Dr. Snežana Stupar-Rutenfrans

About me

I am currently working as an Associate Professor of Research Methods and Statistics at the Social Science department. In the past, I held various positions at UCR such as Head of the Social Science department, chair of UCR Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) committee, and chair of Program Committee. At UCR, I am teaching primarily Quantitative Research Methodology and Statistics course (200-level), Abnormal Psychology (200-level) and Organizational Psychology (300-level), and I am supervising undergraduate research (Senior Projects – SEPRs, academic internships, and research assistantships). My main area of research interests includes emotion regulation and mental health in various (gender-, ethnic-) minority groups. I really believe that diversity and inclusion are both at the core of our society, and should be in the heart of the academia, too. Consequently, I am constantly looking for opportunities for students to foster inclusiveness and connectedness to society.

Recent publications

• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Fokke, A., Bye, S., Padilla, E., Kalibatseva, Z., Batkhina, A., Ryabichenko, T., Bushina, E., Varaeva, N., Helmy, M., Kowalczyk, M., Liberska, H. D., Uka, F., & Papageorgopoulou, P. (2024). Subjective well-being: a pilot study on the importance of emotion regulation, gender identity and sexuality. Psychology & Sexuality, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2024.2325973
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Verdouw, P. C. D., Van Boven, J., Ryzhkina, O. A., Batkhina, A., Aksoz-Efe, I., Hamzallari, O., Papageorgopoulou, P., Uka, F., Petrović, N., Statovci, A., Rutenfrans-Stupar, M., Praničević, D. G., Zahaj, S., & Mijts, E. (2021). Ethnic outgroup aggression: A pilot study on the importance of emotion regulation, nationalism and susceptibility to persuasion. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.07.004
• Lindert, A., Korzilius, H. P. L. M., Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., & Van de Vijver, A. J. R. E. (2021). The role of perceived discrimination, intergroup contact and adoption in acculturation among four Dutch immigrant groups, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 91, 297-310 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.02.005
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Elzes, J., & Van den Elst, J. (2020). Semantic priming of colored signs in the peripheral vision during electronic text reading. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti4020028
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., De Koff, D. G., & Van den Elst, J. (2019). The effect of email subject lines on open rates of email marketing messages. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 6, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.67.6749
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S. & Van Boven, J. (2018). Importance of emotion regulation in intercultural communication. In I. Kolesov (Eds.), Intercultural Communication, Linguistic and Language Teaching: Innovative Technologies and Approaches. Conference Proceedings published in Russian Science Citation Index, (pp. 9-11). Barnaul (Siberia), Russia: Linguistic Institute of Altai State Pedagogical University and The Russian Federation Ministry of Education and Science.
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S. & Brouwer, J. E. G. (2018). Changing Values and Identities in the Post-Communist World. Book Review. APA div. 52 International Psychology Bulletin, 22, 45-47.
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S. & Verdouw, P. C. D. (2018). Well-Being of youth and emerging adults across cultures: Novel approaches and findings from Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Book Review. APA div. 52 International Psychology Bulletin, 22, 27-29.
• Ryzhkina, O. A., Golendukhina, A. V., & Stupar-Rutenfrans, S. (2018). Cultural aspects of video games software adaptation. Intercultural Communication: Adapting to Emerging Global Realities: A Reader, 2nd Edition, Cognella Publisher, San Diego, CA, USA.
• Jung, H. P., Jung, T., Huber, M., Stupar-Rutenfrans, S. & Wensing, M. (2018). Meer tijd voor patiënten, minder verwijzingen? Huisarts en Wetenschap, 3, 39-41. https://www.henw.org/artikelen/meer-tijd-voor-patienten-minder-verwijzingen
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Ketelaars, L. E. H., & Van Gisbergen, M. S. (2017). Beat the fear of public speaking: Does the 360° video virtual reality exposure training in home environment reduces speech anxiety? Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 20, 624-633. https://doi.org/:10.1089/cyber.2017.0174
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Fontaine, J. R. J., & Van de Vijver, A. J. R. E. (2017). The Importance of Culture in Emotion Regulation. APA div. 52 International Psychology Bulletin, 21, 54-59.
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Van de Vijver, A. J. R., & Fontaine, J. R. J. (2016). Self- and other-oriented motivations associated with emotional suppression of internalized and externalized negative emotions: A multiethnic self-report study in the Netherlands. In C. Roland-Lévy, P. Denoux, B. Voyer, P. Boski & W. K. Gabrenya Jr. (Eds.), Unity, diversity, and culture: Research and Scholarship Selected from the 22nd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 439-445). Melbourne, Florida USA: International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Fontaine, J. R. J., & Van de Vijver, A. J. R. (2016). Interethnic similarity of anger suppression-aggression association in conflicts in intimate and non-intimate relationships across ethnic groups in the Netherlands. In C. Roland-Lévy, P. Denoux, B. Voyer, P. Boski & W. K. Gabrenya Jr. (Eds.), Unity, diversity, and culture: Research and Scholarship Selected from the 22nd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 446-454). Melbourne, Florida USA: International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology.
• Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., & Rutenfrans-Stupar, M. T. J. (2016). A proposed model of nationalism and aggression in Western Europe. APA div. 52 International Psychology Bulletin, 20, 64-66.
• Arntz, A., Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., et.al. (2015). Prediction of treatment discontinuation and recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder: Results from an RCT comparing Schema Therapy and Transference Focused Psychotherapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 74, 60-71. https://doi.org/:10.1016/j.brat.2015.09.002
• Van den Boom, A. L. F. M., Stupar-Rutenfrans, S., Bastiaens, S. P., & Van Gisbergen, M. S. (2015). Observe of participate: The effect of point-of-view on presence and enjoyment in 360 degree movies for head mounted displays. The European Conference on Ambient Intelligence, Online conference proceedings indexed by SCOPUS (Vol. 1528). (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).
• Stupar, S. (2015). Immigrants regulate emotions in the same way as majority members in the Netherlands (PhD-dissertation).
• Stupar, S., Van de Vijver, A. J. R., & Fontaine, J. R. J. (2015). Emotion valence, intensity, and emotion regulation in immigrants and majority members in the Netherlands. International Journal of Psychology, 50, 312-318. https://doi.org/:10.1002/ijop.12091
• Stupar, S., Van de Vijver, A. J. R., & Fontaine, J. R. J. (2014). Emotional suppression and well-being in immigrants and majority group members in the Netherlands, International Journal of Psychology, 49, 503-507. https://doi.org/:10.1002/ijop.12040
• Stupar, S., Van de Vijver, A. J. R., Te Lindert, A., & Fontaine, J. R. J. (2014). Multicultural attitudes mediate the relation between personality and perceived ethnic outgroup distance in the Netherlands, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 38, 24-35. https://doi.org/:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.05.002

More info on my research, publications and ongoing projects can be found on: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr-Snezana-Stupar-Rutenfrans