Winnifred R Louis
Biographic Data
| ID | 88108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Winnifred R Louis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Winnifred R |
| FAMILY NAME | Louis |
| SIGNATURE | LOUIS W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 181 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Intergroup Conflict Over Climate Change: Problems and Solutions
Global progress in combatting climate change is being slowed by intergroup conflict and tribalism. Addressing the intergroup tensions of today is a pre‐requisite for avoiding violent intergroup tensions in the future, tensions that may threaten societal structures we currently take for granted. This paper highlights five sources of intergroup conflict that compromise humans’ ability to effectively and swiftly respond to climate change: political …
Something Bigger Than Myself: Participation in the Traslación Mediates the Link between Religious Identity and Well-Being
Predicting online privacy protection for Facebook users with an extended theory of planned behavior
The current research uses an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to predict Facebook users' (N = 376) intentions to protect their privacy online. It aims to replicate and extend Saeri et al. (2014) who found partial support for an extended TPB model that included descriptive norms, perceived risk, and trust. Facebook users completed an online questionnaire assessing attitudes, norms (subjective and group), perceived behavioral control…
Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sampl…
A systematic review of the outcomes of sustained environmental collective action
Mobilise: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges
The past decade has witnessed rapid growth in popular protest, alongside an upsurge in research on collective action. The proliferation of research has been both productive and fragmenting: We have an excellent understanding of the many factors that shape participation in collective action, but we lack a framework that explains how these factors fit together. TheModel of Belonging, Individual differences, Life experience and Interaction Sustainin…
Rising tides and dirty coal
With more than 10,000 islands scattered over 800,000 square kilometers, Oceania is a region of geographic and environmental extremes. From the white sand atolls in the Marshall Islands to the red dirt of the Australian arid lands, this continent is also on the forefront of experiencing the effects of our global environmental crisis. Rising tides, extreme weather, desertification, biodiversity loss, and waste threaten communities and ecosystems ac…
The Psychology of Effective Activism
This Element reviews the social psychology of effective collective action, highlighting the importance of considering activists' goals, timeframes, and psychological perspectives in seeking to conceptualise this construct. A novel framework 'ABIASCA' maps effectiveness in relation to activists' goals for mobilisation and change (Awareness raising; Building sympathy; turning sympathy into Intentions; turning intentions into Actions; Sustaining gro…
Bringing together humanistic and intergroup perspectives to build a model of internalisation of normative social harmdoing
This article introduces a model of the internalisation of normative social harmdoing: the MINSOH. This model seeks to explain how group members internalise harmful social norms such that they personally endorse their groups' normative actions. To this aim, the MINSOH integrates two divergent yet complementary theoretical perspectives: self‐determination theory and the social identity approach. These perspectives differ in their basic assumptions …
Identity centrality moderates the relationship between acceptance of group‐based stressors and well‐being
Two two‐wave studies were used to examine the proposition that identity centrality enhances the effectiveness of stressor acceptance in the face of group‐based stressors. Study 1 was conducted in newly commencing psychology students ( N = 154). Stressor intensity, psychology student identity centrality, and attempted stressor acceptance were measured at two‐time points over 6‐weeks. Study 2 was conducted in a group of early to late career veterin…
You did, so you can and you will: Self-efficacy as a mediator of spillover from easy to more difficult pro-environmental behaviour
The “Activist Identity” and Activism across Domains: A Multiple Identities Analysis
Two correlational studies of activists examined the association between belonging to community organizations or groups and sustained activism within a particular domain. In Study 1 ( N = 45) larger activist networks, controlling for activist identification and greater political knowledge, were associated with stronger activism intentions. In Study 2 ( N = 155), larger Time 1 peace activism social networks were associated with more Time 2 peace ac…
Acting in Solidarity: Cross‐Group Contact between Disadvantaged Group Members and Advantaged Group Allies
The actions of advantaged group activists (sometimes called “allies”) are admirable, and they likely make meaningful contributions to the movements they support. However, a nuanced understanding of the role of advantaged group allies must also consider the potential challenges of their participation. Both in their everyday lives and during their activist work, advantaged group allies are especially likely to have direct contact with disadvantaged…
The Impact of Unpunished Hate Crimes: When Derogating the Victim Extends into Derogating the Group
Loss of control stimulates approach motivation
Awareness of Common Humanity Reduces Empathy and Heightens Expectations of Forgiveness for Temporally Distant Wrongdoing
