Naser Morina

Datos Biográficos

ID174552
NOMBRENaser Morina
NOMBRESNaser
APELLIDOMorina
FIRMAMORINA N
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Münster
ORCID0000-0002-2331-9140
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS36
TOTAL DE CITAS7
TOTAL COMO AUTOR36
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2008
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H2

  • Social comparison interventions in promoting pro-environmental behavior

    Open AccessNaser Morina, Emelie Pauli et al.ARTICLESustainable Futures2026

    Social comparison interventions (SCIs) have been shown to promote pro-environmental behavior (PEB), yet observed effect sizes are typically small. Given their scalability and cost-effectiveness, SCIs hold substantial potential for population-level behavior change. A deeper examination of the social comparison process may enable the development of more targeted interventions that enhance positive outcomes. We synthesized existing evidence to asses…

  • Mental health of internally displaced persons

    Open AccessAhlke Kip, Angela Nickerson et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: Although most forcibly displaced individuals remain within their country of origin, internally displaced persons (IDPs) remain under-represented in mental health research. We estimated the prevalence of mental disorders among IDPs and compared prevalence and psychosocial functioning with non-displaced controls. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science for peer-reviewed reports published until 20 June 2025 in any lan…

  • Development and Initial Validation of the Social Impression Comparison Scale (Sics)

    Open AccessPascal Schlechter, Thomas Meyer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality Assessment2026

    Perceived social impressions – namely, how individuals believe they come across in social situations – are often evaluated by engaging in social comparison. Such evaluations may shape cognition, affect, and behavior. However, a validated measure to assess social impression comparisons is lacking. Therefore, we developed and validated the Social Impression Comparison Scale (SICS) that assesses the frequency of upward and downward social comparison…

  • Social aides’ perceptions of discrepancies in attitudes and behaviour towards different refugee groups in Germany

    Jens H Hellmann, Pascal Schlechter et al.ARTICLEPatterns of Prejudice2025

  • Carrying what came after

    Open AccessArwin Nemani, Schahryar Kananian et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2025

    This study uses baseline data from a registered randomized controlled trial (DRKS00021536)

  • Piloting competency assessments for an evidence-based brief psychological intervention with Arabic-speaking non-specialists in Switzerland

    Open AccessMahmoud Hemmo, Aemal Akhtar et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2025Referencias: 46

    The global challenge of closing the treatment gap highlights the need for innovative interventions. Problem Management Plus (PM+), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is an evidence-based brief psychological intervention designed to address this gap by involving non-specialist helpers. In this study, ‘non-specialists’ or ‘helpers’ are individuals without formal training in mental health, who have been trained in and have been delive…

  • Comparative thinking among university students

    Open AccessPascal Schlechter, Thomas Meyer et al.ARTICLESocial Psychology of Education2025Referencias: 2

    Studying for exams can be a stressful time. Uncertainty and stress often reach their peak during exam preparation, as students frequently grapple with feelings of inadequacy and anxiety regarding their academic performance. To assess their exam readiness, students can use social, temporal, criteria-based, and counterfactual comparisons. Engaging in upward comparative thinking during exam preparation may increase students’ stress levels. However, …

  • Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining social comparison as a behaviour change technique across the behavioural sciences

    Open AccessThole H Hoppen, Rieke M Cuno et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2025Citada por: 2Referencias: 127

    Research on social comparison as a behaviour change technique (SC-BCT) has increased substantially. We conducted a random-effects meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating SC-BCTs across the behavioural sciences (PROSPERO: CRD42022343154). We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science from inception to January 2024. Seventy-nine randomized controlled trials (N = 1,356,521) investigating effects on behaviours related to climat…

  • Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-Being

    Naser Morina, Nexhmedin Morina et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality Assessment2024

    People constantly compare their appearance and well-being to that of other individuals. However, a measure of social comparison of well-being is lacking and existing appearance-related social comparison assessment is limited to comparison tendency using predefined social situations. This limits our understanding of the role of social comparison in appearance and well-being. Therefore, we developed the Scale for Social Comparison of Appearance (SS…

  • Counterfactual comparisons and affective styles in the aftermath of traumatic events

    Open AccessPascal Schlechter, Thole H Hoppen et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

    Traumatic events often lead to counterfactual comparison (CFC), defined as comparing one’s current attributes to that of a hypothetical mentally simulated alternative that might have occurred but is counter to the facts. CFC can differ in its direction and in terms of the referent of action. The mentally simulated alternative may be evaluated as more favorable (upward CFC) or less favorable (downward CFC) and the counterfactual alteration (e.g., …

  • Time is of the essence

    Open AccessJulia Englert, Karola von Lampe et al.ARTICLEPsychological Research2023

