International Publications:
Fousiani, K., Xu, S., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (in press). Leaders’ power construal influences malevolent creativity: The mediating role of organizational conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (in press). On the subjectivity of conspiracy theory appraisals. Psychological Inquiry.
Aurelia, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). How do people morally judge corruption? A comparison between the Netherlands and Indonesia. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Roels, S., Begeer, S., Scheeren, A., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (in press). Conspiracy mentality in autistic and non-autistic individuals. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry.
Mao, J., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). Conspiracy theories: Groups, ideology, and status as three distinct bases for expressions in society. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (in press). Pandemic conspiracy theories: Implications for health and polarization. Chapter to appear in J. Forgas (Ed.) The Psychology of False Beliefs. Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (in press). The link between EU identification and responses to a war between two non-EU countries over time. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Zhao, Q., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Spadaro, G. (in press). Coping capacity attenuates the effect of natural disaster risk on conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Bierwiaczonek, K., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van der Linden, S., & Rottweiler, B. (in press). Conspiracy theories and violent extremism. Chapter to appear in M. Obaidi & J. Kunst (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Violent Extremism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Wang, H., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (in press). How perceived coercion polarizes unvaccinated people: The mediating role of conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Health Psychology.
Schlette, A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Blokland, A., & Thijs, F. (in press). Information, identity, and action: The messages of the Dutch anti-vaccination community on Telegram. New Media & Society.
Cao, S., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Vugt, M. (2025). The motivations and reputational consequences of spreading conspiracy theories. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12784.
Xu, R., Ding, Y., Guo, Y., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2025). System-justifying beliefs buffer against distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12779.
Abadi, D., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Krouwel, A. P. M., & Fischer, A. (2024). Anti-establishment sentiments: Various types of realistic and symbolic threats predict populist attitudes and conspiracy mentality. Cognition and Emotion, 38, 1246-1260.
Acar, K., Karagiannidou, A., Olsson, A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Balter, L. J. T., Axelsson, J., Ingvar, M., Lebedev, A. V., & Petrovic, P. (2024). Delusion proneness predicts COVID-19 vaccination behavior. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1450429.
Papaioannou, K., Pantazi, M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2024). Rejection of the status quo: Conspiracy theories and preference for alternative political systems. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63, 2077-2099.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2024). Group-oriented motivations underlying conspiracy theories. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 27, 1050-1067.
Schlette, A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Blokland, A., & Thijs, F. (2024). The online structure and development of posting behavior in Dutch anti-vaccination groups on Telegram. New Media & Society, 26, 4689-4710.
Dong, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2024). Status cues and moral judgment: Formal attire induces moral favoritism but not for hypocrites. Current Psychology, 43, 19247-19263.
Zhao, Q., Ma, R., Liu, Z., Wang, T., Sun, X., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Dong, M., & Yuan, Y. (2024). Why do we never have enough time? Economic inequality fuels the perception of time poverty by aggravating status anxiety. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63, 614-636.
Zeng, Z.-X., Tian, C.-Y., Mao, J.-Y., van Prooijen, J.-W., Zhang, Y., Yang, S.-L., Xie, X.-N., & Guo, Y.-Y. (2024). How does economic inequality shape conspiracy theories? Empirical evidence from China. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63, 477-498.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Böhm, N. (2024). Do conspiracy theories shape or rationalize vaccination hesitancy over time? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, 421-429.
Durmuşoğlu, L., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Wagner, W. (2024). Punishment beyond borders: Attitudes towards punishment in interpersonal and international contexts. Chapter in W. Wagner, L. Durmuşoğlu, B. Holá, R. Kroeze, J.-W. van Prooijen, & W. Werner (Eds.), Punishment in international society: Norms, justice, and punitive practices. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Wagner, W., Durmuşoğlu, L., Holá, B., Kroeze, R., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Werner, W. (2024). Norm violations and punishment beyond the nation-state: Normative orders, authority, and conflict in international society. Chapter in W. Wagner, L. Durmuşoğlu, B. Holá, R. Kroeze, J.-W. van Prooijen, & W. Werner (Eds.), Punishment in international society: Norms, justice, and punitive practices. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Mao, J.-Y., Zeng, Z.-X., Yang, S.-L., Guo, Y.-Y., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2024). Explaining the paradox of conspiracy theories and system justifying beliefs from an intergroup perspective. Political Psychology, 45, 299-318.
