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Papers by Adar Hoffman

Research paper thumbnail of Social ties and social identification: Influences on well-being in young adults

Journal of social and personal relationships, Jun 21, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of I Think, Therefore I… Identify ? The Ease-­of-­Retrieval of Group Membership, and its Effects on Social Identification and Perceived Discrimination of Israeli Women

Membership in social groups influences the way individuals are perceived, make judgements and act... more Membership in social groups influences the way individuals are perceived, make judgements and act in social situations. Most individuals have multiple group memberships, and the different patterns of social identification are bound to shape experiences related to membership in these groups in various contexts. In this research we use the assumption based on the availability heuristic that the easier it is to recall occurrences of events, the more one thinks it is likely or frequent in the context of identification..

Research paper thumbnail of Does county-level implicit national exclusion predict political participation among Asian Americans?

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Coping Strategies and Their Influence on Depressive Symptoms During the Second COVID-19 Pandemic Wave in Switzerland

Innovation in Aging

Coping strategies help individuals face stressful events and adapt to them. During the second wav... more Coping strategies help individuals face stressful events and adapt to them. During the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic, individuals were confronted with increased governmental restrictions that aimed in impeding the propagation of the virus, but affected, at the same time, the life as we knew it, with negative consequences for mental health. This study aims at identifying the coping strategies that individuals used during this period, whether they changed over time and how they affected depressive symptoms in a life span sample in Switzerland. Our sample consisted of 736 individuals with age ranging between 18 and 81 years. The study was conducted in three waves with one-month intervals during the second pandemic-wave (i.e., October, November, December 2020). We used multilevel modelling to identify within-subject change and between-subject differences in depressive symptoms, with coping strategies and sociodemographic variables included as predictors. Older age, male gender, co...

Research paper thumbnail of Loneliness during COVID-19: Development and influencing factors

PLOS ONE

In early pandemic waves, when vaccination against COVID-19 was not yet an option, distancing and ... more In early pandemic waves, when vaccination against COVID-19 was not yet an option, distancing and reduced social contact were the most effective measures to slow down the pandemic. Changes in frequency and forms of social contact have reduced the spread of the COVID-19 virus and thus saved lives, yet there is increasing evidence for negative side effects such as mental health issues. In the present study, we investigate the development of loneliness and its predictors to examine the role of changes in social networks due to social distancing and other COVID-19-related life changes. A total of 737 participants (age range = 18–81 years) completed an online survey in three waves during the last quarter of 2020 at one-month intervals. Latent growth and multilevel modeling revealed that emotional loneliness increased over time, while social loneliness remained stable. Moreover, socially lonely individuals were likely to also develop emotional loneliness over time. Increased social distanc...

Research paper thumbnail of LOLYS Waves 1-4 (2012-2015)

This study is the data collection across 4 waves of the LOLYS (Longitudinal Lausanne Youth Study)... more This study is the data collection across 4 waves of the LOLYS (Longitudinal Lausanne Youth Study) at the University of Lausanne. The general aim of LOLYS is to assess experiences of vulnerability (e.g., stress, discrimination) and regulation strategies (e.g., identity, social support, collective action) of young adults aged 15 to 30 years living in French-speaking Switzerland. Generally, the survey aspires to provide an account of the regulatory strategies likely to decrease or to increase vulnerability among adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 30 years. In this study, we address the multiple mid- and long-term projects of these young adults as an indicator of their planned life course and aims in life. In addition we investigate identity self-definition strategies, as well as experiences of injustice, vulnerability, self-esteem, efficacy and well-being as well as attitudes towards social change.

Research paper thumbnail of The Many Faces of Social Connectedness and Their Impact on Well-being

Withstanding Vulnerability throughout Adult Life

Different theoretical frameworks have been developed to account for the impact of social connecte... more Different theoretical frameworks have been developed to account for the impact of social connectedness on individual outcomes such as vulnerability and subjective well-being, in particular approaches based on social identity theory, on social networks, and on social capital. We review research that describes how such social connectedness approaches rooted in psychological, social-psychological and sociological traditions demonstrate the link between social relations, vulnerability and well-being.We summarize and compare key arguments of these approaches in terms of their views on the processes relating the collective-relational to the individual-psychological. Indeed, social connectedness is generally associated with positive individual outcomes (such as prevention of physical and mental health issues and improved subjective well-being).Under some circumstances, however, these positive effects weaken or disappear. We therefore discuss boundary conditions of these processes, by looki...

