Dr. Adrian Rothers
Research Fellow
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+49 6421 28-23636 adrian.rothers@staff 1 Gutenbergstraße 1835032 Marburg
G|01 Institutsgebäude (Room: 02042 resp. +2042)
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Philipps-Universität Marburg Psychologie (Fb04) Sozialpsychologie, Wirtschaft, Methoden Sozialpsychologie (AG Cohrs)Publications
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2017-2021 Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) in Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg; Dissertation: „Social worth in difficult conversations and beyond“ 2009-2016 B.Sc. and M.Sc. Psychology, University of Hamburg 2016 Research intern, SEORG, University of Exeter (UK) 2015/16 Training in Mediation (AWW at Hamburg University) 2014-2017 assistant & associate in a DAAD-project mediation training and institutionalization in eastern Europe (Moldova and Ukraine) 2012 Semester abroad, Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Research Interests
Social worth and conflict de-escalation
Political disagreements and polarization
Environmental psychology
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• The Psychology of Peace and Conflict: Research Methods (Master FuK/PaC)
• Classic Studies in Social Psychology (B-SP)
• Konflikte und Mediation [Conflict and Mediation] (B-BMP)Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Selected Publications
Rothers, A. (2025). The poles in polarization: Social categorization and affective polarization in multiparty systems. Electoral Studies, 95, 102908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102908
Fickel, T., Rothers, A., & Young, J. C. (2025). Exploring the role of identity, the other and negative attributions in conflict about biodiversity valuation. People and Nature, 7(5), 1225-1239. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70031
Rothers, A., Reh, S., Müller-Using, N., & Neri, N. C. (2024). Deeskalierende Kommunikation im polizeilichen Einsatz. Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Trainingsprogramms. Konfliktdynamik, 13(3), 209-217. https://doi.org/10.5771/2193-0147-2024-3-209
Rothers, A., & Cohrs, J. C. (2023). Felt respect in political discussions with contrary-minded others. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075231195531
Rothers, A., & Cohrs, J. C. (2023). What makes people feel respected? Toward an integrative psychology of social worth. Psychological Review, 130(1), 242–259. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000393
Livingstone, A. G., Fernández Rodríguez, L., & Rothers, A. (2020). "They just don't understand us": The role of felt understanding in intergroup relations. Journal of personality and social psychology, 119(3), 633–656. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000221
Complete list of publications available at https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=tgscnxMAAAAJ&hl=de
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