The present research identified why and under what conditions perpetrator groups expect forgiveness from victims when focused on common humanity. In Experiment 1 ( N = 41), thinking about victims as fellow humans increased expectations of forgiveness among perpetrator group members. Experiment 2 ( N = 74) revealed the important role of subjective temporal distance in qualifying the effect of appealing to common humanity. Forgiveness expectations …
Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion
In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified: (1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale; (2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures; (3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the poss…
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction." Australian Psychologist, 45(1), pp. 2–3
Speaking Out on Immigration Policy in Australia: Identity Threat and the Interplay of Own Opinion and Public Opinion
This article presents a survey of 667 Australian voters examining support for a new conservative social movement in relation to attitudes toward Asian immigration, involvement in an evolving anti-immigration debate, and willingness to speak out politically. Supporters of the new conservatives were motivated to get involved and speak out by perceived threat to White Australians, as well as the perception of a favorable normative climate. In contra…
Terrorism and Torture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Terrorism and torture are twin evils that have dominated news headlines - particularly since the horrifying events of 9/11. In this thought-provoking volume, scholars from a diverse range of disciplines examine the complex motivational and situational factors contributing to terrorist acts and state-sponsored torture, and the potential linkage between those two heinous human behaviors. They also consider the strategies that might reduce the threa…
Collective Action—and Then What
Two aspects of the social psychology of collective action are of particular interest to social movement organizers and activists: how to motivate people to engage in collective action, and how to use collective action to create social change. The second question remains almost untouched within social psychology. The present article delineates research from political science and sociology concerning variables that moderate the effectiveness of col…
Theory of planned behaviour, identity and intentions to engage in environmental activism
Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers
A social identity framework was employed to understand why people support the exclusionary treatment of refugee claimants (‘asylum seekers’) in Australia. Over and above individual difference effects of social dominance orientation and individuals' instrumental threat perceptions, insecure intergroup relations between citizens and asylum seekers were proposed to motivate exclusionary attitudes and behaviour. In addition, perceived procedural and …
Acting in Solidarity: Cross‐Group Contact between Disadvantaged Group Members and Advantaged Group Allies
The actions of advantaged group activists (sometimes called “allies”) are admirable, and they likely make meaningful contributions to the movements they support. However, a nuanced understanding of the role of advantaged group allies must also consider the potential challenges of their participation. Both in their everyday lives and during their activist work, advantaged group allies are especially likely to have direct contact with disadvantaged…
Mobilise: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges
The past decade has witnessed rapid growth in popular protest, alongside an upsurge in research on collective action. The proliferation of research has been both productive and fragmenting: We have an excellent understanding of the many factors that shape participation in collective action, but we lack a framework that explains how these factors fit together. TheModel of Belonging, Individual differences, Life experience and Interaction Sustainin…
Collective Action—and Then What
Two aspects of the social psychology of collective action are of particular interest to social movement organizers and activists: how to motivate people to engage in collective action, and how to use collective action to create social change. The second question remains almost untouched within social psychology. The present article delineates research from political science and sociology concerning variables that moderate the effectiveness of col…
Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers
A social identity framework was employed to understand why people support the exclusionary treatment of refugee claimants (‘asylum seekers’) in Australia. Over and above individual difference effects of social dominance orientation and individuals' instrumental threat perceptions, insecure intergroup relations between citizens and asylum seekers were proposed to motivate exclusionary attitudes and behaviour. In addition, perceived procedural and …
The “Activist Identity” and Activism across Domains: A Multiple Identities Analysis
Two correlational studies of activists examined the association between belonging to community organizations or groups and sustained activism within a particular domain. In Study 1 ( N = 45) larger activist networks, controlling for activist identification and greater political knowledge, were associated with stronger activism intentions. In Study 2 ( N = 155), larger Time 1 peace activism social networks were associated with more Time 2 peace ac…
Speaking Out on Immigration Policy in Australia: Identity Threat and the Interplay of Own Opinion and Public Opinion
This article presents a survey of 667 Australian voters examining support for a new conservative social movement in relation to attitudes toward Asian immigration, involvement in an evolving anti-immigration debate, and willingness to speak out politically. Supporters of the new conservatives were motivated to get involved and speak out by perceived threat to White Australians, as well as the perception of a favorable normative climate. In contra…
