{"id":1655,"date":"2025-11-12T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:20:14","slug":"psych-aid-presentation-at-abo-akademi-lunch-seminars-in-minority-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/psych-aid-presentation-at-abo-akademi-lunch-seminars-in-minority-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Psych-AID Presentation at \u00c5bo Akademi Lunch Seminars in Minority Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Psych-AID Presentation at \u00c5bo Akademi Lunch Seminars in Minority Studies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctoral Researcher Malin Ekelund delivered an insightful talk titled \u201cAdjudicating Asylum Claims of Sexual or Gender Minority Applicants\u201d at the Lunch Seminars in Minority Studies. The program took place on 15th October, 2025, at the Seminar room Camera Obscura at \u00c5bo Akademi and was also streamed online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><style>.kb-gallery-type-thumbslider.kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 .kt-blocks-carousel-init {margin-bottom:10px;}.kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1655_b901cb-81 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-thumbslider kb-gallery-id-1655_b901cb-81 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div id=\"kb-slider-1655_b901cb-81\" class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init splide kb-blocks-slider kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-columns-xxl=\"4\" data-columns-xl=\"4\" data-columns-md=\"4\" data-columns-sm=\"4\" data-columns-xs=\"4\" data-columns-ss=\"4\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"false\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-type=\"thumbnail\" data-slider-nav=\"kb-thumb-slider-1655_b901cb-81\"  data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-gap=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-tablet=\"10px\" data-slider-gap-mobile=\"10px\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" data-id=\"1658\" class=\"wp-image-1658 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Malin presents the Psych-AID<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" data-id=\"1659\" class=\"wp-image-1659 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><p>Malin Presenting the Asylum system<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" data-id=\"1660\" class=\"wp-image-1660 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><p>Audience Present at the Presentation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"kb-thumb-slider-1655_b901cb-81\" class=\"kb-blocks-slider splide kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"false\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-slider-type=\"thumbnail\" data-slider-nav=\"kb-slider-1655_b901cb-81\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg\" data-id=\"1658\" class=\"wp-image-1658 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-23-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg\" data-id=\"1659\" class=\"wp-image-1659 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-24-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1293\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg\" data-id=\"1660\" class=\"wp-image-1660 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-22-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1724px) 100vw, 1724px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During her presentation, Malin highlighted some challenges with asylum adjudication, the role psychologists can play in helping to improve the system, and some research from the Psych-AID project. She concluded with a discussion of the findings from her recent experiment, in which she tested the stereotype-matching hypothesis in asylum credibility assessments. In this study, she explored how stereotypes and social perceptions shape credibility assessments in asylum cases involving sexual identity. The results showed that stereotype-congruence did not affect credibility judgments, and perceived moral character was the strongest predictor of credibility. Interestingly, competence negatively predicted credibility\u2014possibly reflecting suspicion toward applicants seen as \u201ctoo capable.\u201d The preprint of the experiment can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/psyarxiv\/acwp3_v1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-1655_b00d9a-7f alignwide alignwide wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-1655_b00d9a-7f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26.jpg\" data-id=\"1661\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-26.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Malin presents results from her experiment<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25.jpg\" data-id=\"1662\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.abo.fi\/psych-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Media-25.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Malin presents results from her experiment<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The slides of the presentation can be found below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" 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