Monika Kovács
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 115989 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Monika Kovács |
| PRENOMES | Monika |
| SOBRENOME | Kovács |
| ASSINATURA | KOVÁCS M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Eötvös Loránd University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7827-3717 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
When political change seems impossible
In 2022, Viktor Orbán won a constitutional majority in Hungary for the fourth consecutive time. Even before the election, many had doubted that the Orbán regime could be removed through democratic means, but the united opposition's defeat almost completely shattered the remaining hope for political change. This study examines how individuals respond to such a context through the lens of Hirschman's Exit, Voice, Loyalty framework. Building on this…
Beyond Religious Narcissistic Identification
Agnosticism and atheism are often grouped simply as nonreligious identities, yet emerging research highlights their distinct psychological profiles and social implications. Among these distinctions, collective narcissism – characterized by strong attachment to one’s group, exceptionalism, and grievance for recognition – offers a framework for understanding identity processes in both nonreligious groups. We examined whether agnostics and atheists …
Exploring Reflections on the Interviewing Process of Intimate Partner Violence inMongolia
The widespread occurrence of violence against women takes place across diverse backgrounds, highlighting the importance of research on the survivors’ experiences. However, a notable gap exists between this research and the analysis of the survivors’ reflections made during these research interviews. Similarly, this research gap is visible in Mongolia, where the prevalence of intimate partner violence affects one in every three women. This qualita…
The Experiences and Challenges of Muslim Male Students in European Higher Education
This scoping review, guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework, examines the experiences of male Muslim students in Western and post-communist European higher education, focusing on how they negotiate masculinity in relation to Islamophobia and cultural adaptation. The analysis of 33 predominantly qualitative studies reveals pervasive discrimination shaping identity management and social integration. Students navigate academic dema…
Cosmopolitanism, trust, and democratic support shaping immigrant attitudes
Testing the underlying structure of unfounded beliefs about Covid-19 around the world
Unfounded—conspiracy and health—beliefs about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic worldwide. Here, we examined cross-nationally the structure and correlates of these beliefs with an 8-item scale, using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. We obtained a two-factor model of unfounded (conspiracy and health) beliefs with good internal structure (average CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04), but a high correlation between the two factors (…
Fostering inclusivity
This paper examines the impact of different types of national and European identity-glorification and attachment-on attitudes toward diverse outgroups, centering on the role of cosmopolitan orientation as a mediator. In Study 1 (N = 342), both national and European attachments positively correlated with cosmopolitan orientation, subsequently influencing attitudes toward non-Western international students. Notably, national and European glorificat…
“I established a life; I can re-establish it again”
Violence against women persists globally, transcending intersecting backgrounds, such as race, gender, socio-economic status, education, and ableness. The reality remains that women across diverse intersections continue to endure various forms of violence. According to a nationwide study, 30 % of women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime in Mongolia. The present research adopts an intersectional lens to comprehensively addr…
Intergroup attitudes and empathy
This study delves into the intricate dynamics of empathy, cosmopolitan orientation, and attitudes towards Roma, Jews, and Muslims in the specific context of Hungary. Prioritizing cosmopolitan orientation's potential mediating role, it examines how empathic concern and perspective taking, key components of empathy, impact attitudes towards these minority groups via cosmopolitan orientation. The research, involving a representative sample (N = 1000…
Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism
Posttraumatic growth
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare posttraumatic growth (PTG) of Mongolian and Hungarian survivors of intimate partner violence. METHODS: The study employed semi-structured interviews with fifteen women - ten Mongolian and five Hungarian survivors. Thematic analysis identified patterns and themes regarding survivors' PTG. RESULTS: PTG occurred in all participants, and identified themes were; positive changes, strengthened or new rel…
Cosmopolitanism and social dominance orientation mediate relationship between political orientation and sexism
Over the past decade, 'anti-gender discourse' has been institutionalised by the governing right-wing party in Hungary to a wide effect, from the removal of accreditation from a gender studies MA program to the Parliament's refusal to ratify the Istanbul Convention. The anti-egalitarian backlash echoes those emergent in other countries where right-wing populism has gained ground - such as Poland, Turkey, India, the United States, and Brazil. The p…
Gendered Self-Views Across 62 Countries
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger in less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary and self-construal theorists suggest that gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger in more egalitarian countries, reflecting the greater autonomy support and flexible self-construction processes present in these countrie…
Feminist identification, inclusive victimhood and supporting outgroups
