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Wir beschäftigen uns mit der Frage, wie Menschen ihre soziale Welt erleben und wie diese ihre Kognitionen, Emotionen, ihr Verhalten und ihre Lebens­verläufe prägt. Unsere Forschung stützt sich auf eine Vielzahl methodischer Ansätze, dar­unter Online- und Laborexperimente, länder­übergreifende Umfragedaten, longitudinale Studien, Experience Sampling und Daily Diary Studien, dyadische und Round-Robin-Designs, Sprach­analysen sowie Methoden der computational social science. 

Lehr­stuhl­schwerpunkte

Soziale und persönliche Beziehungen

Soziale Beziehungen sind eine entscheidende Zutat für ein glückliches und gesundes Leben. In unserer Forschung gehen wir der Frage nach, welche Arten von Beziehungen das Wohlbefinden besonders fördern, ob es ein „Zuviel“ an sozialen Interaktionen geben kann, unter welchen Umständen Geselligkeit nicht mehr vorteilhaft ist und wie partner­schaft­liche Lebens­ereignisse (z. B. Untreue oder Elternschaft) die Entwicklung des Wohlbefindens beeinflussen.

Wir interessieren uns außerdem für soziale Effekte im weiteren Sinne, einschließlich interpersonaler Effekte in romanti­schen Beziehungen, soziale Wahrnehmung sowie rufbezogene Konsequenzen von individuellen Unter­schieden und Verhaltensweisen.

ausgewählte Publikationen:

Subjektives Wohlbefinden

Wir unter­suchen verschiedene Aspekte des psychologischen Wohlbefindens, dar­unter Glück und Lebens­zufriedenheit, emotionales Wohlbefinden sowie das Erleben von Sinn im Leben. Wir erforschen die kulturelle Variabilität von Wohlbefinden, Wohlbefinden im Alltag, die Wechsel­wirkungen zwischen Lebens­ereignissen und der Entwicklung des Wohlbefindens sowie die Rolle digitaler Technologien (soziale Medien, Remote-Arbeit).

Ausgewählte Publikationen:

Zynismus und Vertrauen

Sind die meisten Menschen ehrlich, vertrauenswürdig und gut – oder unehrlich, egoistisch und eigennützig? Unsere Forschung zeigt, dass sich Menschen darin unter­scheiden, wie sie diese Frage beantworten, und dass diese Unter­schiede – als Zynismus bezeichnet – eine potenziell wichtige Rolle für ihr Wohlbefinden, ihren beruflichen Erfolg, ihre sozialen Beziehungen und ihre körperliche Gesundheit spielen.

Ausgewählte Publikationen:

Psychologie des Steuerzahlens:

Steuern sind das finanz­ielle Rückgrat moderner Gesellschaften. Sie ermöglichen die Umverteilung von Ressourcen, unter­stützen die soziale Sicherheit und finanz­ieren zentrale Infrastrukturen und Dienstleistungen. Doch was bewegt Menschen dazu, ihre Steuern zu zahlen? Unsere Forschung unter­sucht soziale und psychologische Faktoren, die das Steuer­verhalten prägen – mit Fokus auf die Kommunikation über Steuern sowie auf die moralischen Aspekte des Steuerzahlens.

Ausgewählte Publikationen:

  • Puklavec, Ž., Stavrova, O., Kogler, C., & Zeelenberg, M. (2025). Exploring the morality of tax morale. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 35(1), e70042. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70042
  • Puklavec, Ž., Stavrova, O., Kogler, C., & Zeelenberg, M. (2024). Diffusion of tax-related communication on social media. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 110, 102203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2024.102203
  • Puklavec, Ž., Kogler, C., Stavrova, O., & Zeelenberg, M. (2023). What we tweet about when we tweet about taxes: A topic modelling approach. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 212, 1242-1254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.07.005

Verschwörungs­theorien

Unsere Forschung unter­sucht, warum Menschen an Verschwörungs­theorien glauben, welche psychologischen Mechanismen diesen Über­zeugungen zugrunde liegen, wie der Glaube an Verschwörungs­theorien Einstellungen und Verhalten prägen, und wie man mögliche negative Konsequenzen von Verschwörungs­theorien abmildern kann. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt hierbei auf sozialen Prozessen und Emotionen.

  • Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L. (shared first author­ship), Winter, K., Sassenberg, K. (2025). Belief in a Norm-Consistent Climate Policy Conspiracy Theory and Non-Normative Collective Action. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 55 (5). doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13094 (Open Access).
  • Pummerer, L., Gkinopoulos, T., Douglas, K. M., Jolley, D., Sassenberg, K (2024). The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories. Psychological Inquiry, 35 (3–4). https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2024.2442906 (Open Access).
  • Pummerer, L., Fock, L., Winter, K., Sassenberg, K. (2024). Conspiracy Beliefs and Majority Influence. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2024.2397491 (Open Access).
  • Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L., Winter, K. & Sassenberg, K. (2023). Think about it! Deliberation reduces the negative relation between conspiracy belief and norm adherence. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14 (8). https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221144150 (Open Access).
  • Kim, S., Stavrova, O., Vohs, K. (2022). Do Voting and Election Outcomes Predict Changes in Conspiracy Beliefs? Evidence from Two High-Profile U.S. Elections. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104396

Politische und religiöse Einstellungen und Handlungen

Politische und religiöse Über­zeugungen sind häufig zentrale Dimensionen unser Identität. In unserer Forschung fragen wir, wie solche Über­zeugungen entstehen, sich verändern und wie sie individuelles Verhalten wie Protest oder Kirchenaustritte beeinflussen.

Ausgewählte Publikationen

  • Pummerer, L., Reinhardt, C. & Nielsen, M. (2025). Leaving the Catholic church: Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of leaving intentions. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2025.2553408 (Open Access).
  • Stavrova, O. (2015). Religion, self-rated health and mortality: Whether religiosity delays death depends on the cultural context. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(8), 911–922. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550615593149
  • Stavrova, O., & Siegers, P. (2014). Religious prosociality and morality across cultures: How social enforcement of religion shapes the effects of personal religiosity on prosocial and moral attitudes and behaviors. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(3), 315–333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213510951
  • Stavrova, O., Fetchenhauer, D., & Schlösser, T. (2013). Why are religious people happy? The effect of the social norm of religiosity across countries. Social Science Research, 42(1), 90–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.07.002

Drittmittel­projekte:

Der Über­gang zur Elternschaft: Individuelle Unter­schiede im Wohlbefinden
Der Über­gang zur Elternschaft ist ein zentrales Lebens­ereignis, das bei manchen Menschen mit mehr Glück und bei anderen mit weniger Glück einhergeht. Dieses Projekt unter­sucht mithilfe longitudinaler und experience sampling Methoden die Prozesse, die individuellen Unter­schieden in den Verläufen des Wohlbefindens während des Über­gangs zur Elternschaft zugrunde liegen.
Das Projekt wird vom Herbert Simon Research Institute finanz­iert: [Projekt-Homepage].

Messung von Zynismus und Vertrauen mithilfe von Textdaten zur Vorhersage von Informations­verbreitung, Polarisierung und Respektlosigkeit auf digitalen Plattformen.
Das Projekt nutzt 1) Techniken der natural language processing und des maschinellen Lernens, um ein Instrument zur Messung von Zynismus und Vertrauen in Textdaten zu entwickeln (das sogenannte CaT-Tool), und 2) wendet das CaT-Tool an, um zu verstehen ob und wie Zynismus die Informations­verbreitung, Polarisierung und Respektlosigkeit auf sozialen Medienplattformen beeinflusst.
Das Projekt wird vom Herbert Simon Research Institute finanz­iert: [Projekt-Homepage].

