Overview
Availability
- Dr Michael Thai is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan
Marinucci, Marco, Maunder, Rachel, Sanchez, Kiara, Thai, Michael, McKeown Jones, Shelley, Turner, Rhiannon N. and Stevenson, Clifford (2021). Intimate intergroup contact across the lifespan. Journal of Social Issues, 77 (1), 64-85. doi: 10.1111/josi.12399
2021
Journal Article
An investigation of the relationship between cross-race friendships and attraction
Thai, Michael, O’Donnell, Alexander W., Turner, Rhiannon N. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2021). An investigation of the relationship between cross-race friendships and attraction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48 (6), 1461672211026130-922. doi: 10.1177/01461672211026130
2020
Journal Article
Deeply discrediting: a systematic review examining the conceptualizations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care
Manchha, Asmita V., Walker, Nicole, Way, Kïrsten A., Dawson, Danielle, Tann, Ken and Thai, Michael (2020). Deeply discrediting: a systematic review examining the conceptualizations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care. The Gerontologist, 61 (4), e129-e146. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa166
2020
Conference Publication
So you work in aged care…‘oh’ An exploratory study of social evaluations and the stigmatization of aged care workers
Manchha, Asmita, Walker, Nicole, Way, Kirsten, Tann, Ken, Thai, Michael and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2020). So you work in aged care…‘oh’ An exploratory study of social evaluations and the stigmatization of aged care workers. European Group for Organizational Studies, Online, 2-4 July 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Rejecting equality: psychological differences between Australian sexual minority men voting "Yes," voting "No," or abstaining from voting on the legalization of same-sex marriage
Thai, Michael and Dellers, Leander Y. E. (2020). Rejecting equality: psychological differences between Australian sexual minority men voting "Yes," voting "No," or abstaining from voting on the legalization of same-sex marriage. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 7 (2), 186-196. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000368
2020
Journal Article
Discrepancies in East Asians’ perceived actual and ideal phenotypic facial features
Thai, Michael, Lee, Anthony J., Axt, Jordan R., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2020). Discrepancies in East Asians’ perceived actual and ideal phenotypic facial features. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 11 (3), 117-125. doi: 10.1037/aap0000181
2020
Journal Article
Forever foreign? Asian Australians assimilating to Australian culture are still perceived as less Australian than White Australians
Thai, Michael, Szeszeran, Nicholas A., Hornsey, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2020). Forever foreign? Asian Australians assimilating to Australian culture are still perceived as less Australian than White Australians. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11 (6), 194855061987990-820. doi: 10.1177/1948550619879907
2020
Journal Article
Sexual racism is associated with lower self-esteem and life satisfaction in men who have sex with men
Thai, Michael (2020). Sexual racism is associated with lower self-esteem and life satisfaction in men who have sex with men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49 (1), 347-353. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1456-z
2019
Journal Article
It's only funny if we say it: Disparagement humor is better received if it originates from a member of the group being disparaged
Thai, Michael, Borgella, Alex M. and Sanchez, Melanie S. (2019). It's only funny if we say it: Disparagement humor is better received if it originates from a member of the group being disparaged. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 85 103838, 103838. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103838
2019
Journal Article
Embodied remorse: physical displays of remorse increase positive responses to public apologies, but have negligible effects on forgiveness
Hornsey, Matthew J., Wohl, Michael J. A., Harris, Emily A., Okimoto, Tyler G., Thai, Michael and Wenzel, Michael (2019). Embodied remorse: physical displays of remorse increase positive responses to public apologies, but have negligible effects on forgiveness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119 (2), 367-389. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000208
2019
Journal Article
The “preference” paradox: disclosing racial preferences in attraction is considered racist even by people who overtly claim it is not
Thai, Michael, Stainer, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2019). The “preference” paradox: disclosing racial preferences in attraction is considered racist even by people who overtly claim it is not. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 83, 70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.03.004
2019
Journal Article
The role of entertainment in engagement with climate change
Topp, Kieren, Thai, Michael and Hryciw, Deanne H. (2019). The role of entertainment in engagement with climate change. Environmental Education Research, 25 (5), 691-700. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2019.1572072
2019
Journal Article
We're all in this together: the impact of Facebook groups on social connectedness and other outcomes in higher education
Thai, Michael, Sheeran, Nicola and Cummings, Daniel J. (2019). We're all in this together: the impact of Facebook groups on social connectedness and other outcomes in higher education. Internet and Higher Education, 40, 44-49. doi: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2018.10.001
2018
Journal Article
Bareback sexually explicit media consumption and men who have sex with men’s responses to sexual partners who prefer anal intercourse with or without condoms
Thai, Michael and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2018). Bareback sexually explicit media consumption and men who have sex with men’s responses to sexual partners who prefer anal intercourse with or without condoms. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s10508-018-1182-y
2017
Journal Article
Is the racial composition of your surroundings associated with your levels of social dominance orientation?
Radke, Helena R. M., Hornsey, Matthew J., Sibley, Chris G., Thai, Michael and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2017). Is the racial composition of your surroundings associated with your levels of social dominance orientation?. PloS One, 12 (10) e0186612, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186612
2016
Other Outputs
From opposition to alliance: Asian Westerners’ drive to fit in to a White society
Thai, Michael (2016). From opposition to alliance: Asian Westerners’ drive to fit in to a White society. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.395
2016
Journal Article
Friends with moral credentials: minority friendships reduce attributions of racism for majority group members who make conceivably racist statements
Thai, Michael, Hornsey, Matthew J. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2016). Friends with moral credentials: minority friendships reduce attributions of racism for majority group members who make conceivably racist statements. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7 (3), 272-280. doi: 10.1177/1948550615624140
2016
Journal Article
Fifty shades flipped: effects of reading erotica depicting a sexually dominant woman compared to a sexually dominant man
Harris, Emily Ann, Thai, Michael and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2016). Fifty shades flipped: effects of reading erotica depicting a sexually dominant woman compared to a sexually dominant man. Journal of Sex Research, 54 (3), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2015.1131227
2016
Journal Article
The Whitewashing Effect: Using racial contact to signal trustworthiness and competence
La Macchia, Stephen T., Louis, Winnifred R., Hornsey, Matthew J., Thai, Michael and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2016). The Whitewashing Effect: Using racial contact to signal trustworthiness and competence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42 (1), 118-129. doi: 10.1177/0146167215616801
2015
Journal Article
Perpetrator groups can enhance their moral self-image by accepting their own intergroup apologies
Barlow, Fiona Kate, Thai, Michael, Wohl, Michael J. A., White, Sarah, Wright, Marie-Ann and Hornsey, Matthew J. (2015). Perpetrator groups can enhance their moral self-image by accepting their own intergroup apologies. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60, 39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.05.001
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Michael Thai is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The influence of socially constructed gender on children's theory of mind reasoning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aisling Mulvihill, Professor Virginia Slaughter
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Doctor Philosophy
Public Perceptions of Climate Change Protests
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matthew Hornsey
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Doctor Philosophy
When minorities are expected to experience and cure prejudice: Improving techniques for targeting racism by understanding the hidden costs of interracial contact
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow
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Doctor Philosophy
An Examination of the Impact of Minority Status Stress, Perceived University Curriculum and Impostor Feelings on the Mental Health of Diverse Ethnic Minority College Students
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Barlow
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Deeply discrediting: The stigma of working in aged care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ken Tann, Associate Professor Kirsten Way
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