@tomekbesta.bsky.social
A social and cross-cultural psychologist, recently focused on intergroup relations, collective action, and the interplay between personality and social behavior
Fantastic days in Bergamo with artists, scientists and NGOs. Working on out project on masculinity and democracy. #socpsy #masculinity #democracy
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Fantastic days in Bergamo with artists, scientists and NGOs. Working on out project on masculinity and democracy. #socpsy #masculinity #democracy
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October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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📰 #Politicians often use hate speech to build an electorate and appear strong. HOWEVER, researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University showed that such content often backfires, harming its senders 😐
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#SocialPsyc
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#SocialPsyc
What You Say About Others: The Hate Speech Effect and Positivity Bias. | Polish Social Psychological Society
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September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
📰 #Politicians often use hate speech to build an electorate and appear strong. HOWEVER, researchers from Adam Mickiewicz University showed that such content often backfires, harming its senders 😐
🔗 tinyurl.com/2jmb5fxk
#SocialPsyc
🔗 tinyurl.com/2jmb5fxk
#SocialPsyc
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🟡 We are delighted to share that Social Psychological Bulletin has Impact Factor of 2.0!
🏅 Another big milestone for the once small and locally published journal - with more to come in the future.
@pspspl.bsky.social @psychopengold.bsky.social
🏅 Another big milestone for the once small and locally published journal - with more to come in the future.
@pspspl.bsky.social @psychopengold.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🟡 We are delighted to share that Social Psychological Bulletin has Impact Factor of 2.0!
🏅 Another big milestone for the once small and locally published journal - with more to come in the future.
@pspspl.bsky.social @psychopengold.bsky.social
🏅 Another big milestone for the once small and locally published journal - with more to come in the future.
@pspspl.bsky.social @psychopengold.bsky.social
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Based on insights from our report “Countering anti-democratic masculinities: State of the art of evidence-based interventions” – which presents a systematic review of strategies aimed at addressing anti-democratic masculinities – here’s what works when it comes to effective interventions.
July 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Based on insights from our report “Countering anti-democratic masculinities: State of the art of evidence-based interventions” – which presents a systematic review of strategies aimed at addressing anti-democratic masculinities – here’s what works when it comes to effective interventions.
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MEN4DEM publishes a scientific review of intervention strategies for more democratic masculinities.
Read the report at www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
Read the report at www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
MEN4DEM publishes a scientific review of intervention strategies for more democratic masculinities.
Read the report at www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
Read the report at www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
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(Q) Why MEN4DEM is important
In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together.
@via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM
In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together.
@via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM
May 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
(Q) Why MEN4DEM is important
In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together.
@via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM
In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together.
@via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM
At #ISPP2025 in Prague! Product placement for #SPB journal and the @pspspl.bsky.social. Plenty of exciting sessions connected to our Horizon #MEN4DEM project and the #NCN #Equaman project. Talks from our #ProtestLab members are coming up! Start looking for presenters from #UniversityofGdansk
July 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
At #ISPP2025 in Prague! Product placement for #SPB journal and the @pspspl.bsky.social. Plenty of exciting sessions connected to our Horizon #MEN4DEM project and the #NCN #Equaman project. Talks from our #ProtestLab members are coming up! Start looking for presenters from #UniversityofGdansk
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MEN4DEM’s first working paper is out! It lays the theoretical groundwork for transforming anti-democratic masculine norms into democratic masculinities rooted in equality, participation, and inclusive leadership across Europe. Read more: www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
May 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MEN4DEM’s first working paper is out! It lays the theoretical groundwork for transforming anti-democratic masculine norms into democratic masculinities rooted in equality, participation, and inclusive leadership across Europe. Read more: www.men4dem.eu/news-events-...
Great meeting in Gdańsk with @kunstjonas.bsky.social Milan Obaidi and others, concluding our project on personality and collective action. Data from 58 countries, field studies, big surveys. Stay tuned for details on the results and upcoming publications! #crosscultural #SocialPsyc #personality
May 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Great meeting in Gdańsk with @kunstjonas.bsky.social Milan Obaidi and others, concluding our project on personality and collective action. Data from 58 countries, field studies, big surveys. Stay tuned for details on the results and upcoming publications! #crosscultural #SocialPsyc #personality
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📅 Save the date! Our society's annual meeting will take place in Warsaw in September.
👀 Look, who's going to give a lecture! 😊
More info: dates, fees, programme, summer school, etc.
CLICK🔗 20zjazdpsps.pl/en/
#SocialPsyc
#psychologists
#conference
#warsaw
👀 Look, who's going to give a lecture! 😊
More info: dates, fees, programme, summer school, etc.
CLICK🔗 20zjazdpsps.pl/en/
#SocialPsyc
#psychologists
#conference
#warsaw
April 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📅 Save the date! Our society's annual meeting will take place in Warsaw in September.
👀 Look, who's going to give a lecture! 😊
More info: dates, fees, programme, summer school, etc.
CLICK🔗 20zjazdpsps.pl/en/
#SocialPsyc
#psychologists
#conference
#warsaw
👀 Look, who's going to give a lecture! 😊
More info: dates, fees, programme, summer school, etc.
CLICK🔗 20zjazdpsps.pl/en/
#SocialPsyc
#psychologists
#conference
#warsaw
With a great team, we show—using data from 21 countries—that economic prosperity attenuates the positive relationship between anti-migration conspiracy beliefs and commitment to reactionary action. Open access in Communications Psychology doi.org/10.1038/s442... #migration #SocialPsyc #conspiracy
Anti-immigration conspiracy beliefs are associated with endorsement of conventional and violent actions opposing immigration and attitudes towards democracy across 21 countries - Communications Psycho...
