Yara Mahfud

ORCID: 0000-0002-1135-7545
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Research Areas
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • French Language Learning Methods
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Social Policies and Family
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Migration, Identity, and Health
  • Eastern European Communism and Reforms
  • Education, sociology, and vocational training

Université Paris 8
2015-2023

Université Paris Nanterre
2015-2023

Université Paris Cité
2017-2022

Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale
2017-2020

Aix-Marseille Université
2019

Istanbul Bilgi University
2019

Individual Differences
2018

Multiculturalism can be construed in different ways with effects on majority members’ attitudes toward immigrant-origin groups. Thinking about why the broad goals of multiculturalism are important for society might reduce feelings outgroup threat and less prejudicial attitudes. In contrast, thinking how exactly these accomplished evoke that lead to prejudice. The aim this experimental research conducted France Netherlands was examine effect two construals immigrants whether depend perceived...

10.1177/0022022117730828 article EN Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2017-09-12

Abstract Social psychologists have developed influential theoretical models to understand intergroup conflicts, radicalism, and collective action. November 2018 saw the emergence of a new powerful movement in France named Yellow Vests. Born on social media, has sustained an unprecedented period intense protests violent clashes with police, challenging French government. As such, this offers ideal context examine real‐world relevance current social‐psychological theorizing. Using identity...

10.1111/jasp.12757 article EN Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2021-03-08

After over 2 months of demonstration, 12 casualties, 3,142 people injured, and more than 5,000 in custody, the question why Yellow Vest (YV) protests turned so violent remains. In line with a significance quest perspective on extremism (Kruglanski & Orehek, 2011), present contribution assessed whether motivation to restore sense control purpose could explain French citizens engage YV extremism. We hypothesized that personal loss should predict intentions display violence through...

10.1177/1368430219880954 article EN Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2019-11-22

Worldwide, it is not uncommon to observe violent police reactions against social movements. These are often rationalized by decision makers as efficient ways contain violence from protesters. In France for instance, the ongoing Yellow Vests protests have generated an unprecedented number of casualties, injuries, and convictions among But was this response in diminishing stemming Vests? To day, little known about psychological consequences context protests. Combining insights Significance...

10.1177/1368430220920707 article EN Group Processes & Intergroup Relations 2020-12-01

Social distancing and mass quarantines were implemented worldwide in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Prior research has shown that such measures bear negative consequences for population mental health well-being. Conversely, a growing body of evidence suggests feeling positively identified with group is associated physical benefits.This study tested whether national identification could promote wellbeing during pandemic.We used survey data conducted among 67 countries (N =...

10.1177/00207640211020036 article EN other-oa International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2021-05-21

Résumé Nous présentons deux études réalisées en France auprès de membres du groupe majoritaire français. Dans une première étude, corrélationnelle, nous les avons interrogés sur leur perception distance culturelle entre différents groupes d’immigrés et le majoritaire, adhésion au multiculturalisme à l’assimilation, préjugés l’égard chaque minoritaire la comme étant menace l’identité nationale. deuxième manipulé expérimentalement culturelle. En accord avec notre hypothèse, Français qui...

10.3917/anpsy.162.0203 article FR L’Année psychologique 2016-06-01

The Roma have been and still are a target of prejudice, marginalization, social exclusion across Europe, especially in East-Central European countries. This paper focuses on set stereotypical, emotional, behavioral evaluative responses toward people selected as representing the underlying components anti-Roma bias. Employing network analysis, we investigated if attitude strength is associated with stronger connectivity networks its constituent elements. findings from representative surveys...

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02071 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Psychology 2020-09-30

Police violence during protests occurs worldwide with varying levels ranging from physical abuse to lethal use of force. Although prior research has investigated the health consequences exposure police (EPV), EPV's relationship protesters' mental not yet been examined. Therefore, we designed a cross-sectional study which included measures self-reported EPV, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. The computerized survey was disseminated among large sample Yellow Vests protesters in...

10.1177/0886260520935863 article EN Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2020-07-08

Street protests are a common means of civic expression and occur across the globe. In past few years, millions citizens have attended street worldwide. Sometimes however, can constitute significantly stressful violent contexts. Research has highlighted physical health impact due to clashes between protesters law enforcement or use CS gas [[1]Dimitroglou Y. Rachiotis G. Hadjichristodoulou C Exposure riot control agent potential effects: systematic review evidence.Int J Environ Res Public...

10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100509 article EN cc-by-nc-nd EClinicalMedicine 2020-08-21

The way politicians talk about minorities institutes the normative context of intergroup relations. We investigated how endorsement different political discourses predicts donation and collective action intentions by majority members toward Roma in five European countries. survey was conducted online using samples demographically similar to populations Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, France, Ireland ( N = 5,054). First, results showed that accepting paternalistic discourse versus promoting...

10.1111/pops.12877 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Political Psychology 2022-12-27

Social distancing and mass quarantines were implemented worldwide in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Prior research on effects of social isolation has shown that such measures bear negative consequences for population health well-being. Conversely, a growing body evidence suggests feeling positively identified with group is associated range physical mental benefits. This effect referred as cure generalizes various identities. In line these findings, this study tested whether...

10.31234/osf.io/294r5 preprint EN 2020-09-08

After over 2 months of demonstration, 12 casualties, 3142 injuries and more than 5000 custodies, the question why Yellow Vest (YV) protests turned so violent remains. In line with a Significance Quest perspective on extremism (Kruglanski & Orehek, 2011) present contribution assessed whether motivation to restore sense control purpose could explain French citizens engage in YV extremism. We hypothesized that personal loss significance should predict intentions display violence through...

10.31234/osf.io/gvkyh preprint EN 2019-04-02

CS teargas is one of the most used tools for crowd-control worldwide. Exposure to known have consequences on protesters’ health (i.e. eye, skin irritation, respiratory problems), but recent concerns been raised over its potential gender-specific effects. Indeed, field and clinical observations report cases menstrual cycle issues among female protesters following high exposure teargas. The hypothesis a link between plausible from physiological standpoint, has not yet empirically investigated....

10.31234/osf.io/y5wcm article EN 2020-10-10
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