Steven Mellor
Associate Professor
Psychological Sciences
Education
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Research Interests
Current Research Interests
- Union-management psychology
- Self-evaluation in the workplace
Other Areas of Expertise
- Work Motivation
- Survey Research
- Field Methods
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- PSYC 2100WQ: Principles of Research in Psychology
Graduate Courses
- PSYC 5613: Organizational Psychology
- PSYC 5611: Work Motivation
Recent Publications
Mellor, S. (in press/online first article). A cognitive dissonance field study of American public-sector fee-paying employees in relation to the Janus Decision. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03595-w
Mellor, S. (in press/online first article). Psychological safety at local union meetings: A key to unlock meeting attendance. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-022-09408-3
Mellor, S. (in press/online first article). Intolerable vices: An empirical analysis of union intolerance in relation to willingness to join a union. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01356-9
Mellor S. (2022). A construct validity study for the union intolerance scale: Convergent-discriminant validity and concurrent criterion-related validity. Merits, 2, 210-223. https://doi.org/10.3390/merits2030015
Mellor, S., & Decker, R. (2021). Financial support for family members and importance of performance quality interact as a source of motivation for multiple jobholding. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 33, 61-76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-020-09354-y
Mellor, S., & Decker, R. (2020). Multiple jobholders with families: A path from jobs held to psychological stress through work-family conflict and performance quality. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 32, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-020-09343-1
Mellor, S. (2019). Confidence at work and individualism-collectivism: An empirical demonstration of the distinctiveness of American union employees. Current Psychology, 38, 542-555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9636-2
Mellor, S., & Holzer, K. (2018). Humiliation at work and union interest: An empirical analysis of community union satisfaction as related to status enhancement. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 30, 99-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-017-9313-5
Link
Link to Intolerance Scale Appendix

steven.mellor@uconn.edu | |
Phone | 860.486.2553 |
Mailing Address | Unit 1020 |
Office Location | Bousfield 156 |
Campus | Storrs |