Publications

Journal articles, books and book chapters.

An up-to-date list is also available on Google Scholar.

2026

  1. Abschlussbericht ARAPiS: Analyse der Rolle und des Arbeitsmarkt-Potenzials internationaler Studierender der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena im Kontext Thüringens

    Hillinger, C., Wilk, V., Dellagiacoma, L., Kretzmann, J., Holewik, C. J., Rothmund, T., & Henn, S. (Hrsg.).

    Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

    Link Open access
  2. Ideological differences in harm-based moral judgments of toxic speech

    Bojarskich, V., Yucel, M., Hahn, L., & Rothmund, T.

    Political Psychology, in press

    Open access
  3. Ideologically biased evaluation of evidence – A signal-detection approach to measure individual differences

    Stolp, A., Finn, C., Ziemer, C. T., Thiel, C., & Rothmund, T.

    PLoS ONE, 21(9), e0357011

    Link Open access
  4. Towards a typology of online users in response to incivility: A latent profile analysis across six countries

    Ahrens, E., Bojarskich, V., & Rothmund, T.

    Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 20(3), Article 1

    Link Open access
  5. Zone-flooding, public confusion, and Signal Detection Theory: A theoretical framework and registered report

    Fischer, H., Bojarskich, V., Ziemer, C.-T., Louis, W., & Rothmund, T.

    Political Psychology, 47(2)

    Link Open access
  6. From bias to balance: Testing the effect of feedback on ideological bias expression. A registered report

    Ziemer, C. T., Finn, C., & Rothmund, T.

    Political Psychology, 47(1), e13070

    Link Open access

2025

  1. Yesterday, all our troubles seemed so far away: Measuring nostalgic deprivation as a predictor for radical-right support – Empirical evidence from Germany and the US

    Grosche, C., & Rothmund, T.

    Political Psychology

    Link Open access
  2. Solidarity with Ukraine? How fear- and moral-based motivations explain the psychological tug-of-war in the German public

    Bojarskich, V., Grosche, C., Ziemer, C.-T., & Rothmund, T.

    Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Advance online publication

    Link

2024

  1. Cover: Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung – Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention

    Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung – Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention

    Rothmund, T., & Walther, E. (Hrsg.).

    Kohlhammer

    Link
  2. Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung – Konzepte und Grundlagen

    Rothmund, T., & Walther, E.

    In T. Rothmund & E. Walther (Hrsg.), Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung – Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention (S. 19–31). Kohlhammer

    Link
  3. Ein psychologisches Rahmenmodell der Radikalisierung

    Rothmund, T., & Walther, E.

    In T. Rothmund & E. Walther (Hrsg.), Psychologie der Rechtsradikalisierung – Theorien, Perspektiven, Prävention (S. 32–46). Kohlhammer

    Link
  4. Online hate: A European communication perspective

    Vandebosch, H., & Rothmund, T.

    Communications, 49(3), 371–377

    Link
  5. Fairness perspectives of airport residents: A qualitative approach

    Hauptvogel, D., Kuhlmann, J., Richard, I., Emanuely, C., Schreckenberg, D., Quehl, J., … & Bartels, S.

    Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 27, 101221

    Link
  6. Identity is key, but inoculation helps – How to empower Germans of Russian descent against pro-Kremlin disinformation

    Ziemer, C. T., Schmid, P., Betsch, C., & Rothmund, T.

    advances.in/psychology, 2, e628359

    Link Open access
  7. Ideological attitudes predicting online hate speech: The differential effects of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation

    Dellagiacoma, L., Geschke, D., & Rothmund, T.

    Frontiers in Social Psychology, 2, 1389437

    Link Open access
  8. Gefährdungen der demokratischen Kultur in Thüringen

    Streitberger, J., Ahrens, E., Franke, H., Kleinschmitt, A., Koch, M., Preißler, A., … & Rothmund, T.

    KomRex – Zentrum für Rechtsextremismusforschung, Demokratiebildung und gesellschaftliche Integration, Universität Jena

    Link Open access
  9. Psychological underpinnings of misinformation countermeasures: A systematic scoping review

    Ziemer, C.-T., & Rothmund, T.

    Journal of Media Psychology: Theories, Methods, and Applications, Advance online publication

    Link Open access

2023

  1. Verschwörungsglauben im politischen Denken und Handeln

    Rothmund, T., & Bojarskich, V.

