Political psychology
Emotion
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Anand Sokhey. Forthcoming. Enraged and Engaged? Emotions as Motives for Discussing Politics. American Politics Research.
- MacKuen, Michael, Jennifer Wolak, Luke Keele, and George Marcus. 2010. Civic Engagements: Resolute Partisanship or Reflective Deliberation. American Journal of Political Science 54: 440-458.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and George E. Marcus. 2007. Personality and Emotional Response: Strategic and Tactical Responses to Changing Political Circumstances. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 614:172-195.
Personality and self-esteem
- Wolak, Jennifer. Forthcoming. Conflict Avoidance and Gender Gaps in Political Engagement. Political Behavior.
- Baird, Vanessa, and Jennifer Wolak. 2021. Why Some Blame Politics for Their Personal Problems. American Politics Research 49(5): 478-489.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Self-Confidence and Gender Gaps in Political Interest, Attention, and Efficacy. Journal of Politics 82(4):1490-1501.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Carey E. Stapleton. 2020. Self-Esteem and the Development of Partisan Identity. Political Research Quarterly 73(3):609-622.
Ambivalence
- Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2008. Contextual Sources of Ambivalence. Political Psychology 29:653-673.
- Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2006. Value Conflict and Volatility in Party Identification. British Journal of Political Science 36:671-690.
procedural justice & LEGITIMACY
- Doherty, David, and Jennifer Wolak. 2012. When Do the Ends Justify the Means? Evaluating Procedural Fairness. Political Behavior 34(2):301-323.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2014. How Campaigns Promote the Legitimacy of Elections. Electoral Studies 34:205-215.
Patriotism
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Ryan Dawkins. 2017. The Roots of Patriotism across Political Contexts. Political Psychology 38:391-408.
Political socialization
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Self-Confidence and Gender Gaps in Political Interest, Attention, and Efficacy. Journal of Politics 82(4):1490-1501.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Carey E. Stapleton. 2020. Self-Esteem and the Development of Partisan Identity. Political Research Quarterly 73(3):609-622.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2009. Explaining Change in Party Identification in Adolescence. Electoral Studies 28:573-583.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Michael McDevitt. 2011. The Roots of the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge in Adolescence. Political Behavior 33(3):505-533.
Public opinion
Macropolitics
- Wolak, Jennifer, and David A.M. Peterson. 2020. The Dynamic American Dream. American Journal of Political Science 64(4):968-981.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Christine Kelleher Palus. 2010. The Dynamics of Public Confidence in U.S. State and Local Government. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 10(4):421-445.
Opinions, knowledge and participation in subnational government
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Srinivas Parinandi. Forthcoming. Does the Public Hold Governors Accountable for Policy Outcomes? Political Research Quarterly.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Why Do People Trust their State Government? State Politics and Policy Quarterly 20(3): 313-329.
- Langehennig, Stefani, Joseph Zamadics, and Jennifer Wolak. 2019. State Policy Outcomes and State Legislative Approval. Political Research Quarterly 72: 929-943
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2018. Feelings of Political Efficacy in the Fifty States. Political Behavior 40: 763-784.
- Jaeger, William P., Jeffrey Lyons, and Jennifer Wolak. 2017. Political Knowledge and Policy Representation in the States. American Politics Research 45:907-938.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2017. Public Expectations of State Legislators. Legislative Studies Quarterly 42(2):175-209.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2016. Core Values and Partisan Thinking about Devolution. Publius 46(4):463-485.
- Fitzgerald, Jennifer, and Jennifer Wolak. 2016. The Roots of Trust in Local Government in Western Europe. International Political Science Review 37:13 -146.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Andrea McAtee. 2013. Parties in the Public Eye. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 13:398-421.
- Lyons, Jeffrey, William P. Jaeger, and Jennifer Wolak. 2013. The Roots of Citizens' Knowledge of State Politics. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 13:183-202.
- McAtee, Andrea, and Jennifer Wolak. 2011. Why People Decide to Participate in State Politics. Political Research Quarterly 64:45-58.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Christine Kelleher Palus. 2010. The Dynamics of Public Confidence in U.S. State and Local Government. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 10(4): 421-445.
- Kelleher, Christine, and Jennifer Wolak. 2007. Explaining Public Confidence in the Branches of State Government Political Research Quarterly 60:707-721.