Wann führen Verschwörungs­theorien zu Gewalt? Der Einfluss von Bedrohungs­erleben und Moralitätsvorstellungen
Es wird unter­sucht, inwiefern das Bedrohungs­erleben und individuellen Moralitätsvorstellungen zu einer erhöhten Gewaltbereitschaft im Zusammenhang mit Verschwörungs­theorien beitragen. Das Projekt wird mit einer Kombination aus korrelativen und experimentellen Studien unter Einbeziehung von Er­kenntnissen aus der Psychologie, Kommunikations­wissenschaft und Philosophie durchgeführt und von der Deutschen Stiftung Friedensforschung finanz­iert: https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/blog/wann-fuehren-verschwoerungstheorien-zu-gewalt/

  • Publikationen des Lehr­stuhls

    Pummerer, L., Reinhardt, C. & Nielsen, M. (2025). Leaving the Catholic church: Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of leaving intentions. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

    Winter, K., Pummerer, L., von Oertzen, T., Hornsey, M. J. & Sassenberg, K. (2025). Conspiracy belief and opposition to wind farms: a longitudinal study. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 104.

    Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L., Winter, K. & Sassenberg, K. (2025). Belief in a Norm-Consistent Climate Policy Conspiracy Theory and Non-Normative Collective Action. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 55 (5).

    Ren, D., Stavrova, O., van Beest, I., van Dijk, E. & Loh, W. W. (2025). Investigating lived ostracism: Valid causal inference requires articulating the causal estimand. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1–8. 

    Spiridonova, T., van Beest, I. & Stavrova, O. (2025). Does protection come at a cost? A random stimuli approach to investigating the (side-)effects of mis­information inoculations. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

    Spiridonova, T., Leib, M., van Beest, I. & Stavrova, O. (2025). Do cynics lie to avoid exploitation, to exploit others, or not at all? A registered report on the relations­hip between cynicism and dishonesty. Registered Report (Stage 2). European Journal of Personality.

    Tran, C., Ivanova, K., Reitz, A. K. & Stavrova, O. (2025). Changes in Psychological Well-being Across the Trans­ition to Motherhood: Combining Longitudinal and Experience Sampling Methods. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

    Stavrova, O., Kleinberg, B., Evans, A. M. & Ivanović, M. (2025). Scientific publications that use promotional language in the abstract receive more citations and public attention. Communications Psychology, 10.1038/s44271-025-00293-8.

    Stavrova, O., Ren, D. & Evans, A. M. (2025). Turning the Camera Off in Virtual Interactions Can Harm the Reputation. European Journal of Social Psychology.

    Puklavec, Ž., Stavrova, O. Kogler, C. & Zeelenberg, M. (2025). Exploring the Morality of Tax Morale. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 35(1), e70042

    Pummerer, L., Gkinopoulos, T., Douglas, K. M., Jolley, D., Sassenberg, K (2024). The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories. Psychological Inquiry, 35 (3–4).

    Pummerer, L., Gkinopoulos, T., Douglas, K. M., Jolley, D., Sassenberg, K (2024). The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Highlighting Core Concepts and Potential Extensions. Psychological Inquiry, 35 (3–4). 

    Winter, K., Hornsey, M., Pummerer, L., Sassenberg, K. (2024). Public agreement with mis­information about wind farms. Nature Communications, 15 (8888).

    Pummerer, L., Fock, L., Winter, K., Sassenberg, K. (2024). Conspiracy Beliefs and Majority Influence. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1–16. 

    Pummerer, L. (2024). On different operationalizations and conceptualizations of the tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. A comment on Nera (2023). Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 1.

    Stavrova, O., Kleinberg, B., Evans, A. M. & Ivanović, M. (2024). Expressions of uncertainty in online science communication hinder information diffusion. PNAS Nexus, 439.

    Kokkoris, M. D. & Stavrova, O. (2024). In control but uninspired: Displays of artist self‐control undermine perceptions of creativity. European Journal of Social Psychology.

    Büttner, C. M., Ren, D., Stavrova, O., Rudert, S. C., Williams, K. D. & Greifeneder, R. (2024). Ostracism in everyday life: A framework of threat and behavioral responses in real life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

    Tran, C., Ivanova, K., Reitz, A. K. & Stavrova, O. (2024). Trans­ition to Parenthood: The Association Between Expectations and Family-Life Satisfaction. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 19485506241260570.

    Spiridonova, T., Leib, M., van Beest, I. & Stavrova, O. (2024). Do cynics lie to avoid exploitation, to exploit others, or not at all? A registered report on the relations­hip between cynicism and dishonesty. Registered Report (Stage 1). European Journal of Personality.

