Publications
See a selection of academic publications by INPSYED team members
For Matt Easterbrook's full publication list, see his academic profile. Please contact the team if you would like access to any of the publications below.
Media articles and blogs
Easterbrook, M. J. (2022). Monsters of meritocracy and beasts of bias: why social class matters in education, and how #MakeIt10 can help. EdPsy.org.uk, 20th September 2022. https://edpsy.org.uk/blog/2022/monsters-of-meritocracy-and-beasts-of-bias-why-social-class-matters-in-education-and-how-makeit10-can-help/
Easterbrook, M. J. (2022). “People like us…". The Psychologist, Summer Edition. https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/people-us
Policy reports
Rickett, B., Easterbrook, M. J, Sheehy-Skeffington, J., Reavey, P., & Woolhouse, M. (2022). The psychology of social class-based inequalities: Policy implications for a revised (2010) UK Equality Act. British Psychological Society. https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-launches-new-campaign-make-social-class-protected-characteristic
Key academic publications
Doyle, L., Easterbrook, M. J., & Harris, P. R. (2022). Roles of socioeconomic status, ethnicity and teacher beliefs in academic grading. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 00, 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12541
Easterbrook, M. J., Doyle, L., Grozev, V. H., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Harris, P. R. & Phalet, K. (2022). Socioeconomic and gender inequalities in home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: examining the roles of the home environment, parent supervision, and educational provisions. Educational and Developmental Psychologist. https://doi-org.ezproxy.sussex.ac.uk/10.1080/20590776.2021.2014281
Easterbrook, M. J. and Hadden, I. R. (2020). Tackling Educational Inequalities with Social Psychology: Identities, Contexts, and Interventions. Social Issues and Policy Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12070
Easterbrook, M. J. Hadden, I. R. & Nieuwenhuis, M. (2019). Identities in context: How social class shapes inequalities in education. In J. Jetten & K. Peters (Eds.) The Social Psychology of Inequality. Springer. Link to pre-prints of the book.
Hadden, I. R., Easterbrook, M. J., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K. J., & Dolan, P. (2019). Self‐affirmation reduces the socioeconomic attainment gap in schools in England. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12291. Link to the pre-prints.
Nieuwenhuis, M, Manstead, A. S. R., & Easterbrook, M. J. (2019). Accounting for unequal access to higher education: the role of social identity factors. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 22, 371-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219829824
Education
Doyle, L., Easterbrook, M. J., & Harris, P. R. (2022). Roles of socioeconomic status, ethnicity and teacher beliefs in academic grading. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 00, 1– 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12541
Easterbrook, M. J., Doyle, L., Grozev, V. H., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Harris, P. R. & Phalet, K. (2022). Socioeconomic and gender inequalities in home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: examining the roles of the home environment, parent supervision, and educational provisions. Educational and Developmental Psychologist. https://doi-org.ezproxy.sussex.ac.uk/10.1080/20590776.2021.2014281
Easterbrook, M. J. and Hadden, I. R. (2020). Tackling Educational Inequalities with Social Psychology: Identities, Contexts, and Interventions. Social Issues and Policy Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12070
Easterbrook, M. J. Hadden, I. R. & Nieuwenhuis, M. (2019). Identities in context: How social class shapes inequalities in education. In J. Jetten & K. Peters (Eds.) The Social Psychology of Inequality. Springer.
Easterbrook, M. J., Kuppens, T., & Manstead, A. S. R. (2015). The education effect: Higher educational qualifications are robustly associated with personal and socio-political outcomes. Social Indicators Research.
Hadden, I. R., Easterbrook, M. J., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K. J., & Dolan, P. (2019). Self‐affirmation reduces the socioeconomic attainment gap in schools in England. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12291
Kuppens, T., Easterbrook, M. J., Spears, R.., & Manstead, A. S. R. (2015). Life at both ends of the ladder: Education-based identification and its association with well-being and social attitudes. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 1260-1275. DOI: 10.1177/0146167215594122
Kuppens, T., Spears, R., Manstead, A. S., Spruyt, B., & Easterbrook, M. J. (2017). Educationism and the irony of meritocracy: Negative attitudes of higher educated people towards the less educated. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 76, 429 – 447.
Nieuwenhuis, M, Manstead, A. S. R., & Easterbrook, M. J. (2019). Accounting for unequal access to higher education: the role of social identity factors. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 22, 371-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219829824
Interventions and evaluations
Hadden, I. R., Easterbrook, M. J., Nieuwenhuis, M., Fox, K. J., & Dolan, P. (2019). Self‐affirmation reduces the socioeconomic attainment gap in schools in England. British Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12291
Kyprianides, A. & Easterbrook, M. J. (in press). ‘Finding Rhythms made me find my rhythm in prison’: the role of a music program in promoting social engagement and psychological wellbeing amongst prisoners. Prison Journal.
Psychology of social class
Easterbrook, M. J., Kuppens, T., & Manstead, A. S. (2019). Socioeconomic status and the structure of the self‐concept. British Journal of Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12334
Manstead, A. S. R., Easterbrook, M. J., & Kuppens, T. (2019). The socioecology of social class. Current Opinion in Psychology, 32, 95-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.06.037
Psychological processes among disadvantaged groups
Berry, C. Easterbrook, M. J., Empson, L., & Fowler, D. (2019). Structured activity and multiple group memberships as mechanisms of increased depression among young people Not in Employment, Education or Training. Early Interventions in Psychiatry, 13, 1480-1487. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12798
Howe, L. and Easterbrook, M. J. (2018). The perceived costs and benefits of pet ownership for homeless people in the UK: practical costs, psychological benefits and vulnerability. Journal of Poverty, 22, 486-499. doi: 10.1080/10875549.2018.1460741
Kyprianides, A. & Easterbrook, M. J. (2019). Social factors boost wellbeing behind bars: the importance of individual and group ties for prisoner well-being. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12171
Kyprianides, A. & Easterbrook, M. J. (in press). ‘Finding Rhythms made me find my rhythm in prison’: the role of a music program in promoting social engagement and psychological wellbeing amongst prisoners. Prison Journal.
Kyprianides, A. Easterbrook, M. J. & Cruwys, T. (2019). “I changed and hid my old ways”: How social rejection and social identities shape wellbeing among ex-prisoners. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49, 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12582
Stevenson, C., McNamara, N., Kellezi, B., Easterbrook, M.J., Shuttleworth, I. & Hyden, D. (2019). Re-identifying residential mixing: Emergent identity dynamics between incomers and existing residents in a mixed neighbourhood in Northern Ireland. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49, 413-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.252
Stevenson, C., Easterbrook, M. J., Harkin, L., McNamara, N., Kellezi, B. & Shuttleworth, I. (2019). Neighbourhood identity helps residents cope with residential diversification: contact in increasingly mixed neighbourhoods of Northern Ireland. Political Psychology, 40, 277-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12510