Van Sintemaartensdijk, I., Van Gelder, J.-L., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Nee, C., Otte, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2024). Assessing the deterrent effect of symbolic guardianship through neighbourhood watch signs and police signs: A virtual reality study. Psychology, Crime, and Law, 30, 1-21.
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Instrumental goals shape EU citizens’ attitudes to the Russia-Ukraine war over time. International Journal of Psychology, 58, 563-573.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Amodio, D. M., Boot, A., Eerland, A., Etienne, T., Krouwel, A. P. M., Onderco, M., Verkoeijen, P., & Zwaan, R. A. (2023). A longitudinal analysis of conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 health responses. Psychological Medicine, 53, 5709-5716.
Papaioannou, K., Pantazi, M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Is democracy under threat? Why belief in conspiracy theories predicts autocratic attitudes. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53, 846-856.
Bertin, P., Delouvée, S., McColl, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Rage against the machine: Investigating conspiracy theories about the Video Assistant Referee on Twitter during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sports Management Review, 4, 495-516.
Azevedo, F., Pavlović, T., Rêgo, G. G. d., Ay, F. C., Gjoneska, B., Etienne, T., … Sampaio, W. M. (2023). Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries. Nature Scientific Data, 10, 272.
Martinez, C. A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2023). The hateful people: Populist attitudes predict interpersonal and intergroup hate. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14, 698-707.
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Motives for punishing powerful vs. powerless offenders: The mediating role of demonization. Victims & Offenders, 18, 1070-1092.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Wahring, I., Mausolf, L., Mulas, N., & Shwan, S. (2023). Just dead, not alive: Reconsidering belief in contradictory conspiracy theories. Psychological Science, 34, 670-682.
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). The effects of culture on active and passive reactions to financial offenders: The moderating role of type of harm. Victims & Offenders, 18, 961-987.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Etienne, T., Kutiyski, T., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2023). Conspiracy beliefs prospectively predict health behavior and well-being during a pandemic. Psychological Medicine, 53, 2514-2521.
Wang, H., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Stolen elections: How conspiracy beliefs during the 2020 American presidential elections changed over time. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 37, 277-289.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Feelings of insecurity as a driver of anti-establishment sentiments. In J. P. Forgas, W. D. Crano, & K. Fiedler (Eds.), The psychology of insecurity: Seeking certainty where none can be found (pp. 368-388). Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Spadaro, G., Molho, C., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Romano, A., Mosso, C. O., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2023). Corrupt third-parties undermine trust and prosocial behavior between people. Nature Human Behaviour, 7, 46-54.
Dong, M., Kupfer, T. R., Yuan, S., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Being good to look good: Self-reported moral character predicts moral double standards among reputation-seeking individuals. British Journal of Psychology, 114, 224-261.
Papaioannou, K., Pantazi, M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2023). Unravelling the relationship between populism and belief in conspiracy theories: The role of cynicism, powerlessness, and zero-sum thinking. British Journal of Psychology, 114, 159-175.
Ikramullah, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Iqbal, M. Z., Shah, B., & Ul-Hassan, F. S. (2022). Does interpersonal justice negatively predict overall performance appraisal fairness? A Pakistani study. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 35, 17-30.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Cohen Rodrigues, T., Bunzel, C., Georgescu, O., Komáromy, D., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2022). Populist gullibility: Conspiracy theories, news credibility, bullshit receptivity, and paranormal belief. Political Psychology, 43, 1061-1079.
Dong, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Strategic exploitation by higher-status people incurs harsher third-party punishment. Social Psychology, 53, 209-220.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Imhoff, R. (2022). The psychological study of conspiracy theories: Strengths and limitations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 48, 101465.
Pavlović, T., Azevedo, F., De, K., Riano-Moreno, J. C., Maglić, M., Gkinopoulos, T., ...... & Van Bavel, J. J. (2022). Predicting attitudinal and behavioral responses to COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning. PNAS Nexus, 1, pgac093. Doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac093
Tan, X., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Positive fortune telling enhances men’s financial risk taking. PloS ONE, 17, e0273233.
Fousiani, K., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Armenta, B. (2022). Appearing competent or moral? The role of organizational goals in the evaluation of candidates. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 923329. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.923329
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Rosema, S., Chemke-Dreyfus, A., Trikaliti, K., & Hormigo, R. (2022). Make it great again: The relationship between populist attitudes and nostalgia. Political Psychology, 43, 951-968.
