@zafman90.bsky.social discusses evidence of within-person contact effects toward similar vs. distant outgroups.

What an inspiring day at the annual Behavior in Crisis Lab conference! Huge thanks to our keynotes Nataša Jokić-Begić, John Drury, and Dominic Abrams, and to all our speakers and panelists for their insights. Special gratitude to Anna Potoczek for the organization.

Thrilled to share our new publication in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations! We found that fear of war can strengthen support for refugee policies when empathy is present. What truly undermines support are symbolic threats, which erode empathy and fuel hostility.

Today we’re delighted to host Özden Melis Uluğ from the University of Sussex. She will be giving a talk titled “From Conflict Narratives to Collective Action: Psychological Perspectives on Peace and Allyship.” Join us here at 15:00 (Warsaw, PL time): teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

📢 Postdoc Opportunity! Join Jagiellonian Univ. (Kraków) as a Post-doctoral Researcher in Social Psychology (4-year NCN-funded project on global crises & collective action). 🗓 Deadline: 27 Aug 2025 🔗 easp.eu/job-offers/itm/post_doctoral_researcher_positio-2107.html

📢 New publication in PSPB! We tracked Poles over 3 waves to examine how closeness to Ukrainian refugees and threat perceptions shape each other. Feeling closer reduced both threat types—but only realistic threat (e.g. jobs, services) predicted less closeness over time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0146...

Today at #ISPP2025, I presented our findings on the predictors of pro-Palestinian protest participation, based on both a cross-sectional and a panel study using RI-CLPM. There was no within-person evidence for the extended SIMCA, but norms were a robust predictor of protest. Manuscript in prep. 🤓

On May 30, we held the Annual Meeting of Behaviour in Crisis Lab: "Facing Crisis: Preparedness and Social Response." With three panels, expert talks, and engaging discussions, we explored how to empower vulnerable groups and strengthen societal responses to crises. Thank you to all involved!

Such a joy to chair the migration crisis panel at @UJ_BCrisisLab’s annual meeting! Grateful to amazing panelists Ewa Szumoswska, Jan Brozowski, Marek Palace & Yuliia Lesyshak (we missed Ewa Morlinaro!) for sharing their research, policy takeaways and insights 🌍✨

Our new paper is finally published (and open access)! Lead by Abir Nasir, Ghada Alymany, Fatima Brimo, it was my first mentorship experience that I learned a lot from @profjohndrury.bsky.social Please share and we are open to any feedback and suggestion!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding the socio-economic and wellbeing impacts of the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey on Syrian refugees

On February 6, 2023, a significant earthquake struck Turkey, disproportionately impacting Syrian refugees already struggling with the lingering effect…

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We’re excited to invite you to the next open meeting of the Behaviour in Crisis Lab! Zafer Özkan, PhD, our lab member, will share findings from a three-wave study on how closeness to Ukrainian war refugees shapes and is shaped by perceptions of intergroup threats. Room 5.01, Institute of Psychology

🚨 Save the date! On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Behavior in Crisis Lab will host its Annual Meeting at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. This year’s theme: “Facing Crisis: Preparedness and Social Response” 👉 Please register by Saturday, 10 May 2025 umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_...

🎉 New Publication from our lab member @zafman90.bsky.social! 🎉 This study examines how belief systems—free will, fatalistic determinism, and scientific determinism—relate to protest intentions after the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding protest intentions: The influence of belief systems post-earthquake tragedies

This study explores how belief systems—free will, fatalistic determinism, and scientific determinism—are associated with individuals' intentions to en…

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