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{"title":"From Groups to Individuals: How Identifiability Reduces Biased Meta-Perceptions and Polarization","authors":"Amy Bruck,&nbsp;Ilana Ritov","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70069","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Political polarization reflects not only people's attitudes toward rival groups but also their meta-perceptions—beliefs about how one's group is viewed by the opposing side. These second-order beliefs are often negatively biased and exaggerated (Lees and Cikara 2020), reinforcing mistrust and perceived division. The present research examined whether identifiability—considering a specific, individuated outgroup member rather than the group as a whole—may reduce bias in meta-perceptions by promoting more personalized representations of the outgroup. In Study 1 (Right- and Left-wing Jewish-Israeli participants, <i>N</i> = 317), participants evaluated either the political outgroup in general or a named outgroup voter (“Uri”). Those in the identifiability condition reported smaller perceived ideological gaps and less exaggerated meta-perceptions. In Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 165, preregistered), participants first imagined and described a typical outgroup member; identifiability again attenuated bias in meta-perceptions, particularly among right-wing participants. These findings suggest that considering identifiable outgroup members may reduce biased meta-perceptions by shifting from group-based to more personalized judgments in politically polarized contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 7","pages":"519-527"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Endured, but Not Valued? The Effects of Being Tolerated on Women's Team Engagement, Disidentification, and Organizational Behaviors","authors":"Kumar Yogeeswaran,&nbsp;Maykel Verkuyten,&nbsp;Anya Rivera,&nbsp;Levi Adelman","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70067","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Organizational and team disidentification—where members psychologically distance themselves from their workgroups—poses significant challenges for organizational success. In diverse teams and organizations, the way in which minority group members are treated by their teammates can have implications for team disidentification and other organizational outcomes. Across two experimental studies, we tested whether being tolerated, a begrudging acceptance where disapproval is combined with behavioral acceptance, leads to worse organizational outcomes than being fully accepted, but better organizational outcomes than being outright rejected. Using an adapted Cyberball paradigm, women interacted with a team of all men who accepted, tolerated, or rejected them. In Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 469), women who were tolerated reported higher levels of team disidentification—measured as detachment and perceived dissimilarity—compared to those who were accepted, but lower levels than those who were rejected. In a pre-registered Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 593), we replicated and extended these findings to key organizational outcomes by demonstrating that, relative to acceptance, being tolerated led to reduced team engagement, greater willingness to engage in counter-organizational behaviors, and increased public criticism of the team. However, relative to rejection, tolerance increased team engagement and reduced willingness to engage in counter-organizational behaviors and public criticism. Together, these results demonstrate that while tolerance may enable diverse groups to work together, being tolerated can have negative side-effects on team disidentification and related organizational outcomes relative to acceptance, although nonetheless far preferable to rejection and discrimination.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 7","pages":"509-518"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70067","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stereotypes and Discrimination Toward Weight Loss Injection Users","authors":"Philipp Sprengholz,&nbsp;Maike Klöckner","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70070","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide are increasingly prescribed for weight loss and prevention of obesity-related diseases. Although effective, users are likely to face stigma, as medication-based weight loss is often perceived as less legitimate than lifestyle changes. We investigated stereotypes and discrimination toward weight loss injection users through the lens of the Stereotype Content Model.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Across three quota-representative online studies with UK adults, we assessed perceptions of warmth and competence, behavioral discrimination, and potential explanatory mechanisms. Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 300) compared evaluations of four groups differing in weight status and weight loss methods. Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 301) experimentally manipulated weight loss method (injections vs. diet and exercise) and tested the roles of fairness and healthiness perceptions, as well as behavioral discrimination using a dictator game. Study 3 (<i>N</i> = 201) evaluated whether communicating the fairness and healthiness of injections could improve user evaluations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Weight loss injection users were perceived as more competent than individuals with overweight, but less warm and competent than normal-weight people or those losing weight through diet and exercise. Discrimination manifested behaviorally, with participants allocating less money to injection users. Fairness perceptions predicted warmth, while healthiness perceptions predicted competence. Importantly, providing corrective information about the fairness and healthiness of injections enhanced warmth and competence ratings and reduced discriminatory behavior.