Biography

Dr. Efisio Manunta obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Toulouse (CLLE, UT2J, CNRS, France) in 2022 under the supervision of Professor Maja Becker.
He mainly studies the motivational processes driving identity construction (perception of one's self) and how these influence behaviour, intentions, attitudes and opinions in the political and public health spheres (voting behaviour, ideology, populism, radicalisation, pro-health behaviour, etc.). He has particularly focused on how the frustration of identity motives, identity threat and other psychological threats affect the adhesion to populist attitudes. In addition, he has experience in the construction and validation of psychometric instruments, such as political attitude and opinion scales. In general terms, his social psychological research interests lie at the intersection of political, health, and cross-cultural questions.
Efisio Manunta is the author of several scientific publications in world-class (Q1) journals in social psychology and multidisciplinary field: e.g., Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and Political Psychology (as first author), Nature Human Behaviour, PNAS, etc. (as co-author). His international profile counts eight years in Toulouse (France) between master's, doctoral studies, research and temporary lecturer positions, his current postdoctoral position at the University of Limerick (Ireland) under Orla Muloddon's ERC Grant, as well as numerous long-term visiting positions at various European universities, including University of Sussex (England, UK) and Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy). In addition, E.M. has participated in numerous international and national conferences (EASP, ISPP, AIP, ADRIPS).



Research Interests

Dr Efisio Manunta studies the motivational processes driving identity construction (perception of one's self) and how these influence behaviour, intentions, attitudes and opinions in the political and public health spheres (voting behaviour, ideology, populism, radicalisation, pro-health behaviour, etc.). He has particularly focused on how the frustration of identity motives, identity threat and other psychological threats affect the adhesion to populist attitudes. In addition, he has experience in the construction and validation of psychometric instruments, such as political attitude and opinion scales.

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2023 - ISPP Early Career Travel Award
  • 2020 - EASP Travel Grant
  • 2020 - Bourse de Mobilité ADRIPS

Employment

  • 2023 Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy - Visiting Lecturer
  • 2023 University of Limerick - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • 2021 Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, UFR de Psychologie, France - Temporary Lecturer in Social Psychology
  • 2019 Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, UFR de Psychologie, France - Assistant Teaching (Chargé de cours)

Education

  • 2022 CLLE, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UT2J, CLESCO - Doctoral Degree
  • 2021 University of Sussex - Visiting PhD Student
  • 2020 Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy - Visiting PhD Student
  • 2017 Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France - Master's degree
  • 2015 Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy - Degree

Association

  • Full Member, European Association of Social Psychology
  • Member, International Society of Political Psychology
  • Member, Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche Internationale en Psychologie Sociale
  • Member, Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (sezione Psicologia Sociale)

Language

  • English
  • Italian
  • French
  • Spanish

Peer Reviewed Journals

2023

Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship

Norbert Mesko;Marta Kowal;András Láng;Ferenc Kocsor;Szabolcs Bandi;Ádám Putz;Piotr Sorokowski;David A. Frederick;Felipe E. García;Leonardo A. Aguilar;Anna Studzinska;Chee-Seng Tan;Biljana Gjoneska;Taciano L. Milfont;Merve Topcu Bulut;Dmitry Grigoryev;Toivo Aavik;Mahmoud Boussena;Alan D. A. Mattiassi;Reza Afhami;Rizwana Amin;Roberto Baiocco;Hamdaoui Brahim;Ali R. Can;Joao Carneiro;Hakan Çetinkaya;Dimitri Chubinidze;Eliane Deschrijver;Yahya Don;Dmitrii Dubrov;Izzet Duyar;Marija Jovic;Julia A. Kamburidis;Farah Khan;Hareesol Khun-Inkeeree;Maida Koso-Drljevic;David Lacko;Karlijn Massar;Mara Morelli;Jean C. Natividade;Ellen K. Nyhus;Ju Hee Park;Farid Pazhoohi;Ekaterine Pirtskhalava;Koen Ponnet;Pavol Prokop;Dušana Šakan;Singha Tulyakul;Austin Wang;Sibele Dias de Aquino;Derya D. Atamtürk; (2023) Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship. Archives Of Sexual Behavior

