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How do disadvantaged groups perceive allies? Women's perceptions of men who confront sexism in an egalitarian or paternalistic way Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lucía Estevan‐Reina, Soledad de Lemus, Jesús L. Megías, Helena R. M. Radke, Julia C. Becker, Craig McGarty
In this research, we focused on women's perception of men as allies depending on the type of confrontation. We conducted four experimental scenario studies (Study 1 and 2 in a bar setting; Study 3 and 4 in a workplace setting) where a man confronted a sexist comment using either an egalitarian or paternalistic argument. Results showed that women are more likely to perceive egalitarian (vs. paternalistic)
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Parent and community political orientation predicts children's health behaviours Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Anton Gollwitzer, Julia Marshall, Young‐eun Lee, Paul Deutchman, Felix Warneken, Katherine McAuliffe
Does political partisanship extend to childhood? To what degree are children, a largely non‐political population, impacted by parents’ and communities’ political orientations? We examined children's behaviours and attitudes during a politically divisive event – the COVID‐19 pandemic. Children (4‐ to 12‐year‐olds; N = 313) of liberal (vs. conservative) parents reported greater preventive COVID‐19 behaviours
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Perceived social mobility and system justification predict greater well‐being, but less prosocial behaviour Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lora E. Park, Deborah E. Ward, Han Young Jung, Jennifer Weng
In the present research, we propose that perceptions of social mobility (PSM) are beneficial for oneself but costly to others. Supporting this idea, people who were led to think that social mobility in society is probable (vs. improbable) (Study 1a/b, N = 754; Study 3a/b, N = 938) or held this belief at a dispositional level (Study 2a/b, N = 877) showed greater endorsement of system justifying beliefs
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Self‐objectification and sexual dysfunction among women: Testing and extending objectification theory Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Rotem Kahalon, Verena Klein, Shani Alon, Nurit Shnabel
Objectification theory predicts that women's self‐objectification should lead to sexual dysfunction, yet previous studies failed to provide consistent support for this prediction. The present research—which used two sufficiently powered samples and a self‐objectification measurement (SOBBS) with improved psychometric qualities and content validity than previous measurements—found support for the expected
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Will you get vaccinated? Trade‐offs between purity, liberty and care predict attitudes towards Covid‐19 vaccination Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Amrita Ahluwalia‐McMeddes, Sarah L. Guthrie, Catriona Z. Taylor
How do tensions between moral values predict how likely we are to receive Covid‐19 vaccination? Previous work suggests that moral foundations, particularly purity and liberty, relate to decisions to vaccinate. In addition, research on the moral trade‐off hypothesis suggests value in exploring trade‐offs between foundations. We conducted three studies across the pandemic: at the start of the vaccine
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The secondary transfer effects of contact in facilitating peace in a frozen conflict: The case of Turkish immigrants in Cyprus Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Halime Ünver‐Aba, Hüseyin Çakal
The present research focuses on the secondary transfer effect of contact, a relatively less researched dimension of intergroup contact, on reconciliation in the context of one of the most intractable and longest surviving interethnic conflicts in Europe, the Cyprus conflict. Currently, Cyprus is home to three groups with differential social, economic and political statuses: (1) disadvantaged low‐status
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Moral inferences from androgynous faces are beyond categorical uncertainty: Evidence of a positive bias towards androgynous targets Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Alessandro Ansani, Antonio Olivera‐La Rosa
Postulating a negative bias towards social ambiguity, we conducted cross‐cultural online research to assess whether categorical discrepancies in the perception of androgynous faces were associated with the uncanny feeling and inferences of different morality. Across four studies, we found that androgynous faces were harder to classify into a binary sex category than sex‐typical faces, but this difficulty
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When views about alternative medicine, nature and god come in the way of people's vaccination intentions Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Pascaline Van Oost, Mathias Schmitz, Olivier Klein, Marie Brisbois, Olivier Luminet, Sofie Morbée, Eveline Raemdonck, Omer Van den Bergh, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Joachim Waterschoot, Vincent Yzerbyt
In spite of the safety and efficiency of the COVID‐19 vaccines and the many promotion efforts of political and expert authorities, a fair portion of the population remained hesitant if not opposed to vaccination. Public debate and the available literature point to the possible role of people's attitudes towards medical institutions as well as their preference for complementary and alternative medicine
