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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yesterday was #WorldMentalHealthDay😌 A recent mixed-method study by Dr. Kaiser Ahmad Dar finds that returning home alone doesn’t ensure recovery after #Displacement. #SocialSupport is key to #Resilience and #MentalHealth.🤝 🔗: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... @apajournals.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#WorldTeachersDay 👨‍🏫 Exciting research (Jovan Ivanović et al., 2024) shows that a multi-perspective #HistoryTeaching intervention impacts historical thinking of ethnically-mixed high schoolers in a #PostConflict society. 📖: doi.org/10.1002/ejsp... #SocialPsych #PeacePsych @apajournals.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Intriguing new research finds that #IdentityDistress is linked to #ExtremistAttitudes in Iranian #Adolescents, emphasising that building trust may matter. @y-rezapour-m.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #NewPublication #Psychology @apajournals.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#UNInternationDayOfVictimsOfTorture 🙏🏼 Can community interventions reduce the psychological effects of #OngoingConflict? This study by Mpande et al. (2013) examines how community-based interventions help individuals cope with #PoliticalViolence and #Trauma. 🔗: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 Call for editor! 👀 We are inviting applications for editorship of the PAC Journal! #PeacePsychology #APA #NewEditor #SocialPsych @apajournals.bsky.social @lauraktaylorphd.bsky.social 👇See below for more information: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

#UNInternationalDayOfVictimsOfTorture 🙏🏼 How can mental health professionals effectively support #TortureSurvivors when the threat of #Violence and #Insecurity remains an ongoing reality in their daily lives? 🔗Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... @apajournals.bsky.social #PeacePsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#UNInternationalDayInSupportOfVictimsOfTorture 🙏🏼 What implications does continuous traumatic stress have for mental health interventions in communities experiencing chronic violence or conflict? 📚Read more: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #VictimsOfTorture

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

#WorldRefugeeDay 🕊️ How do refugees imagine their futures while navigating uncertainty and belonging in a new society? This study explores how future plans shape experiences of #Integration and #Belonging among refugees in Greece. 🔗: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#WorldRefugeeDay🕊️ This research by Reis et al. (2024) examines the psychological impact of #ProlongedDisplacement in refugee camps, emphasizing the profound effects of uncertainty and adverse living conditions on #RefugeeMentalHealth. 📖: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#WorldRefugeeDay🕊️ Does sympathy hinder true social change? Research by Knab & Steffens (2021) shows that sympathy drives dependency-based charity, while moral outrage motivates people to advocate for #EqualRights. 🔗: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#WorldRefugeeDay 🕊️ 😯This study examines how youth negotiate conflicting normative standards during crises, illustrating how #StructuralBiases can selectively restrict or grant #SocialInclusion. 📖: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🤔Who do people trust when political institutions are shaped by conflict and division? This 🆕 research explores patterns of #PoliticalTrust in Northern Ireland, showing that trust varies across institutions and communities. doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeacePsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

😲This excellent new study demonstrates the associations between #ConflictRelatedVictimization, #CognitiveFunctioning and #MentalHealth in Colombian children. 📖Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #NewPublication

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🔎This excellent new research explores why integrating #Peacebuilding and #MentalHealthSupport may be essential for fostering resilient individuals, communities, and societies. 📖Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeacePsych #SocialPsych #NewPublication

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🔎How do gratitude and pride shape #benevolence and #activism across political ideology? Excited to share this research exploring the emotional foundations behind #SocioPoliticalEngagement. 🔗: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #PeacePsych #NewPublication

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

👀This brilliant new research examines the associations between #EmotionRegulation, #Empathy and inclusive versus exclusive #VictimhoodBeliefs among Israeli adults in the context of the Middle East conflict. 📚: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #AcademicSky #PeacePsych #SocialPsych @apajournals.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

‼️New research examining the role of #SocialIdentity in #IntergroupConflict and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland. 🔗Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #NewPublication

