Agency through the we: Group-based control theory

I Fritsche - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
How do people maintain a sense of control when they realize the noncontingencies in their
personal life and their strong interdependence with other people? Why do individuals …

Social agents? A systematic review of social identity formalizations

G Scholz, N Wijermans, R Paolillo… - …, 2023 - portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk
Simulating collective decision-making and behaviour is at the heart of many agent-based
models (ABMs). However, the representation of social context and its influence on an …

Team identification relates to lower burnout—Emotional and instrumental support as two different social cure mechanisms

SB Frenzel, NM Junker, JA Häusser… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Team identification is associated with less exhaustion and disengagement through more
social support and higher collective self‐efficacy. However, previous studies did not …

It's getting dark, but we will see: Gaining collective momentum in face of existential environmental threat

I Fritsche - Global Environmental Psychology, 2024 - gep.psychopen.eu
Collective action to protect the environment is increasingly moving into the focus of
environmental psychology. Also policy makers are well-advised to consider the dynamics of …

Reminders of an agentic ingroup buffer disease uncontrollability

S Relke, I Fritsche, T Masson… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic illness has negative impacts beyond those on physical health. In particular,
because it is often experienced as uncontrollable, chronic illness might reduce people's …

When will we join the road blockade?(non) conformity to radical climate protest norms under salient threat to personal control.

FM Hess, T Masson, I Fritsche - Motivation Science, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Radical climate protest action has emerged in recent years, partially eliciting strong negative
responses in the public (eg, toward road blocking). When do people support radical climate …

How group life makes personal agency possible

KH Greenaway - 2024 - europepmc.org
An uncharitable view of social groups is of autonomy-sap** collectives that stymie
personal expression, impose rigid social norms and roles, and force individuals to act in line …

Make it through tough times as a group: on the importance of collective predictors of protection behavior and policy acceptance of mitigation measures during the …

A Hoppe, A Becker, I Fritsche, J Lautenbacher - Social Influence, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
During crises like a pandemic, citizens must adapt to disruptive policies. We challenge the
view that policy support depends mainly on personal costs and benefits (eg, health threats) …

Radikale in Not? Unbefriedigte soziale und psychologische Bedürfnisse als Motivatoren gruppenbasierter Radikalisierung

FM Hess, I Fritsche - Gesellschaftliche Ausgangsbedingungen für …, 2023 - Springer
Unabhängig von der Frage nach der Legitimität von Radikalisierung stellt der so
bezeichnete Prozess aus psychologischer Perspektive eine zunehmende Gefährdung des …

Change, yes 'we'can: The Control Restoring Function of Protesting For (Ingroup) and Against (Outgroup) Change

J Lautenbacher, I Fritsche, W Eckert, TM Hoke - 2023 - osf.io
Abstract Compensatory Control Theory suggests that people develop a desire for order and
structure when their personal control is threatened. Accordingly, perceived control threat …