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Why cannot reasons change your moral decisions? Because they are not persuasive enough: A comment on Stanley et al. (2018) Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Ruixiang Gao, Qikai Xiao, Shengqiao Huang, Zhuoyu Li, Lei Mo
Stanley et al. (2018) found that the consideration of reasons rarely induced people to change their moral decisions. We challenged this article by assuming what caused such a null or weak effect was that the persuasiveness of reasons provided to oppose the initial decisions was not strong enough. To verify our assumption, this study used Stanley et al.’s (2018) experimental paradigm and manipulated
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‘We despair’: Examining the role of political despair for collective action and well‐being Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Lucy H. Bird, Emma F. Thomas, Michael Wenzel
Anecdotally, people often report feeling despair about the political status quo. We conceptualise these feelings as political despair. But what is political despair, and what are its effects? We adapt intergroup emotion theory to analyse political despair in the context of racial inequality (Studies 1 and 2) and climate change (Study 3). Three cross‐sectional studies (total N = 866) tested the measurement
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From forgiveness and reconciliation to social capital and psychosocial well‐being: An evaluation of a multisite intervention in Colombia Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Gabriel Velez, Fabio Idrobo
In 2016, the Colombian government signed a historic peace accord with the FARC‐EP after 50 years of armed conflict. Still, widespread obstacles to forgiveness and reconciliation remained. The current study explores the potential of reconciliation centres (RC) in Medellin to help counteract a return to violence. These seven RCs included three branches of programming about forgiveness and reconciliation
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When growth mindset backfires: The effect of the perceived malleability of groups and utilitarian motives on support for collective punishment Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Dan Confino, Noa Schori-Eyal, Mario Gollwitzer, Juan M. Falomir-Pichastor
Collective punishment (CP) is deemed unfair because it sanctions group members who are not responsible for the wrongdoing. However, CP may be driven by utilitarian motives, aiming to deter other group members from committing offenses. This research investigated whether individuals’ inclination to support CP for utilitarian reasons is influenced by their belief in the malleability of groups (their belief
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Vernacular constructions of the relationship between freedom of speech and (potential) hate speech: The case of Finland Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Katarina Pettersson, Ov Cristian Norocel
The blurred distinction between freedom of expression and hate speech in ever more polarised public debates across Europe and beyond has prompted research on hate speech, particularly focusing on right-wing populist politicians. Little is known, however, about how this distinction is construed by ordinary citizens. Deploying the concept of retrogressive mobilisation, this study examines how cases of
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The relationships between affect dimensions and level of construal Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Dorit Efrat-Treister, Shaul Oreg, Yaniv Dover
The relationship between affect and cognition is a central topic of interest in psychology. In this study, we focus on the relationship of affect valence and activation with construal level. Existing findings are inconsistent. We propose that these inconsistencies may result from the interdependency of affect valence and activation and propose that valence and activation interact in predicting construal
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Institutional acknowledgement of the chosen trauma in the background of its denial: A field experiment across conflicting groups Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Luca Andrighetto, Samer Halabi, Ankica Kosic, Nebojša Petrović, Nedim Prelić, Chiara Pecini, Arie Nadler
Reconciliation research revealed that the institutional acknowledgement of the group's sufferings does not always improve fractured intergroup relations. To get a better understanding of this issue, through a field experiment we explored whether its effectiveness could be dependent on the collective background against which it is provided. That is, we involved citizens (N = 975) from societies entrapped
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A fair share: Effects of disparity, allocation strategy and system justification on perceptions of policy support in the education domain Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 David Igliozzi, Yael Granot, Victor Ottati
Utilizing experimental methods across a pilot and two studies, we explore and contrast the relationship between system-justifying attitudes and fairness perceptions of and support for redistributive policies based on theoretical accounts of distributive justice, highlighting three allocation strategies: equality, equity and need. We began our investigation with a test across multiple policy domains
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Can redistributive policies promote reconciliation beyond its scope? The impact of inequality reduction programs on peacebuilding in Colombia Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Camilo Rincón-Unigarro, Angie Joel-Bustos, Katherine Pérez-Farfán, Astrid Velosa-Campos, Wilson López-López