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🤍A new study exploring factors influencing #forgiveness in victims of #SociopoliticalConflict in Spanish-speaking populations. 📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🆕 Research on #perpetratormemory in Germany examines how societies navigate remembrance, responsibility and reconciliation after historical wrongdoing. 📚Read: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... @apajournals.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PeacePsych #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🕊️Today it is the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Children should never bear the burden of war. This study highlights the enduring effects of conflict on young lives. 🔗: doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📢 Call for Papers Special Issue: Rethinking Resistance in Peace & Conflict  #peace #psychology #APA We invite work that challenges dominant models of #peace ✊🏽 See www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pac/resistance-peace-conflict for more information @apajounals.bsky.social @lauraktaylorPHD.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Facing our 💫emotions with curiosity💭 🧑‍🔬🔎This brilliant study explores how an integrative emotion regulation style facilitates #empathy and inclusive victimhood- paving the way for #reconciliation. Read now: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000830 #PeacePsychology #EmotionRegulation #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Can sexism justify war? 💭🔎📚 In this excellent 🆕 study, Bosaia & Rollero connect ambivalent sexism with moral disengagement in #conflict. From Patriarchy to the Battlefield: 📖Read here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000823 #CRSV #Gender #FeministPeace #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📚In this study by Hirohito Mashiko, a short-term #conflict-resolution 🏋️🧠 training program was found to improve Japanese junior high students' #interpersonal skills and #relationships. Worth a read 👇 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000823 #PeaceEducation #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🔥🔥🔥This fascinating study examines the relationship between #prosocial behaviors and #civicparticipation by considering how #trust in #minorities moderates this relationship. #Chile #longitudinal #LatinAmerica #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych 📖 Read here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000817

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🧠How do advantaged group's help initiatives affect its members' attitudes toward #peace? 🔎 @eliadler.bsky.social & co explored the dark side of #intergroup help. Read here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000819 #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych @eranhalperin75.bsky.social @rethink-hope.com

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

👀 Can paying attention to riot graffiti🖌️ in urban areas help us understand #localconflictdynamics? 🗺️ This study examines what rioters felt and expressed on the streets during the Honiara #riots in November 2021. 📖Read here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000816 #pacificislands #PeacePsych #AcademicSky

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🎉ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 The #PAC November journal issue is live! 🆕 We are delighted to share the invaluable #research our colleagues have completed 📚 Here's where to find it 🔎 psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES... #PACNov2025 See the table of contents below

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Angélica Valencia & Co found that PTSD symptoms are associated with 📉poorer #neurocognitive🧠⚙️ functioning among displaced Colombian adolescents, with effects intensified by economic adversity #ucccali 📖Read now: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000814 #ucccali #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🔎Why is #misrecognition important for the success of #DEI-initiatives? 🔥This excellent article highlights its overlooked role in #intergrouprelations and offers insights for policy and practice. 📖Read here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000815 #DiversityEquityInclusion #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🌿🕊️New research on young leaders in a rural #peace process 💭How does an initiative to bring youth, elders & community leaders together to train a new generation of community leaders influence the development of their #politicalsubjectivities?🧠 📖Read here doi.org/10.1037/pac0000809 #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

📈 What predicts increased support among ultra-Orthodox Israelis for a regional peace agreement amid the Israel-Hamas war? This 🆕 study finds that mainstream news consumption and empathy do 📖 Read more doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #MiddleEast #ConflictResolution

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

💭Can #intergroup contact have lasting effects? 🧠 @daniceguzman.bsky.social & @pulteinstitute.bsky.social colleagues found that intergroup encounters effects may vary by program model, motivation, and chance for lasting friendships in the #MiddleEast 📖 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000808 #PeacePsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

⚡Disruptions like pandemics and wars can spark major societal shifts 🔎 @dianacardenasmtl.bsky.social & co explore how the #SocialChangeAlgorithm models these changes, which is a 🆕 frontier in modeling #peaceandconflict 📖 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000807 #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

☀️ Thanks @apajournals.bsky.social for the #PAC journal spotlight ! 🔍 @metesefauysal.bsky.social & co explored how #ingroup identity relates to #outgroupattitudes, perceptions of #discrimination & support for #minorityrights in the context of Turkish–Kurdish #conflict 📖 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000764

