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Ken is interested in the nature of the personal and collective self through the lens of several different domains including religion, ideology and prejudice

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Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Duration and Type on Well-being: an Online Dose-Ranging Randomized Controlled Trial

Mindfulness

Objectives This multi-arm randomized controlled online trial explored the effects of two key mind... more Objectives This multi-arm randomized controlled online trial explored the effects of two key mindfulness characteristics (dose and type) over 2 weeks on mental well-being, along with psychological distress and dispositional mindfulness, in a healthy community sample. Method Participants were randomly assigned to one of four mindfulness interventions (~ 10 min or ~ 30 min of sitting or movement meditation) to practice daily for 2 weeks; 161 participants fully completed the study and were included in the final sample. We also explored self-reported adherence through how often participants practiced, along with dropout rate via how many participants fully completed the study. Results Well-being and mindfulness scores increased—and distress scores decreased—within all four conditions. However, most importantly, there were no significant differences between the conditions as a function of meditation dose or type. There were also no differences between the conditions on how regularly the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Causality in the study of collective action and political behaviour

Research paper thumbnail of Categorisation, homogeneity, and attribution: Out-person homogeneity and the actor-observer effect

Research paper thumbnail of Not just who you are, but who you were before: Social identification, identity incompatibility, and performance‐undermining learning behaviour in higher education

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Social identification and normative conflict: When student and educator learning norms collide

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Social identification and academic performance: integrating two existing models of tertiary student learning

Research paper thumbnail of Learning behaviour and learning outcomes: the roles for social influence and field of study

Social Psychology of Education

Research paper thumbnail of Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation: A glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Many of the world’s biggest problems are being tackled through the formation of new groups yet ve... more Many of the world’s biggest problems are being tackled through the formation of new groups yet very little research has directly observed the processes by which new groups form to respond to social problems. The current paper draws on seminal research by Lewin (1947) to advance a perspective as to how such identities form through processes of small group interaction. Multilevel structural equation modelling involving 58 small group discussions (with N = 234) demonstrates that focused group discussion can boost the commitment to take collective action, beliefs in the efficacy of that action, and members’ social identification with other supporters of the cause. The results are consistent with the new commitment to action flowing from emergent social identities.

Research paper thumbnail of Discipline Social Identification, Study Norms and Learning Approach in University Students

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 01443410 2013 822962, Jan 20, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Transforming "Apathy Into Movement":The Role of Prosocial Emotions in Motivating Action for Social Change

Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2009

This article explores the synergies between recent developments in the social identity of helping... more This article explores the synergies between recent developments in the social identity of helping, and advantaged groups' prosocial emotion. The authors review the literature on the potential of guilt, sympathy, and outrage to transform advantaged groups' apathy into positive action. They place this research into a novel framework by exploring the ways these emotions shape group processes to produce action strategies that emphasize either social cohesion or social change. These prosocial emotions have a critical but underrecognized role in creating contexts of in-group inclusion or exclusion, shaping normative content and meaning, and informing group interests. Furthermore, these distinctions provide a useful way of differentiating commonly discussed emotions. The authors conclude that the most "effective" emotion will depend on the context of the inequality but that outrage seems particularly likely to productively shape group processes and social change outcomes.

Research paper thumbnail of Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Mar 1, 2011

In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alon... more In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified:(1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale;(2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures;(3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the possible independence of components within RWA; and (4) statistical artifacts arising in multiple ...

Research paper thumbnail of A social identity approach to religion: Religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self

Research paper thumbnail of A social identity approach to religion: Religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self

Research paper thumbnail of Social Group and Moral Orientation Factors as Mediators of Religiosity and Multiple Attitude Targets

Journal For the Scientific Study of Religion, Sep 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Social Group and Moral Orientation Factors as Mediators of Religiosity and Multiple Attitude Targets

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Eyelid-Openness and Mouth Curvature Influence Perceived Intelligence Beyond Attractiveness

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of intelligence on the endorsement of the intelligence–attractiveness halo

Personality and Individual Differences, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Collaborative Teachback with a Statistical Cognitive Tool: A Formative Evaluation

Research paper thumbnail of On the Role of Discipline-Related Self-Concept in Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning among University Students

Instructional Science an International Journal of the Learning Sciences, Mar 1, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Duration and Type on Well-being: an Online Dose-Ranging Randomized Controlled Trial

