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Konstantinos Kafetsios is affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Additional subfields of interest include Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics, which include:

  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology

Konstantinos Kafetsios has contributed to various publication venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Their recent papers include:

  • "Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication" (2020, Psychological Science)
  • "Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective" (2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)
  • "Universality of the Triangular Theory of Love: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Triangular Love Scale in 25 Countries" (2020, The Journal of Sex Research)
  • "Neither Eastern nor Western: Patterns of independence and interdependence in Mediterranean societies." (2023, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)
  • "Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios" (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

  • Agnieszka Sorokowska
  • Boris Bizumić
  • Mahmoud Boussena
  • Marina Butovskaya
  • Seda Can

Konstantinos Kafetsios has also contributed to book publications, with at least one book published by Springer International Publishing titled Challenging Mobilities in and to the EU during Times of Crises (2022).

Best Publications

  • Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries

    Daniel Conroy-Beam;David M. Buss;Kelly Asao;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska

  • Emotional intelligence and job satisfaction: Testing the mediatory role of positive and negative affect at work.

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;Leonidas A. Zampetakis

  • Attachment and emotional intelligence abilities across the life course

    Konstantinos Kafetsios

  • Attachment, social support and well-being in young and older adults.

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;Georgios D. Sideridis

  • On the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions

    Leonidas A. Zampetakis;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Nancy Bouranta;Todd Dewett

  • Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication

    Kathryn V. Walter;Daniel Conroy-Beam;David M. Buss;Kelly Asao

  • Factor structure, validity and reliability of the Cambridge Worry Scale in a pregnant population.

    Josephine M. Green;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Helen E. Statham;Claire M. Snowdon

  • Optimism, self-efficacy and information processing of threat- and well-being-related stimuli

    Evangelos C. Karademas;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Georgios D. Sideridis

  • Reliability and Validity of the Greek Version of the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships Measure of Adult Attachment

    Michael Tsagarakis;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Anastassios Stalikas

  • A Multilevel Analysis of Relationships Between Leaders' and Subordinates' Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Outcomes

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;John B. Nezlek;Aikaterini Vassiou

  • A cross-cultural study on emotion expression and the learning of social norms.

    Shlomo Hareli;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Ursula Hess

  • Attachment styles in everyday social interaction

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;John B. Nezlek

  • Emotions in Everyday Social Encounters Correspondence Between Culture and Self-Construal

    John B. Nezlek;Konstantinos Kafetsios;C. Veronica Smith

  • Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Supreet Saluja;Piotr Sorokowski;Tomasz Frąckowiak

  • A comparative evaluation of the effects of trait Emotional Intelligence and emotion regulation on affect at work and job satisfaction

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;Mary Loumakou

  • Attachment and dysfunctional rumination: The mediating role of Emotional Intelligence abilities

    Tiziana Lanciano;Antonietta Curci;Konstantinos Kafetsios;Lucia Elia

  • Leaders' and subordinates' attachment orientations, emotion regulation capabilities and affect at work: A multilevel analysis ☆

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;Maria Athanasiadou;Nafsika Dimou

  • Judging Facial Emotion Expressions in Context: The Influence of Culture and Self-Construal Orientation

    Ursula Hess;Christophe Blaison;Konstantinos Kafetsios

  • Relationships Between Leaders' and Subordinates' Emotion Regulation and Satisfaction and Affect at Work

    Konstantinos Kafetsios;John B Nezlek;Thanai Vassilakou

  • Universality of the triangular theory of love: Adaptation and psychometric properties of the triangular love scale in 25 countries

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Maciej Karwowski;Agata Groyecka

  • Assessing Adolescent Mental Health in War-Affected Societies: The Significance of Symptoms.

    Loring Jones;Konstantinos Kafetsios

  • Exposure to Political Violence and Psychological Well-being in Bosnian Adolescents: A Mixed Method Approach

    Lynne Jones;Konstantinos Kafetsios

Frequent Co-Authors

Agnieszka Sorokowska
Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław
Ursula Hess
Ursula Hess Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Marina Butovskaya
Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Katarzyna Pisanski
Katarzyna Pisanski French National Centre for Scientific Research
John B. Nezlek
John B. Nezlek University of Social Sciences and Humanities
David M. Buss
David M. Buss The University of Texas at Austin
Ilona Croy
Ilona Croy Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Georgios D. Sideridis
Georgios D. Sideridis Boston Children's Hospital
Ann Buysse
Ann Buysse Ghent University
Piotr Sorokowski
Piotr Sorokowski University of Wrocław

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