Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg

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Scientist

Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg

Kai Sassenberg is head of the Social Processes lab and full professor at the University of Tuebingen. He studied psychology at the University of Mannheim (diploma 1996) and received a Ph.D. from the University of Goettingen (1999). From 1996 through 1999 he was predoctural lecturer at the University of Goettingen. From 2000 to 04/2002 he was postdoc at University of Jena and at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA, USA). Between 05/2002 and 01/2007 he was assistant professor at the University of Jena and head of the research group "Motivational and cognitive determinants of social discrimination". From 02/2007 until 10/2007 he was associate professor at the University of Groningen (Netherlands). In 11/2007 he joined the KMRC. In his lab he studies social phenomena in the context of information exchange and learning via new media.

Research interests

Social relationships and social influence via new media, intergroup relations, self-regulation

Projects

Publications

Articles in refereed Journals

Hamstra, M.R.W., Van Yperen, N.W., Wisse, B., & Sassenberg, K. (in press). Like or dislike: Intrapersonal regulatory fit affects the intensity of interpersonal evaluation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Ray, D., Neugebauer, J., Sassenberg, K., Buder, J., & Hesse, F. W. (in press). Motivated shortcomings in explanation: The role of comparative self-evaluation and awareness of explanation recipient knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Sassenberg, K., & Scholl, A. (in press). If I can do it my way …The influence of regulatory focus on job-related values and job selection. Journal of Economic Psychology. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2012.09.003. request document
Sassenrath, C., Sassenberg, K., & Scholl, A. (in press). From a distance …: The impact of approach and avoidance motivational orientation on perspective taking. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Sassenrath, C., Sassenberg, K., & Semin, G. (in press). Temperature cues and perspective-taking. Cool, but understanding.. Experiencing cooler temperatures promotes perspective-taking performance. Acta Psychologica.
Scheepers, D., Ellemers, N., & Sassenberg, K. (in press). Power in group contexts: The influence of group status on promotion and prevention decision making. British Journal of Social Psychology.
Sassenberg, K., Brazy, P.C., Jonas, K.J., & Shah, J.Y. (2013). When gender fits self-regulatory preferences: The impact of regulatory fit on gender-based ingroup favoritism. Social Psychology., 44, 4-15. request document
Fehr, J., Sassenberg, K., & Jonas, K. J. (2012). Willful stereotype control: The impact of internal motivation to respond without prejudice on the regulation of activated stereotypes. Zeitschrift für Psychologie – Journal of Psychology, 220(3), 180-186. request document
Matschke, C., Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2012). When does goal discrepancy induce compensational effort? An application of self-completion theory to social issues. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 536-550. request document
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2012). I want to be like you: Self-regulation in the development of the social self. Social Psychology, 43(3), 115-126. request document
Sassenberg, K., Ellemers, N., & Scheepers, D. (2012). The attraction of social power: The influence of construing power as opportunity versus responsibility. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 550-555. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Fehr, J. (2012). Contextualizing self-control and self-regulation. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 220(3), 145-146. request document
Scheepers, D., de Wit, F., Ellemers, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2012). Social power makes the heart work more efficiently: Evidence from cardiovascular markers of challenge and threat. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 371-374. request document
Täuber, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2012). Newcomer conformity: How self-construal affects the alignment of cognition and behaviour with group goals in novel groups. Social Psychology, 43(3), 138-147. request document
Täuber, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2012). The impact of identification on adherence to group norms in team sports: Who is going the extra mile? Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 16(4), 231-240.