    The perceptual Self-Prioritization effect (SPE) refers to an advantage in attending to stimuli associated with the self relative to those associated with another individual. In the perceptual matching task, arbitrary pairings between oneself and other persons, and a geometric shape need to be learned. Apart from the SPE, this task also produces high matching performance for a close other. While cognitive representations of past selves are sometim…

  • Efficacy of a brief psychological intervention to reduce distress in healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Naser Morina, Sonja Weilenmann et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2023

    This trial provides initial evidence that a brief psychological intervention delivered via videoconferencing results in significant reductions in mental health problems arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Booster sessions or digital tools may be needed to maintain the initial gains achieved by RECHARGE. This intervention may have utility in improving the mental health of HCWs both during pandemics and everyday stressors. (PsycInfo Database Reco…

  • The relationship between behavioural and mood responses to monetary rewards in a sample of students with and without reported pain

    Open AccessTanya Tandon, Katharina Ledermann et al.ARTICLEHumanities and Social Sciences…2022

    Pain impairs reward processing, and people suffering from physical pain are at high risk of having a persistently low mood. Although individuals with chronic pain have reported reduced reward responsiveness and impaired mood, it is not clear if reward responsiveness and mood are impaired in samples with sub-clinical pain scores otherwise healthy. Investigating a sub-clinical group is essential to disentangle the influence of medication on the beh…

  • A network meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD

    Open AccessGiulia Turrini, Federico Tedeschi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Refugees and asylum seekers are vulnerable to common mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Using a network meta-analysis (NMA) approach, the present systematic review compared and ranked psychosocial interventions for the treatment of PTSD in adult refugees and asylum seekers. METHODS: Randomised studies of psychosocial interventions for adult refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD were systematically ide…

  • Global burden of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression in countries affected by war between 1989 and 2019

    Open AccessThole H Hoppen, Stefan Priebe et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

  • Comparisons Inform Me Who I Am

    Open AccessNaser MorinaARTICLEPerspectives on Psychological…2021

    People’s self-concept contributes to their sense of identity over time. Yet self-perception is motivated and serves survival and thus does not reflect stable inner states or accurate biographical accounts. Research indicates that different types of comparison standards act as reference frames in evaluating attributes that constitute the self. However, the role of comparisons in self-perception has been underestimated, arguably because of lack of …

  • I’d do much better, if only … counterfactual comparisons related to traumatic life events

    Thole H Hoppen, Naser MorinaARTICLECognition & Emotion2021

    The association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and counterfactual comparisons (CFC) is poorly understood and CFC-measures are missing. We developed and applied the Posttraumatic Counterfactual Comparisons Scale (P-CFC-S), which measures frequency, intensity and affective impact of trauma-related CFC. We further measured trauma history, PTSD symptoms, probable PTSD diagnosis, posttraumatic cognitions, satisfaction with life and basic…

  • Psychotherapy motivation in refugees

    Pascal Schlechter, Ullrich Wagner et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2021

    We discuss implications for practice and future research with respect to reducing treatment barriers and providing culturally-sensitive treatments for refugees suffering from psychological distress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees

    Open AccessJulia Spaaij, Matthis Schick et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2021

    The results provide first insights into embitterment and associated factors in refugee populations. Furthermore, they highlight the significance of moral transgressions and low levels of self-efficacy emerging from displacement and traumatic experiences for the development of mental health problems in a clinical sample of refugees. The findings have implications for future research, policy development and clinical practice

  • Problems after flight

    Open AccessAndrea Drescher, Nikolai Kiselev et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This study highlights the impact of local contextual factors on wellbeing. The findings emphasise that planning preventative procedures and mental health care services for SRAs need to consider local challenges affecting the population in specific countries

  • Psychological Antecedents of Refugee Integration (Pari)

    Open AccessGerald Echterhoff, Jens H Hellmann et al.ARTICLEPerspectives on Psychological…2020

    The successful management of refugee immigration, including refugee integration in host societies, requires a sound understanding of underlying psychological processes. We propose the psychological antecedents of refugee integration (PARI) model, highlighting perceived forcedness (i.e., coercion and loss of control from “push” factors) and ensuing perils (risks and potential suffering during migration) as distinctive factors of refugee (vs. volun…

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind

    Open AccessNaser Morina, Nexhmedin Morina et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 06 March 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00179

  • Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Refugees in Psychological Treatment—Association With Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation

    Open AccessOriane Lacour, Naser Morina et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    These findings suggest that emotion regulation and perceived self-efficacy are associated with PGD in refugees in psychological treatment and are thus potential targets for treatment interventions

  • A Point in the Heart

    Open AccessMirëlinda Shala, Naser Morina et al.ARTICLECulture Medicine and Psychiatry2019

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons After Forced Displacement

    Open AccessNaser Morina, Aemal Akhtar et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2018