Contact information
Mailing Address: Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Department Psychology/Demography
1113 Sofia, BULGARIA, “Acad. G.Bonchev” Str., Block 6
Phone: +359 2 870 53 03; +359 2 979 34 38
E-mail: a.hristova@iphs.eu
Research Interests
Political Psychology, Political Leadership, Impressions and Public Images, Political Speaking,
Myers and Briggs Psychological Types, Political Management, Verbal and Non-Verbal Behavior
Education
2023 – Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Science
2000 – Summer Institute of Political Psychology at the University of Ohio, organized by the
International Society for Political Psychology.
1994 – Institute of Psychology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, PhD (General Psychology)
1993-1995 – Partnership for Democratic Change, Foundation, Educational Training for
Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Group Decision Making, Teamwork and
Organizational Development
1991 – 1993 – International Institute for Person-Centered Approach, Lugano. Client Certificate –
Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy
1985-1989 – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Psychology
Academic Positions
2022 – Director of the Institute for Population and Human Studies – BASc
2018 – 2022 – Head of Psychology Department – IPHS – BASc
2018 – Chairman of the Scientific Council at IPHS – BASc
2010 – 2018 – Director of the Institute for Population and Human Studies – BASc
2007 – continue – Journal “Psychological studies”, Chief editor
Research Projects (last 5 Years)
Knowledge sharing and digitalization of science, Rusinova-Hristova, A., Pancelieva, Ts. – ongoing
The challenges in 2020 Community attitudes, strategies and reactions, Hristova. A., Nacheva, I. 2021-2023
Socio-psychological effects of the crisis caused by COVID-19: perceived stress and dynamics of experiences, Nacheva, I., Nedeva-Atanasova, V. , Rusinova-Hristova, A., Zografova, J., Panchelieva, Ts., Bakalova , D., Dolmova, V., Miteva, P., 2021-2023
Psychological determinants of attitudes towards emigration and life planning among young people, in the context of demographic challenges in Bulgaria, Bakalova, D., Zografova, J., Rusinova-Hristova, A., Nedeva-Atanasova, V. Panchelieva, Ts., Nacheva , I. , Dimitrova, E. , Dragneva, J. , 2019-2023
Processes of polarization and radicalization in modern Bulgarian society, Rusinova-Hristova, A., Zografova, Y., Andreev, B., Miteva, P., Dolmova, V., 2021-2022
Training of trainers under the Program for the Prevention and Intervention of Aggression and Violence at School, Zografova, J., Rusinova-Hristova, A., Bakalova, D., Dimitrova, E., Nedeva-Atanasova, V., 2020-2021
Stress and coping with it in conditions of a spreading infection by Covid, Rusinova-Hristova, A., Nacheva, I., Nedeva-Atanasova, V., Popova, K., Stoicheva, K., Georgieva, R., Andreev, B., 2020-2021
Development of policies aimed at Bulgarians abroad. Rusinova-Hristova, A., Zografova, Y., Nacheva, I., Nedeva-Atanasova, V., Dimitrova, E., Racheva, R., Tashev, S., Totkova, Z., Tair, E., Bekir , S., Kaloyanov, V., 2019-2020
Teaching and PhD Supervision
6 PhD students
Lectures on Social-psychological Training (Theory and Practice of Training for Improving
Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Group Decision Making, Team Building and
Organizational Development – St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia
Lecture Course in Political Psychology – New Bulgarian University, South-West University
Lecture Course on Political Management – SWU
Lecture Course in Social Psychology – EPU
Lecture Course in Cognitive Psychology – EPU
Lecture Course on Political Marketing – NBU
Psychology in politics and politics as a function of psychology. Phd School, BAS
Political Psychology – Institute of Politics
Selected Publications (10 in the last 10 Years)
Published scientific monographs:
Hristova, A. Personality, Values and Ideologies. Sofia: Publishing House of BAS “Marin Drinov”, p. 205, ISBN 978-954-322-866-9. 2016.
Hristova, A., Haralan Aleksandrov, Tatyana Burudzhieva, Spas Tashev. Policies for Bulgarians abroad. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Publishing House “Prof. Marin Drinov”, ISBN:978-619-245-075-5, 322, 2020,
Rusinova-Khristova, A. The road to democracy – problems and solutions. Psychology in support of civic education, 2022, Academic Publishing House “Prof. Marin Drinov”, ISBN 978-619-245-272-8
Published practical manuals:
Zografova, J., Hristova, A., Bakalova, D., Dimitrova, E., Nedeva-Atanasova, V., Program for Prevention and Intervention of Aggression and Violence at School, Ministry of Education and Science, 2020.
Articles:
Zografova, Y., Bakalova,D., Hristova, A., Andreev, B., Attitudes and social distances of the largest ethnic communities in Bulgaria towards immigrants. Population, 4: 72-90, ISSN 0205-0617, 2015.
Karastoyanov, G., Hristova, A., Stress and coping with it from the perspective of cognitive-experiential theory. In: Psychological and pedagogical knowledge in the context of modernity: Theory and practice, Collection of articles, International academic cooperation, 47-61, 978-5-9905895-4-4, 2015.
