Research Interests
* heroism & perceptions of heroes
Professional Activities
Association
- , American Psychological Society (APS)
- , Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGfP)
- , European Association of Social Psychology (EASP)
- , International Social Cognition Network
- , Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Publications
Book
Book Chapter
The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology
Maher, P. J., O'Shea, D., & Igou, E. R.
Social cognition in the workplace: The future of research on the meaning of work.
The unbearable lightness of boredom: A pragmatic meaning-regulation hypothesis
van Tilburg W.A.P.;Igou E.R.
Boredom Is in Your Mind: A Shared Psychological-Philosophical Approach
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-26395-9_2
Attributes and applications of heroes: A brief history of lay and academic perspectives
Kinsella, E. L., Ritchie, T. D., & Igou, E. R.
Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership
Preferences
Igou, E. R., Van Dongen, F., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P.
Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2nd Edition
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375000-6.00286-X
The when and why of risky choice framing effects: A constructive processing perspective
Igou, E. R.
Perspectives on Framing
Metacognition.
Bless, H., Keller, J., & Igou, E.R.
Social Cognition: The Basis of Human Interaction Frontiers of Social Psychology
Mood as resource in structuring goal pursuit.
Trope, Y., Igou, E.R., & Burke, C
Affect in social thinking and behavior. Frontiers of Social Psychology
Mood and the use of general knowledge structures in judgment and decision making
Bless, H., & Igou, E.R.
The routines of decision making
Stimmung und Informationsverarbeitung
Bless, H. & Igou, E.R.
Handbuch für Sozialpsychologie und Kommunikationspsychologie
Die Rolle kognitiv verfügbarer Information bei der Eindrucksbildung
Bless, H., & Igou, E. R.
Das experimentalpsychologische Praktikum. Computergestützte Versuchssteuerung im Labor und WWW
Conference Publication
ASPO
Van de Calseyde, P. P. F. M., & Igou, E. R.
Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
Igou, E. R., & Poels, T.
Other Journal
Making sense of standardized survey questions: The influence of reference periods and their repetition
Igou, E. R., Bless, H., & Schwarz, N.
Communication Monographs
DOI: 10.1080/714041712
Das Psychologiestudium der Zukunft oder: Was wir noch immer zu träumen wagen
Agudelo, D., Böhne, J., Crawford, M. Galliker, M. Hemmati-Weber, M., Horlacher, K. D., Hüneke, H., Igou, E. R., Rodewald, R., & Sommer J.
Journal für Psychologie
Peer Reviewed Journal
Bored stiff: The relationship between meaninglessness, sexual sensation seeking, and promiscuous attitudes via boredom susceptibility
Moynihan A.B.;Igou E.R.;van Tilburg W.A.P.
Personality And Individual Differences
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110295
Personal Life Satisfaction as a Measure of Societal Happiness is an Individualistic Presumption: Evidence from Fifty Countries
Krys K.;Park J.;Kocimska-Zych A.;Kosiarczyk A.;Selim H.A.;Wojtczuk-Turek A.;Haas B.W.;Uchida Y.;Torres C.;Capaldi C.A.;Bond M.H.;Zelenski J.M.;Lun V.M.C.;Maricchiolo F.;Vauclair C.M.;Poláčková Šolcová I.;Sirlopú D.;Xing C.;Vignoles V.L.;van Tilburg W.A.P.;Teyssier J.;Sun C.R.;Stoyanova S.;Serdarevich U.;Schwarz B.;Sargautyte R.;Røysamb E.;Romashov V.;Rizwan M.;Pavlović Z.;Pavlopoulos V.;van Osch Y.;Okvitawanli A.;Nadi A.;Nader M.;Nur Fariza M.;Mosca O.;Mohorić T.;Barrientos P.E.;Malyonova A.;Liu X.;Lee J.H.;Kwiatkowska A.;Kronberger N.;Klůzová Kračmárová L.;Kascakova N.;Işık İ.;Igou E.R.;Igbokwe D.O.;Hanke-Boer D.;Gavreliuc A.;Garðarsdóttir R.B.;Fülöp M.;Gamsakhurdia V.;Esteves C.S.;Domínguez-Espinosa A.;Denoux P.;Charkviani S.;Baltin A.;Mira A.D.M.;Appoh L.;Albert I.;Akotia C.S.;Adamovic M.
