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Exploring the (Mal)adaptive Consequences of Self-Deceptive Enhancement: A Narrative Review J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Saya Weissman, Eugenia I. Gorlin
Introduction. Despite the abundance of literature on the nature and functions of self-deceptive enhancement (SDE), there is still a lack of consensus about whether and when SDE is adaptive or maladaptive for individuals. This question of the costs and benefits of SDE is of particular clinical relevance and is the focus of the present literature review. Method. Building on an earlier meta-analytic review
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The Effect of Land Cover Protection on Preventing Crime: The Case Study of the State of New York, USA J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2023-7-19 Muhammed Ernur Akıner, Nurdan Akıner, İlknur Akıner
The settlements’ traditional character and architectural texture will strengthen people’s sense of belonging and prevent migration, while local urban identity will be the most significant impediment to crime. The study investigates the relationship between the environmental and criminal conditions in New York, the world’s most diverse demographic. In New York, not every county has the same settlement
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The Regulation of Personal Security J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2023-7-19 Patrick J. Carroll, Aaron L. Wichman, Robert Agler, Robert Arkin
Although most motivational psychologists recognize that security is important for healthy development and functioning (e.g., attachment theory), we add to prior work by proposing that the ongoing regulation of security under potential threat involves three unique features. Specifically, security regulation involves an initial preconscious system of threat processing (neuroception) and an internally
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A Theory of Reliance on Individuating Information and Stereotypes in Implicit Judgments of Individuals and Social Groups J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2022-08-27 Rachel S. Rubinstein, Lee Jussim, Bryan Loh, Megan Buraus
We propose a theory of (a) reliance on stereotypes and individuating information in implicit person perception and (b) the relationship between individuation in implicit person perception and shifts in implicit group stereotypes. The present research preliminarily tested this theory by assessing whether individuating information or stereotypes take primacy in implicit judgments of individuals under
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Organizational Justice and Health: Reviewing Two Decades of Studies J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2022-07-05 Laura Cachón-Alonso, Marko Elovainio
Organizational justice refers to employees’ perceptions of the fairness of decision-making rules and policies in the workplace. Lack of justice is suggested to be a significant psychosocial risk factor that affects employees’ attitudes and health. The aim of this narrative review was to compile the evidence available about the effects of organizational justice on health. To this end, a literature search
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Beyond Reciprocity: Forgiveness, Generosity, and Punishment in Continuing Dyadic Interactions J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Ann C. Rumble, Kevin Willcox, Hirotaka Imada, Dejah Yansen
There is a long-standing debate in philosophy and the social sciences about how selfishness and cooperation function in dyadic social exchanges. Dyads are the foundation of our social lives, and reciprocity has long been considered the dominant strategy for dyadic interactions. We will argue the repertoire of human behavior during social exchanges ranges from punishment to generosity, and that the
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How much could your heart embrace? What about your behavior? The Socio-moral Radar as a behavioral expression of moral regard J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-10-26 Sara Sánchez Díez, Anna Zlobina
Studying the scope and limits of individuals' moral concern is a relevant topic in many disciplines. The construct of Socio-moral Radar that this study introduces focuses on the behavioral expression of people's commitment with existing social problems and tries to reflect the degree of their moral inclusiveness as active citizens. Our main goal is to explore the extent and variations of people's willingness
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“We must continue.” The strange appearance of “we” instead of “you” in the prods of the Milgram experiment J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-10-23 Stéphane Laurens, Mickael Ballot
In Milgram's obedience experiment, one of the many adjustments made by the experimenter to his “prods” is the regular use of “we” instead of the “you” required by the protocol. For example, he might say “we must continue” instead of “you must continue.” This text aims to describe the appearance for this use of “we” and suggests ways to understand what the “we” means for the experimenter who uses it
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Ya gotta wanna: Shifting motivational priorities in the self-control process J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-11-07 Keemia Vaghef, Patrick D. Converse, Katrina P. Merlini, Nicholas A. Moon
