Kimberly Michelle Rios

2025

Do Demographic Increases in LGBT and Nonreligious Americans Increase Threat?

Mackey, C. & Rios, K., Feb 2025, In: Personality and social psychology bulletin. 51, 2, p. 253-267 15 p.

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Faithless Found: Replication and Extension of Gervais (2011)

Mackey, C., Gallihugh, B., Rios, K. & Gervais, W., Apr 20 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

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Fallout of faith in Iran: How religious leaders’ hypocrisy undermines beliefs while parents’ devotion sustains it.

Bagherian, M., Sayyad, P., Sheibani, H. & Rios, K., Apr 28 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

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2024

Harnessing the many facets of White identity to reduce feelings of threat and improve intergroup relations

Rios, K., Aug 2024, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 27, 5, p. 1014-1026 13 p.

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Jewish Americans’ identity salience and effects on attitudes toward diversity

Rios, K., Finkelshteyn, S., Markman, K. D. & Cohen, A. B., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 21676.

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Perceiving others as responsive lessens prejudice: The mediating roles of intellectual humility and attitude ambivalence

Itzchakov, G., Reis, H. T. & Rios, K., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 110, 104554.

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Science on the mind: Examining question ordering effects when asking about science on large-scale surveys

Mackey, C. D., Rios, K., Scheitle, C. P., Corcoran, K. E. & DiGregorio, B. D., Nov 2024, In: Public Understanding of Science. 33, 8, p. 998-1008 11 p.

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2023

Christianity-science compatibility beliefs increase nonreligious individuals’ perceptions of Christians’ intelligence and scientific ability

Mackey, C. D., Rios, K. & Cheng, Z. H., Jan 2023, In: Public Understanding of Science. 32, 1, p. 71-87 17 p.

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Distrusted disclosures: Deception drives anti-transgender but not anti-atheist prejudice

Totton, R. R., Rios, K. & Shogren, N., Jan 26 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 1006107.

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Exploring the Effects of Promoting Feminine Leaders on Women’s Interest in STEM

Zhang, Y. & Rios, K., Jan 2023, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 14, 1, p. 40-50 11 p.

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How does exposure to masked individuals affect White Americans' attitudes toward Asian American and Pacific Islanders?

Rios, K., Pham, C. T., Cheng, Z. H. & Cheon, B. K., Sep 2023, In: Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 17, 9, e12819.

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How prosocial actors use power hierarchies to build moral reputation

Inesi, M. E. & Rios, K., May 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 106, 104441.

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Identity Centrality, Social Identity Threat, and Differences in Concealment between Religious Minorities and Nonreligious Individuals

Mackey, C. D. & Rios, K., 2023, In: International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 33, 1, p. 52-68 17 p.

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On the trajectory of discrimination: A meta-analysis and forecasting survey capturing 44 years of field experiments on gender and hiring decisions