Mindfulness

Objectives This multi-arm randomized controlled online trial explored the effects of two key mind... more Objectives This multi-arm randomized controlled online trial explored the effects of two key mindfulness characteristics (dose and type) over 2 weeks on mental well-being, along with psychological distress and dispositional mindfulness, in a healthy community sample. Method Participants were randomly assigned to one of four mindfulness interventions (~ 10 min or ~ 30 min of sitting or movement meditation) to practice daily for 2 weeks; 161 participants fully completed the study and were included in the final sample. We also explored self-reported adherence through how often participants practiced, along with dropout rate via how many participants fully completed the study. Results Well-being and mindfulness scores increased—and distress scores decreased—within all four conditions. However, most importantly, there were no significant differences between the conditions as a function of meditation dose or type. There were also no differences between the conditions on how regularly the ...

Research paper thumbnail of Causality in the study of collective action and political behaviour

Research paper thumbnail of Categorisation, homogeneity, and attribution: Out-person homogeneity and the actor-observer effect

Research paper thumbnail of Not just who you are, but who you were before: Social identification, identity incompatibility, and performance‐undermining learning behaviour in higher education

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Social identification and normative conflict: When student and educator learning norms collide

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Social identification and academic performance: integrating two existing models of tertiary student learning

Research paper thumbnail of Learning behaviour and learning outcomes: the roles for social influence and field of study

Social Psychology of Education

Research paper thumbnail of Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation: A glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Many of the world’s biggest problems are being tackled through the formation of new groups yet ve... more Many of the world’s biggest problems are being tackled through the formation of new groups yet very little research has directly observed the processes by which new groups form to respond to social problems. The current paper draws on seminal research by Lewin (1947) to advance a perspective as to how such identities form through processes of small group interaction. Multilevel structural equation modelling involving 58 small group discussions (with N = 234) demonstrates that focused group discussion can boost the commitment to take collective action, beliefs in the efficacy of that action, and members’ social identification with other supporters of the cause. The results are consistent with the new commitment to action flowing from emergent social identities.

Research paper thumbnail of Discipline Social Identification, Study Norms and Learning Approach in University Students

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 01443410 2013 822962, Jan 20, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Transforming "Apathy Into Movement":The Role of Prosocial Emotions in Motivating Action for Social Change

Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2009

This article explores the synergies between recent developments in the social identity of helping... more This article explores the synergies between recent developments in the social identity of helping, and advantaged groups' prosocial emotion. The authors review the literature on the potential of guilt, sympathy, and outrage to transform advantaged groups' apathy into positive action. They place this research into a novel framework by exploring the ways these emotions shape group processes to produce action strategies that emphasize either social cohesion or social change. These prosocial emotions have a critical but underrecognized role in creating contexts of in-group inclusion or exclusion, shaping normative content and meaning, and informing group interests. Furthermore, these distinctions provide a useful way of differentiating commonly discussed emotions. The authors conclude that the most "effective" emotion will depend on the context of the inequality but that outrage seems particularly likely to productively shape group processes and social change outcomes.

Research paper thumbnail of Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion?

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Mar 1, 2011

In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alon... more In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified:(1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale;(2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures;(3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the possible independence of components within RWA; and (4) statistical artifacts arising in multiple ...

Research paper thumbnail of A social identity approach to religion: Religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self

Research paper thumbnail of A social identity approach to religion: Religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self

Research paper thumbnail of Social Group and Moral Orientation Factors as Mediators of Religiosity and Multiple Attitude Targets

Journal For the Scientific Study of Religion, Sep 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Social Group and Moral Orientation Factors as Mediators of Religiosity and Multiple Attitude Targets

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Eyelid-Openness and Mouth Curvature Influence Perceived Intelligence Beyond Attractiveness

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Blinded by Beauty: Attractiveness Bias and Accurate Perceptions of Academic Performance

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of intelligence on the endorsement of the intelligence–attractiveness halo

Personality and Individual Differences, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Collaborative Teachback with a Statistical Cognitive Tool: A Formative Evaluation

Research paper thumbnail of On the Role of Discipline-Related Self-Concept in Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning among University Students

Instructional Science an International Journal of the Learning Sciences, Mar 1, 2013

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