Self-control has important consequences, but key questions remain regarding the underlying mechanisms involved in self-control over time. This research examined this issue, focusing on the process model of depletion. In particular, this study examined have-to and want-to motivation over time to provide a direct examination of central process model propositions and to investigate extensions to this
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Construct jangle or construct mangle? Thinking straight about (nonredundant) psychological constructs J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-11-06 Gordon Hodson
Psychological science aims to make the abstract measurable and quantifiable. As psychologists it is our challenge and charge to capture complex abstractions (e.g., authoritarianism, prejudice, depression) accurately and with transparency. But recent concerns have been raised about the proliferation of constructs across psychology sub-disciplines, with construct redundancy now rife. Critics charge that
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Testing the motivational effects of attainable role models: Field and experimental evidence J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-12-05 Leire Gartzia, Thekla Morgenroth, Michelle K. Ryan, Kim Peters
The motivational theory of role modeling proposes motivational processes as critical mechanisms through which attainable role models can increase role aspirants' adoption of more ambitious goals. We conducted four studies to empirically test this proposition with role aspirants and their role models in field and experimental settings (total N = 2,165). Results provide empirical support for motivational
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Assessing the speed and ease of extracting group and person information from faces J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Daniel P. Skorich, Kenneth I. Mavor, S. Alexander Haslam, Joel L. Larwood
The human face is a key source of social information. In particular, it communicates a target's personal identity and some of their group memberships. Different models of social perception posit distinct stages at which this group-level and person-level information is extracted from the face, with divergent downstream consequences for cognition and behavior. This paper presents four experiments that
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Psychopathy and prejudice: The mediating role of empathy, social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Sofia Stathi, Sajid Humayun, Reay Stoddart Isaac, Demi M. McCarron
A current shift in intergroup relations research aims to delve deeper into whether, and how, individual differences predict social attitudes. Recent research goes beyond the measurement of typical personality traits and focuses also on the subclinical area of malicious traits. The present studies aimed at exploring the role of one such trait, psychopathy, as a predictor of negative social attitudes
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The humanity inventory: Developing and validating an individual difference measure of dehumanization propensity J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Dorottya Lantos, Lasana T. Harris
Dehumanization is often explored in the context of inhumane acts of intergroup and interpersonal violence, and is considered a precursor to extreme atrocities. However, research suggests that we may all engage dehumanized perceptions, at least occasionally, if the social context or goals encourage dehumanization. This implies an individual difference nature of dehumanization propensity. Across four
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Calculating Hypocrites Effect: Moral judgments of word-deed contradictory transgressions depend on targets' competence J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-09-06 Mengchen Dong, Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Paul A. M. van Lange
People often say one thing while doing another, and are therefore criticized as hypocrites. Despite the widespread criticism of hypocrites, relatively less is known about factors that influence moral judgment of hypocrisy. In particular, why are some word-deed inconsistencies condemned more harshly than others? The current research focuses on word-deed inconsistency as a common manifestation of hypocrisy
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Financial scarcity is indirectly related to multiple aspects of executive function through stress and the strength of association depends on childhood poverty J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-08-25 Jessica O'Neill, Claire E. Cameron, Lucia A. Leone, Heather Orom
Financial scarcity, or having insufficient financial resources to meet needs, directly impairs multiple aspects of executive function (EF). Financial scarcity is also stressful and stress impairs EF, however, whether stress mediates the effect of scarcity on EF, and whether these associations vary by either the aspect of EF being measured, or self-reported developmental history of poverty, is not known
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The role of ethical leadership in fostering team initiative: Analyzing the effects of team identification and environmental dynamism J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-08-16 Tzu-Ting Lin
Ethical leadership has emerged as a crucial topic for understanding the effectiveness of team leadership. However, empirical evidence regarding the role of ethical leadership in cultivating team processes and proactive team outcomes is scarce. Employing the integrated social identity and the uncertainty management theories, this study tested a moderated-mediation model in which environmental dynamism
