Maciej Sekerdej

 

Projects

Current research projects

1. The complexities of European identity. Research and training fellowship awarded by MSCA-COFUND USAL4EXCELLENCE programme. The proposed research aim is to examine the interrelation between regional, national, and European identification with the use of the social identity complexity perspective. Specifically, the project focuses on the construction of European identity with the use of regional and national identities. 2023-2026 (PI).
2. Between nationalism and cosmopolitanism: Perceptual and motivational factors shaping critical national attachment. Research grant no. 2017/26/E/HS6/00402 awarded by the National Science Centre. 2018-2023 (PI).

Past research projects

1. Responsibility,individual behavior, and support for policies in face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research grant no. LL20-2 awarded by ‘La Caixa’ Foundation. 2020–2021 (external partner).
2. Patriotic responsibility in times of crisis. Research grant awarded in the SocietyNow! call the within the Jagiellonian University Excellence Initiative program. 2020 (team member).
3. Moderators of the Effects of Narcissism on Social Outcomes. Research grant no. DU 1641/3-1 awarded by the National Science Centre and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). 2017- 2020 (team member).
4. National identity in relational perspective: the impact of intragroup relations on intergroup attitudes. Research grant HARMONIA no. 2014/14/M/HS6/00917 awarded to Maciej Sekerdej by the National Centre for Science (2015-2018).
5. COST Action IS 1205: Social psychological dynamics of historical representations in the enlarged European Union. Workgroup 2: Lay representations of history in Europe:Concepts of nationhood and identities and Workgroup 4: The roles of lay representations of history and group-based emotions in inter-group conflict and reconciliation processes (2013 – 2016, team member). Read more.
6. Relational Models and intergroup relations (Principal Investigator: Sven Waldzus).
7. Motivational, affective, and cognitive sources of knowledge formation process: Implications for intrapersonal, interpersonal and intergroup phenomena. MAESTRO Grant awarded to prof. Małgorzata Kossowska by the National Centre for Science (2012-2017).
8. Cognitive Models of Intergroup Relations. Postdoc research awarded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia no. PTDC/PSI/64219/2006 (2008 – 2010).
9. Terror of terrorism: Cognitive determinants and social consequences. Research grant awarded by the State Committee for Scientific Research no. N106 006 32/0624 (2006 – 2009) (team member).
10. Clubbing as a form of performance and auto-promotion. Research grant awarded by the Higher Society Support Program, OSI Budapest (2004-2005) (team leader).
11. Club culture: Whence and Whither? Research grant awarded by the Higher Society Support Program, OSI Budapest (2003-2004) (team leader).
12. Image of the Other: Polish Attitudes towards Ukrainians. MA research grant awarded by the Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary (2002 – 2003).
13. How do the Poles see their neighbours: as friends, strangers or foes? Research grant awarded by the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship (SYLFF) (2002-2003) (with K. Sekerdej & E. Klima).

