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Julia Becker

Sozialpsychologie

Rassismus, Diskriminierung, Identitätsprozesse, Intergruppenkonflikte

Prof. Dr. rer. nat., geb. 1978, seit 2013 Professorin für Sozialpsychologie an der Universität Osnabrück (Institut für Psychologie, Fachbereich Humanwissenschaften); seit 10/2016 Mitglied des IMIS.

2008 – 2013 Wiss. Mitarbeiterin in der Arbeitsgruppe Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie am Fachbereich Psychologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg; 2011/2012 Gastwissenschaftlerin an der University of St Andrews; 2009 und 2011 Gastwissenschaftlerin an der Simon Fraser University; 2008 Gastwissenschaftlerin an der Pennsylvania State University; 2008 Promotion im Fach Sozialpsychologie an der Philipps-Universität Marburg; 2005-2008 Promotionsstipendiatin im DFG-Graduiertenkolleg „Gruppenbezogene Menschenfeindlichkeit“; 2005 Diplom in Psychologie.

Aktuelles Drittmittelprojekt

Rassismus im Sport (2022-2024)
Förderung: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend

Publikationen mit Migrationsbezug

Becker, J.C., Wagner, U., & Christ, O. (2011). Consequences of the 2008-financial crisis for intergroup relations: The role of perceived threat and causal attributions. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14, 871-885.

Becker, J.C., Wright, S.C., & Siem, B. (2022). Can cross-group contact predict advantaged groupmember’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based action? Yes, if the contact is politicized. Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 29, 123-139.

Echterhoff, G., Becker, J. C., Knausenberger, J., & Hellmann, J. H. (2022). Helping in the context of refugee immigration. Current Opinion in Psychology, 44, 106-111. doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.035

Becker, J.C., & Wright, S.C. (2021). Can cross-group contact turn advantaged group members into allies? The role of inequality-delegitimizing contact and interpersonal connection. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211015273

Kutlaca, M., Radke, H.R.M., & Becker, J.C. (in press). The impact of including advantaged groups in collective action against social inequality on politicized identification of observers from disadvantaged and advantaged groups. Political Psychology.

Radke, H.R.M., Kutlaca, M., & Becker, J.C. (in press). Disadvantaged group members’ evaluations and support for allies: Investigating the role of communication style and group membership. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211010932

Kutlaca, M., Becker, J., & Radke, H (2020). A hero for the outgroup, a black sheep for the ingroup: Societal perceptions of those who confront discrimination. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 88. doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103832

Radke, H. R. M., Kutlaca, M., Siem, B., Wright, S. C., & Becker, J. C. (2020). Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 24(4), 291–315. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088868320918698

Becker, J.C., Ksenofontov, I., Siem, B., & Love, A. (2019). Antecedents and Consequences of Autonomy- and Dependency-Oriented Help Toward Refugees. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49, 831-838. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2554

Becker, J.C., Butz, D.A., Sibley, C.G., Barlow, F.K., Bitacola, L., Christ, O., Khan, S., Leong, C.H., Pehrson, S., Srinivasan, N., Sulz, A., Tausch, N., Urbanska, K., & Wright, S. (2017). What do National Flags Stand For? An Exploration of Associations across 11 Nations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 335-352.

Becker, J.C., Wright, S.C., Lubensky, M.E., & Zhou, S. (2013). Friend or Ally: Whether cross-group contact undermines collective action depends what advantaged group members say (or don’t say). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 442-455.

Becker, J.C., & Asbrock, F. (2012). What triggers helping versus harming of ambivalent groups? Effects of the relative salience of warmth versus competence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 19-27.

Becker, J.C., Enders-Comberg, A., Wagner, U., Christ, O., & Butz, D. A. (2012). Beware of national symbols: How flags can threaten intergroup relations. Social Psychology, 43, 3-6. (IF 1.98)

Wagner, U., Becker, J.C., Christ, O., Pettigrew, T.F., & Schmidt, P. (2012). A longitudinal test of the relation between German nationalism, patriotism and outgroup derogation. European Sociological Review, 28, 319-332.

Becker, J.C., Wagner, U., & Christ, O. (2011). Consequences of the 2008-financial crisis for intergroup relations: The role of perceived threat and causal attributions. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 14, 871-885.