Kai Epstude

Kai Epstude is a scientific staff member in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, where Epstude has been employed since 2008. Epstude's research focuses on counterfactual thinking, emotion regulation, intergroup contact, and the psychological mechanisms underlying misinformation and conspiracy beliefs. Epstude's work examines how partisanship, motivation, and individual differences shape counterfactual reasoning and how source credibility influences the persuasive effects of misinformation on behavioral intentions. Epstude has also investigated emotion recognition, acculturation, and the psychological needs that operate in intergroup and intercultural contexts.