    Puklavec, Ž., Stavrova, O., Kogler, C. & Zeelenberg, M. (2024). Diffusion of Tax-Related Communication on Social Media. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 110, 102203.

    Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L., Winter, K. & Sassenberg, K. (2023). Think about it! Deliberation reduces the negative relation between conspiracy belief and norm adherence. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(8).

    Winter, K., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2023). Change by (almost) all means: The role of conspiracy mentality outweighs political orientation in predicting support for social change among the political left and right. European Journal of Social Psychology.

    Stavrova, O. & Chopik, W. (2023). Don’t drag me down: Valence asymmetry in well-being co-development in couples. Social Psychological and Personality Science.

    Klein, N. & Stavrova, O. (2023). Respondents with more extreme views show moderation of opinions in multi-year surveys in the USA and the Netherlands. Communications Psychology. 

    Stavrova, O., Ehlebracht, D. & Ren, D., (2023). Cynical people desire power but rarely acquire it: Exploring the role of cynicism in leader­ship attainment. British Journal of Psychology.

    Baumann, J., Danilov, A. & Stavrova, O. (2023). Self-control and performance while working from home. PLOS ONE, 18(4), e0282862. 

    Puklavec, Ž., Kogler, C., Stavrova, O. & Zeelenberg, M. (2023). What we tweet about when we tweet about taxes: A topic modelling approach. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 212, 1242-1254. 

    Ren, D. & Stavrova, O. (2023). Does a pandemic context attenuate people's negative perception and meta-perception of solitude? International Journal of Psychology, 58(2), 134–142. 

    Ren, D., Stavrova, O. & Evans, A. M. (2023). Does dispositional preference for solitude predict better psychological outcomes during times of social distancing? Beliefs and reality. Journal of Personality. 

    Spiridonova, T., Stavrova, O., Evans, A. M. & van Beest, I. (2023). Cynical, but useful? A lay beliefs perspective on cynical leaders’ ability to prevent anti­social behavior at work. Social Psychology. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ren, D. (2023). Alone in a Crowd: Is Social Contact Associated with Less Psychological Pain of Loneliness in Everyday Life? Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(5), 1841-1860. 

    Stavrova, O., Spiridonova, T., van de Calseyde, P., Meyers, C. & Evans, A. M. (2023). Does remote work erode trust in organizations? A within-person investigation in the COVID-19 context. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(7), e12762. 

    Stavrova, O., Pronk, T., Denissen, J. (2022). Estranged and unhappy? Examining the dynamics of personal and relations­hip well-being surrounding infidelity. Psychological Science. 

    Ren, D., Stavrova, O. & Wei Loh, W. (2022). Nonlinear effect of social interaction quantity on psychological well-being: Diminishing Returns or Inverted U? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 

    Kim, S., Stavrova, O., Vohs, K. (2022). Do Voting and Election Outcomes Predict Changes in Conspiracy Beliefs? Evidence from Two High-Profile U.S. Elections. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 

    Stavrova, O., Evans, A.M., van Beest, I. (2022). The effects of partner extraversion and agreeableness on trust. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 

    Stavrova, O., Evans, A.M., Sleegers, W., van Beest, I. (2022). Examining the accuracy of lay beliefs about the effects of personality on prosocial behavior. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. 

    Stavrova, O., Reitz, A.K., Evans, A.M. (2022). Temporal dynamics of interpersonal trust during the trans­ition to parenthood. Journal of Research in Personality.

    Machneva, M., Evans, A. M. & Stavrova, O. (2022). Consensus and (lack of) accuracy in perceptions of avatar trustworthiness. Computers in Human Behavior, 126.

    Winter, K., Hornsey, M., Pummerer, L., Sassenberg, K. (2022). Anti­cipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms. Nature Energy, 7, 1200-1207.

    Wroblewski, D., School, A., Ditrich, L., Pummerer, L., Sassenberg, K. (2022). Let’s stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leader­ship outcomes. PLoS ONE, 17(12), e0279176.

