Member of Social Processes Lab
Lotte Pummerer has been a researcher at the IWM since April 2019 in the Social Processes Lab, first as PhD student, since July 2022 as PostDoc. Her research interests are the belief in conspiracy theories. More concretely, she studies causes and consequences of the belief in conspiracy theories on social processes, such as adherence to social norms, group identification, or political attitudes.
Lotte Pummerer studied Psychology (M. Sc. 2017) with a Fulbright Scholarship at Georgia Southern University, USA, specializing in Social Psychology, Moral Psychology and Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. She also studied theology in Leipzig, Beirut and Tubingen. In her PhD at the university of Tubingen, which she finished 2022, she focused on the belief in conspiracy theories and norm adherence.
Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (in press). Think about it! Deliberation reduces the negative relation between conspiracy belief and adherence to prosocial norms. Social Psychological and Personality Science. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19485506221144150 [Data]
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Pummerer, L. (2022). Belief in conspiracy theories and non-normative behavior. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47, Article 101394. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101394
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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(1), 49-59. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19485506211000217 [Data]
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Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Addressing covid-19 vaccination conspiracy theories and vaccination intentions. European Journal of Health Communication, 3(2), 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.47368/ejhc.2022.201 [Data]
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Winter, K., Hornsey, M. J., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms. Nature Energy, 7(12), 1200-1207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01164-w [Data]
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Winter, K., Pummerer, L., Hornsey, M. J., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Pro‐vaccination subjective norms moderate the relationship between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intentions. British Journal of Health Psychology, 27(2), 390-405. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12550 [Data]
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Wroblewski, D., Scholl, A., Ditrich, L., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Let’s stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leadership outcomes. PLOS ONE, 17(12), Article e0279176. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279176 [Data]
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van Mulukom, V., Pummerer, L. J., Alper, S., Bai, H., Čavojová, V., Farias, J., Kay, C. S., Lazarevic, L. B., Lobato, E. J., Marinthe, G., Pavela Banai, I., Šrol, J., & Žeželj, I. (2022). Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 301, Article 114912. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114912
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Lieberoth, A., Lin, S.-Y., Stöckli, S., Han, H., Kowal, M., Gelpi, R., Chrona, S., Tran, T. P., Jeftić, A., Rasmussen, J., Cakal, H., Milfont, T. L., Lieberoth, A., Yamada, Y., Han, H., Rasmussen, J., Amin, R., Debove, S., Gelpí, R., Flis, I., Sahin, H., ..., Pummerer, L., ..., & Dubrov, D. (2021). Stress and worry in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic: relationships to trust and compliance with preventive measures across 48 countries in the COVIDiSTRESS global survey. Royal Society Open Science, 8(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200589
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Scholl, A., Sassenberg, K., Zapf, B., & Pummerer, L. (2020). Out of sight, out of mind: Power-holders feel responsible when anticipating face-to-face, but not digital contact with others. Computers in Human Behavior, 112, Article 106472. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106472
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Pummerer, L. (2020). „Selbsttranszendenz" – ein Überblick religionspsychologischer Forschung über Spiritualität und Sinnsuche bei Nichtreligiösen. In A. Haußmann & R. Höfelschweiger (Eds.), Spiritualität und Sinn. Seelsorge und Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie im Dialog. (pp. 45-70). Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt.
