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Entering a new group provides the potential of forming a new social identity. Starting from self-regulation models, we propose that goals (e.g., internal motivation to enter the group), strategies (e.g., approach and avoidance strategies), and events (e.g., the group's response) affect the development of the social self. In two studies we manipulated the group's response (acceptance vs. rejection) and assessed internal motivation as well as approach and avoidance strategies. It was expected, and we found, that when newcomers are accepted, their use of approach strategies (but not avoidance strategies) facilitates social identification. In line with self-completion theory, for highly internally motivated individuals approach strategies facilitated social identification even upon rejection. The results underline the active role of newcomers in their social identity development.

The present research is the first to examine the impact of self-construal on newcomers' motivation to conform with the goals of a novel group. We argue that when social identity (i.e., individuals' concern for a specific group) has not yet been developed, newcomers rely on self-construal (i.e., individuals' chronic concern for ingroups and connectedness with others in general) to derive norms for group-serving vs. self-serving behavior. Results of an experiment (N = 157) supported this prediction: Self-construal moderated the relationship between group goals and individual goals (cognitive conformity) as well as the relationship between group goals and members' effort (behavioral conformity). Specifically, low independent and high interdependent self-construal was associated with greater cognitive and behavioral alignment of the self with the group compared to high independent and low interdependent self-construal. Findings are discussed regarding the role of self-construal as a precedent of conformity.

Introduction: Nothing as Practical as a Good Theory -- Section I - Applying Social Psychological Theory: A Single Theory Approach -- Chapter 1: What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example -- Chapter 2: Mindset Theory of Action Phases and If-Then Planning -- Chapter 3: Beyond the Quantity of Motivation: Quality of Motivation in Self-Determination Theory -- Chapter 4: Self-Regulation Strategies and Regulatory Fit -- Chapter 5: Habit and Behavior Change -- Chapter 6: Reactance Theory -- Chapter 7: The Focus Theory of Normative Conduct -- Chapter 8: Social Interdependence -- Chapter 9: Social Identity Theory -- Chapter 10: Intergroup Contact Theory -- Chapter 11: Implicit Prejudice -- Chapter 12: Mindset Theory -- Part II: Combining Theoretical Insights: Addressing Complex Human Behavior -- Chapter 13: The Road to the Piggy Bank: Two Behavioural Interventions to Increase Saving -- Chapter 14: Social Media as Sources of Emotion -- Chapter 15: Intergroup Forgiveness: The Interplay Between Who We Are and What Tales We Tell

In the aftermath of the 2016 United States presidential election, experts and journalists speculated that angry voters had supported the unexpected winner Donald Trump. The present study used a sample of 148 million tweets posted by U.S. citizens from across 1,347 counties, classified with regard to emotional content, to predict the election results at county level. As expected, Donald Trump received more support in counties where people tweeted more anger and negative emotions, even when various county characteristics and conservative vote choice in the preceding presidential election were controlled. These findings might be an outcome of emotional resonance—voters being attracted by political appeals that match their emotions—because Trump used more anger and negative emotion words in his campaign than the other presidential candidates in 2012 and 2016. The findings suggest that negative emotions played a critical role in the 2016 presidential election.

Zusammenfassung: Nach dem Collective Information Sampling Model ( Stasser & Titus, 1985 ) tauschen Gruppenmitglieder beim gemeinsamen Entscheiden weniger die Informationen aus, die nur ein Mitglied kennt (ungeteilte Informationen), als die Informationen, über die alle Mitglieder verfügen (geteilte Informationen). Dieser Befund ist für computervermittelt kommunizierende Gruppen besonders relevant, da in diesen Gruppen generell weniger Informationen erwähnt werden. In Studien an direkt kommunizierenden Gruppen wurde gezeigt, daß der Austausch ungeteilter Informationen durch den Hinweis auf die Expertise der Gruppenmitglieder gefördert werden kann. In Experiment 1 konnte dieser Befund für computervermittelt kommunizierende Gruppen nicht repliziert werden. In Experiment 2 wurde die Hypothese bestätigt, daß ein vermehrter Austausch ungeteilter Informationen nur dann durch den Hinweis auf Expertise erreicht werden kann, wenn Expertise als spezifisches Wissen interpretiert wird. Wird Expertise dagegen als Problemlösekompetenz verstanden, bleibt der Effekt der Expertise auf den Austausch der ungeteilten Informationen aus.