Journal Of Happiness Studies
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-020-00311-y
Just-World Beliefs Increase Helping Intentions via Meaning and Affect
Igou E.R.;Blake A.A.;Bless H.
Journal Of Happiness Studies
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-020-00317-6
The breaking bad effect: Priming with an antihero increases sensation seeking
Ulqinaku A.;Sarial-Abi G.;Kinsella E.L.;Igou E.R.
British Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12374
Existential escape of the bored: A review of meaning-regulation processes under boredom
Andrew B. Moynihan;Eric R. Igou;Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg;
European Review Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1080/10463283.2020.1829347
Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries.
Brandt MJ;Kuppens T;Spears R;Andrighetto L;Autin F;Babincak P;Badea C;Bae J;Batruch A;Becker JC;Bocian K;Bodroža B;Bourguignon D;Bukowski M;Butera F;Butler SE;Chryssochoou X;Conway P;Crawford JT;Croizet JC;de Lemus S;Degner J;Dragon P;Durante F;Easterbrook MJ;Essien I;Forgas JP;González R;Graf S;Halama P;Han G;Hong RY;Houdek P;Igou ER;Inbar Y;Jetten J;Jimenez Leal W;Jiménez-Moya G;Karunagharan JK;Kende A;Korzh M;Laham SM;Lammers J;Lim L;Manstead ASR;Međedović J;Melton ZJ;Motyl M;Ntani S;Owuamalam CK;Peker M;Platow MJ;Prims JP;Reyna C;Rubin M;Saab R;Sankaran S;Shepherd L;Sibley CG;Sobkow A;Spruyt B;Stroebaek P;Sümer N;Sweetman J;Teixeira CP;Toma C;Ujhelyi A;van der Toorn J;van Hiel A;Vásquez-Echeverría A;Vazquez A;Vianello M;Vranka M;Yzerbyt V;Zimmerman JL;
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2694
Risk-taking increases under boredom
Kılıç A.;van Tilburg W.;Igou E.
Journal Of Behavioral Decision Making
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.2160
A remedy for boredom
Eric R. Igou;Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg;
Physical Activity In Natural Settings
DOI: 10.4324/9781315180144-8
Lost in the crowd: Conformity as escape following disbelief in free will
Moynihan A.;Igou E.;van Tilburg W.
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2499
Manipulating Moral Dumbfounding: Inhibiting the Identification of Reasons for a Moral Judgement
Cillian McHugh;Marek McGann;Eric R. Igou;Elaine L. Kinsella;
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/e5gj7
Meaning, nature and well-being
Jürgen Beckmann;Eric R. Igou;Eric Klinger;
Physical Activity In Natural Settings
DOI: 10.4324/9781315180144-5
Lost in the crowd: Conformity as escape following disbelief in free will
Moynihan, A. B., Igou, E. R., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P.
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: doi:10.1002/ejsp.2499
Moral Judgment as Categorization (MJAC)
Cillian McHugh;Marek McGann;Eric R. Igou;Elaine Kinsella;
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/72dzp
Dreaming of a brighter future: Anticipating happiness instils meaning in life.
Van Tilburg W. A. P., & Igou, E. R.
Journal Of Happiness Studies
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-018-9960-8
On boredom and perceptions of heroes: A meaning-regulation approach to heroism.
Coughlan, G., Igou, E. R., Tilburg, W. A. P., Kinsella, E. L., & Ritchie, T. D.
Journal Of Humanistic Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/0022167817705281
Heroism and the pursuit of a meaningful life.