Partisanship and parties
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Carey E. Stapleton. 2020. Self-Esteem and the Development of Partisan Identity. Political Research Quarterly 73(3):609-622
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Andrea McAtee. 2013. Parties in the Public Eye. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 13:398-421.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2009. Explaining Change in Party Identification in Adolescence. Electoral Studies 28:573-583.
- Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2006. Value Conflict and Volatility in Party Identification. British Journal of Political Science 36:671-690.
Political knowledge
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Eric Gonzalez Juenke. 2021. Descriptive Representation and Political Knowledge. Politics, Groups, & Identities 9(1):129-150.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Descriptive Representation and the Political Engagement of Women. Politics and Gender 16(2):339-362.
- Jaeger, William P., Jeffrey Lyons, and Jennifer Wolak. 2017. Political Knowledge and Policy Representation in the States. American Politics Research 45: 907-938.
- Lyons, Jeffrey, William P. Jaeger, and Jennifer Wolak. 2013. The Roots of Citizens' Knowledge of State Politics. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 13:183-202.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Michael McDevitt. 2011. The Roots of the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge in Adolescence. Political Behavior 33(3): 505-533.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2009. The Consequences of Concurrent Campaigns for Citizen Knowledge of Congressional Candidates. Political Behavior 31: 211-229.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2006. The Consequences of Presidential Battleground Strategies for Citizen Engagement. Political Research Quarterly 59:353-361.
Gender and politics
- Wolak, Jennifer. Forthcoming. Conflict Avoidance and Gender Gaps in Political Engagement. Political Behavior.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Self-Confidence and Gender Gaps in Political Interest, Attention, and Efficacy. Journal of Politics 82(4):1490-1501.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2020. Descriptive Representation and the Political Engagement of Women. Politics and Gender 16(2):339-362.
- Wolak, Jennifer, and Michael McDevitt. 2011. The Roots of the Gender Gap in Political Knowledge in Adolescence. Political Behavior 33(3):505-533.
Campaign effects
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2014. How Campaigns Promote the Legitimacy of Elections. Electoral Studies 34:205-215.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2009. The Consequences of Concurrent Campaigns for Citizen Knowledge of Congressional Candidates. Political Behavior 31: 211-229.
- Keele, Luke, and Jennifer Wolak. 2008. Contextual Sources of Ambivalence. Political Psychology 29:653-673.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2006. The Consequences of Presidential Battleground Strategies for Citizen Engagement. Political Research Quarterly 59:353-361.
Political communication
- Fogarty, Brian, and Jennifer Wolak. 2009. The Effects of Media Interpretation for Citizen Evaluations of Politicians' Messages. American Politics Research 37:129-154.
- Kelleher, Christine, and Jennifer Wolak. 2006. Priming Presidential Approval: The Conditionality of Issue Effects. Political Behavior 28:193-210.
Congress and state legislatures
- Langehennig, Stefani, Joseph Zamadics, and Jennifer Wolak. 2019. State Policy Outcomes and State Legislative Approval. Political Research Quarterly 72:929-943.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2017. Public Expectations of State Legislators. Legislative Studies Quarterly 42(2):175-209.
- Wolak, Jennifer. 2007. Strategic Retirements: The Influence of Public Preferences on Voluntary Departures from Congress. Legislative Studies Quarterly 32:285-308.
- Bernstein, Jeffrey L., and Jennifer Wolak. 2002. A Bicameral Perspective on Legislative Retirement: The Case of the Senate. Political Research Quarterly 55:375-390.
Interest groups
- Lowery, David, Virginia Gray, Jennifer Wolak, Erik Godwin, and Whitt Kilburn. 2005. Reconsidering the Countermobilization Hypothesis: Health Policy Lobbying in the American States. Political Behavior 27:99-132.
- Gray, Virginia, David Lowery, and Jennifer Wolak. 2004. Demographic Opportunities, Collective Action, Competitive Exclusion, and the Crowded Room: Lobbying Forms among Institutions. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 4:18-54.
- Wolak, Jennifer, Adam J. Newmark, Todd McNoldy, David Lowery, and Virginia Gray. 2002. Much of Politics is Still Local: Multi-State Lobbying in State Interest Communities. Legislative Studies Quarterly 27:527-555.
- Wolak, Jennifer, David Lowery, and Virginia Gray. 2001. California Dreaming: Replicating the ESA Model, Unusual Cases, and Comparative State Political Analysis. State Politics and Policy Quarterly 1:255-272.