Journal articles

Publications with impact factor

2023

Graf, S., Rubin, M., Assilamehou-Kunz, Y., Bianchi, M., Carnaghi, A, Fasoli, A., Finell, E., Gustafsson Sendén, M., , Shamloo, S., Tocik, J., Lacko, D., & Sczesny, S. (2023). Migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees: Different labels for immigrants influence attitudes through perceived benefits in nine countries. European Journal of Social Psychology, Online first. IF = 3.930 (2021) Q2

Cohn-Schwartz, E., de Paula Couto, C., Fung, H., Graf, S., Hess, T. M., Liou, S., Nikitin, J., & Rothermund, K. (2023). Contact with older adults is related to positive age stereotypes and self-views of aging: The older you are the more you profit. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, gbad038, Online first. IF = 4.942 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad038

Gardiner, G., Lee, D., Baranski, E., … Graf, S., … Funder, D. (2023). The economic well-being of nations is associated with positive daily situational experiences. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, Online first. IF = 6.813 Q1 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2023.100088

Zingora, T., Birtel, M. D., Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., Lacko, D., Rupar, M., Tocik, J., Voca, Sh. (2023). Change in anti-COVID-19 behavior and prejudice against minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal evidence from five European countries. European Journal of Social Psychology, Online first. IF = 3.930 (2021) Q2 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2928

Voca, Sh., Graf, S., & Rupar, M. (2023). Victimhood beliefs are linked to willingness to engage in intergroup contact with the former adversary through empathy and trust. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Online first. IF = 2.708 (2021) Q2 https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302221084859

Yik, M., Mues, C., Sze, I. N L., Kuppens, P., Tuerlinckx, F., De Roover, K., ... Graf, S., ... & Russell, J. A. (2023). On the relationship between valence and arousal in samples across the globe. Emotion, Online first. IF = 5.564 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001095

Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Besta, T., Olech, M., Vandello, J. A., Bender M., …, Graf, S., ... Żadkowska, M. (2023). Gendered self-views across 62 countries: A Test of competing models. Social Psychological and Personality Science, Online first. IF = 5.316 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221129687

2022

Friehs, M. T., Kotzur, P., Kraus, C., ... Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., Rupar, M., … Yzerbyt, V. (2022). Evidence from 35 countries that the social perception of key protagonists is associated with containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 12, 21277, Q1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25228-9

Lacko, D., Čeněk, J., Točík, J., Avsec, A., Đorđević, V., Genc, A., Haka, F., Šakotić-Kurbalija, J., Mohorić, T., Neziri, I., & Subotić, S. (2022). The Necessity of Testing Measurement Invariance in Cross-Cultural Research: Potential Bias in Cross-Cultural Comparisons With Individualism– Collectivism Self-Report Scales. Cross-Cultural Research, 56(2–3), 228–267. https://doi.org/10.1177/10693971211068971 IF = 2.18

Rupar, M., Graf, S., & Voca, Sh. (2022). Contact with former adversaries through mass-media is linked to forgiveness after dyadic and multi-ethnic conflicts. European Journal of Social Psychology. IF = 3.37

Pick, C. M, Ko, A., Kenrick, D. T., Wiezel, A., Wormley, A. S., Awad, E., ... Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ... Varnum, M. E. W. (2022). Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves. Scientific Data. Manuscript accepted for publication. IF = 8.501 (2021)

Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Besta, T., Olech, M., Vandello, J. A., Bender M., …, Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ... Żadkowska, M. (2022). Gendered self-views across 62 countries: A Test of competing models. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Manuscript accepted for publication. IF = 5.316 (2021)

de Paula Couto, M. C. P., Fung, H. H., Graf, S., Hess, T. M., Liou, S., Nikitin, J., & Rothermund, K. (2022). Antecedents and consequences of endorsing prescriptive views of active aging and altruistic disengagement. Frontiers in Psychology, 13: 807726. IF = 4.232 (2021) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.807726

Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Van Lange, P. A. M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., ... Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ... Yong, J. C. (2022). Reply to Komatsu et al.: From local social mindfulness to global sustainability efforts? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4). IF = 12.779 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2119303118

Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Van Lange, P. A. M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., ... Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ... Yong, J. C. (2022). Reply to Nielsen et al.: Social mindfulness is associated with countries’ environmental performance and individual environmental concern. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9). IF = 11.205 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122077119

Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., Klein, O., António, J. H. C., Babinska, M., Bangerter, A., …, Graf, S., ... van Prooijen, J-W. (2022). Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(3), 392-403. IF = 24.252 (2021)

