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the highest student ranked Research Master programme in the Netherlands!
The Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Groningen is
now accepting a limited number of applications for the
two-year Research Master’s
programme
.
The Social and Organizational Psychology group is founded on a
national and international
reputation for excellence
. Our teaching and research programmes consistently rank among
the best in the country. The key characteristics of the
two-year Research Master’s programme
are:
1. High quality research training and active participation in research groups
2. Emphasis on individual effort and participation, supervision by internationally
renowned researchers
3. High degree of specialization possible
4. Ideal preparation for PhD programme
5. Individual supervision during the programme
Our activities are founded on the international reputation, commitment and dynamism of staff
and students, coupled with a cooperative, supportive and friendly work environment. Our
teaching and research philosophy is to
integrate basic and applied psychology
: Basic
issues in social and organizational psychology are made groundbreaking by their relevance to
important societal and organizational issues (e.g., health, productivity, social cohesion). At the
same time, applied research becomes outstanding when it is based on sound and solid
theoretical foundations.
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The Social and Organizational Psychology stream is part of a multidisciplinary Research
Master’s programme ‘Behavioural and Social Sciences’ which in 2008 ànd 2009 was
ranked
by students as the best Research Master’s programme in the Netherlands
in the
behavioural and social sciences (Elsevier, 2008, 2009).
Students are versed in
empirical research guided by theory
. The programme provides
extensive training in social and organizational psychological theories and experimental
techniques, and a focus on core social and organizational psychological topics such as:
competition and cooperation between groups, identity, leadership, diversity in organizations,
achievement motivation, creativity, stereotypes, and cohesion and integration.
Students also obtain in-depth and practical training in the most
advanced statistical
methods
from experts in the field, including courses on experimental design and analysis of
variance, applied statistics, repeated measures, and test and questionnaire construction.
Students also learn to
write research articles, reports, and proposals
, including a course
on how to write in English. Students from previous cohorts have published articles in top
academic journals, participated in international research networks, presented their research
on international conferences and received high-level research subsidies.
Student profile and how to apply
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the highest student ranked Research Master programme in the Netherlands!
The Social and Organizational Research Master’s programme in Groningen is unique from
some of the larger Research Master’s programmes in that it
selects only a small number of
10 students
each year to engage in intensive individually guided research training supervised
by internationally renowned researchers. Students are embedded in research groups and
also join others in the larger multidisciplinary Research Master’s programme at the Faculty of
Behavioural and Social Sciences, which contains approximately 30 students each year.
In this
entirely English-language
programme, both students within and outside of the
Netherlands are encouraged to apply. Previous cohorts include international students from
Estonia, Germany, Mexico, Romania and the United States. Some research assistantships
and scholarships are available for talented applications. Funding is also available for
participation in summer schools both within and outside of the Netherlands such as Essex
and Ann Arbor.
The profile of our alumni is excellent with students either engaging in further research to
obtain a PhD or engaging in research in a commercial or government-related job. Drop-out
rates from the programme are low and so far, all students have completed the programme
within 2 years. We are recruiting students for the cohort to start on September 1, 2012.
Candidates can apply from now on. Applying early may enhance chances of admission since
the number of new students per year is limited. The deadline for applications for non-EU
students is March 1
stand for EU students May 1
st.
Detailed information and application forms can be found at:
www.rug.nl/gmw/rema
Applications may be sent to:
[email protected]
For specific questions regarding the Social and Organizational Psychology stream, please
contact Dr. Maike van der Vlugt:
[email protected]
A selected Track Record of the 2007 and 2008 cohorts
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Monica Blaga, (Romania, graduated 2007), worked on projects on achievement goals and task performance. She is currently working on a PhD entitled: “Approach goals, performance attainment, and task interest: The role of moderators”. She published her MA thesis research, entitled “Easy and difficult performance-approach goals: Their moderating effect on the link between task interest and performance attainment” in Psychologica Belgica, 48, 93-107.
Lise Jans, (The Netherlands, graduated 2008), worked on projects on group processes and intergroup relations. She is currently working on a PhD entitled: “Social identity formation in diverse contexts”, focusing on whether the way in which an overarching identity is created, matters to overcoming the negative outcomes of diversity in workgroups.
Martijn Keizer, (The Netherlands, graduated 2008), worked on projects on intergroup perceptions and the activation of pro-environmental goals. He graduated with a MA thesis research entitled “Framing the environment: The effect of multiple motives on pro-environmental behavior”. He is currently working on a PhD focusing on the interacting effects of contextual factors and individual variables on household energy use.
