Magdalena Skrodzka
Biographic Data
| ID | 245070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magdalena Skrodzka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magdalena |
| FAMILY NAME | Skrodzka |
| SIGNATURE | SKRODZKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology University of Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9245-1209 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Village Identification, Village Support and Collective Efficacy Among People Living in Poverty in Nepal
Social cure research shows that community identification can be a source of beneficial social resources. However, extreme poverty may undermine social cure processes, in a type of social curse. In our study, we examined whether village identification is a source of collective efficacy among disempowered ethnic groups in Nepal. Furthermore, we investigated whether this relationship is mediated by village support rooted in village identification. D…
Shared Identity, Shared Experience, Social Mobilisation: A Social Identity Approach to Collective Action Among War‐Affected People
Crises have the potential to transform social identities and foster collective action, yet little is known about how new identities emerge and how a sense of shared experience (SSE) sustains mobilisation beyond immediate group contexts. The present research investigated these processes among 495 displaced Ukrainians with 107 participants completing a follow‐up 3 years later. It focused on identification and SSE with war‐affected people and intent…
Collective post‐traumatic growth: Validating and measuring positive change in the collective self among victims of sexual violence
Across the world, women's personal responses to gender‐based violence are increasingly political. In the current paper, we consider whether positive changes in the collective self, arising from personal experience of gender‐based violence, which may lie at the heart of this phenomenon, can be evidenced. Four studies are reported that evidence and validate a proposed construct that reveals collective post‐traumatic growth (PTG) among people who ha…
Awaiting the worst: Historical trauma and the inter-ethnic relationship between the Lemko minority and the Polish majority
This study examines the enduring impact of historical trauma on the Lemko ethnic minority in Poland, focusing on the interrelation between collective memory, perceived discrimination, and trust toward the Polish majority. Combining qualitative methods—including permanent participant observation and in-depth interviews—with a quantitative survey of 243 Lemkos, the research explores how transgenerational narratives of forced displacement and ethnic…
Prolonged unemployment is associated with control loss and personal as well as social disengagement
OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND: The need for control is a fundamental human motivation, that when deprived can lead to broad and substantial changes in human behavior. We aimed to assess the consequences of control deprivation in a real-life situation that poses a severe threat to personal control: a prolonged unemployment. METHOD: Using a sample N = 1055 of unemployed (n = 748) versus working (n = 307) individuals, we examined predictions derived from…
Collective victim beliefs in the aftermath of historical trauma and their effects on psychological well‐being: Initial findings among the Polish diaspora in the United States
Historical trauma impacts the affected groups long after traumatic events. In response to such experiences, people may make sense of this history through collective victimisation beliefs that compare their ingroup's experiences to outgroups' experiences. Additionally, they may perceive these collective experiences as central to their self and group identity, or distance themselves from them. However, it is not yet well understood how distinct bel…
New social identities in Ukrainian 'refugees: A social cure or social curse
Experiencing traumatic events often drives profound post-traumatic stress (PTS), but trauma also has the potential to engender positive consequences, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Traumatic experiences may also lead to gaining new identities which can have both protective (i.e., social cure) or damaging (i.e., social curse) effects on health and well-being. This study aims to examine the role of new social identities and related social ide…
Group identification moderates the effect of historical trauma availability on historical trauma symptoms and conspiracy beliefs
Historical trauma may cast a shadow over the lives of subsequent generations of victimised groups. We examine the buffering role of victimised group identification on the association between the cognitive availability of historical trauma, historical trauma symptoms, and conspiracy beliefs. Two studies conducted in Poland (Study 1: Ukrainian minority, N = 92; Study 2: ethnic Poles; N = 227) revealed that among highly identified group members (com…
Authoritarians Go with the Flow: Social Norms Moderate the Link between Right‐Wing Authoritarianism and Outgroup‐Directed Attitudes
This research aimed to provide a more nuanced understanding of the relations between social norms, right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA), outgroup‐directed prejudice, and hostile behavioral intentions toward outgroups. Three correlational studies, conducted in two countries and three different intergroup contexts (n1 = 997; n2 = 1011; n3 = 1992), investigated the moderating role of social norms (both positive and negative) on the relation between RWA…
The double-edged sword of identification. The divergent effects of identification on acculturation stress among Ukrainian immigrants in Poland
Research on the ‘social cure’ points to the many positive outcomes of having strong social identifications for minority and immigrant groups. At the same time, identification is a multi-faceted psychological phenomenon, combining three dimensions: ingroup centrality, ingroup affect, and ingroup ties. The main aim of the present study was to assess the divergent effects of these three facets of social identification on acculturation stress experie…
Group identification attenuates the effect of historical trauma on mental health: A study of Iraqi Kurds
