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Of precarity and conspiracy: Introducing a socio-functional model of conspiracy beliefs. (2022)
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Adam‐Troian, J., Chayinska, M., Paladino, M. P., Uluğ, Ö. M., Vaes, J., & Wagner‐Egger, P. (2022). Of precarity and conspiracy: Introducing a socio-functional model of conspiracy beliefs. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(S1), 136-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12597

Conspiracy Beliefs (CB) are a key vector of violent extremism, radicalism and unconventional political events. So far, social-psychological research has extensively documented how cognitive, emotional and intergroup factors can promote CB. Evidence a... Read More about Of precarity and conspiracy: Introducing a socio-functional model of conspiracy beliefs..

The evolution of primate short-term memory (2022)
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Grange. (2022). The evolution of primate short-term memory. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 428-516. https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.09.04.06.2022

Short-term memory is implicated in a range of cognitive abilities and is critical for understanding primate cognitive evolution. To investigate the effects of phylogeny, ecology and sociality on short-term memory, we tested the largest and most diver... Read More about The evolution of primate short-term memory.

One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT in children aged 7–16 years with specific phobias: the ASPECT non-inferiority RCT (2022)
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Lovell, K., Wilson, J., McMillan, D., Edwards, H., Lomas, J., Barr, A., …Gega, L. (2022). One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT in children aged 7–16 years with specific phobias: the ASPECT non-inferiority RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(42), 1-174. https://doi.org/10.3310/IBCT0609

BACKGROUND: Up to 10% of children and young people have a specific phobia that can significantly affect their mental health, development and daily functioning. Cognitive-behavioural therapy-based interventions remain the dominant treatment, but limit... Read More about One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT in children aged 7–16 years with specific phobias: the ASPECT non-inferiority RCT.

The alleviating specific phobias in children trial: Challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services (2022)
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Tindall, L., Scott, A., Biggs, K., Hayward, E., Wilson, J., Cooper, C., …Gega, L. (2022). The alleviating specific phobias in children trial: Challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services. Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2022.1027083

In 2015, The Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) was commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of multi-session Cognitive Behavioral Thera... Read More about The alleviating specific phobias in children trial: Challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services.

The power of swearing: What we know and what we don’t (2022)
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Stapleton, K., Loveday, C., Stephens, R., & Beers Fägersten, K. (2022). The power of swearing: What we know and what we don’t. Lingua, -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2022.103406

Swearing produces effects that are not observed with other forms of language use. Thus, swearing is powerful. It generates a range of distinctive outcomes: physiological, cognitive, emotional, pain-relieving, interactional and rhetorical. However, we... Read More about The power of swearing: What we know and what we don’t.

Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders (2022)
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Sherman, S. M., Brewer, N., Bartholomew, K., Bromhead, C., Crengle, S., Cunningham, C., …Potter, J. D. (2022). Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders. Health Expectations, 25(6), 2914-2923. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13599

Introduction Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women are less likely to attend cervical screening and Maori and Pasifika women are more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer than other women in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study – with unde... Read More about Human Papillomavirus self-testing among un- and under-screened Maori, Pasifika, and Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preference survey among responders and interviews with clinical-trial non-responders.

Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy (2022)
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Laakasuo, M., Palomäki, J., Kunnari, A., Rauhala, S., Drosinou, M., Halonen, J., …Francis, K. B. (2023). Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(1), 108-128. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2890

Artificial intelligences (AIs) are widely used in tasks ranging from transportation to healthcare and military, but it is not yet known how people prefer them to act in ethically difficult situations. In five studies (an anthropological field study,... Read More about Moral psychology of nursing robots: Exploring the role of robots in dilemmas of patient autonomy.

A spurious correlation between difference scores in evidence-accumulation model parameters (2022)
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Grange, J. A., & Schuch, S. (in press). A spurious correlation between difference scores in evidence-accumulation model parameters. Behavior Research Methods, https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01956-8

Evidence-accumulation models are a useful tool for investigating the cognitive processes that give rise to behavioural data patterns in reaction times (RTs) and error rates. In their simplest form, evidence-accumulation models include three parameter... Read More about A spurious correlation between difference scores in evidence-accumulation model parameters.

One-session treatment for specific phobias: Barriers, facilitators and acceptability as perceived by children & young people, parents, and clinicians (2022)
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Bee, P., Barr, A., Edwards, H., Lomas, J., Tindall, L., Scott, A., …Solaiman, K. (2022). One-session treatment for specific phobias: Barriers, facilitators and acceptability as perceived by children & young people, parents, and clinicians. PloS one, 17(9), Article e0274424. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274424

Between 2015 and 2020 the Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (ASPECT) was conducted in the UK to examine the non-inferiority of One-Session Treatment in comparison to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based interventions for child... Read More about One-session treatment for specific phobias: Barriers, facilitators and acceptability as perceived by children & young people, parents, and clinicians.

Validity testing of the conspiratorial thinking and anti-expert sentiment scales during the COVID-19 pandemic across 24 languages from a large-scale global dataset (2022)
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Han, H., M. Blackburn, A., Jeftić, A., Phuong Tran, T., Stöckli, S., Reifler, J., & Vestergren, S. (2022). Validity testing of the conspiratorial thinking and anti-expert sentiment scales during the COVID-19 pandemic across 24 languages from a large-scale global dataset. Epidemiology and Infection, 150, Article e167. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268822001443

In this study, we tested the validity across two scales addressing conspiratorial thinking that may influence behaviors related to public health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the COVIDiSTRESSII Global Survey data from 12,261 participants, we valid... Read More about Validity testing of the conspiratorial thinking and anti-expert sentiment scales during the COVID-19 pandemic across 24 languages from a large-scale global dataset.