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The curious case of left-wing authoritarianism: When authoritarian persons meet anti-authoritarian norms J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-07-30 Lucian Gideon Conway, James D. McFarland, Thomas H. Costello, Scott O. Lilienfeld
Left-wing authoritarianism (LWA) has a controversial history in psychology. Some researchers have expressed skepticism about the existence of LWA, whereas others have argued that LWA is a valid construct. In the present article, we offer a framework to reconcile these two perspectives by proposing that ideologically based authoritarian norms are sometimes in conflict with the processes that create
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The mediating effects of network overlap and network uncertainty in the investment model J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-07-23 James B. Stein, Lance Kyle Bennett
The investment model is a widely used theoretical framework in the study of close relationships. The model asserts that commitment is the outcome of relationship satisfaction, perceived investments, and perceived quality of alternatives. The current study sought to expand the scope of the investment model by including social network-based variables (specifically, network overlap and network uncertainty)
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Managing conflict through team member schema accuracy: A fresh perspective on perspective taking J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-07-23 Shaun W. Davenport, Joan R. Rentsch
The present study sought to investigate perspective taking as a means to decrease harmful affective conflict within teams. Previous research has demonstrated that teams often experience unhealthy affective conflict along with the healthy debate that is encouraged in team discussions, when team members misinterpret such debate as personal attacks. By utilizing Olsen and Kenny's dyadic SEM approach (2016)
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Stress mindset and well-being: The indirect effect of self-connection J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-07-16 Kristine Klussman, Meghan I. Huntoon Lindeman, Austin Lee Nichols, Julia Langer
Understanding how and why stress-related mindsets result in various outcomes is important for understanding how stress mindset interventions can promote well-being. Recent research suggested that mindsets about stress might work together with self-connection to predict well-being. However, the nature of those relationships remains unclear. Across two studies, we tested two models regarding how stress
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Contact, threat, and prejudice: A test of intergroup threat theory across three samples and multiple measures of prejudice J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Christopher L. Aberson, Hannah Ferguson, Jack Allen
Across three studies we applied predictions from Intergroup Contact Theory and Intergroup Threat Theory (ITT) to an examination of the role of contact and threats in predicting prejudice toward three outgroups. Reactions to African Americans (n = 227), Hispanic Americans (n = 155), and gay men (n = 217), largely supported predictions. Positive contact experiences consistently related to more favorable
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Desiring to punish leaders: A new test of the model of people as intuitive prosecutors J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-06-09 Ramadhar Singh, Himanshu Rai
When a national leader is accused of impropriety, people often desire his/her ouster. To explain such desire for punishment, the authors tested two predictions of the model of intuitive prosecutors. While continuing in the position after the allegation activates the prosecutorial mind among people, resigning from the position deactivates it (Prediction 1). The relation between an inappropriate response
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On the relationship between right-wing attitudes, conspiracy beliefs, and intergroup threat: Introducing an indirect measure for intergroup threat J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-06-05 Jonas Krüppel, Dahlnym Yoon, Kerstin Fieg, Petra Sharma, Andreas Mokros
Recent theoretical models stress the importance of both personal and contextual factors in the development of political extremism. One such theory is the Intergroup Threat Theory (ITT) that suggests a relationship between extremism and intergroup threat (i.e., the perception that one's ingroup is threatened by a particular social outgroup). Using an adaptation of the Semantic Misattribution Procedure
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Social autonomy ≠ social empowerment: The social self-restriction model J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Harry M. Wallace, Kevin P. McIntyre
This paper introduces the social self-restriction (SSR) model, which highlights a drawback associated with the increasingly accessible privilege of social autonomy. Social autonomy enables individuals to connect with preferred social partners and avoid undesirable others. The benefits of social autonomy are undeniable; however, the SSR model makes the novel assertion that people tend to exercise social
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Unpacking the social psychology of populism: A brief introductory note J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Sofia Stathi, Rita Guerra
Research on populism spans disciplines, theoretical frameworks, and methodologies. As interest in the study of populism rises, social psychology scholars strive to understand (social) psychological factors associated with it. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the unique yet complementary role of social psychology in understanding - and possibly tackling - populism. The papers comprising
