ABSTRACT As people’s concerns about wealth inequality have not grown even as warnings are raised about its negative impact on societies and individuals, research has inquired into factors that influence people’s tolerance towards wealth inequalities. Previous research has shown that higher social position and meritocracy beliefs tend to reduce concern for wealth inequality. Two studies seek to replicate

ABSTRACT Literature has extensively shown that tobacco dependence is negatively associated with motivation to quit smoking. In this research, we aimed to account for this negative relationship by adopting an identity-based framework. More specifically, we hypothesized that tobacco dependence constitutes an identity threat that smokers seek to manage by diminishing their motivation to quit. To assess

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to analyse the effect of perceived crowding and perceived restorative capacity on tourist satisfaction in different tourist environments. After visiting three tourist spaces, 1,958 tourists were surveyed. Three scales were used: (1) perceived restorative capacity of tourist environments; (2) perceived crowding; and (3) satisfaction, enjoyment and intention to

ABSTRACT Thought handling may affect the subsequent use of thoughts in evaluative judgements. Thus, a person’s attitudes are more influenced by thoughts about the attitude object when the person has saved (versus deleted) a representation of these thoughts. We examined if thought handling would affect not only focal attitude change but also lateral attitude change. Students (N = 200) listed positive

ABSTRACT The evolution of societal gender roles over time changes perceptions about the characteristics of men and women and how they behave. Previous studies on the dynamics of gender stereotypes have investigated people’s perceptions about men and women at specific time points (i.e., thinking in the past, present and future). However, studies comparing results of present perceptions of men and women

ABSTRACT In moral dilemmas, decision-making can be based on more utilitarian or deontological reasoning. In two experimental studies, we manipulated the number of people to be sacrificed (1 to save 5 vs. 3 to save 5) and whether personalizing information about them was presented. Results provide the first evidence of how the effects of kill-save ratios and identifiability of the potential victims are

(2021). Reviewers for 2020 / Evaluadores del año 2020. International Journal of Social Psychology: Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 212-213.

ABSTRACT Sexist language can trigger feelings of ostracism and negatively influence women’s motivation and identification. In this research, we test this hypothesis in two domains (academic: Study 1 [N = 107 Spanish high schoolers]; work: Study 2 [N = 164 Spanish university students]. We examine the underlying process that leads women and men to feel ostracized and less motivated when sexist language

ABSTRACT A vast literature on job insecurity can be found. However, there are still several significant research gaps. Little attention has been paid to the spillover effect of job insecurity on employees’ family, and the role of gender in relation to job insecurity is unclear. Hence, the purpose of this study was twofold: first, to analyse the potentially detrimental effects of job insecurity on employees’

ABSTRACT Right-wing people usually justify the system more than left-wing people. The social identity approach suggests that system justification may be an ingroup bias at overarching national levels and that differences between leftists and rightists could be linked to differences in party norms in promoting national identification. A cross-sectional design was used in which 192 adults (64.6% men

ABSTRACT To test the differential effect of gender and regional belonging, we used a method based on the ingroup over-exclusion effect but taking into account both the gender of the participants and the stimuli. Two experiments were conducted to study the role of gender of participants in the categorization of ambiguous faces as humans or animals. According to the over-exclusion hypothesis, individuals

ABSTRACT Two studies addressed effects of the labels ‘victim’, ‘battered woman’ and ‘survivor’ on the perception of women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Spanish undergraduates provided free associations (Study 1; N = 54) and completed semantic differentials (Study 2; N = 142) regarding the labels. Results showed that the term ‘survivor’ evoked more positive associations and ratings

ABSTRACT The concept of social exclusion is complex, as it is a multidimensional and dynamic process. The objective of this study is to identify the clinical profile of people at risk of social exclusion, to analyse gender differences with respect to the Jehoel-Gijsbers and Vrooman model of social exclusion and to obtain a predictive model of mental health problems. To do so, the Instrument to Assess

ABSTRACT In recent decades, there have been an increasing number of notable contributions from social psychology to the study of immigration, one of the major social problems and challenges of the twenty-first century with important consequences for both the displaced persons and the host societies. Social psychology has studied immigration using a classic majority-minority paradigm, considering the

ABSTRACT The health crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19 will deepen the economic inequality already found in most countries. Among other effects, it will increase the health, educational and labour gap among citizens. Taking into account the psychosocial effects of economic inequality can be useful when proposing actions aimed at reducing its negative effects.

