Olivia Spiegler
Feodor Lynen Research Fellow
Research summary
My research is driven by two major questions: (1) what are the origins of prejudice and (2) what promotes positive intergroup attitudes and relations? I have a special interest in lower social status and (ethnic) minority groups, and contact as a facilitator of positive intergroup attitudes. My research combines social, developmental, and cross-cultural perspectives.
Biography
I studied Psychology at the Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena from 2003 to 2010 and received a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 2016. In my thesis I investigated ‘Bridges and barriers to Turkish immigrants’ integration’. I was a lecturer at the Department of Social Psychology and the Department of Psychological Methods and Evaluation at FernUniversität Hagen from 2014 to 2017. At present, I am funded by a Humboldt scholarship to conduct postdoctoral research on secondary transfer effects of intergroup contact at Oxford University.
Recent publications
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Dual identity, bicultural identity integration and social identity complexity among Muslim minority adolescents
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Spiegler O. et al, (2021), Self and Identity
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National identity exploration attenuates the identification–prejudice link
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Spiegler O. et al, (2021), Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
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The generalization of intergroup contact effects: Emerging research, policy relevance, and future directions
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Boin J. et al, (2021), Journal of Social Issues
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Positive intergroup contact modulates fusiform gyrus activity to black and white faces
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Farmer H. et al, (2020), Scientific Reports
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Dual Identity Development and Adjustment in Muslim Minority Adolescents.
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Spiegler O. et al, (2019), J Youth Adolesc
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Can children develop a dual identity when immigrant mothers feel homesick? A short-term longitudinal study among Turkish immigrants
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Spiegler O. et al, (2018), European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 1 - 14
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Ethnic and National Identity Development and School Adjustment: A longitudinal Study With Turkish Immigrant-Origin Children
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Spiegler O. et al, (2018), Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
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Balanced Cultural Identities Promote Cognitive Flexibility among Immigrant Children
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Spiegler O. and Leyendecker B., (2017), Frontiers in Psychology, 8
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Muslim Immigrant Parents’ Social Status Moderates the Link Between Religious Parenting and Children’s Identification with the Heritage and Host Culture
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Spiegler O. et al, (2016), Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 47, 1159 - 1177
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Low ethnic identity exploration undermines positive interethnic relations: A study among Turkish immigrant-origin youth.
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Spiegler O. et al, (2016), Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 22, 495 - 503