Transitional justice jurisdictions aim to promote reconciliation. Although previous research focuses on truth commissions, the reconciliatory role of redistributive justice is less clear. This article investigated the association of conditional cash transfers and victims’ reparation with demand for redistribution, belief in forgiveness, support for the peace process and community participation in Colombia
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Who benefits the most? Teacher expectations and their relation with students’ achievement in mathematics in primary school Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Lena Hollenstein, Christian Brühwiler, Johannes König
Over the past 50 years, many studies have investigated the impact of teacher expectations on student achievement and indicated small to moderate effects. Currently, it is still unclear which student-related factors (e.g. socioeconomic status, or gender) moderate the expectation effect. There is still a need to gain a better understanding of the relation between teacher expectations and students' characteristics
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Mood and fluency: The case of pronunciation ease, liking and trust Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Charlotte S. Löffler, Dörte Naber, Naomi Weiger, Michael K. Zürn, Rita R. Silva, Moritz Ingendahl, Sascha Topolinski
We explored the impact of mood on the judgemental consequences of word pronounceability in six Experiments (1 preregistered, total N = 1183). Positive and negative mood was induced via video clips (all but Experiment 4) and subliminal affective primes (Experiment 4). Additionally, participants were presented with easy- and difficult-to-pronounce letter strings. These were framed as target words to
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Do mindsets shape intentions to help those in need? Unravelling the paradoxical effects of mindsets of poverty on helping intentions Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Thomas Graczyk, Tobias Wingen, Sophia Wingen, Simone Dohle
Poverty remains a pressing problem, with social support playing a crucial role in its reduction. Drawing on previous research on health-related mindsets, we propose that a growth mindset of poverty – that is, believing poverty can be changed – can have both positive and negative effects on helping intentions through increased outcome expectancy and blame, respectively. In three experiments, we found
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Ostracizers’ mark of disgrace: Social exclusion increases the actor–observer difference Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Elianne A. Albath, Elena Stephan, Rainer Greifeneder
The actor–observer difference describes the tendency to explain own actions with variable and external aspects, but others’ actions with stable and internal characteristics. We test two opposing predictions of how changes in attribution vary as a function of being ignored and excluded. On the one hand, individuals may cope by psychologically distancing themselves from sources of exclusion, potentially
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The role of valuing cultural diversity in children's endorsements of rights Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Nana-Fatima T. Ozeto, Pascale Sophie Russell, Martyn Barrett, Sonia Ingoglia, Nora Wiium, Alida La Coco, Cristiano Inguglia, Francesca Liga, Maria Grazia Lo Cricchio, Nicolò Maria Iannello, Harriet R. Tenenbaum
Support for children's rights is greater among children raised in democratic environments. The present two studies examined children's endorsements and predictors of children's rights. Five democratic competences taken from the Council of Europe's Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture served as predictors. We tested the models in a sample of children raised in five European countries
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Original sin or natural order: Dialogical construction of social knowledge of animal production Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Timo Häkli, Eemeli Hakoköngäs
This research examines the public discussion around animal production in Finland. Applying a dialogical approach to social representations theory, we elucidate the hotly debated nature of animal production by analysing news articles (N = 50) and the related reader-produced comments (N = 1501) in Finnish newspapers. We employed qualitative methods for analysing multivoicedness and dialogue to identify
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Gender stereotypes may not influence the choice of female leaders: Experimental evidence from a crisis framed as social or economic during the COVID-19 pandemic Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Ruri Takizawa, Vincenzo Iacoviello, Michelle K. Ryan, Clara Kulich
This research examined whether female (vs. male) leaders are preferred during a pandemic when stereotypically feminine leadership is deemed useful. We hypothesized that citizens prefer female (vs. male) politicians when the crisis is framed as a social (vs. economic) crisis because they believe it requires feminine (vs. masculine) leadership. In a pilot study and three online experiments with US residents
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The link between workaholism and well-being via self-care and the moderating role of group identification Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Nina M. Junker, Louisa Theisges, Lorenzo Avanzi, Rolf van Dick, Antonia J. Kaluza
Although the negative consequences of workaholism for well-being are well-known, research on its underlying processes and potential boundary conditions is scarce. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, we propose that self-care mediates the negative association between workaholism and well-being, such that workaholism decreases self-care, which, in turn, increases well-being. Building on