    Pummerer, L. (2022). Belief in conspiracy theories and non-normative behavior. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47

    Pummerer, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Winter, K., Zettler, I., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Conspiracy theories and their societal effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(1), 49–59.

    Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Addressing covid-19 vaccination conspiracy theories and vaccination intentions. European Journal of Health Communication, 3(2), 1–12.

    van Mulukom, V., Pummerer, L. J., Alper, S., Bai, H., Čavojová, V., Farias, J., Kay, C. S., Lazarevic, L. B., Lobato, E. J., Marinthe, G., Pavela Banai, I., Šrol, J., & Žeželj, I. (2022). Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 301.

    Winter, K., Pummerer, L., Hornsey, M. J., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Pro‐vaccination subjective norms moderate the relations­hip between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intentions. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(2), 390–405.

    Enachescu, J., Puklavec, Ž., Olsen, J., & Kirchler, E. (2021). Tax compliance is not fundamentally influenced by incidental emotions: An experiment. Economics of Governance, 22(4), 345–362.

    Evans, A.M., Meyers, C., van de Calseyde, P. & Stavrova, O. (2021). Extraversion and Conscientiousness Predict Deteriorating Job Outcomes During the COVID-19 Trans­ition to Enforced Remote Work. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 

    Evans, A. M., Stavrova, O., Rosenbusch, H. & Brandt, M. J. (2021). Expressions of Doubt in Online News Discussions. Social Science Computer Review, 08944393211034163. 

    Kokkoris, M. D. & Stavrova, O. (2021). Meaning of food and consumer eating behaviors. Food Quality and Preference, 94, 104343. 

    Stavrova, O., Ren, D. & Pronk, T. (2021). Low self-control: a hidden cause of loneliness? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48(3), 347–362.

    Stavrova, O., Evans, A.M. & Brandt, M.J. (2021). Ecological dimensions explain the past but do not predict future changes in trust. American Psychologist. 

    Van de Grint, L.T.M., Evans, A.M. & Stavrova, O. (2021). Good eats, bad intentions? Reputational costs of organic consumption. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 

    Lieberoth, A., Lin, S.-Y., Stöckli, S.,..., Pummerer, L., ..., & Dubrov, D. (2021). Stress and worry in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic: relations­hips to trust and compliance with preventive measures across 48 countries in the COVIDiSTRESS global survey. Royal Society Open Science, 8(2).

    Scholl, A., Sassenberg, K., Zapf, B., & Pummerer, L. (2020). Out of sight, out of mind: Power-holders feel responsible when anti­cipating face-to-face, but not digital contact with others. Computers in Human Behavior, 112, Article 106472.

    Stavrova, O. & Ren, D. (2020). Is more always better? Examining the nonlinear association of social contact frequency with physical health and longevity. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 

    Kokkoris, M. & Stavrova, O. (2020). Staying on track in turbulent times: Trait self-control and goal pursuit during self-quarantine. Personality and Individual Differences, 170.

    Stavrova, O. & Denissen, J. (2020). Does using social media jeopardize well-being? The importance of separating within- from between-person effects. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 

    Stavrova, O., Ehlebracht, D. & Vohs, K. D. (2020). Victims, perpetrators, or both? The vicious cycle of disrespect and cynical beliefs about human nature. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 

    Stavrova, O. & Haarmann, L. (2020). How to tell a happy person: Accuracy of subjective well-being perception from texts. Motivation & Emotion, 44, 597–607. 

    Evans, A.M., Stavrova, O. & Rosenbusch, H. (2020). Expressions of doubt and trust in online user reviews. Computers in Human Behavior. 

    Stavrova, O., Pronk, T. M. & Kokkoris, M. D. (2020). Finding meaning in self-control: The effect of self-control on the perception of meaning in life. Self & Identity, 19, 201–218. 

    Stavrova, O. (2019). Having a happy spouse is associated with lower risk of mortality. Psychological Science, 30(5), 798–803. 

    Stavrova, O., Pronk, T. & Kokkoris, M. D. (2019). Choosing goals that express the true self: A novel mechanism of the effect of self-control on goal attainment. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49, 1329-1336. 

