November 2026
Congratulations to our lead research assistant Menaalla Mansour for winning best poster at the 2026 Better Together Psychology Conference in Atlanta!
Menaalla Mansour’s poster “Like Parent, Like Child? Intergenerational Patterns of Polarized Beliefs Across Three Cultures” looked into how polarized beliefs pass from parents to children. This study looked at 30 children and their parents from three communities; Ba Yaka and Bandongo communities from the Republic of Congo, and families in Saxony, Germany. The data showed that the Children’s opinions mirrored their parents’ in both how strongly they held a view and which side they took. The match in which side they took was stronger in the Congolese communities than in the German families, raising broader questions on how global media might help explain why. this research study was also supported by the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Way to go Menaalla!