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The added value of perceived values: Partner's perceived values predict own behaviour in interdependent interactions Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Sari Mentser, Adi Amit
Personal values have been widely recognized as important determinants of individuals’ behaviour. But can behaviour be shaped by the values one attributes to others? Focusing on interdependent interactions, this research integrates literature on personal values and the role of expectations in social dilemmas to investigate the overlooked effect of value perceptions on people's choices. In Study 1, players
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Mobilization of shared victimhood in the radical right populist Finns Party supporters’ identity work: A narrative–discursive approach to populist support Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Helena Rovamo, Inari Sakki
In the 21st century, populist leaders have created and shaped narratives of threatened nations to foster a sense of shared victimhood and increase electoral appeal. However, an intriguing question has emerged: What roles do these outlined populist discourses of a threatened nation and shared victimhood play in the identity work of populist supporters? This study employs a narrative–discursive approach
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Out-group help in the time of Covid-19 and intergroup reconciliation in the Western Balkans Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Emanuele Castano, Sabina Čehajić-Clancy, Bernhard Leidner, Anna Baumert, Mengyao Li
In March 2021, Serbia made the unprecedented announcement to offer free Covid-19 vaccination to citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and notably to Bosniaks, against whom three decades earlier Serbia had waged a bloody war. How was this policy appraised and, most importantly, did the policy appraisal impact reconciliation? We report here the results of a longitudinal investigation amid a representative
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Perception of helper's autonomous motivation increases recipient's prosocial behaviour intentions via feelings of gratitude Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Ying Yang, Wenqi Li, Kennon M. Sheldon, Yu Kou
Four studies investigated the impact of a recipient's perception of a helper's motivation (autonomous vs. controlled) on the recipient's subsequent prosocial intentions, alongside testing a mediational mechanism. Study 1 employed a questionnaire method to assess the relationships between participants’ lay theories of helper's prosocial motivations (i.e., the degree of autonomy), their dispositional
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The role of parents in predicting gender-stereotypic attitudes towards HEED occupations and gender-stereotypic interest in these careers Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Tessa M. van de Rozenberg, Lotte D. van der Pol, Stefanie van Esveld, Marleen G. Groeneveld, Antointette D. A. Kroes, Judi Mesman
This study examined adolescents’ gender-stereotypic attitudes towards HEED (Health care, Early Education, Domestic) occupations and gender-stereotypic interest in HEED careers and the role of parental gender-stereotypic attitudes, role model behaviour and socialization values. We used questionnaire data from 501 White Dutch families. Our results showed that adolescents’ gender-stereotypic attitudes
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Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2024-01-06 Adrian Lüders, Mike Quayle, Paul Maher, Ana-Maria Bliuc, Pádraig MacCarron
Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation. However, this shaping of change is seldom harmonious; instead, it is often characterized
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Do reconciliation events serve as a conciliatory signal? Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Toshiyuki Himichi, Kazunori Inamasu, Shoko Kohama, Nobuhiro Mifune, Atsushi Tago
A set of four vignette studies (total N = 1600) examined whether voluntariness, novelty, vulnerability and irrevocability of reconciliation events serve as conciliatory signals that communicate serious intentions for improved relations. Studies 1 and 2 manipulated the presence of the four factors in the reconciliation event initiated by the political leader of a country in a relatively disadvantageous
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Associations of orientation to promote good in challenging situations with distress and well-being: Multi-study evidence from three non-Western Longitudinal samples Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Dorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Richard G. Cowden, Kaye V. Cook, Piotr Bialowolski, Andrea Ortega Bechara, Zhuo Job Chen, Ni Made Taganing Kurniati, Christiany Suwartono, Eileen McNeely, Tyler J. VanderWeele
We examine whether an orientation to promote good serves as a potential buffer against distress and facilitator of well-being outcomes in three non-Western samples with a recent history of conflict (Indonesia, Colombia, Mexico) and across three different time frames (1, 4 and 12 months). Longitudinal surveys provided data for cross-lagged panel modelling. A series of sensitivity analyses provided evidence
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Identifying stories of ‘us’: A mixed-method analysis of the meaning, contents and associations of national narratives constructed by Americans Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Sarah Y. Choi, James H. Liu
