A.B. (Anastassia) Vivanco Carlevari
PhD Candidate
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Programme group Social Psychology
Area of expertise: motivated empathy, social curiosity, suffering, meaning-making
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
Postal address
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Postbus 15900
1001 NK Amsterdam
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Profile
Since 2020, I am doing a PhD supervised by Gerben van Kleef and Suzanne Oosterwijk. My project focus on the motives and outcomes of exploring the suffering of strangers. This is a very common behavior, done by talking about distant others' stories, on social media, through movies, books, on the news, and many more. What do stories of hardship have that drag people's interest?
Before my doctoral studies, I completed a BA in Psychology at Universidad Católica de Chile (2014) and an MSc in Social Cognition at University College London (2019). My master’s dissertation studied the impact of empathic accuracy and power status in voice behavior. I also have experience working as Research Assistant in Centro de Apego y Regulacion Emocional, Universidad del Desarrollo (2016-2020).
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Research
Research methods
- Qualitative research
- Mixed methods
- Multilevel regression
Current research projects
- Motives to engage with emotionally evocative content. In this project we test the motives that predict people engaging with negative images and stories.
Research grants & honours
- PhD Scholarship: Becas Chile 2019 – Doctorado en el Extranjero
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Publications
2024
- Vivanco Carlevari, A. B., Oosterwijk, S., & van Kleef, G. A. (2024). Why do people engage with the suffering of strangers? Exploring epistemic, eudaimonic, social, and affective motives. Cognition & Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2385691
2022
Costa-Cordella, S., Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Rossi, A., Arévalo-Romero, C., & Silva, J. R. (2022). Social Support and Depressive Symptoms in the Context of COVID-19 Lockdown: The Moderating Role of Attachment Styles. International Journal of Public Health, 67, Article 1604401. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604401 [details]- Pérez, J. C., Aldoney, D., Vivanco Carlevari, A., Coo, S., Guzmán, E. J., & Silva, J. R. (2022). Adapting to Adversity: Effects of COVID-19 on Parenting in Chile. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 868817. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.868817 [details]
2020
- Cornejo, M., Rocha, C., Villarroel, N., Cáceres, E., & Vivanco, A. (2020). Tell me your story about the Chilean dictatorship: When doing memory is taking positions. Memory Studies, 13(4), 601-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750698018761170 [details]
- Reyes, G., Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Medina, F., Manosalva, C., de Gardelle, V., Sackur, J., & Silva, J. R. (2020). Hydrocortisone decreases metacognitive efficiency independent of perceived stress. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 14100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71061-3
2018
- Silva, J. R., Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Martínez, C., & Krause, M. (2018). Introjective individuals tend toward anhedonia: Self-report and experimental evidence. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9(JUL), Article 298. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00298
2017
- Silva, J. R., Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Barrientos, M., Martínez, C., Salazar, L., & Krause, M. (2017). Biological stress reactivity as an index of the two polarities of the experience model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 84, 83-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.06.016
2013
- Cornejo, M., Reyes, M. J., Cruz, M. A., Villarroel, N., Vivanco, A., Cáceres, E., & Rocha, C. (2013). Historias de la dictadura militar chilena desde voces generacionales. Psykhe, 22(2), 49-65. https://doi.org/10.7764/psykhe.22.2.603
Others
- Oosterwijk, S. (participant), Vivanco Carlevari, A. (organiser) & van Kleef, G. (organiser) (3-7-2023). The costs and benefits of engaging with other people’s suffering., Krakow (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Costa-Cordella, S., Vivanco-Carlevari, A., Rossi, A., Arévalo-Romero, C., & Silva, J. R. (2022). Social Support and Depressive Symptoms in the Context of COVID-19 Lockdown: The Moderating Role of Attachment Styles. International Journal of Public Health, 67, Article 1604401.