2021

Lacko, D., Čeněk, J., & Urbánek, T. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the Independent and Interdependent Self-Construal Questionnaire: Evidence From the Czech Republic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 564011. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.564011 [IF = 4.23]

Rupar, M., Bobowik, M., Arnoso, M., Arnoso, A., & Vollhardt, J. (2021). General inclusive victimhood promotes intergroup contact in post-conflict societies: the role of conflict-specific victimhood beliefs, intergroup trust, and empathy. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 52(2), 71–84. IF = 2.65

Boin, J., Rupar, M., Graf, S., Neji, S., Spiegler, O., & Swart, H. (2021). The generalization of intergroup contact effects: Emerging research, policy relevance, and future directions. Journal of Social Issues, 77(1), 105–131. IF = 5.42

Zingora, T., Vezzali, L., & Graf, S. (2021). Stereotypes in the face of reality: Intergroup contact inconsistent with group stereotypes changes attitudes more than stereotype-consistent contact. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(8), 1284-1305. IF = 2.708 (2021) Q2 https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220946816

Eriksson, K., Strimling, P., Gelfand, M., Wu, J., Abernathy, J., Akotia, C. ... Graf, S., ... Van Lange, P. (2021). Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies. Nature Communications, 12(1). IF = 17.694 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21602-9

Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Van Lange, P. A. M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., ... Graf, S., ... Yong, J. C. (2021). Social mindfulness and prosociality vary across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(35). IF = 12.779 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023846118

Troian, J., Wagner-Egger, P., Motyl, M., Arciszewski, T., Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., …, Graf, S., ... van Prooijen, J-W. (2021). Investigating the links between cultural values and belief in conspiracy theories: The Key roles of collectivism and masculinity. Political Psychology, 42(4), 597-618. IF = 4.804 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12716

Bosson, J. K., Vandello, J. A., Jurek, P., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Olech, M., Besta, T., …, Graf, S., ... Žukauskienė, R. (2021). Psychometric properties and correlates of precarious manhood beliefs in 62 nations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 52(3), 231-258. IF = 2.577 (2021) Q3 https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022121997997

Baranski, E., Sweeny, K., Gardiner, G., Guan, Y., ... Graf, S., ... & Funder, D. C. (2021). Who in the world is trying to change their personality traits? Volitional personality change among college students in 56 countries. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 121(5), 1140–1156. IF = 8.460 (2020) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000389

Rothermund, K., de Paula Couto, M. C. P., Fung, H. H., Graf, S., Hess, T. M., Liou, S., & Nikitin, J. (2021). Age-related attributions of experienced changes in life: Origins and implications. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 76(5), 881-893. IF = 4.942 (2021) Q2 https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa160

Baranski, E., Gardiner, G., Guillaume, E., Aveyard, M., Bastian, B., Bronin, I, ... Graf, S., ... Funder, D. C. (2021). International optimism: Correlates and consequences of dispositional optimism across 61 countries. Journal of Personality, 89(2), 288–304. IF = 5.429 (2021) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12582

2020

Graf, S., Linhartova, P., & Sczesny, S. (2020). The effects of news report valence and linguistic labels on prejudice against social minorities. Media Psychology, 23, 215–243. IF = 2.736 (2018)

Zingora, T., Stark, T. H., & Flache, A. (2020). Who is most influential? Adolescents’ intergroup attitudes and peer influence within a social network. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219869460

Graf, S., Paolini, S., & Rubin, M. (2020). Does intimacy counteract or amplify the detrimental effects of negative intergroup contact on attitudes? Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23, 214–225. IF = 2.641 (2018)

Ko, A., Pick, C. M, Kwon, J. Y., Barlev, M., Krems, J.A., Varnum M. E. W., ..., Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ..., Kenrick, D. T. (2020). Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15, 173-201. IF = 8.190 (2018)

Lee, D. I., Gardiner, G., Baranski, E., Beramendi, M., Bastian, B., Bronin, I, ... Graf, S., ... Funder, D. C. (2020). Situational experience around the world: A Replication and extension in 62 countries. Journal of Personality, 88(6), 1091-1110. IF = 5.117 (2020) Q1 https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12558

Gardiner, G., Baranski, E., Guillaume, E., Aveyard, M., Bastian, B., Bronin, I, ... Graf, S., ... Funder, D. C. (2020). Happiness around the world: A Combined etic-emic approach across 63 countries. PloS one, 15(12), e0242718. IF = 3.240 (2020) Q2 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242718

2019

Graf, S., & Sczesny, S. (2019). Intergroup contact with migrants is linked to support for migrants through attitudes, especially in people who are politically right wing. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 73, 102-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2019.09.001. IF = 1.713 (2018)