Hamstra, M.R.W., Van Yperen, N.W., Wisse, B., & Sassenberg, K. (2011). Fit between transformational-transactional leadership styles and followers’ regulatory focus reduces followers’ turnover intentions. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 10, 182-186. request document
Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2011). Exploring the self-directed anger of the stigmatized: The interplay between perceived legitimacy and social identification. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14, 807-818. request document
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011). Interaction does not only tell us 'when', but can also tell us 'how': Testing process hypotheses by interaction. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 180-190. request document
Sassenberg, K., Matschke, C., & Scholl, A. (2011). The impact of discrepancies from ingroup norms on group members’ well-being and motivation. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 886-897. request document
van Leeuwen, E., Täuber, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2011). Knocking on the outgroup’s door: Seeking outgroup help under conditions of task or relational conflict. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 33(3), 266-278. request document
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2010). Willing and able: How internal motivation and failure help to overcome prejudice. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 13(2), 167-181. request document
Geschke, D., Sassenberg, K., Ruhrmann, G., & Sommer, D. (2010). Effects of linguistic abstractness in the mass media: How newspaper articles shape readers’ attitudes towards migrants. Journal of Media Psychology, 22(3), 99-104. request document
Jonas, K.J., Sassenberg, K., & Scheepers, D. (2010). Self regulation within and between groups. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13(2), 131-136. request document
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010). The supporting and impeding effects of group-related approach and avoidance strategies on newcomers’ psychological adaptation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 34, 465-474. request document
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010). Does rejection lead to disidentification? The role of internal motivation and avoidance strategies. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), 891-900. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Matschke, C. (2010). The impact of exchange programs on the integration of the host-group into the self-concept. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 148-159. request document
Walsh, G., Hennig-Thurau, T., Sassenberg, K., & Bornemann, D. (2010). Does Relationship Quality Matter in E-Services? A comparison of online and offline retailing. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 17, 130-142. request document
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2009). Intended and unintended consequences of internal motivation to behave nonprejudiced - The case of benevolent discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 39 (6), 1093-1108. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Woltin, K.-A. (2009). Teaching and Learning Guide for Self-regulation of group members: The case of regulatory focus. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 3 (5), 864-870.
Sassenberg, K., & Woltin, K.-A. (2009). Self-regulation of group members: The case of regulatory focus. Social and Personality Psychology Compass(3/2), 118-132. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Woltin, K.-A. (2008). Group-based self-regulation: The effects of regulatory focus. European Review of Social Psychology, 19, 126-164. request document
Geschke, D., Sassenberg, K., Sommer, D., & Ruhrmann, G. (2007). Behavior speaks louder than traits in the case of unexpectedness: The impact of information abstractness and communication context on the reception. Journal of Psychology, 215, 246-252.
Sassenberg, K., Fehr, J., Hansen, N., Matschke, C., & Woltin, K.-A. (2007). Eine sozialpsychologische Analyse zur Reduzierung von sozialer Diskriminierung von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 38, 239-249. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Hansen, N. (2007). The impact of regulatory focus on affective responses to social discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 421-444. request document
Sassenberg, K., Jonas, K.J., Shah, J., & Brazy, P. (2007). Why some groups just feel better: The regulatory fit of group power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92, 249-267. request document
Sassenberg, K., Moskowitz, G.B., Jacoby, J., & Hansen, N. (2007). The carry-over effect of competition: The impact of competition on prejudice towards uninvolved outgroups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43, 529-538. request document
Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). Does social identification harm or buffer? The impact of social identification on anger after social discrimination. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 983-996. request document
Jonas, K.J., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). Knowing how to react: Automatic response priming from social categories. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 709-721. request document
Wieber, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). I can't take my eyes from it - Automatic attention regulation through implementation intentions. Social Cognition, 24, 723-752.
Förster, J., Friedman, R.S., Butterbach, E.B., & Sassenberg, K. (2005). Automatic effects of deviancy cues on creative cognition. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 345-359.
Sassenberg, K., Boos, M., & Rabung, S. (2005). Attitude change in face to face and computer-mediated communication: Private self-awareness as mediator and moderator. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 361-374. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Moskowitz, G.B. (2005). Don't stereotype, think different! Overcoming automatic stereotype activation by mindset priming. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 506-514. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Wieber, F. (2005). Don't ignore the other half: The impact of ingroup identification on implicit measures of prejudice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 621-632. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Boos, M. (2003). Attitude change in computer-mediated communication: Effects of anonymity and category norms. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 6, 405-422. request document
Sassenberg, K., Boos, M., Postmes, T., & Reips, U.-D. (2003). Studying the Internet: A challenge for modern psychology (Editorial). Swiss Journal of Psychology, 62, 75-77.
