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Mags Lesiak Mphil

Cambridge
As seen in: Psychology Today, SAGE Publishing, The Conversation, Teen Vogue, the JustPod (Podcast), Demos, QOSHE
Covers:  Coercive control, trauma bonding, victim psychology, risk prediction, domestic homicide, violence, how justice systems use data, algorithms, and machine learning to assess risk and guide decisions
Doesn't Cover: Celebrity gossip or lifestyle commentary, Clinical therapy or individual treatment advice

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Mags Lesiak Mphil’s Biography

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Mags Lesiak MPhil, is a psychological criminologist and Cambridge PhD researcher working at the intersection of critical sociology, victimology, and machine learning. Her research investigates how legal, clinical, and algorithmic systems respond to violence through frameworks of risk, care, and control. She has published in Violence Against Women, Teen Vogue, Psychology Today, and the American Bar Association. Her work has informed UK government policy and international media coverage.

Mags Lesiak Mphil’s Journalist Portfolio

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims - new study

How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims - new study

Perpetrators used emotional connection to create a sense of closeness early in the relationship, later using …

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Why Do I Still Love Him After the Abuse?

Why Do I Still Love Him After the Abuse?

How coercive control restructures attachment, exploits social systems, and traps victims in conditions that m…

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The Emotional Economics of Entrapment

The Emotional Economics of Entrapment

Consent can’t be presumed when fear, control, and dependence shape the available choices. In systems built to…

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Critics Say Cassie Ventura "Consented" to Sean "Diddy" Combs's Alleged Abuse. Here's Why That's N...

Critics Say Cassie Ventura "Consented" to Sean "Diddy" Combs's Alleged Abuse. Here's Why That's N...

We must stop treating survival strategies as evidence of consent in cases of abuse, like the one Ventura alle…

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Social Capital 2025: The case for strengthening social bonds to prevent crime

Social Capital 2025: The case for strengthening social bonds to prevent crime

Demos is Britain's leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers …

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The Invisible Abuser: Attachment, Victimization, and Perpetrator Perception in Repeat Abuse

The Invisible Abuser: Attachment, Victimization, and Perpetrator Perception in Repeat Abuse

Current models of trauma bonding often understate the perpetrator's role in shaping victims' emotional attach…

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Articles

''If He Likes Me, Why Doesn’t He Make an Effort?''

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By Mags Lesiak Mphil, Mags Lesiak MPhil
| Psychology Today Verified
People reveal their intentions through repeated investment of time, effort, money, and energy. Emotional intensity can create the illusion of intimacy while masking deeply unequal relationships. Romantic declarations mean nothing unless they are matched by consistent effort and real investment. A friend recently showed me a message her sister sent her about a man she had been seeing.
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''If He Likes Me, Why Doesn’t He Make an Effort?''

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By Mags Lesiak Mphil, Mags Lesiak MPhil
| QOSHE
Why Relationships Matter Take our Can You Spot Red Flags In A Relationship? Find a therapist to strengthen relationships People reveal their intentions through repeated investment of time, effort, money, and energy. Emotional intensity can create the illusion of intimacy while masking deeply unequal relationships. Romantic declarations mean nothing unless they are matched by consistent effort and real investment.
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Why Do I Miss Someone Who Hurt Me?

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By Mags Lesiak Mphil, Mags Lesiak MPhil
| Psychology Today Verified
Many people assume that victims of abuse remain with perpetrators because they are financially dependent, physically trapped, or too afraid to leave. For many victims, these factors do play a role, but emotional attachment can also become a force binding victims to perpetrators. They may still long for the person harming them, miss them intensely after separation, or feel pulled back despite recognising the harm being done to them.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Jake Gittes from Chinatown. He starts with a surface narrative of individual wrongdoing — a private crime, a personal betrayal — and end up uncovering a structural system that feeds on those private violations.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

At its best, journalism is a secular form of moral inquiry — a way of saying, I refuse to let this disappear.

What's your favorite drink?

diet fanta
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