Samantha Sinclair

SENIOR LECTURER

Department of Psychology Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

samantha.sinclair@lnu.se

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Research

My research areas include:

Discrimination in hiring as well as in healthcare
Work-related attitudes, such as motivation
Social cognition and decision making at work
Political (in)tolerance

My research groups

Diversity in the labour market – A multidisciplinary research environment financed by the Swedish Research Council 2019–2024
Methods and Meta-science Within Methods and Meta-science, we work on developing and improving research methods and on projects that have a meta-scientific perspective on research. This includes…

My ongoing research projects

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Agerström, J. (2026). Hiring discrimination and stereotyping of political opponents : The intersection of political affiliation and gender. Current Psychology. 45.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Granberg, M. (2026). Political discrimination in hiring : Evidence from a large field experiment. Political Psychology. 47 (3).
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Holm, K. (2025). The Worth of Work : Socio-political and demographic correlates of anti-work orientation. Social Sciences & Humanities Open. 11.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Granberg, M., Nilsson, T. (2024). Love thy (Ukrainian) neighbour : Willingness to help refugees depends on their origin and is mediated by perceptions of similarity and threat. British Journal of Social Psychology. 63 (2). 499-517.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Blomberg, I., Ling, S. (2024). Effects of portraying an innocent versus non‐innocent identified victim on intentions to donate organs post‐mortem. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 65 (4). 639-644.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Holm, K. (2024). The role of political fit and self-censorship at work for job satisfaction, social belonging, burnout, and turnover intentions. Current Psychology. 43. 20935-20947.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S. (2024). Does it Matter whether others are Working Hard or Hardly Working? Effects of Descriptive Norms on Attitudes to Time Theft at Work. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. 32 (1). 12-21.
Status: Published
Batinovic, L., Howe, M., Sinclair, S., Carlsson, R. (2023). Ageism in Hiring : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Age Discrimination. Collabra: Psychology. 9 (1).
Status: Published
Sinclair, S. (2023). Applicants’ Faith in Recruiters’ Intuition Predicts Process Favorability for the Unstructured Employment Interview. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 8 (1).
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Agerström, J. (2023). Do Social Norms Influence Young People’s Willingness to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine?. Health Communication. 38 (1). 152-159.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Agerström, J. (2023). Judging Job Applicants by Their Politics : Effects of Target–Rater Political Dissimilarity on Discrimination, Cooperation, and Stereotyping. The Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 11 (1). 75-91.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Agerström, J. (2022). Tolerating the Intolerant : Does Realistic Threat Lead to Increased Tolerance of Right-Wing Extremists?. The Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 10 (1). 35-47.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S. (2021). Bystander reactions to workplace incivility : The role of gender and discrimination claims. Europe's Journal of Psychology. 17 (1). 134-144.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Agerström, J. (2021). “If others are honest, I will be too” : Effects of social norms on willingness to fake during employment interviews. Personnel Assessment and Decisions. 7 (1).
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Carlsson, R. (2021). Reactions to affirmative action policies in hiring : Effects of framing and beneficiary gender. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 21 (1). 660-678.
Status: Published
Carlsson, R., Sinclair, S. (2021). Selected or rejected : Men and women's reactions to affirmative action procedures in hiring. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 21 (1). 874-888.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Agerström, J. (2020). Does expertise and thinking mode matter for accuracy in judgments of job applicants’ cognitive ability?. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 61 (4). 484-493.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Cederskär, E. (2019). Explaining gender-typed educational choice in adolescence: The role of social identity, self-concept, goals, grades, and interests.. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 110 (Part A). 54-71.
Status: Published
Carlsson, R., Sinclair, S. (2018). Prototypes and same-gender bias in perceptions of hiring discrimination. Journal of Social Psychology. 158 (3). 285-297.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Carlsson, R., Björklund, F. (2016). Getting along or ahead : Effects of gender identity threat on communal and agentic self‐presentations. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 57 (5). 427-432.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Carlsson, R., Björklund, F. (2014). The role of friends in career compromise : Same-gender friendship intensifies gender differences in educational choice. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 84 (2). 109-118.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Carlsson, R. (2013). What will I be when I grow up? The impact of gender identity threat on adolescents' occupational preferences. Journal of Adolescence. 36 (3). 465-474.
Status: Published
Sinclair, S., Holm, K. Money for Nothing? The Impact of Anti-Work Orientation on Work Motivation and Engagement. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
Status: Accepted

Conference paper (Refereed)

Johansson, P., Nordqvist, E., Sinclair, S., Magnusson, L., Hanson, E. (2026). Identifying and supporting children as next of kin in school – A web based Intervention for and with school nurses in Sweden. Presented at the 5th International Young Carers Conference, Berlin, Germany, October 21-22, 2026.
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A., Holm, K. (2025). The Worth of Work : Socio-Political and Demographic Determinants of Anti-Work Orientation. .
Sinclair, S., Nilsson, A. (2024). The Complex Relation between Personality and Political Tolerance. Poster presented at The 21st European Conference on Personality, August 6 – 9, 2024.
Sinclair, S. (2023). Does it Matter whether Others are Working Hard or Hardly Working? Effects of Descriptive Norms on Attitudes to Time Theft at Work. .
Sinclair, S., Agerström, J. (2019). Does expertise and thinking mode matter for accuracy in judgments of job applicants’ cognitive ability?. Presented at IAREP-SABE 2019.
Sinclair, S. (2013). Inaccurate perceptions and work seeking discouragement: Consequences of gender discrimination prototypes at work. .
Sinclair, S., Tellhed, U., Björklund, F. (2011). The relation between implicit researcher-gender associations and perceptions of a research career. European Association of Social Psychology, Stockholm.

Article in journal (Other academic)

Nilsson, A., Sinclair, S. Death, ideology, and worldview : Evidence of death anxiety but not mortality salience effects on political ideology and worldview.
Status: Accepted

Report (Other academic)

Carlsson, R., Sinclair, S., Agerström, J. (2013). The Role of Prototypes and Same-Gender Bias in Attributions to Gender Discrimination in Hiring. Linnéuniversitetet. 64.
Sinclair, S., Tellhed, U., Björklund, F. (2013). The Relation between Students’ Implicit Researcher-Gender Associations and Perceptions of a Research Career.

Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)

Sinclair, S. (2015). Social psychological barriers to a gender balanced labor market : The role of gender identity threats, friendship priorities, and perceived discrimination. Doctoral Thesis. Lund, Lund university. 79.