Martinez, C. A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). A threat-based hate model: How symbolic and realistic threats underlie hate and aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 103, 104393.
Van Sintemaartensdijk, I., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Nee, C., Otte, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Personality and burglary: A virtual reality study. Personality and Individual Differences, 196, 111712.
Douglas, K. M., van Prooijen, J.-W., & Sutton, R. M. (2022). Is the label “conspiracy theory” a cause or a consequence of disbelief in alternative narratives? British Journal of Psychology, 113, 575-590.
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Motives for punishing powerful vs. prestigious offenders: The moderating role of group identity. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61, 729-747.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Psychological benefits of believing conspiracy theories. Current Opinion in Psychology, 47, 101352.
Martinez, C. A., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Hate: Towards understanding its distinctive features across interpersonal and intergroup targets. Emotion, 22, 46-63.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Etienne, T., Kutiyski, T., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2022). Just a flu? Self-perceived infection mediates the link between conspiracy beliefs and Covid-19 health beliefs and behaviors. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 1421-1431.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Injustice without evidence: The unique role of conspiracy theories in social justice research. Social Justice Research, 35, 88-106.
Pantazi, M., Papaioannou, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Power to the people: The hidden link between support for direct democracy and belief in conspiracy theories. Political Psychology, 43, 529-548. Read HERE
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Punishment reactions to powerful suspects: Comparing a “corrupt” versus a “leniency” approach to power. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 230, 164-173.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2022). Political extremism. In D. Osborne & C. G. Sibley (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Political Psychology (pp. 414-428). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Read HERE.
Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., Klein, O., António, J. H. C., Babinska, M., Bangerter, A., ...... & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2022). Conspiracy mentality and political orientation across 26 countries. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01258-7
Van Bavel, J. J., Cichocka, A., Capraro, V., Sjåstad, H., Nezlek, J., Pavlović, T. ....... & Boggio, P. (2022). National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic. Nature Communications, 13: 517.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Ligthart, J., Rosema, S., & Xu, Y. (2022). The entertainment value of conspiracy theories. British Journal of Psychology, 113, 25-48. Read HERE
Dong, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Wu, S., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2022). Culture, status, and hypocrisy: High-status people who don’t practice what they preach are viewed as worse in the US than China. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13, 60-69. Read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Spadaro, G., & Wang, H. (2022). Suspicion of institutions: How distrust and conspiracy theories deteriorate social relationships. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 65-69. Read HERE
Mao, J.-Y., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Yang, S.-L., & Guo, Y.-Y. (2021). System threat during a pandemic: How conspiracy theories help to justify the system. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 15, 1-11.
Dong, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2021). Calculating hypocrites effect: Moral judgments of word-deed contradictory transgressions depend on targets’ competence. Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology, 5, 489-501.
Van Sintemaartensdijk, I., Van Gelder, J.-L., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Nee, C., Otte, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2021). Mere presence of informal guardians deters burglars: A virtual reality study. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 17, 657-676. Read HERE
Baloch, Z., Iqbal, M. Z., Ikramullah, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Khan, T. (2021). Getting ratees to accept performance feedback: A relational approach. Social Justice Research, 34, 285-316.
Adam-Troïan, J., Wagner-Egger, P., Motyl, M., Arciszewski, T., Imhoff, R., Zimmer, F., ...... & van Prooijen, J.-W. (2021). Investigating the links between cultural variables and belief in conspiracy theories: The key roles of collectivism and masculinity. Political Psychology, 42, 597-618
Knappert, L., van Dijk, H., Yuan, S., Engel, Y., van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2021). Personal contact with refugees is key to welcoming them: An analysis of politicians’ and citizens’ attitudes towards refugee integration. Political Psychology, 42, 423-442. Read HERE
Krouwel, A. P. M., & van Prooijen, J.-W. (2021). The new European order: Euroscepticism and conspiracy belief. In A. Önnerfors & A. Krouwel (Eds.), A Continent of Conspiracies: Conspiracy Theories in and about Europe (pp. 22-35). Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2021). Overconfidence in radical politics. In J. P. Forgas, B. Crano, & K. Fiedler (Eds.), The Psychology of Populism (pp. 143-157). Oxon, UK: Routledge. Read HERE
Marques, A. G., Pinto, I. R., Leite, A. C., Randsley de Moura, G., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Marques, J. M. (2021). “A right to lead”: The role of leader legitimacy on group reactions to transgressive leadership. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51, 350-362.
