Rick H. Hoyle is an American psychologist and academic who is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. His research focuses on self-regulation, personality and social psychology, structural equation modeling, and quantitative methodology in the behavioral sciences.

Rick H. Hoyle
Known forStructural equation modeling
Research on self-regulation and intellectual humility
AwardsAlgernon Sydney Sullivan Award (2017)
Academic background
EducationAppalachian State University (BA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Social psychology
Quantitative psychology
InstitutionsDuke University

Education

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Hoyle received his B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, from Appalachian State University in 1983. He earned his M.A. in 1986 and Ph.D. in 1988 in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

Academic career

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Hoyle began his academic career with appointments at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1988–1989). He joined the University of Kentucky in 1989, where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology from 1999 to 2003.[2]

In 2003, he returned to Duke University, where he served as associate director of the Center for Child and Family Policy from 2004 to 2018.[3] Since 2008, he has served as Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.[4] He has been Director of the Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and Resilience since 2013 and was appointed Associate Chair of the department in 2024.[5]

Hoyle served as Editor of Journal of Social Issues from 2006 to 2009.[6] He later served as Editor of Self and Identity from 2013 to 2016.[7] From 2024 to 2026, he has served as Associate Editor of American Psychologist.[8]

Research

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Hoyle’s research focuses on topics in social psychology, personality psychology, and quantitative methods in the behavioral sciences. His work includes contributions to the study of self-regulation, intellectual humility,[9][10] autobiographical memory,[11] and adolescent development.[12] His work examines how individuals regulate thought, emotion, and behavior, and how these processes relate to health and social outcomes.[13]

He has contributed to the development and application of structural equation modeling[14] and other multivariate methods in the behavioral sciences. His methodological publications address topics such as mediation analysis,[15] measurement,[16] and latent variable modeling.[17]

His empirical research includes studies of self-control,[18] academic and health-related behaviors, substance use, digital media use,[19] and adolescent risk and resilience, frequently using longitudinal designs.

Honors and awards

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Books

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  • Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). Structural equation modeling: Concepts, issues, and applications. Sage Publications (1995).[27]
  • Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). Statistical strategies for small sample research. Sage Publications (1999).
  • Hoyle, R. H.; Kernis, M. H.; Leary, M. R.; & Baldwin, M. W. Selfhood: Identity, esteem, regulation. Westview Press (1999).
  • Hoyle, R. H.; Harris, M. J.; & Judd, C. M. Research methods in social relations (7th ed.). Wadsworth Publishing (2002).
  • Leary, M. R.; & Hoyle, R. H. (Eds.). Handbook of individual differences in social behavior. Guilford Press (2009).[28]
  • Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). Handbook of personality and self-regulation. Blackwell (2010).
  • Hoyle, R. H. Structural equation modeling for social and personality psychology. Sage Publications (2011).
  • Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). Handbook of structural equation modeling. Guilford Press (2012).[29]
  • Hoyle, R. H. (Ed.). Handbook of structural equation modeling (2nd ed.). Guilford Press (2023).[30]

