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Hege Høivik Bye

Position

Professor

Affiliation

Short info

Social psychologist who studies social perception/evaluation, attitudes to immigrants and immigration, and misperceptions of social norms.
Research

My research revolves around three interrelated areas: stereotypes and social perception, attitudes to immigrants and immigration, and misperceptions of norms.

I am interested in how social groups are society, how interact with other social category memberships, the i in the prediction of sexual harassment experiences, and how social perception is shaped by .   

Drawing on data from the I have collaborated with other social scientists to understand Norwegians’ , how attitudes to immigration are impacted by , and the impact of studying attitudes to immigration as a.

Most recently, I am developing a series of studies on misperceptions of norms. I have previously found that Norwegians than they report for themselves and that these misperceptions are related to intergroup behaviors. Currently, I am exploring misperceptions of norms concerning help-seeking for mental health problems and misperceptions of others’ attitudes to sexual harassment.

 

Teaching
  • PRPSYK309 Social psychology
  • MAPSY345 Cultural diversity in society and working life
  • Supervision of master theses in psychology
Publications

Most recent publications

Gregersen, T., & Bye, H. H. (2023). Emotional researchers or emotional audiences? The effect of emotions in climate change communication. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 92, 102155. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102155 

BjÃ¥nesøy, L., & Bye, H. H. (2023). Norwegian citizens’ responses to influxes of asylum seekers: comparing across two refugee crises. Social Influence, 18(1), 2242619. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2023.2242619 

Bye, H. H., Yu, H., Portice, J. S., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2023). Interactions between migrant race and social status in predicting acceptance of climate migrants in Norway. Climatic Change, 176(4), 46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03523-2 

Bye, H. H., Solianik, V. V., Five, M., & Agai, M. S. (2022). Stereotypes of Women and Men Across Gender Subgroups. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 881418. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.881418