Scholarly Publications

Jennifer J. Freyd has authored or co-authored more than 200 research and scholarly articles.  See her academic website for the complete list.

Selected publications:

• Smith, C.P. & Freyd, J.J. (2014). Institutional betrayal. American Psychologist, 69, 575-587.

• Rosenthal, M.N., Smidt, A.M., & Freyd, J.J. (2016). Still second class: Sexual harassment of graduate students. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 364-377.

• Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J.J. (2017). Insult, then injury: Interpersonal and institutional betrayal linked to health and dissociation. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 26, 1117-1131, DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2017.1322654

• Harsey, S., Zurbriggen, E., & Freyd, J.J. (2017 -- published Open Access). Perpetrator Responses to Victim Confrontation: DARVO and Victim Self-Blame. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 26, 644-663.

• Holland, K. J., Cortina, L. M., & Freyd, J. J. (2018). Compelled Disclosure of College Sexual Assault. American Psychologist. 73(3), 256-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000186

• Freyd, J.J. & Smidt, A.M. (2019). So You Want to Address Sexual Harassment and Assault in Your Organization? Training is Not Enough; Education is Necessary. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 20, 489-494.

• Harsey, S. & Freyd, J.J. (2020). Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender (DARVO): What is the influence on perceived perpetrator and victim credibility? Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, 29, 897-916.

• Smidt AM, Adams-Clark AA, Freyd JJ (2023) Institutional courage buffers against institutional betrayal, protects employee health, and fosters organizational commitment following workplace sexual harassment, PLOS ONE 18(1): e0278830. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278830

• Becker-Blease, K. & Freyd, J.J. (2023). Institutionalizing Courage to Create a Safer Community. In E. Ray (Ed.), Handook of Higher Education Leadership. Oregon State University.

• Harsey, S., Adams-Clark, A.A., & Freyd, J. J. (2024). Associations between defensive victim-blaming responses (DARVO), rape myth acceptance, and sexual harassment. PLOS ONE. e0313642. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313642.

• Adams-Clark, A. A., Barnes, M. L., Lind, M. N., Smidt, A. M., & Freyd, J. J. (in press). Institutional courage attenuates the association between institutional betrayal and trauma symptoms among campus sexual assault survivors, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.  doi: 10.1037/tra0001812. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39636591.

  See Freyd’s academic website for the complete publication list.