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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@zafman90.bsky.social discusses evidence of within-person contact effects toward similar vs. distant outgroups.

While intergroup contact effects were long assumed to be robust, recent evidence using within-person analyses has often failed to corroborate these findings at the situational level. This study investigates this discrepancy in Poland, a country that transitioned from a predominantly homogeneous society to the world's leading refugee-hosting nation following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Through a four-wave longitudinal panel design (NT1= 1,354; NT4 = 894) , we compare Polish participants’ affective (e.g., warmth, friendliness), cognitive (e.g., competence, dehumanization), and behavioral (e.g., helping, policy support) outcomes toward two outgroups: a culturally similar group (Ukrainians) and a symbolically threatening group (Middle Easterners). We test this across different ways people have contact, including positive and negative direct contact, friendship, extended contact, and mass-mediated pathways. Using Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models (RI-CLPM) to isolate situational fluctuations from stable individual differences, we aim to replicate previous findings in a different context and extend the current evidence by testing various pro-outgroup outcomes. We hypothesize that because Polish people view Ukrainians as more similar and Middle Easterners as a cultural threat, the context will facilitate significant within-person contact effects for the Ukrainian group, whereas such effects may remain non-significant for the Middle Eastern group. All hypotheses and analytical strategies have been formally pre-registered, with data analysis currently pending.

Zafer Ozkan @zafman90.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

What an inspiring day at the annual Behavior in Crisis Lab conference! Huge thanks to our keynotes Nataša Jokić-Begić, John Drury, and Dominic Abrams, and to all our speakers and panelists for their insights. Special gratitude to Anna Potoczek for the organization.

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Zafer Ozkan @zafman90.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Thrilled to share our new publication in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations! We found that fear of war can strengthen support for refugee policies when empathy is present. What truly undermines support are symbolic threats, which erode empathy and fuel hostility.

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today we’re delighted to host Özden Melis Uluğ from the University of Sussex. She will be giving a talk titled “From Conflict Narratives to Collective Action: Psychological Perspectives on Peace and Allyship.” Join us here at 15:00 (Warsaw, PL time): teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

📢 Postdoc Opportunity! Join Jagiellonian Univ. (Kraków) as a Post-doctoral Researcher in Social Psychology (4-year NCN-funded project on global crises & collective action). 🗓 Deadline: 27 Aug 2025 🔗 easp.eu/job-offers/itm/post_doctoral_researcher_positio-2107.html

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Zafer Ozkan @zafman90.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

📢 New publication in PSPB! We tracked Poles over 3 waves to examine how closeness to Ukrainian refugees and threat perceptions shape each other. Feeling closer reduced both threat types—but only realistic threat (e.g. jobs, services) predicted less closeness over time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0146...

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Zafer Ozkan @zafman90.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Today at #ISPP2025, I presented our findings on the predictors of pro-Palestinian protest participation, based on both a cross-sectional and a panel study using RI-CLPM. There was no within-person evidence for the extended SIMCA, but norms were a robust predictor of protest. Manuscript in prep. 🤓

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

On May 30, we held the Annual Meeting of Behaviour in Crisis Lab: "Facing Crisis: Preparedness and Social Response." With three panels, expert talks, and engaging discussions, we explored how to empower vulnerable groups and strengthen societal responses to crises. Thank you to all involved!

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Zafer Ozkan @zafman90.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Such a joy to chair the migration crisis panel at @UJ_BCrisisLab’s annual meeting! Grateful to amazing panelists Ewa Szumoswska, Jan Brozowski, Marek Palace & Yuliia Lesyshak (we missed Ewa Morlinaro!) for sharing their research, policy takeaways and insights 🌍✨

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Selin Tekin @drselintekin.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Our new paper is finally published (and open access)! Lead by Abir Nasir, Ghada Alymany, Fatima Brimo, it was my first mentorship experience that I learned a lot from @profjohndrury.bsky.social Please share and we are open to any feedback and suggestion!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Understanding the socio-economic and wellbeing impacts of the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey on Syrian refugees

On February 6, 2023, a significant earthquake struck Turkey, disproportionately impacting Syrian refugees already struggling with the lingering effect…

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

We’re excited to invite you to the next open meeting of the Behaviour in Crisis Lab! Zafer Özkan, PhD, our lab member, will share findings from a three-wave study on how closeness to Ukrainian war refugees shapes and is shaped by perceptions of intergroup threats. Room 5.01, Institute of Psychology

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🚨 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 umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_...

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The Behaviour in Crisis Lab @bcrisislab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

🎉 New Publication from our lab member @zafman90.bsky.social! 🎉 This study examines how belief systems—free will, fatalistic determinism, and scientific determinism—relate to protest intentions after the 2023 Türkiye earthquakes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Understanding protest intentions: The influence of belief systems post-earthquake tragedies

This study explores how belief systems—free will, fatalistic determinism, and scientific determinism—are associated with individuals' intentions to en…

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