Research

Ariticles in Peer-Reviewed Academic Journals and Conference Proceedings

133. Stein, M., Zacher, H., Rudolph, C. W., & Böhm, R. (in press). Reciprocal within-person relations between pandemic fatigue and protective behavior: A 20-wave longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychology.

132. Van Steenvoort, M., Rusch, H., Böhm, R., & van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). Support for refugees declines when helpers have unequal positions and abilities to help. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2497835

131. Reiter, L., Jörling, M., Fuchs, C., Working group ‘Artifical Intelligence in Higher Education’, & Böhm, R. (in press). Student (mis)use of generative AI tools for university-related tasks. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2025.2462083

130. Geiger, M. Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (in press). Mind the jingle: A call to consider construct validity of the 7C of vaccination readiness. Vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126843

129. Liu, Y., Stivers, A., Murphy, R., Van Doesum, N., Joireman, J., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Buchan, N., Chen, X., Dumont, K., Engelmann, J., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gaechter, S., Garcia, C., González, R., Graf, S., Growiec, K., Hrebickova, M., Karagonlar, G., Kiyonari, T., Kou, Y., Kuhlman, D. M., Lay, S., Leonardelli, G., Li, N., Li, Y., Maciejovsky, B., Manesi, Z., Mashuri, A., Mok, A., Moser, K., Netedu, A., Pammi, C., Platow, M., Reinders Folmer, C., Reyna, C., Simão, C., Utz, S., Van der Meij, L., Waldzus, S., Wang, Y., Weber, B., Weisel, O., Wildschut, T., Winter, F., Wu, J., Yong, J., & Van Lange, P. (in press). Wherefore art thou competitors? How situational affordances help diffferentiate among prosociality, individualism and competition. European Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241298850

128. Granulo, A., Fuchs, C., & Böhm, R. (2025). Psychological reactance to system-level policies before and after their implementation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122, e2409907122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2409907122

127. Böhm, R., Gross, R., Forst, S., Reiter, J., & Betsch, C. (2025). Digitale Innovationen in der Impfkommunikation. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung – Gesundheitsschutz, 68, 408-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-025-04019-3

126. Gross, R., Sievert, E. D. C., Korn, L., Juanchich, M., Sirota, M., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2025). Emphasizing the importance of prudent antibiotic use decreases unrealistic perceptions of new antibiotic discoveries. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 7, dlaf034. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf034

125. Holzmeister, F. Johannesson, M., Böhm, R., Dreber, A., Huber, J., & Kirchler, M. (2025). Reply to Krefeld-Schwalb et al.: Measuring population heterogeneity requires upholding good scientific practice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences., 122, e2426330122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2426330122

124. Santana, A. P., Soborg, B., Jacobsen, S. U., Zettler, I., & Böhm, R. (2025). Danish parents’ vaccination readiness is associated with their children’s officially registered vaccination history. Vaccine, 47, 126693.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126693

123. Korn, L., Böhm, R., Santana, A., & Betsch, C. (2025). The more the merrier? Two online experiments on how decoys can increase vaccine uptake. Health Psychology, 44, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001378

122. Flunger, B., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Böhm, R., Verdonschot, A., & Gog, T. (2024). Testing self-supportive strategies to regulate autonomy and motivation. PLOS ONE, 19, e0311264. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311264

121. Mertes, M, Böhm, R., & Hüffmeier, J. (2024). Popular support for the no-concessions policy in terrorist hostage-takings. Collabra: Psychology, 10, 124482. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.124482

120. Schmid, P., Böhm, R., Das, E., Holford, D., Korn, L., Leask, J., Lewandowsky, S., Shapiro, G., Sprengholz, P., & Betsch, C. (2024). Vaccination mandates, their alternatives and complements. Nature Reviews Psychology, 3, 789-803. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-024-00381-2

119. Shcherbiak, A., Habibnia, H., Böhm, R., & Fiedler, S. (2024). Evaluating science: A comparison of human and AI reviewers. Judgment and Decision Making, 19, e21. https://doi.org/10.1017/jdm.2024.24

118. Böhm, R., Hopp, C., Lilleholt, L., Pruschak, G., & Zettler, I. (2024). Antecedents of physical sickness presenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 33, 805-823. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2024.2398782

117. Lilleholt, L., Chapman, G. B., Böhm, R., & Zettler, I. (2024). Using machine learning to unveil relevant predictors of adherence to recommended health-protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark. Applied Psychology: Health and Well- Being, 16, 1819-1839. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12563