Kinsella, EL, Igou ER, & Ritchie TD
Journal Of Humanistic Psychology
DOI: doi:10.1177/0022167817701002
On the existential road from regret to heroism: Searching for meaning in life
Igou, ER;van Tilburg, WAP;Kinsella, EL;Buckley, LK
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02375
Situational meaninglessness and state boredom: Cross-sectional and experience-sampling findings.
Chan, C. S., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., Igou, E. R., Poon, C. Y. S., Tam, K. Y. Y., Wong, V., & Cheung, S. K.
Motivation And Emotion
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-018-9693-3
Brexit, Trump, and the Polarizing Effect of Disillusionment
Maher, PJ;Igou, ER;van Tilburg, WAP
Social Psychological And Personality Science
DOI: 10.1177/1948550617750737
Reasons or Rationalisations: The Role of Principles in the Moral Dumbfounding Paradigm
Cillian McHugh;Marek McGann;Eric R. Igou;Elaine L. Kinsella;
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/pcsfj
Boredom Begs to Differ: Differentiation From Other Negative Emotions
Van Tilburg, W.A.P., &I gou, E.R.
Emotion
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000233
Boredom Increases Impulsiveness A Meaning-Regulation Perspective
Moynihan, AB,Igou, ER,van Tilburg, WAP
Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000317
Can boredom help? Increased prosocial intentions in response to boredom
Van Tilburg, W.A.P., & Igou, E.R.
Self And Identity
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2016.1218925
Free, connected, and meaningful: Free will beliefs promote meaningfulness through belongingness
Moynihan, AB, Igou, ER, Van Tilburg, WAP
Personality And Individual Differences
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.006
Environmental Influences on Elite Sport Athletes Well Being: From Gold, Silver, and Bronze to Blue Green and Gold
Donnelly, AA,Maclntyre, TE,O'Sullivan, N,Warrington, G,Harrison, AJ,Igou, ER,Jones, M,Gidlow, C,Brick, N,Lahart, I,Cloak, R,Lane, AM
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01167
Next to a Star: Paling, Shining, or Both? Turning Interexemplar Contrast into Interexemplar Assimilation
Michaela Wänke;Herbert Bless;Eric R. Igou;
Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201271002
Conversational Expectations as a Basis for Order Effects in Persuasion
Eric R. Igou;Herbert Bless;
Journal Of Language And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/0261927x06303454
Going to political extremes in response to boredom
Van Tilburg, WAP,Igou, ER
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2205
Additional Thoughts on Conversational and Motivational Sources of the Dilution Effect
Eric R. Igou;
Journal Of Language And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/0261927x06296473
Eaten up by boredom: Consuming food to escape awareness of the bored self
Moynihan, A. B., Van Tilburg, W. A. P., Igou, E. R., Wisman, A., Donnelly, A. E., & Mulcaire, J. B.
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00369
Ahead of others in the authorship order: names with middle initials appear earlier in author lists of academic articles in psychology
Igou, ER,van Tilburg, WAP
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00469
How dyads reminiscence moderates the relations between familiarity, trust, and memory conformity.
Condon, C. E., Ritchie, T. D., & Igou, E. R.
Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000222
Zeroing in on heroes: A prototype analysis of hero features.
Kinsella, E. L., Ritchie, T. D., & Igou, E. R.
Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1037/a0038463
Practicing what we preach: Investigating the role of social support in sport psychologists' well-being.
McCormack. H., MacIntyre, T. E., O'Shea, D., Campbell, M. J., Igou, E. R.
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01854
Lay perspectives on the social and psychological functions of heroes.
Kinsella, E. L., Ritchie, T. D., & Igou, E. R.
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00130
Practicing What We Preach: Investigating the Role of Social Support in Sport Psychologistsâ Well-Being
Hannah M. McCormack;Tadhg E. MacIntyre;Deirdre OâShea;Mark J. Campbell;Eric R. Igou;
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01854
Metacognition and action: A new pathway to understanding social and cognitive aspects of expertise in sport.
MacIntyre, T. E., Igou, E. R., Campbell, M. J., Moran, A. P., & Matthews, J.
