Publications

Peer-reviewed work on collective memory, intergroup relations, and political psychology, alongside research reports written for public institutions and international projects. Most articles are open access; where they are not, I am happy to send a copy on request. Some work is published in Polish, with English titles given in brackets.

Journal articles

2026

Babińska, M., Bilewicz, M., & Winiewski, M. (forthcoming). Lay perceptions of Holocaust attitudes in the times of right-wing populist governance. In POLIN: Studies in Polish Jewry, Vol. 40: Holocaust Studies in Poland Today.

Babińska, M., Rees, J., & Bilewicz, M. Revisiting secondary antisemitism: Antisemitism as a cause, not a consequence, of ingroup-serving Holocaust distortions. American Psychologist, 81(4), 544–557. doi.org/10.1037/amp0001616

Babińska, M., & Licata, L. Mnemonic asymmetries: How collective memory shapes and reflects intergroup relations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 67, 102150. doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102150

Wertz, E., Babińska, M., Batorski, D., Louison-Lavoy, D., Blazer, N., Noble, N. S., & Wojcieszak, M. Ad-based social media interventions increase belief accuracy and generate pro-social opinions among non-news readers. PLOS ONE, 21(6), e0352588. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0352588

2025

Siemiątkowski, M., Bilewicz, M., & Babińska, M. The bright side of authoritarian submission: Distinct cross-lagged effects of right-wing authoritarianism facets on intergroup helping intentions and susceptibility to anti-helping misinformation during wartime mobilization. Political Psychology, 47(2), e70054. doi.org/10.1111/pops.70054

2024

Bilewicz, M., Babińska, M., & Gromova, A. High rates of probable PTSD among Ukrainian war refugees: The role of intolerance of uncertainty, loss of control and subsequent discrimination. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1). doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2394296

2023

Babińska, M., & Bilewicz, M. Moral exemplars and moral disillusionment: How the perception of Poles’ behavior during the Holocaust shapes current Polish-Israeli conflicted relations. Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 41(1), 73–91. doi.org/10.1002/crq.21379

2022

Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., Klein, O., António, J. H., Babińska, M., Bangerter, A., … & van Prooijen, J. W. Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(3), 392–403. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7

Babińska, M., Bilewicz, M., Górska, P., Toruńczyk-Ruiz, S., & Wypych, M. Polacy wobec Ukraińców: Wyniki badań sondażowych zrealizowanych po inwazji rosyjskiej na Ukrainę w 2022 roku [Poles toward Ukrainians: The results of survey studies after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022]. Nauka, 4, 37–58. doi.org/10.24425/nauka.2022.142919

2021

Adam-Troian, J., Wagner-Egger, P., Motyl, M., Arciszewski, T., Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., … Babińska, M., … & van Prooijen, J. W. Investigating the links between cultural values and belief in conspiracy theories: The key roles of collectivism and masculinity. Political Psychology, 42(4), 597–618. doi.org/10.1111/pops.12716

2019

Bouchat, P., Licata, L., Rosoux, V., Allesch, C., Ammerer, H., Babińska, M., … & Klein, O. Greedy elites and poor lambs: How young Europeans remember the Great War. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(1), 52–75. doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i1.781

2018

Babińska, M., & Bilewicz, M. Self-sacrifice for in-group’s history: A diachronic perspective. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, e194. doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X18001796

Bilewicz, M., Bulska, D., Babińska, M., Haska, A., & Winiewski, M. Marzec w lutym? Studium stosunku Polaków do Żydów i historii Holokaustu w kontekście debaty wokół ustawy o IPN [March in February? The study of Poles’ attitudes toward Jews and the Holocaust history in the context of the Holocaust law debate in Poland]. Nauka, 2, 7–41. nauka-pan.pl

Bilewicz, M., & Babińska, M. Bystander, czyli kto? Potoczne wyobrażenia Polaków na temat stosunku do Żydów w czasie okupacji hitlerowskiej [Bystanders: Who are they? Poles’ current perceptions of attitudes towards Jews during the Nazi occupation]. Teksty Drugie, 3, 97–116. journals.openedition.org/td/9547

2017

Bilewicz, M., Mikołajczak, G., & Babińska, M. Speaking about the preborn: How specific terms used in the abortion debate reflect attitudes and (de)mentalization. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 256–262. doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.02.018

Book chapters

2026

Licata, L., Babińska, M., & Zian, Y. “Can’t you see it?”: A cultural psychological approach to the role of heritage in shaping collective memory and identity. In R. Cabecinhas, L. Abadia, & L. Lins (Eds.), Living Memories & Media / Memória Viva & Media (pp. 17–32). Húmus Editora. hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/406374