Schaerer, M., Plessis, C. D., Nguyen, M. H. B., Aert, R. C. M. V., Tiokhin, L., Lakens, D., Clemente, E. G., Pfeiffer, T., Dreber, A., Johannesson, M., Clark, C. J., Uhlmann, E. L., Abraham, A. T., Adamus, M., Akinci, C., Alberti, F., Alsharawy, A. M., Alzahawi, S., Anseel, F. & Arndt, F. & 177 others, Balkan, B., Baskin, E., Bearden, C. E., Benotsch, E. G., Bernritter, S., Black, S. R., Bleidorn, W., Boysen, A. P., Brienza, J. P., Brown, M., Brown, S. E. V., Brown, J. W., Buckley, J., Buttliere, B., Byrd, N., Cígler, H., Capitan, T., Cherubini, P., Chong, S. Y., Ciftci, E. E., Conrad, C. D., Conway, P., Costa, E., Cox, J. A., Cox, D. J., Cruz, F., Dawson, I. G. J., Demiral, E. E., Derrick, J. L., Doshi, S., Dunleavy, D. J., Durham, J. D., Elbaek, C. T., Ellis, D. A., Ert, E., Espinoza, M. P., Füllbrunn, S. C., Fath, S., Furrer, R., Fiala, L., Fillon, A. A., Forsgren, M., Fytraki, A. T., Galarza, F. B., Gandhi, L., Garrison, S. M., Geraldes, D., Ghasemi, O., Gjoneska, B., Gothilander, J., Grühn, D., Grieder, M., Hafenbr¨adl, S., Halkias, G., Hancock, R., Hantula, D. A., Harton, H. C., Hoffmann, C. P., Holzmeister, F., Hoŕak, F., Hosch, A. K., Imada, H., Ioannidis, K., Jaeger, B., Janas, M., Janik, B., Kc, R. P., Keel, P. K., Keeley, J. W., Keller, L., Kenrick, D. T., Kiely, K. M., Knutsson, M., Kovacheva, A., Kovera, M. B., Krivoshchekov, V., Krumrei-Mancuso, E. J., Kulibert, D., Lacko, D., Lemay, E. P., Leung, D. W., Li, F., Lin, H., Lorenzo, K. E., Lorenzo-Luaces, L., Lou, N. M., Lovakov, A., Luzardo, A., MacAulay, S. C., Madan, C. R., Mahmoud, O., Makel, M. C., Mari, S., Fages, D. M., Marsh, A. A., McCarthy, R. J., Mercier, B., Milfont, T. L., Mittlaender, S., Montoya, A. K., Moyer, A., Myrseth, K. O. R., Navarro-Martinez, D., Nelson, A. J., Neyse, L., Minghui, N., Niszczota, P., Obrecht, N. A., Otterbring, T., Panlilio, Z. A., Park, L. E., Pauer, S., Pavlov, Y. G., Pentek, I., Pereyra, J. S., Perkowski, P., Pew, E., Peynirciǒglu, Z. F., Pezzo, M. V., Pirrone, A., Plonsky, O., Porfírio, J. C. C., Pownall, M., Pŕochnicki, M. M., Protzko, J., R¨oer, J. P., Rahnev, D., Reis, H. T., Rios, K., Rodrigues, D. L., Rodriguez, P., Roth, Y., Ruffle, B. J., Samahita, M., Schmidt, A., Schoemann, M., Schoenegger, P., Schwebel, D. C., Segovia, A. M., Sherman, J. W., Siegenthaler, S., Siem, B., Sirota, M., Smith, E. R., Stamatogiannakis, A., Stewart-Williams, S., Storage, D., Su, Y., Talbert, E. J., Todd, A. R., Tonin, M., Trautmann, S. T., Travaglino, G. A., Tsang, J. A., Veldhuizen, R. V., Varnum, M. E. W., Walf, A. A., Wallrich, L., Wang, K., Ward, D. E., Waugh, C. E., Wingen, T., Woike, J. K., Wollbrant, C. E., Wu, S., Wylie, K., Xiao, Q., Xue, S. Y., Yakobi, O., Zayas, V., Zheng, J., Zhong, Y., Zogmaister, C., Zolopa, C. S., Lisa, N., Chin Wen, C. & Dmitry, G., Nov 2023, In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 179, 104280.

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Taking a “multiple forms” approach to diversity: An introduction, policy implications, and legal recommendations

Rios, K. & Cohen, A. B., Jan 2023, In: Social Issues and Policy Review. 17, 1, p. 104-130 27 p.

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The social pain of religious deidentification: Religious dones conceal their identity and feel less belonging in religious cultures.

Mackey, C. D., van Tongeren, D. R. & Rios, K., May 11 2023, In: Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 16, 3, p. 284-293 10 p.

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“You want to be politically correct”: Opposition to political correctness predicts less adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in the US

Mackey, C. D., Rios, K. & Johnson, E., Feb 18 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 53, 8, p. 725-742 18 p.

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2022

Cultural exploitation or cultural Exchange? The roles of perceived group status and others' psychological investment on reactions to consumption of traditional cultural products

Finkelstein, S. R. & Rios, K., Dec 2022, In: Psychology and Marketing. 39, 12, p. 2349-2360 12 p.

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Explaining Anti-Atheist Discrimination in the Workplace: The Role of Intergroup Threat

Rios, K., Halper, L. R. & Scheitle, C. P., 2022, In: Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. 14, 3, p. 371-380 10 p.

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Feeling correct is feeling prejudiced: The differential effects of attitude correctness and attitude clarity on evaluations of outgroups

Roth, Z. C. & Rios, K., Jan 2022, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 25, 1, p. 60-84 25 p.

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Multiculturalism and Colorblindness as Threats to the Self: A Framework for Understanding Dominant and Non-Dominant Group Members’ Responses to Interethnic Ideologies

Rios, K., Nov 2022, In: Personality and Social Psychology Review. 26, 4, p. 315-341 27 p.

