Chris Sibley

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Chris Sibley
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Sibley in 2015
Alma mater Victoria University of Wellington
Known for New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study
AwardsErik Erikson Award for Early Career Achievement, International Society of Political Psychology (2014)
Scientific career
Fields Social attitudes, prejudice
Institutions University of Auckland

Chris G. Sibley is a Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland [1] and the lead investigator for the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study. [2] Sibley's research focuses on understanding how people's connections with others around them interact with environmental and economic factors to cause change in personality, political attitudes, social values and psychological health over time. In 2014, he was the recipient of the Erik Erikson Award for Early Career Achievement, [3] awarded by the International Society of Political Psychology. Sibley is also the editor of the Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice and the Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology, as well as one of the developers of the Multi-dimensional model of Māori identity and cultural engagement. [4]

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Career

His laboratory runs a 20-year longitudinal national probability study of social attitudes, personality and health outcomes. [2] The NZAVS has been central in answering a variety of important research questions, and has published research about religion and the Christchurch earthquakes, Māori identity and wellbeing, as well as sexism, racism and personality in New Zealand.

Life

Sibley grew up in Wainuiomata and Lower Hutt, where he attended Naenae College. He began his undergraduate study at Victoria University of Wellington in 1997 and completed his PhD in 2005. [5] He has lived in Auckland since 2006, is an avid reader of science fiction novels and a keen hiker.

Awards

Peer-reviewed publications

Sibley has published more than 400 peer-reviewed publications. [8] This section provides a list of selected publications that have received considerable academic and research attention.

Related Research Articles

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study - The University of Auckland". www.psych.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Erik Erikson Early Career Award - ISPP.org". www.ispp.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. Houkamau, Carla A.; Sibley, Chris G. (2010). "The Multi-Dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Psychology. 39 (1). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington. Faculty of Science. School of. "PhD Graduates". www.victoria.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. "Rising Stars - Association for Psychological Science". Aps Observer. 24 (8). 4 October 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. "Notable achievements, awards and rankings - The University of Auckland". www.psych.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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