2023

Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages

Marta Kowal;Piotr Sorokowski;Bojana Dinić;Katarzyna Pisanski;Biljana Gjoneska;David A. Frederick;Gerit Pfuhl;Taciano L. Milfont;Adam Bode;Leonardo Andrés Aguilar;FELIPE E. GARCIA;S. Craig Roberts;Beatriz Abad-Villaverde;Tina Kavčič;Kirill G. Miroshnik;Izuchukwu Ndukaihe;Katarína Šafárová;Jaroslava Varella Valentova;Toivo Aavik;Angélique M. Blackburn;Hakan Çetinkaya;Izzet Duyar;Farida Guemaz;Tatsunori Ishii;Pavol Kačmár;Jean C. Natividade;Ravit Nussinson;Mohd Sofian B. Omar-Fauzee;Ma. Criselda T. Pacquing;Koen Ponnet;Austin H. Wang;Gyesook Yoo;Rizwana Amin;Ekaterine Pirtskhalava;Reza Afhami;Alexios Arvanitis;Derya Atamturk Duyar;Théo Besson;Boussena Mahmoud;Seda Can;Ali R. Can;João Carneiro;Rita Castro;Dimitri Chubinidze;Ksenija Čunichina;Yahya Don;Seda Dural;Edgardo Etchezahar;Feten Fekih-Romdhane;Tomasz Frackowiak;Nasim Ghahraman Moharrampour; (2023) Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages. Archives Of Sexual Behavior

