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Investigating the link between biological dehumanization and indirect aggression
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The present research aims at expanding the literature on biologization (i.e., a form of dehumanization in which others are perceived as contagious entities) by providing the first empirical evidence of the link between this sociopsycholo...
Publication · June 30, 2025
Why are some countries rich and others poor? Development and validation of the Attributions for Cross-Country Inequality Scale (ACIS)
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Understanding lay theories on the causes of economic inequality is the first step to comprehending why people tolerate, justify, or react against it. Accordingly, this paper aims to develop and validate with two cross-sectional studies t...
Publication · June 30, 2025
Why might women justify dating violence? The role of men's sexual objectification of their romantic partners within heterosexual relationships
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Men's partner-sexual objectification has been linked to increased self-objectification and diminished well-being in women. Some recent findings have also demonstrated that men's partner-sexual objectification is related to increased viol...
Publication · June 30, 2025
Inequality perception and preferences globally and locally - Correlational evidence from a large-scale cross-country survey
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Using a large, representative survey involving 31 countries, we establish stylized facts about the attitudes toward cross-country economic inequality and their correlates. This question has been surprisingly understudied for a topic so i...
Publication · June 30, 2025
Book Review: An Internet for the People: The Politics and Promise of Craigslist
Publication · June 30, 2025
Burned Out by Technology: How Perceived Autonomy Shapes Strategies to Reduce Digital Exhaustion
Publication · June 30, 2025
Burning Desires & Cold Starts: Older Workers and Motivation-Reputation Misalignment in Platform Work
Publication · June 30, 2025
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