Linda Tip, (The Netherlands, graduated 2008), Master’s Thesis at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada, has worked on several projects in intergroup relations. After graduation, she worked as a Research Assistant at Royal Holloway University of London on a project called “Psychological antecedents of majority members’ acculturation preferences”. In September 2009, she started a PhD related to this topic under supervision of Rupert Brown and Hanna Zagefka in England.
Roy Sijbom, (The Netherlands, graduated 2008), Traineeship at the University of Groningen, faculty of Economics and Business, worked on projects on creativity and achievement goals. He is currently working on a PhD entitled: “Differential reactions of managers to creative employees: An achievement goal approach”.
Core instructors and supervisors
Prof. dr. Nico W. Van Yperen
Achievement motivation, leadership, workstress, cheating, perfectionism
www.rug.nl/staff/n.van.yperen
Key publications:
Van Yperen, N.W. (2006). A novel approach to assessing achievement goals in the context of the 2 × 2
framework: Identifying distinct profiles of individuals with different dominant achievement goals.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1432-1445.
Van Yperen, N.W. (2003). Task interest and actual performance: The moderating effects of assigned and adopted purpose goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 1006-1015.
Prof. dr. Tom Postmes
Group processes, intergroup relations, social effects of technology, communication, social identity
http://www.rug.nl/staff/t.postmes Key publications:
Postmes, T. & Jetten, J. (Eds.). (2006). Individuality and the group: Advances in social identity. London: Sage.
Postmes, T., Spears, R., Lee, T., & Novak, R. (2005). Individuality and social influence in groups: Inductive and deductive routes to group identity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 747-763.
Dr. Xavier Sanchez (PhD, CPsychol)
Sport and Performance Psychology: psychological factors in sport climbing; performing under pressure; emotion regulation in sport; elite sport career transitions and retirement; extreme sport and risk taking; imagery and video-modelling/observation; music and performance.
http://www.rug.nl/staff/x.sanchez Key publications:
Sanchez, X., Lambert, Ph., Jones, G., & Llewellyn, D.J. (2011). Efficacy of pre-ascent climbing route visual inspection in indoor sport climbing. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 22, In Press.
Sanchez, X., Boschker, M.S.J., & Llewellyn, D.J. (2010).
Pre-performance psychological states and
performance in an elite climbing competition.
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 20, 356-363.
Prof. dr. Sabine Otten
Intergroup relations, social integration, cultural diversity, intra- and intergroup aggression, social projection
http://otten.socialpsychology.org/ Key publications:
Otten, S. & Epstude, K. (2006). Overlapping mental representations of self, ingroup and outgroup: Unraveling self-stereotyping and self-anchoring.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 957-969.
Eisenbeiss, K. K., & Otten, S. (2008). When do employees identify? An analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of training group and organizational identification. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 38(8), 2132-2151. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00384.x
Prof. dr. Ernestine H. Gordijn
Person perception, intergroup emotions, charisma, social influence
www.rug.nl/staff/e.h.gordijn Key publications:
Gordijn, E.H. (2010). When thinking that you are fat makes you feel worthless: Activation and application of meta-stereotypes when appearance matters. Social Cognition, 28, 20-39
Gordijn, E.H., Yzerbyt, V. Y., Wigboldus, D., Dumont, M. (2006). Emotional reactions to harmful intergroup behavior. European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 15-30.
Dr. N. Pontus Leander
Self-regulation, non-conscious goal pursuit, social cognition
www.rug.nl/staff/n.p.leander Key publications:
Leander, N.P., Shah, J.Y., & Chartrand, T.L. (2011). The object of my protection: Shielding fundamental motives from the implicit motivational influence of others. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, (6), 1078-1087.
Leander, N.P., Chartrand, T.L., & Wood, W. (2011). Mind your mannerisms: Eliciting stereotype conformity through behavioral mimicry. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46 (1), 195-201
Prof. dr. Arie Dijkstra
Social Psychology of Health and Illness: preventing illness, adaptation to illness, and persuasive communication
www.rug.nl/staff/arie.dijkstra Key publications:
Dijkstra, A., & Buunk, A.P. (2008). Self-evaluative emotions and expectations of self-evaluative emotions in health behavior change. British Journal of Social Psychology, 19, 119-137.
Dijkstra, A., Jaspers, M., & Van Zwieten, A. (2008). Psychiatric and psychological factors in patient decision making with regard to antidepressant use.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 149-157.
