Theofilos Gkinopoulos

Published today: One of the biggest #science #communication studies to date. We asked 71,922 people in 68 countries how they #engage with information about #science and combined the data with several country-level factors: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #OpenAccess

“A community of unknowledge”: A Social-Psychological Model of the Self-Reinforcing Cycle of Social Identity-Driven Willful Ignorance and Conspiracy Beliefs This paper explores willful ignorance as a socially motivated, group-based phenomenon closely tied to conspiracy beliefs. While prior research has emp…

Our new paper(with Eva Walther & Malgorzata Kossowska)in Current Opinion in Psychology introduces a group-based motivational framework showing that willful ignorance, beyond individual, is also a group strategy shaping identity & conspiracy beliefs.Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Following the success of our spring seminar series earlier this year, we @psapolpsychology.bsky.social are running an autumn/winter series, with four online presentations by great scholars.

Please do register and come along to hear about some really fascinating research!

🎈Thrilled to share my first ever solo author work🎈

In this chapter I uncover the relationship between social media, political polarization, and their downstream effects on political censorship.

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Folks working on the social/interpersonal consequences of conspiracy beliefs, check our call for papers in our new special issue in Frontiers in Social Psychology. With the great colleagues Ricky Green, Paul Bertin, and Marta Marchlewska. Info about the topic and timeline here: shorturl.at/Wlbn9

Yes it is standard, even if you order more crisps with one drink 😁

🚨 New paper out in JEP: General! psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Does adversity make us wiser?
Spoiler: Not by default.

Our article "Norm-enhanced prebunking for actively open-minded thinking indirectly improves misinformation discernment and reduces conspiracy beliefs" has now been published open access in JESP!
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If you're attending #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki next week, join us for panels on nationalism and the far-right in Europe and Latin America.

Challenging traditional masculinity: minority norms and the reimagining of male gender roles Rigid traditional masculinity norms are linked to emotional suppression and relational strain, particularly among heterosexual men. This research examined whether sexual orientation shapes masculin...

Hot off the press in Social Influence, in collaboration with @iborinca.bsky.social! Across 2 studies (U.S & U.K), we showed that exposure to gay men’s non-traditional roles can soften rigid masculinity in straight men, boosting emotional openness and inclusivity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌳 Preprint Alert 🌳

You can find out here, if anyone is interested in how the British and Poles think about the need for immediate climate action. Our study reveals that "climate delayism"—beliefs justifying inaction despite accepting climate change—is prevalent in PL/UK.

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Victims of Conspiracies? An Examination of the Relationship Between Conspiracy Beliefs and Dispositional Individual Victimhood Conspiracy beliefs have been linked to perceptions of collective victimhood. We adopt an individual perspective on victimhood by investigating the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and the indi....

🚨 Fresh off the press 🚨 Our #TISP spin-off paper on the relationship between #ConspiracyBeliefs and individual #victimhood is now out! doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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Ameliorating War’s Shadows: The Role of War-related Memories and Meta-humanization on Intergroup Reconciliation - Islam Borinca, Sofia Stathi, Theofilos Gkinopoulos, 2025 People in post-conflict settings often carry traumatic memories that exacerbate dehumanization and obstruct reconciliation. We investigated these processes thro...

Grateful to work on this with @drsofiastathi.bsky.social and @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social

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Släng vandelsutredningen i papperskorgen | Dagens Arena Vad ser de politiska partierna för mål? Vilket samhälle vill de forma?

Dags för en ny krönika i @dagensarena.bsky.social. Temat är vandelsutredningen och var den hör hemma, men också den större frågan om att inget parti – med visst undantag för SD – är tydligt med vilken målbild de egentligen har för sin politik.

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Throwing it back to 2024 with a #mustreadmonday recommendation 📖😊

Social Norms and Peace; how social norms influence peacebuilding and conflict resolution.

Guest edited by @iborinca.bsky.social, @mariosainz.bsky.social and @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social

Check it out! doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

'The Psychology of Crowd Behaviour'

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We are happy to announce an deadline extension for abstract submissions for our special issue until 9th May, please share/consider submitting your work!
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🚨 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
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Belief in a Norm‐Consistent Climate Policy Conspiracy Theory and Non‐Normative Collective Action Believing in conspiracy theories is connected to support for non-normative collective action. One explanation might be that this is due to both being non-normative. Alternatively, it might be the cas...

What fuels support for the Last Generation & other non-normative collective action? New paper w @lpummerer.bsky.social Lara Ditrich & @kwinter.bsky.social suggests beliefs in a climate-related conspiracy between politicians and industry

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🌍 We are launching a new #ManyLabs!!! Join the Heat & Cognition project! We're studying how extreme heat affects human thinking, social behavior & well-being — globally.
Contribute & co-author:
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New Publications Alert! 📝🎉 Our lab members have contributed to two recent studies. Read them here:
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Getting Lost: Reflections on Psychopolitical Isolation and Withdrawal by Matthew H. Bowker Getting Lost: Reflections on Psychopolitical Isolation and Withdrawal by Matthew H. Bowker at Karnac Books

Glad to contribute to the book "Getting Lost: Reflections on Psychopolitical Isolation & Withdrawal" with a chapter on "Ostracism in the Era of COVID-19:Intrapersonal, interpersonal & intergroup perspectives" with Evangelia Galanaki.Thanks to the editors Matthew Bowker & Amy Buzby! shorturl.at/C1CHD

Thanks very much!

Still enough time to submit your work to our special issue in @ispp-pops.bsky.social , about online extreme narratives and alternative identities! @easpinfo.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social @ispp25.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025 | BPS This year we make our way to Leeds for a gathering of academics dedicated to advancing research in our field.

Just over a week left to submit your abstract for @qmip.bsky.social conference!

We have fab speakers for you: @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social, Paul Flowers and @ginnybraun.bsky.social!

Come and join us for our 20th anniversary!

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The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories Beliefs in conspiracy theories are related to a diverse set of emotional and behavioral consequences. At the same time, a theoretical model detailing when a conspiracy theory is more likely to elic...

New theory paper-led by @lpummerer.bsky.social with Karen Douglas, @drdanieljolley.bsky.social & @tgkinopoulos.bsky.social The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying appraisal theories to understand emotional and behavioral reactions to CTs www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

On 12-13 May, University of Rzeszów will host this year’s NCN Days. Held annually in a different academic town in Poland, the event allows researchers to learn more about the NCN portfolio, proposal evaluation, and project performance. ncn.gov.pl/en/aktualnos... #DniNCN