Ståhl, T. & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2021). Analytic atheism: Valuing epistemic rationality strengthens the association between analytic thinking and religious disbelief. Personality and Individual Differences, 179, 110914.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Song, M. (2021). The cultural dimension of intergroup conspiracy theories. British Journal of Psychology, 112, 455-473. Read HERE (open access)
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2021). The psychology of political polarization: An introduction. In J.-W. van Prooijen (Ed.), The Psychology of Political Polarization (pp. 1-14). Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Altaf, S., Iqbal, M., van Prooijen, J.-W., & Ikramullah, M. (2020). The mechanism behind employee agreeableness and group performance ratings: A Pakistani study. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 70, 743-768.
Zwicker, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2020). Persistent beliefs: Political extremism predicts ideological stability over time. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23, 1137-1149. Read HERE (open access).
Spadaro, G., Gangl, K., van Prooijen, J.-W., van Lange, P. A. M., & Mosso, C. O. (2020). Enhancing feelings of security: How institutional trust promotes interpersonal trust. PloS ONE 15, e0237934. Read HERE
Ljujic, V., Versteegt, I., Weerman, F., Thijs, F., Van Prooijen, J.-W., El Bouk, F., & Van de Weijer, S. (2020). Testing a threat model of terrorism: A multi-method study about socio-economic and psychological influences on terrorism involvement in the Netherlands. In D. Weisburd, E. U. Savona, B. Hasisi, & F. Calderoni (Eds.), Understanding Recruitment to Organized Crime and Terrorism (pp. 141-171). Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Strelan, P., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Gollwitzer, M. (2020). When transgressors intend to cause harm: The empowering effects of revenge and forgiveness on victim well-being. British Journal of Social Psychology, 59, 447-469.
Kutiyski, Y., Krouwel, A. P. M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2020). Political extremism and distrust: Does radical political orientation predict distrust and negative attitudes towards European integration? The Social Science Journal. DOI: 10.1016/ j.soscij.2019.03.004
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2020). An existential threat model of conspiracy theories. European Psychologist 25, 16-25. read HERE.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2020). Overclaiming knowledge predicts anti-establishment voting. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11, 356-363. Read the article HERE (open access). Download supplementary materials HERE.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Klein, O., & Milošević Đorđević, J. (2020). Social-cognitive processes underlying belief in conspiracy theories. In M. Butter & P. Knight (Eds.), Handbook of Conspiracy Theories (pp. 168-180). Oxon, UK: Routledge. Read HERE.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Douglas, K. M., Cichocka, A., & Bilewicz, M. (2020). Psychological factors – Introduction. In M. Butter & P. Knight (Eds.), Handbook of Conspiracy Theories (pp. 151-154). Oxon, UK: Routledge. Read HERE.
Neve, R. J. M., Weerman, F. M., Eris, S., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2020). Radicalisation and travelling to Syria among delinquent youths: A case study from the Netherlands. Journal for Deradicalization, 22, 249-286.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Kuijper, S. M. H. C. (2020). A comparison of extreme religious and political ideologies: Similar worldviews but different grievances. Personality and Individual Differences, 159, 109888. read HERE (open access)
Fousiani, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2019). Reactions to offenders: Psychological differences between beliefs versus punishments. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58, 894-916. Open access, read HERE.
Dong, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2019). Self-enhancement in moral hypocrisy: Moral superiority and moral identity are about better appearances. PloS ONE 14(7): e0219382. Open access, read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2019). Belief in conspiracy theories: Gullibility or rational skepticism? In J. P. Forgas and R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), Homo Credulus: The social psychology of gullibility (pp. 319-332). Oxon, UK: Routledge.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2019). Psychological features of extreme political ideologies. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 28, 159-163. Abstract Open Access, read HERE
De Vries, R. E., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2019). Voters rating politicians’ personality: Evaluative biases and assumed similarity on honesty-humility and openness to experience. Personality and Individual Differences, 144, 100-104.