Publications

Publications in English

1. Rupar, M., Kołeczek, M., Jamróz-Dolińska, K., & Sekerdej, M. (2024). Conservatism in response to rising universalism? Linking individuals’ conservation values, right-wing attitudes, and nationalism to perceived prevalence of universalism among fellow citizens. Political Psychology. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.13033
2. Sekerdej, M., Kołeczek, M., Rupar, M., & Jamróz-Dolińska, K. (2024). Social identity complexity decreases exclusion of immigrants by reducing the glorification dimension of national identification. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241267972
3. Brito, R., Waldzus, S., Schubert, T.W., Sekerdej, M., Louceiro, A., & Simão, C. (2023). Commensality constitutes communalism: Producing emergent bonds in experimental small groups by sharing food and drink. European Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2956
4. Jamróz-Dolińska, K., Sekerdej, M., Rupar, M., & Kołeczek, M. (2023). Do Good Citizens Look to the Future? The Link Between National Identification and Future Time Perspective and Their Role in Explaining Citizens’ Reactions to Conflicts Between Short-Term and Long-Term National Interests. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672231176337
5. Jamróz-Dolińska, K., Koniewski, M., Kucia, M., Sekerdej, M., & Stec, K. (2023). Increase in the preference for civic over ethnic nationalism among Poles: The impact of representations of a multiethnic past on the perceived inclusiveness of the nation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 93, 101773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101773
6. Kołeczek, M., & Sekerdej, M. (2023). Switching between System 1 and System 2: The nature of competing intuitions and the role of disfluency. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46, e127. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X22003016
7. Sekerdej, M., Rupar, M., Jamróz-Dolińska, K., & Kołeczek, M. (2023). Greater expectations or less sugar-coating? Perceptual underpinnings of constructive patriotism. British Journal of Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12634
8. Kołeczek, M., Jamróz-Dolińska, K., Rupar, M., & Sekerdej, M. (2022). Thinking like a patriot: Criticising the country and the nation is linked to the differences in thinking style and cognitive ability. Personality and Individual Differences, 195, 111670, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111670.
9. Sekerdej, M., & Giner-Sorolla, R. (2022). Members of transgressor groups prefer reparations to come from third parties: an extension of interpersonal findings on moral emotions. Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-9335/a000472
10. Rupar, M., Jamróz-Dolińska K., Kołeczek, M., & Sekerdej, M. (2020). Is patriotism helpful to fight the crisis? The role of constructive patriotism, conventional patriotism, and glorification amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. European Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2777
11. Rupar, M., Sekerdej, M., & Jamróz-Dolińska, K. (2020). The role of national identification in explaining political and social civic engagement. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1368430220967975
12. Giner‐Sorolla, R., Hilton, D., Erb, H-P., Durante, F., Flaßbeck, C. Fülöp, E., Mari, S., Petrović, N., Sekerdej, M., Studzinska, A., Skitka, L., Washburn, A., & Zadora, A. (2021). Assigning moral roles within the second world war in Europe: National similarities, differences, and implications for group‐level moral representations. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 24(3), 272-288 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12450
13. Sekerdej, M., & Szwed, P. (2021). Perceived self-efficacy facilitates critical reflection on one’s own group. Personality and Individual Differences, 168, 110302.
14. Senderecka, M., Kossowska, M., Sekerdej, M., & Szewczyk, J. (in press). Religious fundamentalism is associated with hyperactive performance monitoring: ERP evidence from correct and erroneous responses. Biological Psychology. Advanced online publication
15. Sekerdej, M., Simao, C., Waldzus, S. i Brito, R. (2018). Keeping in Touch with Context: Non-verbal Behavior as a Manifestation of Communality and Dominance. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior. doi: 10.1007/s10919-018-0279-2 Full text available here
16. Sekerdej, M., Kossowska, M., & Czernatowicz – Kukuczka, A. (2018). Uncertainty and Prejudice: The Role of Religiosity in Shaping Group Attitudes. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48, 091-0102. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2298 Full text available here 
17. Kossowska, M., Czernatowicz-Kukuczka, A., & Sekerdej, M. (2017). Many faces of dogmatism: Prejudice as a way of protecting certainty against value-violators among dogmatic believers and atheists. British Journal of Psychology, 108, 127-147. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12186 Advanced online publication
18. Kossowska M., Szwed P., Czernatowicz-Kukuczka A., Sekerdej M., & Wyczesany M. (2017) From Threat to Relief: Expressing Prejudice toward Atheists as a Self-Regulatory Strategy Protecting the Religious Orthodox from Threat. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:873. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00873 Full text available here
19. Sankaran, S., Sekerdej, M., & Von Hecker, U. (2017). The role of Indian caste identity and caste inconsistent norms on status representation. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 (487). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00487 Advanced online publication
20. Sekerdej, M. (2016). Rationalization & acceptance. In P. Joseph (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives (pp. 1437-1438). SAGE Publishing.
21. Sekerdej, M., & Roccas, S. (2016). Love versus loving criticism: Disentangling conventional and constructive patriotism. British Journal of Social Psychology. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12142. Advanced online publication
22. Kossowska, M., Sekerdej, M. (2015) Searching for certainty: Religious beliefs and intolerance toward value-violating groups. Personality and Individual Differences, in press.
23. Jasko, K., Kossowska, M., & Sekerdej, M. (2013). Psychological determinants of the threat of terrorism and preferred approaches to counterterrorism: The case of Poland. W S. J. Sinclair & D. Antonius (red.), The Political Psychology of Terrorism Fears. Oxford University Press, in press.
24. Sekerdej, M., & Kossowska, M. (2011). Motherland under attack! Nationalism, terrorist threat, and support for the restriction of civil liberties. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 42(1), 1-19.
25. Brito, R., Waldzus, S., Sekerdej, M. & Schubert, T.W. (2011): The contexts and structures of relating to others: How memberships in different types of groups shape the construction of interpersonal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28 (3), 406-431.
26. Kossowska, M., Golec de Zavala, A., Sekerdej, M., & Kubik, T. (2010). Psychological determinants and consequences of terrorism threat perception. W D. Antonius, A. D. Brown, T. K. Walters, J. M. Ramirez, and S. J. Sinclair (red.), Interdisciplinary Analyses of Terrorism (ss. 71-100). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
27. Sekerdej, M., Sekerdej, K., & Klima, E. (2008). Image of the Other: Polish Attitudes Towards Ukrainians. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
28. Klima, E., Sekerdej, K., & Sekerdej, M. (2004). Neighbors or strangers? – Attitudes towards Ukrainians and Germans – Lodz, Przemysl, Opole. Revista Romana de Geografie Politica, 1-2, 59-72.

