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en grupos manipulativos,” published in 2005 by
Universidad de Barcelona, ISSN: 0066-5126
Anuario de Psicología, 2005, 36(3), 299–314.
Translated and modified with permission.
About the Primary Author
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, PhD, is Full
Professor of Social and Legal Psychology at the
University of Barcelona (Spain). From 1999 to
2008 he had been head of the Social Psychology
Department at such University. He has been
Director of the Invictus Research group
(http://www.ub.edu/grupvp) since 2003 and is
the coordinator of the PhD program in
Psychosocial Intervention at UB University. His
research lines comprise mainly the psychology
of influence, harassment, and violence,
especially in relationship to group settings
(cults), the workplace, partners, and terrorism,
and he has abundant projects and international
publications in such areas. Dr. Rodriguez-
Carballeira was awarded ICSA’s 2011 Margaret
Singer Award “for advancing the understanding
of coercive persuasion and undue influence.”
en grupos manipulativos,” published in 2005 by
Universidad de Barcelona, ISSN: 0066-5126
Anuario de Psicología, 2005, 36(3), 299–314.
Translated and modified with permission.
About the Primary Author
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, PhD, is Full
Professor of Social and Legal Psychology at the
University of Barcelona (Spain). From 1999 to
2008 he had been head of the Social Psychology
Department at such University. He has been
Director of the Invictus Research group
(http://www.ub.edu/grupvp) since 2003 and is
the coordinator of the PhD program in
Psychosocial Intervention at UB University. His
research lines comprise mainly the psychology
of influence, harassment, and violence,
especially in relationship to group settings
(cults), the workplace, partners, and terrorism,
and he has abundant projects and international
publications in such areas. Dr. Rodriguez-
Carballeira was awarded ICSA’s 2011 Margaret
Singer Award “for advancing the understanding
of coercive persuasion and undue influence.”
