Mabelle Kretchner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1563628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mabelle Kretchner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mabelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Kretchner |
| SIGNATURE | KRETCHNER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Reichman University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2024-1026 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The disappointing (not hateful) divide
Affective polarization (AP), the tendency of opposing ideological groups to experience negative feelings towards each other, is a growing concern in Western democracies. While often discussed in terms of mutual hatred, there is a lack of comprehensive exploration of the discrete emotions underlying AP. As an initial attempt to address this gap, this research investigates the unique association between negative emotions (anger, fear, disgust, cont…
The affective gap
Bakker and Lelkes (2024) point at a critical gap in research on affective polarisation: the limited understanding of its affective components, mainly due to the reliance on a unidimensional operationalisation of affect in affective polarisation. They advocate for a broader approach to study affect, integrating explicit and implicit measures, and call on emotion specialists to address this gap. Acknowledging the complexity of affect in the ideolog…
Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism
National glorification and attachment differentially predict support for intergroup conflict resolution
Research on national identity distinguishes between national glorification and attachment. We tested whether glorification and attachment differentially predicted support for military and diplomatic conflict resolution strategies (CRS) in response to international conflicts. Using data collected in seven countries (Australia, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Israel, China; total N = 1784), we investigated whether glorification and …
Parental motivated helplessness in vaccinating children against Covid-19
According to the motivated helplessness hypothesis, parental feelings of helplessness regarding vaccinating children against COVID-19 may serve a protective function against vaccine fear and hesitancy. Two correlational studies conducted among Israelis (Study 1) and an international sample (Study 2), examined whether self-reported perceived helplessness in vaccinating children may be related to lower vaccine-fear, and higher perceived vaccine-eff…
Motivated Helplessness in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Introduction: According to the motivated helplessness hypothesis, thinking that there is nothing to do to avoid the coronavirus may make people less afraid of being infected (Lifshin et al., 2020). Previous correlational evidence indicated that high levels of helplessness were associated with diminished fear of COVID-19 (Lifshin et al., 2020; Lifshin & Mikulincer, 2021). Method: We tested if manipulated perceived helplessness to avoid the virus u…
Motivated Helplessness in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: We tested the hypothesis that feelings of helplessness — i.e., the perception that one is unable to control and prevent negative events — may serve a protective psychological function against fear and anxiety arousal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a large scale study with participants from different countries (N = 3,632) to examine if perceived helplessness to avoid being infected with COVID-19 relate…
National glorification and attachment differentially predict support for intergroup conflict resolution
Research on national identity distinguishes between national glorification and attachment. We tested whether glorification and attachment differentially predicted support for military and diplomatic conflict resolution strategies (CRS) in response to international conflicts. Using data collected in seven countries (Australia, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Israel, China; total N = 1784), we investigated whether glorification and …
Motivated Helplessness in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction: We tested the hypothesis that feelings of helplessness — i.e., the perception that one is unable to control and prevent negative events — may serve a protective psychological function against fear and anxiety arousal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a large scale study with participants from different countries (N = 3,632) to examine if perceived helplessness to avoid being infected with COVID-19 relate…
Motivated Helplessness in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Introduction: According to the motivated helplessness hypothesis, thinking that there is nothing to do to avoid the coronavirus may make people less afraid of being infected (Lifshin et al., 2020). Previous correlational evidence indicated that high levels of helplessness were associated with diminished fear of COVID-19 (Lifshin et al., 2020; Lifshin & Mikulincer, 2021). Method: We tested if manipulated perceived helplessness to avoid the virus u…
National glorification and attachment differentially predict support for intergroup conflict resolution
Research on national identity distinguishes between national glorification and attachment. We tested whether glorification and attachment differentially predicted support for military and diplomatic conflict resolution strategies (CRS) in response to international conflicts. Using data collected in seven countries (Australia, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Israel, China; total N = 1784), we investigated whether glorification and …
Parental motivated helplessness in vaccinating children against Covid-19
According to the motivated helplessness hypothesis, parental feelings of helplessness regarding vaccinating children against COVID-19 may serve a protective function against vaccine fear and hesitancy. Two correlational studies conducted among Israelis (Study 1) and an international sample (Study 2), examined whether self-reported perceived helplessness in vaccinating children may be related to lower vaccine-fear, and higher perceived vaccine-eff…
The affective gap
Bakker and Lelkes (2024) point at a critical gap in research on affective polarisation: the limited understanding of its affective components, mainly due to the reliance on a unidimensional operationalisation of affect in affective polarisation. They advocate for a broader approach to study affect, integrating explicit and implicit measures, and call on emotion specialists to address this gap. Acknowledging the complexity of affect in the ideolog…
Agentic collective narcissism and communal collective narcissism
The disappointing (not hateful) divide
Affective polarization (AP), the tendency of opposing ideological groups to experience negative feelings towards each other, is a growing concern in Western democracies. While often discussed in terms of mutual hatred, there is a lack of comprehensive exploration of the discrete emotions underlying AP. As an initial attempt to address this gap, this research investigates the unique association between negative emotions (anger, fear, disgust, cont…
Psychology (6 works) · Pandemic (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Disease (3 works) · Feeling (3 works) · Learned helplessness (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)