Sassenberg, K., Kessler, T., & Mummendey, A. (2003). Less negative = more positive? Social discrimination as avoidance and approach. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39, 48-58. request document
Jonas, K.J., Boos, M., & Sassenberg, K. (2002). Unsubscribe pleeezz!!! Management and training of media competence in computer-mediated communication. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 5, 315-329.
Sassenberg, K. (2002). Common bond and common identity groups on the Internet: Attachment and normative behavior in on-topic and off-topic chats. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 6, 27-37. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Postmes, T. (2002). Cognitive and strategic processes in small groups: Effects of anonymity of the self and anonymity of the group on social influence. British Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 463-480. request document
Utz, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2002). Distributive justice in common-bond and common-identity groups. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 5, 151-162.
Sassenberg, K., Boos, M., & Klapproth, F. (2001). Wissen und Glaubwürdigkeit als zentrale Merkmale von Experten: Der Einfluss von Expertise auf den Informationsaustausch in computervermittelter Kommunikation. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 32, 45-56.
Hofer, M., & Sassenberg, K., & Pikowski, B. (1999). Symmetries and asymmetries in adolescent daughters disputes with mothers. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 23, 1001-1024.
Noack, P., Oepke, M., & Sassenberg, K. (1998). Individuation in ost- und westdeutschen Familien und Erfahrungen sozialen Wandels. Zeitschrift für Sozialisationsforschung und Erziehungssoziologie, 2. Beiheft, 199-214.

Sassenberg, K., Ellemers, N., Scheepers, D., & Scholl, A. (in press). "Power corrupts" revisited: The role of construal of power as opportunity or responsibility.In J.-W. van Prooijen & P. A. M. van Lange (Eds.), Power, politics, and paranoia: Why people are suspicious about their leaders. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Scholl, A., Ellemers, N., Sassenberg, K., & Scheepers, D. (in press). Understanding power in social context: How power relates to language and communication in line with responsibilities or opportunities.In H. Pishwa & R. Schulze (Eds.), Expression of Inequality in Interaction: Power, Dominance, and Status. Pragmatics and beyond. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Sassenberg, K. (2011). An interactional approach to social influence in computer-mediated communication.In Z. Birchmeier, B. Dietz-Uhler, & G. Stasser (Eds.), Strategic uses of social technology: An interactive perspective of social psychology (pp. 63-83). New York: Cambridge University Press. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Scholl, A. (2010). Soziale Bindung von Usern an Web 2.0-Angebote.In G. Walsh, B. H. Haas, & T. Killian (Eds.), Web 2.0 - Neue Perspektiven für Marketing und Medien (pp. 49-64). Heidelberg: Springer. request document
Sassenberg, K. (2009). Soziale / Sozialpsychologische Determinanten II – Motivation und Selbstregulation. In A. Beelmann, & K.J. Jonas (Eds.), Diskriminierung und Toleranz: Psychologische Grundlagen und Anwendungsperspektiven (pp. 61-74). Wiesbaden: Vs Verlag. request document
Sassenberg, K., & Woltin, K.-A. (2009). A self-regulation approach to group processes. In S. Otten, K. Sassenberg, & T. Kessler (Eds.), Intergroup Relations - the Role of Motivation and Emotion (pp. 101-120). London: Psychology Press.
Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2008). Reaktionen auf soziale Diskriminierung. In L.-E. Petersen, & B. Six (Eds.), Stereotype, Vorurteile und soziale Diskriminierung: Theorien, Befunde und Interventionen (pp. 259-272). Weinheim: Beltz. request document
Sassenberg, K. (2008). Soziale Bindungen von Usern an Web 2.0-Angebote. In B. H. Hass, G. Walsh, & T. Killian (Eds.), Web 2.0 - Neue Perspektiven für Marketing und Medien (pp. 57-72). Heidelberg: Springer.
Sassenberg, K., & Fehr, J. (2008). Soziale Diskriminierung als Ergebnis von Selbstregulation. In L.-E. Petersen, & B. Six (Eds.), Stereotype, Vorurteile und soziale Diskriminierung: Theorien, Befunde und Interventionen (pp. 184-191). Weinheim: Beltz.
