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View article: Seeing is believing: believing in a just world reduces perceived inequality
Seeing is believing: believing in a just world reduces perceived inequality Open
Introduction Inequality is one of the most pressing social issues of our time, yet individuals often differ in how they perceive and evaluate it. These subjective differences hinder the formation of a common understanding, making it diffic…
View article: What You See is What You Get: The Effect of Perceived Inequality on Subjective Well-Being
What You See is What You Get: The Effect of Perceived Inequality on Subjective Well-Being Open
When examining the influence of income inequality on subjective well-being (SWB), prior research has relied on objective measures of inequality, such as the Gini index. Alternatively, considering the subjective component, research has also…
View article: Effect of social class on personal control beliefs
Effect of social class on personal control beliefs Open
Objective This research investigated the effect of social class on personal control beliefs. Background Differences in personal control beliefs serve as a central theoretical explanation for social class differences in cognition, emotion, …
View article: The Politics Hurdle: Joint Effect of Organizational Culture and Gender on Lack of Fit Experiences
The Politics Hurdle: Joint Effect of Organizational Culture and Gender on Lack of Fit Experiences Open
We propose that an organizational culture where playing politics is important for advancement, compared with an organizational culture where showing competencies is important, elicits stronger lack of fit experiences for women than for men…
View article: The ‘mixed bag’ of segregation—On positive and negative associations with migrants’ acculturation
The ‘mixed bag’ of segregation—On positive and negative associations with migrants’ acculturation Open
Many researchers and practitioners consider ethnic segregation in neighbourhoods or schools detrimental to migrants’ acculturation in host societies. Empirically, however, segregation is a 'mixed bag' and its effects depend crucially on th…
View article: Too Good to be Liked? When and How Prosocial Others are Disliked
Too Good to be Liked? When and How Prosocial Others are Disliked Open
Outstandingly prosocial individuals may not always be valued and admired, but sometimes depreciated and rejected. While prior research has mainly focused on devaluation of highly competent or successful individuals, comparable research in …
View article: You and I Both: Self-Compassion Reduces Self–Other Differences in Evaluation of Showing Vulnerability
You and I Both: Self-Compassion Reduces Self–Other Differences in Evaluation of Showing Vulnerability Open
People tend to be overly critical of their own displays of vulnerability, whereas observers evaluate others’ showing of vulnerability rather positively (beautiful mess effect). We propose that self-compassion might buffer against such misp…
View article: Data from the paper: Cognitive Consequences of Formal Clothing: The Effects of Clothing versus Thinking of Clothing
Data from the paper: Cognitive Consequences of Formal Clothing: The Effects of Clothing versus Thinking of Clothing Open
This research aimed at testing whether the (strength of the) association of formality of clothing with mental abstraction that has been found in prior research (Slepian, Ferber et al., 2015) depends on whether individuals are (made) aware …