Research paper thumbnail of Social ties and social identification: Influences on well-being in young adults

Journal of social and personal relationships, Jun 21, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of I Think, Therefore I… Identify ? The Ease-­of-­Retrieval of Group Membership, and its Effects on Social Identification and Perceived Discrimination of Israeli Women

Membership in social groups influences the way individuals are perceived, make judgements and act... more Membership in social groups influences the way individuals are perceived, make judgements and act in social situations. Most individuals have multiple group memberships, and the different patterns of social identification are bound to shape experiences related to membership in these groups in various contexts. In this research we use the assumption based on the availability heuristic that the easier it is to recall occurrences of events, the more one thinks it is likely or frequent in the context of identification..

Research paper thumbnail of Does county-level implicit national exclusion predict political participation among Asian Americans?

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Research paper thumbnail of Coping Strategies and Their Influence on Depressive Symptoms During the Second COVID-19 Pandemic Wave in Switzerland

Innovation in Aging

Coping strategies help individuals face stressful events and adapt to them. During the second wav... more Coping strategies help individuals face stressful events and adapt to them. During the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic, individuals were confronted with increased governmental restrictions that aimed in impeding the propagation of the virus, but affected, at the same time, the life as we knew it, with negative consequences for mental health. This study aims at identifying the coping strategies that individuals used during this period, whether they changed over time and how they affected depressive symptoms in a life span sample in Switzerland. Our sample consisted of 736 individuals with age ranging between 18 and 81 years. The study was conducted in three waves with one-month intervals during the second pandemic-wave (i.e., October, November, December 2020). We used multilevel modelling to identify within-subject change and between-subject differences in depressive symptoms, with coping strategies and sociodemographic variables included as predictors. Older age, male gender, co...

Research paper thumbnail of Loneliness during COVID-19: Development and influencing factors

PLOS ONE

In early pandemic waves, when vaccination against COVID-19 was not yet an option, distancing and ... more In early pandemic waves, when vaccination against COVID-19 was not yet an option, distancing and reduced social contact were the most effective measures to slow down the pandemic. Changes in frequency and forms of social contact have reduced the spread of the COVID-19 virus and thus saved lives, yet there is increasing evidence for negative side effects such as mental health issues. In the present study, we investigate the development of loneliness and its predictors to examine the role of changes in social networks due to social distancing and other COVID-19-related life changes. A total of 737 participants (age range = 18–81 years) completed an online survey in three waves during the last quarter of 2020 at one-month intervals. Latent growth and multilevel modeling revealed that emotional loneliness increased over time, while social loneliness remained stable. Moreover, socially lonely individuals were likely to also develop emotional loneliness over time. Increased social distanc...

Research paper thumbnail of LOLYS Waves 1-4 (2012-2015)

This study is the data collection across 4 waves of the LOLYS (Longitudinal Lausanne Youth Study)... more This study is the data collection across 4 waves of the LOLYS (Longitudinal Lausanne Youth Study) at the University of Lausanne. The general aim of LOLYS is to assess experiences of vulnerability (e.g., stress, discrimination) and regulation strategies (e.g., identity, social support, collective action) of young adults aged 15 to 30 years living in French-speaking Switzerland. Generally, the survey aspires to provide an account of the regulatory strategies likely to decrease or to increase vulnerability among adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 30 years. In this study, we address the multiple mid- and long-term projects of these young adults as an indicator of their planned life course and aims in life. In addition we investigate identity self-definition strategies, as well as experiences of injustice, vulnerability, self-esteem, efficacy and well-being as well as attitudes towards social change.

Research paper thumbnail of The Many Faces of Social Connectedness and Their Impact on Well-being

Withstanding Vulnerability throughout Adult Life

Different theoretical frameworks have been developed to account for the impact of social connecte... more Different theoretical frameworks have been developed to account for the impact of social connectedness on individual outcomes such as vulnerability and subjective well-being, in particular approaches based on social identity theory, on social networks, and on social capital. We review research that describes how such social connectedness approaches rooted in psychological, social-psychological and sociological traditions demonstrate the link between social relations, vulnerability and well-being.We summarize and compare key arguments of these approaches in terms of their views on the processes relating the collective-relational to the individual-psychological. Indeed, social connectedness is generally associated with positive individual outcomes (such as prevention of physical and mental health issues and improved subjective well-being).Under some circumstances, however, these positive effects weaken or disappear. We therefore discuss boundary conditions of these processes, by looki...