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cross-cultural psychology, social norms, norm violations, social hierarchies, social power, social status, cultural evolution of social status hierarchies, artistic influence, social nature of emotions, theory and methods in assessing aspects of culture
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Biography

Eftychia Stamkou (1985) is a social and cultural psychologist. She completed her undergraduate studies in psychology at Panteion University, Athens (B.Sc. in 2008; summa cum laude) and her postgraduate studies in social and organizational psychology at the University of Amsterdam (M.Sc. in 2011; cum laude). She conducted her dissertation research at the department of Social Psychology of the University of Amsterdam (Ph.D. in 2018) and in 2014 she was a visiting scholar at Columbia University. Since 2016 she has been coordinating a Master’s program in cultural psychology at the University of Amsterdam, where she currently works as assistant professor.

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Employment (8)

University of Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2018-01-31 to present | Assistant Professor (Social Psychology)
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Universiteit van Amsterdam: N/A, NL

2011-10-01 to present | Academic, Assistant Professor (Sociale Psychologie (Psychologie, FMG))
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University of Amsterdam - PURE

Universiteit van Amsterdam: N/A, NL

2011-10-01 to present | Academic, Assistant Professor (FMG)
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University of Amsterdam - PURE

Universiteit van Amsterdam: N/A, NL

2011-10-01 to present | Academic (Brain and Cognition)
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University of Amsterdam - PURE

Universiteit van Amsterdam: N/A, NL

2011-10-01 to present | Academic, Assistant Professor (Sociale Psychologie (Psychologie, FMG))
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University of Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2016-04-01 to 2018-01-30 | Coordinator of the Cultural Psychology Master Program (Social Psychology)
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Adidas (Germany): Herzogenaurach, DE

2017-04-01 to 2017-09-30 | Research consultant (Talent Projects)
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University of Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2011-09-01 to 2012-09-30 | Research assistant (Social Psychology)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universiteit van Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2012-10-01 to 2018-01-30 | PhD (Social Psychology)
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Columbia University Business School: New York, NY, US

2014-09-01 to 2014-11-30 | Visiting scholar (Management Division)
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Universiteit van Amsterdam: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

2009-09-01 to 2012-08-31 | Research Master in Social and Organizational Psychology (Psychology)
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Panteion University: Athens, Attiki, GR

2003-09-01 to 2008-02-29 | Bachelor in Psychology (Psychology)
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Funding (10)

The cultural mapping of social status

2019-09 to 2021-03 | Grant
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Amsterdam, Nederland, NL)
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The cultural mapping of social status

2019-09 to 2020-06 | Grant
Fulbright (Brussels, BE)
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Cultural perspectives on social norms: Insights from research and the field.

2018-01 to 2018-01 | Grant
Kurt Lewin Instituut (KLI) (Utrecht, NL)
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Scholar Travel Award for the SPSP Annual Convention 2016

2016-02 to 2016-02 | Grant
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (DC, DC, US)
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Student Conference Travel Scholarship

2015-06 to 2015-06 | Award
Dispute Resolution Research Center (Chicago, US)
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Visiting scholar at Columbia Business School

2014-09 to 2014-09 | Grant
European Association of Social Psychology (Muenster, DE)
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Climbing the ladder or falling from grace: How norm violations shape social hierarchies

2012-10 to 2016-04 | Grant
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Den Haag, NL)
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PhD scholarship

2009-09 to 2011-09 | Grant
Propondis foundation (Athens, GR)
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Excellence award

2006-06 to 2006-06 | Award
State Scholarships Foundation (Athens, GR)
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Excellence award

2004-09 to 2006-09 | Award
Alpha Eurobank (Athens, GR)
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Works (32)

Art promotes exploration of negative content

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2025-02-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Yagmur Ozbay; Eftychia Stamkou; Suzanne Oosterwijk
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Beyond beauty

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2024-10-04 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Y. Ozbay; S. Oosterwijk; Eftychia Stamkou
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Emotional palette: a computational mapping of aesthetic experiences evoked by visual art

Scientific Reports
2024-08-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Dacher Keltner; Rebecca Corona; Eda Aksoy; Alan S. Cowen
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How music teachers’ emotional expressions shape students’ performance

Motivation and Emotion
2024-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Gerben Van Kleef; M. Larsen; Eftychia Stamkou
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When Rule Breaking in Art Falls Flat

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
2024-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; R. Dunham; M. Pelowski; Y. Lin; M.J. Gelfand
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Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries

Nature Communications
2024-02-16 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Giulia Andrighetto; Jan Engelmann; Gonçalo Freitas; Marianna Pogosyan; Eftychia Stamkou; The Effects of Disease on the Tightness-Looseness of Cultures project
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Small self, big heart

Character and Context
2023 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; E. Brummelman; R.L. Dunham; M. Nikolic
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Awe sparks prosociality in children

Psychological Science
2023-04 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; E. Brummelman; R. Dunham; M. Nikolic; D. Keltner
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The Spatial Representation of Leadership Depends on Ecological Threat: A Replication and Extension of Menon et al. (2010)

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2022-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Astrid C. Homan; Gerben Van Kleef; M.J. Gelfand
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Persuading republicans and democrats to comply with mask wearing: An intervention tournament