Loss of control stimulates approach motivation
Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion
In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified: (1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale; (2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures; (3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the poss…
Intergroup Conflict Over Climate Change: Problems and Solutions
Global progress in combatting climate change is being slowed by intergroup conflict and tribalism. Addressing the intergroup tensions of today is a pre‐requisite for avoiding violent intergroup tensions in the future, tensions that may threaten societal structures we currently take for granted. This paper highlights five sources of intergroup conflict that compromise humans’ ability to effectively and swiftly respond to climate change: political …
The Impact of Unpunished Hate Crimes: When Derogating the Victim Extends into Derogating the Group
Predicting online privacy protection for Facebook users with an extended theory of planned behavior
The current research uses an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to predict Facebook users' (N = 376) intentions to protect their privacy online. It aims to replicate and extend Saeri et al. (2014) who found partial support for an extended TPB model that included descriptive norms, perceived risk, and trust. Facebook users completed an online questionnaire assessing attitudes, norms (subjective and group), perceived behavioral control…
Bringing together humanistic and intergroup perspectives to build a model of internalisation of normative social harmdoing
This article introduces a model of the internalisation of normative social harmdoing: the MINSOH. This model seeks to explain how group members internalise harmful social norms such that they personally endorse their groups' normative actions. To this aim, the MINSOH integrates two divergent yet complementary theoretical perspectives: self‐determination theory and the social identity approach. These perspectives differ in their basic assumptions …
Identity centrality moderates the relationship between acceptance of group‐based stressors and well‐being
Two two‐wave studies were used to examine the proposition that identity centrality enhances the effectiveness of stressor acceptance in the face of group‐based stressors. Study 1 was conducted in newly commencing psychology students ( N = 154). Stressor intensity, psychology student identity centrality, and attempted stressor acceptance were measured at two‐time points over 6‐weeks. Study 2 was conducted in a group of early to late career veterin…
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction." Australian Psychologist, 45(1), pp. 2–3
Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers
A social identity framework was employed to understand why people support the exclusionary treatment of refugee claimants (‘asylum seekers’) in Australia. Over and above individual difference effects of social dominance orientation and individuals' instrumental threat perceptions, insecure intergroup relations between citizens and asylum seekers were proposed to motivate exclusionary attitudes and behaviour. In addition, perceived procedural and …
Theory of planned behaviour, identity and intentions to engage in environmental activism
Terrorism and Torture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Terrorism and torture are twin evils that have dominated news headlines - particularly since the horrifying events of 9/11. In this thought-provoking volume, scholars from a diverse range of disciplines examine the complex motivational and situational factors contributing to terrorist acts and state-sponsored torture, and the potential linkage between those two heinous human behaviors. They also consider the strategies that might reduce the threa…
Collective Action—and Then What
Two aspects of the social psychology of collective action are of particular interest to social movement organizers and activists: how to motivate people to engage in collective action, and how to use collective action to create social change. The second question remains almost untouched within social psychology. The present article delineates research from political science and sociology concerning variables that moderate the effectiveness of col…
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction
Introduction to the Australian Psychologist special section on Poverty and Poverty Reduction." Australian Psychologist, 45(1), pp. 2–3
Speaking Out on Immigration Policy in Australia: Identity Threat and the Interplay of Own Opinion and Public Opinion
This article presents a survey of 667 Australian voters examining support for a new conservative social movement in relation to attitudes toward Asian immigration, involvement in an evolving anti-immigration debate, and willingness to speak out politically. Supporters of the new conservatives were motivated to get involved and speak out by perceived threat to White Australians, as well as the perception of a favorable normative climate. In contra…
Religion, Prejudice, and Authoritarianism: Is RWA a Boon or Bane to the Psychology of Religion
In research on religiosity and prejudice, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) has been studied alongside variables such as fundamentalism and orthodoxy. Four concerns regarding research on the relationship between RWA and religiosity are identified: (1) the overlap of religiosity and prejudice within the RWA scale; (2) the inflation of relationships by correlating part-whole measures; (3) covariation in the extremes of the construct hiding the poss…