Sassenberg, K. (2007). Effekte von computervermittelter Kommunikation auf sozialen Einfluss zwischen Personen und in Gruppen. In S. Trepte, & E. H. Witte (Eds.), Sozialpsychologie und Medien: Von Persuasion bis CMC (pp. 139-158). Legerich: Pabst.
Sassenberg, K., & Jonas, K.J. (2007). Attitude change and social influence on the net. In A. Joinson, K. A. McKenna, T. Postmes, & U.-D. Reips (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology (pp. 273-288). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Sassenberg, K. (2005). Traits und States als Moderatoren und Mediatoren von Medieneffekten am Beispiel der privaten Selbstaufmerksamkeit. In K.-H. Renner, A. Schütz, & F. Machilek (Eds.), Internet und Persönlichkeit (pp. 65-74). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Sassenberg, K. (2004). Formen und Bedeutung elektronischer Kommunikation in Unternehmen. In G. Hertel, & U. Konradt (Eds.), Electronic Human Resource im Inter- und Intranet (pp. 92-109). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Sassenberg, K., & Kreutz, S. (2002). Online research and anonymity. In B. Batinic, U.-D. Reips, M. Bosnjak, & A. Werner (Eds.), Online Social Sciences (pp. 213-227). Toronto: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
Boos, M., & Sassenberg, K. (2001). Koordination in verteilten Arbeitsgruppen. In E. H. Witte (Ed.), Leistungsverbesserung in aufgabenorientierten Kleingruppen (pp. 198-216). Lengerich: Pabst.
Utz, S., & Sassenberg, K. (2001). Attachment to a virtual seminar - the role of experience, motives and fulfillment of expectations. In U.-D. Reips, & M. Bosnjak (Eds.), Dimensions of Internet Science (pp. 323-336). Lengerich: Pabst.
Boos, M., Jonas, K.J., & Sassenberg, K. (2000). Sozial- und organisationspsychologische Aspekte computervermittelter Kommunikation. In M. Boos, K.J. Jonas, & K. Sassenberg (Eds.), Computervermittelte Kommunikation in Organisationen (pp. 1-7). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Sassenberg, K. (2000). Räumlich getrennt gemeinsam entscheiden. In M. Boos, K.J. Jonas, & K. Sassenberg (Eds.), Computervermittelte Kommunikation in Organisationen (pp. 103-114). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Sassenberg, K. (2000). The two faces of anonymity: Effects on group decision making. In T. Postmes, R. Spears, M. Lea, & S. Reicher (Eds.), SIDE effects centre stage: Recent developments in studies of de-individuation in groups (pp. 93-106). Amsterdam: KNAW.
Sassenberg, K., & Kreutz, S. (1999). Online Research und Anonymität. In B. Batinic, A. Werner, L. Gräf, & W. Bandilla (Eds.), Online Research: Methoden, Anwendungen und Ergebnisse (pp. 61-75). Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Hofer, M., & Sassenberg, K. (1998). Relationship and family discourse in different situations. In M. Hofer, J. Youniss, & P. Noack (Eds.), Verbal Interaction and Development in Families with Adolescents (pp. 49-64). Greenwich, CT: Ablex.

