Mercadante, E. J., Weidman, A. C., & Tracy, J. L. (in press). Let’s get together:  Toward an integration of personality psychology and distinct emotions research. Perspectives on Psychological Science.

Schmalor A., Mercadante E.J., Tracy J.L., Heine S.J. (2025) When all is unequal, the rich get dominant: Inequality leads to expectations of dominant leadership among those high in SES. PLoS ONE, 20(4): e0321138.

Mercadante, E. J., & Tracy, J. L. (2024). How does it feel to be greedy? The role of pride in avaricious acquisition. Journal of Personality, 92(2), 565–583.

Mercadante, E. J., Tracy, J. L., & Götz, F. M. (2023). Greed communication predicts the approval and reach of US senators’ tweets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(11), e2218680120.

Mercadante, E. J., Heine, S. J., & Aquino, K. (2023). Leadership in the eye of the beholder: Follower self-esteem is associated with divergent perceptions of leadership ability for dominant and prestigious leaders. Journal of Personality, 91(5), 1253–1270.

Mercadante, E. J., Witkower, Z., Hohm, I., & Tracy, J. L. (2023). Comment on Grossman (2020). Beyond the fearful ape hypothesis: Humans are also supplicating and appeasing apes. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46, e72.

Tracy, J. L., Mercadante, E. J., & Robins, R. W. (2023). The viability and validity of the Authentic and Hubristic Pride scales: Reply to Dickens and Murphy (2023). Emotion, 23(3), 894–898.

Tracy, J. L., Mercadante, E.J., & Hohm, I. (2023). Pride: The emotional foundation of social rank attainment. Annual Review of Psychology, 74, 519–545.

Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., Kraus, C.,... Mercadante, E. J., … Yzerbyt, V. (2022). Warmth and competence perceptions of key protagonists are associated with containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 35 countries. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1.

Mercadante, E. J., & Tracy, J. L. (2022). Comment on Keltner & Oatley (2022). Emotions can cause anti-social behavior. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginary Culture, 6, 61-65.

Mercadante, E. J., & Tracy, J. L. (2022). A paradox of pride: Hubristic pride predicts strategic dishonesty in response to status threats. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151, 1681–1706.

Witkower, Z., Mercadante, E. J., & Tracy, J. L. (2022). The chicken and egg of pride and social rank. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 382–389.

Mercadante, E. J., Witkower, Z., & Tracy, J. L. (2021). The psychological structure, social consequences, function, and expression of pride experiences. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 39, 130-135.

Tracy, J. L., Mercadante, E. J., Witkower, Z., & Cheng, J. T. (2020). The evolution of pride and social hierarchy. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 62, 51-114.

Witkower, Z., Mercadante, E. J., & Tracy, J. L. (2020). How affect shapes status: Distinct emotional experiences and expressions facilitate social hierarchy navigation. Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 18–22.

Reardon, K. W., Mercadante, E. J., & Tackett, J. L. (2018). The assessment of personality disorder: Methodological, developmental, and contextual considerations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 21, 39-43.

Tracy, J. L., Steckler, C. M., Randles, D., & Mercadante, E. J. (2018). The financial cost of status signaling: Expansive postural displays are associated with a reduction in the receipt of altruistic donations. Evolution and Human Behavior, 39, 520–528.