John Dovidio
Carl I. Hovland Professor Emeritus of PsychologyCards
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2025
Individual differences in violent extremism
Obaidi M, Bergh R, Benningstad N, Dovidio J. Individual differences in violent extremism. Nature Reviews Psychology 2025, 1-18. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-025-00509-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychologically informed interventionsIndividual differencesSocial perceptionSocial reactivityProcess-oriented frameworkPsychologyViolent extremismInformation interventionIntegrative perspectiveIndividualsHealthy individualsSocial circumstancesCognitionCentral debatePersonsMotivationInterventionResearchPerceptionMindsetReciprocal escalation of violent extremism: Experimental and longitudinal evidence from Denmark
Obaidi M, Bergh R, Dovidio J. Reciprocal escalation of violent extremism: Experimental and longitudinal evidence from Denmark. PNAS Nexus 2025, 4: pgaf338. PMID: 41346337, PMCID: PMC12673851, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntergroup conflictLongitudinal methodologyEscalating cycleViolent intentionsPerceptions of threatExperiment 1bExperiment 1aPsychological mechanismsLongitudinal evidenceIntergroup tensionsHostilityIntergroupMinority groupsStronger effectCultural mechanismsMutual hostilityEndorsementReciprocal dynamicsMutual perceptionsEvidenceViolent extremismConflictGroupViolenceIntentionThe Scope of Racial Bias in Policing: Behavioral Science’s Role in a Systemic Problem
Dovidio J, Solomon P. The Scope of Racial Bias in Policing: Behavioral Science’s Role in a Systemic Problem. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal Of The Social Sciences 2025, 11: 22-85. DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2025.11.3.02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMixed methods pilot evaluation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers in Uganda: Effects on providers and clients
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Weston K, Mukasa B, Mukama S, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Mixed methods pilot evaluation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV care providers in Uganda: Effects on providers and clients. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004247. PMID: 40966269, PMCID: PMC12445538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender sensitivity trainingHIV care providersCare providersGender normsProvider behaviorProvider capacityQuasi-experimental controlled trialGender-based violenceGender-related knowledgePerceived care qualityGender-sensitive careHIV care engagementQualitative dataClient-centered practiceClient-centered communicationExit focus groupsSub-Saharan AfricaCare competenciesStigma reductionCare barriersCare qualityIntervention clinicsCare engagementProvider practicesHIV careConnecting With Others: Diversity Training Shapes Egalitarian Orientations
Onyeador I, Duchscherer K, Dupree C, Dovidio J. Connecting With Others: Diversity Training Shapes Egalitarian Orientations. Journal Of Social Issues 2025, 81 DOI: 10.1111/josi.70013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial dominance orientationRight-wing authoritarianismDiversity trainingInterracial interactionsDominance orientationExplicit attitudesTraining programDiversity training programsImplicit biasSocial biasesDiverse interventionsInternal motivationEgalitarian orientationAnalysis of employeesPre-test/post-testBlack AmericansMotivationLong-term impactWorkplace settingsTrainingBiasControl groupFeature contentNo differenceAuthoritarianismIndividual Differences and Violent Extremism: Personality, Mental Disorders, and Risk Pathways
Obaidi M, Bergh R, Dovidio J. Individual Differences and Violent Extremism: Personality, Mental Disorders, and Risk Pathways. 2025, 49-77. DOI: 10.1017/9781009407892.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA web-based intervention to reduce stigma in weight loss counseling
Phelan S, Standen E, Philip S, Isenberg N, Finstad D, Dovidio J, van Ryn M. A web-based intervention to reduce stigma in weight loss counseling. Patient Education And Counseling 2025, 137: 108845. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2025.108845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Implications of HIV Biomedical Prevention for Perceived HIV Risk and Psychosexual Health among Sexual Minority Men in the United States
Modrakovic M, Kalwicz D, Zea M, Forssell S, Dovidio J, Eaton L, Rao S, Holt M, MacGibbon J, Calabrese S. The Implications of HIV Biomedical Prevention for Perceived HIV Risk and Psychosexual Health among Sexual Minority Men in the United States. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2025, 54: 2625-2642. PMID: 40751036, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03195-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual minority menHIV riskPsychosexual healthPrEP useBiomedical HIV prevention interventionsHIV prevention interventionsLow HIV riskPublic health messagesPre-exposure prophylaxisHealthcare settingsHealth messagesPreventive interventionsBiomedical preventionIndirect predictorsOnline survey studyPrEPGeneral populationHealthMinority menSurvey studyEffects of predictorsHIVParticipantsRiskSexual esteemAcceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Weston K, Mukasa B, Mukama S, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Acceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 1925. PMID: 40413446, PMCID: PMC12102985, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23008-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchGender sensitivity trainingHIV providersFocus groupsQuality of HIV servicesQuasi-experimental controlled trialPost-intervention focus groupsClient-centered careGender-sensitive careNational health priorityHealth system contextNegative gender normsEffective implementation strategiesExit focus groupsFactors affecting implementationPost-session surveysPeri-urban UgandaEnhancing client engagementEligible providersProvider gapsFidelity checklistHIV healthHIV servicesHIV careImplementation researchIndirect Influence of Prejudice: How and Why People Accommodate the Prejudices of Others
Vial A, Bosak J, Flood P, Dovidio J. Indirect Influence of Prejudice: How and Why People Accommodate the Prejudices of Others. Social And Personality Psychology Compass 2025, 19 DOI: 10.1111/spc3.70055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluence of prejudiceInstrumental goalsCultural fitHiring decisionsIndirect influenceOrganizational rolesHiring professionalsPersonnel decisionsIndividual prejudiceReview evidenceHiringResearch findingsDiscriminatory outcomesGender discriminationPersonal environmentDecision-making goalsEmployment discriminationPrejudiceSocial discriminationDecision-makingMinoritized groupsDecisionAccommodationRelevant constituentsEducated people
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