Dong, M., van Prooijen, J.-W., Wu, S., Zhang, Y., & Jin, S. (2019). Prosocial attitudes toward money from terror management perspective: Death transcendence through spirituality. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 29, 1-17.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2019). Empowerment as a tool to reduce belief in conspiracy theories. In J. Uscinski (Ed.), Conspiracy theories and the people who believe in them (pp. 432-442). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Douglas, K. M. (2018). Belief in conspiracy theories: Basic principles of an emerging research domain. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48, 897-908. (Editorial Special Issue) . Abstract Read the article HERE (open access)
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Vugt, M. (2018). Conspiracy theories: Evolved functions and psychological mechanisms. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13, 770-788. Abstract Read the article HERE (open access)
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2018). Populism as political mentality underlying conspiracy theories. In B. Rutjens and M. Brandt (Eds.), Belief systems and the perception of reality (pp. 79-96). Oxon, UK: Routledge. Read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Staman, J., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2018). Increased conspiracy beliefs among ethnic and Muslim minorities. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32, 661-667. Abstract Read the article HERE (open access).
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2018). Moral demands truly are externally imposed. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 41, E115.
Pereira, A., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2018). Why we sometimes punish the innocent: The role of group entitativity in collective punishment. PloS ONE, 13(5): e0196852. Open Access, read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Douglas, K., & De Inocencio, C. (2018). Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48, 320-335. Abstract
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Krouwel, A. P. M., & Emmer, J. (2018). Ideological responses to the EU refugee crisis: The left, the right, and the extremes. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9, 143-150. Abstract
Van Gelder, J.-L., Martin, C., Van Prooijen, J.-W., De Vries, R., Marsman, M., Averdijk, M., Reynald, D., & Donker, T. (2018). Seeing is believing? Comparing negative affect, realism, and presence in visual versus written guardianship scenarios. Deviant Behavior, 39, 461-474.
Ståhl, T. & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2018). Epistemic rationality: Skepticism toward unfounded beliefs requires sufficient cognitive ability and motivation to be rational. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, 155-163.
Krouwel, A., Kutiyski, Y., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Martinsson, J., & Markstedt, E. (2017). Does extreme political ideology predict conspiracy beliefs, economic evaluations and political trust? Evidence from Sweden. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 5, 435-462. read the article HERE (open access)
Ljujic, V., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Weerman, F. (2017). Beyond the crime-terror nexus: Socio-economic status, violent crimes, and terrorism. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy, and Practice, 3, 158-172.
Strelan, P., Difiore, C., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2017). The empowering effect of punishment on forgiveness. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 472-487.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Douglas, K. M. (2017). Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of societal crisis situations. Memory Studies, 10, 323-333. Abstract
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2017). Extreme political beliefs predict dogmatic intolerance. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 8, 292-300. Abstract
Köbis, N., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Righetti, F., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2017). The road to bribery and corruption: Slippery slope or steep cliff? Psychological Science, 28, 297-306. Abstract
Van Gelder, J.-L., Nee, C., Otte, M., Demetriou, A., Sintemaartensdijk, I., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2017). Virtual burglary: Exploring the potential of virtual reality to study burglary in action. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 54, 29-62.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2017). Why education predicts decreased belief in conspiracy theories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31, 50-58. Abstract Read the article HERE (open access)
Tan, X., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Proulx, T., Wu, H., Van Beest, I., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2017). Reacting to unexpected losses in an uncertain world: High approach individuals become even more risk-seeking. Personality and Individual Differences, 109, 117-123.
Strelan, P., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2016). Tough love: The behavior control motive facilitates forgiveness in valued relationships. Personal Relationships, 23, 536-553. Abstract pdf
Razzaq, S., Iqbal, M. Z., Ikramullah, M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2016). Occurrence of rating distortions and ratees’ fairness perceptions per rater’s mood and affect. Career Development International, 21, 726-743. pdf
Van Bommel, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Elffers, H., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2016). The lonely bystander: Social exclusion leads to less helping, even in the presence of others. Social Influence, 11, 141-150. pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & De Vries, R. E. (2016). Organizational conspiracy beliefs: Implications for leadership styles and employee outcomes. Journal of Business and Psychology, 31, 479-491. Abstract Read the article HERE (open access)
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2016). Cheating, corruption, and concealment: An introduction to dishonesty. In J.-W. Van Prooijen and P. A. M. Van Lange (Eds.), Cheating, corruption, and concealment: The roots of dishonesty (pp. 1-12). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2016). Sometimes inclusion breeds suspicion: Self-uncertainty and belongingness predict belief in conspiracy theories. European Journal of Social Psychology, 46, 267-279. abstract pdf
Beijers, J., van Prooijen, J.-W., & Bijleveld, C. (2016). ‘To marry a thief?’ Crime type as a deterrent to cohabitation. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 12, 159-165. Read the article HERE (open access)
Van Doesum, N. J., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Verburgh, L., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2016). Social hostility in soccer and beyond. PloS ONE, 11, e0153577. Read the article HERE (open access)
Köbis, N., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Righetti, F., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2016). Prospection in individual and interpersonal corruption dilemmas. Review of General Psychology, 20, 71-85. Abstract pdf
Ikramullah, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Iqbal, M. Z., & Ul-Hassan, F. (2016). Effectiveness of performance appraisal: Developing a conceptual framework using competing values approach. Personnel Review, 45, 334-352. pdf
Gollwitzer, M., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2016). Psychology of justice. In C. Sabbagh & M. Schmitt (Eds.), Handbook of Social Justice Theory and Research (pp. 61-82). New York, NY: Springer.