    In R. Imhoff (Hrsg.), Die Psychologie der Verschwörungstheorien (S. 67–83). Hogrefe

    Link
  2. Development and validation of the Aircraft Noise related Fairness Inventory (fAIR-In)

    Hauptvogel, D., Rothmund, T., Schreckenberg, D., Schmitz, M. T., & Bartels, S.

    In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings (Vol. 268, No. 7, pp. 1833–1837). Institute of Noise Control Engineering

    Link
  3. Konkurrierende Bedrohungsdebatten in Krisenzeiten – Eine sozialpsychologische Perspektive

    Rothmund, T.

    Wissenschaft und Frieden (W&F), 2023/1

    Link Open access
  4. Being a fair neighbor – Towards a psychometric inventory to assess fairness-related perceptions of airports by residents – Development and validation of the Aircraft Noise-Related Fairness Inventory (fAIR-In)

    Hauptvogel, D., Schreckenberg, D., Rothmund, T., Schmitz, M. T., & Bartels, S.

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), 6113

    Link Open access
  5. Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries

    Azevedo, F., Pavlović, T., Rêgo, G. G., Ay, F. C., Gjoneska, B., Etienne, T. W., … & Huang, G.

    Scientific Data, 10(1), 272

    Link Open access

2022

  1. Politische Psychologie

    Rothmund, T., & Bromme, L.

    In A. Schütz, M. Brand, & S. Steins-Löber (Hrsg.), Psychologie: Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfelder (S. 444–454). Kohlhammer

  2. Predicting attitudinal and behavioral responses to COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning

    Pavlović, T., Azevedo, F., De, K., Riaño-Moreno, J. C., Maglić, M., Gkinopoulos, T., … & Keudel, O.

    PNAS Nexus, 1(3)

    Link Open access
  3. Zur Psychologie der Unterstützung rechtspopulistischer Parteien und Politiker*innen

    Rothmund, T., & Ziemer, C. T.

    In A. Beelmann & D. Michelsen (Hrsg.), Rechtsextremismus, Demokratiebildung, gesellschaftliche Integration: Interdisziplinäre Debatten und Forschungsbilanzen (S. 103–125). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

  4. Psychological underpinnings of pandemic denial – Patterns of disagreement with scientific experts in the German public during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Rothmund, T., Farkhari, F., Ziemer, C. T., & Azevedo, F.

    Public Understanding of Science, 31(4), 437–457

    Link Open access
  5. National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

    Van Bavel, J. J., Cichocka, A., Capraro, V., Sjåstad, H., Nezlek, J. B., Pavlović, T., … & Jørgensen, F. J.

    Nature Communications, 13(1), 1–14

    Link Open access
  6. Mapping political trust and involvement in the personality space – A meta-analysis and new evidence

    Bromme, L., Rothmund, T., & Azevedo, F.

    Journal of Personality

    Link Open access

2021

  1. Thoroughly thought through? Experimenting with Registered Reports

    Imhoff, R., Alexopoulos, T., Cichocka, A., Degner, J., Dixon, J., Easterbrook, M. J., … & Smith, J.

    European Journal of Social Psychology, 51(7), 1035–1037

    Link
  2. Conservative bias, selective political exposure and truly false consensus beliefs in political communication about the ‘refugee crisis’ in Germany

    Burghartswieser, D., & Rothmund, T.

    PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259445

    Link Open access
  3. Aircraft noise distribution as a fairness dilemma – A review of aircraft noise through the lens of social justice research

    Hauptvogel, D., Bartels, S., Schreckenberg, D., & Rothmund, T.

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7399

    Link Open access
  4. Was zeichnet Pandemieleugner*innen aus? – Eine Analyse politischer Einstellungen, kognitiver Stile und Mediennutzung

    Ziemer, C.-T., Farkhari, F., & Rothmund, T.

    In Institut für Demokratie und Zivilgesellschaft (Hrsg.), Wissen schafft Demokratie. Schwerpunkt Demokratiegefährdungen in der Coronakrise (Band 9, S. 28–41)

    Link Open access
  5. Trust and involvement as higher-order factors of general attitudes towards politics. Testing a structural model across 26 democracies

    Bromme, L., & Rothmund, T.

    Political Psychology, 42(6), 1071–1090

    Link Open access

2020

  1. A translation and validation of the Perceived Political Self-Efficacy (P-PSE) Scale for the use in German samples

    Bromme, L., Rothmund, T., & Caprara, G. V.

    Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 2(1)

    Link Open access
  2. How justice sensitivity can foster and impair support for populist radical right parties and politicians in the US and in Germany

    Rothmund, T., Bromme, L., & Azevedo, F.