Babińska, M., Soral, W., & Bilewicz, M. The political psychology of vaccination: Ideology, sense of control, and conspiracy theories in public health. In W. Kulesza, D. Doliński, & T. Grzyb (Eds.), Vaccines and Vaccinations: A Psychological Perspective. Springer. English version of the 2024 chapter below. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-18151-0_11

2024

Babińska, M., Soral, W., & Bilewicz, M. Polityczna psychologia szczepień: Ideologia, poczucie kontroli oraz teorie spiskowe w obszarze zdrowia publicznego [Political psychology of vaccinations: Ideology, sense of control, and conspiracy theories in public health]. In W. Kulesza, T. Grzyb, & D. Doliński (Eds.), Psychologiczne konteksty szczepień: Badania i rekomendacje (pp. 219–238). Smak Słowa.

Bilewicz, M., & Babińska, M. Past victimization and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers. Oxford University Press. doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197615133.003.0031

2020

Babińska, M., Bilewicz, M., Barth, M., & Fritsche, I. Rola motywacji w reprezentacjach przeszłości: Kontrola i moralność [The role of motivation in representations of the past: Control and morality]. In M. Kofta & M. Rędzio (Eds.), Poczucie kontroli i niepewność: Konsekwencje dla rozumienia świata społecznego. Libri Libris. Download

2019

Babińska, M., & Bilewicz, M. Teorie spiskowe i polityka [Conspiracy theories and politics]. In M. Winiewski & A. Stefaniak (Eds.), Uprzedzenia w Polsce 2: Oblicza przemocy międzygrupowej. Libri Libris. Download

Mikołajczak, G., & Babińska, M. Postawy wobec przemocy płciowej i praw reprodukcyjnych kobiet [Attitudes towards gender-based violence and women’s reproductive rights]. In M. Winiewski & A. Stefaniak (Eds.), Uprzedzenia w Polsce 2: Oblicza przemocy międzygrupowej. Libri Libris. Download

Bilewicz, M., Witkowska, M., Fritsche, I., Barth, M., & Babińska, M. Motivated histories: How visions of national past reflect human motivations in Poland and Germany. In P. Salter & S. Mukharjee (Eds.), History and Collective Memory from the Margins: A Global Perspective. Nova Science.

Reports

2025

Cáceres Quezada, E., Wijnja, L., Smeekes, A., Gilodi, A., Franc, R., Maglić, M., Neralić, M., Leone, G., Di Carlo, G., Mastropietro, A., Licata, L., Babińska, M., & Martinovic, B. Technical report on how young Europeans engage with changes in products and traditions related to the European colonial cultural heritage. research-portal.uu.nl

2022

Barna, I., Kohut, T., Bilewicz, M., Gyarfášová, O., Kocián, J., Mesežnikov, G., & Babińska, M. Survey on antisemitic prejudice in the Visegrád countries: Research report. Tom Lantos Institute. ISBN 978-615-6324-06-1. archive.jpr.org.uk/object-3683

2021

Babińska, M. Ratowali czy wydawali? Wyobrażenia Polaków i Izraelczyków na temat stosunków polsko-żydowskich w okresie II wojny światowej [Rescuers or informers? Polish and Israeli perceptions of Polish-Jewish relations during World War II]. Centrum Badań nad Uprzedzeniami, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 04/2021. cbu.psychologia.pl

Babińska, M. Polacy o globalnym ociepleniu [Poles on global warming]. Centrum Badań nad Uprzedzeniami, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 05/2021. cbu.psychologia.pl

2020

Babińska, M., Matera, J., & Bilewicz, M. Zaraza ponad podziałami: Związki poglądów politycznych z postawami wobec epidemii SARS-CoV-2 [A plague above divisions: Links between political views and attitudes toward the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic]. Centrum Badań nad Uprzedzeniami, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 02/2020. cbu.psychologia.pl

2018

Babińska, M., Bilewicz, M., Bulska, D., Haska, A., & Winiewski, M. Stosunek do Żydów i ich historii po wprowadzeniu ustawy o IPN [Attitudes toward Jews and their history after the introduction of the IPN law]. Centrum Badań nad Uprzedzeniami, Uniwersytet Warszawski, 01/2018. Analysis prepared for the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights. cbu.psychologia.pl

Winiewski, M., Bulska, D., & Babińska, M. Doświadczenie molestowania wśród studentek i studentów: Analiza i zalecenia [Experiences of harassment among students: Analysis and recommendations]. Biuro Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich, Zasada równego traktowania: Prawo i praktyka nr 25. ISSN 0860-7958. cbu.psychologia.pl