Our research demonstrates the key role of identity content- feminist, egalitarian, or nonfeminist- in predicting solidarity-based actions towards outgroup members among women with regards to the cognitive construals of victimization-victim consciousness. Perceived similarities with other victim groups-inclusive victim consciousness-may have positive effects on intergroup relations. Using an online large sample of women from Hungary (N = 772; SD =…
The role of sexual orientation and the perceived threat posed by men in the acceptance of sexism
We aimed at examining the differences between straight (N = 583) and gay (N = 112) people in terms of the acceptance of ambivalent sexist attitudes not only toward women (ASI) but also toward men (AMI) and how the level of perceived threat posed by men (Realistic Threat Scale) influences these attitudes' acceptance. The study results showed that gay men endorsed hostile sexism at the same level as straight men, while lesbian women were more hosti…
The association between attachment orientations and empathy
Although earlier research had demonstrated significant links between attachment and self-concept clarity; attachment and empathy; and self-concept clarity and empathy respectively, there had been no studies examining these associations in conjunction with one another. Therefore, the present studies explored whether individual differences in self-concept clarity would mediate the relationship between attachment orientation (i.e., attachment anxiet…
Attachment security schemas to attenuate the appeal of benevolent sexism
Previous research has repeatedly shown a positive association between the need for relationship security and the appeal of benevolent sexism. Possibly, no studies to date had investigated the role of the need to belong with respect to a preference for the ideal partner to endorse benevolently sexist attitudes. Attachment security is considered to attenuate the need for relationship security and to divert the focus from the need to belong. Study 1…
The role of anxious attachment in the continuation of abusive relationships
Remaining in an abusive relationship is a strong risk factor for (re)victimization. Due to the relational nature of intimate partner violence attachment theory offers a useful framework for better understanding its dynamics. Within two studies we worked on individual differences regarding imagined attitudes when confronted with intimate partner violence as being the victim. Our first study showed that high level of attachment anxiety is a risk fa…
Retention Ability of a Glass Carbomer Pit and Fissure Sealant
The glass carbomer retention is very inferior to the resin-based material. The glass carbomer sealant was effective in preventing new caries development, comparable with the conventional resin-based sealant
If you can dream it, you can do it!—The role of sexual orientation in preferences toward boys' and girls' career orientation and gendered behaviour
We argue that parental attitudes of (prospective) children's gendered behavior are influenced by sexual orientation and the given social climate. In Study 1 ( N = 448), moderated mediations showed that sexual orientation predicted whether or not high‐status occupations are preferred for the (prospective) children through modern sexism. For girls, however, the perceived stability of the gender hierarchy moderated the effect of modern sexism. In an…
Attachment anxiety and resilience
In recent research, attachment has been addressed as a core factor that potentially contributes to resilience. However, there is still much to investigate regarding the mechanisms of this relationship. Emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping strategies may be promising pathways via which attachment associates with resilience. The present study evaluated the role of attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) in resili…
Psychometric Properties and Correlates of Precarious Manhood Beliefs in 62 Nations
Precarious manhood beliefs portray manhood, relative to womanhood, as a social status that is hard to earn, easy to lose, and proven via public action. Here, we present cross-cultural data on a brief measure of precarious manhood beliefs (the Precarious Manhood Beliefs scale [PMB]) that covaries meaningfully with other cross-culturally validated gender ideologies and with country-level indices of gender equality and human development. Using data …
Country‐level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries
OBJECTIVES: The Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism) capture individual differences in aversive personality to complement work on other taxonomies, such as the Big Five traits. However, the literature on the Dark Triad traits relies mostly on samples from English-speaking (i.e., Westernized) countries. We broadened the scope of this literature by sampling from a wider array of countries. METHOD: = 21.53) to examine …
Beliefs in Equality for Women and Men as Related to Economic Factors in Central and Eastern Europe and the United States
Major Depression and Allergy
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between major depression, neuroticism, and self-reported allergy among adults in the community. METHODS: Data were drawn from the Midlife Development in the United States Survey, a nationally representative sample of 3,032 adults age 25 to 74. ANOVA and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to determine the association between depression and allergy and the role of neuroticism in these relationshi…
Beliefs in Equality for Women and Men as Related to Economic Factors in Central and Eastern Europe and the United States
If you can dream it, you can do it!—The role of sexual orientation in preferences toward boys' and girls' career orientation and gendered behaviour
We argue that parental attitudes of (prospective) children's gendered behavior are influenced by sexual orientation and the given social climate. In Study 1 ( N = 448), moderated mediations showed that sexual orientation predicted whether or not high‐status occupations are preferred for the (prospective) children through modern sexism. For girls, however, the perceived stability of the gender hierarchy moderated the effect of modern sexism. In an…
Intergroup attitudes and empathy