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2022-07 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: M. Gelfand; R. Li; Eftychia Stamkou; D. Pieper; E. Denison; J. Fernandez; V. Choi; J. Chatman; J. Jackson; E. Dimant
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Radically Revolutionary or Pretty Flowers? The Impact of Curatorial Narrative of Artistic Deviance on Perceived Artist Influence

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
2022-05 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: E. Specker; Eftychia Stamkou; M. Pelowski; H. Leder
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On the Social Functions of Emotions in Visual Art

Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture
2022-04-01 | Other | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou
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No Guts, No Glory? How Risk-Taking Shapes Dominance, Prestige, and Leadership Endorsement

Journal of Applied Psychology
2021-11 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Gerben Van Kleef; M.W. Heerdink; A. Cheshin; Eftychia Stamkou; F. Wanders; L.F. Koning; X. Fang; O.A.M. Georgeac
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Persuading Republicans and Democrats to Comply with Mask Wearing: An Intervention Tournament

2021-09-24 | Other
Contributors: Michele Gelfand; Ren Li; Eftychia Stamkou; Dylan Pieper; Emmy Denison; Jessica Fernandez; Virginia K. Choi; Jennifer Chatman; Joshua Conrad Jackson; Eugen Dimant
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The effects of culture and moral foundations on moral judgments: The ethics of authority mediates the relationship between power distance and attitude towards lying to one's supervisor

Current Psychology
2021-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: K. Cantarero; P. Szarota; Eftychia Stamkou; M. Navas; A.C. Dominguez Espinosa
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Global perspective on marital satisfaction

Sustainability (Switzerland)
2020-11 | Journal article
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Contributors: M. Dobrowolska; A. Groyecka-Bernard; P. Sorokowski; A.K. Randall; P. Hilpert; K. Ahmadi; A.M. Alghraibeh; R. Aryeetey; A. Bertoni; K. Bettache et al.
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Climbing the ladder or falling from grace? A threat-opportunity framework of the effects of norm violations on social rank

Current Opinion in Psychology
2020-06 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Astrid C. Homan; Gerben Van Kleef
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Feeling entitled to rules: Entitled individuals prevent norm violators from rising up the ranks

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2019-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef; Astrid C. Homan
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Cultural Collectivism and Tightness Moderate Responses to Norm Violators: Effects on Power Perception, Moral Emotions, and Leader Support

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
2019-06-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef; Astrid C. Homan; M.J. Gelfand; F.J.R. van de Vijver; M.C. van Egmond; D. Boer; N. Phiri; N. Ayub; Z. Kinias et al.
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The art of influence: When and why deviant artists gain impact

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2018 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef; Astrid C. Homan
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When is a lie acceptable? Work and private life lying acceptance depends on its beneficiary

Journal of Social Psychology
2018 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: K. Cantarero; P. Szarota; Eftychia Stamkou; M. Navas; A.C.D. Espinosa
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How norm violations influence power perception, moral outrage, and leader support: The moderating role of cultural collectivism and tightness

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2018-12 | Journal article
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Global Study of Social Odor Awareness

Chemical Senses
2018-09 | Journal article
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Contributors: A. Sorokowska; A. Groyecka; M. Karwowski; T. Frackowiak; J.E Lansford; K. Ahmadi; A.M. Alghraibeh; R. Aryeetey; A. Bertoni; K. Bettache et al.
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Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
2017 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: A. Sorokowska; P. Sorokowski; P. Hilpert; K. Cantarero; T. Frackowiak; K. Ahmadi; A.M. Alghraibeh; R. Aryeetey; A. Bertoni; K. Bettache et al.
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Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values

Frontiers in Psychology
2017-07 | Journal article
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Contributors: P. Sorokowski; A.K. Randall; A. Groyecka; T. Frackowiak; K. Cantarero; P. Hilpert; K. Ahmadi; A.M. Alghraibeh; R. Aryeetey; A. Bertoni et al.
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Are the powerful really blind to the feelings of others?

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
2016 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef; A.H. Fischer; M.E. Kret
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How norm violations shape social hierarchies

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
2016 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef; Astrid C. Homan; A.D. Galinsky
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The associations of Dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction vary between and within nations

Frontiers in Psychology
2016-08 | Journal article
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Contributors: P. Hilpert; A.K. Randall; P. Sorokowski; D.C. Atkins; A. Sorokowska; K. Ahmadi; A.M. Alghraibeh; R. Aryeetey; A. Bertoni; K. Bettache et al.
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'Standing in Awe': The effects of awe on body perception and the relation with absorption

Collabra
2016-03-23 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: M. van Elk; A. Karinen; E. Specker; Eftychia Stamkou; M. Baas
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The social dynamics of breaking the rules: antecedents and consequences of norm-violating behavior

Current Opinion in Psychology
2015 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Gerben Van Kleef; F. Wanders; Eftychia Stamkou; Astrid C. Homan
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Do we give power to the right people? When and how norm violators rise to the top

Power, politics, and paranoia: why people are suspicious of their leaders
2014 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Eftychia Stamkou; Gerben Van Kleef
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Breaking the rules to rise to power: how norm violators gain power in the eyes of others

Social Psychological and Personality Science
2011 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Gerben Van Kleef; Astrid C. Homan; C. Finkenauer; S. Gündemir; Eftychia Stamkou
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of experimental psychology. (1)