Pasha Dashtgard
Biographic Data
| ID | 6083515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pasha Dashtgard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Dashtgard |
| SIGNATURE | DASHTGARD P |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development and application of the Masculinity Content Classification Framework
Aimed to identify and define categories of content in the ‘mainstream manosphere.’ • Developed the Masculinity Content Classification Framework (MCFF). • Applied this framework to code TikTok video data provided by 142 young men. • Manosphere narratives found in 6% of videos, innocuous entry point content in 38%. • The MCFF enables standardised measurement of a currently elusive cultural ideology. The manosphere, once confined to fringe online co…
Fiction and misinformation
The growing presence of anti-establishment extremist movements online, and the offline actions that they inspire, pose a significant threat to U.S. democracy. This study evaluates the relationship between support for anti-establishment sentiment and trust in news sources; and tests whether a fictional counter-narrative story regarding an anti-government extremist group and group-related misinformation can change an individual’s support for anti-e…
They Saw a Hearing
In several highly publicized hearings, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh presented two opposing accounts of an alleged sexual assault. In the wake of these proceedings, partisans appeared similarly divided in how they regarded this political event. Using a U.S. national sample ( N = 2,474) and a mixed-methods design, we investigated partisans’ perceptions of, and responses to, the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings. Respondents reported th…
Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement
Objectives. To specify symptoms and measure prevalence of psychological distress among incarcerated people in long-term solitary confinement. Methods. We gathered data via semistructured, in-depth interviews; Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) assessments; and systematic reviews of medical and disciplinary files for 106 randomly selected people in solitary confinement in the Washington State Department of Corrections in 2017. We performed 1-ye…
Assessing Psychological Resilience
Background: Psychological resilience is a distinct factor that affects mental health outcomes after adversities. This study describes the development, validity and measurement invariance (MI) of a Dutch and English scale on psychological resilience, called the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). Methods: Separate online surveys with the Dutch and English version of the RES and hypothesized related measures were distributed in a Dutch- and English-…
Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement
Objectives. To specify symptoms and measure prevalence of psychological distress among incarcerated people in long-term solitary confinement. Methods. We gathered data via semistructured, in-depth interviews; Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) assessments; and systematic reviews of medical and disciplinary files for 106 randomly selected people in solitary confinement in the Washington State Department of Corrections in 2017. We performed 1-ye…
Assessing Psychological Resilience
Background: Psychological resilience is a distinct factor that affects mental health outcomes after adversities. This study describes the development, validity and measurement invariance (MI) of a Dutch and English scale on psychological resilience, called the Resilience Evaluation Scale (RES). Methods: Separate online surveys with the Dutch and English version of the RES and hypothesized related measures were distributed in a Dutch- and English-…
Psychological Distress in Solitary Confinement
Objectives. To specify symptoms and measure prevalence of psychological distress among incarcerated people in long-term solitary confinement. Methods. We gathered data via semistructured, in-depth interviews; Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) assessments; and systematic reviews of medical and disciplinary files for 106 randomly selected people in solitary confinement in the Washington State Department of Corrections in 2017. We performed 1-ye…
They Saw a Hearing
In several highly publicized hearings, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh presented two opposing accounts of an alleged sexual assault. In the wake of these proceedings, partisans appeared similarly divided in how they regarded this political event. Using a U.S. national sample ( N = 2,474) and a mixed-methods design, we investigated partisans’ perceptions of, and responses to, the Ford-Kavanaugh hearings. Respondents reported th…
Development and application of the Masculinity Content Classification Framework
Aimed to identify and define categories of content in the ‘mainstream manosphere.’ • Developed the Masculinity Content Classification Framework (MCFF). • Applied this framework to code TikTok video data provided by 142 young men. • Manosphere narratives found in 6% of videos, innocuous entry point content in 38%. • The MCFF enables standardised measurement of a currently elusive cultural ideology. The manosphere, once confined to fringe online co…
Fiction and misinformation
The growing presence of anti-establishment extremist movements online, and the offline actions that they inspire, pose a significant threat to U.S. democracy. This study evaluates the relationship between support for anti-establishment sentiment and trust in news sources; and tests whether a fictional counter-narrative story regarding an anti-government extremist group and group-related misinformation can change an individual’s support for anti-e…
Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Content analysis (1 work)