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01155
Metacognition and action: a new pathway to understanding social and cognitive aspects of expertise in sport
Tadhg E. MacIntyre;Eric R. Igou;Mark J. Campbell;Aidan P. Moran;James Matthews;
Frontiers in psychology
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01155
Moving onwards: An action continuation strategy in finding the way.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Igou, E. R.
Journal Of Behavioral Decision Making
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.1817
The impact of middle names: Middle initials enhance perceived intellectual performance.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Igou, E. R.
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2026
From Van Gogh to Lady Gaga: Artist eccentricity increases perceived artistic skill and art appreciation.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P., & Igou, E. R.
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1999
In search for meaningfulness: Nostalgia as an antidote to boredom.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P., Igou, E. R., & Sedikides, C.
Emotion
DOI: 10.1037/a0030442
On the meaningfulness of behavior: An expectancy x value approach.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P. & Igou, E. R.
Motivation And Emotion
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-012-9316-3
Preference Judgments (Individuals)
E.R. Igou;F. van Dongen;W.A.P. van Tilburg;
Encyclopedia Of Human Behavior
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-375000-6.00286-x
On boredom: Lack of challenge and meaning as distinct boredom experiences
Van Tilburg, W. A. P. & Igou, E. R.
Motivation And Emotion
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9234-9
On the meaningfulness of existence: When life salience boosts adherence to worldviews.
Van Tilburg, W. A. P. & Igou, E. R.
European Journal Of Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.819
On boredom and social identity: A pragmatic meaning-regulation approach.
van Tilburg, W. A .P., Igou, E. R.
Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211418530
How Construal Levels Attenuate the Search for Unpleasant Truths
Yaniv Shani;Eric Igou;Marcel Zeelenberg;
Psycextra Dataset
DOI: 10.1037/e621072012-073
Different ways of looking at unpleasant truths: How construal levels influence information search.
Shani, Y., Igou, E. R., Zeelenberg, M.
Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.05.005
How long will I suffer?" Versus "How long will you suffer?" A self-other effect in affective forecasting.
Igou, E. R.
Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1037/a0011619
Additional thoughts on conversational and motivational sources of the dilution effect
Igou, E.R.
Journal Of Language And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X06296473
Conversational expectations as a basis for order effects in persuasion.
Igou, ER; Bless, H
Journal Of Language And Social Psychology
On undesirable consequences of thinking: Framing effects as a function of substantive processing.
Igou, ER; Bless, H
Journal Of Behavioral Decision Making
On undesirable consequences of thinking: framing effects as a function of substantive processing
Eric R. Igou;Herbert Bless;
Journal Of Behavioral Decision Making
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.543
Positive Mood and Future-Oriented Self-Evaluation
Ben Gervey;Eric R. Igou;Yaacov Trope;
Motivation And Emotion
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-006-9011-3
Positive mood and future-oriented self-evaluation.
Gervey, B; Igou, ER; Trope, Y
Motivation And Emotion
The conversational basis for the dilution effect
Igou, E. R., & Bless, H.
Journal Of Language And Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X04273035
Lay theories in affective forecasting: The progression of affect. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Igou, E. R. & Bless, H.
Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2003.09.004
Lay theories in affective forecasting: The progression of affect
Eric R Igou;
Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2003.09.004
Inferring the importance of arguments: Order effects and conversational rules.
Igou, E. R., Bless, H.
Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1031(02)00509-7,
Inferring the importance of arguments: Order effects and conversational rules
Eric R Igou;Herbert Bless;
Journal Of Experimental Social Psychology
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1031(02)00509-7
Making sense of standardized survey questions: The influence of reference periods and their repetition
Eric Igou;Herbert Bless;Norbert Schwarz;
Communication Monographs
DOI: 10.1080/714041712
Next to a star: Paling, shining, or both? Turning interexemplar contrast into interexemplar assimilation
Waenke, M., Bless, H., & Igou, E. R.
Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin
Reducing context effects by adding context information: The direction and size of context effects in political judgment.
Bless, H., Igou, E. R., Schwarz, N., & Wänke, M.
Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002611002