• Affective responses to urban but not to natural scenes depend on inter-individual differences in childhood nature exposure 

      Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Do humans have a hard-wired tendency to respond with positive affects to nature or do individual's meanings and learning experiences moderate the affective responses to natural or urban scenes? We studied the relative ...
    • Association of the Big Five Personality Traits with Training Effectiveness, Sense of Presence, and Cybersickness in Virtual Reality 

      Thorp, Sebastian; Rimol, Lars Morten; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Virtual reality (VR) presents numerous opportunities for training skills and abilities through the technology’s capacity to simulate realistic training scenarios and environments. This can be seen in how newer research has ...
    • Best humans still outperform artificial intelligence in a creative divergent thinking task 

      Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)
      Creativity has traditionally been considered an ability exclusive to human beings. However, the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has resulted in generative AI chatbots that can produce high-quality artworks, ...
    • Development and validation of the AI attitude scale (AIAS-4): a brief measure of general attitude toward artificial intelligence 

      Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)
      The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has generated an increasing demand for tools that can assess public attitudes toward AI. This study proposes the development and the validation of the AI Attitude Scale ...
    • Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship 

      Meskó, Norbert; Kowal, Marta; Láng, András; Kocsor, Ferenc; Bandi, Szabolcs A.; Putz, Adam; Sorokowski, Piotr; Frederick, David A.; García, Felipe E.; Aguilar, Leonardo A.; Studzinska, Anna; Tan, Chee-Seng; Gjoneska, Biljana; Milfont, Taciano L.; Topcu Bulut, Merve; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Aavik, Toivo; Boussena, Mahmoud; Mattiassi, Alan D. A.; Afhami, Reza; Amin, Rizwana; Baiocco, Roberto; Brahim, Hamdaoui; Can, Ali R.; Carneiro, Joao; Çetinkaya, Hakan; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Deschrijver, Eliane; Don, Yahya; Dubrov, Dmitrii; Duyar, Izzet; Jovic, Marija; Kamburidis, Julia A.; Khan, Farah; Khun-Inkeeree, Hareesol; Koso-Drljevic, Maida; Lacko, David; Massar, Karlijn; Morelli, Mara; Natividade, Jean C.; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Park, Ju Hee; Pazhoohi, Farid; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Ponnet, Koen; Prokop, Pavol; Šakan, Dušana; Tulyakul, Singha; Wang, Austin H.; Aquino, Sibele D.; Atamtürk, Derya D.; Burduli, Nana; Chirumbolo, Antonio; Dural, Seda; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Ghahraman Moharrampour, Nasim; Aczel, Balazs; Kozma, Luca; Lins, Samuel; Manunta, Efisio; Marot, Tiago; Mebarak, Moises; Miroshnik, Kirill G.; Misetic, Katarina; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta; Bakos, Bence; Sahli, Fatima Zahra; Singh, Sangeeta; Solak, Çağlar; Volkodav, Tatiana; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Akello, Grace; Argyrides, Marios; Çoker, Ogeday; Galasinska, Katarzyna; Gómez Yepes, Talía; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Landa-Blanco, Miguel; Mayorga, Marlon; Özener, Barış; Pacquing, Ma. Criselda T.; Reyes, Marc Eric S.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Tamayo-Agudelo, William; Topanova, Gulmira; Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi; Türkan, Belgüzar N.; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos; Grassini, Simone; Antfolk, Jan; Cornec, Clément; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Stöckli, Sabrina; Eder, Stephanie Josephine; Han, Hyemin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The current study investigates attitudes toward one form of sex for resources: the so-called sugar relationships, which often involve exchanges of resources for sex and/or companionship. The present study examined associations ...
    • Mental imagery of nature induces positive psychological effects. 

      Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Exposure to natural environments promotes positive psychological effects. Experimental studies on this issue typically have not been able to distinguish the contributions of top-down processes from stimulus-driven bottom-up ...
    • Motion, relation, and passion in brain physiological and cognitive aging 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The aim of the current paper was to present important factors for keeping the basic structures of a person’s brain function, i.e., the grey and white matter, intact. Several lines of evidence have shown that motion, relation, ...
    • Passion a key for success: Exploring motivational factors in football players 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Loftesnes, Jan Morten; Olafsson, Brynjar; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)
      The principal aim of the present study was to investigate whether passion, grit and mindset differ between distinct levels of football competence in two football teams - elite and junior teams. We compared the 30% highest ...
    • Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries 

      Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Valentova, Jaroslava Varella; Varella, Marco A. C.; Frederick, David A.; Al-Shawaf, Laith; García, Felipe E.; Giammusso, Isabella; Gjoneska, Biljana; Kozma, Luca; Otterbring, Anders Emil Tobias; Papadatou-Pastou, Marietta; Pfuhl, Gerit; Stöckli, Sabrina; Studzinska, Anna; Toplu-Demirtas, Ezgi; Touloumakos, Anna K.; Bakos, Bence E.; Batres, Carlota; Bonneterre, Solenne; Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna; Dacanay, Jovi C.; Deschrijver, Eliane; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Grano, Caterina; Grigoryev, Dmitry; Kačmár, Pavol; Kozlov, Mikhail V.; Manunta, Efisio; Massar, Karlijn; McFall, Joseph P.; Mebarak, Moises; Miccoli, Maria Rosa; Milfont, Taciano L.; Prokop, Pavol; Aavik, Toivo; Arriaga, Patricia; Baiocco, Roberto; Cenek, Jiri; Cetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Izzet; Guemaz, Farida; Ishii, Tatsunori; Kamburidis, Julia A.; Khun-Inkeeree, Hareesol; Grassini, Simone; Nyhus, Ellen K.; Siepelmeyer, Henrik; Singh, Sangeeta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating ...
    • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nature Walk as an Intervention for Anxiety and Depression 

      Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)
      Scientific research has widely examined the therapeutic and health benefits of being in contact with natural environments. Nature walk have been proposed as a cost-effective and inclusive method for successfully exploiting ...
    • Temporal Development of Sense of Presence and Cybersickness during an Immersive VR Experience 

      Thorp, Sebastian; Ree, Alexander Sævild; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Following the advances in modern head-mounted displays, research exploring the human experience of virtual environments has seen a surge in interest. Researchers have examined how to promote individuals’ sense of presence, ...
    • Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages 

      Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Dinić, Bojana M.; Pisanski, Katarzyna; Gjoneska, Biljana; Frederick, David A.; Pfuhl, Gerit; Milfont, Taciano L.; Bode, Adam; Aguilar, Leonardo; García, Felipe E.; Roberts, S. Craig; Abad-Villaverde, Beatriz; Kavčič, Tina; Miroshnik, Kirill G.; Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G.; Šafárová, Katarína; Valentova, Jaroslava V.; Aavik, Toivo; Blackburn, Angélique M.; Çetinkaya, Hakan; Duyar, Izzet; Guemaz, Farida; Ishii, Tatsunori; Kačmár, Pavol; Natividade, Jean C.; Nussinson, Ravit; Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian B.; Pacquing, Ma. Criselda T.; Ponnet, Koen; Wang, Austin H.; Yoo, Gyesook; Amin, Rizwana; Pirtskhalava, Ekaterine; Afhami, Reza; Arvanitis, Alexios; Duyar, Derya Atamturk; Besson, Théo; Boussena, Mahmoud; Can, Seda; Can, Ali R.; Carneiro, João; Castro, Rita; Chubinidze, Dimitri; Čunichina, Ksenija; Don, Yahya; Dural, Seda; Etchezahar, Edgardo; Fekih-Romdhane, Feten; Frackowiak, Tomasz; Moharrampour, Nasim Ghahraman; Yepes, Talía Gómez; Grassini, Simone; Jovic, Marija; Kertechian, Kevin S.; Khan, Farah; Kobylarek, Aleksander; Križanić, Valerija; Lins, Samuel; Mandzyk, Tetyana; Manunta, Efisio; Martinac Dorčić, Tamara; Muthu, Kavitha N.; Najmussaqib, Arooj; Otterbring, Tobias; Park, Ju Hee; Pavela Banai, Irena; Perun, Mariia; Reyes, Marc Eric S.; Röer, Jan P.; Şahin, Ayşegül; Sahli, Fatima Zahra; Šakan, Dušana; Singh, Sangeeta; Smojver-Azic, Sanja; Söylemez, Sinem; Spasovski, Ognen; Studzinska, Anna; Toplu-Demirtas, Ezgi; Urbanek, Arkadiusz; Volkodav, Tatiana; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Yaakob, Mohd Faiz Mohd Y.; Yusof, Mat Rahimi; Zumárraga-Espinosa, Marcos; Zupančič, Maja; Sternberg, Robert J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Love is a phenomenon that occurs across the world and affects many aspects of human life, including the choice of, and process of bonding with, a romantic partner. Thus, developing a reliable and valid measure of love ...
    • Virtual Reality Assisted Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis 

      Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)
      Virtual reality (VR) is a developing technology that has recently attracted the attention of healthcare practitioners. Recently, VR systems have been used to treat pain symptoms. The present study aims to evaluate the VR ...
    • Watching Nature Videos Promotes Physiological Restoration: Evidence From the Modulation of Alpha Waves in Electroencephalography 

      Grassini, Simone; Segurini, Giulia Virginia; Koivisto, Mika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)
      Various lines of evidence have shown that nature exposure is beneficial for humans. Despite several empirical findings pointing out to cognitive and emotional positive effects, most of the evidence of these effects are ...