Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tobias Rothmund
Dr. Tobias Rothmund is Assistant Professor for Political Psychology at the Department of Psychology (Institute for Communications and Media Psychology) at the University of Koblenz-Landau. His research interests are located in the area of intersection between communication research, political psychology and justice research. His main focus is on improving the psychological understanding of how laypersons react to political communication and science communication. Research questions involve Web: http://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/landau/fb8/ikms/polpsych/tr-staff/trothmund/t-rothmund |
- What is the role of trust in how laypersons react to political communication (e.g., news media reports about politicians’ behavior) and science communication (e.g., information about empirical research findings)?
- How do personality dispositions (e.g. personal values) of laypersons translate into political attitudes and how do these affect the reception of political communication and science communication?
- How do laypersons evaluate justice issues (e.g., voice in political processes) and how does perceived procedural justice translate into laypersons’ political participation?
Dr. Tobias Rothmund received research grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the special priority program “Science and the General Public” and from the county of Rhineland-Palatinate. His primary collaborators are Mario Gollwitzer (Marburg), Christoph Klimmt (Hannover) and Anna Baumert (Landau). Currently, he is developing collaborations with international colleagues from the U.S. (e.g., John Jost & Jay van Bavel from New York University). His work has been published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, European Journal of Personality, European Journal of Social Psychology, Communication Methods and Measures, Journal of Media Psychology and Social Justice Research.
Selected Publications
Maier, M., Rothmund, T., Otto, L., Retzbach, A., & Besley, J. (in press). Informal Learning through Science Media. Educational Psychologist.
Rothmund, T., Baumert, A., & Zinkernagel, A. (2014). The German "Wutbürger" - How Justice Sensitivity Accounts for Individual Differences in Political Engagement. Social Justice Research. 27(1), 24-44
Halmburger, A., Rothmund, T., Schulte, M., & Baumert, A. (2012). Psychological Reactions to Political Scandals: Effects on Emotions, Trust and the Need for Punishment. Journal of Political Psychology, 12-02, 30-51.
Hefner, D., Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., & Klimmt, C. (2011). Implicit Measures and Media Effects Research: Challenges and Opportunities. Communication Methods and Measures, 5(3), 181-202.
Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M. & Klimmt, C. (2011). Of Virtual Victims and Victimized Virtues: Differential Effects of Experienced Aggression in Video Games on Social Cooperation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(1), 107-119.
Rothmund, T., Baumert, A., & Zinkernagel, A. (2014). The German "Wutbürger" - How Justice Sensitivity Accounts for Individual Differences in Political Engagement. Social Justice Research. 27(1), 24-44
Halmburger, A., Rothmund, T., Schulte, M., & Baumert, A. (2012). Psychological Reactions to Political Scandals: Effects on Emotions, Trust and the Need for Punishment. Journal of Political Psychology, 12-02, 30-51.
Hefner, D., Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., & Klimmt, C. (2011). Implicit Measures and Media Effects Research: Challenges and Opportunities. Communication Methods and Measures, 5(3), 181-202.
Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M. & Klimmt, C. (2011). Of Virtual Victims and Victimized Virtues: Differential Effects of Experienced Aggression in Video Games on Social Cooperation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(1), 107-119.