Tomasz Besta

Dr. Tomasz Besta is a Professor at the University of Gdańsk, affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Institute of Psychology. He leads the Laboratory of Environmental Psychology and Intergroup Relations, focusing on social identity, collective action, and intergroup dynamics.

• Key research themes include identity fusion, group continuity, gender studies, and cultural sensitivity.
• Active in cross-cultural collaborations, with publications analyzing Polish-Norwegian differences in gender roles and global studies on anomie, social deprivation, and precarious manhood beliefs.

His recent publications address:

• Radicalization and personality traits (2021)
• Collective nostalgia and group anxiety (2021)
• Housework division in migrant families (2020)
• Psychology of music festivals (2020)
• Cross-cultural gender equality predictors (2020)

He has extensively studied:

• Self-expansion mechanisms in collective action (2019)
• Perceptions of low-status outgroups (2019)
• Political extremism and personality (2015)
• Social psychology of shale gas drilling (2016)
• Psychological correlates of public transport usage (2014)