magazine issue 1 2019 / Issue 39

Refugees wel(l)come: The impact of social support on refugees’ well-being

• written by Ina-Maria Döring
• edited by Rosine Rutten

To date, the refugee crisis has been a central issue for society and associated with several challenges. This article focuses on the well-being of refugees as a basis for successful integration. In particular, it addresses the question of how social support can positively affect refugees’ well-being and the consequences related to missing social support. In this context, a differentiation is made between formal and informal social support for... / more

From Pervasive Beliefs To Wrongful Convictions

• written by Enide Maegherman, Robert Horselenberg, Karl Ask & Peter J. Van Koppen
• edited by Andreas Burger

Popular series like “Making a Murderer” and “The Confession Tapes” have raised public awareness of the possibility of wrongful convictions. Can cognitive psychology resolve why evidence of innocence is overlooked in cases of wrongful convictions?

The many exonerations exposed by initiatives such as the Innocence Project [1] suggest that the problem of wrongful convictions is much more widespread than a few notable examples. The national registry of exonerations lists 2363 exonerations in the US, and wrongful convictions...

Sorry, Not Sorry: Apologies and Denials in the #MeToo Movement

• written by Chris Reinders Folmer
• edited by Matthew Baldwin

The #MeToo-movement publicly confronts alleged perpetrators of sexual misconduct with their transgressions. In return, the accused often struggle with the question of how to reply. What can research about trust and forgiveness teach us about the do’s and don’ts of their responses?

The rise of social media has provided victims with new avenues for denouncing misconduct. Arguably the most remarkable example of this is the #MeToo-movement, in which (alleged) victims of sexual misconduct publically...