Rodkey Elissa N
Psychology Department, Crandall University, Moncton, Canada.
J Hist Behav Sci. 2017 Jul;53(3):286-304. doi: 10.1002/jhbs.21864. Epub 2017 Jun 9.
Magda Arnold (1903-2002), best known for her pioneering appraisal theory of emotion, belonged to the second generation of women in psychology who frequently experienced institutional sexism and career barriers. Following her religious conversion, Arnold had to contend with the additional challenge of being an openly Catholic woman in psychology at a time when Catholic academics were stigmatized. This paper announces the discovery of and relies upon a number of previously unknown primary sources on Magda Arnold, including approximately 150 letters exchanged by Arnold and Father John Gasson. This correspondence illuminates both the development of Arnold's thought and her navigation of the career challenges posed by her conversion. I argue that Gasson's emotional and intellectual support be considered as resources that helped Arnold succeed despite the discrimination she experienced. Given the romantic content of the correspondence, I also consider Arnold and Gasson in the context of other academic couples in psychology in this period and argue that religious belief ought to be further explored as a potential contributor to the resilience of women in psychology's history.
玛格达·阿诺德（1903 - 2002），以其开创性的情绪评估理论而闻名，属于心理学领域第二代女性，她们经常遭遇制度性性别歧视和职业障碍。在她皈依宗教后，阿诺德还不得不应对在当时天主教徒学者受到污名化的情况下，作为一名公开的天主教女性在心理学领域所面临的额外挑战。本文宣布发现并依赖了一些关于玛格达·阿诺德的此前不为人知的一手资料，包括阿诺德与约翰·加森神父之间大约150封往来信件。这些信件既阐明了阿诺德思想的发展，也展现了她应对因皈依宗教而带来的职业挑战的过程。我认为，加森在情感和智力上的支持应被视为帮助阿诺德在经历歧视的情况下取得成功的资源。鉴于信件中的浪漫内容，我还将阿诺德和加森置于这一时期心理学领域其他学术伴侣的背景下进行考量，并认为宗教信仰应作为心理学历史上女性韧性的一个潜在促成因素而得到进一步探究。
