Papers by arie kruglanski
We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences of loneliness during ... more We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From the PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March and May 2020. Results demonstrated that, although online contacts help to reduce feelings of loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely to use that strategy. Solidarity played only a small role in shaping feelings of loneliness during lockdown. Thus, it seems we must look beyond the current focus on online contact and solidarity to help people address feelings of loneliness during lockdown. Finally, online contacts did not function as a substitute for face-to-face contacts outside the home - in fact, more frequent online contact in earlier weeks predicted more frequent face-to-face contacts in later weeks. As such, this work provides relevant insight into how individuals manage the impact of restrictions on their social lives.
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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
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Health Communication, 2022
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Personality and Individual Differences, 2021
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In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the cognitive and motivational underp... more In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of attitudes toward social and political systems (Jost, Glaser, Kruglanski, & Sulloway, 2003). In this spirit, we proposed a short individual-difference measure of cognitive style for the ...
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This research investigated the interactive effects of employees’ locomotion and assessment regula... more This research investigated the interactive effects of employees’ locomotion and assessment regulatory modes (Higgins, Kruglanski, & Pierro, 2003; Kruglanski et al., 2000) on their work performance in organizational contexts. Three field surveys were conducted in different work organizations, using different research designs (cross-sectional and longitudinal) and different work performance measures (self-report and managers’ ratings). As predicted, the studies found positive interactive effects of the two regulatory mode orientations on work performance.
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
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PloS one, 2018
A universal consideration among people concerns the relative premium placed on social interdepend... more A universal consideration among people concerns the relative premium placed on social interdependence relative to self-reliant independence. While interdependence requires submission to social constraints, it also offers empowerment through coalition. While independence fosters freedom, it also imposes individual responsibility for attained outcomes whether good or bad. In four studies we obtain the first direct evidence that failure prompts a shift toward interdependence. Implications are discussed for conditions under which people are driven to collective action.
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PloS one, 2015
The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which Need for Cognitive Closure (NCC), an indi... more The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which Need for Cognitive Closure (NCC), an individual-level epistemic motivation, can explain inter-individual variability in the cognitive effort invested on a perceptual decision making task (the random motion task). High levels of NCC are manifested in a preference for clarity, order and structure and a desire for firm and stable knowledge. The study evaluated how NCC moderates the impact of two variables known to increase the amount of cognitive effort invested on a task, namely task ambiguity (i.e., the difficulty of the perceptual discrimination) and outcome relevance (i.e., the monetary gain associated with a correct discrimination). Based on previous work and current design, we assumed that reaction times (RTs) on our motion discrimination task represent a valid index of effort investment. Task ambiguity was associated with increased cognitive effort in participants with low or medium NCC but, interestingly, it did not affect...
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European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2015
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Social Cognition, 2015
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Extremism and the Psychology of Uncertainty, 2011
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Personality and Individual Differences, 2015
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Handbook of Personality and Self-Regulation
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Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2015
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Social Cognition, 2010
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Psychological Science, 2010
Whether one is in one’s native culture or abroad, one’s personality can differ markedly from the ... more Whether one is in one’s native culture or abroad, one’s personality can differ markedly from the personalities of the majority, thus failing to match the “cultural norm.” Our studies examined how the interaction of individual- and cultural-level personality affects people’s self-esteem and well-being. We propose a person-culture match hypothesis that predicts that when a person’s personality matches the prevalent personalities of other people in a culture, culture functions as an important amplifier of the positive effect of personality on self-esteem and subjective well-being at the individual level. Across two studies, using data from more than 7,000 individuals from 28 societies, multilevel random-coefficient analyses showed that when a relation between a given personality trait and well-being or self-esteem exists at the individual level, the relation is stronger in cultures characterized by high levels of that personality dimension. Results were replicated across extraversion, ...
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Political Psychology, 2009
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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2008
Two experimental studies examined the possibility that the need for cognitive closure (NfCC) affe... more Two experimental studies examined the possibility that the need for cognitive closure (NfCC) affects the tendency to exhibit transference effects in social encounters. They reveal that the transference effect is more pronounced when individuals' (dispositional) NfCC is high (vs. low). In Study 1, this effect is demonstrated with respect to the transference of false memories about a newly encountered target person generalized from one's representation of a significant other. In Study 2, it is demonstrated with respect to the transference of both false memories and affective reaction to a new leader based on one's representation of a past leader. The discussion considers the role of motivation in the transference effect in relation to the social cognitive and psychodynamic views of transference.
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In this book, Arie W. Kruglanski, Jocelyn J. Bélanger, and Rohan Gunaratna present a new model of radicalization that takes into account factors that activate the individual's quest for significance. Synthesizing varied empirical evidence, this volume reinterprets prior theories of radicalization and examines major issues in deradicalization and recidivism, which will only become more relevant as communities continue to negotiate the threat of extremism.