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚨 APA Article Spotlight 🚨 We are so proud to see the work from @metesefauysal.bsky.social ‬& colleagues out in @pacjournal.bsky.social 🎉 📚 Read more here: doi.org/10.1037/pac0000764 Thank you @apajournals.bsky.social for highlighting valuable research from #PAC 💭

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

📚 Charles P. Webel provides a review of some key works by Johan Galtung on #peace & #conflict research. An excellent review to commemorate Galtung's contrubtions, we highly recommend this as your next read. 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000793 #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych @unyp.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🕊️ Charles P. Webel discusses the contributions of three pieces of work on #peace and war, and how they contribute to our understanding of how to move closer to #WorldPeace 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000784 #Peacebuilding #Conflict #PeacePsychology #AcademicSky @unyp.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

📖 A fantastic review from Séamus Power on Moghaddam's work on #psychology of #Omniculturalism. Essential read for #InterculturalRelations, #SocialPsych, & #conflict transformation We'd love to hear your thoughts! 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000796 #Peacebuilding #AcademicSky #UniversityCopenhagen

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

👥 This research explores the #psychology of #territorial rights in #conflicts. With key insights on #collective psychological ownership, #socialidentitytheory, shared memory & #peaceandconflict 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000775 @ateneodemanilau.bsky.social #PeacePsych #AcademicSky #SocialPsych

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🌎 Keen to learn about the intersection of #ClimateChange & #PeacePsych? This LitReview by Padilla Malca et al. provide insights into links between climate-related disaster & #conflict 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000802 #SocialPsyc #PontificiaUniversidadCatólicadelPerú #UniversidadAntonioRuizdeMontoya

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🧩 Castro-Abril et al., used the multidimensional model of #peace to examine the interplay of distributive justice, indiv, and collective dynamics in the Colombian context 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000772 #resilience #wellbeing #biopsychosocial #socialpsyc #UniJaveriana #UniOfTheBasqueCountry

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

👥 Cheung-Blunden investigated how #threats can impact individuals' voter preference, with specific insight to the migrant crises and #Covid-19 in the Canadian context. 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0000749 #USF #UniversityOfSanFranciso #Politics #PoliticalPsyc #SocialPsych #AcademicSky

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

☀️ If you’re interested in learning about how strategies grounded in #SystemsThinking can advance #PeacePsych in #academia, have a look at this research by Wibisono et al! 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #PeacePsychology #Education #SystemsThinking #Interdisciplinary

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Our associate editor @gmvelez.bsky.social & team share a restorative, #trauma-informed alternative to punitive discipline in urban schools. A #mustread for rethinking school discipline through #peacebuilding. 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #PeacePsych #MarquetteU

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

🔍 Katna’s research investigated whether dispositions for self-sacriﬁcing #prosociality in #intragroup contexts produced a motive for outgroup aggression in intergroup contexts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #NTUsg #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #IntergroupConflict

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🌈 This study explored how LGBTIQA+ & heterosexual feminist cis women define feminism & view collaboration amid Spain’s trans rights progress 🔗https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000778 #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #GenderStudies @universidadgranada.bsky.social #UniofGdansk @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

👥 Galati & co-editor Haji explored how abstract vs concrete religious word exposure shapes #attitudes toward #religiousoutgroups, and how religious fundamentalism & quest moderate this 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #AcademicSky #SocialPsych #IntergroupRelations @laurentianu.bsky.social

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🕊️Exploring how #refugees in Greece conceptualise time, #belonging & future-planning in their #integration journey highlights the complex interplay between temporality & #socialinclusion 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #SocialPsych #AcademicSky #PeacePsyc @anazisak.bsky.social #AristotleUniThessaloniki

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pacjournal.bsky.social @pacjournal.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🌍 From the 2022 Symposium of International Network for Peace Psychology, the #PAC Special Issue tackles global #social, #environmental & #geopolitical challenges after COVID-19. 🔗 doi.org/10.1037/pac0... #AcademicSky #SocialPsych @shelleymckeown.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @laurentianu.bsky.social

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