Publications and resources

Professor Karen Douglas

Understanding Conspiracy Theories

Karen M. Douglas; Joseph E. Uscinski; Robbie M. Sutton; Aleksandra Cichocka; Turkay Nefes; Chee Siang Ang; Farzin Deravi

Why conspiracy theories matter: A social psychological analysis

Karen M. Douglas; Robbie M. Sutton

The psychology of conspiracy theories

Douglas, K., Sutton, R., & Cichocka, A

Blaming a few bad apples to save a threatened barrel: The system-justifying function of conspiracy theories

Jolley, D., Douglas, K.M., & Sutton, R.M

Professor Robbie Sutton

Less Human, More to Blame: Animalizing Poor People Increases Blame and Decreases Support for Wealth Redistribution

Sainz, M., Martínez, R., Sutton, R., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., & Moya, M

Understanding conspiracy theories

Douglas, K., Uscinski, J., Sutton, R., Cichocka, A., Nefes, T., Ang, C., & Deravi, F

The world may not be just but you’d better not say it: On the social value of expressing personal belief in a just world

Alves, H., Pereira, C., Sutton, R., & Correia, I

Why conspiracy theories matter: A social psychological analysis.

Douglas, K., & Sutton, R.

Flattering to deceive: Why people misunderstand Benevolent Sexism

Hopkins-Doyle, A., Sutton, R., Douglas, K., & Calogero, R

Sexist Ideology and Endorsement of Men’s Control over Women’s Decisions in Reproductive Health

Petterson, A., & Sutton, R.

Suspicious binds: Conspiracy thinking and tenuous perceptions of causal connections between co?occurring and spuriously correlated events.

van der Wal, R., Sutton, R., Lange, J., & Braga, J

Blaming a few bad apples to save a threatened barrel: The system-justifying function of conspiracy theories

Jolley, D., Douglas, K., & Sutton, R

Not all skepticism is equal: Exploring the ideological antecedents of science acceptance and rejection

Rutjens, B., Sutton, R., & van der Lee, R

When does priming justice promote forgiveness? On the importance of distributive and procedural justice for self and others.

Lucas, T., Strelan, P., Karremans, J., Sutton, R., Najmi, E., & Malik, Z

Attitudes Towards Science

Rutjens, B., Heine, S., Sutton, R., & van Harreveld, F.

Dr Kristof Dhont, Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Common ideological roots of speciesism and generalized ethnic prejudice: The Social Dominance Human-Animal Relations Model (SD-HARM)

Dhont, K., Hodson, G., Leite, A.C

The psychology of supranationalism: Its ideological correlates and implications for EU attitudes and post-Brexit preferences

Peitz, L., Dhont, K., & Seyd, B

Dr Lindsey Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Evaluating the impact of a defender role-play intervention on adolescent’s defender intentions and responses towards name-calling

N Abbott, L Cameron, J Thompson

Cross-ethnic friendship self-efficacy: A new predictor of cross-ethnic friendships among children

Sabahat C Bagci, Lindsey Cameron, Rhiannon N Turner, Catarina Morais, Afiya Carby, Mirina Ndhlovu, Anaise Leney

Peer toy play as a gateway to children’s gender flexibility: The effect of (counter) stereotypic portrayals of peers in children’s magazines

Spinner, L; Cameron, L.; Calogero, R.

Children’s prosocial behavioural intentions toward outgroup members: The effects of intergroup competition, empathy and social perspective taking

Abrams, D., Pelletier, J., Van de Vyer, J., Cameron, L., & Lee, E

The development of bystander intentions and social-moral reasoning about intergroup verbal aggression

Palmer, S., Rutland, A., & Cameron, L.

Imagined contact as a prejudice‐reduction intervention in schools: The underlying role of similarity and attitudes

Stathi, S., Cameron, L., Hartley, B., & Bradford, S.

Professor Dominic Abrams

Supporting the Old but Neglecting the Young? The Two Faces of Ageism

Bratt, C., Abrams, D., & Swift, H.

https://kar.kent.ac.uk/79863/1/Preprint_Before_Review_Haessler_et_al_nr_Manuscript.pdf

Hässler, T., Ullrich, J., Bernardino, M., Shnabel, N., Laar, C., Valdenegro, D., Sebben, S., Tropp, L., Visintin, E., González, R., Ditlmann, R., Abrams, D., Selvanathan, H., Branković, M., Wright, S., von Zimmermann, J., Pasek, M., Aydin, A., Žeželj, I., Pereira, A., Lantos, N., Sainz, M., Glenz, A., Oberpfalzerová, H., Bilewicz, M., Kende, A., Kuzawinska, O., Otten, S., Maloku, E., Noor, M., Gul, P., Pistella, J., Baiocco, R., Jelic, M., Osin, E., Bareket, O., Biruski, D., Cook, J., Dawood, M., Droogendyk, L., Loyo, A., Kelmendi, K., & Ugarte, L.