How do lay individuals reconstruct, appropriate or resist culturally sanctioned narratives about their nation's past? The current study examined this question through an open-ended survey administered to a US sample, stratified by age and gender (N = 399). We identified three major historical narratives that were popular among Americans. Specifically, we identified positive narratives of the nation's
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Locational citizenship, exclusion and inclusion. The case of street children in Ethiopia Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Dereje Adefris, Kuany Gatbel, Sigrun Marie Moss
Public space is a possible site for grounding a social psychology of citizenship. Locational citizenship speaks to the right to have a place in public space. Certain groups are however often excluded. Drawing on individual interviews and focus group discussions with street children in Gambella Town, Ethiopia, this study explores how street children talk about their lives on the street. The results
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Hypocrisy judgements are affected by target attitude strength and attitude moralization Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Thomas Ian Vaughan-Johnston
Researchers and philosophers have debated what leads people to judge others as being hypocritical. Some research has shown that perceivers consider targets to be more hypocritical when those targets contradict attitudes that are strongly (e.g., moralized and/or certain) rather than weakly held by the target. In the present work, I attempt to advance this research in several respects. First, I integrate
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Updating stereotypical attributions in light of new information: The attractiveness halo effect changes when attractiveness changes Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Marine Rougier, Jan De Houwer
In the attractiveness halo effect, a single known piece of information about a target stimulus (attractiveness of a person) influences assumptions about a host of other attributes about that target (e.g. this person is socially competent or vain). We examined for the first time whether this effect can be updated, that is, whether new information about physical attractiveness (e.g. that someone is not
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When secrets come to mind: Preoccupation, suppression and engagement Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Christopher G. Davis, George P. Wright, Cassandra McMillan
When secrets come to mind, do people try to suppress them or do they engage with them? Whereas earlier research suggested that people try to suppress secrets, recent work suggests that people often engage with their secrets. Although thought suppression tends to be associated with greater distress, engagement may be ameliorative. In two longitudinal studies of 653 adults (55% women; Mage = 41.3, SD = 12
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Meta-identification: Perceptions of others’ group identification shape group life Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Niklas K. Steffens, Katharine H. Greenaway, Sam Moore, Katie A. Munt, Felix Grundmann, S. Alexander Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tom Postmes, Daniel P. Skorich, Srinivasan Tatachari
In the present research, we introduce and develop the concept of meta-identification – perceptions of others’ identification with a group – and examine its capacity to shape group life. Across two cross-sectional studies and three experiments (Ntotal = 3992), we investigate the relationship between participants’ meta-identification in an intragroup context and their group meaningfulness, collective
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Too little money or time? Using justifications to maintain a positive image after self-control failure Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Janina Steinmetz
Research has shown that people frequently fail at exerting self-control. Yet, having good self-control is essential for being trusted and relied on. In this research, I test which common and frequent excuses for self-control failures (i.e., resulting from lack of time vs. money) allow people to maintain an image of good self-control despite failure. In six studies (five pre-registered), using different
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Diplomacy online: A case of mistaking broadcasting for dialogue Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Carla Anne Roos, Sonja Utz, Namkje Koudenburg, Tom Postmes
Online discussions can fuel perceptions of misalignment, disagreement, conflict or even polarization. In this study, we look at everyday diplomatic expressions that could buffer this. We use automated and manual coding to analyze diplomatic behaviour in online discussions and its consequences for discussion sentiment. We analyze Reddit forums with differing norms: civil (N = 4594 comments), incivil
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The intra-individual power of contact: Investigating when, how and why intergroup contact and intergroup outcomes fluctuate together Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Jessica Boin, Giulia Fuochi, Alberto Voci, Miles Hewstone
Intergroup contact research has rarely considered the intra-individual (within-person) variability of contact. Using a three-wave longitudinal dataset (N = 565), this research aimed to (a) test the within-person simultaneous associations between positive and negative contacts and several intergroup outcomes (i.e. attitudes, prejudice, perceived variability, anxiety, empathy and deprovincialization)
