A5016824508- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Social Representations and Identity
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Social Media and Politics
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- German legal, social, and political studies
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Media Influence and Health
University of Lausanne
2016-2025
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2016-2023
University of Zurich
2014
University of Virginia
2014
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014
Utrecht University
2007-2008
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
2008
Social Science Research Council
2006
University of California, Los Angeles
2006
We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings, with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance, to examine variation effect magnitudes across samples settings. Each protocol was administered approximately half 125 comprised 15,305 participants from 36 countries territories. Using the conventional criterion statistical significance ( p < .05), we found 15 (54%) provided evidence a statistically significant same direction as original finding....
With data from a 20-nation study (N = 2,533), the authors investigated how individual patterns of endorsement individualist and collectivist attitudes are distributed within across national contexts. A cluster analysis performed on scores self-reliance (individualist dimension), group-oriented interdependence (collectivist competitiveness or dimension) yielded typology four constrained combinations these dimensions. Despite prevalence group given country, variability was observed in all...
Using data from the International Social Survey Programme, this research investigated asymmetric attitudes of ethnic minorities and majorities towards their country explored impact human development, diversity, social inequality as country-level moderators national attitudes. In line with general hypothesis asymmetry, we found that ethnic, linguistic, religious were more identified nation strongly endorsed nationalist ideology than (H1, 33 countries). Multilevel analyses revealed pattern...
Drawing on social psychological threat theories and extending them to a national level, this study investigated individual- country-level predictors of Europeans' support for immigration criteria. Endorsement ascribed acquired standards was analysed with survey data across 20 nations. Multi-level regression analyses revealed that among the individual-level predictors, perceived had strongest relationship both entry Low gross domestic product (GDP) low refugee rate predicted approval...
We argue that attitudes about immigration can be better understood by paying closer attention to the various ways in which national group boundaries are demarcated. describe two related lines of work address this. The first deals with definitions and, based on evidence from studies carried out England and analyses international survey data, argues relationship between identification prejudice toward immigrants is contingent extent ethnic or civic nationality endorsed. second, uses European...
There is ample evidence of the beneficial effects intergroup contact in reducing negative attitudes towards immigrants. Although valuable role institutional support, one initial optimal conditions for contact, has been demonstrated, impact actual immigration integration policies, as a manifestation remains unknown. In current study, we examine how country-level migrant assessed by MIPEX indicator, shape relationship between everyday and threat perceptions associated to immigration....
This study examines the interplay between presence of stigmatized immigrants, threat, and intergroup contact that underlies radical right voting (voting propensity actual district‐level vote results). On one hand, low‐status immigrants are often depicted as threats. Thus, should heighten threat perceptions, thereby increasing voting. other positive with is known to reduce anti‐immigrant prejudice, it also attenuate As predicted, multilevel path analyses Swiss Election Studies 2011 data ( N =...
Mass immigration has become an enduring feature of open, integrated and dynamic economies, with most wealthy post-industrial societies experiencing large migration inflows in recent years (OECD 2017).At the same time, public opposition to a major disruptive force developed democracies, emergence new family political parties, populist radical right (Mudde 2007), who draw their support primarily from voters oppose (Ivarsflaten 2008).Immigration is economically vital yet politically...
Lay perceptions of collectives (e.g., groups, organizations, countries) implicated in the 2009 H1N1 outbreak were studied. Collectives serve symbolic functions to help laypersons make sense uncertainty involved a disease outbreak. We argue that lay representations are dramatized, featuring characters like heroes, villains and victims. In interviews conducted soon after outbreak, 47 Swiss respondents discussed risk posed by H1N1, its origins effects, protective measures. Countries most...
This study analyzes the determinants of Whites' support for punitive and preventive crime policies. It focuses on predictive power beliefs about race as described by symbolic racism theory. A dataset with 849 White respondents from three waves Los Angeles County Social Survey was used. In order to assess weight racial factors in policy attitudes, effects a range race-neutral attitude were controlled for, namely individual structural attributions, perceived seriousness crime, victimization,...
