Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Intergroup Relations
- Political Psychology
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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J. Christopher Cohrs
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My work aims to better understand the social psychological processes that lead to social justice and peace on one side and to prejudice and violence in and between societies on the other. I endorse an approach to social psychology that is ultimately concerned with building more peaceful and socially just societies in which pressing social issues are dealt with in constructive and non-violent ways. My research focuses on authoritarianism, ideology, intergroup relations, militaristic attitudes, and prejudice as well as, more generally, social psychological approaches to peace and conflict.
Journal Articles:
- Cohrs, J. C. (2005). Patriotismus - Sozialpsychologische Aspekte [Patriotism - Social psychological aspects]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 36, 3-11.
- Cohrs, J. C., Abele, A. E., & Dette, D. E. (2006). Integrating situational and dispositional determinants of job satisfaction: Findings from three samples of professionals. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 140, 363-395.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Asbrock, F. (2009). Right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation and prejudice against threatening and competitive ethnic groups. European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 270-289.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Boehnke, K. (2008). Social psychology and peace: An introductory overview. Social Psychology, 39, 4-11.
- Cohrs, J. C., Dimitrova, D., Kalchevska, T., Kleinke, S., Tomova, I., Vasileva, M., & Moschner, B. (2004). Ist patriotischer Nationalstolz wünschenswert? Eine differenzierte Analyse seiner psychologischen Bedeutung [Is patriotic national pride desirable? A differentiated analysis of its psychological meaning]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 35, 201-215.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Ibler, S. (2009). Authoritarianism, threat, and prejudice: An analysis of mediation and moderation. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 31, 81-94.
- Cohrs, J. C., Kielmann, S., Maes, J., & Moschner, B. (2005). Effects of right-wing authoritarianism and threat from terrorism on restriction of civil liberties. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5, 263-276.
- Cohrs, J. C., Maes, J., Moschner, B., & Kielmann, S. (2007). Determinants of human rights attitudes and behavior: A comparison and integration of psychological perspectives. Political Psychology, 28, 441-469.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Moschner, B. (2002). Antiwar knowledge and generalized political attitudes as determinants of attitude toward the Kosovo War. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 8, 139-155.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Moschner, B. (2002). Zur kognitiven Konstruktion von (Un-)Gerechtigkeit militärischer Gewalt: Die moralische Beurteilung des Kosovo-Kriegs [Cognitive construction of the (un-)justness of military intervention: Moral evaluation of the Kosovo War]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 33, 13-24.
- Cohrs, J. C., Moschner, B., Maes, J., & Kielmann, S. (2005). Personal values and attitudes toward war. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 11, 293-312.
- Cohrs, J. C., Moschner, B., Maes, J., & Kielmann, S. (2005). The motivational bases of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation: Relations to values and attitudes in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1425-1434.
- Cohrs, J. C., & Stelzl, M. (2010). How ideological attitudes predict host society members’ attitudes toward immigrants: Exploring cross-national differences. Journal of Social Issues, 66, 673-694.
- Jugert, P., Cohrs, J. C., & Duckitt, J. (2009). Inter- and intrapersonal processes underlying authoritarianism: The role of social conformity and personal need for structure. European Journal of Personality, 23, 607-621.
- Kessler, T., & Cohrs, J. C. (2008). The evolution of authoritarian processes: Fostering cooperation in large-scale groups. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 12, 73-84.
- Krach, S., Cohrs, J. C., Cruz de Echeverría Loebell, N., Kircher, T., Sommer, J., Jansen, A., & Paulus, F. M. (2011). Your flaws are my pain: Linking empathy to vicarious embarrassment. PLOS One, 6 (4), e18675.
- Ullrich, J., & Cohrs, J. C. (2007). Terrorism salience increases system justification: Experimental evidence. Social Justice Research, 20, 117-139.
- White, M. P., & Cohrs, J. C., & Göritz, A. S. (in press). Dynamics of trust in medical decision making: An experimental investigation into underlying processes. Medical Decision Making.
- White, M. P., Cohrs, J. C., & Göritz, A. S. (2008). The police officer's terrorist dilemma: Trust resilience following fatal errors. European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 947-964.
Other Publications:
- Otten, S., & Cohrs, J. C. (2010). Nationalism/patriotism. In J. M. Levine & M. A. Hogg (Eds.), Encyclopedia of group processes and intergroup relations (pp. 591-595). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Courses Taught:
- Applying Political Psychology to Current Social Issues
- Identities and Intergroup Relations in Diverse Societies
- Introductory Psychology/Social Psychology
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J. Christopher Cohrs
School of Psychology
David Keir Building
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 2890 974547
Fax: +44 2890 975486
Skype Name: chriscohrs