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Weight loss injection users are subject to stereotype-driven stigma that may pose barriers to treatment uptake. Targeted communication addressing fairness and health concerns can reduce stigma and support broader adoption of the medications.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 7","pages":"528-537"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Psychology of Museum Experiences: A Field Study of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being","authors":"Marta Šveb Dragija,&nbsp;Martijn van Zomeren,&nbsp;Nina Hansen","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Museums are increasingly perceived as spaces where visitors' experience extends to their well-being, functioning as potential well-being generators. However, little is known about whether museums can foster different types of well-being (i.e., hedonic and eudaimonic), which psychological processes are involved, and how visitors' pre-visit factors shape these outcomes. To answer these questions, we conducted a pre/post-visit field study to examine the experiences of 386 visitors across a hedonically designed (Museum of Chocolate) and a eudaimonically designed museum (Museum of Broken Relationships). Results showed that the hedonically designed museum elicited greater hedonic well-being than the eudaimonically designed museum, while both museums equally fostered eudaimonic well-being. Furthermore, the hedonically designed museum evoked predominantly positive emotions and more hedonic behavior, whereas the eudaimonically designed museum elicited a mix of positive and negative emotions and more eudaimonic behavior. Moreover, visitors who entered either museum with higher expectations and higher pre-visit well-being reported higher post-visit well-being. We discuss how these novel findings fit with the idea of museums as well-being generators, highlight the role that pre-visit well-being and expectations play in shaping well-being during and after the visit, and discuss practical implications for museum design.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 7","pages":"497-508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70066","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148343172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bridging the Divide: How Relationship-Focused Leadership Shapes Creativity in Teams Experiencing Subgrouping","authors":"Christoph Reinert,&nbsp;Claudia Buengeler,&nbsp;Astrid C. Homan","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70065","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Team creativity is central to organizational success and relies on the open exchange and integration of diverse ideas, a process known as information elaboration. Yet, the differences members naturally bring to their team can sometimes impair effective team functioning and hinder creativity. Specifically, subgrouping can undermine information elaboration, thereby limiting team creativity. Team leaders have an important role in managing team functioning and are well-positioned to counteract subgrouping effects. Building on the functional leadership perspective, we argue that relationship-focused leadership better helps teams with higher subgrouping than task-focused leadership to strengthen team identification, thereby fostering information elaboration and enhancing team creativity. To test this prediction, we conducted an experimental laboratory study with <i>N</i> = 103 teams performing a creativity task in an immersive escape room, assessing in-game indicators of subgrouping (higher vs. lower) and manipulating leadership behavior (relationship-focused vs. task-focused). Results of hierarchical regression analyses support our predictions, showing that teams with higher subgrouping benefitted from relationship-focused (as compared to task-focused) leadership through increased identification and subsequent information elaboration, which in turn positively related to creativity. We discuss these findings and their implications for theorizing and for the practice of managing subgrouping and leading diverse teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 6","pages":"475-492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148108883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"It's Not What You Say, But How (Fast) You Say It: Interpersonal Power and Adaptability at Work","authors":"Phebe Driebergen,&nbsp;Marianne Schmid Mast","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adaptability is frequently discussed in terms of adjusting to changing environments or situations; however, the capacity to adapt one's social interaction behavior, known as behavioral adaptability (BA), in response to different partners may be equally critical for success in social, organizational, and leadership contexts. In two online experiments (aggregated <i>N</i> = 662), participants were randomly assigned to low-, equal-, or high-power conditions and interacted with targets who spoke either quickly or slowly. We measured speech tempo (articulation rate) convergence as a proxy for BA. Mixed-effects modeling revealed no main effect of power on BA. However, a significant interaction was found, indicating that low-power participants adapted more toward fast-speaking targets compared to those in equal or high-power positions. A post-hoc study showed that fast speech signals higher status and rank, potentially explaining the