Rupar, M., & Graf, S. (2019). Different forms of intergroup contact with former adversary are linked to distinct reconciliatory acts through symbolic and realistic threat. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 63–74. IF = 1.553 (2018)

Zingora, T., & Graf, S. (2019). Marry who you love: Intergroup contact with gay people and another stigmatized minority is related to voting on the restriction of gay rights through threat. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 684–703. IF = 1.553 (2018)

2018

Hřebíčková, M., Mõttus, R., Graf, S., Jelínek, M., & Realo, A. (2018). How accurate are national stereotypes? A test of different methodological approaches. European Journal of Personality, 32, 87–99. IF = 3.329 (2018)

2017

Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., Tegdes, T., & Brezina, I. (2017). We are the opposite of you! Mirroring of national, regional and ethnic stereotypes. Journal of Social Psychology, 157, 703–719. IF = 1.227 (2017)

Baranski, E., Gardiner, G., Guillaume, E., Aveyard, M., Bastian, B., Bronin, I, ... Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., ... Funder, D. C. (2017). Comparisons of daily behavior across 21 countries. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8, 252–266. IF = 2.633 (2017)

2016

Graf, S., & Kovacova, S. (2016). How to reduce prejudice? Intergroup contact theory. Ceskoslovenska Psychologie, 60, 185–196. [in Czech] IF = 0.242 (2016)

Hřebíčková, M., & Graf, S. (2016). How we see the ingroup sometimes reflects how we see outgroups: Mirroring of national stereotypes in Central Europe. Ceskoslovenska Psychologie Supplement, 59, 91–99. IF = 0.242 (2016)

Hřebíčková, M., Jelínek, M., Blatný, M., Brom, C., Burešová, I., Graf, S., Mejzlíková, T., Vazsonyi, A. T., Zábrodská, K. (2016). Big Five Inventory: Basic psychometric properties of the Czech version of BFI-44 and BFI-10. Československá psychologie, 60, 567–583. [in Czech] IF = 0.242 (2016)

Guillaume, E., Baranski, E., Todd, E., Bastian, B., Bronin, I., Ivanova, C., Cheng, J.T., de Kock, F.S., Denissen, J.J.A., Gallardo-Pujol, D., Halama, Pl, Han, G.Q., Bae, J., Moon, J., Hong, R.Y., Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., Izdebski, P., Lundmann, L., Penke, L., Perugini, M., Costantini, G., Rauthmann, J., Ziegler, M., Realo, A., Elme, L., Sato, T., Kawamoto, S., Szarota, P., Tracy, J.L., van Aken, M.A.G., Yang, Y., & Funder, D.C. (2016). The world at 7: Comparing the experience of situations across 20 countries. Journal of Personality, 84, 493–509. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12176. IF = 2.633 (2016)

2015

De Bolle, M., De Fruyt, F., McCrae, R. R., Löckenhoff, C., Costa, P. T. Jr., Aguilar-Vafaie, M., Ahn, C., Ahn, H., Alcalay, L. A., Allik, Avdeyeva, T.V., Bratko, D., Brunner-Sciarra, M., Cain, T. R., Chan, W., Chittcharat, N., Crawford, J. T., Fehr, R., Ficková, E., Gelfand, M. J., Graf, S., ... , & Terracciano, A. (2015). The Emergence of Sex Differences in Personality Traits in Early Adolescence: A Cross-Sectional, Cross-Cultural Study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 108, 171–185.

2014

Graf, S., Paolini, S., & Rubin, M. (2014). Negative intergroup contact is more influential, but positive intergroup contact is more common: Assessing contact prominence and contact prevalence in five Central European countries. European Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 536–547.

Hrebickova, M., & Graf, S. (2014). Accuracy of national stereotypes in central Europe: Outgroups are not better than ingroup in considering personality traits of real people. European Journal of Personality, 28, 60–72. doi: 10.1002/per.1904

Löckenhoff, C. E., Chan, W., McCrae, R. R., De Fruyt, F., Jussim, L., De Bolle, M., Costa, P. T., Sutin, A. R., Realo, A., Allik, J., Nakazato, K., Shimonaka, Y., Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., ... , & Terracciano, A. (2014). Gender stereotypes of personality: Universal and accurate? Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45, 675–694. doi: 10.1177/0022022113520075

Širůček, J., Ťápal, A., & Linhartová, P. (2014). Potřeba poznávání: Studie psychometrických charakteristik zkrácené české verze škály potřeby poznávání. Československá psychologie, 58, 1, 41–50.

