Overview
Background
Kieren is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research. His research examines experiences of inequality and discrimination, with a particular emphasis on the relationships between social identity, health, political ideology, and collective action. For example, his doctoral thesis examined the causes, consequences, and development of perceived relative deprivation over time, focusing on how different ethnic groups respond to perceived inequality. Kieren is also passionate about LGBTQIA+ research, leading and supporting projects examining (a) the relationships between identity, health, and well-being among LGBTQIA+ populations and (b) attitudes towards LGBTQIA+ people and social policy.
As part of his role at ISSR, Kieren works on several externally funded projects monitoring and evaluating public programs related to substance use, criminal justice, and healthcare service provision. He applies various research methods, including longitudinal, multilevel, person-centred, and quasi-experimental approaches, and has expertise in managing large-scale panel and administrative data sets.
Availability
- Mr Kieren Lilly is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology, The University of Auckland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychology, The University of Auckland
Research interests
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Experiences of inequality and deprivation
Including studies of relative deprivation, perceived discrimination, neighbourhood wealth, and support for income redistribution and social change.
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Gender and sexual minority research
Including studies of gender and sexual identity fluidity, minority stress, and prejudice towards LGBTQIA+ people.
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Social identity and well-being
Including studies of trajectories of well-being across the lifespan, and the effects of group identities and discrimination on health and well-being.
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Political ideology and prejudice
Including studies of authoritarianism and the causes and consequences of reactionary and alt-right social movements.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
A naturalistic test of minority stress theory: examining social and psychological well-being trends across heterosexual and sexual minority adults from 2009 to 2022
Clarke, Eden V., Lilly, Kieren J., Osborne, Danny, Hill Cone, Deborah, Fluit, Sam, Simionato, Natalia M., Sibley, Chris G. and Barlow, Fiona Kate (2025). A naturalistic test of minority stress theory: examining social and psychological well-being trends across heterosexual and sexual minority adults from 2009 to 2022. Journal of Sex Research, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2025.2458636
2025
Journal Article
Examining the antecedents, prevalence and trajectories of reactionary collective action intentions among Europeans over time
Lilly, Kieren J., González, Roberto, Houkamau, Carla A., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2025). Examining the antecedents, prevalence and trajectories of reactionary collective action intentions among Europeans over time. European Journal of Social Psychology. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3148
2024
Journal Article
My body, my choice? Examining the distinct profiles underlying attitudes toward abortion and COVID-19 mandates
Osborne, Danny, Bahamondes, Joaquin, Clarke, Eden V., Cone, Deborah Hill, Lilly, Kieren J., Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Pichardo, Eduardo J. Rivera, Satherley, Nicole, Simionato, Natalia Maria, Thomas, Emma F., Zubielevitch, Elena and Sibley, Chris G. (2024). My body, my choice? Examining the distinct profiles underlying attitudes toward abortion and COVID-19 mandates. Sex Roles, 90 (12), 1807-1827. doi: 10.1007/s11199-024-01533-7
2024
Journal Article
Identifying “Types” of authoritarians: a latent profile analysis of left- and right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation
Lilly, Kieren J., Costello, Thomas H., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2024). Identifying “Types” of authoritarians: a latent profile analysis of left- and right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation. European Journal of Personality. doi: 10.1177/08902070241280319
2024
Journal Article
Opposing Misperceptions of Wealth: Liberals Overestimate Their Neighborhoods’ Wealth in Wealthier Neighborhoods While Conservatives Overestimate Their Neighborhoods’ Wealth in Poor Neighborhoods
Lilly, Kieren J., Dawtry, Rael, Sutton, Robbie M., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2024). Opposing Misperceptions of Wealth: Liberals Overestimate Their Neighborhoods’ Wealth in Wealthier Neighborhoods While Conservatives Overestimate Their Neighborhoods’ Wealth in Poor Neighborhoods. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15 (8), 1-10. doi: 10.1177/19485506241265410
2024
Journal Article
Ethnic identity centrality across the adult lifespan: Aging, cohort, and period effects among majority and minority group members
Verkuyten, Maykel, Yogeeswaran, Kumar, Zubielevitch, Elena, Lilly, Kieren J., Vanderklei, Mark, Osborne, Danny and Sibley, Chris G. (2024). Ethnic identity centrality across the adult lifespan: Aging, cohort, and period effects among majority and minority group members. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 127 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000513
2024
Journal Article
Better off solo? Comparative well-being of Māori employers, sole traders and paid employees
Houkamau, Carla, Lilly, Kieren, Newth, Jamie, Dell, Kiri, Mika, Jason and Sibley, Chris (2024). Better off solo? Comparative well-being of Māori employers, sole traders and paid employees. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 45 (4), 1-31. doi: 10.1177/0143831x231224587