This study delves into the intricate dynamics of empathy, cosmopolitan orientation, and attitudes towards Roma, Jews, and Muslims in the specific context of Hungary. Prioritizing cosmopolitan orientation's potential mediating role, it examines how empathic concern and perspective taking, key components of empathy, impact attitudes towards these minority groups via cosmopolitan orientation. The research, involving a representative sample (N = 1000…
Economic Influences on Ideals About Future Jobs in Young Adults in Formerly Socialist Countries and the United States
University students today in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) confront a world in which old ideals learned under state socialism are being questioned. Despite initial difficulties after the end of socialism, most of these countries now have more stable market economies. This article investigates how macroeconomic variables relate to ideals for future work in samples of students from eight CEE countries and the United States. Results indicate ther…
Anxiety Symptoms in Allergic Patients
OBJECTIVES: Multiple relationships between anxiety, allergic symptoms, and treatment difficulties have been observed. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders in outpatients with various allergic diseases, to identify diagnostic cues or possible risk factors, and to test the usefulness of self-administered questionnaire screening at the allergy clinic. METHODS: Six hundred forty-six (646) consecutive patien…
Major Depression and Allergy
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between major depression, neuroticism, and self-reported allergy among adults in the community. METHODS: Data were drawn from the Midlife Development in the United States Survey, a nationally representative sample of 3,032 adults age 25 to 74. ANOVA and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to determine the association between depression and allergy and the role of neuroticism in these relationshi…
Economic Influences on Ideals About Future Jobs in Young Adults in Formerly Socialist Countries and the United States
University students today in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) confront a world in which old ideals learned under state socialism are being questioned. Despite initial difficulties after the end of socialism, most of these countries now have more stable market economies. This article investigates how macroeconomic variables relate to ideals for future work in samples of students from eight CEE countries and the United States. Results indicate ther…
Beliefs in Equality for Women and Men as Related to Economic Factors in Central and Eastern Europe and the United States
Country‐level correlates of the Dark Triad traits in 49 countries
OBJECTIVES: The Dark Triad traits (i.e., narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism) capture individual differences in aversive personality to complement work on other taxonomies, such as the Big Five traits. However, the literature on the Dark Triad traits relies mostly on samples from English-speaking (i.e., Westernized) countries. We broadened the scope of this literature by sampling from a wider array of countries. METHOD: = 21.53) to examine …
Attachment anxiety and resilience
In recent research, attachment has been addressed as a core factor that potentially contributes to resilience. However, there is still much to investigate regarding the mechanisms of this relationship. Emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping strategies may be promising pathways via which attachment associates with resilience. The present study evaluated the role of attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) in resili…
Psychometric Properties and Correlates of Precarious Manhood Beliefs in 62 Nations
Precarious manhood beliefs portray manhood, relative to womanhood, as a social status that is hard to earn, easy to lose, and proven via public action. Here, we present cross-cultural data on a brief measure of precarious manhood beliefs (the Precarious Manhood Beliefs scale [PMB]) that covaries meaningfully with other cross-culturally validated gender ideologies and with country-level indices of gender equality and human development. Using data …
Feminist identification, inclusive victimhood and supporting outgroups
Our research demonstrates the key role of identity content- feminist, egalitarian, or nonfeminist- in predicting solidarity-based actions towards outgroup members among women with regards to the cognitive construals of victimization-victim consciousness. Perceived similarities with other victim groups-inclusive victim consciousness-may have positive effects on intergroup relations. Using an online large sample of women from Hungary (N = 772; SD =…
The role of sexual orientation and the perceived threat posed by men in the acceptance of sexism
We aimed at examining the differences between straight (N = 583) and gay (N = 112) people in terms of the acceptance of ambivalent sexist attitudes not only toward women (ASI) but also toward men (AMI) and how the level of perceived threat posed by men (Realistic Threat Scale) influences these attitudes' acceptance. The study results showed that gay men endorsed hostile sexism at the same level as straight men, while lesbian women were more hosti…
The association between attachment orientations and empathy
Although earlier research had demonstrated significant links between attachment and self-concept clarity; attachment and empathy; and self-concept clarity and empathy respectively, there had been no studies examining these associations in conjunction with one another. Therefore, the present studies explored whether individual differences in self-concept clarity would mediate the relationship between attachment orientation (i.e., attachment anxiet…
Attachment security schemas to attenuate the appeal of benevolent sexism
Previous research has repeatedly shown a positive association between the need for relationship security and the appeal of benevolent sexism. Possibly, no studies to date had investigated the role of the need to belong with respect to a preference for the ideal partner to endorse benevolently sexist attitudes. Attachment security is considered to attenuate the need for relationship security and to divert the focus from the need to belong. Study 1…
The role of anxious attachment in the continuation of abusive relationships