Articles in Magazines

Conference Contributions

Greving, H., & Sassenberg, K. (2013, January). Health threats prompt self-serving bias: When risk perception is reduced and health self-esteem increased. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Landkammer, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2013, January). When competing makes you pro-social: Associating competition with cooperation. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Neugebauer, J., Ray, D., & Sassenberg, K. (2013, January). When people with superior knowledge are less attractive collaborators: The role of meta-knowledge about what others know and social comparisons. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Sassenberg, K. (2013, Januar). Nach oben! Wer warum wann Macht attraktiv findet. Psychologisches Kolloquium. Universität Münster. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K., Landkammer, F., & Jacoby J. (2013, January). The impact of goals and regulatory focus on the confirmation bias in group decision making. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2013, January). Better stay cool, if you want to understand them..Experincing cold temperature facilitates perspective taking. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Scholl, A., Sassenberg, K., Ellemers, N., & Scheepers, D. (2013, January). The downside of becoming aware of others: Focusing on the self versus others and the constual of power as responsibility or opportunity. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA, USA. [Poster]
Greving, H., & Sassenberg, K. (2012, September). Der Einfluss von gesundheitlicher Bedrohung auf die Informationssuche und -rezeption. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Vortrag]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2012, January). Fully experimental strategies to process research: Advantages, challenges, and similarities. 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA, USA. [Poster]
Landkammer, F., Sassenberg, K., & Jacoby, J. (2012, September). Der Einfluss motivationaler Faktoren auf den Confirmation Bias in Gruppendiskussionen. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Vortrag]
Neugebauer, J., Ray, D.G., Sassenberg, K., Buder, J., & Hesse, F.W. (2012, September). Verstehen und Handhabung sozialer Abwärtsvergleiche bei Knowledge Awareness. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2012, September). Konzeptualisierung von Macht als Gelegenheit oder Verantwortung: Ursachen und Konsequenzen. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2012, Dezember). Was macht Macht attraktiv? Kolloquiumsvortrag. Psychologisches Seminar der Universität Salzburg. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2012, September). Konzeptualisierung von Macht als Gelegenheit oder Verantwortung: Ursachen und Konsequenzen. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Runder Tisch]
Sassenberg, K. (2012, September). Medienethik. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Runder Tisch]
Sassenberg, K. (2012, July). For the sake of the collective: The impact of social groups on their members motivation and behavior. 6th Summer Academy on "Innovation and Uncertainty" des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs "The economics of innovative change" und der International Max Planck Research School on "Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World". Jena. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K., Ellemers, N., Scheepers, D., & Scholl, A. (2012, July). "Power corrupts": The egocentric construal of power as opportunity is what renders power attractive. Meeting on Power, Politics, and Paranoia. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K., Landkammer, F., & Jacoby, J. (2012, September). The impact of goals and regulatory focus on the confirmation bias in group decision making. Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2012. Estoril, Portugal. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2012, January). When promotion focus and avoidance orientation result in the same effect: The case of perspective taking. 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Diego, CA, USA. [Poster]
Sassenrath, C., Sasssenberg, K., & Semin, G. (2012, September). Better stay cool if you want to understand them..Ambient temperature as an experiential component of perspective taking. Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2012. Erstoril, Portugal. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2012, January). Where could we stand if I had...? How power affects counterfactual thinking after failure. 13th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Diego, CA, USA. [Poster]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2012, July). Opportunity knocks when experiencing power: The impact of social power on pre- and counterfactual thought in the face of joint failure. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting: Control experience, power, and intergroup relations. Kazimierz Dolny, Poland. [Talk]
Weiss, D., Sassenberg K., & Freund, A. (2012, September). Differenzierung als Selbstwert schützende Strategie im Umgang mit negativen Altersstereotypen. 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bielefeld. [Vortrag]
Behringer, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). Privacy online: The shy and the sociable reveal more information in social networking sites. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Poster]
Behringer, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Privatsphäre in sozialen Netzwerken: Schüchterne und Gesellige geben mehr Information preis. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Poster]
Fehr, J., Sassenberg, K., & Jonas, K.J. (2011, July). The impact of internal motivation to respond without prejudice on the regulation of activated stereotypes. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Hesse, F.W., Buder, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, April). Collaborative problem solving a (measurable) skill of the 21 st.century ATC21S Board Planing Meeting, New Orleans, USA. [Talk]
