Anna-Maria Mayer
Biographic Data
| ID | 903983 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna-Maria Mayer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna-Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayer |
| SIGNATURE | MAYER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8562-5418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Processes and Contents: An Intensive Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Approach for Capturing Everyday Identity Formation
Understanding identity requires capturing not only how strongly individuals endorse aspects of their identity but also what those mean and how they are expressed in everyday contexts. To address this methodological challenge, we introduce an intensive longitudinal mixed-methods design integrating daily quantitative with qualitative identity elements. We illustrate the design within research on civic identity. German adolescents and young adults (…
European Identity in Youth: Longitudinal Dynamics and the Role of School Experiences
INTRODUCTION: For young people in Europe, European identity can serve as an important source of solidarity and belonging, especially in times of growing societal polarization. This study investigates European identity development during adolescence with two aims: (1) to identify European identity profiles, their associations with civic and solidarity-related attitudes, and profile changes over time; and (2) to examine the role of school-based exp…
Young Europeans – The Interplay between Short- and Medium-Term Development of European Identification Across Adolescence
Identification with the European group bears important implications for adjustment, intergroup processes, and civic participation. However, little is known about its development across different time scales in adolescence. The current study examined short- and medium-term developmental trajectories of European identification across two age cohorts separately and conjointly. Participants were 1552 Italian adolescents ( M age = 15.69, SD age = 1.22…
What does it mean to be European? How identity content shapes adolescent's views towards immigrants and support for the EU
Adolescents support Eurosceptic and far‐right movements more and more. Since adolescents' years are a formative period for political orientations, it is important to promote a shared sense of belonging together among Europeans to counteract these tendencies. This could be achieved by fostering a European identity, however, only if its content is civically defined. We examined adolescents' understandings of being European, and how they relate to i…
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between perceived teacher-based racial–ethnic discrimination and student well-being and academic outcomes
Becoming European: Mid- and Short-Term Development of a European Identity Among Adolescents
European identity formation is a component of political identity and linked to the support of European institutions and values. To understand how it develops, we examined three processes of identity formation (commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment) on a short- and mid-term time scale, and their interrelations. A total of 371 German adolescents (Mage = 14.24, SDage = 0.55, 60.37% females) participated in a longitudina…
Who is We: Capturing Social Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches
The concept of social identity presents a significant challenge when attempting to capture the multifaceted meanings associated with it. A pertinent example of this complexity can be observed in the investigation of the underlying significance of European identity. Past quantitative research on social identity has largely focused on the extent to which individuals identify with Europe, and only in a limited way on the meaning and content of that …
What is in the news today? How media‐related affect shapes adolescents' stance towards the EU
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is regarded as a formative period for political development. One important developmental context is media. Negatively perceived political media content can foster populistic attitudes, which in turn decreases support of political institutions, such as the European Union (EU). As media valence effects are short-lived, this study examined intra-individual associations of media valence with European identity commitment and …
Cool! Bikini and lingerie instead of Burka!” – the discursive representation of Muslim women in Austrian women’s magazines
Within “Western” controversies, the headscarf is stylised as a symbol of “oppression” and “backwardness” while “unveiling” is simultaneously associated with “self-determination” and “modernity”. As object of a critical discourse analysis, this dichotomisation was also found in Austrian women’s magazines; “the veiled” Muslim woman was constructed as “traditional” and appeared mostly as an “object” of speech. “The unveiled” woman, however, was more…
Who is We: Capturing Social Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches
The concept of social identity presents a significant challenge when attempting to capture the multifaceted meanings associated with it. A pertinent example of this complexity can be observed in the investigation of the underlying significance of European identity. Past quantitative research on social identity has largely focused on the extent to which individuals identify with Europe, and only in a limited way on the meaning and content of that …
Cool! Bikini and lingerie instead of Burka!” – the discursive representation of Muslim women in Austrian women’s magazines
Within “Western” controversies, the headscarf is stylised as a symbol of “oppression” and “backwardness” while “unveiling” is simultaneously associated with “self-determination” and “modernity”. As object of a critical discourse analysis, this dichotomisation was also found in Austrian women’s magazines; “the veiled” Muslim woman was constructed as “traditional” and appeared mostly as an “object” of speech. “The unveiled” woman, however, was more…