Time structures in ethnomethodological and conversation analysis studies of practical activity (2022)
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(2022). Time structures in ethnomethodological and conversation analysis studies of practical activity. Sociological Review, -. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261221103018

Time is regarded as the immanent dimension for the social experience. This phenomenologically informed perspective of time is built into the ethnomethodological programme jointly proposed by Garfinkel and Sacks as they set out to uncover social orde... Read More about Time structures in ethnomethodological and conversation analysis studies of practical activity.

Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review (2022)
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Edwards, D., Sherman, S., Baker, P., Kelly, D., Nayab, W. D. -. E. -., Vorsters, A., …Bennett, C. (2022). Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 599-607. https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055504

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers protection against the virus responsible for cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, vulval and penile cancers. However, there is considerable variation across, and even within, countries as to how HPV... Read More about Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review.

A review of gamified approaches to encouraging eco-driving (2022)
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Stephens, R. (in press). A review of gamified approaches to encouraging eco-driving. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.970851

Eco-driving is a style of driving that minimizes energy consumption, while gamification refers to the use of game techniques to motivate user engagement in non-game contexts. This paper comprises a literature review assessing applying gamification to... Read More about A review of gamified approaches to encouraging eco-driving.

Shared Flashbulb Memories Lead to Identity Fusion: Recalling the Defeat in the Brexit Referendum Produces Strong Psychological Bonds Among Remain Supporters (2022)
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Muzzulini, B., van Mulukom, V., Kapitany, R., & Whitehouse, H. (2022). Shared Flashbulb Memories Lead to Identity Fusion: Recalling the Defeat in the Brexit Referendum Produces Strong Psychological Bonds Among Remain Supporters. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 374 - 383. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0101873

Identity fusion—a visceral feeling of oneness with a group—is thought to result from the sharing of emotional, often dysphoric, experiences. In this pre-registered longitudinal study, we address the impact of flashbulb memories of learning about the... Read More about Shared Flashbulb Memories Lead to Identity Fusion: Recalling the Defeat in the Brexit Referendum Produces Strong Psychological Bonds Among Remain Supporters.

‘To participate or not participate, that’s the question’: The role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions on collective action (2022)
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Sefa Uysal, M., Gülsüm Acar, Y., Sabucedo, J., & Cakal, H. (2022). ‘To participate or not participate, that’s the question’: The role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions on collective action. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 10(2), 445 - 459. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7207

The current research investigates whether moral obligation and perceived close vs. distant risks of high vs. moderate risk collective actions are associated with willingness to participate in collective action in the case of Turkey. Two studies were... Read More about ‘To participate or not participate, that’s the question’: The role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions on collective action.

To Forgive Or Not To Forgive An Organization: Perceived Integrity Versus Competence Transgressions Shape Consumers’ Forgiveness Of Transgressing Organizations (2022)
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Noor, M., Chao, M. M., & Doosje, B. (2022). To Forgive Or Not To Forgive An Organization: Perceived Integrity Versus Competence Transgressions Shape Consumers’ Forgiveness Of Transgressing Organizations. Applied Psychology, 72(3), 1160-1180. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12428

Forgiveness can de-escalate conflicts and transform resentment into constructive responses. Although we have learned much about interpersonal and intergroup forgiveness in the last two decades (Fehr et al., 2010; Noor, 2016; Van Tongeren et al., 2014... Read More about To Forgive Or Not To Forgive An Organization: Perceived Integrity Versus Competence Transgressions Shape Consumers’ Forgiveness Of Transgressing Organizations.

Cost and effectiveness of one session treatment (OST) for children and young people with specific phobias compared to multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): results from a randomised controlled trial (2022)
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Wang, H., Wright, B., Tindall, L., Cooper, C., Biggs, K., Lee, E., …Parrott, S. (2022). Cost and effectiveness of one session treatment (OST) for children and young people with specific phobias compared to multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04192-8

Abstract Background In the UK, around 93,000 (0.8%) children and young people (CYP) are experiencing specific phobias that have a substantial impact on daily life. The current gold-standard treatment—multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)... Read More about Cost and effectiveness of one session treatment (OST) for children and young people with specific phobias compared to multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): results from a randomised controlled trial.

Eine kurze kulturpsychologische Anleitung für zukünftige Freunde (2022)
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von Fircks, E. (2023). Eine kurze kulturpsychologische Anleitung für zukünftige Freunde. Cultura & Psyché, 4(2), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43638-022-00039-x

Zusammenfassung: Liebe zukünftige Freunde, dies ist ein Beitrag für euch. Er dient euch dazu, die Grundlagen von Kulturpsychologie zu verstehen und anzuwenden. Lange habe ich gebraucht, bis ich mir jene Grundlagen angeeignet habe. Nach intensivem Stu... Read More about Eine kurze kulturpsychologische Anleitung für zukünftige Freunde.

Do disasters trigger protests? A conceptual view of the connection between disasters, injustice, and protests – the case of COVID-19 (2022)
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Vestergren, S., Uysal, M. S., & Tekin, S. (2022). Do disasters trigger protests? A conceptual view of the connection between disasters, injustice, and protests – the case of COVID-19. Frontiers in Political Science, 4, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2022.836420

People around the globe are affected by disasters far beyond the disaster properties. Given that certain social groups are affected disproportionately, disasters need to be considered as political events which may cause political actions. Therefore,... Read More about Do disasters trigger protests? A conceptual view of the connection between disasters, injustice, and protests – the case of COVID-19.