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The role of collective narcissism in populist attitudes and the collapse of democracy in Hungary J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Dorottya Lantos, Joseph P. Forgas
What are the psychological processes responsible for the recent spread of populist political systems and movements? All political systems essentially reflect the mental representations of their populations, and collective narcissism has recently emerged as a contributing factor in the rise of populism. This article presents two studies examining the role of collective narcissism in predicting populist
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Power to the people: Disidentification with the government and the support for populism J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Karolina Urbanska, Samuel Pehrson, Serge Guimond
Populist attitudes have been shown to predict voting behavior. These attitudes consist of a belief that everyday citizens are better judges of what is best for their own country than politicians and that the political elites are corrupt. As such, a clear “us” (pure and good everyday citizens) and “them” (the evil political elite) rhetoric is present. In the present research, we propose that identification
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Longing for the “good old days” of our country: National nostalgia as a new master-frame of populist radical right parties J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Anouk Smeekes, Tim Wildschut, Constantine Sedikides
Scholars and commentators have argued that national nostalgia forms a germane element of the rhetoric of populist radical right parties (PRRP). We addressed the national nostalgia component of PRRP ideology with respect to voters. Relying on political science theorizing and social psychological evidence, we proposed that national nostalgia forms a new emotion-based explanation for PRRP support within
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“To Protect and to (Pre)serve”: The moderating effects of right-wing protective popular nationalism on aggressive tendencies toward ethnic minorities J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Belinda J. Flannery, Susan E. Watt, Wendy J. Phillips
Right-wing protective popular nationalism (RWPPN) is concerned with the protection and preservation of national culture. It is theorized to arise from right popular nationalistic rhetoric based on a narrowly defined us and them. Using an online survey of 316 Australians (50.9% male; Mage = 45.46, SD = 15.97), we explored whether RWPPN moderated the relationship between nationally related constructs
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Blaming immigrants to enhance control: Exploring the control-bolstering functions of causal attribution, in-group identification, and hierarchy enhancement J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Magdalena Hirsch, Susanne Veit, Immo Fritsche
Blaming immigrants seems to be in part motivated by the need for control. However, three alternative explanations have been proposed as to why blaming bolsters feelings of control. First, blaming may restore a sense of an orderly world in which negative events can be attributed to a clear cause (causal attribution). Second, blaming others may strengthen in-group identities thereby facilitating group-based
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How many different types of populists are there in Germany? An experimental approach with multiple methods J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 M. Murat Ardag, Jan Philipp Thomeczek
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the demand-side of populism; to this day, many studies implemented variable-centered approaches to investigate populist attitudes. Utilizing a convenient sample of the German voters (N = 839), we adopt a person-centered approach by estimating latent psychological profiles and examining the exchange between the supply and demand side of populism in an
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Populism versus the people: How citizen's social representations of home destabilize national populism's territorial vision J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-18 Kesi Mahendran, Anthony English, Sue Nieland
Can understanding social representations of home unpack the central empty signifier of populism—the “true people”? Nationalist exclusionary forms of populism use home, birthplace, and born and bred narratives to frame sections of the population as Other. “Go Home” vans in the United Kingdom, Donald Trump's use of birther rhetoric during his previous presidential candidacy and the Sweden Democrats mobilization
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Unobservable stereotypes are more malleable than observable stereotypes in implicit person perception J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-05-03 Rachel S. Rubinstein, Lee Jussim, Jarrod E. Bock, Bryan Loh
The present research proposed a theoretical distinction among various stereotypes that we predicted would moderate their malleability in implicit person perception: the extent to which the stereotypes can be learned and validated with minimal or no indirect inference (i.e., their observability). We hypothesized that observable stereotypes would be less malleable than unobservable stereotypes in implicit
