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Carsten K. W. De Dreu

Carsten K. W. De Dreu

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
104
Citations
55657
World Ranking
510
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 2015 - Dr Hendrik Muller Prize, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Carsten K. W. De Dreu is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and psychology, with a marked focus on sociology and political science, safety research, cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

Their scholarly work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Key recent publications demonstrate a concentration on group dynamics, cooperation, and intergroup conflict. Selected papers include:

  • "Experimental Games and Social Decision Making," 2020, Annual Review of Psychology
  • "Within-group synchronization in the prefrontal cortex associates with intergroup conflict," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Group Cooperation, Carrying-Capacity Stress, and Intergroup Conflict," 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Prosociality as a foundation for intergroup conflict," 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • "Oxytocin has 'tend-and-defend' functionality in group conflict across social vertebrates," 2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Carsten K. W. De Dreu's work has appeared frequently in notable publication venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, often partnering with:

  • Jörg Gross
  • Angelo Romano
  • Michael Rojek-Giffin
  • Yina Ma
  • Andrea Fariña

Carsten K. W. De Dreu has also contributed to academic literature through book publication, including the upcoming work titled On Saints and Soldiers: Rethinking the Co-evolution of Group Cooperation and Conflict, to be published by University of Groningen Press in 2025.

The scientist has received notable recognition such as the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 2018 and the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Task versus relationship conflict, team performance, and team member satisfaction: A meta-analysis.

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Laurie R. Weingart

  • Work group diversity and group performance: an integrative model and research agenda.

    Daan van Knippenberg;Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Astrid C. Homan

  • A meta-analysis of 25 years of mood-creativity research: Hedonic tone, activation, or regulatory focus?

    Matthijs Baas;Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Bernard A. Nijstad

  • Minority dissent and team innovation:the importance of participation in decision making

    Carsten K.W. De Dreu;Michael A. West

  • The routinization of innovation research : A constructively critical review of the state-of-the-science

    Neil Anderson;Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Bernard A. Nijstad

  • The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Regulates Parochial Altruism in Intergroup Conflict Among Humans

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Lindred L. Greer;Michel J. J. Handgraaf;Shaul Shalvi

  • Hedonic tone and activation level in the mood-creativity link: toward a dual pathway to creativity model.

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Matthijs Baas;Bernard A. Nijstad

  • Ingroup favoritism in cooperation: : A meta-analysis

    Daniel Balliet;Junhui Wu;Carsten K. W. De Dreu

  • The Interpersonal Effects of Anger and Happiness in Negotiations

    Gerben A. van Kleef;Carsten K. De Dreu;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead

  • The dual pathway to creativity model: Creative ideation as a function of flexibility and persistence

    Bernard A. Nijstad;Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Eric F. Rietzschel;Matthijs Baas

  • When Too Little or Too Much Hurts: Evidence for a Curvilinear Relationship Between Task Conflict and Innovation in Teams

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu

  • Oxytocin promotes human ethnocentrism

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Lindred L. Greer;Gerben A. Van Kleef;Shaul Shalvi

  • Motivated Information Processing in Group Judgment and Decision Making

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Bernard A. Nijstad;Daan van Knippenberg

  • Bridging faultlines by valuing diversity: diversity beliefs, information elaboration, and performance in diverse work groups.

    Astrid C. Homan;Daan van Knippenberg;Gerben A. Van Kleef;Carsten K. W. De Dreu

  • Managing relationship conflict and the effectiveness of organizational teams

    Carsten K.W. De Dreu;Annelies E.M. Van Vianen

  • The interpersonal effects of emotions in negotiations: a motivated information processing approach

    Gerben A. van Kleef;Carsten K. W. de Dreu;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead

  • Cooperative outcome interdependence, task reflexivity, and team effectiveness: a motivated information processing perspective.

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu

  • A theory-based measure of conflict management strategies in the workplace

    Carsten K. W. De Dreu;Arne Evers;Bianca Beersma;Esther S. Kluwer

  • An interpersonal approach to emotion in social decision making: the emotions as social information model

    Gerben A. Van Kleef;Carsten K.W. De Dreu;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead

  • Justified ethicality: Observing desired counterfactuals modifies ethical perceptions and behavior

    Shaul Shalvi;Jason Dana;Michel J.J. Handgraaf;Carsten K.W. De Dreu

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard A. Nijstad
Bernard A. Nijstad University of Groningen
Gerben A. van Kleef
Gerben A. van Kleef University of Amsterdam
Shaul Shalvi
Shaul Shalvi University of Amsterdam
Astrid C. Homan
Astrid C. Homan University of Amsterdam
Mariska E. Kret
Mariska E. Kret Leiden University
Daan van Knippenberg
Daan van Knippenberg Rice University
Michele J. Gelfand
Michele J. Gelfand Stanford University
Evert Van de Vliert
Evert Van de Vliert University of Groningen
Eric van Dijk
Eric van Dijk Leiden University

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