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Overview

Victoria M. Esses is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research primarily situates within the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including communication, cognitive neuroscience, economics and econometrics, and clinical psychology.

The main research topics addressed by Eles include social and intergroup psychology, migration, refugees, and integration, as well as names, identity, and discrimination research. Other notable interests are the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges faced by international students and expatriates, and issues related to migration, health, and trauma.

Recent publications by this researcher cover a range of relevant societal issues. These include:

  • Prejudice and Discrimination Toward Immigrants, 2020, Annual Review of Psychology
  • Xenophobia and anti-immigrant attitudes in the time of COVID-19, 2021, Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Immigrant perceptions of integration in the Canadian workplace, 2020, Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal
  • Supporting Canada's COVID-19 resilience and recovery through robust immigration policy and programs, 2021, FACETS
  • Ageism toward older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Intergenerational conflict and support, 2022, Journal of Social Issues

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Leah K. Hamilton and Alina Sutter, each with six joint works. Other recurrent collaborators are Mamta Vaswani and Mohammed El Hazzouri, with three publications each, and Aurélie Lacassagne with two.

Victoria M. Esses has published often in multiple venues, indicating a broad engagement across platforms focused on social justice and psychology. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Studies in Social Justice
  • Annual Review of Psychology
  • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
  • Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal
  • FACETS

Best Publications

  • The Immigration Dilemma: The Role of Perceived Group Competition, Ethnic Prejudice, and National Identity

    Victoria M. Esses;John F. Dovidio;Lynne M. Jackson;Tamara L. Armstrong

  • Intergroup Competition and Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration: An Instrumental Model of Group Conflict

    Victoria M. Esses;Lynne M. Jackson;Tamara L. Armstrong

  • Assessing the structure of prejudicial attitudes: the case of attitudes towards homosexuals

    Geoffrey Haddock;Mark P. Zanna;Victoria M. Esses

  • Prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination: Theoretical and empirical overview

    J F Dovidio;M Hewstone;P Glick;V M Esses

  • Uncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and Refugees

    Victoria M. Esses;Stelian Medianu;Andrea S. Lawson

  • The effects of feeling threatened on attitudes toward immigrants.

    Walter G. Stephan;C. Lausanne Renfro;Victoria M. Esses;Cookie White Stephan

  • Values, stereotypes, and emotions as determinants of intergroup attitudes

    Victoria M. Esses;Geoffrey Haddock;Mark P. Zanna

  • The need for affect: individual differences in the motivation to approach or avoid emotions.

    Gregory Richard Maio;Victoria M. Esses

  • The SAGE Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination

    John F. Dovidio

  • Perspective and Prejudice: Antecedents and Mediating Mechanisms

    John F. Dovidio;Marleen ten Vergert;Tracie L. Stewart;Samuel L. Gaertner

  • Ambivalence and Persuasion: The Processing of Messages about Immigrant Groups

    Gregory R. Maio;David W. Bell;Victoria M. Esses

  • The Global Refugee Crisis: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications for Improving Public Attitudes and Facilitating Refugee Resettlement

    Victoria M. Esses;Leah K. Hamilton;Danielle Gaucher

  • Justice, Morality, and the Dehumanization of Refugees

    Victoria M. Esses;Scott Veenvliet;Gordon Hodson;Ljiljana Mihic

  • The Role of Emotions in Determining Willingness to Engage in Intergroup Contact

    Victoria M. Esses;John F. Dovidio

  • Effects of Perceived Economic Competition on People’s Willingness to Help Empower Immigrants

    Lynne M. Jackson;Victoria M. Esses

  • Public Attitudes Toward Immigration in the United States and Canada in Response to the September 11, 2001 “Attack on America”

    Victoria M. Esses;John F. Dovidio;Gordon Hodson

  • Perceptions of national identity and attitudes toward immigrants and immigration in Canada and Germany

    Victoria M. Esses;Ulrich Wagner;Carina Wolf;Matthias Preiser

  • Instrumental Relations Among Groups: Group Competition, Conflict, and Prejudice

    Victoria M. Esses;Lynne M. Jackson;John F. Dovidio;Gordon Hodson

  • The Skill Paradox: Explaining and Reducing Employment Discrimination against skilled Immigrants

    Joerg Dietz;Chetan Joshi;Victoria M. Esses;Leah K. Hamilton

  • Prejudice and Discrimination Toward Immigrants.

    Victoria M. Esses

  • Of Scripture and Ascription: The Relation between Religious Fundamentalism and Intergroup Helping

    Lynne M. Jackson;Victoria M. Esses

  • The Role of Attitudinal Ambivalence in Susceptibility to Consensus Information

    Gordon Hodson;Gregory Richard Maio;Victoria M. Esses

Frequent Co-Authors

John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University
Gregory R. Maio
Gregory R. Maio University of Bath
Gordon Hodson
Gordon Hodson Brock University
Bertram Gawronski
Bertram Gawronski The University of Texas at Austin
Mark P. Zanna
Mark P. Zanna University of Waterloo
Geoffrey Haddock
Geoffrey Haddock Cardiff University
Richard N. Lalonde
Richard N. Lalonde York University
Cheryl R. Kaiser
Cheryl R. Kaiser University of Washington
Gillian King
Gillian King Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Winnifred R. Louis
Winnifred R. Louis University of Queensland

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