Hesse, F.W., Buder, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). A framework for teachable collaborative problem solving skills. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). Berlin. [Talk]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Langeweile als Appraisal-basierte Emotion. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg. K. (2011, July). A non-social ostracism effect: Understimulation is involved in effects of being excluded and ignored. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Jonas, K.J., Cesario, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Primen Kategorien tatsächlich automatisches Verhalten? Die Aktivierung und Blockierung von Motor Schemata als proximale Indikatoren. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Jonas, K.J., Cesario, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). Do categories really prime automatic behavior? Evidence from motor schema activation and blocking. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Keller, J., Florack, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Aktuelle Kontroversen und problematische Aspekte im Feld der Forschung zur Theorie des regulatorischen Fokus. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Landkammer, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, Juni). Kooperation trotz Wettbewerb: Mannschafts- vs. Individualsportler. 43. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp). Köln. [Talk]
Landkammer, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). The impact of competition on information exchange with uninvolved others. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Poster]
Landkammer, F., Sassenberg, K., & Jacoby, J. (2011, July). The influence of motivational factors on the perception of information in group discussions. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting: The application of self-regulation approaches to social psychological phenomena. Stockholm, Sweden. [Poster]
Landkammer, F., Sassenberg, K., & Jacoby, J. (2011, September). Der Einfluss motivationaler Faktoren auf die Rezeption von Informationen in Gruppendiskussionen. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Ray, D., Sassenberg, K., Buder, J., & Hesse F.W. (2011, July). Knowledge hoarding during cooperation: The role of social comparison and knowledge awareness. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2011, April). I didn’t make it … The impact of failure feedback on goal striving in (inter-)group contexts. Social and organizational psychology colloquium. Leiden University, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2011, Dezember). Psychologie der Emotion am Beispiel von Bedrohung. Kolloquium des DFG-Sonderforschungsbereichs "Bedrohte Ordnung". Universität Tübingen. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2011, Dezember). Wenn schon Macht dann bitte absolut und mit Vision! Der Einfluss von Selbstregulation auf Machtstreben und Führungsverhalten. Sozialpsychologisches Kolloquium. Universität Mannheim. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). The attraction of social power: The influence of conceptualization of power and person characteristics. 12th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology. Fribourg, Switzerland. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Was Macht attraktiv macht: Der Einfluss der Konzeptualisierung von Macht. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K., Ellemers, N., & Scheepers, D. (2011, July). The impact of conceptualization of social power on its attraction. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Erfolgsorientiert und trotzdem verständnisvoll: Der Zusammenhang zwischen dem Promotion Focus und Perspektivenübernahme. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Vortrag]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). When promotion focus and avoidance result in the same effects: The case of perspective taking. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting: The application of self-regulation approaches to social psychological phenomena. Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). Focusing on personal accomplishment helps understanding other individuals’ perspectives. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Poster]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). I have the power, so I could have changed it. Power and counterfactual thinking after failure. 16th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Stockholm, Sweden. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, July). The ups and downs of power in social interactions. Symposium at the EASP 16th General Meeting. Stockholm, Sweden. [Symposium Organisation]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, March). Making use of what is in your power - How power affects counterfactual thinking after failure during goal pursuit. Social Group Research Seminar, University of Kent. Canterbury, Great Britain. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2011, September). Erst nachdenken, dann handeln? Wie Macht die Reflexion beim Zielstreben beeinflusst. 13. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Hamburg. [Talk]
Stalbovs, K., Scheiter, K., Sassenberg, K., & Gerjets, P. (2011, September). Können Vorsätze die Nutzung von Lernstrategien beim Multimedialernen fördern? 13. Fachtagung Pädagogische Psychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Erfurt. [Vortrag]
Hamstra, M., Sassenberg, K., Van Yperen, N., & Wisse, B. (2010, June). The impact of leaders' regulatory focus. Conference Motivation, Self- Regulation and Gender: Perspectives and Applications. Gdansk, Poland. [Talk]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, January). What does boredom have to do with it? Social exclusion and boredom as distinct processes in ostracism. SPSP 11th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. [Poster]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, September). Das Gegenteil von Flow: Soziale und nicht-soziale Folgen von Ostrakismos. 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bremen. [Talk]
