Islam Borinca, PhD

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Many congratulations Laura ! 👏👏👏👏

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....

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

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0146...

📢 Just published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin!

We examine how war-related memories shape reconciliation—and how meta-humanization can counter dehumanization and promote peace in post-conflict Kosovo.

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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...

New paper out (w/ Russell Spears) in JESP!

We looked at what happens when international support is pulled in post-conflict Kosovo. Anger goes up, support for radical action rises, and feelings of collective victimhood deepen.

Read: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...