A5046326662- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Media Influence and Health
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
University of Oslo
2015-2024
BI Norwegian Business School
2024
Yale University
2018-2021
University of Pennsylvania
2020
Haverford College
2020
Duke University
2020
Institute of Psychology
2020
California State University, Northridge
2020
Jagiellonian University
2020
Beyond Conflict
2020
Background Conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID‐19 are widespread and have even been propagated by highly ranked state officials politicians in US. Health authorities cautioned that such theories, although not questioning existence pandemic, may increase spread virus reducing people's efforts to socially distance. Methods We test this proposition empirically using longitudinal survey data collected at five timepoints during early outbreak US ( N = 403). Results Multivariate growth...
This paper argues that psychological theories about conspiracy need better cross-cultural applicability. The authors demonstrate mathematically complex are less likely to replicate across different cultures. They specifically critique the use of discrete emotions (like fear, anger, or pride) in explaining reactions theories, as these emotional concepts vary significantly Instead, they propose using simpler dimensions response - valence (positive/negative) and arousal (intensity) which have...
Abstract This research demonstrates a common psychology of outgroup hostility driven by perceived intergroup threat among three groups and seven cultural contexts: non‐Muslim Westerners, Muslims in Western societies, the Middle East. In Study 1, symbolic, but not realistic terroristic threats, predicted Norwegians' intentions to join anti‐Islamic movements. 2, symbolic realistic, threat, Americans' willingness persecute Muslims. Studies 3 4, support behavioral against West Swedish Turkish...
On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano popularized the #metoo campaign, which sought to expose prevalence of sexual harassment and assault in public domains by encouraging victims share their experiences on social media using hashtag metoo. The online campaign rapidly grew a global phenomenon, was generally well supported. However, some criticized as battle sexes, pits men against women. Our cross-cultural research investigated whether gender differences attitudes feelings toward are due...
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce increase emotions, we tested the effectiveness reappraisal, an emotion regulation strategy which modifies how one thinks about situation. Participants from 87 countries/regions (N = 21,644) were randomly assigned to two brief reappraisal interventions (reconstrual or repurposing) control conditions (active...
Increased immigration and demographic changes have not only resulted in political pushback, but also violent attacks against immigrants. Several recent terrorist committed by White supremacists invoke rhetoric around a deliberate attempt to make Whites extinct replace them with non-Western Yet, while it is widely acknowledged among extremism researchers that this perception of orchestrated extinction or replacement has tremendous potential lead extremism, its consequences yet been directly...
In many countries, individuals who have represented the majority group historically are decreasing in relative size and/or perceiving that they diminished status and power compared with those self-identifying as immigrants or members of ethnic minority groups. These developments raise several salient timely issues, including (a) how majority-group members’ cultural orientations change a consequence increasing intercultural contact due to shifting demographics; (b) what individual, group,...
Although integration involves a process of mutual accommodation, the role majority groups is often downplayed to passive tolerance, leaving immigrants with sole responsibility for active integration. However, we show that common group identity can actively involve members in this across five studies. Study 1 showed positively predicted support efforts; Studies 2 and 3 extended these findings, showing it also real behavior such as monetary donations volunteering. A decrease modern racism...
Significance Deciphering the underlying psychology of societal attitudes and prejudices is important in times political unpredictability. We focus on foundational construct preference for (or against) hierarchies between groups, as reflected 2 subdimensions social dominance orientation (SDO). Studying SDO with a large-sample twin design, we show that both its sub-dimensions are heritable, share common genetic influences, overlap genetically 6 serve to enhance versus attenuate hierarchy. This...
In times of the coronavirus, complying with public health policies is essential to save lives. Understanding factors that influence compliance social distancing measures therefore an urgent issue. The present research investigated role political and trust for using a variety methods. Study 1 ( N = 301), conducted sample from United Kingdom in midst virus outbreak (i.e., first wave), neither nor had main associations self-reported tendencies. However, both interacted such was associated lower...
National and European policies aim to facilitate the integration of Roma people into mainstream society. Yet, Europe’s largest ethnic group continues be severely discriminated. Although prejudice has been identified at core this failure, social psychological research on anti-Gypsyism remains scarce. We conducted a study in six countries using student community samples ( N = 2,089; Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Spain) understand how among majority-group members predicts...
Acculturation is an inherently causal phenomenon that deals with changes and processes initiated by intercultural contact. However, although more than 13,000 scientific articles to date have been published on a topic related acculturation, only small fraction uses data allow for inferences. As result, our field can be seen as facing “crisis of causality,” where central theories models assume causality between constructs still lack robust empirical support. To address this gap, I provide...
Do minority-group members welcome or reject that majority-group adopt other cultures? Acculturation is commonly defined as a process of mutual accommodation. Yet, the acculturation has only recently received research attention. To date, we do not know extent to which expect culture minority groups and/or maintain their mainstream culture. Knowledge also lacking about how these expectations relate members’ own orientations and symbolic realistic threat perceptions. We further whether such...