2025
Sexism in teams: Exposure to sexist comments increases emotional synchrony but eliminates its benefits for team performance
Burns A, Toker S, Berson Y, Gordon I. Sexism in teams: Exposure to sexist comments increases emotional synchrony but eliminates its benefits for team performance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2409708122. PMID: 40305053, PMCID: PMC12067243, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2409708122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional synchronyFacial expressionsEmotional facial expressionsExposure to sexismDyad membersTeam performanceSexual harassmentTemporal alignmentVideo conferencing platformControl conditionSocial glueEnhance social cohesionSexismPerformance goalsZero-tolerance policySocial bondsDyadsTeam membersSocial cohesionCollective actionPerformanceSynchronyEnhance collaborationCommentsHarassment
2024
Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.
Ballew M, Uppalapati S, Myers T, Carman J, Campbell E, Rosenthal S, Kotcher J, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S. Npj Climate Action 2024, 3: 88. DOI: 10.1038/s44168-024-00172-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological distressLevels of distressMental health impactsNational probability sampleMental healthDistressMental health impacts of climate changeClimate actionU.S. adultsProbability sampleCollective actionHealth impacts of climate changeClimate changeEngagementAdultsPeopleImpacts of climate changeActionFindingsBehaviorGeeks versus climate change: understanding American video gamers’ engagement with global warming
Carman J, Psaros M, Rosenthal S, Marlon J, Verner M, Lee S, Lu D, Goldberg M, Ballew M, Leiserowitz A. Geeks versus climate change: understanding American video gamers’ engagement with global warming. Climatic Change 2024, 177: 85. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-024-03747-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVideo gamersVideo gamesClimate change communicationVideo game playersPotential audienceClimate communicationGaming communityAudienceTarget audienceGamersCommunication toolsPolitical partiesChange communicationGame playersCollective actionUnited StatesCollective action intentionsCommunicationEngagementGameVideoWarmer attitudesGeeksStudy 1Study 2
2023
Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour
Karakulak A, Tepe B, Dimitrova R, Abdelrahman M, Akaliyski P, Alaseel R, Alkamali Y, Amin A, Lizarzaburu Aguinaga D, Andres A, Aruta J, Assiotis M, Avanesyan H, Ayub N, Bacikova-Sleskova M, Baikanova R, Bakkar B, Bartoluci S, Benitez D, Bodnar I, Bolatov A, Borchet J, Bosnar K, Broche-Pérez Y, Buzea C, Cassibba R, Carbonell M, Chen B, Dimitrovska G, Công Doanh D, Dominguez Espinosa A, Edine W, Ferenczi N, Fernández-Morales R, Gaete J, Gan Y, Giolo S, Giordani R, Friehs M, Gindi S, Gjoneska B, Godoy J, del Pilar Grazioso M, Hancheva C, Hapunda G, Hihara S, Husain M, Islam M, Janovská A, Javakhishvili N, Jovanović V, Kabir R, Abdul Kadir N, Karl J, Katović D, Kauyzbay Z, Kawashima T, Kazmierczak M, Khanna R, Khosla M, Klicperová-Baker M, Kozina A, Krauss S, Landabur R, Lefringhausen K, Lewandowska-Walter A, Liang Y, Makashvili A, Malik S, Manrique-Millones D, Mastrotheodoros S, McGrath B, Mechili E, Mejía M, Mhizha S, Michalek-Kwiecien J, Miconi D, Mohsen F, Moreta-Herrera R, Muhl C, Muradyan M, Musso P, Naterer A, Nemat A, Neto F, Neto J, Palacio L, Okati-Aliabad H, Orellana C, Orellana L, Mishra S, Park J, Pavlova I, Peralta E, Petrytsa P, Pišot S, Prot F, Rasia J, Rivera R, Riyanti B, Samekin A, Seisembekov T, Serapinas D, Silletti F, Sharma P, Shukla S, Skrzypińska K, Šolcová I, Solomontos-Kountouri O, Stanciu A, Stefenel D, Steinmetz L, Stogianni M, Stuart J, Sudarnoto L, Sugimura K, Sultana S, Suryani A, Tair E, Tavitian-Elmadjan L, Thome L, Uka F, Valickienė R, Walter B, Wendt G, Yang P, Yıldırım E, Yu Y, Yunes M, Zanoni da Silva M, Rudnev M. Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour. Communications Psychology 2023, 1: 43. PMID: 39242865, PMCID: PMC11332001, DOI: 10.1038/s44271-023-00046-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProsocial concernCOVID-19 preventive behaviorsFear of diseaseIndividual-level scoresCOVID-19 behaviorsEmpathic concernPreventive behaviorsPreventive COVID-19 behaviorsBehavioral scientistsFearSocio-cultural contextTrustCollective actionGovernmental trustCooperative activitiesSupportBehaviorMotivationModerationAssociationIndividualsCOVID-19PeopleConcernContextMobilizing or Sedative Effects? A Narrative Review of the Association Between Intergroup Contact and Collective Action Among Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups
Cocco V, Vezzali L, Stathi S, Di Bernardo G, Dovidio J. Mobilizing or Sedative Effects? A Narrative Review of the Association Between Intergroup Contact and Collective Action Among Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups. Personality And Social Psychology Review 2023, 28: 119-180. PMID: 37864514, PMCID: PMC11010580, DOI: 10.1177/10888683231203141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer
Schwartz SEO, Benoit L, Clayton S, Parnes MF, Swenson L, Lowe SR. Climate change anxiety and mental health: Environmental activism as buffer. Current Psychology 2022, 42: 16708-16721. PMID: 35250241, PMCID: PMC8883014, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02735-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate change anxietyGeneralized anxiety disorderEmotional impairmentsSense of agencyMDD symptomsMajor depressive disorderBody of researchCollective actionParticipants' worryGAD symptomsAnxiety disordersField's understandingMental healthIndividual actionsAdult studentsBehavioral responsesWorrySubscalesPsychiatric symptomsAnxietyImpairmentFunctional impairmentSuch relationshipsImpairment subscaleDepressive disorder
2021
Can a collective-impact initiative improve well-being in three US communities? Findings from a prospective repeated cross-sectional study