Ethics Versus Success? The Acceptance of Unethical Leadership in the 2016 US Presidential Elections.

Morais, C., Abrams, D., & Randsley de Moura, G. (2020).

Mobilizing IDEAS in the Scottish Referendum: Predicting voting intention and well‐being with the Identity‐Deprivation‐Efficacy‐Action‐Subjective well‐being model

Abrams, D., Travaglino, G., Grant, P., Templeton, A., Bennett, M., & Lalot, F.

Participatory arts interventions promote interpersonal and intergroup prosocial intentions in middle childhood.

Van de Vyver, J., Abrams, D., Spinner, L., Pelletier, J., Ali, S., & Kapantai, I.

How criminal organisations exert secret power over communities: An intracultural appropriation theory of cultural values and norms

Travaglino, G., & Abrams, D.

Overlooked Leadership Potential: The Preference for Leadership Potential in Job Candidates Who Are Men vs. Women.

Player, A., Randsley de Moura, G., Leite, A., Abrams, D., & Tresh, F

Intentions, efficacy, and norms: The impact of different self-regulatory cues on reducing engine idling at long wait stops

Mahmood, L., Abrams, D., Meleady, R., Hopthrow, T., Lalot, F., Swift, H., & Van de Vyver, J.

Them and us: Did Democrat inclusiveness and Republican solidarity lead to the 2016 US presidential election outcome?.

Christian, J., Nayyar, D., Riggio, R., & Abrams, D. (2018).

Dr Nikhil Sengupta, Lecturer in Psychology

System justification theory at 25: Evaluating a paradigm shift in psychology and looking towards the future

Osborne, D., Sengupta, N., & Sibley, C

On the Psychological Function of Nationalistic “Whitelash”

Sengupta, N., Osborne, D., & Sibley, C

The Political Attitudes and Subjective Wellbeing of the One Percent.

Sengupta, N., & Sibley, C

Māori, a politicized identity: Indigenous identity, voter turnout, protest, and political party support in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Greaves, L., Sengupta, N., Townrow, C., Osborne, D., Houkamau, C., & Sibley, C.

The sigh of the oppressed: The palliative effects of ideology are stronger for people living in highly unequal neighbourhoods.

Sengupta, N., Greaves, L., Osborne, D., & Sibley, C.

The Diversity and Prevalence of Sexual Orientation Self-Labels in a New Zealand National Sample.

Greaves, L., Barlow, F., Lee, C., Matika, C., Wamg, W., Lindsay, C., Case, C., Sengupta, N., Huang, Y., Cowie, L., Stonge, S., Storey, M., De Souza, L., Manuela, S., Hammond, M., Milojev, P., Townrow, C., Muriwai, E., Satherley, N., Fraser, G., West-Newman, T., Houkamau, C., Bulbulia, J., Osborne, D., Wilson, M., & Sibley, C.

Perceived discrimination predicts increased support for political rights and life satisfaction mediated by ethnic identity: A longitudinal analysis.

Stronge, S., Sengupta, N., Barlow, F., Osborne, D., Houkamau, C., & Sibley, C.

Dr Hannah Swift, Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Supporting the Old but Neglecting the Young? The Two Faces of Ageism

Bratt, C., Abrams, D., & Swift, H.

Endorsing and Reinforcing Gender and Age Stereotypes: The Negative Effect on Self-Rated Leadership Potential for Women and Older Workers.

Tresh, F., Steeden, B., Randsley de Moura, G., Leite, A., Swift, H., & Player, A.

Intentions, efficacy, and norms: The impact of different self-regulatory cues on reducing engine idling at long wait stops.

Mahmood, L., Abrams, D., Meleady, R., Hopthrow, T., Lalot, F., Swift, H., & Van de Vyver, J.

Perceived Age Discrimination Across Age in Europe: From an Ageing Society to a Society for All Ages.

Bratt, C., Abrams, D., Swift, H., Vauclair, C., & Marques, S.

The Risks of Ageism Model: How Ageism and Negative Attitudes toward Age Can Be a Barrier to Active Aging

Swift, H., Abrams, D., Lamont, R., & Drury, L.