selective adaptability of individuals with low power. Our findings show the role of power dynamics, rank, and nonverbal cues in social interactions, advancing research on interpersonal communication behavior in hierarchical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 6","pages":"430-442"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148108357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Underestimation of Others' Attitudes Toward AI: Implications for AI Adoption","authors":"Rongmian Huo,&nbsp;Shasha Yang,&nbsp;Cai Dong,&nbsp;Sijing Chen","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adopting a social norms perspective, this research examines how individuals' perceptions of others' attitudes toward AI shape their own willingness to adopt AI. Across an online survey (<i>N</i> = 309), three laboratory experiments (Study 2: <i>N</i> = 261; Study 3a: <i>N</i> = 247; Study 3b: <i>N</i> = 253), and a single-paper meta-analysis, individuals were found to consistently underestimate others' positive attitudes toward AI. This systematic underestimation, in turn, reduced their intentions to adopt AI, yielding medium-sized effects. Moreover, this relationship was partially mediated by outcome efficacy and perceived risk across multiple contexts. Theoretically, the findings highlight normative misperception as a key social mechanism in AI adoption. Empirically, they suggest that correcting biased social perceptions may promote AI acceptance via social-norm-based interventions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 6","pages":"443-456"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148117814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When Will People Engage in Perspective-Taking? The Role of Stereotyped Perceptions and Dissimilarity Threat","authors":"Eliana Kasichon Buonaiuto,&nbsp;Emma F. Thomas,&nbsp;Mariette Berndsen","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Perspective-taking is a popular method for reducing prejudice in research and practice, but it can elicit reactance and exacerbate hostility. Why do we observe such varied responses when people are invited to engage in perspective-taking for marginalised outgroups? We suggest that people do not enter experimental settings as blank slates, and the literature has little considered how existing (a priori) perceptions of specific social groups may impact motivation to engage in perspective-taking. Two cross-sectional studies examine how perceptions of the target group and threat relate to willingness and ability to engage in perspective-taking. In Study 1 (<i>N</i> = 213), we found that group perceptions (i.e., warmth, competence, and morality), and threat (dissimilarity, realistic, and symbolic threats) were the primary predictors of willingness and ability to engage in perspective-taking. Study 2 (<i>N</i> = 886) used multigroup structural equation modelling to demonstrate that perceptions of warmth, competence, and morality were associated with lower levels of dissimilarity, symbolic, and realistic threat. In turn, heightened dissimilarity threat was negatively associated with willingness and ability to perspective-take, whereas increased symbolic threat was positively associated with ability to perspective-take. Findings suggest that the way people perceive groups, and the related feelings of threat, are associated with (dis)engagement in perspective-taking. The results highlight key considerations for the application of this popular prejudice-reduction strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 6","pages":"409-429"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148117815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring Experienced and Anticipated Regret Regulation: Development and Validation of the Regret Regulation Scale (RRS)","authors":"Béatrice Degraeve,&nbsp;Marianne Habib","doi":"10.1111/jasp.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Regret is a highly aversive emotion that people attempt to regulate both before and after making decisions. The present research introduces the Regret Regulation Scale (RRS), a self-report instrument assessing the dispositional tendency to prevent anticipated regret and to manage experienced regret. Across three studies, the scale's development, reliability, and validity were examined. Exploratory factor analyses identified a six-factor structure for the Regret Anticipation and Prevention subscale and a five-factor structure for the Experienced Regret Regulation subscale, together explaining a substantial portion of variance. Confirmatory factor analyses in an independent sample supported these structures, yielding satisfactory fit indices. The RRS demonstrated good internal consistency, temporal stability over 4 weeks, and appropriate convergent and discriminant validity through correlations with measures of regret, maximization, life satisfaction, cognitive emotion regulation, counterfactual thinking, and affective well-being (depression and trait anxiety). Findings indicate that the RRS is a reliable and valid multidimensional tool to assess strategies individuals use to regulate anticipated and experienced regret. It contributes to a deeper understanding of regret's role in decision-making and emotional well-being and has potential applications for research and clinical practice aimed at enhancing adaptive regulation strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48404,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Social Psychology","volume":"56 6","pages":"457-474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jasp.70064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148131769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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