Maor Shani
Biographic Data
| ID | 1561445 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maor Shani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maor |
| FAMILY NAME | Shani |
| SIGNATURE | SHANI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Osnabrück University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5301-5332 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Longitudinal Associations Between Perceived Inclusivity Norms and Opinion Polarization in Adolescence
Affective polarization, characterized by emotional hostility and behavioral avoidance toward ideological opponents beyond mere policy disagreements, can pose a significant threat to social cohesion. However, this phenomenon remains relatively unexplored in adolescence. This longitudinal study investigates whether perceived inclusivity norms—emphasizing equality‐based respect, open and constructive dialogue, and communal unity—reduce opinion‐based…
Revisiting constructive disruption
The constructive disruption hypothesis proposes that nonnormative-nonviolent protest tactics can persuade resistant advantaged groups to grant concessions by balancing disruption with constructive intentions. We extended this hypothesis from asymmetrical intergroup contexts to two issue-based domains ( N = 457), animal welfare activism (Study 1) and religious blasphemy protests (Study 2). Although protest tactics did not directly affect support a…
Differential Effects of Friendship and School Norms on Adolescents’ Defending in Cyberbullying Situations
During adolescence, close friendships become increasingly important, yet whether norms within friendship groups may influence responses to cyberbullying more than norms from more distal reference groups such as schools remains untested. This preregistered experiment examined the effects of friendship and school pro-defending norms on adolescents’ defending intentions and behaviors in response to hypothetical cyberbullying scenarios. Participants …
Flourishing in life in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Amidst chronic challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including physical symptoms, emotional stress, and social constraints, this study aimed to elucidate how patients' perceptions of their illness and its integration into their self-concept are related to their ability to flourish in life. We hypothesized that having a positive and integrative illness identity and social identification will predict higher flourishing, mediated by enhanc…
A Social Network Intervention to Improve Adolescents’ Intergroup Tolerance Via Norms of Equality-Based Respect
Advances in social norm research indicated the potential benefit of utilizing social referents, who are highly connected to others and have outstanding positions in social networks, and therefore may effectively provide normative cues for other group members. Addressing the need to increase intergroup tolerance among adolescents, we developed an intervention for secondary schools focusing on network-identified social referents, who were encourage…
The potential benefits of camps for children and adolescents with celiac disease on social support, illness acceptance, and health-related quality of life
Among N = 165 14-22-year-old bearers of celiac disease (CD), the German-based study examined if participation in camps for children with CD is related to higher CD-related quality of life (CD-QoL); N = 48 of the study participants attended at least one camp. Camp participation was found to be related to higher CD-QoL, an effect mediated by having more friends with CD and by perceiving higher social support. Camp participation was also associated …
Can Abraham bring peace? The relationship between acknowledging shared religious roots and intergroup conflict
Although the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted in contesting ethno-national narratives, it is often also framed and perceived in religious terms. While all 3 groups who consider the region a holy land, namely Jews, Muslims and Christians, have theological roots in common, the potential of emphasizing such commonalities among more than 2 groups and—most importantly—whether acknowledging such shared Abrahamic lineage generally may b…
The effect of Jewish–Palestinian mixed-model encounters on readiness for contact and policy support
The effect of Jewish–Palestinian mixed-model encounters on readiness for contact and policy support
Longitudinal Associations Between Perceived Inclusivity Norms and Opinion Polarization in Adolescence
Affective polarization, characterized by emotional hostility and behavioral avoidance toward ideological opponents beyond mere policy disagreements, can pose a significant threat to social cohesion. However, this phenomenon remains relatively unexplored in adolescence. This longitudinal study investigates whether perceived inclusivity norms—emphasizing equality‐based respect, open and constructive dialogue, and communal unity—reduce opinion‐based…
Flourishing in life in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Amidst chronic challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including physical symptoms, emotional stress, and social constraints, this study aimed to elucidate how patients' perceptions of their illness and its integration into their self-concept are related to their ability to flourish in life. We hypothesized that having a positive and integrative illness identity and social identification will predict higher flourishing, mediated by enhanc…
The potential benefits of camps for children and adolescents with celiac disease on social support, illness acceptance, and health-related quality of life
Among N = 165 14-22-year-old bearers of celiac disease (CD), the German-based study examined if participation in camps for children with CD is related to higher CD-related quality of life (CD-QoL); N = 48 of the study participants attended at least one camp. Camp participation was found to be related to higher CD-QoL, an effect mediated by having more friends with CD and by perceiving higher social support. Camp participation was also associated …
The effect of Jewish–Palestinian mixed-model encounters on readiness for contact and policy support
Can Abraham bring peace? The relationship between acknowledging shared religious roots and intergroup conflict
Although the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rooted in contesting ethno-national narratives, it is often also framed and perceived in religious terms. While all 3 groups who consider the region a holy land, namely Jews, Muslims and Christians, have theological roots in common, the potential of emphasizing such commonalities among more than 2 groups and—most importantly—whether acknowledging such shared Abrahamic lineage generally may b…
The potential benefits of camps for children and adolescents with celiac disease on social support, illness acceptance, and health-related quality of life
Among N = 165 14-22-year-old bearers of celiac disease (CD), the German-based study examined if participation in camps for children with CD is related to higher CD-related quality of life (CD-QoL); N = 48 of the study participants attended at least one camp. Camp participation was found to be related to higher CD-QoL, an effect mediated by having more friends with CD and by perceiving higher social support. Camp participation was also associated …
A Social Network Intervention to Improve Adolescents’ Intergroup Tolerance Via Norms of Equality-Based Respect
Advances in social norm research indicated the potential benefit of utilizing social referents, who are highly connected to others and have outstanding positions in social networks, and therefore may effectively provide normative cues for other group members. Addressing the need to increase intergroup tolerance among adolescents, we developed an intervention for secondary schools focusing on network-identified social referents, who were encourage…
Longitudinal Associations Between Perceived Inclusivity Norms and Opinion Polarization in Adolescence
Affective polarization, characterized by emotional hostility and behavioral avoidance toward ideological opponents beyond mere policy disagreements, can pose a significant threat to social cohesion. However, this phenomenon remains relatively unexplored in adolescence. This longitudinal study investigates whether perceived inclusivity norms—emphasizing equality‐based respect, open and constructive dialogue, and communal unity—reduce opinion‐based…
Revisiting constructive disruption
The constructive disruption hypothesis proposes that nonnormative-nonviolent protest tactics can persuade resistant advantaged groups to grant concessions by balancing disruption with constructive intentions. We extended this hypothesis from asymmetrical intergroup contexts to two issue-based domains ( N = 457), animal welfare activism (Study 1) and religious blasphemy protests (Study 2). Although protest tactics did not directly affect support a…
Differential Effects of Friendship and School Norms on Adolescents’ Defending in Cyberbullying Situations
During adolescence, close friendships become increasingly important, yet whether norms within friendship groups may influence responses to cyberbullying more than norms from more distal reference groups such as schools remains untested. This preregistered experiment examined the effects of friendship and school pro-defending norms on adolescents’ defending intentions and behaviors in response to hypothetical cyberbullying scenarios. Participants …
Flourishing in life in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Amidst chronic challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including physical symptoms, emotional stress, and social constraints, this study aimed to elucidate how patients' perceptions of their illness and its integration into their self-concept are related to their ability to flourish in life. We hypothesized that having a positive and integrative illness identity and social identification will predict higher flourishing, mediated by enhanc…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works) · Social support (3 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Disease (2 works)