Nina Hansen

Institution University of Groningen Current Position Assistant Professor Highest Degree Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Jena, Germany, 2005 Research Interests Attribution Culture/Ethnicity Emotion Group Processes Intergroup Relations Motivation/Goal Setting Prejudice/Stereotyping Self/Identity   Nina Hansen Dept. of Social & Organizational Psychology University of Groningen Grote Kruisstraat 2/1 9712 TS Groningen The Netherlands Home Page Phone: +11-31-50-3636229 Fax: +11-31-50-3634581 My main research interests are in the area of intergroup relations. More precisely, I am interested in the influence of socialidentity on inter- and intragroup processes, emotions, and behavior. I am currently working on two main lines of research: Social discrimination: I am especially interested in how people respond to the experience of social discrimination. More precisely, I am interested in the impact of self-regulation processes, social identification, and perceived legitimacy on affective and behavioral responses to social discrimination. Social change: More recently, I have started a project together with Tom Postmes on the educational, psychological and cultural effects of the one laptop per child initiative (olpc). In a longitudinal study we investigate social change among Ethiopian children. We examine primary consequences (educational) as well as secondary consequences: changes over time in self-concept, social networks, cultural values, -beliefs and practices, as well as changes in social equality. Journal Articles: Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). Does social identification buffer or harm? The impact of social identification on anger after social discrimination. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 983-996. Mendoza-Denton, R., & Hansen, N. (2008). Networks of meaning: intergroup relations, cultural worldviews, and knowledge activation principles. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 68-83. Sassenberg, K., & Hansen, N. (2007). The impact of regulatory focus on affective responses to social discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 421-444. 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. Other Publications: Hansen, N. (2007). Anger. In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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