 1661-1676.