Can Caring Create Prejudice? An Investigation of Positive and Negative Intergenerational Contact in Care Settings and the Generalisation of Blatant and Subtle Age Prejudice to Other Older People.

Drury, L., Abrams, D., Swift, H., Lamont, R., & Gerocova, K

What Do Older People Think That Others Think of Them, and Does It Matter? The Role of Meta-Perceptions and Social Norms in the Prediction of Perceived Age Discrimination.

Vauclair, C., Lima, M., Abrams, D., Swift, H., & Bratt, C.

Old and Unemployable? How Age-Based Stereotypes Affect Willingness to Hire Job Candidates.

Abrams, D., Swift, H., & Drury, L.

Dr Konrad Bocian, Lecturer in Psychology

The mere liking effect: Attitudinal influences on attributions of moral character.

Bocian, K., Baryla, W., Kulesza, W. M., Schnall, S., & Wojciszke, B.

When dishonesty leads to trust: Moral judgments biased by self-interest are truly believed.

Bocian, K., Baryla, W., Wojciszke, B.

Self-interest bias in moral judgments of others’ actions.

Bocian, K., & Wojciszke, B.

Unawareness of self-interest bias in moral judgments of others’ behavior.

Bocian, K., & Wojciszke, B.

Dr Aleksandra Cichocka, Senior Lecturer in Psychology

The dark side of social movements: Social identity, non-conformity, and the lure of conspiracy theories.

Sternisko, A., Cichocka, A., & van Bavel, J.

Superficial ingroup love? Collective narcissism predicts ingroup image defense, outgroup prejudice, and lower ingroup loyalty.

Marchlewska, M., Cichocka, A., Jaworska, M., Golec de Zavala, A., & Bilewicz, M.

Does High Self-Esteem Foster Narcissism? Testing the Bidirectional Relationships between Self-Esteem, Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry.

Cichocka, A., Cislak, A., Stronge, S., Osborne, D., & Sibley, C.

The Heterogeneity of Self-Regard: A Latent Transition Analysis of Self-Esteem and Psychological Entitlement.

Stronge, S., Cichocka, A., & Sibley, C.

Support for collective action against refugees: The role of national, European, and global identifications, and autochthony beliefs.

Hasbún López, P., Martinović, B., Bobowik, M., Chryssochoou, X., Cichocka, A., Ernst-Vintila, A., Franc, R., Fulop, E., Ghilani, D., Kochar, A., Lamberty, P., Leone, G., Licata, L., & Žeželj, I.

Understanding conspiracy theories.

Douglas, K., Uscinski, J., Sutton, R., Cichocka, A., Nefes, T., Ang, C., & Deravi, F.

In Search of an Imaginary Enemy: Catholic Collective Narcissism and the Endorsement of Gender Conspiracy Beliefs.

Marchlewska, M., Cichocka, A., Łozowski, F., Górska, P., & Winiewski, M.

My way or the highway: High narcissism and low self-esteem predict decreased support for democracy.

Marchlewska, M., Castellanos, K., Lewczuk, K., Kofta, M., & Cichocka, A.

Cutting the forest down to save your face: Narcissistic national identification predicts support for anti-conservation policies.

Cislak, A., Wojcik, A., & Cichocka, A.

Power Corrupts, but Control Does Not: What Stands Behind the Effects of Holding High Positions.

Cislak, A., Cichocka, A., Wojcik, A., & Frankowska, N.

The psychology of conspiracy theories.

Douglas, K., Sutton, R., & Cichocka, A.

Populism as identity politics: Perceived ingroup disadvantage, collective narcissism and support for populism.

Marchlewska, M., Cichocka, A., Panayiotou, O., Castellanos, K., & Batayneh, J.

What inverted U can do for your country: A curvilinear relationship between confidence in the social system and political engagement.

Cichocka, A., Górska, P., Jost, J., Sutton, R., & Bilewicz, M.

On Self-love and Outgroup Hate: Opposite Effects of Narcissism on Prejudice via Social Dominance Orientation and Right-Wing Authoritarianism

Cichocka, A., Dhont, K., & Makwana, A.

Personal control decreases narcissistic but increases non-narcissistic in-group positivity. J

Cichocka, A., Golec de Zavala, A., Marchlewska, M., Bilewicz, M., Jaworska, M., & Olechowski, M.

Addicted to answers: Need for cognitive closure and the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs.

Marchlewska, M., Cichocka, A., & Kossowska, M.