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Negative contexts as catalyzers: Belief in a just world enhances political trust via perceived procedural justice, and contextual procedural injustice boosts it Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Márton Hadarics
In our multinational study, we tested the hypothesis that belief in a just world (BJW) enhances political trust by strengthening perceptions of political procedural justice. Based on data from the ninth round of the European Social Survey and various country-ranking indices, we found a positive relationship between BJW and political trust, with perceived procedural justice serving as an important mediator
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“I knew I needed to live what I realised was faith in me”: Enacting and transcending religious identity through food aid volunteering Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Juliet R. H. Wakefield, Mhairi Bowe, Blerina Kёllezi, Lydia J. Harkin, Charles W. Baker, Ardiana Shala
Volunteering can enhance both help-recipients’ and volunteers’ lives, so it is important to explore what motivates people to begin and continue volunteering. For instance, research underpinned by the social identity approach recognises that group-related processes are consequential. Recent quantitative research within this tradition highlighted the potential importance of volunteering as a means of
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Navigating non-normative roles: Experiences of female-breadwinning couples in Pakistan Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Rahat Shah
This study aims to explore the experiences of female-breadwinning couples (FBCs) in Pakistan. Using the constructivist grounded theory approach, a sample of twenty participants (10 male and 10 females) was interviewed. The study findings show that FBCs experience social stigmatisation, social isolation and differential treatment. These couples are viewed as abnormal, different and violators of the
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Mind the gap: Wise reasoning attenuates gender pay gap scepticism in men Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Justin P. Brienza, Anna Dorfman, D. Ramona Bobocel
We draw from theory on motivated reasoning to suggest that men would be more prone toward gender pay gap scepticism (PGS) than women because doing so maintains a valued but illusory belief that society is currently fair. Integrating theory on wisdom and wise reasoning—a self-transcendent thinking process composed of intellectual humility, contextualism, perspectivism and dialecticism—we also hypothesised
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Examining change in social dominance and authoritarianism during New Zealand's nationwide COVID-19 lockdown Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Elena Zubielevitch, Chris G. Sibley, Danny Osborne
We investigated mean-level changes in social dominance orientation (SDO) and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) during (vs before) New Zealand's nationwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown at a time when New Zealand was led by a left-leaning government. The number of participants in the study ranged from (Ns = 25,065–24,653). Using propensity score matching to approximate experimental conditions
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To conceal or reveal: Identity-conscious diversity ideologies facilitate sexual minority identity disclosure Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Teri A. Kirby, Manuela Barreto, Raphael Korine, James Hendy, Laura Osman, Sophie Stadie, Darren Tan
Sexual minorities continue to face workplace discrimination, which leads to them experiencing concerns about disclosing their own sexual identities. Despite the benefits of disclosure, relatively little research has examined what organizational factors can work together to foster disclosure of a sexual minority identity. Across five experiments (N = 1662), we examined two main factors: diversity ideologies
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Construction and contestation of climate activist identities in the comments section of a large UK-based online newspaper Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Harry M. Lewis, Vivian L. Vignoles
Success of global attempts to limit climate change depends partly upon public support for demands of climate activist groups. We examined the role of social representation and identity processes in shaping opposition to climate activism, through a discursive thematic analysis of 628 online comments on 20 MailOnline articles about climate activists. Members of the commenting community propagated representations
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Effects of biased extrapolation on attitude extremity Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Kaleigh A. Decker, Charles G. Lord
Previous research has shown that merely thinking about an attitude object can make both positive and negative attitudes more extreme. The present research explored whether a specific type of thought—extrapolating from known to unknown attributes—might make attitudes and behavioural intentions more extreme than reviewing known attributes. In three experiments, extrapolating from a social group's ‘known’
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Reporting racism in broadcast interview Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Yarong Xie
This study examines invited reports of racism in broadcast interviews. Guided by discursive psychology (DP) and conversation analysis (CA), the investigation focuses on the interactional moments wherein the interviewee (is invited to) describe a racist incident. Expanding existing DP and CA research on complaints of racism, this analysis shows how reported speech is treated by speakers as an indispensable