Remaining in an abusive relationship is a strong risk factor for (re)victimization. Due to the relational nature of intimate partner violence attachment theory offers a useful framework for better understanding its dynamics. Within two studies we worked on individual differences regarding imagined attitudes when confronted with intimate partner violence as being the victim. Our first study showed that high level of attachment anxiety is a risk fa…
Retention Ability of a Glass Carbomer Pit and Fissure Sealant
The glass carbomer retention is very inferior to the resin-based material. The glass carbomer sealant was effective in preventing new caries development, comparable with the conventional resin-based sealant
If you can dream it, you can do it!—The role of sexual orientation in preferences toward boys' and girls' career orientation and gendered behaviour
We argue that parental attitudes of (prospective) children's gendered behavior are influenced by sexual orientation and the given social climate. In Study 1 ( N = 448), moderated mediations showed that sexual orientation predicted whether or not high‐status occupations are preferred for the (prospective) children through modern sexism. For girls, however, the perceived stability of the gender hierarchy moderated the effect of modern sexism. In an…
Posttraumatic growth
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare posttraumatic growth (PTG) of Mongolian and Hungarian survivors of intimate partner violence. METHODS: The study employed semi-structured interviews with fifteen women - ten Mongolian and five Hungarian survivors. Thematic analysis identified patterns and themes regarding survivors' PTG. RESULTS: PTG occurred in all participants, and identified themes were; positive changes, strengthened or new rel…
Cosmopolitanism and social dominance orientation mediate relationship between political orientation and sexism
Over the past decade, 'anti-gender discourse' has been institutionalised by the governing right-wing party in Hungary to a wide effect, from the removal of accreditation from a gender studies MA program to the Parliament's refusal to ratify the Istanbul Convention. The anti-egalitarian backlash echoes those emergent in other countries where right-wing populism has gained ground - such as Poland, Turkey, India, the United States, and Brazil. The p…
Gendered Self-Views Across 62 Countries
Social role theory posits that binary gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger in less egalitarian countries, reflecting these countries’ more pronounced sex-based power divisions. Conversely, evolutionary and self-construal theorists suggest that gender gaps in agency and communion should be larger in more egalitarian countries, reflecting the greater autonomy support and flexible self-construction processes present in these countrie…
Testing the underlying structure of unfounded beliefs about Covid-19 around the world
Unfounded—conspiracy and health—beliefs about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic worldwide. Here, we examined cross-nationally the structure and correlates of these beliefs with an 8-item scale, using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. We obtained a two-factor model of unfounded (conspiracy and health) beliefs with good internal structure (average CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04), but a high correlation between the two factors (…
Fostering inclusivity
This paper examines the impact of different types of national and European identity-glorification and attachment-on attitudes toward diverse outgroups, centering on the role of cosmopolitan orientation as a mediator. In Study 1 (N = 342), both national and European attachments positively correlated with cosmopolitan orientation, subsequently influencing attitudes toward non-Western international students. Notably, national and European glorificat…
“I established a life; I can re-establish it again”
Violence against women persists globally, transcending intersecting backgrounds, such as race, gender, socio-economic status, education, and ableness. The reality remains that women across diverse intersections continue to endure various forms of violence. According to a nationwide study, 30 % of women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime in Mongolia. The present research adopts an intersectional lens to comprehensively addr…
Intergroup attitudes and empathy
This study delves into the intricate dynamics of empathy, cosmopolitan orientation, and attitudes towards Roma, Jews, and Muslims in the specific context of Hungary. Prioritizing cosmopolitan orientation's potential mediating role, it examines how empathic concern and perspective taking, key components of empathy, impact attitudes towards these minority groups via cosmopolitan orientation. The research, involving a representative sample (N = 1000…
Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism
Exploring Reflections on the Interviewing Process of Intimate Partner Violence inMongolia
The widespread occurrence of violence against women takes place across diverse backgrounds, highlighting the importance of research on the survivors’ experiences. However, a notable gap exists between this research and the analysis of the survivors’ reflections made during these research interviews. Similarly, this research gap is visible in Mongolia, where the prevalence of intimate partner violence affects one in every three women. This qualita…
The Experiences and Challenges of Muslim Male Students in European Higher Education
This scoping review, guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework, examines the experiences of male Muslim students in Western and post-communist European higher education, focusing on how they negotiate masculinity in relation to Islamophobia and cultural adaptation. The analysis of 33 predominantly qualitative studies reveals pervasive discrimination shaping identity management and social integration. Students navigate academic dema…
Cosmopolitanism, trust, and democratic support shaping immigrant attitudes
Psychology (22 obras) · Social Psychology (19 obras) · Political science (11 obras) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (9 obras) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (7 obras) · Medicine (6 obras) · Politics (6 obras) · Anxiety (5 obras)