116. Columbus, S., Thielmann, I., Böhm, R., & Zettler, I. (2024). Personality correlates of out-group harm. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, 838-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506241254157

115. Plechatá, A., Makransky, G., & Böhm, R. (2024). A randomized controlled trial investigating experiential virtual reality communication on prudent antibiotic use. npj Digital Medicine, 7, 224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01240-3

114. Aaldering, H., Arora, P., & Böhm, R. (2024). Promoting prosociality toward future generations by tailoring to group-based social preferences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 98, 102387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102387

113. Sievert, E. D. C., Korn, L., Gross, M., Santana, A. P., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2024). Communicating diagnostic uncertainty reduces expectations of receiving antibiotics: Two online experiments with hypothetical patients. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 16, 1459-1478. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12536

112. Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2024). Experimental testing of three categorisation-based interventions to reduce prejudice and discrimination against the unvaccinated in the aftermath of COVID-19. Analyses of Social Issues und Public Policy, 24, 552-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12386

111. Girardini, N. A., Stopczynski, A., Baranov, O., Betsch, C., Brockmann, D., Lehmann, S., & Böhm, R. (2024). Using smartphones to study vaccination decisions in the wild. PLOS Digital Health, 3, e0000550. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000550

110. Holzmeister, F., Johannesson, M., Böhm, R., Dreber, A., Huber, J., & Kirchler, M. (2024). Heterogeneity in effect size estimates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121, e2403490121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2403490121

109. Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., Krockow, E. M., Sievert, E., Groß, M., Pepper, M., & Böhm, R. (2024). Understanding and reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in the context of delayed prescriptions. Health Psychology, 43, 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001323

108. Böhm, R. & Columbus, S. (2024). Economic games for the study of peace. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 47, e4. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X2300256X

107. Sirota, M., Habersaat, K. B., Betsch, C., Bonga, D. L., Borek, A., Buckel, A., Butler, R., Byrne-Davis, L., Caudell, M., Charani, E., Geiger, M., Groß, M., Hart, J., Kostopoulou, O., Krockow, E. M., Likki, T., Lo Fo Wong, D., Santana, A. P., Sievert, E. D. C., Theodoropoulou, A., Thorpe, A., Wanat, M., & Böhm, R. (2024). We must harness the power of social and behavioural science against the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01762-y

106. Scholz, D. D., Bader, M., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Sprengholz, P., & Zettler, I. (2024). The moderating role of trust in pandemic-related institutions on the relation between pandemic fatigue and vaccination intentions. Journal of Health Psychology, 29, 358-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053231201038

105. Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2023). Learning from the past? How biased memories of the pandemic endanger preparation for future crises. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 13, e1510. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.1510

104. Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C. & Böhm, R. (2023). Promoting prosociality toward future generations in antibiotic intake. Journal of Health Psychology, 28, 1024-1037. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221149526

103. Böhm, R., Jörling, M., Reiter, L., & Fuchs, C. (2023). People devalue generative AI’s competence but not its advice in addressing societal and personal challenges. Communications Psychology, 1, 32. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-023-00032-x

102. Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2023). Historical narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic are motivationally biased. Nature, 693, 588-593. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06674-5

101. Lilleholt, L., Böhm, R., & Zettler, I. (2023). Who comments, commends, and complains in online scientific studies? Personality Science, 4, e7537. https://doi.org/10.5964/ps.7537

100. Lewandowsky, S., Schmid, P., Habersaat, K. B., Nielsen, S. M., Seale, H., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Geiger, M., Craig, B., Sunstein, C., Sah, S., MacDonald, N. E., Dubé, E., Rancourt, D., Larson, H. J., Jackson, C., Mazhnaya, A., Dutta, M., Foundoulakis, K. N., Kachkachishvili, I., Soveri, A., Caserotti, M., Ori, D., de Girolamo, G., Rodriguez-Blazquez, C., Falcón, M., Romay-Barja, M., Forjaz, M. J., Blomquist, S. E., Appelqvist, E., Temkina, A., Lieberoth, A., Harvey, T. S., Holford, D., Fasce, A., Van Damme, P., & Danchin, M. (2023). Lessons learned from COVID-19 for behavioural and communication interventions to enhance vaccine updake. Communications Psychology, 1, 35. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-023-00036-7

99. Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Betsch. C., & Böhm, R. (2023). Development and validation of the pandemic fatigue scale. Nature Communications, 14, 6352. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42063-2

98. Jörling, M., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., Betsch, C., Allen, J., & Böhm, R. (2023). To disclose or not to disclose? Factors related to the willingess to disclose information to a COVID-19 tracing app. Information, Communication and Society, 26, 1954-1978. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2050418

97. Böhm, R., Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Partheymüller, J. (2023). Filter questions in symptom assessment affect the prevalence of (a)symptomatic COVID-19 cases. Medical Decision Making, 43, 530-534. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X231158380

96. Columbus, S., Thielmann, I., Zettler, I., & Böhm, R. (2023). Parochial reciprocity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 44, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2023.02.001

95. Kasper, M., Böhm, R., Xiao, Q., & Columbus, S. (2023). Individuals benefit individual out-group members rather than harm in-group members. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, e2301107120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2301107120

94. Böhm, R., Letmathe, P., & Schinner, M. (2023). The monetary value of skills: A novel method and case study in smart manufacturing. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 189, 122331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122331

93. Henkel, L., Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2023). The association between vaccination status identification and societal polarization. Nature Human Behaviour, 7, 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01469-6

92. Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2023). Different interventions for COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination? Effects of psychological factors and health policies on vaccine uptake. Medical Decision Making, 43, 239-251. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X221138111

91. Plechatá, A., Vandeweerdt, C., Atchapero, M., Luong, T., Holz, C., Betsch, C., Dietermann, B., Schultka, Y., Böhm, R., & Makransky, G. (2023). Experiencing herd immunity in virtual reality increases COVID-19 vaccination intention: Evidence from a large-scale intervention study. Computers in Human Behavior, 139, 107533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107533

90. Luong, T., Plechatá, A., Möbus, M., Atchapero, M., Böhm, R., Makransky, G., & Holz, C. (2022). Demographic and behavioral correlates of cybersickness: A large lab-in-thefield study of 837 participants. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2022, 307-316.https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR55827.2022.00046

89. Plechatá, A., Makransky, G., & Böhm, R. (2022). Can extended reality in the metaverse revolutionise health communication? npj Digital Medicine, 5, 132. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00682-x

88. Böhm, R., Holtmann-Klenner, C., Korn, L., Santana, A. P., & Betsch, C. (2022). Behavioral determinants of antibiotic resistance: The role of social information. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14, 757-775. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12345

87. Sprengholz, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, S., Siegers, S., Goldhahn, L., De Bock, F., Hübl, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Attitude toward a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy and their determinants: Evidence from serial cross-sectional surveys conducted throughout the pandemic in Germany. Vaccine, 40, 7370-7377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.065

86. Böhm, R., Betsch, C., Litovsky, Y., Sprengholz, P., Brewer, N. T., Chapman, G., Leask, J., Loewenstein, G., Scherzer, M., Sunstein, C. R., & Kirchler, M. (2022). Crowdsourcing interventions to promote uptake of COVID-19 booster vaccines. eClinicalMedicine, 53, 101632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101632

85. Jirsa, V. K., Petkoski, S., Wang, H., Woodman, M., Fousek, J., Betsch, C., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Faber, S. M., Shen, K., & McIntosh, A. R. (2022). Integrating psychosocial variables and societal diversity in epidemic models for predicting COVID-19 transmission dynamics. PLOS Digital Health, 1, e0000098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000098

84. Rees, F., Geiger, M., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Wilhelm, O. (2022). Measuring parents’ readiness to vaccinate themselves and their children against COVID-19. Vaccine, 40, 3825-3834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.091

83. Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Vaccination policy reactance: Predictors, consequences, and countermeasures. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 1394-1407. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211044535

82. Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2022). Lessons learned about willingness to adopt various protective measures during the early COVID-19 pandemic in three countries. PLOS ONE, 17, e0265892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265892

81. Vandeweerdt, C., Luong, T., Atchapero, M., Mottelson, A., Holz, C., Makransky, G., & Böhm, R. (2022). Virtual reality reduces COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the wild: A randomized trial. Scientific Reports, 12, 4593. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08120-4

80. Sääksvuori, L., Betsch, C., Nohynek, H., Salo, H., Sivelä, J, & Böhm, R. (2022). Information nudges for influenza vaccination: Evidence from a large-scale clusterrandomized controlled trial in Finland. PLOS Medicine, 19, e1003919. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003919

