Magdalena Skrodzka, MA

PhD student


Research interests

I am interested in psychosocial difficulties which minority groups, indigenous groups as well as immigrants face. Currently, my research work focuses on individual, in-group, and inter-group repercussions of long-term victimization. In my studies, I am searching for factors which can buffer negative consequences of historical trauma whilst keeping the memory about tragic in-group history. Moreover, I am familiar with matters of uncoerced and forced migration, the importance of retainment of minority groups’ cultural heritage, equality, and human rights.

Recent publications

    • Skrodzka, M., Sosnowski, P., Bilewicz, M., & Stefaniak, A. (2021). Group identification attenuates the effect of historical trauma on mental health: A study of Iraqi Kurds. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000571
    • Bilewicz, M., Skrodzka, M., Olko, J., & Lewińska, T. (2021). The double-edged sword of identification. The divergent effects of identification on acculturation stress among Ukrainian immigrants in Poland. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 83, 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.06.009
    • Górska, P., Stefaniak, A., Lipowska, K., Malinowska, K., Skrodzka, M., & Marchlewska, M. (2021). Authoritarians Go with the Flow: Social Norms Moderate the Link between Authoritarianism and Outgroup-directed Attitudes. Political Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12744
    • Skrodzka, M., Hansen, K., Olko, J., & Bilewicz, M. (2020). The twofold role of a minority language in historical trauma: The case of Lemko minority in Poland. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 39(4), 551-566.
      https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X20932629
    • Groyecka, A., Witkowska, M., Wróbel, M., Klamut, O., & Skrodzka, M. (2019). Challenge your stereotypes! Human Library and its impact on prejudice in Poland. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 29, 311-322. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2402