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Many minds make money: People are slower to destroy novel currency known to more ingroup members J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-31 Garriy Shteynberg, Theresa A. Kwon, Seong-Jae Yoo, Heather Smith, Jessica Apostle, Dipal Mistry, Kristin Houser
If asked to destroy a dollar bill, one would likely hesitate. After all, the destruction of the dollar bill equals the loss of its economic value. Yet the reluctance to destroy a dollar bill may also stem from social knowledge—the fact that it exists in the minds of many members of one's valued group. Here, we investigate whether social knowledge of money increases people's reluctance to destroy it
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Mindfulness buffers the adverse impact of need frustration on employee outcomes: A self-determination theory perspective J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-29 Anja H. Olafsen, Christopher P. Niemiec, Edward L. Deci, Hallgeir Halvari, Etty R. Nilsen, Geoffrey C. Williams
According to the job demands–resources model, job demands (or hindrances) can drain energy and yield physiological and psychological costs by requiring sustained physical and/or mental effort at work. Using self-determination theory, the current study examined the associations among role conflict (as a proxy for job demands), frustration of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and
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Supervisor and employee identity coalescence and normative unit commitment J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-26 Kevin Celuch, Jack Smothers, Kevin Valadares
This research examines how supervisor–subordinate relational dynamics influence how individuals become bound to their work unit. As such, it addresses recent calls for theory-driven research into the psychological mechanisms that influence relational identity formation as well as related organizational outcomes. The work integrates self-determination and identity theory as a means of exploring nuanced
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Helping in the eyes of the beholder: The impact of OCB type and fluctuation in OCB on coworker perceptions and evaluations of helpful employees J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-24 Megan R. Turner, Shane Connelly
Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is often hailed for its positive linkages to individual outcomes and organizational effectiveness. Despite these findings, research on OCB often fails to consider how an individual's past OCB may influence the outcomes stemming from current OCB performance. Such a contextually bland image truncates our understanding of the impact of these behaviors. Furthermore
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Toward a theory of own-anchoring in judgments of other people's external characteristics J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-19 Mårten Eriksson, Linda Langeborg
The own-anchor effect concerns the assimilation of judgments of other people's external characteristics such as age, weight, and height toward the estimator's own characteristics. The phenomenon is related to theories of social projection and classical anchoring. It has previously been described as an estimation bias in studies of eyewitness accuracy and has been measured by the correlation between
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Less engaged over time? The effect of self-efficacy on work engagement trajectory J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Lu Zuo, Graham H. Lowman, Daniel G. Bachrach, Ning Hou, Wei Xiao
Despite substantial evidence supporting the positive impact of employee work engagement on organizational outcomes, it remains unclear how engagement changes in demanding work settings within a given time frame. Drawing on the job demands–resources model, we examine the weekly dynamic patterns of vigor, dedication, and absorption (three dimensions of work engagement), as well as the relationship between
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The interactive role of subjective attitudinal ambivalence, knowledge, and certainty for attitude stability: The case of driving electric vehicles J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Franziska Drescher, Rene Ziegler
Research has investigated how each of numerous indicators of attitude strength separately affect an attitude's stability, resistance to persuasion, and utility in predicting behavior. More recent studies, however, have revealed interactive effects of attitude certainty and objective ambivalence. High (vs. low) certainty strengthened an attitude low in objective ambivalence (e.g., higher resistance
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Organizational support, legitimacy, and workplace outcomes: A mediation model J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Yaniv Kanat-Maymon, Erez Yaakobi, Yossi Maaravi
Perceived organizational support (POS) is considered a central factor in employees' work-related attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on the relational model of authority, we propose that perceived authority legitimacy, which reflects subordinates' identification with and acceptance of authority directives and power, may mediate the effect of POS on employees' work-related outcomes, including job satisfaction
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Who pays it forward the most? Examining organizational citizenship behavior in the workplace J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Theresa Eriksson, Caitlin Ferreira