    Political Psychology, 41(3), 479–497

    Link Open access
  3. Guilt experience in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

    Geissner, E., Knechtl, L. M., Baumert, A., Rothmund, T., & Schmitt, M.

    Verhaltenstherapie, 1–8

    Link

2019

  1. Group-based dominance and authoritarian aggression predict support for Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election

    Womick, J., Rothmund, T., Azevedo, F., King, L. A., & Jost, J. T.

    Social Psychological and Personality Science, 10(5), 643–652

    Link
  2. Seen one, seen ’em all? Do reports about law violations of a single politician impair the perceived trustworthiness of politicians in general and of the political system?

    Halmburger, A., Baumert, A., & Rothmund, T.

    Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(1)

    Link Open access
  3. Neoliberal ideology and the justification of inequality in capitalist societies: Why social and economic dimensions of ideology are intertwined

    Azevedo, F., Jost, J. T., Rothmund, T., & Sterling, J.

    Journal of Social Issues, 75(1), 49–88

    Link

2018

  1. Trust in politicians. Understanding and measuring the perceived trustworthiness of specific politicians and politicians in general as multidimensional constructs

    Halmburger, A., Rothmund, T., Baumert, A., & Maier, J.

    In E. Bytzek, U. Rosar, & M. Steinbrecher (Hrsg.), Wahrnehmung – Persönlichkeit – Einstellungen. Psychologische Theorien und Methoden in der Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung. Springer VS

    Link
  2. Systematically monitoring social media: The case of the German Federal Election 2017

    Stier, S., Bleier, A., Bonart, M., Mörsheim, F., Bohlouli, M., Nizhegorodov, M., Posch, L., Maier, J., Rothmund, T., & Staab, S.

    GESIS Papers 2018|04

    Link Open access
  3. Does exposure to violence in entertainment media make people aggressive?

    Rothmund, T., Elson, M., Appel, M., Kneer, J., Pfetsch, J., Schneider, F., & Zahn, C.

    In E. Sørensen (Ed.), Cultures of Computer Game Concerns. The Child Across Families, Law, Science and Industry (pp. 267–282). transcript

    Link
  4. Psychology's multiple concerns about research on the effects of media violence

    Sørensen, E., Elson, M., & Rothmund, T.

    In E. Sørensen (Ed.), Cultures of Computer Game Concerns. The Child Across Families, Law, Science and Industry (pp. 283–294). transcript

    Link
  5. Low temporal stability of excessive video game use in German adolescents

    Rothmund, T., Klimmt, C., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Journal of Media Psychology, 30, 53–65

    Link Open access
  6. Opening up to openness

    Imhoff, R., Smith, J., van Zomeren, M., Amiot, C., Andreouli, E., Bilewicz, M., … & Vaes, J.

    European Journal of Social Psychology, 48(1), 1–3

2017

  1. Making America great again: System justification in the US presidential election of 2016

    Azevedo, F., Jost, J. T., & Rothmund, T.

    Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3(3), 231–240

    Link
  2. Personality and political affiliation

    Rothmund, T.

    In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Advance online publication

    Link
  3. The effects of social identity threat and social identity affirmation on laypersons’ perception of scientists

    Nauroth, P., Gollwitzer, M., Kozuchowski, H., Bender, J., & Rothmund, T.

    Public Understanding of Science, 26(7), 754–770

    Link
  4. Every-day dynamics in generalized social and political trust

    Baumert, A., Halmburger, A., Rothmund, T., & Schemer, C.

    Journal of Research in Personality, 69, 44–54

    Link
  5. Motivierte Wissenschaftsrezeption

    Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., Nauroth, P., & Bender, J.

    Psychologische Rundschau, 68, 193–197

    Link
  6. Justice concerns can feed nationalistic concerns and impede solidarity in the Euro crisis – How victim sensitivity translates into political attitudes

    Rothmund, T., Stavrova, O., & Schlösser, T.

    Social Justice Research, 30(1), 48–71

    Link

2016

  1. How moral threat shapes laypersons’ engagement with science

    Bender, J., Rothmund, T., Nauroth, P., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42(12), 1723–1735

    Link
  2. Reflexive intergroup bias in third-party punishment

    Yudkin, D., Rothmund, T., Twardawski, M., Thalla, N., & Van Bavel, J. J.

    Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145, 1448–1459

    Link
  3. The changing role of media use in political participation

    Rothmund, T., & Otto, L.