The link between conspiracy beliefs and reactionary movements that promote intolerance and undermine democracy was investigated in 21 countries. Economic prosperity and democratic functioning moderate...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
With a great team, we show—using data from 21 countries—that economic prosperity attenuates the positive relationship between anti-migration conspiracy beliefs and commitment to reactionary action. Open access in Communications Psychology doi.org/10.1038/s442... #migration #SocialPsyc #conspiracy
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🔵 Our society's award is named after Solomon Asch. He showed how a majority group can shape perception. Are those lines equal? - he asked the prtnts. Their answers were correct or not, depending on what others said. #SocialPsyc
Probably everyone heard of the experiment. Who knows the whole story?
Probably everyone heard of the experiment. Who knows the whole story?
April 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🔵 Our society's award is named after Solomon Asch. He showed how a majority group can shape perception. Are those lines equal? - he asked the prtnts. Their answers were correct or not, depending on what others said. #SocialPsyc
Probably everyone heard of the experiment. Who knows the whole story?
Probably everyone heard of the experiment. Who knows the whole story?
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Words change their meaning - offensive ones too. But in this process, are they perceived as hate speech?
➡️TL;DR👄says "yes", but ❤️ says "no"
@dominikpuchala.bsky.social answers the question in "Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Self-Reports and Interbeat Intervals".
🔗 shorturl.at/Mw6JG
#SocialPsyc
➡️TL;DR👄says "yes", but ❤️ says "no"
@dominikpuchala.bsky.social answers the question in "Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Self-Reports and Interbeat Intervals".
🔗 shorturl.at/Mw6JG
#SocialPsyc
Reclaiming the word – does the offensiveness of an insult depend on context still causing shock? | Polish Social Psychological Society
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March 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Words change their meaning - offensive ones too. But in this process, are they perceived as hate speech?
➡️TL;DR👄says "yes", but ❤️ says "no"
@dominikpuchala.bsky.social answers the question in "Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Self-Reports and Interbeat Intervals".
🔗 shorturl.at/Mw6JG
#SocialPsyc
➡️TL;DR👄says "yes", but ❤️ says "no"
@dominikpuchala.bsky.social answers the question in "Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Self-Reports and Interbeat Intervals".
🔗 shorturl.at/Mw6JG
#SocialPsyc
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On #IWD2025, we reflect not just on gender justice but on democracy itself. @horizoneu.bsky.social supports projects on "Gender roles in extremist movements". IN #MEN4DEM, academics, artists & activists from 7 countries co-create insights & interventions for change.
www.men4dem.eu"
www.men4dem.eu"
MEN4DEM
Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy
www.men4dem.eu
March 8, 2025 at 7:10 AM
On #IWD2025, we reflect not just on gender justice but on democracy itself. @horizoneu.bsky.social supports projects on "Gender roles in extremist movements". IN #MEN4DEM, academics, artists & activists from 7 countries co-create insights & interventions for change.
www.men4dem.eu"
www.men4dem.eu"
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Today is the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism - the United Nations General Assembly declared a few years ago. What better way to celebrate it in the scientific community than by posting a short-form, pop-sci article about it, I guess?😁
LINK: shorturl.at/2RIHg
LINK: shorturl.at/2RIHg
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Today is the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism - the United Nations General Assembly declared a few years ago. What better way to celebrate it in the scientific community than by posting a short-form, pop-sci article about it, I guess?😁
LINK: shorturl.at/2RIHg
LINK: shorturl.at/2RIHg
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Academics, actors and activists from across Europe then came together for a weekend of co-creation on Terschelling. Such an inspiring, heartwarming and hardworking crowd! And this is just the beginning! #MEN4DEM
@via-berlin.bsky.social @menengage.bsky.social
@via-berlin.bsky.social @menengage.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Academics, actors and activists from across Europe then came together for a weekend of co-creation on Terschelling. Such an inspiring, heartwarming and hardworking crowd! And this is just the beginning! #MEN4DEM
@via-berlin.bsky.social @menengage.bsky.social
@via-berlin.bsky.social @menengage.bsky.social
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Today is the launch of the Horizon Europe project MEN4DEM - masculinities for the future of European democracy. Follow us at @men4dem.bsky.social for updates! #men4dem
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Today is the launch of the Horizon Europe project MEN4DEM - masculinities for the future of European democracy. Follow us at @men4dem.bsky.social for updates! #men4dem
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📢 Join us for the MEN4DEM launch on Friday January 24th @aissr.bsky.social @fmg-uva.bsky.social A project introduction, interventions #ViaBerlin and a round table w #DimitrisBouris @norocel.bsky.social @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social #JolantaReingrade #AleksDimitrijevic aissr.uva.nl/content/even...
Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy - AISSR
The public launch of the Masculinities for the Future of European Democracy (MEN4DEM): the research project that explores how masculinities are mobilized in extreme-right politics and their impact on ...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
📢 Join us for the MEN4DEM launch on Friday January 24th @aissr.bsky.social @fmg-uva.bsky.social A project introduction, interventions #ViaBerlin and a round table w #DimitrisBouris @norocel.bsky.social @katarzynawojnicka.bsky.social #JolantaReingrade #AleksDimitrijevic aissr.uva.nl/content/even...