79. Pfattheicher, S., Petersen, M. B., & Böhm, R. (2022). Information about herd immunity through vaccination and empathy promote COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Health Psychology, 41, 85-93. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/hea0001096

78. Kaufmann, T. H., Lilleholt, L., Böhm, R., Zettler, I., & Heck, D. W. (2022). Sensitive attitudes and adherence to recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparing direct and indirect questioning techniques. Personality and Individual Differences, 190, 111525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111525

77. Schiller, B., Tönsing, D., Kleinert, T., Böhm, R., & Heinrichs, M. (2022). Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide lockdown on mental health, environmental concern, and prejudice against other social groups. Environment and Behavior, 54, 516-537. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165211036991

76. Hilbig, B. E., Thielmann, I., & Böhm, R. (2022). Bending our ethics code: Avoidable deception and its justification in psychological research. European Psychologist, 27, 62-70. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000431

75. Böhm, R., Halevy, N., & Kugler, T. (2022). The power of defaults in intergroup conflict. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 168, 104105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2021.104105

74. Calero Valdez, A., Iftekhar, E. N., Oliu-Barton, M., Böhm, R., Cuschieri, S., Czypionka, T., Dumpis, U., Giordano, G., Hanson, C., Hel, Z., Helova, A., Kickbusch, I., Kojan, L., Kretschmar, M., Krueger, T., Krutzinna, J., Lange, B., Lazarus, J. V., Machado, H., McKee, M., Nagel, K., Perc, M., Petelos, E., Popivanov, N., Pradelski, B., Prainsack, B., Schroeder, K., Tsiodras, S., Wilmes, P., & Wolff, G. (2022). Europe must come together to confront Omicron. BMJ, 376, o90. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o90

73. Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H, Fiedler, S., Friesen, J. P., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., González, R., Graf, S., Growiec, K.,Guimond, S., Hřebíčková, M., Immer-Bernold, E., Joireman, J., Karagonlar, G., Kawakami, K., Kiyonari, T., Kou, Y., Kuhlman, M. D., Kyrtsis, A. A., Lay, S., Leonardelli, G. J., Li, N. P., Li, Y., Maciejovsky, B., Manesi, Z., Mashuri, A., Mok, A., Moser, K. S., Motak, L., Netedu, A., Platow, M. J., Raczka, K., Reinders Folmer, C. P., Reyna, C., Romano, A., Shalvi, S., Simão, C., Stivers,A. W., Strimling, P., Tsirbas, Y., Utz, S., van der Meij, L., Waldzus, S., Wang, Y., Weber, B., Weisel, O., Wildschut, T., Winter, F., Wu, J., Yong, J. C., Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Reply to Nielsen et al.: Social mindfulness associated with countries’ environmental performance and individual environmental concern. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, e2122077119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122077119

72. Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Prosocial vaccination. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 307-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.010

71. Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H, Fiedler, S., Friesen, J. P., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., González, R., Graf, S., Growiec, K.,Guimond, S., Hřebíčková, M., Immer-Bernold, E., Joireman, J., Karagonlar, G., Kawakami, K., Kiyonari, T., Kou, Y., Kuhlman, M. D., Kyrtsis, A. A., Lay, S., Leonardelli, G. J., Li, N. P., Li, Y., Maciejovsky, B., Manesi, Z., Mashuri, A., Mok, A., Moser, K. S., Motak, L., Netedu, A., Platow, M. J., Raczka, K., Reinders Folmer, C. P., Reyna, C., Romano, A., Shalvi, S., Simão, C., Stivers,A. W., Strimling, P., Tsirbas, Y., Utz, S., van der Meij, L., Waldzus, S., Wang, Y., Weber, B., Weisel, O., Wildschut, T., Winter, F., Wu, J., Yong, J. C., Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Reply to Komatsu et al.: From local social mindfulness to global sustainability efforts? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, e2119303118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2119303118

70. Zettler, I., Schild, C., Lilleholt, L., Kroencke, L., Utesch, T., Moshagen,M., Böhm, R., Back, M. D., & Geukes, K. (2022). The role of personality in COVID-19 related perceptions, evaluations, and behaviours: Findings across five samples, nine traits, and 17 criteria. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 299-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211001680

69. Pummerer, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt,L., Winter, K., Zettler, I., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Conspiracy theories and their societal effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211000217

