2025
Social relationships, psychological distress, and physical health in sexual minority and heterosexual middle-aged and older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Pauly, T., Gutman, G., Yoneda, T., Eisner, L., & Hässler, T. (2025). Social relationships, psychological distress, and physical health in sexual minority and heterosexual middle-aged and older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000840
Does majority support for minority rights impact perceived norms and psychological well-being? An application to the LGBTIQ+ context
Eisner, L., Hässler, T., Thomas, E., Lizzio-Wilson, M., McGarty, C., & Louis, W. (2025). Does majority support for minority rights impact perceived norms and psychological well-being? An application to the LGBTIQ+ context. Political Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.70014
Gendernauts in the cistem: How do nonbinary people in Switzerland handle social groups and gender minority stress?
Schaad, L., Wilhelmy, A., Ullrich, J., Eisner, E., & Hässler, T. (2025). Gendernauts in the cistem: How do nonbinary people in Switzerland handle social groups and gender minority stress? Journal of Homosexuality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2025.2461688
On the non-linear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries
Selvanathan, H. P., Valdenegro, D. I., Noor, M., Visintin, E. P., Lalot, F. Sainz, M., Bilewicz, M., Hayward, L., Sebben, S., Ullrich, J., & Hässler, T. (2025). On the non-linear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 28(4), 752-773. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241309539
2024
How positive and negative intergroup contact jointly inform minority support for social change: The role of system-fairness belief
Árnadóttir, K., Baysu, G., Van Laar, C., Phalet, K., Tropp, L. R., Sebben, S., Ullrich, J. & Hässler, T. (2024). How positive and negative intergroup contact jointly inform minority support for social change: The role of system-fairness belief. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63(2), 811-838. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12705
Can a referendum get under the skin? The effects of the Swiss marriage equality referendum on self-reported and biological stress among LGBTIQ+ and cis-heterosexual people
Eisner, L., Fischer, S., Juster, R., & Hässler, T. (2024). Can a referendum get under the skin? The effects of the Swiss marriage equality referendum on self-reported and biological stress among LGBTIQ+ and cis-heterosexual people. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(31), e2400582121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2400582121
Reimagining LGBTIQ+ research – Acknowledging differences across subpopulations, methods, and countries
Hässler, T., Fogwell, N. Gonzalez, A., Anderson, J., & Atwood, S. (2024). Reimagining LGBTIQ+ research – Acknowledging differences across subpopulations, methods, and countries. Journal of Social Issues. Journal of Social Issues, 80(3), 821-842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12643
Understanding variations in LGBTIQ+ acceptance across space and time: The importance of norm perceptions and political dynamics
Sweigart, M., Galván-Hernández, D., Hässler, T., Hegarty, P., Kite, M E., Ofosu, E., Ünsal, B. C., & Eisner, L. (2024). Understanding variations in LGBTIQ+ acceptance across space and time: The importance of norm perceptions and political dynamics. Journal of Social Issues, 80(3), 1112-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12638
Intersectionality within the LGBTIQ+ context – Discrimination, identification, and negative affect
Heilmann, S., Hässler, T., Theissing, L. & Eisner, L. (2024). Intersectionality within the LGBTIQ+ context – Discrimination, identification, and negative affect. Stigma & Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000591
Self-objectification endorsement among homosexual and sexual minority people and its association with negative affect and substance use
Kahalon, R., Hässler, T., & Eisner, L. (2024). Self-objectification endorsement among homosexual and sexual minority people and its association with negative affect and substance use. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000701
2023
Support for social change among members of advantaged groups: The role of a dual identity representation and accepting intergroup contact
Frisch, L., Liekefett, L., Sebben, S., Shnabel, N., Ullrich, J., & Hässler, T. (2023). Support for social change among members of advantaged groups: The role of a dual identity representation and accepting intergroup contact. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49(7), 1000-1013. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672221086380
2022
Political polarisation on gender equality: The case of the Swiss women’s strike on Twitter
Reveilhac, M. & Eisner, L. (2022). Political polarisation on gender equality: The case of the Swiss women’s strike on Twitter. Statistics, Politics and Policy, 13(3), 255-278. https://doi.org/10.1515/spp-2022-0003
Need satisfaction in intergroup contact: A multinational study of pathways toward social change
Hässler, T., Ullrich, J., Sebben, S., Shnabel, N., Bernardino, M., Valdenegro, D., … & Pistella, J. (2022). Need satisfaction in intergroup contact: A multinational study of pathways toward social change. Journal of personality and social psychology, 122(4), 634. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000365
Not straight enough, nor queer enough: Identity denial, stigmatization, and negative affect among bisexual and pansexual people
Thöni, C., Eisner, L., & Hässler, T. (2022). Not straight enough, nor queer
enough: Identity denial, stigmatization, and negative affect among bisexual and pansexual
people. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SXKBN
The consistency of gender identity across time: An exploration among transgender and cisgender children
Hässler, T., Glazier, J., & Olson, K. (2022). The consistency of gender identity across time: An exploration among transgender and cisgender children. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001419
2021
Perceptions of intolerant norms both facilitate and inhibit collective action among sexual minorities
Eisner, L., Settersten, R., Turner-Zwinkels, F., & Hässler, T. (2021). Perceptions of intolerant norms both facilitate and inhibit collective action among sexual minorities. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211024335
Intergroup contact and social change: An integrated contact-collective action model
Hässler, T., Uluğ, Ö. M., Kappmeier, M., & Travaglino, G. A. (2021). Intergroup contact and social change: An integrated contact-collective action model. Journal of Social Issues, 77, 217-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12412
Social support and internalizing psychopathology in transgender youth
Durwood, L., Eisner, L., Fladeboe, K., Ji, C., Barney, S., McLaughlin, K., & Olson, K. (2021). Social support and internalizing psychopathology in transgender youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01391-y
2020
The impact of laws on norms perceptions
Eisner, L., Turner-Zwinkels, F., & Spini, D. (2020). The impact of laws on norms perceptions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220959176
A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change
Hässler, T., Ullrich, J., Bernadino, M., Shnabel, N., Van Laar, C., Valdenegro, D., Sebben, S., Tropp, L. R., Visintin, E. P., González, R., Ditlmann, R. K., Abrams, D., Selvanathan, H. P., Branković, M., Wright, S., von Zimmermann, J., Pasek, M., Aydin, A. L., Žeželj, I., Pereira, A., Lantos, N. A., Sainz, M., Glenz, A., Oberpflazerová, H., Bilewicz, M., Kende, A., Kuzawinska, O., Otten, S., Maloku, E., Noor, M., Gul, P., Pistella, J., Baiocco, R., Jelic, M., Osin, E., Bareket, O., Biruski, D. C., Cook, J. E., Dawood, M., Droogendyk, L., Herrera Loyo, A., Kelmendi, K., & Ugarte, L. M. (2020). A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change. Nature Human Behaviour, 4, 380–386. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0815-z
A contingent perspective on pluralistic ignorance: When the attitude object matters
Eisner, L., Spini, D., & Sommet, N., (2020). A contingent perspective on pluralistic ignorance: When the attitude object matters. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edz004
2019
Individual differences in system justification predict power and morality-related needs in advantaged and disadvantaged groups in response to group disparity
Hässler, T., Shnabel, N., Ullrich, J., Arditti-Vogel, A., & SimanTov-Nachlieli, I. (2019). Individual differences in system justification predict power and morality-related needs in advantaged and disadvantaged groups in response to group disparity. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 22, 746–766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430218773403