    Journal of Media Psychology, 28, 97–99

    Link
  4. Mutual long-term effects of school bullying, victimization, and justice sensitivity in adolescents

    Bondü, R., Rothmund, T., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Journal of Adolescence, 48, 68–72

    Link
  5. Wie Journalisten mit sozialwissenschaftlicher Evidenz umgehen: Erkenntnisse aus einem Workshop

    Klimmt, C., Sowka, A., Sjöström, A., Ditrich, L., Gollwitzer, M., & Rothmund, T.

    In G. Ruhrmann, S. H. Kessler & L. Guenther (Hrsg.), Wissenschaftskommunikation zwischen Risiko und (Un-)Sicherheit (S. 75–90). Halem

    Link
  6. The psychology of social justice in political thought and action

    Rothmund, T., Becker, J., & Jost, J. T.

    In C. Sabbagh & M. Schmitt (Eds.), Handbook of Social Justice Theory and Research (pp. 275–293). Springer

    Link

2015

  1. Politische Ideologien

    Rothmund, T., & Arzheimer, K.

    In S. Zmerli & O. Feldman (Hrsg.), Politische Psychologie. Handbuch für Studium und Wissenschaft (S. 123–143). Nomos

    Link
  2. Public concerns about violent video games are moral concerns – How moral threat can make pacifists susceptible to scientific and political claims against violent video games

    Rothmund, T., Bender, J., Nauroth, P., & Gollwitzer, M.

    European Journal of Social Psychology, 45(6), 769–783

    Link
  3. Prädiktoren sicherheitsrelevanten Verhaltens bei jugendlichen Computernutzern

    Kehr, F., Rothmund, T., Füllgraf, W., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Datenschutz und Datensicherheit, 39(5), 303–307

    Link
  4. Vertrauen. Ein interdisziplinäres Referenzmodell

    Grimm, R., Maier, M., & Rothmund, T.

    Datenschutz und Datensicherheit, 39(5), 283–288

    Link
  5. Social identity threat motivates science-discrediting online comments

    Nauroth, P., Gollwitzer, M., Bender, J., & Rothmund, T.

    PLoS ONE, 10(2), e0117476

    Link Open access
  6. Short- and long-term effects of video game violence on interpersonal trust

    Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., Bender, J., & Klimmt, C.

    Media Psychology, 18(1), 106–133

    Link

2014

  1. Informal learning through science media usage

    Maier, M., Rothmund, T., Retzbach, A., Otto, L., & Besley, J.

    Educational Psychologist, 49(2), 86–103

    Link
  2. Gamers against science. The case of the violent video games debate

    Nauroth, P., Gollwitzer, M., Bender, J., & Rothmund, T.

    European Journal of Social Psychology, 44(2), 104–116

    Link
  3. Gründe und Konsequenzen einer verzerrten Darstellung und Wahrnehmung sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschungsbefunde: Das Beispiel der Killerspiele-Debatte

    Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., Klimmt, C., Nauroth, P., & Bender, J.

    Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 17(S4), 101–117

    Link
  4. The German “Wutbürger” – How justice sensitivity accounts for individual differences in political engagement

    Rothmund, T., Baumert, A., & Zinkernagel, A.

    Social Justice Research, 27(1), 24–44

    Link
  5. Die „Killerspiel“-Diskussion. Wie die Forschung zur Wirkung gewalthaltiger Medien in der Öffentlichkeit wahrgenommen wird

    Nauroth, P., Bender, J., Rothmund, T., & Gollwitzer, M.

    In T. Porsch & S. Pieschl (Hrsg.), Neue Medien und deren Schatten. Mediennutzung, Medienwirkung und Medienkompetenz. Hogrefe

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  6. Shame on me – Implicit assessment of negative moral self-evaluation in shame-proneness

    Rothmund, T., & Baumert, A.

    Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(2), 195–202

    Link

2013

  1. Politische Psychologie – Politisches Handeln verstehen und gestalten. Editorial zum Themenheft „Politische Psychologie“

    Rothmund, T., & Imhoff, R.

    In-Mind, 9/2013

    Link
  2. Biased estimation of violent video game effects on aggression: Contributing factors and boundary conditions

    Bender, J., Rothmund, T., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Societies, 3, 383–398

  3. Proposal of a nonlinear interaction of person and situation (NIPS) model

    Schmitt, M., Gollwitzer, M., Baumert, A., Blum, G., Gschwendner, T., Hofmann, W., & Rothmund, T.

    Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 499

  4. The Sensitivity to Mean Intentions (SeMI) model: Basic assumptions, recent findings, and potential avenues for future research

    Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., & Süßenbach, P.

    Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7, 415–426

  5. Exploring audience judgments of social science in media discourse: The case of the violent video games debate

    Sjöström, A., Sowka, A., Gollwitzer, M., Klimmt, C., & Rothmund, T.

    Journal of Media Psychology, 25(1), 27–38

    Link
  6. Justice as a moral motive – Belief in a just world and justice sensitivity as potential indicators of the justice motive

    Baumert, A., Rothmund, T., Thomas, N., Gollwitzer, M., & Schmitt, M.

    In K. Heinrichs, F. Oser & T. Lovat (Eds.), Handbook of Moral Motivation: Theories, Models, Applications (pp. 159–179). Sense Publishers

  7. The psychological functions of justice in mass media

    Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., Baumert, A., & Schmitt, M.

    In R. Tamborini (Ed.), Media and the Moral Mind (pp. 170–197). Routledge

2012

  1. Psychological reactions to political scandals: Effects on emotions, trust and the need for punishment

    Halmburger, A., Rothmund, T., Schulte, M., & Baumert, A.

    Politische Psychologie – Journal of Political Psychology, 12-02, 30–51

  2. Can network models represent personality structures and processes better than trait models do?

    Rothmund, T., Baumert, A., & Schmitt, M.

    European Journal of Personality, 26, 444–445

  3. Victim sensitivity and the accuracy of social judgment

    Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., Alt, B., & Jekel, M.

    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(8), 975–984

  4. Digitale Spiele und prosoziales Verhalten

    Rothmund, T., & Gollwitzer, M.

    In L. Reinecke & S. Trepte (Hrsg.), Unterhaltung in Neuen Medien (S. 326–343). Halem

2011

  1. Effects of consensus information and task demonstrability on preference-consistent information evaluation and decision quality in group decision making

    Rothmund, T., Mojzisch, A., & Schulz-Hardt, S.

    Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 33(4), 382–390

  2. Implicit measures and media effects research: Challenges and opportunities

    Hefner, D., Rothmund, T., Klimmt, C., & Gollwitzer, M.

    Communication Methods and Measures, 5(3), 181–202

    Link
  3. What exactly are victim-sensitive persons sensitive to?

    Gollwitzer, M., & Rothmund, T.

    Journal of Research in Personality, 45(5), 448–455

  4. Of virtual victims and victimized virtues: Differential effects of experienced aggression in video games on social cooperation

    Rothmund, T., Gollwitzer, M., & Klimmt, C.

    Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37(1), 107–119

2010

  1. Psychologische Forschung zur Wirkung gewalthaltiger Videospiele. Ein Überblick

    Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., & Sjöström, A.

    In-Mind, 4/2010

    Link
  2. Kämpfen und „Killen“ in Computerspielen: Ergebnisse der Medienwirkungsforschung und Folgerungen für die Gewaltprävention

    Rothmund, T., & Klimmt, C.

    In H. Lange & T. Leffler (Hrsg.), Kämpfen-Lernen als Gelegenheit zur Gewaltprävention?! Interdisziplinäre Analysen zu den Problemen der Gewaltthematik und den präventiven Möglichkeiten des „Kämpfen-Lernens“ (S. 77–92). Schneider Verlag Hohengehren

  3. Suspicious minds – Differential effects of virtual aggression in video games on trust and cooperation

    Rothmund, T.

    Dissertation, Universität Koblenz-Landau

2009

  1. Why and when justice sensitivity leads to pro- and antisocial behavior

    Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., Pfeiffer, A., & Ensenbach, C.

    Journal of Research in Personality, 43(6), 999–1005

  2. Empfindlichkeit für Ungerechtigkeit

    Schmitt, M., Baumert, A., Fetchenhauer, D., Gollwitzer, M., Rothmund, T., & Schlösser, T.

    Psychologische Rundschau, 60(1), 8–22

  3. When the need to trust results in unethical behavior: The Sensitivity to Mean Intentions (SeMI) model

    Gollwitzer, M., & Rothmund, T.

    In D. De Cremer (Ed.), Psychological perspectives on unethical behavior and decision making (pp. 135–152). Information Age

2008

  1. Traits as situational sensitivities: Psychometric and substantive comments on the TASS model proposed by Marshall and Brown (2006)

    Schmitt, M., Gollwitzer, M., Baumert, A., Gschwendner, T., Hofmann, W., & Rothmund, T.

    Berichte aus der Arbeitsgruppe Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit, Moral (Nr. 170). Universität Trier