Dr. Eric F. Rietzschel
Creativity, innovation, team performance, group decision making
www.rug.nl/staff/e.f.rietzschel Key publications:
Rietzschel, E. F., Nijstad, B. A., & Stroebe, W. (2007). Relative accessibility of domain knowledge and creativity: The effects of knowledge activation on the quantity and originality of generated ideas. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 43, 933-946. Rietzschel, E. F., De Dreu, C. K. W., & Nijstad, B. A.
(2007). Personal need for structure and creative performance: The moderating influence of fear of invalidity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 855-866.
Prof. dr. Linda M. Steg
Prosocial behaviour, environmental behaviour, values, norms, goal framing
www.rug.nl/staff/e.m.steg Key publications:
Keizer, K., Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2008). The spreading of disorder. Science, 322, 1681-1685. Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (in press). Encouraging
pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda. Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Dr. Martijn van Zomeren
Group identity, emotions, collective action, morality
www.rug.nl/staff/m.van.zomeren Key publications:
Van Zomeren, M., Postmes, T., & Spears, R. (2008). Toward an integrative social identity model of collective action: A quantitative research synthesis of three socio-sychological perspectives. Psychologi-cal Bulletin, 134, 504-535.
Van Zomeren, M., Spears, R., Fischer, A. H., & Leach, C. W. (2004). Put your money where your mouth is!: Explaining collective action tendencies through group-based anger and group efficacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 649-664.
Prof. dr. Barbara M. Wisse
Power and leadership, the self, emotions
www.rug.nl/staff/b.m.wisse Key publications:
Tjosvold, D., & Wisse, B. (2009). Power and Interdepen-dence in Organizations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Van Knippenberg [Wisse], B., & Martin, L., & Tyler, T. (2006). Process-orientation versus outcome-orientation during organizational change: The role of organiza-tional identification. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 685-704.
Dr. Susanne Scheibe
Aging workforce, emotional aging, retirement, well-being, message framing, age stereotypes
www.rug.nl/staff/s.scheibe Key publications:
Scheibe, S. & Carstensen, L. L. (2010). Emotional aging: Recent findings and future trends. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65(B), 135-144.
Scheibe, S., & Blanchard-Fields, F. (2009). Effects of emotion regulation on cognitive performance: What is costly for young adults is not so costly for older adults.
Dr. Katherine E. Stroebe
Intergroup Relations, stigma, prejudice (from the target's perspective), cultural worldviews, (collective) action/inaction
www.rug.nl/staff/k.e.stroebe Key publications:
Stroebe, K/. Dovidio, J.F., Barreto, M., Ellemers, N., & John, M.S. (2011). Is the world a just place? Countering the negative consequences of pervasive discrimination by reaffirming the world as just. British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 484-500
Stroebe, K., Ellemers, N., Barreto, M., & Mummendey A. (2009). For better or for worse: The congruence of personal and group outcomes on targets’ responses to discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 576-591.
Dr. Edward Orehek
Research Interests: the intersection of cognitive and motivational factors as they influence human judgment, decision-making, and behavior
www.rug.nl/staff/e.orehek
Orehek, E., Mauro, R., Kruglanski, A. W. & van der Bles, A. M. (In Press). Prioritizing association strength versus value: Regulatory mode and means evaluation in single and multi-goal contexts.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Lakey, B. & Orehek, E. (2011). Relational regulation
theory: A new approach to explain perceived social support’s link to mental health. Psychological Review, 118, 482-495.
Orehek, E., Bessarabova, E., Chen, X., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2011). Positive affect as informational feedback in goal pursuit. Motivation and Emotion, 35, 44-51.
Kruglanski, A.W.. & Orehek, E. (2007). Partitioning the domain of social interference: dual mode and systems models and their alternatives. Annual Review ofPsychology, 58, 291-316.
Dr. Kai Epstude
Social cognition, counterfactual thinking and regret, comparative judgments, social norms
http://epstude.socialpsychology.org Key publications:
Epstude, K., & Roese, N.J. (2008). The functional theory of counterfactual thinking. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12, 168-192.
Epstude, K., & Mussweiler, T. (2009). What you feel is how you compare: How comparisons influence the social induction of affect. Emotion, 9, 1-14.
Dr. Nina Hansen
Intergroup relations, social identity, social discrimination, integration, social effects of technology
www.rug.nl/staff/n.hansen Key publications:
Hansen, N., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). Does social identification buffer or harm? The impact of social identification on anger after social discrimination.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32,
983-996.
Sassenberg, K., & Hansen, N. (2007). The impact of regulatory focus on affective responses to social discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 421-444.
Dr. Kees Keizer
Social norms, social influence, goal framing
www.rug.nl/staff/k.e.keizer Key publication:
Keizer, K., Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2008). The spreading of disorder. Science, 322, 1681-1685.