Van Bommel, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Elffers, H., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2016). Booze, bars, and bystander behavior: People who consumed alcohol help faster in the presence of others. Frontiers in Psychology, 7: 128. Read this article HERE (open access).
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Acker, M. (2015). The influence of control on belief in conspiracy theories: Conceptual and applied extensions. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29, 753-761. abstract pdf
Köbis, N., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Righetti, F., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2015). “Who doesn’t?” The impact of descriptive norms on corruption. PloS ONE, 10, e0131830. Read this article HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Krouwel, A. P. M. (2015). Mutual suspicion at the political extremes: How ideology predicts conspiracy beliefs. In M. Bilewicz, A. Cichocka, & W. Soral (Eds.), The Psychology of Conspiracy (pp. 79-98). Oxon, UK: Routledge. Read HERE
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Krouwel, A. P. M., & Pollet, T. (2015). Political extremism predicts belief in conspiracy theories. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 570-578. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Krouwel, A. P. M., Boiten, M., & Eendebak, L. (2015). Fear among the extremes: How political ideology predicts negative emotions and outgroup derogation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 485-497. abstract pdf
Van Knippenberg, D., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Sleebos, E. (2015). Beyond social exchange: Collectivism’s moderating role in the relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational citizenship behavior. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24, 152-160. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2014). The punitive power holder: Social judgeability increases the severity of punishment. In D. D. Steiner, S. W. Gilliland, & D. Skarlicki (Eds.), Research in Social Issues in Management: The Social Dynamics of Organizational Justice (Vol. 8) (pp. 121-140). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Read this chapter Here
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Dijk, E. (2014). When consequence size predicts belief in conspiracy theories: The moderating role of perspective taking. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 55, 63-73. Abstract pdf
Strelan, P., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2014). Rationalizers or realists? The effects of transgressors' just world beliefs within committed relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 63, 41-46. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2014). Power, politics, and paranoia: An introduction. Chapter in J.-W. van Prooijen and P. A. M. van Lange (Eds.), Power, politics, and paranoia: Why people are suspicious of their leaders (pp. 1-14). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2014). The social dimension of belief in conspiracy theories. Chapter in J.-W. van Prooijen and P. A. M. van Lange (Eds.), Power, politics, and paranoia: Why people are suspicious of their leaders (pp. 237-253). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Van Bommel, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Elffers, H., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2014). Intervene to be seen: The power of a camera in moderating the bystander effect. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 459-466. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Coffeng, J., & Vermeer, M. (2014). Power and retributive justice: How trait information influences the fairness of punishment among power holders. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 50, 190-201. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Coffeng, J. (2013). What is fair punishment for Alex or Ahmed? Perspective taking increases racial bias in retributive justice judgments. Social Justice Research, 26, 383-399. abstract pdf
Strelan, P., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2013). Retribution and forgiveness: The healing effects of punishing for just deserts. European Journal of Social Psychology, 43, 544-553. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2013). Individualistic and social motives for justice judgments. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1299, 60-67. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Kerpershoek, E. F. P. (2013). The impact of choice on retributive reactions: How observers’ autonomy concerns shape responses to criminal offenders. British Journal of Social Psychology, 52, 329-344. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Jostmann, N. B. (2013). Belief in conspiracy theories: The influence of uncertainty and perceived morality. European Journal of Social Psychology , 43, 109-115. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Ståhl, T., Eek, D., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2012). Injustice for all or just for me? Social value orientation predicts responses to own versus other’s procedures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1247-1258. Abstract pdf
Van Bommel, M., Van Prooijen, J.-W., Elffers, H., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2012). Be aware to care: Public self-awareness leads to a reversal of the bystander effect. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 926-930. Abstract pdf
Cojuharenco, I., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Patient, D. (2011). The role of memory in judgments of organizational justice. In S. W. Gilliland, D. D. Steiner, and D. P. Skarlicki (Eds.). Emerging Perspectives on Organizational Justice and Ethics (pp. 33-48). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Abstract
