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Nyla R. Branscombe

Nyla R. Branscombe

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Psychology

D-Index
87
Citations
38844
World Ranking
1069
National Ranking
660

Overview

Nyla R. Branscombe is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, gender studies, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

Their recent publication record highlights work across a variety of journals and topics. Notable papers include:

  • "Male Allies at Work: Gender-Equality Supportive Men Reduce Negative Underrepresentation Effects Among Women" (2021) published in Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Social Identity Transition in Academic Retirement" (2021) published in Work Aging and Retirement
  • "GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well-being in the lead-up to retirement by targeting social identity management" (2023) published in Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
  • "Group-Based Emotions and Support for Reparations: A Meta-analysis" (2021) published in Affective Science
  • "Communicating Inclusion: How Men and Women Perceive Interpersonal Versus Organizational Gender Equality Messages" (2022) published in Psychology of Women Quarterly

The key topics of Branscombe's work cover:

  • Social and intergroup psychology
  • Gender diversity and inequality
  • Psychology of moral and emotional judgment
  • Gender roles and identity studies
  • Job satisfaction and organizational behavior
  • Retirement, disability, and employment
  • Aging and gerontology research

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Anca M. Miron
  • Charlotte E. Moser
  • Katherine J. Reynolds
  • Catherine Haslam
  • Nader H. Hakim

Branscombe's research has been published repeatedly in certain venues, reflecting ongoing engagement with these academic communities. Frequent publication venues encompass:

  • Sex Roles
  • Group & Organization Management
  • PLoS ONE
  • Political Psychology
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science

Best Publications

  • Perceiving pervasive discrimination among African Americans: Implications for group identification and well-being.

    Nyla R. Branscombe;Michael T. Schmitt;Richard D. Harvey

  • The consequences of perceived discrimination for psychological well-being: A meta-analytic review.

    Michael T. Schmitt;Nyla R. Branscombe;Tom Postmes;Amber Garcia

  • Sports fans: Measuring degree of identification with their team.

    Daniel L. Wann;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • The context and content of social identity threat

    N.R. Branscombe;N. Ellemers;R. Spears;E.J. Doosje

  • Guilty by Association: When One's Group Has a Negative History

    Bertjan Doosje;Nyla R. Branscombe;Russell Spears;Antony S. R. Manstead

  • Collective self-esteem consequences of outgroup derogation when a valued social identity is on trial

    Nyla R. Branscombe;Daniel L. Wann

  • Die-Hard and Fair-Weather Fans: Effects of Identification on BIRGing and CORFing Tendencies:

    Daniel L. Wann;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • The positive social and self concept consequences of sports team identification.

    Nyla R. Branscombe;Daniel L. Wann

  • Identity fusion: the interplay of personal and social identities in extreme group behavior.

    William B. Swann Jr.;Ángel Gómez;D. Conor Seyle;J. Francisco Morales

  • The Meaning and Consequences of Perceived Discrimination in Disadvantaged and Privileged Social Groups

    Michael T. Schmitt;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • Perceiving Discrimination Against One’s Gender Group has Different Implications for Well-Being in Women and Men:

    Michael T. Schmitt;Nyla R. Branscombe;Diane Kobrynowicz;Susan Owen

  • Malicious pleasure: Schadenfreude at the suffering of another group

    Colin Wayne Leach;Russell Spears;Nyla R. Branscombe;Bertjan Doosje

  • Rebels with a Cause: Group Identification as a Response to Perceived Discrimination from the Mainstream

    Jolanda Jetten;Jolanda Jetten;Nyla R. Branscombe;Michael T. Schmitt;Russell Spears

  • From “we” to “me”: Group identification enhances perceived personal control with consequences for health and well-being.

    Katharine H. Greenaway;S. Alexander Haslam;Tegan Cruwys;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • Constructing a minority group identity out of shared rejection: The case of international students

    Michael T. Schmitt;Russell Spears;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • Forgiveness and collective guilt assignment to historical perpetrator groups depend on level of social category inclusiveness.

    Michael J. A. Wohl;Nyla R. Branscombe

  • In-Group or Out-Group Extemity: Importance of the Threatened Social Identity

    Nyla R. Branscombe;Daniel L Wann;Jeffrey G. Noel;Jason Coleman

  • How young and older adults differ in their responses to perceived age discrimination.

    Teri A. Garstka;Michael T. Schmitt;Nyla R. Branscombe;Mary Lee Hummert

  • Inequality as Ingroup Privilege or Outgroup Disadvantage: The Impact of Group Focus on Collective Guilt and Interracial Attitudes

    Adam A. Powell;Nyla R. Branscombe;Michael T. Schmitt

  • Peripheral ingroup membership status and public negativity toward outgroups.

    Jeffrey G. Noel;Daniel L. Wann;Nyla R. Branscombe

Frequent Co-Authors

Jolanda Jetten
Jolanda Jetten University of Queensland
Michael J. A. Wohl
Michael J. A. Wohl Carleton University
Russell Spears
Russell Spears University of Groningen
Bertjan Doosje
Bertjan Doosje University of Amsterdam
Daniel L. Wann
Daniel L. Wann Murray State University
Katherine J. Reynolds
Katherine J. Reynolds Australian National University
S. Alexander Haslam
S. Alexander Haslam University of Queensland
Tegan Cruwys
Tegan Cruwys Australian National University
Tom Postmes
Tom Postmes University of Groningen
Mark J. Landau
Mark J. Landau University of Kansas

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