ABSTRACT Emotional intelligence provides a unified theoretical framework for studying the role of emotional skills in the processes of stress and well-being, which is extraordinarily applicable in this crisis caused by COVID-19. Thus, below we shall provide a non-exhaustive analysis of the potential consequences of this pandemic, suggesting several future avenues of research to examine intrapersonal

ABSTRACT Predictors of perceived population size and perceived right to reside in the UK were tested for immigrants to Britain. Two studies explored psychological responses of British respondents to immigration to the UK. A questionnaire study examined responses towards migrants living in the UK from India, Poland and Syria (Study 1, N = 136). In this study, perceived intergroup similarity and intergroup

ABSTRACT This is a reflection on the communication modalities of dissemination, propagation and propaganda as they have manifested in the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes the anchoring of the representations of COVID-19 in past diseases, other nationalities, anti-hygienic practices and groups deviating from the ethos of individualistic self-control. It examines the objectification of the representation

ABSTRACT The field of acculturation spans a rich and broad spectrum of relevant topics, types of populations and geographic areas. It has, however, been slow in incorporating theoretical insights beyond the intergroup relations perspective, neglecting contributions from other social psychology areas, such as the socio-cognitive approach, and from disciplines such as cultural and personality psychology

ABSTRACT Incorporating the gender or feminist perspective transversally into scientific knowledge is a need highlighted from different quarters. Despite this, this recommendation has not yet been widely implemented, and the response to the crisis caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 is no exception. This article offers suggestions on how to understand and respond to it from the vantage point of social

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to articulate the psychosocial mechanisms of organizational resilience based on the research in positive organizational psychology, as well as to learn how organizations could cope with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis through ‘resilience resources’ training (i.e., psychological, social and organizational resources).

ABSTRACT This text presents some reflections from an environmental psychology perspective on how prolonged confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the general population and what the consequences might be for future research in the field.

ABSTRACT The presence of adolescents with immigrant backgrounds in Spain is a structural phenomenon with major implications and challenges for intergroup coexistence. The purpose of this study is to analyse the possible existence of psychosocial profiles in these adolescents. Using latent class cluster models (LCCM), profiles were identified where these adolescents can be situated according to their

ABSTRACT This brief article presents an analysis of the potential consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic for healthcare professionals within a social psychology framework. It also includes several suggestions for designing psychosocial intervention strategies for the post-emergency phase.

ABSTRACT COVID-19 is transforming our lives. We could frame this illness by surrendering to disaster or striving to get over it. We suggest that the pandemic is converting ‘some’ citizens into devoted actors, individuals viscerally connected — fused — to a group who share a sacred value. Since devoted actors are willing to make costly self-sacrifices for their peers and convictions, the virus, instead

ABSTRACT Psychology has traditionally distinguished between the moral norms associated with individual rights and the social conventions associated with good manners and respect for others. However, the crisis caused by COVID-19 is generating a displacement in the moral status of these two types of norms by enhancing the importance of community-related norms. The new Moral Foundations Theory helps

ABSTRACT Metaphors provide easy-to-understand explanations for threatening and unexpected events and can guide behaviour. Some groups have used the metaphor of war in the current pandemic. However, this metaphor is inadvisable because it omits fundamental factors such as mutual care or empathy and causes breakdowns in both social behaviour and the democratic system.

ABSTRACT Self-censorship orientation — that is, the preference to hide truthful information — is determined by multiple individual, group and contextual factors which can either generate negative consequences or subvert information flows. Due to the social relevance that self-censorship can have, this study aims to adapt and provide evidence of validity of the measures provided by the Spanish version

ABSTRACT This study analyses predictors of students’ coping responses to academic sexism. 954 high school students (M Age = 17; SD Age = 0.90, 57% girls) participated. Boys were therefore more likely to use avoidance responses, whereas girls confronting and help-seeking responses. Likewise, hierarchical regressions suggest that girls and boys and girls whose parents had a high educational level and

ABSTRACT This study presents the adaptation and evidence of validity of the Spanish version of the Status Anxiety Scale. This measure evaluates people’s tendency to be concerned with their socioeconomic status. In two correlational studies, one exploratory (N = 270) and one confirmatory (N = 258), the instrument showed good reliability, in addition to a one-factor structure and a positive correlation

ABSTRACT Few studies have focused on immigrant women’s help-seeking that is due to factors such as having a history of multiple victimization. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of help-seeking and the factors associated with informal or formal sources. The participants were 84 immigrant women in Portugal who had experienced any form of violence in the host country. The results showed that

Abstract This study examines whether social-labour conditions improved for Spanish people after emigrating and if these conditions are similar in Germany and England, as well as psychological adjustment and mental health. It also explores whether there are the factors predicting the intention to return to Spain. The sample consists of 529 Spanish people who emigrated to England (291) or Germany (238)

Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje and Taylor & Francis are happy to present International Journal of Social Psychology as the new title for Revista de Psicología Social. For the usual authors and readers of these pages, aside from this rather conspicuous difference, the journal will seem the same as always. For the new authors and readers, this unknown title may lead them to view this journal as a new