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Piotr Sorokowski

Piotr Sorokowski

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Psychology

D-Index
42
Citations
8093
World Ranking
7516
National Ranking
6

Overview

Piotr Sorokowski is a researcher affiliated with the University of Wrocław in Poland, specializing primarily in Psychology and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research emphasizes Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Psychological aspects of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, and Cultural Differences and Values. Additional topics of interest involve Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, as well as Social and Intergroup Psychology.

Recent notable publications 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
  • "Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak" (2020), Sustainability
  • "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
  • "When in Danger, Turn Right: Does Covid-19 Threat Promote Social Conservatism and Right-Wing Presidential Candidates?" (2020), Human Ethology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Piotr Sorokowski include:

  • Marta Kowal
  • Agnieszka Sorokowska
  • Tomasz Frąckowiak
  • Michał Misiak
  • Katarzyna Pisanski

The most frequent venues for publishing their work are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Human Ethology
  • Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Best Publications

  • Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries

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

  • Selfie posting behaviors are associated with narcissism among men

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Anna Oleszkiewicz;Tomasz Frackowiak

  • Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Piotr Sorokowski;Peter Hilpert;Katarzyna Cantarero

  • Sex Differences in Human Olfaction: A Meta-Analysis.

    Piotr Sorokowski;Maciej Karwowski;Michał Misiak;Michalina Konstancja Marczak

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

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

  • Selfies and personality: Who posts self-portrait photographs?

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Anna Oleszkiewicz;Tomasz Frackowiak;Katarzyna Pisanski

  • Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries

    Piotr Sorokowski;Ashley K. Randall;Agata Groyecka;Tomasz Frackowiak

  • A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Ke Wang;Amit Goldenberg;Charles A. Dorison;Jeremy K. Miller

  • Who uses emoticons? Data from 86 702 Facebook users

    Anna Oleszkiewicz;Anna Oleszkiewicz;Maciej Karwowski;Katarzyna Pisanski;Katarzyna Pisanski;Piotr Sorokowski

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

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Supreet Saluja;Piotr Sorokowski;Tomasz Frąckowiak

  • Can information about pandemics increase negative attitudes toward foreign groups? A case of COVID-19 outbreak

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agata Groyecka;Marta Kowal;Agnieszka Sorokowska

  • Does Personality Smell? Accuracy of Personality Assessments Based on Body Odour

    Agnieszka Sorokowska;Piotr Sorokowski;Andrzej Szmajke

  • The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study

    Peter Hilpert;Ashley K. Randall;Piotr Sorokowski;David C. Atkins

  • Sex differences in color preferences transcend extreme differences in culture and ecology

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Christoph Witzel

  • 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

  • Sex differences in online selfie posting behaviors predict histrionic personality scores among men but not women

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Tomasz Frackowiak;Maciej Karwowski

  • Children and marital satisfaction in a non-Western sample: having more children increases marital satisfaction among the Igbo people of Nigeria

    Ernest I. Onyishi;Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;R. Nathan Pipitone

  • A global test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Ke Wang;Amit Goldenberg;Charles Dorison;Jeremy Miller

  • Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample

    Unknown

  • Variable Preferences for Sexual Dimorphism in Stature (SDS) Might Not Be Universal: Data From a Semi-Nomad Population (Himba) in Namibia

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Bernhardt Fink;Mara Mberira

  • Love Influences Reproductive Success in Humans.

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Marina Butovskaya;Maciej Karwowski

  • When in Danger, Turn Right: Does Covid-19 Threat Promote Social Conservatism and Right-Wing Presidential Candidates?

    Maciej Karwowski;Marta Kowal;Agata Groyecka;Michał Białek

  • Aging Perceptions in Tsimane’ Amazonian Forager–Farmers Compared With Two Industrialized Societies

    Piotr Sorokowski;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Agnieszka Sorokowska;Tomasz Frackowiak;Corinna E. Löckenhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Agnieszka Sorokowska
Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław
Katarzyna Pisanski
Katarzyna Pisanski French National Centre for Scientific Research
Marina Butovskaya
Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Maciej Karwowski
Maciej Karwowski University of Wrocław
Corinna E. Löckenhoff
Corinna E. Löckenhoff Cornell University
Antonio Chirumbolo
Antonio Chirumbolo Sapienza University of Rome
Fiorenzo Laghi
Fiorenzo Laghi Sapienza University of Rome
Koen Ponnet
Koen Ponnet Ghent University
Konstantinos Kafetsios
Konstantinos Kafetsios Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Roberto Baiocco
Roberto Baiocco Sapienza University of Rome

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