What does it mean to be European? How identity content shapes adolescent's views towards immigrants and support for the EU
Adolescents support Eurosceptic and far‐right movements more and more. Since adolescents' years are a formative period for political orientations, it is important to promote a shared sense of belonging together among Europeans to counteract these tendencies. This could be achieved by fostering a European identity, however, only if its content is civically defined. We examined adolescents' understandings of being European, and how they relate to i…
Becoming European: Mid- and Short-Term Development of a European Identity Among Adolescents
European identity formation is a component of political identity and linked to the support of European institutions and values. To understand how it develops, we examined three processes of identity formation (commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment) on a short- and mid-term time scale, and their interrelations. A total of 371 German adolescents (Mage = 14.24, SDage = 0.55, 60.37% females) participated in a longitudina…
Cool! Bikini and lingerie instead of Burka!” – the discursive representation of Muslim women in Austrian women’s magazines
Within “Western” controversies, the headscarf is stylised as a symbol of “oppression” and “backwardness” while “unveiling” is simultaneously associated with “self-determination” and “modernity”. As object of a critical discourse analysis, this dichotomisation was also found in Austrian women’s magazines; “the veiled” Muslim woman was constructed as “traditional” and appeared mostly as an “object” of speech. “The unveiled” woman, however, was more…
What is in the news today? How media‐related affect shapes adolescents' stance towards the EU
INTRODUCTION: Adolescence is regarded as a formative period for political development. One important developmental context is media. Negatively perceived political media content can foster populistic attitudes, which in turn decreases support of political institutions, such as the European Union (EU). As media valence effects are short-lived, this study examined intra-individual associations of media valence with European identity commitment and …
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between perceived teacher-based racial–ethnic discrimination and student well-being and academic outcomes
Becoming European: Mid- and Short-Term Development of a European Identity Among Adolescents
European identity formation is a component of political identity and linked to the support of European institutions and values. To understand how it develops, we examined three processes of identity formation (commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment) on a short- and mid-term time scale, and their interrelations. A total of 371 German adolescents (Mage = 14.24, SDage = 0.55, 60.37% females) participated in a longitudina…
Who is We: Capturing Social Identity Content by Integrating Qualitative Methods in Survey-Based Approaches
The concept of social identity presents a significant challenge when attempting to capture the multifaceted meanings associated with it. A pertinent example of this complexity can be observed in the investigation of the underlying significance of European identity. Past quantitative research on social identity has largely focused on the extent to which individuals identify with Europe, and only in a limited way on the meaning and content of that …
What does it mean to be European? How identity content shapes adolescent's views towards immigrants and support for the EU
Adolescents support Eurosceptic and far‐right movements more and more. Since adolescents' years are a formative period for political orientations, it is important to promote a shared sense of belonging together among Europeans to counteract these tendencies. This could be achieved by fostering a European identity, however, only if its content is civically defined. We examined adolescents' understandings of being European, and how they relate to i…
Processes and Contents: An Intensive Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Approach for Capturing Everyday Identity Formation
Understanding identity requires capturing not only how strongly individuals endorse aspects of their identity but also what those mean and how they are expressed in everyday contexts. To address this methodological challenge, we introduce an intensive longitudinal mixed-methods design integrating daily quantitative with qualitative identity elements. We illustrate the design within research on civic identity. German adolescents and young adults (…
European Identity in Youth: Longitudinal Dynamics and the Role of School Experiences
INTRODUCTION: For young people in Europe, European identity can serve as an important source of solidarity and belonging, especially in times of growing societal polarization. This study investigates European identity development during adolescence with two aims: (1) to identify European identity profiles, their associations with civic and solidarity-related attitudes, and profile changes over time; and (2) to examine the role of school-based exp…
Young Europeans – The Interplay between Short- and Medium-Term Development of European Identification Across Adolescence
Identification with the European group bears important implications for adjustment, intergroup processes, and civic participation. However, little is known about its development across different time scales in adolescence. The current study examined short- and medium-term developmental trajectories of European identification across two age cohorts separately and conjointly. Participants were 1552 Italian adolescents ( M age = 15.69, SD age = 1.22…
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Identity (music (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (3 works) · Content (measure theory (2 works)