Jolien van Breen
A5035597649- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- NMR spectroscopy and applications
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Thermodynamic properties of mixtures
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
Leiden University
1986-2024
Gemeente Den Haag
2024
Hague Institute for Global Justice
2021-2023
Eötvös Loránd University
2023
Udayana University
2023
University of Florida
2023
Maqsut Narikbayev University
2022
University of Exeter
2017-2022
Singer (United States)
2017
University of Groningen
2017
During the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and media downplayed risk both contracting effectiveness recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories suggest perceived vulnerability to a threat health-protective behaviors determine motivation follow recommendations. Accordingly, we predicted that-as result politicization pandemic-politically Americans would be less likely enact In two longitudinal studies residents, political conservatism was inversely...
The current study uses data from British Broadcasting Corporation Loneliness Experiment to explore the social stigma of loneliness and how it varies by gender, age cultural individualism. We examined stigmatizing judgements people who are lonely (impressions those feel attributions for loneliness), perceived in community self-stigma (shame being inclination conceal while controlling participants’ own feelings loneliness. scores on most measures fell near mid-point scales, but perceptions...
Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims this research were to: (1) explore individual- country-level intentions be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, (2) examine worldwide variation in intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during first wave pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% participants reported positive COVID-19, whereas...
Abstract The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures reduce spread of virus. Using an international survey ( N = 3040), we test infection risk perception, trust in governmental response communications conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness culture, community punishment various containment-related attitudes behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that,...
Across four studies, we examine multiple identities in the context of gender and propose that women's attitudes toward group membership are governed by two largely orthogonal dimensions identity: identification with women feminists. We argue reflects content society gives to membership: what does it mean be a woman terms characteristics, interests values? Identification feminists, on other hand, is politicized identity dimension reflecting social position group: disadvantage, inequality,...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship, to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across age groups, which could lead generational differences in behavioral responses reduce the spread disease. We report a survey conducted 56 societies (N = 58,641), tested pre-registered hypotheses about how relates (a) perceived personal costs during pandemic, (b) prosocial (e.g., social distancing), (c) support for...
A proportion of young people with autism are reported to show catatonic-like symptoms in adolescence. The aetiology and prevalence such presentations is unknown but include a set behaviours that can best be described as attenuated.The current study empirically investigated the presence nature attenuated children adolescents using newly developed 34-item third party report measure, Attenuated Behaviour Questionnaire. Caregivers or parents on presentation via online completion Questionnaire...
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or the economy (or both), and which implications this carries fight pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors (1) perceived risk contract coronavirus, (2) suffer economic losses due (3) their interaction effect. Individual country-level variables added as covariates in multilevel regression models. We examined...
Abstract Psychological research on the predictors of conspiracy theorizing—explaining important social and political events or circumstances as secret plots by malevolent groups—has flourished in recent years. However, has typically examined only a small number one, of, national contexts. Such approaches make it difficult to examine relative importance predictors, risk overlooking some potentially relevant variables altogether. To overcome this limitation, present study used machine learning...
Abstract Homicide rates are often used as an indicator of levels crime. The reasons for this both practical and conceptual. Practically speaking, homicide statistics tend to be more reliable than other forms Conceptually crime considered related: is seen the “tip iceberg” underlying However, it remains unclear whether convention empirically justifiable. Here, we review empirical evidence idea that can serve generally. We identify 31 previous studies include information on issue. Findings...
Before vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became available, a set of infection-prevention behaviors constituted the primary means to mitigate virus spread. Our study aimed identify important predictors this behaviors. Whereas social and health psychological theories suggest limited predictors, machine-learning analyses can correlates from larger pool candidate predictors. We used random forests rank 115 behavior in 56,072 participants across 28 countries, administered March May...
Tightening social norms is thought to be adaptive for dealing with collective threat yet it may have negative consequences increasing prejudice. The present research investigated the role of desire cultural tightness, triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, in attitudes towards immigrants. We used participant-level data from 41 countries (
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue ultimately renders such ineffective.Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance.We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this during the COVID-19 pandemic a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries.Although boredom higher...
Although women who highly identify with other are more susceptible to stereotype threat effects, women's identification might associate greater leadership aspirations contingent on (1) counter-stereotype salience and (2) feminist identification. When gender counter-stereotypes salient, should aspiration regardless of feminism, while when stereotypes would predict a high level In our study US-based (
We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March May The results demonstrated that although online help to reduce loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely use strategy. Solidarity played only a small role shaping lockdown. Thus, it seems must look beyond current focus on contact address Finally, did...
Around the world, protests tied to Black Lives Matter movement are highlighting myriad forms of unjust treatment that racial and ethnic minorities face, prompting countries reckon with these injustices. When considering racial/ethnic minorities' motivation engage in collective actions (alongside allies), it is certainly spurred part by witnessing experiencing such treatment. Yet because this intergroup mistreatment commands strong attention (rightly so), less has been given another potential...
We examine women’s responses to subliminal gender stereotypes, that is, stereotypes present outside conscious awareness. Previous research suggests subtle elicit acceptance and assimilation, but we predict exposure will trigger resistance in some women. Specifically, expect occur among women who are relatively strongly identified with feminists, not the broader group of takes form persistence stereotypically masculine domains (implicit) in-group bias. Indeed, found (vs. counter-stereotypes)...
Homicide statistics are often used as an indicator for violent crime more generally. In this work, we evaluate the empirical support convention in a Western European context, specifically Netherlands. Using data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Dutch Monitor, compare homicide rates to of other crimes between 2010 2020. Results show that related general sense, but it is difficult say what those relationships look like concretely. words, there relationship overarching concept crime,...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state society, arisen. Literature shows collectively experienced situations can motivate people help each other. Since discontent conceptualized collective phenomenon, we argue...
Abstract This article examines the role of organisational climate in women's social responses to sexism at work. We argue that after experiences sexism, women “draw together” with other when they perceive is intolerant sexism. assess three levels: peer‐, manager‐, and policy‐level. conducted a correlational study ( N study1 = 405) two experimental studies study2 377, study3 391), which we examined work (measured Study 1; manipulated Studies 2 3). also measured perceived tolerance manager‐...