Selected Publications

(see my CV for a full list)

Threat and Intergroup Attitudes

Rios, K., Pham, C. T., Cheng, Z. H., & Cheon, B. K. (in press). How does exposure to masked individuals affect White Americans’ anti-AAPI attitudes? Social and Personality Psychology Compass.

Mackey, C. D., & Rios, K. (in press). Do demographic increases in LGBT and nonreligious Americans increase threat? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Itzchakov, G., Reis, H. T., & Rios, K. (in press). Perceiving others as responsive lessens prejudice: The mediating roles of intellectual humility and attitude ambivalence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Rios, K., & Cohen, A. B. (2023). Taking a “multiple forms” approach to diversity: An introduction, policy implications, and legal recommendations. Social Issues and Policy Review, 17, 104-130.

Rios, K. (2022). Multiculturalism and colorblindness as threats to the self: A framework for understanding dominant and non-dominant group members' responses to interethnic ideologies. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 26, 316-341.

Rios, K., Mischkowski, D., & Stephenson, N. B. (2022). White people problems? White privilege beliefs predict attitudes toward Confederate symbols. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 1105-1113.

Rios, K. & Mackey, C. D. (2022). “White” self-identification: A source of uniqueness threat. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 416-424.

Finkelstein, S. R., & Rios, K. (2022). Cultural exploitation or cultural exchange? The roles of perceived group status and others’ psychological investment on reactions to consumption of traditional cultural products. Psychology and Marketing, 39, 2349-2360.

Hines, B., & Rios, K. (2021). Shared disadvantage as a determinant of the relationship between White Americans’ socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic prejudice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 51, 910-923.

Totton, R., & Rios, K. (2021). Predicting anti-transgender prejudice: Identity-confusion and deception as aspects of distrust. Self and Identity, 20, 496-514.

Osborn, H., Sosa, N., & Rios, K. (2020). Perceiving demographic diversity as a threat: Divergent effects of multiculturalism and polyculturalism. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 23, 1014-1031.

Rios, K., Sosa, N., & Osborn, H. J. (2018). An experimental approach to Intergroup Threat Theory: Manipulations, moderators, and consequences of realistic vs. symbolic threat. European Review of Social Psychology, 29, 212-255.

Rios, K., & Wynn, A. N. (2016). Engaging with diversity: Framing multiculturalism as a learning opportunity reduces prejudice among high White American identifiers. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 854-865.

Rios, K. (2013). Right-wing authoritarianism predicts prejudice against “homosexuals” but not “gay men and lesbians.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 1177-1183.

Rios, K., Ybarra, O., & Sanchez-Burks, J. (2013). Outgroup primes induce unpredictability tendencies under conditions of distrust. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 372-377.

Besmann, A., & Rios, K. (2012). Pals in power armor: Attribution of human-like emotions to video game characters in an ingroup/outgroup situation. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15, 441-443.

Morrison, K. R., & Chung, A. (2011). “White” or “European American”? Self-identifying labels influence majority group members’ interethnic attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 165-170.

Morrison, K. R., Plaut, V. C., & Ybarra, O. (2010). Predicting whether multiculturalism positively or negatively influences White Americans’ intergroup attitudes: The role of ethnic identification. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1648-1661.

Morrison, K. R., Fast, N. J., & Ybarra, O. (2009).Group status, perceptions of threat, and support for social inequality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 204-210.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2009). Symbolic threat and social dominance among liberals and conservatives: SDO reflects conformity to political values. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 1039-1052.

Morrison, K. R., & Ybarra, O. (2008). The effects of realistic threat and group identification on social dominance orientation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 156-163.

Religion and Science

Rios, K., Mackey, C. D., & Cheng, Z. H. (in press). Understanding Christians’ underrepresentation in STEM and why it matters. Frontiers in Social Psychology.

Mackey, C. D., Rios, K., & Cheng, Z. H. (2023). Christianity-science compatibility beliefs increase non-religious individuals’ perceptions of Christians’ intelligence and scientific ability. Public Understanding of Science, 32, 71-87.

Sharp, C., Leicht, C., Rios, K., Zarzeczna, N. J., & Elsdon-Baker, F. (2022). Religious diversity in science: Stereotypical and counter-stereotypical social identities. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 25, 1836-1860.

Rios, K. (2021). Examining Christians' reactions to reminders of the religion-science conflict: Stereotype threat vs. disengagement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47, 441-454.

Rios, K., & Roth, Z. C. (2020). Is "me-search" necessarily less rigorous research? Social and personality psychologists' perceptions of the psychology of religion. Self and Identity, 19, 825-840.

