Wilhelm Hofmann
@wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social
Social Scientist | Social Psychologist | Scientist & Parent for Future | Views my own
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⭐ After quite some time in the making, I’m excited to share our new paper!🌿⭐
We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts).
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We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts).
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October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
⭐ After quite some time in the making, I’m excited to share our new paper!🌿⭐
We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts).
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We examined people's climate-relevant behaviors (driving, air travel, public transport use, and meat consumption) and their perceptions of how feasible it would be to change them (+ expected wellbeing impacts).
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Further robust evidence suggesting green nudges at the individual level are unlikely to make a difference. As we recently suggested, it is time to abandon the prevailing success focus and rather think of this body of evidence as pointing to the many structural constraints people are facing, and
New DP @i4replication.bsky.social: Meta-analysis on green nudges correcting for publication bias. "Behavioral interventions on households and individuals are unlikely to deliver material climate benefits." www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10...
October 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Further robust evidence suggesting green nudges at the individual level are unlikely to make a difference. As we recently suggested, it is time to abandon the prevailing success focus and rather think of this body of evidence as pointing to the many structural constraints people are facing, and
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Wondering about how to promote healthy eating in daily life? New research reveals it's not just about willpower, but about which strategy you use, and what you target. 1/9
October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Wondering about how to promote healthy eating in daily life? New research reveals it's not just about willpower, but about which strategy you use, and what you target. 1/9
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At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science
The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...
werkenbij.uva.nl
September 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....
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Im Bundeskanzleramt zeigte sich beim Behavioural Insights Connect: Wenn Wissenschaft & Politik in den Dialog treten, entstehen neue Wege, um Demokratie wirksam & erfahrbar zu machen. Unsere Policy Ultra Briefs sollen dabei einen nachhaltigen Beitrag zur evidenzbasierten Politikgestaltung leisten. 💬
September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Im Bundeskanzleramt zeigte sich beim Behavioural Insights Connect: Wenn Wissenschaft & Politik in den Dialog treten, entstehen neue Wege, um Demokratie wirksam & erfahrbar zu machen. Unsere Policy Ultra Briefs sollen dabei einen nachhaltigen Beitrag zur evidenzbasierten Politikgestaltung leisten. 💬
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Für Klimaschutz & Austausch: Die DGPs zeigt in einer neuen Handreichung, wie Veranstaltungen nachhaltig gelingen – von Mobilität über Verpflegung bis Abfallreduktion. Präsenz & Ökologie im Einklang 👉 www.dgps.de/schwerpunkte...
September 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Für Klimaschutz & Austausch: Die DGPs zeigt in einer neuen Handreichung, wie Veranstaltungen nachhaltig gelingen – von Mobilität über Verpflegung bis Abfallreduktion. Präsenz & Ökologie im Einklang 👉 www.dgps.de/schwerpunkte...
Happy thanks to everyone joining and contributing to #FGSP2025 and safe travels back👋, we hope you had a stimulating time! And thanks so much to @olivergenschow.bsky.social and colleagues at @leuphana.bsky.social for organizing the next biannual meeting🙏 - looking forward to #FGSP2027!
What a great end of a fantastic #FGSP2025 conference @ruhr-uni-bochum.de organized by @hansalves.bsky.social and @wilhelmhofmann.bsky.social. We will give our best to organize a similarly good #FGSP3027 conference in Lüneburg @leuphana.bsky.social in 2 years.
September 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Happy thanks to everyone joining and contributing to #FGSP2025 and safe travels back👋, we hope you had a stimulating time! And thanks so much to @olivergenschow.bsky.social and colleagues at @leuphana.bsky.social for organizing the next biannual meeting🙏 - looking forward to #FGSP2027!
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Welcome to Bochum everyone! 🩷 We’re thrilled to see so many of you at the 19th conference of the Social Psychology Section — ready to share ideas, connect, and maybe even fall in love with a little brutalist concrete charm 🧱✨ #FGSP2025
September 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Welcome to Bochum everyone! 🩷 We’re thrilled to see so many of you at the 19th conference of the Social Psychology Section — ready to share ideas, connect, and maybe even fall in love with a little brutalist concrete charm 🧱✨ #FGSP2025
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We always get asked, "What can I *personally* do to help address climate change?"
Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, giving them a one-size-fits-all answer.
But that's changed now. Enter SHIFT.
jointheshift.earth
Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, giving them a one-size-fits-all answer.
But that's changed now. Enter SHIFT.
jointheshift.earth
SHIFT
jointheshift.earth
September 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We always get asked, "What can I *personally* do to help address climate change?"
Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, giving them a one-size-fits-all answer.
But that's changed now. Enter SHIFT.
jointheshift.earth
Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, giving them a one-size-fits-all answer.
But that's changed now. Enter SHIFT.
jointheshift.earth
We are getting ready for 3 days of #FGSP2025 at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de with > 300 contributions! looking forward to learning about the latest research in social psych - safe travels to Bochum everyone!🚄
September 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are getting ready for 3 days of #FGSP2025 at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de with > 300 contributions! looking forward to learning about the latest research in social psych - safe travels to Bochum everyone!🚄
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Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍
We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action.
Here are our key findings:
We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action.
Here are our key findings:
September 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍
We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action.
Here are our key findings:
We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action.
Here are our key findings:
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We're hiring TWO social psychologists (one health, one any area of social) at U of Utah! Pls share widely, and reach out if you have any questions! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/186...
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology
utah.peopleadmin.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We're hiring TWO social psychologists (one health, one any area of social) at U of Utah! Pls share widely, and reach out if you have any questions! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/186...
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📢Öffentliches Wissenschaftsevent @ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen
Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand
Bergbau-Museum Bochum
14.9.25, 18:00
Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9
Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen
Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand
Bergbau-Museum Bochum
14.9.25, 18:00
Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9
August 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
📢Öffentliches Wissenschaftsevent @ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen
Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand
Bergbau-Museum Bochum
14.9.25, 18:00
Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9
Psychologische Einblicke in Verschwörungserzählungen
Mit @rolandimhoff.bsky.social, @pialamberty.bsky.social, @lpummerer.bsky.social, @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social & Bianca Liebrand
Bergbau-Museum Bochum
14.9.25, 18:00
Tickets: 5€ tinylink.net/VbOF9
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc
as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption.
Details here:
PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7...
Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc
as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption.
Details here:
PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7...
Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
Doctoral Researcher (m,f,x)
jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
August 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc
as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption.
Details here:
PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7...
Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc
as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption.
Details here:
PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7...
Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...
📢 New commentary out today in Nature Human Behaviour!
We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face.
🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR
#BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy
We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face.
🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR
#BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy
July 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📢 New commentary out today in Nature Human Behaviour!
We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face.
🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR
#BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy
We argue that behavior change interventions often suffer from a one-sided success focus. But failures may reveal structural barriers people face.
🔗 rdcu.be/ex8hR
#BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy
📣Wisskomm-Interessierte in Bochum und Umgebung aufgepasst: dieses öffentliche Wissenschafts-Event zu Verschwörungserzählungen im Rahmen der Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie solltet ihr euch nicht entgehen lassen! #FGSP2025
Am 14. September gibt es in Bochum eine Abendrevue zu Verschwörungserzählungen, die ich mit @pialamberty.bsky.social und @lpummerer.bsky.social gestalte unter Mitwirkung von @tobiasrothmund.bsky.social und sekten-info-nrw.de. Tickets sind begrenzt und unter dem Link bestellbar.
July 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
📣Wisskomm-Interessierte in Bochum und Umgebung aufgepasst: dieses öffentliche Wissenschafts-Event zu Verschwörungserzählungen im Rahmen der Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie solltet ihr euch nicht entgehen lassen! #FGSP2025
🪧New Preprint led by @saschakuhn.bsky.social on the connection between climate policy support and macro- (country-level) variation in e.g., economic freedom, per capita emissions, income inequality, and climate vulnerability, building on data from the Many Labs Climate Project!
🧵New preprint out:
How do macro-level structures shape public acceptance of climate policies?
We explore this question using the ICPC #ManyLabs data across 63 countries.
