Boyka Bratanova

Spatial agency bias and word order flexibility: A comparison of 14 European languages

Caterina Suitner, Anne Maass, Eduardo Navarrete, Magdalena Formanowicz, Boyka Bratanova, Carmen Cervone, Juho Eemeli Hakokongas, Toon Kuppens, Eleni Lipourli, Tamara Rakic, Andrea Scatolon, Catia P Teixeira, Zhenlan Wang, Maria Pedro Sobral, Antonin Carrier

Journal article  |  2021  |  APPLIED PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

The spatial agency bias predicts that people whose native language is rightward written will predominantly envisage action along t..

A rising tide lifts some boats, but leaves many others behind: The harms of inequality-induced status seeking and the remedial effects of employee ownership

B Bratanova, J Summers, S Liu, CM Vauclair

Book Chapter  |  2019

Economic growth has been regarded as a key societal development goal since World War II with the argument that it benefits everyon..

A systematic review of psychosocial explanations for the relationship between socioeconomic status and body mass index

Maria Almudena Claassen, Olivier Klein, Boyka Bratanova, Nele Claes, Olivier Corneille

Journal article  |  2019  |  APPETITE

A negative association between socioeconomic status (SES) and levels of overweight/obesity is consistently found in high- and midd..

Social transmission and shared reality in cultural dynamics

Yoshihisa Kashima, Boyka Bratanova, Kim Peters

Journal article  |  2018  |  CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY

Micro cultural dynamics are concerned with the mechanisms of transmission, retention, and modification of cultural information in ..

Social Class and Ideologies of Inequality: How They Uphold Unequal Societies

Rosa Rodriguez-Bailon, Boyka Bratanova, Guillermo B Willis, Lucia Lopez-Rodriguez, Ashley Sturrock, Steve Loughnan

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES

Many societies are becoming increasingly unequal, especially after the Great Recession. This is occurring despite the evidence sho..

The rich get richer, the poor get even: Perceived socioeconomic position influences micro-social distributions of wealth

Boyka Bratanova, Steve Loughnan, Olivier Klein, Robert Wood

Journal article  |  2016  |  SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Economic inequality has a robust negative effect on a range of important societal outcomes, including health, wellbeing, and educa..

Poverty, inequality, and increased consumption of high calorie food: Experimental evidence for a causal link

Boyka Bratanova, Steve Loughnan, Olivier Klein, Almudena Claassen, Robert Wood

Journal article  |  2016  |  APPETITE

Rising obesity represents a serious, global problem. It is now well established that obesity is associated with poverty and wealth..

Savouring morality. Moral satisfaction renders food of ethical origin subjectively tastier

Boyka Bratanova, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Nicolas Kervyn, Sandy Schumann, Robert Wood, Olivier Klein

Journal article  |  2015  |  APPETITE

Past research has shown that the experience of taste can be influenced by a range of external cues, especially when they concern f..

Tasteful Brands: Products of Brands Perceived to be Warm and Competent Taste Subjectively Better

Boyka Bratanova, Nicolas Kervyn, Olivier Klein

Journal article  |  2015  |  PSYCHOLOGICA BELGICA

Using survey and experimental data, the present research examines the effect of brand perception on experienced taste. The content..

The "Saying Is Repeating" Effect: Dyadic Communication Can Generate Cultural Stereotypes

Boyka Bratanova, Yoshi Kashima

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

It has been long established that interpersonal communication underpins the existence of cultural stereotypes. However, research h..