Kurds have a long history of victimization and struggle for even the most basic rights. This is reflected in a widely shared belief, according to which they have "no friends but the mountains." Such difficult history may have ongoing negative impact on mental health of present-day Kurds. This article investigates the relations between cognitive availability of historical trauma, historical trauma symptoms, and negative mental health outcomes in a…
The Twofold Role of a Minority Language in Historical Trauma: The Case of Lemko Minority in Poland
Tragic collective events bring about long-term consequences for affected groups. These effects not only affect the immediate victims of trauma, but can also influence subsequent generations. In the present research, we examined the effects of minority language use on historical trauma. In a study of 237 Lemko participants, members of a severely victimized ethnic minority in Poland, we tested the effects of cognitive availability of historical tra…
Challenge your stereotypes! Human Library and its impact on prejudice in Poland
Human Library is a public event aimed at reducing stereotypes and prejudices, in the form of an interactive, contact‐based intervention. It employs the logic of a regular library yet with readers “borrowing” Living Books, which are real people representing various minority groups. Readers engage in 30‐min conversations, during which they can challenge their stereotypes and widen their scope of knowledge and understanding. This pre‐post interventi…
Authoritarians Go with the Flow: Social Norms Moderate the Link between Right‐Wing Authoritarianism and Outgroup‐Directed Attitudes
This research aimed to provide a more nuanced understanding of the relations between social norms, right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA), outgroup‐directed prejudice, and hostile behavioral intentions toward outgroups. Three correlational studies, conducted in two countries and three different intergroup contexts (n1 = 997; n2 = 1011; n3 = 1992), investigated the moderating role of social norms (both positive and negative) on the relation between RWA…
The double-edged sword of identification. The divergent effects of identification on acculturation stress among Ukrainian immigrants in Poland
Research on the ‘social cure’ points to the many positive outcomes of having strong social identifications for minority and immigrant groups. At the same time, identification is a multi-faceted psychological phenomenon, combining three dimensions: ingroup centrality, ingroup affect, and ingroup ties. The main aim of the present study was to assess the divergent effects of these three facets of social identification on acculturation stress experie…
New social identities in Ukrainian 'refugees: A social cure or social curse
Experiencing traumatic events often drives profound post-traumatic stress (PTS), but trauma also has the potential to engender positive consequences, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Traumatic experiences may also lead to gaining new identities which can have both protective (i.e., social cure) or damaging (i.e., social curse) effects on health and well-being. This study aims to examine the role of new social identities and related social ide…
Collective victim beliefs in the aftermath of historical trauma and their effects on psychological well‐being: Initial findings among the Polish diaspora in the United States
Historical trauma impacts the affected groups long after traumatic events. In response to such experiences, people may make sense of this history through collective victimisation beliefs that compare their ingroup's experiences to outgroups' experiences. Additionally, they may perceive these collective experiences as central to their self and group identity, or distance themselves from them. However, it is not yet well understood how distinct bel…
Challenge your stereotypes! Human Library and its impact on prejudice in Poland
Human Library is a public event aimed at reducing stereotypes and prejudices, in the form of an interactive, contact‐based intervention. It employs the logic of a regular library yet with readers “borrowing” Living Books, which are real people representing various minority groups. Readers engage in 30‐min conversations, during which they can challenge their stereotypes and widen their scope of knowledge and understanding. This pre‐post interventi…
The Twofold Role of a Minority Language in Historical Trauma: The Case of Lemko Minority in Poland
Tragic collective events bring about long-term consequences for affected groups. These effects not only affect the immediate victims of trauma, but can also influence subsequent generations. In the present research, we examined the effects of minority language use on historical trauma. In a study of 237 Lemko participants, members of a severely victimized ethnic minority in Poland, we tested the effects of cognitive availability of historical tra…
Group identification moderates the effect of historical trauma availability on historical trauma symptoms and conspiracy beliefs
Historical trauma may cast a shadow over the lives of subsequent generations of victimised groups. We examine the buffering role of victimised group identification on the association between the cognitive availability of historical trauma, historical trauma symptoms, and conspiracy beliefs. Two studies conducted in Poland (Study 1: Ukrainian minority, N = 92; Study 2: ethnic Poles; N = 227) revealed that among highly identified group members (com…
Challenge your stereotypes! Human Library and its impact on prejudice in Poland
Human Library is a public event aimed at reducing stereotypes and prejudices, in the form of an interactive, contact‐based intervention. It employs the logic of a regular library yet with readers “borrowing” Living Books, which are real people representing various minority groups. Readers engage in 30‐min conversations, during which they can challenge their stereotypes and widen their scope of knowledge and understanding. This pre‐post interventi…
The Twofold Role of a Minority Language in Historical Trauma: The Case of Lemko Minority in Poland
Tragic collective events bring about long-term consequences for affected groups. These effects not only affect the immediate victims of trauma, but can also influence subsequent generations. In the present research, we examined the effects of minority language use on historical trauma. In a study of 237 Lemko participants, members of a severely victimized ethnic minority in Poland, we tested the effects of cognitive availability of historical tra…