68. Geiger, M., Rees, F., Lilleholt, L., Santana, A. P., Zettler, I. Wilhelm, O., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2022). Measuring the 7Cs of vaccination readiness. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 38, 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000663

67. Korn, L., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Taubert, F., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Age differences in COVID-19 preventive behavior: A psychological perspective. European Psychologist, 26, 359-372. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000462

66. Betsch, C., Sprengholz, P., Schmid, P., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Ochel, P., Felgendreff, L., Engel, E., & Böhm, R. (2021). Einführung einer Impfpflicht: Eine politische Entscheidung. Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 118, A2312-A2316.71. https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/222395/Einfuehrung-einer-Impfpflicht-Einepolitische-Entscheidung

65. Mottelson, A., Vandeweerdt, C., Atchapero, M., Luong, T., Holz, C., Böhm, R., & Makransky, G. (2021). A self-administered virtual reality intervention increases COVID-19 vaccination intention. Vaccine, 39, 6746-6753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.004

64. Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2021). Reactance revisited: Consequences of mandatory and scarce vaccination in the case of COVID-19. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13, 986-995. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12285

63. Columbus, S., & Böhm, R. (2021). Norm shifts under the strategy method. Judgment and Decision Making, 16, 1267-1289. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500008421

62. Ehlert, A., Böhm, R., Fleiß, J., Rauhut, H., Rybnicek, R., & Winter, F. (2021). The development of prosociality: Evidence for a negative association between age and prosocial value orientation from a representative sample in Austria. Games, 12, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/g12030067

61. Betsch, C., Bosnjak, M., Korn, L., Burgard, T., Gaissmaier, W., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Böhm, R., Stollorz, V., Ramharter, M., Promies, N., De Bock, F., Schmid, P., Renner, B., & Wieler, L. (2021). The four weeks before lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: A weekly serial cross-sectional survey on risk perceptions, knowledge, public trust and behaviour, 3 to 25 March 2020. Eurosurveillance, 26, 2001900. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.42.2001900

60. Zettler, I., Lilleholt, L., Böhm, R., & Gondan, M. (2021). Comparing responses in repeated cross-sectional and panel studies: Results across eight weeks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark. Psychological Assessment, 33, 691-704. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/pas0001048

59. Van Doesum, N. J., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X.-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H, Fiedler, S., Friesen, J. P., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., González, R., Graf, S., Growiec, K.,Guimond, S., Hřebíčková, M., Immer-Bernold, E., Joireman, J., Karagonlar, G., Kawakami, K., Kiyonari, T., Kou, Y., Kuhlman, M. D., Kyrtsis, A. A., Lay, S., Leonardelli, G. J., Li, N. P., Li, Y., Maciejovsky, B., Manesi, Z., Mashuri, A., Mok, A., Moser, K. S., Motak, L., Netedu, A., Platow, M. J., Raczka, K., Reinders Folmer, C. P., Reyna, C., Romano, A., Shalvi, S., Simão, C., Stivers,A. W., Strimling, P., Tsirbas, Y., Utz, S., van der Meij, L., Waldzus, S., Wang, Y., Weber, B., Weisel, O., Wildschut, T., Winter, F., Wu, J., Yong, J. C., Van Lange, P. A. M. (2021). Social mindfulness and prosociality vary across the globe. Proceedings of the National  Academy of Sciences, 18, e2023846118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023846118

58. Theelen, M. M. P., & Böhm, R. (2021). The conflict-cooperation effect persists under intragroup payoff asymmetry. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24, 815-835. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220910795

57. Böhm, R., Fleiß, J., & Rybnicek, R. (2021). On the stability of social preferences in inter-group conflict: A lab-in-the-field panel study. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 65, 1215-1248. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002721994080

56. Thielmann, I., Böhm, R., Ott, M., & Hilbig, B. E. (2021). Economic games: An introduction and guide for research. Collabra: Psychology, 7, 19004. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.19004

55. Korn, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Reply to Rabb et al.: Why promoting COVID-19 vaccines with community immunity is not a good strategy (yet). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2102054118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2102054118

54. Betsch, C., Korn, L., & Böhm, R. (2021). Reply to Weisel: From polarization to vaccination and back. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2102717118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2102717118

53. Thielmann, I., Böhm, R., & Hilbig, B. E. (2021). Buying unethical loyalty: A behavioral paradigm and empirical test. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 363-370. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620905218

52. Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Meineche, J. T., Strandsbjerg, C. F., Windfeld, A., Windfeld, F. C., & Zettler, I. (2020). The COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring in Denmark. Samfundsøkonomen, 2020, 62-69. https://doi.org/10.7146/samfundsokonomen.v0i4.123562

51. Gross, J., & Böhm, R. (2020). Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 17, 29202-29211. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013744117

50. Pfattheicher, S., Nockur, L., Böhm, R., Sassenrath, C., & Petersen, M. B. (2020). The emotional path to action: Empathy promotes physical distancing and wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Science, 31, 1363-1373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620964422

49. Jörling, M., Böhm, R., & Paluch, S. (2020). Mechanisms and consequences of anthropomorphizing autonomous products: The role of schema congruity and prior experience. Schmalenbach Business Review, 72, 485-510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41464-020-00100-3

48. Böhm, R., Rusch, H., & Baron, J. (2020). The psychology of intergroup conflict: A review of theories and measures. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178, 947-962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.01.020

47. Böhm, R., Gürerk, Ö., & Lauer, T. (2020). Nudging climate change mitigation: A laboratory experiment with inter-generational public goods. Games, 11, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/g11040042

46. Betsch, C., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., & Böhm, R. (2020). Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 21851-21853. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117

45. Korn, L., Böhm, R., Meier, N., & Betsch, C. (2020). Vaccination as a social contract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 17, 14891-14899. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919666117

44. Habersaat, K., Betsch, C., Danchin, M., Sunstein, C. R., Böhm, R., Falk, A., Brewer, N. T., Omer, S. T., Scherzer, M., Sah, S., Fischer, E. F., Scheel, A. E., Fancourt, D., Kitayama, S., Dubé, E., Leask, J., Dutta, M., MacDonald, N. E., Temkina, A., Lieberoth, A., Jackson, M., Lewandowsky, S., Seale, H., Fietje, N., Schmid, P., Gelfand, M., Korn, L., Eitze, S., Felgendreff, L., Sprengholz, P., Salvi, C., Butler, R. (2020). Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition. Nature Human Behaviour, 4, 677-687. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0906-x

43. Betsch, C., Bach Habersaat, K., Deshevoi, S., Heinemeier, D., Briko, N., Kostenko, N., Kocik, J., Böhm, R., Zettler, I., Wiysonge, C. S., Dubé, È., Gagneur, A., Botelho-Nevers, E., Gagneux-Brunon, A., & Sivelä, J. (2020). Sample study protocol foradapting and translating the 5C scale to assess the psychologial antecedents of vaccination. BMJ Open, 10, e034869. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034869

42. Aaldering, H., & Böhm, R. (2020). Parochial vs. universal cooperation: Introducing a novel economic game of within- and between-group interaction. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11, 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619841627

41. Meier, N. W., Böhm, R., Korn,L., & Betsch, C. (2020). Individual preferences for voluntary vs. mandatory vaccination policies: An experimental analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 30, 50-55. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz181

40. Jörling, M., Böhm, R., & Paluch, S. (2019). Service robots: Drivers of perceived responsibility for service outcomes. Journal of Service Research, 22, 404-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094670519842334

39. Rusch, H., & Böhm, R. (2019). A note on the endogeneity of attacker and defender roles in asymmetric conflicts. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42, e139. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19000748

37. Böhm, R., Meier, N. W., Groß, M., Korn, L., & Betsch, C. (2019). The willingness to vaccinate increases when vaccination protects others who have low responsibility for not being vaccinated. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42, 381-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-018-9985-9

36. Betsch, C., Schmid, P., Korn, L., Steinmeyer, L., Heinemeier, D., Eitze, S., Küpke, N. K., & Böhm, R. (2019). Impfverhalten psychologisch erklären, messen und verändern. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 62, 400-409.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-019-02900-6

35. Vollstädt, U., & Böhm, R. (2019). Are groups more competitive, more selfish-rational or more prosocial bargainers? Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 78, 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2018.12.003

34. Betsch, C., Schmid, P., Heinemeier, D., Korn, L.,Holtmann, C., & Böhm, R. (2018). Beyond confidence: Development of a measure assessing the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination. PLOS ONE, 13, e0208601. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208601

33. Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2018). Moral values do not affect prosocial vaccination. Nature Human Behaviour, 2, 881-882. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0478-1