2024
Other Outputs
Interim Report: Evaluation of Queensland Drug Checking Services
Salom, Caroline, Thomas, Natalie, Kocar, Sebastian, Lilly, Kieren, Barber, Tayla, Juckel, Jennifer, Peacock, Amy, Bruno, Raimondo and Olsen, Anna (2024). Interim Report: Evaluation of Queensland Drug Checking Services. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2024
Journal Article
Fixed or fluid? Sexual identity fluidity in a large national panel study of New Zealand adults
Lilly, Kieren J., Satherley, Nicole, Sibley, Chris G., Barlow, Fiona Kate and Greaves, Lara M. (2024). Fixed or fluid? Sexual identity fluidity in a large national panel study of New Zealand adults. The Journal of Sex Research, 61 (9), 1351-1366. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2289517
2024
Other Outputs
Evaluation Plan: Evaluation of the Expanded Police Drug Diversion Program
Salom, Caroline, Thomas, Natalie, Kocar, Sebastian, Lilly, Kieren, Campbell, Gabrielle and Marrington, Shelby (2024). Evaluation Plan: Evaluation of the Expanded Police Drug Diversion Program. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2023
Journal Article
Community-level diversity decreases right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation by alleviating dangerous and competitive worldviews: multilevel and longitudinal tests of the Dual Process Model
Osborne, Danny, Lilly, Kieren J., Huang, Yanshu and Sibley, Chris G. (2023). Community-level diversity decreases right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation by alleviating dangerous and competitive worldviews: multilevel and longitudinal tests of the Dual Process Model. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 52 (2), 44-66.
2023
Journal Article
Examining the indirect effect of income on well-being via individual-based relative deprivation: Longitudinal mediation with a random intercept cross-lagged panel model
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2023). Examining the indirect effect of income on well-being via individual-based relative deprivation: Longitudinal mediation with a random intercept cross-lagged panel model. International Journal of Psychology, 59 (3), 368-377. doi: 10.1002/ijop.13097
2023
Journal Article
Thinking twice: examining gender differences in repetitive negative thinking across the adult lifespan
Lilly, Kieren J., Howard, Chloe, Zubielevitch, Elena and Sibley, Chris G. (2023). Thinking twice: examining gender differences in repetitive negative thinking across the adult lifespan. Frontiers in Psychology, 14 1239112, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1239112
2023
Journal Article
Perceived Relative Deprivation Across the Adult Lifespan: An Examination of Aging and Cohort Effects
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2023). Perceived Relative Deprivation Across the Adult Lifespan: An Examination of Aging and Cohort Effects. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 51 (4) 1461672231195332, 1-19. doi: 10.1177/01461672231195332
2023
Journal Article
Asymmetries in responses to group-based relative deprivation: The moderating effects of group status on endorsement of right-wing ideology
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2023). Asymmetries in responses to group-based relative deprivation: The moderating effects of group status on endorsement of right-wing ideology. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 27 (4), 823-844. doi: 10.1177/13684302231185267
2023
Journal Article
Status-based Asymmetries in Relative Deprivation during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr, 10.1177/19485506231163016, 2023)
Lilly, K. J., Sibley, C. G. and Osborne, D. (2023). Status-based Asymmetries in Relative Deprivation during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr, 10.1177/19485506231163016, 2023). Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15 (4), 482-482. doi: 10.1177/19485506231181584
2023
Journal Article
Status-Based Asymmetries in Relative Deprivation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2023). Status-Based Asymmetries in Relative Deprivation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15 (4), 407-420. doi: 10.1177/19485506231163016
2023
Journal Article
Social Media Use Does Not Increase Individual-Based Relative Deprivation: Evidence From a Five-Year RI-CLPM
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2023). Social Media Use Does Not Increase Individual-Based Relative Deprivation: Evidence From a Five-Year RI-CLPM. Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research On Cyberspace, 17 (5) 1, 1-20. doi: 10.5817/cp2023-5-1
2022
Journal Article
Different Domains of Area-level Deprivation Predict Individual Differences in System Justification and Collective Action Support
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2022). Different Domains of Area-level Deprivation Predict Individual Differences in System Justification and Collective Action Support. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 51 (3), 36-48.
2022
Journal Article
Examining the between- and within-person effects of relative deprivation: Results from a 7-year longitudinal panel sample
Lilly, Kieren J., Sibley, Chris G. and Osborne, Danny (2022). Examining the between- and within-person effects of relative deprivation: Results from a 7-year longitudinal panel sample. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53 (3), 435-449. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2913
Funding
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Enquiries
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- economic inequality
- mental health
- political ideology
- relative deprivation
- sexual fluidity
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