Riley C, Roy B, Lam V, Lawson K, Nakano L, Sun J, Contreras E, Hamar B, Herrin J. Can a collective-impact initiative improve well-being in three US communities? Findings from a prospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e048378. PMID: 34937711, PMCID: PMC8704973, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife evaluation indexCollective impact initiativeBlue Zones ProjectBeach CitiesUS communitiesCollective actionPolicy changesCommunity engagementSimilar citiesStrategic useZone projectsCommunityManhattan BeachCityInitiativesProcess-oriented interventionNationsType of interventionBeing IndexEngagementCross-sectional surveyEntire portfolioResidentsHealthInterventionThe Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States
Sabherwal A, Ballew M, van der Linden S, Gustafson A, Goldberg M, Maibach E, Kotcher J, Swim J, Rosenthal S, Leiserowitz A. The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 2021, 51: 321-333. DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollective efficacy beliefsEfficacy beliefsCollective efficacyCollective action intentionsCollective actionAction intentionsMediation modelOverall supportClimate activismHigher intentionIndirect effectsFuture researchCross-sectional dataPolitical ideologyFamiliarityIntentionGreta ThunbergBeliefsU.S. adultsPublic willingnessModeratorWillingnessResearchRepresentative surveyAdults
2017
Collective Identity
Dovidio J, Schellhaas F. Collective Identity. 2017, 1-3. DOI: 10.1002/9781118430873.est0057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollective identityIndividual-level processesCollective actionSocial identityEmotional connectionSocial actionCollective empowermentSocial movementsPolitical sciencePolitical strugglePsychologyCivil disobedienceIdentitySocial networksSenseActionEmpowermentViolenceFocusDownMovementSociologyStruggleDisobediencePatterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Brewster AL, Brault MA, Tan AX, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs. Health Services Research 2017, 53: 2892-2909. PMID: 28925041, PMCID: PMC6056597, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial service providersHospital service areasLower health care utilizationPatterns of collaborationHealth care utilizationLocal government bodiesSocial service agenciesCare utilizationAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsService providersRisk-standardized readmission ratesOlder adultsSocial servicesCollective actionDepth interviewsService agenciesGovernment bodiesHealth care providersQualitative studyReadmission ratesCare providersCollaborative approachMedicare beneficiariesCommunityUnited States
2016
Aversive Racism and Contemporary Bias
Dovidio J, Gaertner S, Pearson A. Aversive Racism and Contemporary Bias. 2016, 267-294. DOI: 10.1017/9781316161579.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychology of prejudicePsychological modelsPrejudice reductionAversive racismContemporary biasCambridge HandbookPrejudiceEvidence-based strategiesSpecific domainsEnvironmental influencesFuture avenuesCutting-edge researchCollective actionPsychologySocial changeComfort zoneComprehensive examinationResearchTop scholarsStudentsInterventionPeopleRacismBiasGenderThe Common Ingroup Identity Model and the Development of a Functional Perspective: A Cross-National Collaboration
Gaertner S, Guerra R, Rebelo M, Dovidio J, Hehman E, Deegan M. The Common Ingroup Identity Model and the Development of a Functional Perspective: A Cross-National Collaboration. 2016, 105-120. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42727-0_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon ingroup identity modelIdentity modelOne-group representationMinority group membersMembers of majorityGroup members' preferencesGroup distinctivenessFunctional perspectiveGroup goalsIdentity representationMinority groupsGroup membersMajority groupDual identityGroup disparitiesMembers' preferencesOne-groupSubgroup identificationCollective actionRepresentationFunctional approachAttentionPreferencesPrejudiceDistinctivenessUnderstanding how common ingroup identity undermines collective action among disadvantaged-group members
Ufkes E, Calcagno J, Glasford D, Dovidio J. Understanding how common ingroup identity undermines collective action among disadvantaged-group members. Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology 2016, 63: 26-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2015.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon ingroup identityCollective action intentionsIngroup identityAction intentionsGroup efficacy beliefsGroup-based angerGroup-based inequalityIntergroup harmonyCommon ingroupIntergroup tensionsExperiment 2Collective actionUndermines motivationUS identityMembers' motivationGroup identityPast researchRacial identityMotivationSocial changeSalienceExclusive focusStrong senseIntentionAnger
2015
Broadening Perspectives on Achieving Social Change
Stroebe K, Wang K, Wright S. Broadening Perspectives on Achieving Social Change. Journal Of Social Issues 2015, 71: 633-645. DOI: 10.1111/josi.12132.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia
Keene DE. “We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Housing Policy Debate 2015, 26: 210-230. PMID: 29321697, PMCID: PMC5758049, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2015.1043837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic housing residentsTenant activismCivic engagementHousing residentsCollective agencyPublic housing demolitionPublic housing communitiesPublic housingHousing demolitionWidespread demolitionHousing communitiesLarge-scale relocationRelocated residentsCollective actionResidential instabilityImpact of demolitionDepth interviewsHousing qualityActivismCollective consequencesFrequent experiencesEngagementDemolitionCommunityAgencies
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