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Ulrich Wagner is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of social sciences, with a focus on sociology and political science, social psychology, and gender studies. Their published works also touch upon general health professions and, to a lesser extent, electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research concentrates on topics within social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, gender diversity and inequality, migration, refugees, and integration. Additional thematic areas include the psychology of moral and emotional judgment, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, as well as racial and ethnic identity research.

Ulrich Wagner has contributed to several scholarly publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • "How do we get people into contact? Predictors of intergroup contact and drivers of contact seeking" (2020), Journal of Social Issues
  • "The dynamic relationship between contact opportunities, positive and negative intergroup contact, and prejudice: A longitudinal investigation." (2020), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • "'Society thinks they are cold and/or incompetent, but I do not': Stereotype content ratings depend on instructions and the social group's location in the stereotype content space" (2020), British Journal of Social Psychology
  • "The Between-Person and Within-Person Effects of Intergroup Contact on Outgroup Attitudes: A Multi-Context Examination" (2023), Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Proportion of Foreigners Negatively Predicts the Prevalence of Xenophobic Hate Crimes within German Districts" (2020), Social Psychology Quarterly

The research collaborations show frequent coauthorship with:

  • Patrick F. Kotzur
  • Maria-Therese Friehs
  • Anita Feller
  • Franz Fuchs
  • Maarten van Zalk

Publishing venues where Ulrich Wagner's work is regularly featured include:

  • Zeitschrift für Württembergische Landesgeschichte
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • Württembergisch Franken
  • British Journal of Social Psychology
  • European Journal of Social Psychology

Best Publications

  • Recent advances in intergroup contact theory

    Thomas F. Pettigrew;Linda R. Tropp;Ulrich Wagner;Oliver Christ

  • Should I stay or should I go? Explaining turnover intentions with organizational identification and job satisfaction

    Rolf Van Dick;Oliver Christ;Jost Stellmacher;Ulrich Wagner

  • The utility of a broader conceptualization of organizational identification: Which aspects really matter?

    Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Jost Stellmacher;Oliver Christ

  • Stress and strain in teaching: a structural equation approach.

    Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner

  • Prejudice And Minority Proportion: Contact Instead Of Threat Effects*

    Ulrich Wagner;Oliver Christ;Thomas F. Pettigrew;Jost Stellmacher

  • Direct and indirect intergroup contact effects on prejudice: A normative interpretation.

    Thomas F. Pettigrew;Oliver Christ;Ulrich Wagner;Jost Stellmacher

  • Can we really reduce ethnic prejudice outside the lab? A meta-analysis of direct and indirect contact interventions

    Gunnar Lemmer;Ulrich Wagner

  • Contextual effect of positive intergroup contact on outgroup prejudice

    Oliver Christ;Oliver Christ;Katharina Schmid;Simon Lolliot;Hermann Swart

  • Ethnic Prejudice in East and West Germany: The Explanatory Power of Intergroup Contact

    Ulrich Wagner;Rolf van Dick;Thomas F. Pettigrew;Oliver Christ

  • When teachers go the extra mile: Foci of organisational identification as determinants of different forms of organisational citizenship behaviour among schoolteachers

    Oliver Christ;Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Jost Stellmacher

  • The relation of formal education to ethnic prejudice: Its reliability, validity and explanation

    Ulrich Wagner;Andreas Zick

  • Acculturation and Prejudice in Germany: Majority and Minority Perspectives

    Andreas Zick;Ulrich Wagner;Rolf Van Dick;Thomas Petzel

  • Organizational identification and organizational commitment: Distinct aspects of two related concepts

    Thaneswor Gautam;Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner

  • Relative deprivation and intergroup prejudice

    Thomas F Pettigrew;Oliver Christ;Ulrich Wagner;Roel W. Meertens

  • Ethnic prejudice and discrimination in Europe.

    Andreas Zick;Thomas F. Pettigrew;Ulrich Wagner

  • Fundamentals of pulmonary drug delivery.

    D.A. Groneberg;C. Witt;U. Wagner;K.F. Chung

  • Organizational citizenship behavior and organizational commitment in Nepal

    Thaneswor Gautam;Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Narottam Upadhyay

  • Direct Contact as a Moderator of Extended Contact Effects: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Impact on Outgroup Attitudes, Behavioral Intentions, and Attitude Certainty:

    Oliver Christ;Miles Hewstone;Nicole Tausch;Ulrich Wagner

  • Role of perceived importance in intergroup contact

    Rolf van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Thomas F. Pettigrew;Oliver Christ

  • Category salience and organizational identification

    Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Jost Stellmacher;Oliver Christ

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Christ
Oliver Christ University of Hagen
Rolf van Dick
Rolf van Dick Goethe University Frankfurt
Thomas F. Pettigrew
Thomas F. Pettigrew University of California, Santa Cruz
Hanna Christiansen
Hanna Christiansen Philipp University of Marburg
Miles Hewstone
Miles Hewstone University of Oxford
Linda R. Tropp
Linda R. Tropp University of Massachusetts Amherst
James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Victoria M. Esses
Victoria M. Esses University of Western Ontario
Nicole Tausch
Nicole Tausch University of St Andrews
Alberto Voci
Alberto Voci University of Padua

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