Beyond individual beliefs, how do structural conditions like inequality, fossil dependence, or neoliberalism shape support?
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How do macro-level structures shape public acceptance of climate policies?
We explore this question using the ICPC #ManyLabs data across 63 countries.
Beyond individual beliefs, how do structural conditions like inequality, fossil dependence, or neoliberalism shape support?
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July 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🪧New Preprint led by @saschakuhn.bsky.social on the connection between climate policy support and macro- (country-level) variation in e.g., economic freedom, per capita emissions, income inequality, and climate vulnerability, building on data from the Many Labs Climate Project!
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10 days left to apply to join #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at ⬇️ perfect position for a post-PhD ambulatory assessment/ ecological momentary assessment resesrcher with an interest in determinants of health behaviours and #digitalhealth! #PsychJobs #HealthPsych #BehSci #AcademicSky
#HPGVienna is hiring! We are looking for a senior scientist to join our team and to manage the department's Ecological Momentary Assessment lab. We offer a lovely team, lots of support, and a potentially tenured position!
Apply by 27 July: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
#HealtPsych #BehSci
Apply by 27 July: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
#HealtPsych #BehSci
July 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
10 days left to apply to join #HPGVienna @univie.ac.at ⬇️ perfect position for a post-PhD ambulatory assessment/ ecological momentary assessment resesrcher with an interest in determinants of health behaviours and #digitalhealth! #PsychJobs #HealthPsych #BehSci #AcademicSky
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Schade, dass wir uns mehr Klimaschutz nicht leisten können, weil dafür muss erst die Wirtschaft laufen, und die läuft halt nicht so gut, unter anderem, weil es mit dem Klima nicht so läuft.
July 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Schade, dass wir uns mehr Klimaschutz nicht leisten können, weil dafür muss erst die Wirtschaft laufen, und die läuft halt nicht so gut, unter anderem, weil es mit dem Klima nicht so läuft.
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Das Deutschlandticket ist für viele junge Menschen zu teuer geworden – das zeigt der deutliche Rückgang bei den Abo-Zahlen.
Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht.
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Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht.
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July 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Das Deutschlandticket ist für viele junge Menschen zu teuer geworden – das zeigt der deutliche Rückgang bei den Abo-Zahlen.
Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht.
(1/3)
Dabei war das Ticket ein großer Erfolg: Es hat Bus und Bahn auch für Auszubildende, Studierende und Menschen mit geringem Einkommen bezahlbar gemacht.
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🪧New preprint out:
"Politicians underestimate support for climate action even more than the general public"
osf.io/preprints/os...
Pluralistic ignorance - citizens underestimating others' climate concerns - is well documented.
But what about policymakers in office?🏛️🤔
A short thread 🧵
"Politicians underestimate support for climate action even more than the general public"
osf.io/preprints/os...
Pluralistic ignorance - citizens underestimating others' climate concerns - is well documented.
But what about policymakers in office?🏛️🤔
A short thread 🧵
OSF
osf.io
July 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🪧New preprint out:
"Politicians underestimate support for climate action even more than the general public"
osf.io/preprints/os...
Pluralistic ignorance - citizens underestimating others' climate concerns - is well documented.
But what about policymakers in office?🏛️🤔
A short thread 🧵
"Politicians underestimate support for climate action even more than the general public"
osf.io/preprints/os...
Pluralistic ignorance - citizens underestimating others' climate concerns - is well documented.
But what about policymakers in office?🏛️🤔
A short thread 🧵
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Wir haben 1.014 Bürgergeldbeziehende befragt – als Gegengewicht zu einer Politik, die lieber über statt mit Menschen spricht. Die Ergebnisse haben wir heute auf der BPK vorgestellt. Hier geht es zur Aufzeichnungen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_t...
June 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Wir haben 1.014 Bürgergeldbeziehende befragt – als Gegengewicht zu einer Politik, die lieber über statt mit Menschen spricht. Die Ergebnisse haben wir heute auf der BPK vorgestellt. Hier geht es zur Aufzeichnungen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_t...
An amazing, much needed resource!
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An amazing, much needed resource!