Hristova, A., Factors for the effectiveness of prime ministerial leadership style 1885-1946. In:Proceedings of the international conference “Leadership and organizational development”, 221-228, Sofia, ISBN 978-954-07-3946-5,2015.
Hristova, A., Political self-definition on the right and attitudes towards conservatism through the focus of personality types. Psychological Research, Vol. 18, 2, ISSN 1311-4700; ISSN 2367-4563(Online), 2015.
Hristova, A., MBTI psychological types and the values of the social culture. Conference proceedings of the 5th international conference Education, science innovations, EPU, 2015.
Hristova, A., Zografova, Y., Andreev, B., Bakalova, D., Right wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation as triggers of changing social distances from immigrants, International networking conference: Emigration and immigration on the Balkans in the focus of Political Psychology. Psychological Research. Vol. 19, 1, ISSN 1311-4700; ISSN 2367-4563(Online), 2016.
Hristova, A., Continuity in Political Leadership. Plenary paper at the 10th scientific conference “Qualities of Personality and Leadership Practices”, 11.02.2016, Institute for Leadership Research and Development, UniBIT, 2016.
Nacheva, I., Hristova, A., Andreev, B., Behavioral aspects of leadership: methodology for the study of social perceptions towards public leaders. Proceedings of the International scientific conference “Challenges and perspectives for modern psychology”, 2017.
Hristova, A., Continuity in political leadership. Qualities of personality and leadership practices -, 10, About the letters – o pismenekh, , ISSN:1313-8782, 20-26, 2017.
Hristova, A., Nacheva, I., Borjan Andreev., Optimistic and pessimistic attitudes in social context. Psychological Research, 20, 2, Academic Publishing House “prof. Marin Drinov”, , ISSN:0205-0617, 261-285, 2017.
Zografova, Y., Bakalova, D., Hristova,A., Andreev, B., Nedeva-Atanasova, V., Racheva, R., Totkova, Z. Personality traits and family environment: Antecedents of student aggression, Psychological research, v.22, N 3, 689-712, 2019.
Hristova,A., Krumova.K., Andreev, B. A complex method for studying socio-psychological factors in risky behavior on the road, Psychological research, v.22, N 3, 723-745, 2019.
Hristova, A., Taïr, E., Bekir, S., Attitudes towards returning to Bulgaria in expatriates in Turkey depending on their biographical history, Psychological Research, Vol.1.,2020.
Bakalova, D., Zografova, Y., Hristova, A.. Personality and sociocognitive explanatory models of various forms of aggression of Bulgarian law enforcement officers. Psychological Research, 23, 2, ISSN:2367-9174, 150-166, 2020.
Hristova, A., Karastoyanov, G., Stress and coping during the first wave of COVID – 19 in Bulgaria. Psychological Research, 24, vol. 1, Academic Publishing House “Marin Drinov”, ISSN:1311-4700, 5-22, 2021.
Rusinova – Hristova, A., Panchelieva, C., Dragneva, J.,. The values of young Bulgarians in the context of emigration – a theoretical review and a modified version of Schwartz’s values research method. Psychological Research, Vol. 24,, Issue 3,, Institute for Population and Human Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, ISSN: 2367-4563 (Online), 2021.
Hristova, A., Jukkala, T., Ferlander, S., Aytar, O.,Engdahl, E., Hopstadius, M., Blasko, A., Misheva, V. Att leva med en varldsomfattande pandemi – En studie om manniskors oro kopplat till covid-19 i Sverige. Sociologisk forskning, 1-2, Argang 58, Swedish Sociological Association, 2021, ISSN:38-0342, el. v. 2002-066X, 103-132. SJR (Scopus):0.289
Nacheva, I., Hristova, A. Pandemic Diaries from Bulgaria: Dynamics of Emotions and Changes in Everyday Life During the Early Stages of the Covid-19 Crisis. Symbolic Interaction in Europe: A Decade of the European Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Pisa University Press, accepted for publication: 2021
Hristova, A., Zografova, Y.. Attitudes towards emigration among young citizens in Bulgaria. Anthropological Researches and Studies (ISSN 2360-3445; ISSN-L 2360-3445), 12, 2022, ISSN:2360-3445 L 2360-3445, 150-164
Valentina Dolmova, Antoaneta Rusinova-Hristova. Meta-analysis of impression formation factors in consumer and voting behavior. Psychological Research, Jubilee Thematic Collection, Sofia University, 2022
Hristova, A., Zografova, Y. Attitudes towards emigration among young citizens in Bulgaria. Anthropological Researches and Studies (ISSN 2360-3445; ISSN-L 2360-3445), ISSN:2360-3445 L 2360-3445, 2021.