2013

Graf, S., Bilewicz, M., Finell, E., & Geschke, D. (2013). Nouns Cut Slices: Effects of Linguistic Forms on Intergroup Bias. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 43, 62–83. doi: 10.1177/0261927X12463209. [BEST PAPER AWARD by the International Association for Language and Social Psychology and SAGE JLSP]

Hřebíčková, M. (2013): Přesnost regionálních stereotypů a mechanismy jejich vytváření. Československá psychologie, 57, 3, 230–245.

Linhartová, P., Ťápal, A., Brabenec, L., Maceček, R., Buchta, J. J., Procházka, J., Ježek, S., & Vaculík, M. (2013). The color black and situational context: Factors influencing perception of an individual´s aggressiveness and respectability. Studia psychologica, 55, 4, 321–333.

McCrae, R. R., Chan, W., Jussim, L., De Fruyt, F., Löckenhoff, C. E., De Bolle, M., Costa, P. T., Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., ... , & Terracciano, A. (2013): The inaccuracy of national character stereotypes. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, 831–842. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2013.08.006

2012

Chan, W., McCrae, R. R., De Fruyt, F., Jussim, L., Löckenhoff, C. E., De Bolle, M., Costa, P. T., Sutin, A. R., Realo, A., Allik, J., Nakazato, K., Shimonaka, Y., Hřebíčková, M., Graf, S., ... , & Terracciano, A. (2012). Stereotypes of age differences in personality traits: Universal and accurate? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 1050–1066. doi: 10.1037/a0029712.

Graf, S. (2012). Psychologické důsledky jazykové abstraktnosti. [Psychological consequences of language abstractness.] Československá psychologie, 56, 420–434. [in Czech]

Hewstone, M., Liebkind, K., Lewicka, M., László, J., Voci, A., Contarello, A., Gómez, A., Hantzi, A., Bilewicz, M., Guinote, A., Graf, S., & Petkova, K. (2012). An evaluation of the impact of the European Association of Social Psychology: A response to Schruijer (2011). History of the Human Sciences, 25, 117–126.

Hrebickova, M., & Kouřilová, S. (2012). Jak se vidíme, jak nás vidí a jací jsme: Porovnání národního auto- a heterostereotypu s posuzováním reálných lidí v kontextu pětifaktorového modelu osobnosti. [How do we see ourselves, how are we seen and how we are: Comparison of national auto- and heterostereotypes with ratings of real people in context of five-factor model of personality.] Československá psychologie, 56, 1–17.

Peer-reviewed publications without impact factor

Gardiner, G., Guillaume, E., Stauner, N., Bae, J., Han, G., ..., Graf, S., Hřebíčková, M., ... , & Funder, D.C. (2019). Assessing personality across 13 countries using the California Adult Q-set. International Journal of Personality Psychology, 5, 1–17.

Voca, Sh., & Graf, S. (2018). The effects of indirect intergroup contact on willingness to engage in direct contact with former adversary. Social Studies, 12, 47-57.

Rupar, M., & Graf, S. (2017). Ingroup and outgroup mass media are differently linked to reconciliation through perception of ingroup victimhood. In D. Valić Nedeljković, & D. Gruhonjić (Eds.), Populizam, izbeglička kriza, religija, mediji (pp. 36–51). Filozofski Fakultet, Novi Sad.

Voca, Sh. & Kamberi, M. (2017). Dealing with the past intergroup violence. Thesis, 6, 3-17.

Petrjánošová, M., & Graf, S. (2012). “The Austrians were surprised that I didn’t speak German”: The role of language in Czech-Austrian relations. Human Affairs, 22, 539–557.

Graf, S., & Petrjánošová, M. (2012). Ako spolu komunikujú Česi a Rakúšania: používání jazyka v průběhu meziskupinového kontaktu. In Diverzita v spoločenských vedách: Príspevky z 11. česko-slovenskej konferencie Kvalitatívny prístup a metódy vo vedách o človeku. Lásticová, B., Masaryk, M., Petrjánošová, M. (Eds.), Bratislava: Ústav výskumu sociálnej komunikácie SAV.

Petrjánošová, M., & Graf, S. (2012). "I have never met an Austrian but taken part in a student exchange in Germany": Perceived similarities between Austrians and Germans in Czech respondents. In P. Halama, R. Hanák, & R. Masaryk (Eds.), Sborník příspěvků Sociální procesy a osobnost 2012 (pp. 26–30). [Book of Proceedings, Social processes and personality 20012] Bratislava: Ústav experimentálnej psychológie SAV. ISBN: 978-80-88910-40-4. [in Czech]