K. (Kai) Epstude, Dr

Associate professor (with ius promovendi)

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences

Telephone:

+31 50 36 37632

E-mail:

k.epstude rug.nl

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Publications

Emotion-regulation strategy use and commitment to a performance goal: The role of reappraisal tactics

Grundmann, F., Epstude, K. & Scheibe, S., 9-Feb-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Motivation and Emotion. 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

If Only I Had Not Fallen Down the Rabbit Hole: Counterfactual Thinking Reduces Engagement With Conspiracy Theories.

Mang, V., Winter, K., Epstude, K. & Fennis, B. M., Mar-2026, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 123, 12 p., 104849.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Lay Attributions of Conspiracy Beliefs Predict Intentions to Correct Conspiracy Believers

Mang, V., Epstude, K. & Fennis, B. M., 19-Feb-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Passing the Torch: Reflections on 3 Years at the Helm of the EJSP

Brambilla, M., Epstude, K. & Peters, K., 27-May-2026, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic

Undoing death: Counterfactual thinking and emotional adaptation to bereavement

Eisma, M. C., van der Laan, J. F., de Boer, N., Doornbos, M., Brouwer, C. & Epstude, K., Sept-2026, In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 92, 8 p., 102103.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Verschwörungstheoretisches Denken: Erklärungsmodelle und Konsequenzen

Epstude, K., Mang, V. & Winter, K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Sozialpsychologie – Grundlagen & Anwendungen. Ozimek, P., Bierhoff, H.-W. & Rohmann, E. (eds.). Kohlhammer

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic

What are the Most Common Collective Regrets: Evidence from the UK and Canada

Wang, X., Epstude, K. & van Zomeren, M., Mar-2026, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic

When are leaders blamed for bad events that never happened? Partisanship and close counterfactual catastrophes

Mackin, M., Effron, D. A., Epstude, K. & Roese, N. J., Mar-2026, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 123, 8 p., 104868.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

A Gentle Introduction and Application of Feature-Based Clustering with Psychological Time Series

Kreienkamp, J., Agostini, M., Monden, R., Epstude, K., de Jonge, P. & Bringmann, L. F., 2025, In: Multivariate Behavioral Research. 60, 2, p. 362-392 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review