Blog - Identification with all humanity lab

New research on identification with all humanity and COVID-19

Katarzyna Hamer

A new video! Watch David Sparkman talking about IWAH and its connection to health-related behaviors during a global pandemic of COVID-19.

New publications from David Sparkman

Katarzyna Hamer

David Sparkman, our IWAH Lab member, has published two new papers: a meta-analysis about multicultural experiences and the secondary transfer effect of intercultural attitudes (in 'Social Psychology') and a paper on how individual differences in miserly thinking predict endorsement of racial/ethnic stereotypes (with J. C. Blanchar, in 'Social Cognition'). Congratulations David!

Our covid team at the online conference about COVID 19 research

Katarzyna Hamer

Our team presented analyses comparing the results of two waves of COVID-19 pandemic studies (March - May 2020), comparing social identifications (including identification with all humanity), fears, following the restrictions, and well being of a national representative sample of Polish citizens.

News from the covid project (podcast from a radio interview)

Katarzyna Hamer

Why do some people deny the existence of a pandemic and refuse to follow recommendations? Where is the popularity of coronavirus conspiracy theories coming from? Who does believe that restrictions are a violation of our freedom? Katarzyna Hamer answered these questions in a radio program (in Polish)

Our new publication in International Journal of Intergroup Relations

Katarzyna Hamer

Are multicultural experiences connected to identification with all humanity, humanitarian helping, and more positive attitudes towards "others"? Find out in a new paper from our lab!

Our symposium at a virtual ISPP meeting 2020

Katarzyna Hamer

Our symposium on "Global human identification and global citizenship: meaning, predictors and social consequences" will take place online on Tuesday, 14th July 2020, at EDT 3:00 AM | CEST 9:00 AM, in a virtual room 3.

Our new publication in International Journal of Psychology

Katarzyna Hamer

Can the IWAH scale be used in different countries? Can the results be compared? What is the factorial structure of the IWAH scale in five countries? Check out!

IWAHLAB in a project: "The influence of COVID19 pandemic on emotions, attitudes, and behaviors of Poles"

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ICP 2020 postponed till 2021 due to COVID19 pandemic

Katarzyna Hamer

Sam McFarland was invited as a keynote speaker at the International Congress of Psychology 2020 in Prague. Unfortunately, due to coronavirus pandemic, the ICP meeting is postponed until 2021.

David Sparkman's new project "The effect of direct multicultural experiences on IWAH, Universalism, Social Dominance Orientation, and Personality"

Katarzyna Hamer

David Sparkman (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) from our lab is starting a new project. He will examine students going to study abroad in the countries of Italy, Spain, and Australia. Congratulations David!

Katarzyna Hamer at the conference "Hatred in Social Relations: Manifestations, functions, psychological determinants and change"

Katarzyna Hamer

Katarzyna Hamer (Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences) presented which individual characteristics determine different reactions of the majority group to hate crimes vs. non-hate crimes.

Sam McFarland will be a keynote speaker at ICP 2020

Katarzyna Hamer

We are happy to announce that Sam McFarland will be a keynote speaker at the International Congress of Psychology 2020 in Prague! Congratulations Sam!

ISPP 2019 conference in Lisbon

Katarzyna Hamer

Our lab at the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society for Political Psychology, July 12-15 in Lisbon, Portugal. Click for more details.

Ongoing experiment

Katarzyna Hamer

Members of our team (Katarzyna Hamer, Marek Drogosz, Henryk Goworek, Patricia Ikeonyekachukwu, and Rose Obioha) conduct an experiment combining social psychology with a dynamic system approach. David Lopez helps with analyzing the videos. Exciting!