Jonas, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, January). Goals as moderators of automatic response priming. SPSP 11th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. [Talk]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, September). Annäherungs- und Vemeidensstrategien als Prädiktoren für die Inklusion einer neuen Gruppe ins Selbstkonzept. 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Bremen. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2010, June). Only power is cool: Responsibility makes power less attractive. Conference Motivation, Self- Regulation and Gender: Perspectives and Applications. Gdansk, Poland. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2010, June). Becoming and being part of the team: On collective identity, self-regulation, and engagement. WAOP / ea-ohp Summer School. Groningen, the Netherlands. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K., & Freund, A. (2010, September). Organisation: Hin und weg: Annäherungs- und Vermeidungsverhalten im sozialen Kontext. Arbeitsgruppe auf dem 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bremen. [Symposium Organisation]
Sassenberg, K., & Sassenrath, C. (2010, September). Annäherungs- und Vermeidungsverhalten gegenüber Gefahren und Chancen unter Bedrohung und im Prevention Fokus. 47. Kongress der deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bremen. [Vortrag]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, June). If I want to know what's on your mind, I better stay away from you... SoDoc 2010. Jacobs Universität Bremen. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, August). Going for it but still considering others: Self-regulatory determinants of perspective taking, pro- and antisocial tendencies. 12th European Social Cognition Network Transfer of Knowledge Conference. Gothenburg, Sweden. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, September). Der Einfluss des Regulatorischen Fokus auf Perspektivenübernahme. 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bremen. [Vortrag]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, June). Finding the job that suits you well: How regulatory focus affects job selection and subsequent well-being at work. WAOP / ea-ohp Small Group Meeting on Occupational Health and Engagement: A matter of Self-Regulation. Groningen, the Netherlands. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, June). The impact of social power on individual reflection after failure. Conference Motivation, Self- Regulation and Gender: Perspectives and Applications. Gdansk, Poland. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2010, September). Der Einfluss sozialer Macht auf die Reflexion über Misserfolge beim Zielstreben. 47. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Bremen. [Vortrag]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Die (negativen) Konsequenzen internaler Motivation im Kontext benevolenter Diskriminierung. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Vortrag]
Geschke, D., Sassenberg, K., Ruhrmann, G., & Sommer, D. (2009, July). Effects of linguistic abstractness in the mass media: How newspaper articles shape reader's attitudes towards migrants. 32nd annual scientific meeting of the ISPP. Dublin, Ireland. [Talk]
Hamstra, M., van Yperen, N., Wisse, B., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, November). Regulatory Flexibility: Personnel Selection and Performance. Conference of the Werkgemeenschap van onderzoekers in de Arbeids- & Organisatiepsychologie. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, June). Is being excluded boring? Academic Symposium "Intergroup Relations: The Role of Motivation and Emotion". Jena. [Poster]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Zurückgewiesen und gelangweilt: Zur Komplexität von Ostrakismos-Effekten. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Vortrag]
Jacoby, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, February). Is being excluded boring? SPSP 10th Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida, USA. [Poster]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Führt Ablehnung zu Disidentifikation? Die gegensätzlichen Effekte von Vermeidensstrategien und intrinsischer Motivation. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Vortrag]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, February). Self-concept change as motivated process: The impact of approach and avoidance strategies. SPSP 10th Annual Meeting. Tampa, Florida, USA. [Poster]
Sassenberg, K. (2009, Mai). Warum tut mein Chef so etwas bloß? Selbstregulation und Führung. SAOW-Kolloquium. Universität Zürich. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Regulatorischer Fokus: Effekte auf Wahrnehmung und soziale Urteile. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Wenn Macht zur Last wird: Der Einfluss von Mindsets auf die Valenz von Macht. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, June). Preventing threat or promoting challenge? Similarities and differences between Prevention Focus and threat and Promotion Focus and challenge. EASP Small Group Meeting: Self-Regulation Approaches to Group Processes. Hohenstein. [Talk]
Sassenrath, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Unterschiede zwischen den motivationalen Zuständen "threat" und "Prevention Fokus". 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Vortrag]
Scheepers, D., Ellemers, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, June). Regulatory focus and decision making in groups: The moderating role of group-status and accountability. EASP Small Group Meeting: Self-Regulation Approaches to Group Processes. Hohenstein. [Talk]
Scholl, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, September). Der Einfluss des regulatorischen Fokus auf die Bewertung von Informationen un d das Treffen von Entscheidungen bei der Jobauswahl. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Walferdange, Luxemburg. [Poster]