      This paper was selected as „Editor’s choice“ in Science: Rai, T.S. (2019). Self-control and authentic goals. Science, 363(6426). DOI: 10.1126/science.363.6426.495-e

    Rose, D. & Stavrova, O. (2019). Does life satisfaction predict reemployment? Evidence from German panel data. Journal of Economic Psychology, 72, 1–11.

    Stavrova, O. (2019). How much do sources of happiness vary across countries? A review of the empirical literature. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 71, 429–464. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ehlebracht, D. (2019). Broken bodies, broken spirits: How poor health contributes to a cynical worldview. European Journal of Personality, 33(1), 52–71. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ehlebracht, D. (2019). The cynical genius illusion: Exploring and debunking lay beliefs about cynicism and competence. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45(2), 254–269. 

    This paper received the highest Altmetric score of all PSPB papers.

    Burgmer, P., Forstmann, M. & Stavrova, O. (2019). Ideas are cheap: When and why adults value labor over ideas. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 148(5), 824–844. 

    Stavrova, O. & Evans, A. M. (2019). Examining the trade-off between confidence and optimism in future forecasts. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 32(1), 3–14. 

    Stavrova, O. & Kokkoris., M. D. (2019). Struggling to be liked: The prospective effect of trait self-control on social desirability and the moderating role of agreeableness. International Journal of Psychology, 54(2), 232–236. 

    Stavrova, O.  (2019). Social perception of forecasters: People see forecasts of future outcomes as cues to forecasters’ desires, attitudes, and identity. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(6), 802–810.

    Ehlebracht, D., Stavrova, O., Fetchenhauer, D. & Farrelly, D. (2018). The synergistic effect of prosociality and physical attractiveness on mate desirability. British Journal of Psychology, 109(3), 517–537. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ehlebracht, D. (2018). Education as an anti­dote to cynicism: A longitudinal investigation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(1), 59–69. 

    Stavrova, O. & Meckel., A. (2017). Perceiving emotion in non-social targets: The effect of trait empathy on emotional contagion through art. Motivation and Emotion, 41(4), 492–509. 

    Rothmund, T., Stavrova, O. & Schlösser, T. (2017). Justice concerns can feed nationalistic concerns and impede solidarity in the euro crisis – How victim sensitivity trans­lates into political attitudes. Social Justice Research, 30(1), 48–71. 

    Stavrova, O. & Meckel, A. (2017). The role of magical thinking in forecasting the future. British Journal of Psychology, 108(1), 148–168. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ehlebracht, D. (2016). Cynical beliefs about human nature and income: Longitudinal and cross-cultural analyses. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(1), 116–132. 

    Stavrova, O., Newman, G., Kulemann, A. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2016). Contamination without contact: An examination of intention-based contagion. Judgment and decision making, 11(6), 554–571. 

    Stavrova, O., Köneke, V. & Schlösser, T. (2016). Overfulfilling the norm: The better-than-average effect in judgments of attitudes. Social Psychology, 47, 288–293. 

    Stavrova, O. & Luhmann, M. (2016). Are conservatives happier than liberals? Not always and not everywhere. Journal of Research in Personality, 63, 29–35. 

    Stavrova, O., Ehlebracht, D. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2016). Belief in scientific-technological progress and life satisfaction: the role of personal control. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 227–236. 

    Stavrova, O. & Luhmann, M. (2016). Social connectedness as a source and consequence of meaning in life. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 470–479. 

    Stavrova, O. (2015). How regional personality affects individuals' life satisfaction: A case of emotional contagion? Journal of Research in Personality, 58, 1–5. 

    Stavrova, O. (2015). Religion, self-rated health and mortality: Whether religiosity delays death depends on the cultural context. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(8), 911–922. 

    Stavrova, O. & Ehlebracht, D. (2015). A longitudinal analysis of romantic relations­hip formation: The effect of prosocial behavior. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6(5), 521–527. 

    Stavrova, O. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2015). Married and cohabiting parents’ well-being: The effects of a cultural normative context across countries. Journal of Social and Personal Relations­hips, 32(5), 601–632. 