2023

The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset

Buchanan, E.M.;Lewis, S.C.;Paris, B.;Forscher, P.S.;Pavlacic, J.M.;Beshears, J.E.;Drexler, S.M.;Gourdon-Kanhukamwe, A.;Mallik, P.R.;Silan, M.A.A.;Miller, J.K.;IJzerman, H.;Moshontz, H.;Beaudry, J.L.;Suchow, J.W.;Chartier, C.R.;Coles, N.A.;Sharifian, M.H.;Todsen, A.L.;Levitan, C.A.;Azevedo, F.;Legate, N.;Heller, B.;Rothman, A.J.;Dorison, C.A.;Gill, B.P.;Wang, K.;Rees, V.W.;Gibbs, N.;Goldenberg, A.;Thi Nguyen, T.-V.;Gross, J.J.;Kaminski, G.;von Bastian, C.C.;Paruzel-Czachura, M.;Mosannenzadeh, F.;Azouaghe, S.;Bran, A.;Ruiz-Fernandez, S.;Santos, A.C.;Reggev, N.;Zickfeld, J.H.;Akkas, H.;Pantazi, M.;Ropovik, I.;Korbmacher, M.;Arriaga, P.;Gjoneska, B.;Warmelink, L.;Alves, S.G.;de Holanda Coelho, G.L.;Stieger, S.;Schei, V.;Hanel, P.H.P.;Szaszi, B.;Fedotov, M.;Antfolk, J.;Marcu, G.-M.;Schrötter, J.;Kunst, J.R.;Geiger, S.J.;Adetula, A.;Kocalar, H.E.;Kielińska, J.;Kačmár, P.;Bokkour, A.;Galindo-Caballero, O.J.;Djamai, I.;Pöntinen, S.J.;Agesin, B.E.;Jernsäther, T.;Urooj, A.;Rachev, N.R.;Koptjevskaja-Tamm, M.;Kurfalı, M.;Pit, I.L.;Li, R.;Çoksan, S.;Dubrov, D.;Paltrow, T.E.;Baník, G.;Korobova, T.;Studzinska, A.;Jiang, X.;Aruta, J.J.B.R.;Vintr, J.;Chiu, F.;Kaliska, L.;Berkessel, J.B.;Tümer, M.;Morales-Izquierdo, S.;Chuan-Peng, H.;Vezirian, K.;Rosa, A.D.;Bialobrzeska, O.;Vasilev, M.R.;Beitner, J.;Kácha, O.;Žuro, B.;Westerlund, M.;Nedelcheva-Datsova, M.;Findor, A.;Krupić, D.;Kowal, M.;Askelund, A.D.;Pourafshari, R.;Đorđević, J.M.;Schmidt, N.-D.;Baklanova, E.;Szala, A.;Zakharov, I.;Vranka, M.A.;Ihaya, K.;Grano, C.;Cellini, N.;Białek, M.;Anton-Boicuk, L.;Dalgar, I.;Adıgüzel, A.;Verharen, J.P.H.;Maturan, P.L.G.;Kassianos, A.P.;Oliveira, R.;Čadek, M.;Adoric, V.C.;Özdoğru, A.A.;Sverdrup, T.E.;Aczel, B.;Zambrano, D.;Ahmed, A.;Tamnes, C.K.;Yamada, Y.;Volz, L.;Sunami, N.;Suter, L.;Vieira, L.;Groyecka-Bernard, A.;Kamburidis, J.A.;Reips, U.-D.;Harutyunyan, M.;Adetula, G.A.;Allred, T.B.;Barzykowski, K.;Antazo, B.G.;Zsido, A.N.;Šakan, D.D.;Cyrus-Lai, W.;Ahlgren, L.P.;Hruška, M.;Vega, D.;Manunta, E.;Mokady, A.;Capizzi, M.;Martončik, M.;Say, N.;Filip, K.;Vilar, R.;Staniaszek, K.;Vdovic, M.;Adamkovic, M.;Johannes, N.;Hajdu, N.;Cohen, N.;Overkott, C.;Krupić, D.;Hubena, B.;Nilsonne, G.;Mioni, G.;Solorzano, C.S.;Ishii, T.;Chen, Z.;Kushnir, E.;Karaarslan, C.;Ribeiro, R.R.;Khaoudi, A.;Kossowska, M.;Bavolar, J.;Hoyer, K.;Roczniewska, M.;Karababa, A.;Becker, M.;Monteiro, R.P.;Kunisato, Y.;Metin-Orta, I.;Adamus, S.;Kozma, L.;Czarnek, G.;Domurat, A.;Štrukelj, E.;Alvarez, D.S.;Parzuchowski, M.;Massoni, S.;Czamanski-Cohen, J.;Pronizius, E.;Muchembled, F.;van Schie, K.;Saçaklı, A.;Hristova, E.;Kuzminska, A.O.;Charyate, A.;Bijlstra, G.;Afhami, R.;Majeed, N.M.;Musser, E.D.;Sirota, M.;Ross, R.M.;Yeung, S.K.;Papadatou-Pastou, M.;Foroni, F.;Almeida, I.A.T.;Grigoryev, D.;Lewis, D.M.G.;Holford, D.L.;Janssen, S.M.J.;Tatachari, S.;Batres, C.;Olofsson, J.K.;Daches, S.;Belaus, A.;Pfuhl, G.;Corral-Frias, N.S.;Sousa, D.;Röer, J.P.;Isager, P.M.;Godbersen, H.;Walczak, R.B.;Van Doren, N.;Ren, D.;Gill, T.;Voracek, M.;DeBruine, L.M.;Anne, M.;Očovaj, S.B.;Thomas, A.G.;Arvanitis, A.;Ostermann, T.;Wolfe, K.;Arinze, N.C.;Bundt, C.;Lamm, C.;Calin-Jageman, R.J.;Davis, W.E.;Karekla, M.;Zorjan, S.;Jaremka, L.M.;Uttley, J.;Hricova, M.;Koehn, M.A.;Kiselnikova, N.;Bai, H.;Krafnick, A.J.;Balci, B.B.;Ballantyne, T.;Lins, S.;Vally, Z.;Esteban-Serna, C.;Schmidt, K.;Macapagal, P.M.L.;Szwed, P.;Zdybek, P.M.;Moreau, D.;Collins, W.M.;Joy-Gaba, J.A.;Vilares, I.;Tran, U.S.;Boudesseul, J.;Albayrak-Aydemir, N.;Dixson, B.J.W.;Perillo, J.T.;Ferreira, A.;Westgate, E.C.;Aberson, C.L.;Arinze, A.I.;Jaeger, B.;Butt, M.M.;Silva, J.R.;Storage, D.S.;Janak, A.P.;Jiménez-Leal, W.;Soto, J.A.;Sorokowska, A.;McCarthy, R.;Tullett, A.M.;Frias-Armenta, M.;Ribeiro, M.F.F.;Hartanto, A.;Forbes, P.A.G.;Willis, M.L.;del Carmen Tejada R, M.;Torres, A.J.O.;Stephen, I.D.;Vaidis, D.C.;de la Rosa-Gómez, A.;Yu, K.;Sutherland, C.A.M.; (2023) The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset. Scientific Data