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2021

Shared disadvantage as a determinant of the relationship between White Americans’ socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic prejudice

Hines, B. & Rios, K., Oct 2021, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 51, 6, p. 910-923 14 p.

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“Why So Few?”: Differential Effects of Framing the Gender Gap in STEM Recruitment Interventions

Cowgill, C., Halper, L., Rios, K. & Crane, P., Mar 2021, In: Psychology of Women Quarterly. 45, 1, p. 61-78 18 p.

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2020

Is “me-search” necessarily less rigorous research? Social and personality psychologists’ stereotypes of the psychology of religion

Rios, K. & Roth, Z. C., Oct 2 2020, In: Self and Identity. 19, 7, p. 825-840 16 p.

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Perceiving demographic diversity as a threat: Divergent effects of multiculturalism and polyculturalism

Osborn, H. J., Sosa, N. & Rios, K., Oct 1 2020, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 23, 7, p. 1014-1031 18 p.

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Secularism in science: The role of religious affiliation in assessments of scientists’ trustworthiness

Beauchamp, A. L. & Rios, K., Feb 1 2020, In: Public Understanding of Science. 29, 2, p. 194-210 17 p.

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2019

Feeling Powerful but Incompetent: Fear of Negative Evaluation Predicts Men’s Sexual Harassment of Subordinates

Halper, L. R. & Rios, K., Mar 1 2019, In: Sex Roles. 80, 5-6, p. 247-261 15 p.

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Gender bias in caregiving professions: The role of perceived warmth

Halper, L. R., Cowgill, C. M. & Rios, K., Sep 1 2019, In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 49, 9, p. 549-562 14 p.

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Is science for atheists? Perceived threat to religious cultural authority explains U.S. Christians’ distrust in secularized science

Simpson, A. & Rios, K., Oct 1 2019, In: Public Understanding of Science. 28, 7, p. 740-758 19 p.

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Perceived Morality and Antiatheist Prejudice: A Replication and Extension

Simpson, A., McCurrie, C. & Rios, K., Jul 3 2019, In: International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 29, 3, p. 172-183 12 p.

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Science-religion compatibility beliefs across Middle Eastern and American young adult samples: The role of cross-cultural exposure

Rios, K. & Aveyard, M., Nov 1 2019, In: Public Understanding of Science. 28, 8, p. 949-957 9 p.

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Shaping Responses to Torture: What You Call It Matters

Rios, K. & Mischkowski, D., Jun 1 2019, In: Personality and social psychology bulletin. 45, 6, p. 934-946 13 p.

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The relationship between future time perspective and Self-Esteem: A cross-cultural study of Chinese and American college students

Lyu, H., Du, G. & Rios, K., 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, JULY, 1518.

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The utilitarian scientist: The humanization of scientists in moral dilemmas

Sosa, N. & Rios, K., Sep 2019, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 84, 103818.

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2018

An experimental approach to intergroup threat theory: Manipulations, moderators, and consequences of realistic vs. symbolic threat

Rios, K., Sosa, N. & Osborn, H., Jan 1 2018, In: European Review of Social Psychology. 29, 1, p. 212-255 44 p.

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An Informational Influence Perspective on (Non) conformity: Perceived Knowledgeability Increases Expression of Minority Opinions

Rios, K., Goldberg, M. H. & Totton, R. R., Mar 1 2018, In: Communication Research. 45, 2, p. 241-260 20 p.

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Self-Uncertainty and the Influence of Alternative Goals on Self-Regulation

Light, A. E., Rios, K. & DeMarree, K. G., Jan 1 2018, In: Personality and social psychology bulletin. 44, 1, p. 24-36 13 p.

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2017

2016

Belief in divine moral authority: Validation of a shortened scale with implications for social attitudes and moral cognition

Simpson, A., Piazza, J. & Rios, K., May 1 2016, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 94, p. 256-265 10 p.

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Change resistance moderates existence and longevity biases

Shockley, E., Rosen, R. K. & Rios, K., Apr 2 2016, In: Social Influence. 11, 2, p. 87-100 14 p.

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Engaging with diversity: Framing multiculturalism as a learning opportunity reduces prejudice among high White American identifiers

Rios, K. & Wynn, A. N., Dec 2016, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 46, 7, p. 854-865 12 p.

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Kimberly Michelle Rios

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