This research expands knowledge of individual tendencies to “pay it forward,” as a result of commitment to the organization. It is desirable for organizations to have employees who go above and beyond their prescribed work duties, resulting in positive outcomes and increased organizational performance. The critical role that organizational citizenship behavior plays in providing internal and external
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Conflicting relational models as a predictor of (in)justice perceptions and (un)cooperative behavior at work J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Johannes F. W. Arendt, Katharina G. Kugler, Felix C. Brodbeck
Humans are naturally social, and according to relational models theory (RMT), they use cognitively represented and motivationally operative models (i.e., relational models) to structure and understand their social interactions. RMT proposes that the fit between the expected and perceived relational model (i.e., RM fit) in a given social interactive situation is related to perceptions of justice, while
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Knowledge of precise offers as a negotiating tactic does not reduce its effect on counteroffers J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Todd J. Thorsteinson
Past research has demonstrated that precise first offers (e.g., $4,983) serve as an anchor in negotiations and reduce counteroffers relative to round first offers (e.g., $5,000). Precise offers are frequently perceived as indicating greater competence and knowledge of the person making the offer. Three studies were conducted to determine if knowledge of precise offers as a negotiating tactic would
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The degree of spuriousness within the job satisfaction-organizational citizenship behavior relationship J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Michael King, Nathan A. Bowling, Kevin J. Eschleman
Overwhelming evidence suggests that job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) are positively related. Although researchers have generally assumed that satisfaction has a genuine relationship with OCB, we argue that the satisfaction–OCB relationship may be largely spurious. We tested the degree of spuriousness within the satisfaction–OCB relationship in two studies—a meta-analysis
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Moderating role of perceived behavioral control in the theory of planned behavior: A preregistered study J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Francesco La Barbera, Icek Ajzen
Investigators frequently rely on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a conceptual framework to explain and predict human behavior in a variety of behavioral domains. Much of this research has focused on predicting behavioral intentions from attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, typically by examining the additive effects of these constructs. However, in the original formulation
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Personal meaning as a predictor of behavioral action over and above the role of state social anxiety J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Carol S. Lee, Sarah A. Hayes‐Skelton
The present experiment investigated the personal meaning of a behavior and state social anxiety as predictors of behavioral action. Participants (N = 68) were given the chance to take the behavioral action of recording a statement for a video blog. Participants were randomized to personal meaning (n = 34; assigned to speak on the social issue most important to them and completed a personal meaning
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Memento mori: Understanding existential anxiety through the existential pathway model J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-11-17 David E. Reed, Rachel E. Williamson, Robert E. Wickham
Existentially derived frameworks have become more popular among researchers investigating a number of clinical areas, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Nevertheless, the concept of existential anxiety has often been perceived as overly abstract and conceptually amorphous, which severely limits the ability of empirical research to objectively decipher the corresponding intrapsychic
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Victim sensitivity in groups: When is one a detriment to all? J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-10-27 Mario Gollwitzer, Zoe Magraw‐Mickelson, Björn Vollan, Philipp Süssenbach
Victim sensitivity (VS)—a personality trait reflecting the anxious expectation of being exploited—reliably predicts egoistic behavior in interpersonal situations. Here, we look at intragroup situations and investigate whether even one highly victim‐sensitive individual can have a detrimental effect of solidarity and cooperativeness on the entire group. Two studies—one field study with community residents
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Inducing motivational harmony to increase attitudes and intentions to register as an organ donor and engage in general prosocial behavior J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Danielle R. Blazek, Jason T. Siegel, Cara N. Tan, Rachel Baumsteiger, James F. M. Cornwell
In three preregistered studies, we investigated whether positive and negative organ donation attitudes, intentions, as well as general prosocial behavioral intentions, could be influenced by inducing motivational harmony—the sense that things are going well in life. In Study 1, we examined correlations between motivational harmony, organ donation attitudes, intentions, and prosocial behavioral intentions