Walsh, G., Hennig-Thurau, T., & Sassenberg, K. (2009, June). Does Relationship Quality matter in E-Services? A comparative study of online and offline service firms. Quis11 Service Conference. Wolfsburg. [Talk]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, February). When failing to be unprejudiced: The impact of internal motivation on affect, effort and behavior after failure. SPSP 9th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. [Poster]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, June). Willing and able: How internal motivation can help to overcome prejudice. EAESP 15th General Meeting. Opatija, Croatia. [Poster]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, June). Risks and benefits of motivation to be unprejudiced in the context of benevolent discrimination. 11th Jena Workshop on Intergroup Processes. Oppurg. [Talk]
Jonas, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, July). Goals as moderators of automatic response priming. XXIX International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Berlin. [Talk]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, June). Motivation and goal strategies as facilitators of the integration of a new group into the self-concept. EAESP 15th General Meeting. Opatija, Croatia. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2008, July). Can self-regulation be truly collective? Regulatory focus and intergroup behavior. XXIX International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Berlin. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2008, June). Social ties as key to contributions and loyalty of social software users. International Workshop on Distributed Learning and Collaboration (DLAC). Participation and personalization: The main factors of social software. Tübingen. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2008, June). The automatic route to creativity. EAESP 15th General Meeting. Opatija, Croatia. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K. (2008, May). Group-based self-regulation: The effects of regulatory focus. Social Psychology Colloquium. University of Amsterdam, NL. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K., Moskowitz, G.B., Jacoby, J., & Hansen, N. (2008, February). The impact of competition on prejudice towards uninvolved outgroups. SPSP 9th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. [Poster]
Wieber, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, February). Limits of action control through implementation intentions - Do implementation intentions impact on independent goal pursuit? SPSP 9th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. [Poster]
Woltin, K.-A., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, July). Group-based self-control: The influence of social identification on individual control strategies. XXIX International Congress of Psychology (ICP). Berlin. [Talk]
Woltin, K.-A., & Sassenberg, K. (2008, February). Group-based self-control: The influence of social identification on individual control strategies. SPSP 9th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. [Poster]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Das Gegenteil von gut ist gut gemeint: Der Einfluss internaler Motivation auf Verhaltensänderung nach benevolent diskriminierendem Verhalten. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Vortrag]
Fehr, J., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). The challenge of being tolerant: The impact of internal motivation on reactions to discrimination. 9th ESCON Meeting. Brno, Czech Republic. [Talk]
Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Der Einfluss von legitimierenden Ideologien über soziale Diskriminierung in sozialen Interaktionen. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Vortrag]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Auslandsaufenthalte verändern: Die Inklusion der gastgebenden Gruppe in das Selbst. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Vortrag]
Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Gruppennormen als Basis für internal motivierte Zielverfolgung. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Vortrag]
Täuber, S., Mummendey, A., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Wie bedrohlich sind Verluste? Der Einfluss von wiederholtem Leistungsfeedback auf die Zielanpassung in Gruppen. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Talk]
Woltin, K.-A., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, September). Gruppen-basierte Selbstkontrolle: Einfluss der sozialen Identifikation auf individuelle Kontrollstrategien. 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der DGPs. Freiburg. [Vortrag]
Jonas, K. J., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, August). Goals as moderators of automatic response priming. EAESP Small Group Meeting on Group Processes and Self-Regulation. Oud Poelgeest Castle. Leiden, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Matschke, C., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, August). Goals and motivation as moderators on the integration of a new group membership into the self-concept. EAESP Small Group Meeting on Group Processes and Self-Regulation. Oud Poelgeest Castle. Leiden, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Wieber, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, August). Limits of intentionality - Do implementation intentions lead to uncontrolled social behavior. EAESP Small Group Meeting on Group Processes and Self-Regulation. Oud Poelgeest Castle. Leiden, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Woltin, K.-A., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, August). Group-based self-control: The influence of social identification on individual control strategies. EAESP Small Group Meeting on Group Processes and Self-Regulation. Oud Poelgeest Castle. Leiden, The Netherlands. [Talk]
Wieber, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2007, May). Uncontrollably Attractive: Automatic Effects of Implementation Intentions on Attention. 19th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington D.C., USA. [Talk]
Sassenberg, K., Moskowitz, G. B., & Jacoby, J. (2005, July). The carry-over effect of competition: The impact of competition on prejudice towards uninvolved groups. 14th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology. Würzburg. [Talk]

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