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When and why does economic inequality predict prosocial behaviour? Examining the role of interpersonal trust among different targets Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Jing Lin, Wenqi Li, Zhen Guo, Yu Kou
Previous research suggests that economic inequality has caused a wide range of negative societal impacts. However, little is known about how economic inequality influences prosocial behaviour as a socioecological environment determinant. In five studies (N = 62,342), we examined whether economic inequality reduces prosocial behaviour by decreasing interpersonal trust and the moderation role of interpersonal
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Tensions between collective-self forgiveness and political repair Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Michael Wenzel, Blake Quinney, Michael J. A. Wohl, Anna Barron, Lydia Woodyatt
Faced with collective guilt, perpetrator groups may seek collective-self forgiveness. However, does this diminish their support for political repair? Advancing the concept of collective-self forgiveness, we distinguish between end-state collective-self forgiveness as restored moral identity and two processes: pseudo collective-self forgiveness as defensive downplaying and genuine collective-self forgiveness
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The identity-attitude nexus in the representation of energy transition in a coal region (Sulcis, Italy): An exploration through the Structural Topic Model Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Valentina Rizzoli, Fulvio Biddau, Mauro Sarrica
This article explores the contribution of the Structural Topic Model (STM) to study the intertwining of social representations, attitudes, and identities. We examine newspapers’ discourse on energy transition in a coal-dependent region (Sulcis, Italy), whose identity and economy are built around mining and carbon-intensive industry. Drawing upon Social Representations Theory, we combined STM and qualitative
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Does personal relative deprivation mediate the relationship between passive social media use and beliefs in conspiracy theories? Cross-sectional correlational and experimental evidence Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Theofilos Gkinopoulos, Stefano Pagliaro, Maria-Giuseppina Pacilli, Michal Bilewicz, Manuel Teresi, Chiara Ballone
Social media use occupies a prominent space in social sciences scholarship and beyond. However, the distinction between active and passive use of social media, although important in explaining a variety of users’ behaviours, has been overlooked in terms of its potential to predict key socially relevant outcomes like beliefs in conspiracy theories. In three studies (N = 1388, in total), we provide evidence
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Morality's role in the Black Sheep Effect: When and why ingroup members are judged more harshly than outgroup members for the same transgression Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Simone Tang, Steven Shepherd, Aaron C. Kay
When and why might someone judge an ingroup transgressor more harshly than an outgroup transgressor? Taking a social functionalist perspective, we argue that morality is central to this phenomenon–the Black Sheep Effect–and that it is driven by social cohesion concerns. Using mediation and moderation methods across our studies, we find that people judge ingroup (vs. outgroup) transgressors more harshly
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(Not so) powerful allies? Decision makers’ reactions to advantaged group allies in collective action Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Lea Hartwich, Maja Kutlaca, Inna Ksenofontov, Jolanda Jetten, Julia C. Becker
Do allies in collective action have a positive impact on political efficacy? Theoretical considerations and common sense might lead us to expect that advantaged group allies will be beneficial to the success of social movements. However, across five experimental studies, with samples from the United States and Germany (three pre-registered, total N = 696, 48% women, Mage = 38), we find that such involvement
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Schadenfreude in the context of opposing vaccination statuses Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Christopher P. Barlett, Brian P. Meier
Schadenfreude (experiencing pleasure at others’ misfortune) has been found in a variety of contexts and setting. We sought to determine if it occurred in relation to COVID-19 vaccination status given the ingroup–outgroup nature of this factor. In three experimental studies, we asked participants to read about a pro- or anti-vaccine physician who reportedly died from COVID-19 complications. In Study
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Change by (almost) all means: The role of conspiracy mentality in predicting support for social change among the political left and right Eur. J. Soc. Psychol. (IF 3.93) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Kevin Winter, Lotte Pummerer, Kai Sassenberg
Right-wing movements across the globe call for system-changing actions. This development contradicts the typically assumed resistance to change among the political right. Many of these movements use conspiracist rhetoric and, thus, we reasoned that conspiracy mentality might be associated with the striving for system change—especially on the political right. In four cross-sectional studies in Germany