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Perceptions of counterarguing and source derogation as attitude resistance techniques J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-09-19 Geoffrey D. Munro, Joseph A. Lesko, Zakary Clements, Antonia Santoro, Jeffrey Tsai
People often remotely observe when others resist and reject persuasive messages. Two studies examined participants' perceptions of two strategies, counterarguing and source derogation that people commonly use when resisting persuasive attempts. Additionally, the target resisted a message with which the participants either agreed or disagreed (Studies 1 and 2) and one which contained either strong or
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A multidimensional model of collective narcissism J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-07-30 R. Matthew Montoya, Todd L. Pittinsky, Seth A. Rosenthal
The impact of collective narcissism on intergroup and intragroup relations has seen a recent surge in attention. Since collective narcissism is a relatively new topic of study, with only a single published measure, its structure and composition require further investigation. A pilot study investigated a multidimensional model of collective narcissism and identified four factors: entitlement/exploitativeness
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Collective narcissism as a framework for understanding populism J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-07-06 Agnieszka Golec de Zavala, Oliver Keenan
Research on national collective narcissism, the belief and resentment that a nation's exceptionality is not sufficiently recognized by others, provides a theoretical framework for understanding the psychological motivations behind the support for right-wing populism. It bridges the findings regarding the economic and sociocultural conditions implicated in the rise of right-wing populism and the findings
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How to capture leader's vision articulation? Development and validation of the Vision Articulation Questionnaire (VAQ) J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-06-26 Henning Krug, Steffen E. Schummer, Kathleen Otto
Leader's vision articulation is recognized as a vital part of successful leadership. Despite that the sound measurement of vision articulation has been widely neglected by scholars so far. Therefore, we developed and validated a 22‐item instrument to comprehensively measure leader's vision articulation in two studies (overall N = 496). Theoretically derived dimensions are: Comprehensibility, Empowerment
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Religiosity, motivations, and volunteering: A test of two theories of religious prosociality J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-06-26 Katja Petrovic, Arthur A. Stukas, Mathew D. Marques
Although it is well‐established that religious individuals tend to volunteer more than the non‐religious, few studies have examined motivations to volunteer as a potential explanation for this relationship. The present research takes a functional approach to examine whether religiosity drives volunteerism by promoting certain motivations for volunteering. Two common theories of religious prosociality
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Who do you think you are? Ingroup and outgroup sources of identity validation J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-06-23 Eunice U. Choi, Michael A. Hogg
Social identity validation occurs when someone receives recognition as a member of their ingroup. Building on uncertainty‐identity theory and social identity research, we conducted a study (N = 249) of identity validation processes. We measured (a) identity centrality, and manipulated (b) feedback, (c) source of feedback, and (d) the feedback source's prototypicality, and assessed their effects on
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Behind the maternal wall: The hidden backlash toward childfree working women J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-06-08 Catherine Verniers
The number of women who remain childfree is on the rise, as documented by demographic statistics. Yet, because research on women in the workplace has so far been focused on documenting the motherhood penalty in the workplace, childfree women have remained almost invisible. Relying on empirical data and theoretical arguments, the present paper gathers evidence that deviating from the motherhood mandate
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How knowing others makes us more inclusive: Social identity inclusiveness mediates the effects of contact on out‐group acceptance J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-05-01 Marija Branković, Iris Žeželj, Vladimir Turjačanin
Intergroup contact is repeatedly proven to lead to better intergroup attitudes. We sought to explore a new path through which this happens. We propose that contact can enhance inclusiveness of social identity, the recognition of common features needed to perceive someone as an in‐group member even though not all characteristics are shared. This, in turn, leads to more favorable attitudes. We investigated
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A traumatic dissonance theory of perpetrator‐related distress J. Theor. Soc. Psychol. Pub Date : 2020-03-10 Rachel E. Williamson, David E. Reed, Robert E. Wickham
The evolving conceptualization of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reflects ongoing debate regarding the development and manifestation of symptoms related to psychological trauma. The most recent iteration of the disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐5) broadened Criteria A’s definition of an index trauma, making possible its application to individuals experiencing