Beauchamp, A., & Rios, K. (2020). Secularism in science: The role of religious affiliation in assessments of scientists’ trustworthiness. Public Understanding of Science, 29, 194-210.

Rios, K., & Aveyard, M. (2019). Science‐religion compatibility beliefs across American and Middle Eastern young adult samples: The role of cross-cultural exposure. Public Understanding of Science, 28, 949-957.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2019). Is science for atheists?  Perceived threat to religious cultural authority explains U.S. Christians’ distrust in secularized science. Public Understanding of Science, 28, 740-758.

Sosa, N., & Rios, K. (2019). The utilitarian scientist: Humanization of scientists in moral dilemmas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 84.

Rios, K., Cheng, Z. H., Totton, R. R., & Shariff, A. F. (2015). Negative stereotypes cause Christians to underperform in and disidentify with science. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 959-967.

Anti-Atheist Prejudice

Mackey, C. D., Gallihugh, B., Rios, K., & Gervais, W. M. (registered report, in principle acceptance). Faithless found: Replicatin and extension of Gervais (2011). International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 

Mackey, C. D., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Rios, K. (in press). The social pain of religious deidentification: Religious dones conceal their identity and feel less belonging in religious cultures. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Mackey, C. D., & Rios, K. (2023). Identity centrality, social identity threat, and differences in concealment between religious minorities and nonreligious individuals. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 33, 52-68.

Totton, R., Rios, K., & Shogren, N. (2023). Distrusted disclosures: Deception drives anti-transgender but not anti-atheist prejudice. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 8427. 

Rios, K., Halper, L. R., & Scheitle, C. P. (2022). Explaining anti-atheist discrimination in the workplace: The role of intergroup threat. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 14, 371-380.

Mackey, C. D., Silver, C., Rios, K., Cowgill, C. M., & Hood, R. W. (2021). Concealment of nonreligious identity. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 24, 860-877.

Simpson, A., McCurrie, C., & Rios, K. (2019). Perceived morality and anti-atheist prejudice: A replication and extension. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 29, 172-183.

Cowgill, C. M., Rios, K., & Simpson, A. (2017). Generous heathens? Reputational concerns and atheists’ behavior toward Christians in economic games. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 169-179.

Simpson, A., Rios, K., & Cowgill, C. M. (2017). Godless in essence? Psychological essentialism, theistic meta-beliefs, and anti-atheist prejudice. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 35-45.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2017). The moral contents of anti-atheist prejudice (and why atheists should care about it). European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 501-508.

Simpson, A., & Rios, K. (2016). How Christians and atheists stereotype each other’s moral values. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 26, 320-336.

Simpson, A., Piazza, J., & Rios, K. (2016). Belief in Divine Moral Authority: Validation of a shortened scale with implications for social attitudes and moral cognition. Personality and Individual Differences, 94, 256-265.

Power, Status, and Gender

Inesi, M. E., & Rios, K. (2023). How prosocial actors use power hierarchies to build moral reputation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 106, 104441.

Zhang, Y., & Rios, K. (2023). Exploring the effects of promoting feminine leaders on women's interest in STEM. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14, 40-50.

Zhang, Y., & Rios, K. (2022). Understanding backlash against radical and liberal feminists. Sex Roles, 86, 143-158.

Cowgill, C. M., Halper, L. R., Rios, K., & Crane, P. (2021). Why so few? Ironic effects of STEM recruitment interventions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 45, 61-78.

Halper, L. R., & Rios, K. (2019). Feeling powerful but incompetent: Fear of Negative Evaluation predicts men’s sexual harassment of subordinates. Sex Roles, 80, 247-261.

Halper, L. R., Cowgill, C. M., & Rios, K. (2019). Adverse reactions to men in caregiving professions: The role of perceived warmth. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 549-562.

Rios, K., Fast, N. J., & Gruenfeld, D. H. (2015). Feeling high but playing low: Power, need to belong, and submissive behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 1135-1148.

Inesi, M. E., Lee, S. Y., & Rios, K. (2014). Objects of desire: Subordinate ingratiation triggers self-objectification among the powerful. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 53, 19-30.

Inesi, M. E., & Rios, K. (2013). Fighting for independence: Significant others’ goals for oneself incite reactance among the powerful. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 1168-1176.

Political Attitudes

Mackey, C. D., Rios, K., & Johnson, E. W. (2023). “You want to be politically correct”: Opposition to political correctness predicts less adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. Journal of Applied Social Psychology., 53, 725-742 

Roth, Z. C., & Rios, K. (2022). Feeling correct is feeling prejudiced: The differential effects of attitude correctness and attitude clarity on intergroup attitudes. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 25, 60-84.