Publications in Polish

1. Kossowska, M., Sekerdej, M., & Czernatowicz-Kukuczka, A. (2017). Religia i nietolerancja. O przekonaniach religijnych podszytych lękiem i ich społecznych konsekwencjach [Religion and intolerance: religious beliefs laced with anxiety and their social consequences]. W J. Brzeziński (red.), Obcy i swoi. Psychologiczna natura stosunków międzygrupowych (s. 95-118). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Nauk Społecznych UAM.
2. Kossowska, M., & Sekerdej, M. (2016). Psychologia społeczna: idea i eksperyment [Social Psychology: Idea and experiment]. W M. Kielar-Turska, W stronę psychologii eksperymentalnej. W 110 rocznicę założenia Pracowni Psychologii Doświadczalnej na Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim (s. 61-75). Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
3. Sekerdej, M., Kossowska, M., & Trejtowicz, M. (2012). Bytowość, postawy narodowe i reakcje wobec obcych. W M. Drogosz, M. Bilewicz & M. Kofta (red.), Poza stereotypy: Esencjalizm, bytowość i dehumanizacja w postrzeganiu grup społecznych (s. 15-44). Warszawa: Scholar.
4. Sekerdej, M., & Kossowska, M. (2011). Znaczenie potocznych teorii grupy w dynamice relacji międzygrupowych. W M. Kofta i M. Bilewicz (red.)Wobec obcych: zagrożenie psychologiczne a stosunki międzygrupowe (ss. 248-262). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
5. Sekerdej, M. (2008). Antysemityzm: postawa indywidualna czy norma kulturowa. Kultura i Społeczeństwo, 2, 157-176.
6. Klima, E., Sekerdej, K., & Sekerdej, M. (2006). Postrzeganie mniejszości – raport z badań. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis, Folia Geographica Socio-oeconomica, 7, 53-72.
7. Klima, E., Sekerdej, K., & Sekerdej, M. (2004). Postawy wobec Niemców w Łodzi i Opolu. Modelowe Nauczanie. Opolski Przegląd Edukacyjny, 5, 57-62.
8. Sekerdej, K., & Sekerdej, M. (2003). Jak polska młodzież postrzega innych? Stereotypy narodowe wśród gimnazjalistów w Krakowie. Forum Europejskie, 5, 75-88.
9. Sekerdej, M. (2001). Orientacje religijne a temperament. Kwartalnik Religioznawczy Nomos, 32-33, 97-106.