32. Böhm, R., Rockenbach, B., & Zimmermann, J. (2018). United we stand, divided we fall: The limitations of between-group comparisons for fostering within-group cooperation. Journal of Economic Psychology, 69, 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2018.09.005

31. Korn, L., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Meier, N. W. (2018). Social nudging:The effect of social feedback interventions on vaccine uptake. Health Psychology, 37, 1045-1054. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000668

30. Böhm, R., Theelen, M. M. P., Rusch, H., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2018). Costs, needs, and integration efforts shape helping behavior toward refugees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115, 7284-7289. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1805601115

29. Pfattheicher, S., Böhm, R., & Kesberg, R. (2018). The advantage of democratic peer punishment in sustaining cooperation within groups. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 31, 562-571. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.2050

28. Böhm, R., Thielmann, I., & Hilbig, B. E. (2018).The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow: Morality also fuels aggression, conflict, and violence. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, e98. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X18000031

27. Pfattheicher, S., & Böhm, R. (2018). Honesty-Humility under threat: Self-uncertainty destroys trust among the nice guys. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114, 179-194. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000144

26. Böhm, R., Meier, N. W., Korn, L., & Betsch, C. (2017). Behavioural consequences of vaccination recommendations: An experimental analysis. Health Economics, 26, 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3584

25. Böhm, R., & Buttelmann, D. (2017). The impact of resource valence on children‘s other-regarding preferences. Developmental Psychology, 53, 1656-1665. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000365

24. Korn, L., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Meier, N. W. (2017). Drawbacks of communicating refugee vaccination rates. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17, 364-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30141-X

23. Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Korn, L, & Holtmann, C. (2017). On the benefits of explaining herd immunity in vaccine advocacy. Nature Human Behaviour, 1, 0056. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0056

22. Böhm, R., Betsch, C., & Korn, L. (2016). Selfish-rational non-vaccination: Experimental evidence from an interactive vaccination game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 131, 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.11.008

21. Böhm, R., Betsch, C, Korn, L, & Holtmann, C. (2016). Exploring and promoting prosocial vaccination: A cross-cultural experiment on vaccination of health care personnel. BioMed Research International, 2016, 6870984. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6870984

20. Thielmann, I., & Böhm,R. (2016). Who does (not) participate in intergroup conflict? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7, 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550616660160

19. Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Butler, R., Chapman, G. B., Haase, N., Herrmann, B., Igarashi, T., Kitayama, S., Korn, L., Nurm, Ü.-K., Rohrmann, B., Rothman, A. J., Shavitt, S., Updegraff, J. A., Uskul, A. K. (2016). Improving medical decision making and health promotion through culture-sensitive health communication: An agenda for science and practice. Medical Decision Making, 36, 811-833. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X15600434

18. Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2016). Editorial: Cultural diversity calls for culture-sensitive health communication. Medical Decision Making, 36, 795-797. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X16663482

17. Böhm, R. (2016). Invited commentary: Intuitive participation in aggressive intergroup conflict: Evidence of weak versus strong parochial altruism. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1535. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01535

16. Rusch, H., Böhm, R., & Herrmann, B. (2016). Editorial: Parochial altruism - Pitfalls and prospects. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1004.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01004

15. Böhm, R., & Theelen, M. M. P. (2016). Outcome valence and externality valence framing in public good dilemmas. Journal of Economic Psychology, 54, 151-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2016.04.003

14. Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2016). Detrimental effects of introducing partial compulsory vaccination: Experimental evidence. European Journal of Public Health, 26, 378-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckv154

13. Böhm, R., Rusch, H., & Gürerk, Ö. (2016). What makes people go to war? Defensive intentions motivate retaliatory and preemptive intergroup aggression. Evolution and Human Behavior, 37, 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2015.06.005

12. Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Chapman, G. B. (2015). Using behavioral insights to increase vaccination policy effectiveness. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2, 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732215600716

11. Thielmann, I., Böhm, R., & Hilbig, B. E. (2015). Different games for different motives: Comment on Haesevoets, Folmer, and Van Hiel (2015). European Journal of Personality, 29, 506-508. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2007

10. Weisel, O., & Böhm, R. (2015). “Ingroup love” and “outgroup hate” in intergroup conflict between natural groups. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 60, 110-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2015.04.008

9. Buttelmann, D., & Böhm, R. (2014). The ontogeny of the motivation that underlies ingroup bias. Psychological Science, 25, 921-927. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613516802

8. Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Korn, L. (2013). Inviting free-riders or appealing to prosocial behavior? Game-theoretical reflections on communicating herd immunity in vaccine advocacy. Health Psychology, 32, 978-985. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031590

7. Böhm, R., & Rockenbach, B. (2013). The inter-group comparison - intra-group cooperation hypothesis: Comparisons between groups increase efficiency in public goods provision. PLOS ONE, 8, e56152. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056152

6. Böhm, R., Rothermund, K., & Kirchkamp, O. (2013). Social categorization and groupmotivated interindividual-intergroup discontinuity. European Journal of Social Psychology, 43, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.1923

5. Böhm, R., & Regner, T. (2013). Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis. Journal of Bioeconomics, 15, 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x

4. Böhm, R., Funke, F., & Harth, N. S. (2010). Same-race and same-gender voting preferences and the role of perceived realistic threat in the democratic primaries and caucuses 2008. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 10, 248-261. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-2415.2010.01208.x

3. Böhm, R., Schütz, A., Rentzsch, K., Körner, A., & Funke, F. (2010). Are we looking for positivity or similarity in a partner’s outlook on life? Similarity predicts perceptions of social attractiveness and relationship quality. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 5, 431-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2010.534105

2. Rudolph, U., Böhm, R., & Lummer, M. (2007). Ein Vorname sagt mehr als 1000 Worte: Zur sozialen Wahrnehmung von Vornamen. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 38, 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1024/0044-3514.38.1.17

1. Gentile, G.-C., Böhm, R., & Hoffmann, C. (2007). Auf dem Weg zum Corporate Citizen - eine Bestandsaufnahme anleitender Texte. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 1, 58-64. https://www.psychologie-aktuell.com/journale/wirtschaftspsychologie/bishererschienen/inhalt-lesen/2007-1-1.html

 

Books and Book Chapters

7. Betsch, C., Sprengholz, C., Henkel, L., & Böhm, R. (2025). Wie die Pandemie zu Polarisierung und gesellschaftlicher Destabilisierung beiträgt. In G. Haug and C. Markschies (Ed.), Multiple Krisen der Gegenwart. Freiburg: Herder. https://www.herder.de/geschichte-politik/shop/p4/92731-multiple-krisen-dergegenwart-open-access-pdf/

6. Capraro, V., Boggio, P. S., Böhm, R., Perc, M., & Sjåstad, H. (2024). Cooperation and acting for the greater good during the COVID-19 pandemic. In M. K. Miller (Ed.), The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197615133.003.0013

5. Herczeg, P., Steinacher, R., Forgó, N., Leichtfried, M., Römmer-Nossek, B., Böhm, R., Karall, E., Filipovic, A., Kayali, F., Tschiatschek, S., Lieberzeit, P., Sonntagbauer, K. (2024). Guidelines der Universität Wien zum Umgang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Lehre (2. Auflage). University of Vienna. https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.544

4. Pfattheicher, S., & Böhm, R. (2017). Mechanisms to detect and punish cheaters. In T. K. Shackelford and V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_935-1

3. Böhm, R., & Rusch, H. (2016). Evolved psychology of warfare. In T. K. Shackelford and V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2964-1

2. Rusch, H., Böhm, R., & Herrmann, B., eds. (2016). Parochial altruism: Pitfalls and prospects. Lausanne: Frontiers Media. ISBN: 987-2-88919-945-7.

1. Theelen, M. M. P., & Böhm, R. (2016). Reciprocal altruism and group living. In T. K. Shackelford and V. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3723-1

Other Publications

3. Böhm, R., Sprengholz, P., Henkel, L., & Betsch, C. (2024). Identity, polarization and their societal and political consequences. UNDP Human Development Report 2023/2024. 190-193.https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2023-24

2. Van Lange, P. A. M., & Böhm, R. (2018). Support for refugees increases when refugees participate in integration programs. The Conversation, 2018-07-06. https://theconversation.com/support-for-refugees-increases-when-refugees-participatein-integration-programs-99270

1. Korn, L., Holtmann, C., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2015). Die Impfbereitschaft verstehen und verbessern: Wenn persönliche Impfentscheidungen im Konflikt mit dem Gemeinwohl stehen und wie man dieses Dilemma auflösen kann. Das In-Mind Magazin, 2-2015. https://de.in-mind.org/article/die-impfbereitschaft-verstehen-undverbessern-wenn-persoenliche-impfentscheidungen-im

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