The double-edged sword of identification. The divergent effects of identification on acculturation stress among Ukrainian immigrants in Poland
Research on the ‘social cure’ points to the many positive outcomes of having strong social identifications for minority and immigrant groups. At the same time, identification is a multi-faceted psychological phenomenon, combining three dimensions: ingroup centrality, ingroup affect, and ingroup ties. The main aim of the present study was to assess the divergent effects of these three facets of social identification on acculturation stress experie…
Group identification attenuates the effect of historical trauma on mental health: A study of Iraqi Kurds
Kurds have a long history of victimization and struggle for even the most basic rights. This is reflected in a widely shared belief, according to which they have "no friends but the mountains." Such difficult history may have ongoing negative impact on mental health of present-day Kurds. This article investigates the relations between cognitive availability of historical trauma, historical trauma symptoms, and negative mental health outcomes in a…
Authoritarians Go with the Flow: Social Norms Moderate the Link between Right‐Wing Authoritarianism and Outgroup‐Directed Attitudes
This research aimed to provide a more nuanced understanding of the relations between social norms, right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA), outgroup‐directed prejudice, and hostile behavioral intentions toward outgroups. Three correlational studies, conducted in two countries and three different intergroup contexts (n1 = 997; n2 = 1011; n3 = 1992), investigated the moderating role of social norms (both positive and negative) on the relation between RWA…
Group identification moderates the effect of historical trauma availability on historical trauma symptoms and conspiracy beliefs
Historical trauma may cast a shadow over the lives of subsequent generations of victimised groups. We examine the buffering role of victimised group identification on the association between the cognitive availability of historical trauma, historical trauma symptoms, and conspiracy beliefs. Two studies conducted in Poland (Study 1: Ukrainian minority, N = 92; Study 2: ethnic Poles; N = 227) revealed that among highly identified group members (com…
Prolonged unemployment is associated with control loss and personal as well as social disengagement
OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND: The need for control is a fundamental human motivation, that when deprived can lead to broad and substantial changes in human behavior. We aimed to assess the consequences of control deprivation in a real-life situation that poses a severe threat to personal control: a prolonged unemployment. METHOD: Using a sample N = 1055 of unemployed (n = 748) versus working (n = 307) individuals, we examined predictions derived from…
Collective victim beliefs in the aftermath of historical trauma and their effects on psychological well‐being: Initial findings among the Polish diaspora in the United States
Historical trauma impacts the affected groups long after traumatic events. In response to such experiences, people may make sense of this history through collective victimisation beliefs that compare their ingroup's experiences to outgroups' experiences. Additionally, they may perceive these collective experiences as central to their self and group identity, or distance themselves from them. However, it is not yet well understood how distinct bel…
New social identities in Ukrainian 'refugees: A social cure or social curse
Experiencing traumatic events often drives profound post-traumatic stress (PTS), but trauma also has the potential to engender positive consequences, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Traumatic experiences may also lead to gaining new identities which can have both protective (i.e., social cure) or damaging (i.e., social curse) effects on health and well-being. This study aims to examine the role of new social identities and related social ide…
Collective post‐traumatic growth: Validating and measuring positive change in the collective self among victims of sexual violence
Across the world, women's personal responses to gender‐based violence are increasingly political. In the current paper, we consider whether positive changes in the collective self, arising from personal experience of gender‐based violence, which may lie at the heart of this phenomenon, can be evidenced. Four studies are reported that evidence and validate a proposed construct that reveals collective post‐traumatic growth (PTG) among people who ha…
Awaiting the worst: Historical trauma and the inter-ethnic relationship between the Lemko minority and the Polish majority
This study examines the enduring impact of historical trauma on the Lemko ethnic minority in Poland, focusing on the interrelation between collective memory, perceived discrimination, and trust toward the Polish majority. Combining qualitative methods—including permanent participant observation and in-depth interviews—with a quantitative survey of 243 Lemkos, the research explores how transgenerational narratives of forced displacement and ethnic…
Village Identification, Village Support and Collective Efficacy Among People Living in Poverty in Nepal
Social cure research shows that community identification can be a source of beneficial social resources. However, extreme poverty may undermine social cure processes, in a type of social curse. In our study, we examined whether village identification is a source of collective efficacy among disempowered ethnic groups in Nepal. Furthermore, we investigated whether this relationship is mediated by village support rooted in village identification. D…
Shared Identity, Shared Experience, Social Mobilisation: A Social Identity Approach to Collective Action Among War‐Affected People
Crises have the potential to transform social identities and foster collective action, yet little is known about how new identities emerge and how a sense of shared experience (SSE) sustains mobilisation beyond immediate group contexts. The present research investigated these processes among 495 displaced Ukrainians with 107 participants completing a follow‐up 3 years later. It focused on identification and SSE with war‐affected people and intent…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (5 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works)