Weaponising the past: An extended SIMCA model for how social identity and collective memory shape variation in collective action responses to democratic backsliding - advances.in/psychology Explore a SIMCA-based framework on how identity and collective memory drive resistance or acquiescence to democratic backsliding in Russia, Israel, and the U.S.

New article! Why do some societies resist democratic backsliding while others remain indifferent or actively support it? Neil Lavie-Driver and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social extend the social identity model of collective action to explore the role of collective memory. advances.in/psychology/1...

War, what is it good for? Propaganda, value-instantiating beliefs, war support and resistance in Russia How propaganda shapes moral meaning: Russian war study uncovers two value profiles that predict support or resistance—beyond ideology. See what truly matters.

New article! How do citizens in authoritarian contexts morally construe state actions? @vponizovskiy.bsky.social, @miweissflog.bsky.social, Evgeny Osin, and @grigolus.bsky.social explore how Russians view the war in Ukraine through core values. advances.in/psychology/1...

Race, memory, and colorblindness: Critical history and deconstructing United States democracy How colorblind history fuels authoritarianism—and how critical racial memory can build a stronger, more equitable democracy.

Publication Alert: Deconstructing the "Secure" Narrative of U.S. Democracy

Many believe that recent authoritarian rhetoric in the United States is a sudden departure from a historically secure democracy. But has it ever been as stable as we think?

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The politics of well-being during democratic backsliding: How partisan affiliation and support for government actions relate to happiness and life satisfaction Do politics shape happiness? Evidence from 5-week tracking links policy support to well-being amid democratic backsliding in the U.S.

📰 New Research: The Politics of Well-Being during Democratic Backsliding

@djwu.bsky.social ky.social, @kyleflaw.com, @stysyropoulos.bsky.social y.social, and @sylviapperry.bsky.social show striking partisan differences in well-being during Trump’s second term.

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Voices behind walking the talk: Quantified qualitative insights on D&I policy support reasoning Champions and Bystanders: data-driven profiles explain D&I uptake. Learn the motives behind support, the role of managers, and how to turn intent into action.

Are you a Champion, a Bystander, or a Reluctant? Why D&I support isn’t just "For" or "Against."

We are excited to publish "Voices behind walking the talk: Quantified qualitative insights on D&I policy support reasoning" in the latest issue of advances.in/psychology.
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Authors on Bluesky: @hemapreya.bsky.social @jolanda-jetten.bsky.social

Understanding public responses to counter-protests disrupting social change movements Violent counter-protests often backfire: five studies show free-speech concerns boost sympathy for social change movements across Hong Kong, Thailand, the U.S., and Australia.

📢 Publication Alert: Do violent counter-protests silence movements or amplify them?

We are excited to publish "Understanding public responses to counter-protests disrupting social change movements" in advances.in/psychology.
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Stigma-based solidarity betrayal: Implications for resistance to the rise of ethno-nationalism in the U.S. Betrayal in intergroup alliances: New evidence from 2024 U.S. election shows when solidarity breaks—and why it matters for trust and coalition building.

New in advances.in/psychology: Did the 2024 election break political solidarity? 🗳️💔 A new study explores "stigma-based solidarity betrayal."

Black women felt betrayed by Latino men (solidarity violation), White women felt betrayed by White men (relational violation). advances.in/psychology/1...

White Americans’ feelings of being “last place” are associated with anti-DEI attitudes, Trump support, and Trump vote during the 2024 U.S. presidential election White Americans who feel in “last place” drove the highest support for alt-right ideology, DEI bans, and Trump in 2024—evidence from a five-wave U.S. study.

📄 New Article in advances.in/psychology: "White Americans' feelings of being 'last place' are associated with anti-DEI attitudes, Trump support, and Trump vote during the 2024 U.S. presidential election."
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Solidarity as a bridge: Shared discrimination is indirectly associated with voting intentions among People of Color Can shared discrimination appeals move votes? New experiments show PoC solidarity rises and can boost support for PoC-aligned candidates. See who moved—and why.

Just Published: Does shared discrimination mobilize voters of color? New insights on the 2024 Election. 🗳️

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Collective action hinders the increase in post-election trust among election losers: Longitudinal evidence from the 2024 UK election Does activism hurt political trust? New 2024 UK election study shows collective action hinders trust recovery for election losers. Read the full analysis.

The Hidden Cost of Activism: When Political Engagement Hinders Trust

We know winning makes voters trust the system more. But what happens to the people who pour their heart and soul into a losing campaign? Read more in advances.in/psychology.
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Why longitudinal is not developmental: Clarifying misconceptions in acculturation research – A response to Berry (2025) Uncover why standard stage models fall short for acculturation and how concepts like acculturation tempo reconfigure research on cultural adaptation.

"One of the gravest misconceptions in the field is the assumption that measuring individuals over multiple time points is equivalent to adopting a developmental perspective."

Read this poignant response to Berry (2025) by Philipp Jugert and Peter Titzmann.
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Unpacking the Integration Puzzle: Overlooked Insights from Meta-Analytical Research. A Response to Berry (2025) Bierwiaczonek responds to Berry's (2025) criticism. Evidence indicates mainstream orientation, not integration, drives adaptation.

