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From who we are to what we are willing to do for social change: The action‐bound role of efficacy perceptions (2025)
Journal Article
Lucarini, A., Cocco, V. M., Vezzali, L., Mannarini, T., & Çakal, H. (2025). From who we are to what we are willing to do for social change: The action‐bound role of efficacy perceptions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64(3), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12910

Two cross‐sectional studies conducted in Chile (Study 1, N = 587) and Italy (Study 2, N = 438) investigated the action‐bound role of perceived efficacy in explaining the association between politicized (Studies 1 and 2) and non‐politicized identity (... Read More about From who we are to what we are willing to do for social change: The action‐bound role of efficacy perceptions.

Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case (2025)
Journal Article
Espinosa, A., Anaya, R., Juárez, J., & Çakal, H. (in press). Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case. Frontiers in Political Science, 6, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2024.1473964

Political Moral Laxity is defined as a set of beliefs and attitudes that tolerate and support dishonest or corrupt actions of authorities and politicians, especially when these actions benefit private interests to the detriment of the public good. Po... Read More about Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case.

Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran (2024)
Journal Article
Keshavarzi, S., Jetten, J., Ruhani, A., Fuladi, K., & Cakal, H. (in press). Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34(5), Article e2881. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2881

AbstractThis study investigates the identity processes among second‐generation Afghans living in Iran and evaluate the relevance of the social identity model of social change (SIMIC) to understand their unique experiences. We conducted 23 in‐depth in... Read More about Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran.

The secondary transfer effects of contact in facilitating peace in a frozen conflict: The case of Turkish immigrants in Cyprus (2024)
Journal Article
Ünver‐Aba, H., & Çakal, H. (in press). The secondary transfer effects of contact in facilitating peace in a frozen conflict: The case of Turkish immigrants in Cyprus. European Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3044

The present research focuses on the secondary transfer effect of contact, a relatively less researched dimension of intergroup contact, on reconciliation in the context of one of the most intractable and longest surviving interethnic conflicts in Eur... Read More about The secondary transfer effects of contact in facilitating peace in a frozen conflict: The case of Turkish immigrants in Cyprus.

Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices (2023)
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Pizarro, J. J., Cakal, H., Méndez, L., Zumeta, L. N., Gracia‐Leiva, M., Basabe, N., Navarro‐Carrillo, G., Cazan, A., Keshavarzi, S., López‐López, W., Yahiiaiev, I., Alzugaray‐Ponce, C., Villagrán, L., Moyano‐Díaz, E., Petrović, N., Mathias, A., Techio, E. M., Wlodarczyk, A., Alfaro‐Beracoechea, L., Ibarra, M. L., …Páez, D. (in press). Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices. Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12930

Although different social crises may eventually favor undemocratic and authoritarian forms of governance, at some point, such antidemocratic practices require the support of a significant part of the population to be implemented. The present research... Read More about Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices.

The role of common ingroup identity in promoting social change among tribes in Nigeria (2023)
Journal Article
Cocco, V. M., Vezzali, L., Kola-Daisi, T. I., & Çakal, H. (in press). The role of common ingroup identity in promoting social change among tribes in Nigeria. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 136843022311620. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302231162038

The present research aims to probe the associations of one-group perceptions with collective action intentions among majority group members, by relying on a non-WEIRD sample, that is, from a tribal context in Nigeria. Considering their role in contac... Read More about The role of common ingroup identity in promoting social change among tribes in Nigeria.

Formation of Hatred Emotions Toward Afghan Refugees in Iran: A Grounded Theory Study (2023)
Journal Article
Ruhani, A., Keshavarzi, S., Kizik, B., & Cakal, H. (2023). Formation of Hatred Emotions Toward Afghan Refugees in Iran: A Grounded Theory Study. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000685

Most studies on refugee–host relations focus on attitudes toward refugees based on ethnic and religious differences. In the current research, we focus on how negative attitudes toward refugees are formed in a non-Western, Educated, Industrialized, Ri... Read More about Formation of Hatred Emotions Toward Afghan Refugees in Iran: A Grounded Theory Study.

Young generations' hopelessness perpetuates long-term conflicts (2023)
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Hasler, B. S., Leshem, O. A., Hasson, Y., Landau, D. H., Krayem, Y., Blatansky, C., Baratz, G., Friedman, D., Psaltis, C., Cakal, H., Cohen-Chen, S., & Halperin, E. (2023). Young generations' hopelessness perpetuates long-term conflicts. Scientific reports, 13(1), Article 4926. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31667-9

Transforming long-term conflicts into peaceful intergroup relations is one of the most difficult challenges for humanity. Such meaningful social changes are often driven by young people. But do young people living in contexts of long-term conflicts b... Read More about Young generations' hopelessness perpetuates long-term conflicts.

Mental health and intentions to quit among nurses in Iran during COVID‐19 Pandemic: A social identity approach (2022)
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Cakal, H., Keshavarzi, S., Ruhani, A., Dakhil‐Abbasi, G., & Ünver, H. (2022). Mental health and intentions to quit among nurses in Iran during COVID‐19 Pandemic: A social identity approach. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 33(3), 690-707. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2666

The positive effects of social identification on mental health are well documented in the literature. However, most of this research has been conducted among small groups in WEIRD (Western Educated Industrialized Rich and Democratic Henrich, Heine, &... Read More about Mental health and intentions to quit among nurses in Iran during COVID‐19 Pandemic: A social identity approach.