A5086072077- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Physical Activity and Health
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Gender Studies in Language
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Media Influence and Health
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2014-2024
University of Graz
2014-2024
BioTechMed-Graz
2018-2023
Institute for Social Anthropology
2019
University of Cologne
2009-2013
A pressing task for future energy systems is the design and operation of that integrate large shares renewable while improving overall system efficiency. Because buildings consume about 32% total global final use, they are vital importance. In recent years, technical socio-economic studies, as well hands-on experience, have concluded integration participation consumer crucial smart systems. To reach challenging climate goals, individual consumer, social environment, physical digital...
Energy citizenship is an emerging concept in policy and practice. Yet scientific theorising around energy scarce, rarely bundled interdisciplinary discourse. In this article, we present definition of as people's rights to responsibilities for a just sustainable transition. contains multiple aspects allows various approaches, which zoom into psychological, legal, economic perspectives on the topic. From psychological perspective, construct empirically testable sub-definition based previous...
Mobile technology gives researchers unimagined opportunities to design new interventions increase physical activity. Unfortunately, it is still unclear which elements are useful initiate and maintain behavior change.In this meta-analysis, we investigated randomized controlled trials of activity that were delivered via mobile phone. We analyzed contributed intervention success.After searching four databases science networks for eligible studies, entered 50 studies with N=5997 participants...
A positive view of oneself is important for a healthy lifestyle. Self-protection mechanisms such as suppressing negative self-related information help us to maintain ourselves. This special relevance when, instance, test result threatens our self-view. To date, it not clear which brain areas support self-protective under self-threat. In the present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study participants (N = 46) received (negative vs. positive) performance feedback before entering...
Abstract Interactions with classroom friends may be an important contributor to first and second language development, but date this hypothesis has not been tested. Using a longitudinal design, the current study investigated relationship between friendships oral development in children. In 8 classrooms, we assessed skills social networks. Across 165 primary school children Austria (83 boys; 119 L2 learners; age: 6–10) were on proficiency at beginning of year (T1) 6–7 months later (T2)....
People constantly have to make efficient use of their limited cognitive resources. Recently, T. Mussweiler and K. Epstude (2009) demonstrated that comparative thinking simplifies information processing increases the efficiency judgment. However, there are different types thinking. While comparing 2 entities, people may focus on either similarities or dissimilarities between target standard. The authors propose these styles differ in efficiency. Specifically, hypothesize comparisons with a...
The concept of energy citizenship (i.e., "people's belief that they as individuals and collectives have rights responsibilities for a just sustainable transition, their motivation to act upon those responsibilities" Hamann et al., 2023, p. 3) is central achieving climate goals by involving citizens in the transition. European Commission therefore strives policies interventions increase citizenship. Yet, concise practically useable scale measure still lacking. aim this paper develop validate...
Helping often occurs in a broader social context. Every day, people observe others who require help, but also provide help. Research on goal contagion suggests that observing other people's goal-directed behavior (like helping) activates the same observer. Thus, merely prosocial act could inspire to goal. This effect should be even stronger, more observer's disposition makes him or her value In case of goals, we looked at orientation (SVO) as moderator process. three studies (N = 126, N 162,...
People with severe illness often meet and compare themselves other patients. Some of these comparison standards do well, others poorly. Such comparisons could have positive as well negative consequences depending on whether people identify or contrast from the standard. In present study, we examine patients breast cancer can benefit by engaging in favorable processes.102 women diagnosed were randomly assigned to read a (fictitious) self-report poorly adjusted patient.Participants reported...
Abstract Perceptions of individuals and groups are inextricably intertwined. An individual is perceived differently depending on the group he or she belongs to, perception depends characteristics single members that encountered come to mind. However, this mutual influence far from uniform. A review literature indicates sometimes as similar a group, dissimilar. Likewise, can be either assimilated toward contrasted away individual. In present article, we propose these diverse effects may...
People engage in social comparison to obtain self-knowledge, but because of scarce cognitive resources they have compare efficiently. In our research, we demonstrate that comparisons with routine standards are faster and hence more efficient than other standards. Routine people whom one has compared frequently the past. first study, focus on naturally occurring such as one's best friend. second show experimentally established also facilitate self. Importantly, facilitation occurred even...
Abstract Living Labs, which are urban sites that include households and workplaces used to study the real-time use of technological innovations devices, have become increasingly popular among environmental scientists gain insights into energy consumption in peoples’ everyday life. However, recruiting a viable number participants for such studies can pose challenge researchers: Factors like month-long durations requirements handle smart technology proficiently or frequently exchange...
Energy citizenship (EC) is a concept that has received little attention in psychological research. However, citizen participation and engagement the energy system play an important part EU’s vision of low-carbon economy. The expectation EU citizens take active role decentralized market become ‘energy citizens’. Psychologically, it remains unclear who likely to support this transition. In paper, we investigate which factors predict for EC might motivate individuals transition using online...
Temporal selves are a rich source of potential comparison standards, yet little is known about the preference for specific temporal selves. We examine whether regulatory focus influences to what extent people compare themselves future or past Promotion-focused individuals, who on positive outcomes, were more likely their (Study 1), specifically while appraising in domain which self was seen as superior current 2). However, prevention-focused negative did not orient towards past, inferior,...
The ability to delay rewards is one of the most useful qualities may wish develop. People who possess this quality achieve more successful careers, display better interpersonal skills and are less vulnerable psychopathology, obesity or addictions. In present online studies, we investigated extent which delay-of-reward behaviors in female participants can be improved by observing others mastering it. We developed an intertemporal choice (IC) paradigm had make fictitious choices between sooner...
ABSTRACT Just observing other people can influence what we do. Under certain conditions, it inspires us to strive for the same goal as person. Such contagion occurs, because one first automatically infers and then adopts oneself. In a series of three experiments (overall N = 840 university students), investigated personal value observed person's effort moderators contagion, which is mediated by inference. all experiments, participants read brief story about student who either wants earn...
Goal contagion is a social-cognitive approach to understanding how other people's behavior influences one's goal pursuit: An observation of goal-directed leads an automatic inference and activation the before it can be adopted pursued thereafter by observer. We conducted meta-analysis focusing on experimental studies with condition, depicting control condition. searched four databases (PsychInfo, Web Science, ScienceDirect, JSTOR) citing literature Google Scholar, eventually included e = 48...
Abstract When students are grouped into school tracks, this has lasting consequences for their learning and later careers. In Germany to date, some groups of (boys, ethnic minority students) underrepresented in the highest track. Stereotypes about these exist that entail negative expectations suitability Based on shifting standards model, present research examines if how stereotypes influence tracking recommendations. According theory, members negatively stereotyped will be judged more...