Awareness of Common Humanity Reduces Empathy and Heightens Expectations of Forgiveness for Temporally Distant Wrongdoing
The present research identified why and under what conditions perpetrator groups expect forgiveness from victims when focused on common humanity. In Experiment 1 ( N = 41), thinking about victims as fellow humans increased expectations of forgiveness among perpetrator group members. Experiment 2 ( N = 74) revealed the important role of subjective temporal distance in qualifying the effect of appealing to common humanity. Forgiveness expectations …
Loss of control stimulates approach motivation
You did, so you can and you will: Self-efficacy as a mediator of spillover from easy to more difficult pro-environmental behaviour
The “Activist Identity” and Activism across Domains: A Multiple Identities Analysis
Two correlational studies of activists examined the association between belonging to community organizations or groups and sustained activism within a particular domain. In Study 1 ( N = 45) larger activist networks, controlling for activist identification and greater political knowledge, were associated with stronger activism intentions. In Study 2 ( N = 155), larger Time 1 peace activism social networks were associated with more Time 2 peace ac…
Acting in Solidarity: Cross‐Group Contact between Disadvantaged Group Members and Advantaged Group Allies
The actions of advantaged group activists (sometimes called “allies”) are admirable, and they likely make meaningful contributions to the movements they support. However, a nuanced understanding of the role of advantaged group allies must also consider the potential challenges of their participation. Both in their everyday lives and during their activist work, advantaged group allies are especially likely to have direct contact with disadvantaged…
The Impact of Unpunished Hate Crimes: When Derogating the Victim Extends into Derogating the Group
Identity centrality moderates the relationship between acceptance of group‐based stressors and well‐being
Two two‐wave studies were used to examine the proposition that identity centrality enhances the effectiveness of stressor acceptance in the face of group‐based stressors. Study 1 was conducted in newly commencing psychology students ( N = 154). Stressor intensity, psychology student identity centrality, and attempted stressor acceptance were measured at two‐time points over 6‐weeks. Study 2 was conducted in a group of early to late career veterin…
Bringing together humanistic and intergroup perspectives to build a model of internalisation of normative social harmdoing
This article introduces a model of the internalisation of normative social harmdoing: the MINSOH. This model seeks to explain how group members internalise harmful social norms such that they personally endorse their groups' normative actions. To this aim, the MINSOH integrates two divergent yet complementary theoretical perspectives: self‐determination theory and the social identity approach. These perspectives differ in their basic assumptions …
Rising tides and dirty coal
With more than 10,000 islands scattered over 800,000 square kilometers, Oceania is a region of geographic and environmental extremes. From the white sand atolls in the Marshall Islands to the red dirt of the Australian arid lands, this continent is also on the forefront of experiencing the effects of our global environmental crisis. Rising tides, extreme weather, desertification, biodiversity loss, and waste threaten communities and ecosystems ac…
The Psychology of Effective Activism
This Element reviews the social psychology of effective collective action, highlighting the importance of considering activists' goals, timeframes, and psychological perspectives in seeking to conceptualise this construct. A novel framework 'ABIASCA' maps effectiveness in relation to activists' goals for mobilisation and change (Awareness raising; Building sympathy; turning sympathy into Intentions; turning intentions into Actions; Sustaining gro…
A systematic review of the outcomes of sustained environmental collective action
Mobilise: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges
The past decade has witnessed rapid growth in popular protest, alongside an upsurge in research on collective action. The proliferation of research has been both productive and fragmenting: We have an excellent understanding of the many factors that shape participation in collective action, but we lack a framework that explains how these factors fit together. TheModel of Belonging, Individual differences, Life experience and Interaction Sustainin…
Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sampl…
Something Bigger Than Myself: Participation in the Traslación Mediates the Link between Religious Identity and Well-Being
Predicting online privacy protection for Facebook users with an extended theory of planned behavior
The current research uses an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to predict Facebook users' (N = 376) intentions to protect their privacy online. It aims to replicate and extend Saeri et al. (2014) who found partial support for an extended TPB model that included descriptive norms, perceived risk, and trust. Facebook users completed an online questionnaire assessing attitudes, norms (subjective and group), perceived behavioral control…
Intergroup Conflict Over Climate Change: Problems and Solutions
Global progress in combatting climate change is being slowed by intergroup conflict and tribalism. Addressing the intergroup tensions of today is a pre‐requisite for avoiding violent intergroup tensions in the future, tensions that may threaten societal structures we currently take for granted. This paper highlights five sources of intergroup conflict that compromise humans’ ability to effectively and swiftly respond to climate change: political …
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