📢 The acculturation debate continues: A Direct Response to John Berry's critique was just published in advances.in/psychology!

@kbierwiaczonek.bsky.social addresses recent criticisms and reveals crucial, overlooked findings from meta-analytical evidence.
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Huge thanks also to the team at @advances.in: The feedback from the editors, peer-reviewers, and production team was beyond exceptional! Bonus, peer-reviewers get paid for their work, which they more than deserve for the helpful feedback we received!!

🧠🌍 New in advances.in/psychology!
How does anxiety about the future shape young people’s politics? A UK–Greece study finds that future anxiety links to stronger democratic support — but among young men, it’s also tied to more right-conservative views.

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Comments on the papers in the Special Issue “Acculturation reimagined: Setting the stage for the next era of inquiry” Insights on future acculturation research directions, cultural integration processes, and adaptation outcomes in intercultural contact contexts.

📢 New commentary by John W. Berry!
In our special issue Acculturation Reimagined, Berry reflects on 6 key articles and outlines a bold agenda for future research.
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Partisan forgiveness of political leadership in the 2024 UK general election: Are there limits to transgression credit? A study of the UK election finds voters grant ‘transgression credit,’ showing more willingness to forgive their own leaders' failings than opponents'.

Forgive and forget… if it’s your party?
A new article in advances.in/psychology reveals how partisan loyalty shaped forgiveness of political leaders in the 2024 UK General Election.
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The paradoxical effect of emotional acculturation in discriminatory contexts: School adjustment of immigrant minority youth Emotional acculturation impacts school engagement and social contact in immigrant youth, with discrimination influencing these effects over time.

🚨Publication Alert: Can emotional acculturation, usually seen as beneficial, have hidden costs?

Immigrant minority students who internalize majority emotional norms report more social contact but less school engagement—especially when facing discrimination.

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Comparing bivariate and multivariate approaches to testing individual-level interaction effects in meta-analyses: The case of the integration hypothesis Bivariate vs. multivariate tests of interaction in meta-analyses of the integration hypothesis in acculturation research reveal inflated prior results.

✨New in advances.in/psychology: Vu & Bierwiaczonek show that common bivariate “shortcuts” in meta-analyses overestimate interaction effects in the Integration Hypothesis by a lot. advances.in/psychology/1...

Cross-lagged panel networks Cross-lagged panel network analysis uncovers longitudinal item-level links between self-esteem and school commitment using regularized regression SEM.

🚨 Just published in advances.in/psychology: “Cross-lagged panel networks” combine network theory and SEM to track dynamic, item-level effects across constructs like self-esteem and school commitment. advances.in/psychology/1...

Intercultural contact in the digital age: A review of emerging research on digitally mediated acculturation Explores how digital tech shapes migrants' acculturation via mobile phones, social media, and digital diaspora interactions.

📢 New in advances .in/psychology: How do mobile phones, social media & digital diasporas shape modern migration experiences? Explore emerging research on digitally mediated acculturation by Jaimee Stuart, Colleen Ward, @jkarl.bsky.social, and Ronald Musizvingoza.
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“(The story of) This country is ours!” The territorial and epistemic dimensions of collective psychological ownership among the national majority and immigrants Study reveals how territorial and epistemic ownership shape national belonging among majority and second-gen minority members.

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Who gets to say, “This country is ours”?
This research unpacks territorial vs. epistemic ownership of a nation—comparing majority Finns & second-gen immigrants. advances.in/psychology/1...

Re-imagining multiculturalism: Small steps towards indigenizing acculturation science Explore Indigenous Māori perspectives on multiculturalism, rethinking acculturation science through a braided, post-colonial research framework.

🚨Publication alert!🚨
"Re-imagining multiculturalism: Small steps towards indigenizing acculturation science" by Colleen Ward, Tia Neha & Tyler Ritchie.

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Recognizing the financial pressures many academics experience in these trying times, we have waived the Article Processing Charge for this special issue. Kindly repost.

Special Issue on "The Psychology of Pushback" We are currently accepting submissions for a special issue on "The Psychology of Pushback: Understanding Resistance and Compliance During Democratic Decline."

Call for papers: “The Psychology of Pushback: Understanding Resistance and Compliance During Democratic Decline.”
Edited by Jonas R. Kunst and John F. Dovidio.
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Yes, we offer that option!

Why do some reject science on vaccines or climate change? It's often about what they consider trustworthy. Tailored approaches—teaching what makes info credible (like peer review) & framing facts to align with values—can bridge the gap. Let’s educate, not alienate.

Just read about this journal started by a colleague from Oslo (@kunstjonas.bsky.social). They pay reviewers - seems like an interesting model, definitely better than the traditional one. 100$ for a peer-review (one or more rounds) is not much, but can add a bit of motivation.

If you're interested in research on misinformation and conspiracy beliefs, I can highly recommend checking out this special issue!

It was great contributing to this together with the amazing Carolin Ziemer & friends: Ziemer et al. (2024) conducted a preregistered experimental study examining the susceptibility to pro-Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine among Germans with and without a Russian migration background.