2022

Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries

Efisio Manunta;Marta Kowal;Piotr Sorokowski;Katarzyna Pisanski;Jaroslava V. Valentova;Marco A.C. Varella;David A. Frederick;Laith Al-Shawaf;Felipe E. García;Isabella Giammusso;Biljana Gjoneska;Luca Kozma;Tobias Otterbring;Marietta Papadatou-Pastou;Gerit Pfuhl;Sabrina Stöckli;Anna Studzinska;Ezgi Toplu-Demirtaş;Anna K. Touloumakos;Bence E. Bakos;Carlota Batres;Solenne Bonneterre;Johanna Czamanski-Cohen;Jovi C. Dacanay;Eliane Deschrijver;Maryanne L. Fisher;Caterina Grano;Dmitry Grigoryev;Pavol Kačmár;Mikhail V. Kozlov;Efisio Manunta;Karlijn Massar;Joseph P. McFall;Moises Mebarak;Maria Rosa Miccoli;Taciano L. Milfont;Pavol Prokop;Toivo Aavik;Patrícia Arriaga;Roberto Baiocco;Jiří Čeněk;Hakan Çetinkaya;Izzet Duyar;Farida Guemaz;Tatsunori Ishii;Julia A. Kamburidis;Hareesol Khun-Inkeeree;Linda H. Lidborg;Hagar Manor;Ravit Nussinson;Mohd Sofian B. Omar-Fauzee;Farid Pazhoohi; (2022) Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries. Evolution And Human Behavior

2022

In COVID-19 Health Messaging, Loss Framing Increases Anxiety with Little-to-No Concomitant Benefits: Experimental Evidence from 84 Countries

Efisio Manunta;Charles A. Dorison;Jennifer S. Lerner;Blake H. Heller;Alexander J. Rothman;Ichiro I. Kawachi;Ke Wang;Vaughan W. Rees;Brian P. Gill;Nancy Gibbs;Charles R. Ebersole;Zahir Vally;Zuzanna Tajchman;Andras N. Zsido;Mija Zrimsek;Zhang Chen;Ignazio Ziano;Zoi Gialitaki;Chris D. Ceary;Yijun Lin;Yoshihiko Kunisato;Yuki Yamada;Qinyu Xiao;Xiaoming Jiang;Xinkai Du;Elvin Yao;John Paul Wilson;Wilson Cyrus-Lai;William Jimenez-Leal;Wilbert Law;W. Matthew Collins;Karley L. Richard;Marek Vranka;Vladislav Ankushev;Vidar Schei;Valerija Križanić;Veselina Hristova Kadreva;Vera Cubela Adoric;Ulrich S. Tran;Siu Kit Yeung;Widad Hassan;Ralph Houston;Tiago J. S. Lima;Thomas Ostermann;Thomas Frizzo;Therese E. Sverdrup;Thea House;Tripat Gill;Maksim Fedotov;Tamar Paltrow;Teodor Jernsäther;Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm; (2022) In COVID-19 Health Messaging, Loss Framing Increases Anxiety with Little-to-No Concomitant Benefits: Experimental Evidence from 84 Countries. Affective Science

