Tibor Zingora

Tibor Zingora is a researcher affiliated with the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology/ICS. His research focuses on intergroup dynamics, social influence mechanisms, and the application of network analysis to understand prejudice reduction interventions. He has conducted field experiments on antiprejudice norms and explored spurious effects in intergroup friendship studies.

Key research areas include:

• Social influence processes in adolescent peer networks
• Effects of classroom diversity on peer victimization
• Meta-analyses of intergroup contact theories
• Longitudinal studies on pandemic behavior and prejudice

His recent work (2023-2025) demonstrates methodological innovation using stochastic actor-oriented models (SAOM) to analyze social network dynamics. Zingora has presented at academic conferences including a 2023 presentation on friendship influence mechanisms in adolescent behavior.

Publications span both peer-reviewed articles in journals like Political Psychology and British Journal of Social Psychology, alongside preprints exploring contact theory paradoxes. His research often combines quantitative methods with real-world experimental designs.