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2011). Suspicions of injustice: The sense-making function of belief in conspiracy theories. In E. Kals and J. Maes (Eds.). Justice and Conflict: Theoretical and empirical contributions (pp. 121-132). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. Abstract
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van de Veer, E. (2010). Perceiving pure evil: The influence of cognitive load and prototypical evilness on demonizing. Social Justice Research, 23, 259-271. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2010). Retributive versus compensatory justice: Observers’ preference for punishing in response to criminal offenses. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 72-85. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van den Bos, K. (2009). We blame innocent victims more than I do: Self-construal level moderates responses to just world threats. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 1528-1539. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2009). Procedural justice as autonomy regulation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 1166-1180. abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2009). Offender’s social categorization: Ingroup bias or black sheep effect? In M. E. Oswald, S. Bieneck, & J. Hupfeld (Eds.), Social Psychology of Punishment of Crime (pp. 211-230). West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Zwenk, F. (2009). Self-construal level and voice procedures: The individual self as psychological basis for procedural fairness effects. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45, 392-397. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2008). Egocentrism in procedural justice effects. In K. Hegtvedt & J. Clay-Warner (Eds.) Advances in Group Processes: Justice (Vol. 25; pp. 29-54) . Bingley, UK: JAI press. Abstract
Van Prooijen, J.-W., De Cremer, D., Van Beest, I., Ståhl, T., Van Dijke, M., & Van Lange, P. A. M. (2008). The egocentric nature of procedural justice: Social value orientation as moderator of reactions to decision-making procedures. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1303-1315. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Gallucci, M., & Toeset, G. (2008). Procedural justice in punishment systems: Inconsistent punishment procedures have detrimental effects on cooperation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 47, 311-324. Abstract pdf
IJzerman, H., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2008). Just world and the emotional defense of self. Social Psychology, 39, 117-120.
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2007). Procedural justice in authority relations: The strength of outcome dependence influences people's reactions to voice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1286-1297. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Lam, J. (2007). Retributive justice and social categorizations: The perceived fairness of punishment depends on intergroup status. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1244-1255. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., Lind, E. A., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2006). How do people react to negative procedures? On the moderating role of authority’s biased attitudes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 42, 632-645. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Karremans, J. C., & Van Beest, I. (2006). Procedural justice and the hedonic principle: How approach versus avoidance motivation influences the psychology of voice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 686-697. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2006). Retributive reactions to suspected offenders: The importance of social categorizations and guilt probability. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 715-726. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2005). Procedural justice and intragroup status: Knowing where we stand in a group enhances reactions to procedural justice. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, 664-676. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2004). The role of standing in the psychology of procedural justice: Towards theoretical integration. In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.) European Review of Social Psychology (Vol. 15, pp. 33-58). East Sussex, England: Psychology press. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2004). Group belongingness and procedural justice: Social inclusion and exclusion by peers affects the psychology of voice. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87, 66-79. Abstract pdf
Ståhl, T., Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Vermunt, R. (2004). On the psychology of procedural justice: Reactions to procedures of ingroup vs. outgroup authorities. European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 173-190. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., Van den Bos, K., & Wilke, H. A. M. (2002). Procedural justice and status: Status salience as antecedent of procedural fairness effects. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 1353-1361. Abstract pdf
Van den Bos, K., & Van Prooijen, J.-W. (2001). Referent cognitions theory: The psychology of voice depends on closeness of reference points. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 81, 616-626. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van der Kloot, W. A. (2001). Confirmatory analysis of exploratively obtained factor structures. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 6, 777-792. Abstract pdf
Van Prooijen, J.-W., & Van Knippenberg, D. (2000). Individuation or depersonalisation: The influence of personal status position. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 3, 63-77. Abstract pdf