One consequence of the EU-referendum's pro-Brexit outcome was a renewed call for Scottish independence. Supporting this call can be construed as a form of collective action Scots may engage in. However, Scots may also consider individual mobility strategies including - in extreme cases - emigration. The current research investigated how identity-dynamics relate to these identity management strategies in post-referendum Scotland. We found a positive association between perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations and considering individual mobility responses, mediated by identity subversion (i.e., the perception that the referendum results fundamentally changed the UK's identity). Furthermore, we found that perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations was related to higher collective action intentions, mediated by disidentification from UK citizens. Taken together, these findings underscore the pervasive role social identity processes play in shaping political decisions and individual behaviour. ; peerReviewed ; publishedVersion

One consequence of the EU-referendum's pro-Brexit outcome was a renewed call for Scottish independence. Supporting this call can be construed as a form of collective action Scots may engage in. However, Scots may also consider individual mobility strategies including - in extreme cases - emigration. The current research investigated how identity-dynamics relate to these identity management strategies in post-referendum Scotland. We found a positive association between perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations and considering individual mobility responses, mediated by identity subversion (i.e., the perception that the referendum results fundamentally changed the UK's identity). Furthermore, we found that perceiving the EU-referendum as having violated expectations was related to higher collective action intentions, mediated by disidentification from UK citizens. Taken together, these findings underscore the pervasive role social identity processes play in shaping political decisions and individual behaviour.

Abstract. About one third of university students drop out from their undergraduate studies. The fit between students' self-construal and university norms has been suggested to contribute to academic success. Building on this idea, we tested a student-university fit model in a cross-sectional online study among 367 German university students. Results support a P-E fit effect, showing that students with a high dignity self-construal and who perceived the university norms to be highly independent indicated the greatest sense of belonging to the university. In turn, belonging positively predicted well-being and academic motivation and reduced dropout intention. In sum, this study suggests that a person-environment fit analysis can contribute to the understanding of healthy student life and academic success.

Abstract. Intellectually humble behavior, like admitting when you are wrong, leads to better impression formation. However, online social networks (OSNs) have changed the impression formation process. We investigated the impact of wrongness admission on impression formation during an OSN argument. In four experiments ( N = 679), participants witnessed a user engage in wrongness admission, refuse to admit, or not respond, in an argument on a Facebook wall. Participants reported their impressions of whether they would be willing to interact with the (non)admitting user. User reputation ratings and interaction intentions were higher in the admission (vs. nonadmission) condition. The latter effect was mediated by user reputation ratings. Wrongness admission appears to have a positive impact on impression formation on OSNs.

Females are perceived to have less power than males. These differences in perceived power might render different self-regulatory strategies appropriate: Women should (as members of other low-power groups) care about security, whereas men should (as members of other high-power groups) strive for accomplishment. These regulatory implications of gender provide the basis for regulatory fit between individuals' gender and their regulatory focus. Higher fit should lead to stronger gender-based ingroup favoritism: Prevention-focused females and promotion-focused males were expected to show more ingroup favoritism than both sexes in the respective other regulatory focus. According to the regulatory fit hypothesis, this effect should occur for evaluative- but not for stereotype-based ingroup favoritism. Three studies supported these hypotheses.

Migration hat die deutsche Gesellschaft verändert. In jüngster Zeit wird dies auch auf politischer Ebene verstärkt diskutiert. Wenngleich die Integration von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund angestrebt wird, so sind sie dennoch häufig sozialer Diskriminierung ausgesetzt, die einer erfolgreichen Integration entgegensteht. Ausgehend vom sozial-kognitiven Ansatz und dem Ansatz der sozialen Identität gibt der vorliegende Beitrag einen Überblick zum Stand der Forschung bezüglich der Faktoren, die zu sozialer Diskriminierung beitragen bzw. ihr entgegenwirken. Dieser Überblick dient in Folge als Grundlage für die Ableitung von Empfehlungen bezüglich der Gestaltung politischer und gesellschaftlicher Prozesse mit dem Ziel, durch die Reduzierung sozialer Diskriminierung einen Beitrag zur erfolgreichen gesellschaftlichen Integration von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund zu leisten. Die resultierenden Empfehlungen werden abschließend integriert und diskutiert. Die Praxisrelevanz, aber auch die diesbezüglichen Grenzen sozialpsychologischer Forschung werden ebenfalls dargestellt.