Rios, K., & Mischkowski, D. (2019). Shaping responses to torture: What you call it matters. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45, 934-946.

Rios, K., & Ingraffia, Z. A. (2016). Judgments of ‘whistle-blowers’ versus ‘leakers’: Labels influence perceptions of dissenters who expose group misconduct. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 19, 553-569. 

Shockley, E., Rosen, R. K., & Rios, K. (2016). Change resistance predicts opposing existence biases. Social Influence, 11, 87-100.

Rios, K., Finkelstein, S. R., & Landa, J. (2015). Is there a “fair” in fair-trade? The impact of Social Dominance Orientation on fair-trade consumption. Journal of Business Ethics, 130, 171-180.

Barden, J., Rucker, D. D., Petty, R. E., & Rios, K. (2014). Order of actions mitigates hypocrisy judgments for ingroup more than outgroup members. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17, 590-601.

Minority and Majority Opinions

Rios, K., Goldberg, M., & Totton, R. R. (2018). An informational influence approach to (non)conformity: Perceived knowledgeability increases expression of minority opinions. Communication Research, 45, 241-260.

Rios, K., & Chen, Z. (2014). Experimental evidence for minorities’ hesitancy in reporting their opinions: The roles of optimal distinctiveness needs and normative influence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 819-830.

Rios, K., DeMarree, K. G., & Statzer, J. (2014). Attitude certainty and conflict style: Divergent effects of correctness and clarity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 872-883.

Rios, K., Wheeler, S. C., & Miller, D. T. (2012). Compensatory nonconformity: Self-uncertainty and low implicit self-esteem increase minority opinion expression.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1300-1309.

Rios, K. (2012). Minority opinions: Antecedents and benefits of expression. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 392-401.

Morrison, K. R., & Matthes, J. (2011). Socially motivated projection: Need to belong increases perceived opinion consensus on important issues. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 707-719.

Morrison, K. R. (2011). A license to speak up: Outgroup minorities and opinion expression.Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 756-766.

Matthes, J., Morrison, K. R., & Schemer, C. (2010). A spiral of silence for some: Attitude certainty and the expression of political minority opinions. Communication Research, 37, 774-800. 

Morrison, K. R., & Wheeler, S. C. (2010). Nonconformity defines the self: The role of minority opinion status in self-concept clarity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 297-308.

Miller, D. T., & Morrison, K. R. (2009). Expressing deviant opinions: Believing you are in the majority helps. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 740-747.

Morrison, K. R., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Distinguishing between silent and vocal minorities: Not all deviants feel marginal.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 871-882.

Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

Lyu, H., Du, G., & Rios, K. (2019). The relationship between future time perspective and self-esteem: A cross-cultural study of Chinese and American college students.Frontiers in Psychology: Cognitive Science, 10.

Light, A. E., Rios, K., & DeMarree, K. G. (2018). Self-uncertainty and the influence of temptations on self-regulation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 24-36.

DeMarree, K. G., Rios, K., Randell, J. A., Wheeler, S. C., Reich, D. A., & Petty, R. E. (2016). Wanting to be different predicts non-motivated change: Actual-desired self-discrepancies and susceptibility to subtle self-change. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42, 1709-1722.

Rios, K., Markman, K. D., Schroeder, J., & Dyczewski, E. A. (2014). A (creative) portrait of the uncertain individual: Self-uncertainty and individualism enhance creative performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40, 1050-1062.

DeMarree, K. G., & Rios, K. (2014). Understanding the relationship between self-esteem and self-clarity: The role of desired self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 50, 202-209.

Gray, D. L., & Rios, K. (2012). Achievement motivation as a function of assimilation and differentiation needs. Zeitschrift für Psychologie (Journal of Psychology), 220, 157-163.

Morrison, K. R., Johnson, C. S., & Wheeler, S. C. (2012). Not all selves feel the same uncertainty: Assimilation to primes among individualists and collectivists. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 118-126.

Morrison, K. R., & Johnson, C. S. (2011). When what you have is who you are: Self-uncertainty leads individualists to see themselves in their possessions. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 639-651.

DeMarree, K. G., Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Petty, R. E. (2011). Self-ambivalence and resistance to subtle self-change attempts. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 674-686.

Wheeler, S. C., Morrison, K. R., DeMarree, K. G., & Petty, R. E. (2008). Does self-consciousness increase or decrease priming effects? It depends. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 882-889.

Morrison, K. R., Wheeler, S. C., & Smeesters, D. (2007). Significant other primes and behavior: Motivation to respond to social cues moderates pursuit of prime-induced goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 1661-1674.