Pummerer, L. (2021). Politische Verschwörungstheorien über Covid-19: Befunde aus drei empirischen Studien. Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft [Hrsg.]: Wissen schafft Demokratie. Schwerpunkt Demokratiegefährdungen in der Coronakrise, 9, 43-49. https://www.idz-jena.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDFS_WsD_9/Idz_WsD_09_WEBVERSION.pdf#Idz_WsD_09_Webversion.indd%3A.29392%3A306
Pummerer, L. (2023, Februar 16). Verschwörungstheorien – Ein Phänomen mit Zukunft? Eingeladener Vortrag beim Leibniz-Kolleg der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. [Vortrag]
Wroblewski, D., Scholl, A., Ditrich, L., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2023, May 3-6). Let's stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leadership outcomes. 6th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Leadership Symposium (IPLS 2023). Rhodes, Greece. [Talk]
Pummerer, L. (2022, Dezember 1). Eingeladener Vortrag zum Thema Verschwörungstheorien – Ein Phänomen mit Zukunft? Leibniz-Kolleg der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. [Vortrag]
Pummerer, L., & Douglas, K. (2022, February 16-19). Origins and consequences of belief in conspiracy theories. Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Francisco, CA, USA. [Symposium Organisation]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, March 10-11). Conspiracy beliefs and anti-normative behavior. Interdisciplinary Conference of the German Political Psychology Network: 3rd meeting of the Political Psychology Network Germany. Chemnitz. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, February 17). Addressing negative consequences of conspiracy theories through reasoning. Political Psychology Pre-Conference of the Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Francisco, CA, USA. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, February 16-19). Cognitive correlates of conspiracy beliefs. Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). San Francisco, CA, USA. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, July 14-17). Always going against the grain? On conspiracy belief and norm adherence. 44th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). Athens, Greece. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, September 10-15). Addressing conspiracy theories before they spread. 52. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Hildesheim. [Talk]
Wroblewski, D., Scholl, A., Ditrich, L., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022, September 10-15). Let’s stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leadership outcomes. 52. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Hildesheim. [Talk]
Pummerer, L. (2021, Mai 25). Verschwörungstheorien und deren soziale Auswirkungen. Eingeladener Vortrag auf dem Colloquium talk, Social Processes Lab. Universität Leipzig. [Vortrag]
Pummerer, L. (2021, November 23). Societal effects of conspiracy theories and their mitigation. Invited talk at the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. [Talk]
Pummerer, L. (2021, Juni 30). Verschwörungstheorien und deren soziale Auswirkungen. Eingeladener Vortrag, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. [Vortrag]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2021, November 18-19). Think about it! Reasoning reduces the negative relation between conspiracy belief and norm adherence. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP): Small Group Meeting: Social Implications of Conspiracy Theories. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2021, October 4-6). Societal effects of covid-19 conspiracy beliefs. Invited talk at the Symposium on Belief Polarization. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Talk]
Pummerer, L. & Sassenberg, K. (2021, February 25-26). Deaf to arguments? How reasoning might help to mitigate negative consequences of conspiracy beliefs. 24 hours of Political Psychology. Scientific Online Meeting of the German Political Psychology Network. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. [Talk]
Winter, K., Pummerer, L., Hornsey, M., & Sassenberg, K. (2021, November 18-19). Pro-vaccination norms moderate the relationship between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intention. European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) Small Group Meeting: Social Implications of Conspiracy Theories. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2020, June). Going against the grain: Believing in conspiracy theories predicts adherence to social norms. 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Krakow, Poland. (Conference cancelled). https://easp2020krakow.com/ [Talk]
Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2020, July). Societal Consequences of Corona Conspiracy Theories. 43rd Virtual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) (online Meeting). [Talk]
Pummerer, L. (2019, September). Meaning in Life apart from Religion: Developing and Validating a Multidimensional Scale Measuring Belief in Science. International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR). Danzig, Poland. [Talk]
Pummerer, L., Sassenberg, K., Winter, K., & Hornsey, M. (2021). EASP: Small Group Meeting: Social implications of conspiracy theories. Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen, 18.-19.11.2021.
Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2020). Warum sind Verschwörungstheoretiker nicht für rationale Argumente zugänglich?. https://www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel/magazindetail/detail/warum-sind-verschwoerungstheoretiker-nicht-fuer-rationale-argumente-zugaenglich.html
Pummerer, L., Ditrich, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Dataset for: Think about it! Deliberation reduces the negative relation between conspiracy belief and adherence to prosocial norms. https://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12210 [Publication]
Pummerer, L., Winter, K., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Dataset for: Addressing covid-19 vaccination conspiracy theories and vaccination intentions. http://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5377 [Publication]
Winter, K., Hornsey, M. J., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Dataset for: Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms. https://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8253 [Publication]
Wroblewski, D., Scholl, A., Ditrich, L., Pummerer, L., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Dataset for: Let’s stay in touch: Frequency (but not mode) of interaction between leaders and followers predicts better leadership outcomes. https://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.12201 [Publication]
Pummerer, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Winter, K., Zettler, I., & Sassenberg, K. (2021). Code for: Conspiracy theories and their societal effects during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4660 [Publication]
Winter, K., Pummerer, L., Hornsey, M.J., & Sassenberg, K. (2021). Dataset for: Pro-vaccination subjective norms moderate the relationship between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intentions. https://dx.doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4959 [Publication]
Dr. Lotte Pummerer
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