Hot off the press in Social Influence, in collaboration with @iborinca.bsky.social! Across 2 studies (U.S & U.K), we showed that exposure to gay menâs non-traditional roles can soften rigid masculinity in straight men, boosting emotional openness and inclusivity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New paper out (w/ Russell Spears) in JESP!
We looked at what happens when international support is pulled in post-conflict Kosovo. Anger goes up, support for radical action rises, and feelings of collective victimhood deepen.
Read: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
New open-access research in the European Journal of Social Psychology examines how exposure to civilian suffering in war shapes empathy, perceptions of injustice, and solidarity-based action intentions among people not directly experiencing the conflict.
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Grateful to work on this with @drsofiastathi.bsky.social and @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social
đ doi.org/10.1177/0146...
Theofilos Gkinopoulos
đ˘ Just published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin!
We examine how war-related memories shape reconciliationâand how meta-humanization can counter dehumanization and promote peace in post-conflict Kosovo.
Islam Borinca, PhD
Islam Borinca, PhD
Islam Borinca, PhD
Islam Borinca, PhD
People in post-conflict settings often carry traumatic memories that exacerbate dehumanization and obstruct reconciliation. We investigated these processes thro...
As global conflicts intensify, observers without direct conflict experience are increasingly exposed to war-related suffering through media coverage, yet little is known about how such exposure shape....
Rigid traditional masculinity norms are linked to emotional suppression and relational strain, particularly among heterosexual men. This research examined whether sexual orientation shapes masculin...
