Current Research Projects
Social Identities and Intergroup Relations
- Possible social and personal identities and their implications for behavioural intentions (Project leader: Nonhlanhla Masinga)
- Hostile media effect and intergroup polarisation (Project leader: Tilo Hartmann and Kitty Dumont)
- Stereotype threat in education (Project leader: Yirgalem Alemu)
Intergroup Emotions
- Humiliation as intergroup emotion and its implications for intergroup conflicts (Project leader: Anja Vorster)
Collective Action
- Social protests from the Relational Models Theory perspective (Project leader: Kitty Dumont, Sven Waldzus and Alan Fiske)
Leadership
- Leadership and corruption (Project leader: Nonhlanhla Khumalo)
- Leadership and Relational Models Theory (Project leader: Thandazile Mathabela)
Environmental Psychology
- Pro-environmental behaviour (Project leaders: Sarah Cilo and Eshetu Jilcha)
Health Psychology
- HIV/Aids prevalence from the Terror Management Theory perspective (Project leader: Vicky Malefo)
Completed Research Projects
Social Identities and Intergroup Relations
- Nonhlanhla Masinga (2016, MA). Possible Selves in Social Context.
- Sibusiso Maseko (2015, MA). The Impact of Social Change on Social Dominance Theory and Social Identity Theory.
Intergroup Emotions
- Buhlebenkosi B. Tshili (2018, MA). The implications of humiliation on acculturation and adaptation processes. (Distinction)
- Anja Vorster (2016, MA). Group-based Humiliation: Does it exist and what are the consequences? (Distinction)
- Linda Knoetze (2015, MA). Moderation function of intergroup status on the relationship between group-based guilt and reparation intentions. (Distinction)
- KAVIAR Project – Kammus Validity Investigation Across Different Regions. International Project initiated by Schubert, Zickfield, Seibt, Fiske and Blomster (University of Oslo, Norway). Local researchers: Kitty Dumont and Anja Vorster
Leadership
- International Research Project: Identity Management Across the Globe: Validating the Identity leadership Inventory (ILI). International Project initiated by Prof Rolf van Dick (University of Frankfurt, Germany) and Nik Steffens (University of Queensland, Australia). Local researchers: Kitty Dumont and Nonhlanhla Khumalo
- Nonhlanhla Khumalo (2017, MA). The Role of Identity Leadership in predicting Collective Action: A Social Identity Approach. (Distinction)
Academic Performance
- Sommer, M. (2014, PhD). Psychosocial factors predicting the adjustment and academic performance of university students.