2021

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

Wang, K.;Goldenberg, A.;Dorison, C.A.;Miller, J.K.;Uusberg, A.;Lerner, J.S.;Gross, J.J.;Agesin, B.B.;Bernardo, M.;Campos, O.;Eudave, L.;Grzech, K.;Ozery, D.H.;Jackson, E.A.;Garcia, E.O.L.;Drexler, S.M.;Jurković, A.P.;Rana, K.;Wilson, J.P.;Antoniadi, M.;Desai, K.;Gialitaki, Z.;Kushnir, E.;Nadif, K.;Bravo, O.N.;Nauman, R.;Oosterlinck, M.;Pantazi, M.;Pilecka, N.;Szabelska, A.;van Steenkiste, I.M.M.;Filip, K.;Bozdoc, A.I.;Marcu, G.M.;Agadullina, E.;Adamkovič, M.;Roczniewska, M.;Reyna, C.;Kassianos, A.P.;Westerlund, M.;Ahlgren, L.;Pöntinen, S.;Adetula, G.A.;Dursun, P.;Arinze, A.I.;Arinze, N.C.;Ogbonnaya, C.E.;Ndukaihe, I.L.G.;Dalgar, I.;Akkas, H.;Macapagal, P.M.;Lewis, S.;Metin-Orta, I.;Foroni, F.;Willis, M.;Santos, A.C.;Mokady, A.;Reggev, N.;Kurfali, M.A.;Vasilev, M.R.;Nock, N.L.;Parzuchowski, M.;Espinoza Barría, M.F.;Vranka, M.;Kohlová, M.B.;Ropovik, I.;Harutyunyan, M.;Wang, C.;Yao, E.;Becker, M.;Manunta, E.;Kaminski, G.;Marko, D.;Evans, K.;Lewis, D.M.G.;Findor, A.;Landry, A.T.;Aruta, J.J.B.;Ortiz, M.S.;Vally, Z.;Pronizius, E.;Voracek, M.;Lamm, C.;Grinberg, M.;Li, R.;Valentova, J.V.;Mioni, G.;Cellini, N.;Chen, S.-C.;Zickfeld, J.;Moon, K.;Azab, H.;Levy, N.;Karababa, A.;Beaudry, J.L.;Boucher, L.;Collins, W.M.;Todsen, A.L.;van Schie, K.;Vintr, J.;Bavolar, J.;Kaliska, L.;Križanić, V.;Samojlenko, L.;Pourafshari, R.;Geiger, S.J.;Beitner, J.;Warmelink, L.;Ross, R.M.;Stephen, I.D.;Hostler, T.J.;Azouaghe, S.;McCarthy, R.;Szala, A.;Grano, C.;Solorzano, C.S.;Anjum, G.;Jimenez-Leal, W.;Bradford, M.;Pérez, L.C.;Cruz Vásquez, J.E.;Galindo-Caballero, O.J.;Vargas-Nieto, J.C.;Kácha, O.;Arvanitis, A.;Xiao, Q.;Cárcamo, R.;Zorjan, S.;Tajchman, Z.;Vilares, I.;Pavlacic, J.M.;Kunst, J.R.;Tamnes, C.K.;von Bastian, C.C.;Atari, M.;Sharifian, M.H.;Hricova, M.;Kačmár, P.;Schrötter, J.;Rahal, R.