Background The 2009 H1N1 pandemic left a legacy of mistrust in the public relative to how outbreaks emerging infectious diseases are managed. To prepare for future outbreaks, it is crucial explore phenomenon trust institutions responsible managing disease outbreaks. We investigated evolution during and after Switzerland. also explored respondents' perceptions prevention campaign roles government media. Methodology/Principal Findings A two-wave longitudinal survey was mailed 2,400 members...
We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance to examine variation effect magnitudes across sample setting. Each protocol was administered approximately half 125 samples 15,305 total participants from 36 countries territories. Using conventional statistical significance (p &lt; .05), fifteen (54%) the provided evidence same direction statistically significant as original finding. With a strict...
Abstract While some research suggests that ethnic and cultural diversity hinders societal cohesion, other studies show it promotes intergroup contact opportunities, which, if exploited, help to overcome prejudice. Recently, however, theory has been criticized for neglecting the wider social context as well ignoring potential demobilizing effects minority members. Using two cross‐sectional general population surveys (European Social Survey in 22 countries, Swiss MOSAiCH), we address these...
More people than ever migrate across the world, thereby more live, study, and work in countries, regions, institutions with high immigrant presence. Conflict threat theories have argued that increasing immigration inevitably heightens native citizens' anti-immigrant prejudice. Drawing on alternate strands of social psychological literature such as contact theory, present study challenges this argument. We highlight role sociopolitical context prejudice focusing socioeconomic legal...
Abstract In 2022, Europe experienced unprecedented citizen mobilizations to help Ukrainian refugees. Based on two parallel lines of scholarship, we examined individual prosocial dispositions and superordinate identities related intentions Ukrainians. Employing a French‐speaking student sample in Belgium ( N = 374), Study 1, showed that dispositional prosociality European identification were both positively An interaction qualified these main effects, so highly identifiers particularly...
Abstract Integrating evolutionary and social representations theories, the current study examines relationship between perceived disease threat exclusionary immigration attitudes in context of a potential avian influenza pandemic. This large‐scale provides realistic for investigating link attitudes. The main aim this cross‐sectional ( N = 412) was to explore mechanisms through which chronic contextual threats operate on Structural equation models show that (germ aversion) (assimilationist...
Dominant groups have claimed to be the targets of discrimination on several historical occasions during violent intergroup conflict and genocide.The authors argue that perceptions ethnic victimization among members dominant express social dominance motives thus may recruited for enforcement group hierarchy. They examine antecedents perceived dominants, following 561 college students over 3 years from freshman year graduation year. Using longitudinal, cross-lagged structural equation...
Abstract The rise of right‐wing populist parties has been widely discussed across the social sciences during last decade. Taking a representational approach, we analyse organising principles and anchoring thinking four European countries (France, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom). Using Social Survey data (Round 7), compare political attitudes self‐appraisals citizens identifying with populist, conservative right‐wing, traditional left‐wing parties. findings converge to show that...
This study identifies life dissatisfaction and related political attitudes as predictors of right-wing populist voting in Europe. Using survey data from 14 countries (2012–2018, N = 54,263), we find that links to negative on immigration and, many countries, also distrust, relates through these a vote. By proposing well-being framework explain demand, broaden the focus discontent taken previous research psychological antecedents populism. We suggest low subjective among electorate has...
Abstract: Using Swiss data from the 2003 International Social Survey Programme (N = 902), this multilevel study combined individual and municipality levels of analysis in explanation nationalism, patriotism exclusionary immigration attitudes. On level, results show that line with previous research nationalism (uncritical blind attachment to nation) increased attitudes, while (pride national democratic institutions) was related greater tolerance towards immigration. urbanization,...
Public opposition to antiracism laws—an expression of prejudice toward immigrants—is widespread in Switzerland as well other European countries. Using data from the Social Survey 2002 ( N = 1,711), present study examined across Swiss municipalities individual and contextual predictors such laws two well‐established antecedents prejudice: perceived threat intergroup contact. The extends multilevel research on immigration attitudes by investigating role ideological climate prevailing...