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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

This study supports the importance of examining sociocultural variables that affect dating preferences and behaviors. Link here: awspntest.apa.org/record/2026-..., with helpful collaboration from @lydiaharimahn.bsky.social and @xiaoyinliu.bsky.social

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

New pub! 🔥This study highlights how parental racial socialization, resistance and empowerment against racism, and ethnic identity are associated with Latine adults' racial dating and physical attraction preferences. Led by my bright and amazing RA Anadys Rodriguez.

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

This study highlights the importance of not accepting height preferences at face value and rather, investigating what societal messages and media portrayals may contribute to these preferences. Article is open access and available to all, link here! doi.org/10.1007/s121...

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Is Taller Better, or Whiter? A Racial Investigation of Asian American Women’s Height Preferences in Dating - Sexuality & Culture

The influence of race and racism on dating have received increased attention in psychological science. However, few studies have investigated how racial factors may affect height preferences in dating...

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Where do height preferences in dating come from? In this study, my coauthor and I found that for Asian American women, internalized racism -> taller minimum acceptable dating height in men. Furthermore, a white dating preference -> taller ideal dating height in men.

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Findings highlight the importance of critical conversations and self-knowledge about race in relation to dating. Couldn't have done it w/o my fantastic @BrynMawrCollege undergrad research assistants. Link to article here and u can message me for it too: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Race and dating, what's that about? In this new pub, my research team investigated the psychological and sociocultural factors that promote queer Asian American men to date one another - as well as the consequences of doing so. Nuanced strengths-based findings prevail!

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Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

New pub led by Phúc Phan and @thomasphongle.bsky.social! #DatingApp (#Tinder, #Grindr) use is linked to #MuscleDysmorphia symptoms in queer Asian American men, but positive feelings about their race may buffer against these associations 🏳️‍🌈 📱 🔗 psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-... #LGBTQ #LGBT

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

My amazing research assistant Garden Oluwakemi from UMD created a couple of graphics summarizing the study's themes/primary findings. These showcase the role of location, social support, self-reflection, and active resistance in promoting self-love among QAAM. Yay for strengths!

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Thomas Le @thomasphongle.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

New pub! Queer Asian American men face racism in the gay community, but what helps us resist it? This qualitative study used a strengths-based approach and interviewed 20 QAAM who endorsed loving themselves regardless of what white men think of them. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...

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