References

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  1. "Quantitative Psychology Brownbag | Department of Psychology". Osu.edu.
  2. "University of Kentucky". APS Observer. 20 March 2001.
  3. "Rick Hoyle". Duke Center for Child & Family Policy.
  4. "Rick Hoyle". Duke.edu. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. "Rick Hoyle". Duke.edu. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. "Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Social Issues". SPSSI. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. "Self & Identity Journal - News & Updates". SPSP.
  8. "The American Psychologist editorial board". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  9. Leary, Mark R.; Diebels, Kate J.; Davisson, Erin K.; Jongman-Sereno, Katrina P.; Isherwood, Jennifer C.; Raimi, Kaitlin T.; Deffler, Samantha A.; Hoyle, Rick H. (June 2017). "Cognitive and Interpersonal Features of Intellectual Humility". Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 43 (6): 793–813. doi:10.1177/0146167217697695.
  10. Park, Jinyoung; Lathren, Christine; Leary, Mark; Davis, John M.; Weiser, Mark; Magidovich, Ayala Sophia; Hoyle, Rick (February 2026). "Bridging Divides: Intellectual Humility's Role in Peaceful Resolution". Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 56 (2): 145–154. doi:10.1111/jasp.70042. ISSN 0021-9029.
  11. Gehrt, Tine B.; Nielsen, Niels Peter; Hoyle, Rick H.; Rubin, David C.; Berntsen, Dorthe (September 2023). "Narrative identity does not predict well-being when controlling for emotional valence". Memory (Hove, England). 31 (8): 1051–1061. doi:10.1080/09658211.2023.2218632. ISSN 1464-0686.
  12. Hoyle, Rick H.; Dent, Amy L. (7 September 2017). "Developmental Trajectories of Skills and Abilities Relevant for Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance". Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance: 49–63. doi:10.4324/9781315697048-4.
  13. Hoyle, Rick H. (December 2006). "Personality and Self‐Regulation: Trait and Information‐Processing Perspectives". Journal of Personality. 74 (6): 1507–1526. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00418.x. ISSN 0022-3506.
  14. Structural equation modeling: concepts, issues, and applications. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. 1995. ISBN 9780803953185.
  15. Pek, Jolynn; Hoyle, Rick H. (1 March 2016). "On the (In)Validity of Tests of Simple Mediation: Threats and Solutions". Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 10 (3): 150–163. doi:10.1111/spc3.12237. ISSN 1751-9004. PMC 4789289.
  16. Hoyle, Rick; Borsboom, Denny; Tay, Louis (May 2025). "Measuring Constructs". Handbook of Social Psychlogy 6th Edition. doi:10.70400/OUQF7656.
  17. Alasuutari, Pertti; Bickman, Leonard; Brannen, Julia; Hoyle, Rick H. (2008). "Latent Variable Models of Social Research Data". The SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods. SAGE Publications Ltd: 395–413.
  18. Hoyle, R. H., & Davisson, E. K. (2016). Varieties of self-control and their personality correlates. In K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications (3rd ed., pp. 396–413). Guilford Press.
  19. Burnell, Kaitlyn; Andrade, Fernanda C.; Hoyle, Rick H. (April 2023). "Longitudinal and daily associations between adolescent self-control and digital technology use". Developmental Psychology. 59 (4): 720–732. doi:10.1037/dev0001444. ISSN 1939-0599.
  20. "APS Fellows". Association for Psychological Science – APS.
  21. "Online Directory". SESP. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  22. "Fellows Status with The Society for General Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Division 1)". Society for General Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry.
  23. "Fellows". SPSP.
  24. "2004 Fellows". SPSSI.
  25. "Fellows". APA.
  26. "Rick Hoyle wins Duke University's 2017 Sullivan Award | Department of Psychology & Neuroscience". Duke.edu. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  27. Rigdon, Edward E. (August 1997). "Book Review: Structural Equation Modeling: Concepts, Issues, and Applications". Journal of Marketing Research. 34 (3): 412–415. doi:10.1177/002224379703400311.
  28. Singer, Julie A. (27 October 2010). "Review of Handbook of Individual Differences in Social Behavior". The Journal of Social Psychology. 150 (6): 703–705. doi:10.1080/00224545.2010.518024. ISSN 0022-4545.
  29. Wong, Raymond Sin-Kwok (November 2014). "Book Review: Handbook of Structural Equation Modeling". Acta Sociologica. 57 (4): 374–375. doi:10.1177/0001699314551686.
  30. Khojasteh, Jam (2 November 2023). "Review of Handbook of Structural Equation Modeling (2nd ed.)". Structural Equation Modeling. 30 (6): 1022–1024. doi:10.1080/10705511.2023.2235083. ISSN 1070-5511.