-M.;Cohen, N.;FatahModarres, S.;Zrimsek, M.;Zakharov, I.;Koehn, M.A.;Esteban-Serna, C.;Calin-Jageman, R.J.;Krafnick, A.J.;Štrukelj, E.;Isager, P.M.;Urban, J.;Silva, J.R.;Martončik, M.;Očovaj, S.B.;Šakan, D.;Kuzminska, A.O.;Djordjevic, J.M.;Almeida, I.A.T.;Ferreira, A.;Lazarevic, L.B.;Manley, H.;Ricaurte, D.Z.;Monteiro, R.P.;Etabari, Z.;Musser, E.;Dunleavy, D.;Chou, W.;Godbersen, H.;Ruiz-Fernández, S.;Reeck, C.;Batres, C.;Kirgizova, K.;Muminov, A.;Azevedo, F.;Alvarez, D.S.;Butt, M.M.;Lee, J.M.;Chen, Z.;Verbruggen, F.;Ziano, I.;Tümer, M.;Charyate, A.C.A.;Dubrov, D.;Tejada Rivera, M.C.M.C.;Aberson, C.;Pálfi, B.;Maldonado, M.A.;Hubena, B.;Sacakli, A.;Ceary, C.D.;Richard, K.L.;Singer, G.;Perillo, J.T.;Ballantyne, T.;Cyrus-Lai, W.;Fedotov, M.;Du, H.;Wielgus, M.;Pit, I.L.;Hruška, M.;Sousa, D.;Aczel, B.;Szaszi, B.;Adamus, S.;Barzykowski, K.;Micheli, L.;Schmidt, N.-D.;Zsido, A.N.;Paruzel-Czachura, M.;Bialek, M.;Kowal, M.;Sorokowska, A.;Misiak, M.;Mola, D.;Ortiz, M.V.;Correa, P.S.;Belaus, A.;Muchembled, F.;Ribeiro, R.R.;Arriaga, P.;Oliveira, R.;Vaughn, L.A.;Szwed, P.;Kossowska, M.;Czarnek, G.;Kielińska, J.;Antazo, B.;Betlehem, R.;Stieger, S.;Nilsonne, G.;Simonovic, N.;Taber, J.;Gourdon-Kanhukamwe, A.;Domurat, A.;Ihaya, K.;Yamada, Y.;Urooj, A.;Gill, T.;Čadek, M.;Bylinina, L.;Messerschmidt, J.;Kurfalı, M.;Adetula, A.;Baklanova, E.;Albayrak-Aydemir, N.;Kappes, H.B.;Gjoneska, B.;House, T.;Jones, M.V.;Berkessel, J.B.;Chopik, W.J.;Çoksan, S.;Seehuus, M.;Khaoudi, A.;Bokkour, A.;El Arabi, K.A.;Djamai, I.;Iyer, A.;Parashar, N.;Adiguzel, A.;Kocalar, H.E.;Bundt, C.;Norton, J.O.;Papadatou-Pastou, M.;De la Rosa-Gomez, A.;Ankushev, V.;Bogatyreva, N.;Grigoryev, D.;Ivanov, A.;Prusova, I.;Romanova, M.;Sarieva, I.;Terskova, M.;Hristova, E.;Kadreva, V.H.;Janak, A.;Schei, V.;Sverdrup, T.E.;Askelund, A.D.;Pineda, L.M.S.;Krupić, D.;Levitan, C.A.;Johannes, N.;Ouherrou, N.;Say, N.;Sinkolova, S.;Janjić, K.;Stojanovska, M.;Stojanovska, D.;Khosla, M.;Thomas, A.G.;Kung, F.Y.H.;Bijlstra, G.;Mosannenzadeh, F.;Balci, B.B.;Reips, U.-D.;Baskin, E.;Ishkhanyan, B.;Czamanski-Cohen, J.;Dixson, B.J.W.;Moreau, D.;Sutherland, C.A.M.; (2021) A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behaviour

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