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Colette van Laar

Colette van Laar

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Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
9866
World Ranking
6623
National Ranking
90

Overview

Colette van Laar is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has produced extensive research within the social sciences, particularly focusing on sociology, political science, gender studies, and social psychology. Their scholarly output includes 89 publications in these fields, emphasizing topics such as social and intergroup psychology, gender diversity and inequality, and work-family balance challenges.

Their recent papers include:

  • A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change (2020, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • Distancing from a stigmatized social identity: State of the art and future research agenda on self-group distancing (2020, European Journal of Social Psychology)
  • Country-level and individual-level predictors of men's support for gender equality in 42 countries (2020, European Journal of Social Psychology)
  • Implicit racism, colour blindness, and narrow definitions of discrimination: Why some White people prefer 'All Lives Matter' to 'Black Lives Matter' (2021, British Journal of Social Psychology)
  • Need satisfaction in intergroup contact: A multinational study of pathways toward social change (2021, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology)

Colette van Laar frequently collaborates with several researchers, notably:

  • Tabea Häßler
  • Jenny Veldman
  • Loes Meeussen
  • Linda R. Tropp
  • Marija Branković

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • European Journal of Social Psychology (6 publications)
  • British Journal of Social Psychology (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Psychology (4 publications)
  • Nature Human Behaviour (3 publications)
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2 publications)

Main research topics addressed include:

  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Colette van Laar's work contributes to understanding complex social dynamics related to identity, discrimination, gender roles, and intergroup relations through empirical research grounded in both individual and societal factors.

Best Publications

  • Social Dominance Theory: Its Agenda and Method

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin

  • The Effects of Ingroup and Outgroup Friendships on Ethnic Attitudes in College: A Longitudinal Study

    Shana Levin;Colette van Laar;Jim Sidanius

  • The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women

    Belle Derks;Colette Van Laar;Naomi Ellemers

  • Is It Really Racism?: The Origins of White Americans' Opposition to Race-Targeted Policies

    David O. Sears;Colette Van Laar;Mary Carrillo;Rick Kosterman

  • The effect of university roommate contact on ethnic attitudes and behavior

    Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin;Stacey Sinclair;Jim Sidanius

  • Examinations of Core Concepts and Processes Is It Really Racism?: The Origins of White American Opposition to Race-Targeted Policies

    David O. Sears;Colette Van Laar;Mary Carrillo;Rick Kosterman

  • The Diversity Challenge: Social Identity and Intergroup Relations on the College Campus

    James Sidanius;Shana Levin;Colette Van Laar;David O. Sears

  • Ethnic Enclaves and the Dynamics of Social Identity on the College Campus: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    James Sidanius;Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin;Stacey Sinclair

  • Do sexist organizational cultures create the Queen Bee

    Belle Derks;Naomi Ellemers;Colette van Laar;Kim de Groot

  • The paradox of low academic achievement but high self-esteem in African American students: An attributional account.

    Colette van Laar

  • Gender-Bias Primes Elicit Queen-Bee Responses Among Senior Policewomen

    Belle Derks;Colette Van Laar;Naomi Ellemers;Kim de Groot

  • Feeling Pressure to Be a Perfect Mother Relates to Parental Burnout and Career Ambitions.

    Loes Meeussen;Colette Van Laar

  • Ethnic identification in response to perceived discrimination protects well-being and promotes activism: A longitudinal study of Latino college students

    Tracey J. Cronin;Shana Levin;Nyla R. Branscombe;Colette van Laar

  • Cross-ethnic friendships, perceived discrimination, and their effects on ethnic activism over time: a longitudinal investigation of three ethnic minority groups.

    Linda R. Tropp;Diala R. Hawi;Colette Van Laar;Shana Levin

  • Working for the self or working for the group: How self- versus group affirmation affects collective behavior in low-status groups.

    Belle Derks;Colette van Laar;Naomi Ellemers

  • By any means necessary: The effects of regulatory focus and moral conviction on hostile and benevolent forms of collective action

    Maarten P. Zaal;Colette Van Laar;Tomas Ståhl;Naomi Ellemers

  • A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change.

    Tabea Hässler;Johannes Ullrich;Michelle Bernardino;Nurit Shnabel

  • Social Hierarchy Maintenance and Assortment into Social Roles: A Social Dominance Perspective

    Jim Sidanius;Colette van Laar;Shana Levin;Stacey Sinclair

  • Ethnic Segregation and Perceived Discrimination in College: Mutual Influences and Effects on Social and Academic Life1

    Shana Levin;Colette Van Laar;Winona Foote

  • Striving for Success in Outgroup Settings: Effects of Contextually Emphasizing Ingroup Dimensions on Stigmatized Group Members’ Social Identity and Performance Styles

    Belle Derks;Colette van Laar;Naomi Ellemers

  • Mother teresa meets Genghis Khan: The dialectics of hierarchy-enhancing and hierarchy-attenuating career choices

    Jim Sidanius;Felicia Pratto;Stacey Sinclair;Colette van Laar

  • Is It Really Racism? The Origins of White Americans' Opposition to Race-Targeted Policies

    David O. Sears;Colette van Laar;Mary Carillo;Rick Kosterman

Frequent Co-Authors

Naomi Ellemers
Naomi Ellemers Utrecht University
Jim Sidanius
Jim Sidanius Harvard University
Shana Levin
Shana Levin Claremont McKenna College
Karen Phalet
Karen Phalet KU Leuven
Stacey Sinclair
Stacey Sinclair Princeton University
Linda R. Tropp
Linda R. Tropp University of Massachusetts Amherst
Arie Dijkstra
Arie Dijkstra University of Groningen
Stephen C. Wright
Stephen C. Wright Simon Fraser University
Michał Bilewicz
Michał Bilewicz University of Warsaw
Roberto Baiocco
Roberto Baiocco Sapienza University of Rome

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