    Stavrova, O. & Schlösser, T. (2015). Solidarity and social justice: Effect of individual differences in justice sensitivity on solidarity behavior. European Journal of Personality, 29(1), 2–16. 

    Oarga, C., Stavrova, O. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2015). When and why is helping others good for well-being? The role of belief in reciprocity and conformity to society’s expectations. European Journal of Social Psychology, 45(2), 242–254. 

    Stavrova, O. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2015). Single parents, unhappy parents? Parenthood, partner­ship and the cultural normative context. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46(1), 134–149.

    Stavrova, O. & Siegers, P. (2014). Religious prosociality and morality across cultures: How social enforcement of religion shapes the effects of personal religiosity on prosocial and moral attitudes and behaviors. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(3), 315–333. 

    Stavrova, O., Schlösser, T. & Baumert, A. (2014). Life satisfaction and job search behavior of the unemployed: the effect of individual differences in justice sensitivity. Applied psychology: An international review, 63(4), 643–670. 

    Stavrova, O., Schlösser, T. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2013). Are virtuous people happy all around the world? Civic virtue, anti­social punishment, and subjective well-being across cultures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39(7), 927–942. 

    Stavrova, O., Fetchenhauer, D. & Schlösser, T. (2013). Why are religious people happy? The effect of the social norm of religiosity across countries. Social Science Research, 42(1), 90–105. 

    Stavrova, O., Fetchenhauer, D. & Schlösser, T. (2012). Cohabitation, gender, and happiness: A cross-cultural study in 30 countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(7), 1063 – 1081. 

    Stavrova, O., Schlösser, T. & Fetchenhauer, D. (2011). Are the unemployed equally unhappy all around the world? The role of the social norms to work and welfare state provision in 28 OECD countries. Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(1), 159–171. 

    Stavrova, O. & Urhahne, D. (2010). Modification of a School Programme in the Deutsches Museum to Enhance Students’ Attitudes and Understanding. International Journal of Science Education, 32(17), 2291 – 2310. 

    Book

    Stavrova, O. (2014). Fitting In and Getting Happy. How Conformity to Societal Norms Affects Subjective Well-being. Frankfurt/New York: Campus. 

    Book Chapters

    Sassenberg, K., Pummerer, L., & Winter, K. (2023). Prävention und Intervention gegen den Glauben an Verschwörungs­theorien. In Imhoff, R. (Eds.) Die Psychologie der Verschwörungs­theorien: Von dunklen Mächten sonderbar belogen. (pp. 119 – 138). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

    Truzka, A., Puklavec, Ž., & Kirchler, E. (2022). Nudging taxpayers to comply: Reflections about the effect of deterrence and non-deterrence behavioral interventions depending on taxpayers’ motivational postures. In Ü. R. Dayiogllu Erul (Ed.). Psikolojik Ve Sosyolojik Yönleriyle Vergilendirme / Psychological And Sociological Aspects Of Taxatıon (pp. 19–48). Kitap Yayınevi.

    Pummerer, L. (2020). „Selbsttrans­zendenz“ – ein Über­blick religionspsychologischer Forschung über Spiritualität und Sinnsuche bei Nichtreligiösen. In A. Haußmann & R. Höfelschweiger (Eds.), Spiritualität und Sinn. Seelsorge und Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie im Dialog. (pp. 45–70). Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. 

    Enachescu, J., Puklavec, Ž., Bauer, C., Olsen, J., Kirchler, E., & Alm, J. (2020). Incidental emotions, integral emotions, and decisions to pay taxes. In L. Batrancea, S. Cevik, and M. M. Erdoğdu (eds.). Behavioral Public Finance: Individuals, Society, and the State (pp. 157–177). Routledge.

    Stavrova, O., & Asbach, S. (2019). Economic prosperity and happiness. In E. Kirchler & K. Gangl (Eds.), A research agenda for Economic Psychology. Cheltenham, UK – Northhampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing

    Stavrova, O. (2018). Single Parenthood. In M. H. Bornstein, M. E. Arterberry, K. L. Fingerman & J. E. Lansford (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

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