Rusinova-Hristova, A., Racheva, R., Andreev, B., Occupational Area, Stress and Coping Strategies in the Outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic, Psychological Thought, 2022, Vol. 15(2), 187-203 https://doi.org/10.37708/psyct.v15i2.661
Hristova, A., Racheva, R., Andreev, B.. Occupational area, stress and coping strategies in the outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic. Psychological thought, 15, 2, Sought-West University “Neofit Rilski”, 2022, ISSN:21937281, DOI:DOI: https://doi.org/10.37708/psyct.v15i2.661, 187-203. SJR (Scopus):0.161
Misheva, V., Hristova, A., Palm, F., Nacheva, I., Hopstadius, M.,Blasko, A., (2024). Framing the “exceptions to the rule” in analyses of responses to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A study of European poles involving Sweden and Bulgaria, In Crisis and the Culture of Fear and Anxiety in Contemporary Europe (Ed. C. Z. Llena, J. Stier, and B. Gray, Routlege), 203-223
Antoaneta Hristova, Borian Andreev. Anomie and Alienation amidst rapid polyltical changes and polarization. Social response to polycrisis (The case of Bulgaria), Series: European Political, Economic and Security Issues, 5, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2024, ISBN:979-8-89530-184-5, DOI:https://doi.org/10.52305/HYUZ4865, 73-86
Antoaneta Hristova, Ilina Nacheva. Vaccination Hesitancy: The Cause and Consequence of Social Processes. Social response to polycrisis (The case of Bulgaria), Series: European Political, Economic and Security Issues, Nova Science Publishers, 2024, ISBN:979-8-89530-184-5, DOI:https://doi.org/10.52305/HYUZ4865, 22, 169-191
Antoaneta Hristova. Polarization and faith in a dangerous world. Social response to polycrisis (The case of Bulgaria), Series: European Political, Economic and Security Issues, 9, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2024, ISBN:979-8-89530-184-5, DOI:https://doi.org/10.52305/HYUZ4865,
Antoaneta Hristova. Populism: A basis for polarization processes in society. Social response to polycrises (The case of Bulgaria), 6, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2024, ISBN:979-8-89530-184-5, DOI:https://doi.org/10.52305/HYUZ4865, 87-98
Antoaneta Hristova. The multilayered crisis of political and social processes. Social response to polycrisis (The case of Bulgaria), Series: European Political, Economic and Security Issues, 1, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2024, ISBN:979-8-89530-184-5, DOI:https://doi.org/10.52305/HYUZ4865
Hristova, A., Zografova, Y., Dimitrova, E., Miteva, P.. NEW RESEARCH MODEL IN THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF PROTEST. Psychological research (in the Balkans), 27, 1, 2024, ISSN:2815-4800, DOI:10.7546/PsyRB.2024.27.01.01
Ilina Nacheva, Antoaneta Hristova. The covid-19 challenge: beliefs and information seeking in a pandemic. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Trends and Strategies for Economic and Social Recovery after the Covid-19 Pandemic”, 1, IC-UNWE, 2023, ISBN:978-619-232-750-7, 48-58
Nacheva, I., Zografova, J., Hristova, A., Bakalova, D., Panchelieva, C., Miteva, P., Dolmova, V. The crisis caused by COVID-19: lessons learned and a look Towards the future. 2023, ISBN:ISBN 978-954-92555-3-9
Georgi Karastoyanov, Antoaneta Hristova. Adaptation of the Perth Emotion Regulation Competency Inventory. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (in the BALKANS) (PsyRB), 26, 3, Academ. ed. “Marin Drinov”, 2023, ISSN:ISSN 1311-4700 (Print) ISSN 2367-4563 (Online), DOI:DOI: https://doi.org/10.7546/PsyRB.2023 .26.03.01, 171-186
Vessela Misheva, Antoaneta Hristova, Fredrik Palm, Ilina Nacheva, Maria Hopstadius, Andrew Blasko. Framing the “exceptions to the rule” in analyses of responses to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis and the Culture of Fear and Anxiety in Contemporary Europe, Routledge, 2023, ISBN:9781003290254, DOI:https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003290254, 20, 203-223
Presentations to prestigious scientific fora
Bakalova, D., Zografova, Y., Hristova, A., Green, E., Andreev, B.,Visintin,E. Ethnicity economic standing and social justice believes as ,antecedents of life satisfaction in Bulgaria. In: 17th Jena workshop on Intergroup processes “Social justice: Inequality and recognition”, june 25-28 2015, OPPURG CASTLE, GERMANY, (presentation), 2015.
Bakalova, D., Zografova, Y., Hristova, A., Green, E., Andreev, B.,Visintin, E.. Regional ethnic diversity and economic standing effects on life satisfaction in Bulgaria, In: Seminar of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Social Psychology, University of Lousanne, Switzerland, (presentation),2015.
Green, E., Visintin,E.,Hristova, A.,Bozhanova,A., Giroud, H., Staerkle, Ch. (2015). Acknowledgement of Outgroup Suffering and Collective Victimhood across History: Majority and Minority Perspectives in Bulgaria. In: The 38th annual scientific meeting of the ISPP, San Diego, (presentation).
Green, E., Visintin,E.,Hristova, A., Bozhanova,A., Giroud, H., Staerkle, Ch. Ethnic prejudice and group-based emotions in light of historical events: majority and minority perspectives. 14th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society on “The Future of Psychology”, Geneva, Switzerland, (presentation), 2015.