We list here Ken Mavor’s publications and formal activities as a summary of the lab’s outputs. Individual members of the lab have other publications and activities not listed here. Some other lab activities are listed elsewhere on this site. This list summarises Ken’s formal University of St Andrews profile here.
Publications
Social identities, norms, and context in student feedback literacy in higher education
Mavor, K. & Bottomley, E., 29 Oct 2024, Research handbook on innovations in assessment and feedback in Higher Education: Implications for teaching and learning. Evans, C. & Waring, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 278-293 16 p. (Elgar handbooks in education).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
A social identity approach to religion: religiosity at the nexus of personal and collective self
Mavor, K. I. & Ysseldyk, R., 10 Apr 2020, The science of religion, spirituality, and existentialism. Vail III, K. E. & Routlledge, C. (eds.). Academic Press/Elsevier , p. 187-205
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
One step further: Face your fear: (Chapter breakout commentary)
Mavor, K., 2019, Psychology (Textbook). Burton, L., Westen, D. & Kowalski, R. (eds.). 5th ed. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, p. 74-75 1 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other contribution
Introducing self and social identity in educational contexts: Promoting learning, managing conflict, facilitating change
Platow, M. J., Mavor, K. I. & Bizumic, B., 1 Jan 2017, Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The complexity of medical education: Social identity and normative influence in well-being and approaches to learning
McNeill, K. G., Smyth, L. & Mavor, K. I., 1 Jan 2017, Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 320-341 22 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The social construction of teachers’ identities: Finding connections in social identity and post-structuralist perspectives
Rich, E., Mavor, K. I. & Webb, L., 1 Jan 2017, Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 341-355 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Understanding social identity in education: The modifying role of perceived norms
Smyth, L., Mavor, K. I., Platow, M. J. & Grace, D. M., 1 Jan 2017, Self and Social Identity in Educational Contexts. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 224-239 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Causality in the study of collective action and political behaviour.
Louis, W., LaMachia, S., Thomas, E., Blackwood, L. M., Mavor, K. & Saeri, A., 2016, Questioning causality: Scientific explorations of cause and consequence across social contexts. Moghaddam, F. M. & Harré, R. (eds.). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
One step further: What kind of music of the mind will you make? (Chapter breakout commentary)
Mavor, K., 2015, Psychology (Textbook). Burton, L., Westen, D. & Kowalski, R. (eds.). 4th ed. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, p. 49-50 2 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other contribution
Social categorization
McGarty, C., Mavor, K. I. & Skorich, D. P., 2015, International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral sciences. Wright, J. D. (ed.). 2nd ed. Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Vol. 22. p. 186-191
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
One step further: Step by step, until dancing with the concepts: (Chapter breakout commentary)
Mavor, K., 2012, Psychology (Textbook). Westen, D., Burton, L. & Kowalski, R. (eds.). 3rd ed. Brisbane, Australia: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, p. 48-49 2 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other contribution
Homosexuality
Mavor, K. I., 2008, Encyclopedia of Social Problems. Parillo, V. N. (ed.). Sage
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
Collaborative Teachback with a Statistical Cognitive Tool: A formative Evaluation
Bain, J. D. & Mavor, K. I., 2002, ED-MEDIA 2002 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia Telecommunications.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
An intervention addressing impostor phenomenon in undergraduate physics and astronomy
Bottomley, E., Miles, P., Kohnle, A., Wild, V. & Mavor, K. I., 16 Apr 2025, In: Education Sciences. 15, 4, 498.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of student and customer social identification on university students’ learning approaches and psychological well-being
J. Platow, M., C. Lee, G., Wang, C., M. Grace, D., Knezovic, M., Smith, L. & Mavor, K., 21 Apr 2025, In: Social Psychology of Education. 28, 30 p., 100.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A political psychology of the link between populist beliefs and compliance with COVID-19 containment measures
Uluşahin, Y., Mavor, K. & Reicher, S., 14 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 6, 13 p., 1279798.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The imposter phenomenon and its relationship with self-efficacy, perfectionism and happiness in university students
Pakozdy, C., Askew, J., Dyer, J., Gately, P., Martin, L., Mavor, K. & Brown, G. R., Feb 2024, In: Current Psychology. 43, p. 5153–5162
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of mindfulness meditation duration and type on well‑being: an online dose‑ranging randomized controlled trial
Fincham, G. W., Mavor, K. & Dritschel, B., 1 May 2023, In: Mindfulness. 14, p. 1171-1182 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gender and the social cure in undergraduate physics students: physics identity, self-efficacy, belonging, and wellbeing
Bottomley, E., Wild, V., Miles, P. J., Mavor, K. & Kohnle, A., 30 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Calculating self-concept structure indices, including Linville’s H: toward standardization and replication
Smyth, L., Banas, K. & Mavor, K. I., 12 Oct 2022, In: Collabra: Psychology. 8, 1, 13 p., 38597.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The relationship between gender and academic performance in undergraduate physics students: the role of physics identity, perceived recognition, and self-efficacy
Bottomley, E., Kohnle, A., Mavor, K., Miles, P. J. & Wild, V., 26 Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Physics. 44, 2, 18 p., 025701.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing the speed and ease of extracting group and person information from faces
Skorich, D. P., Mavor, K. I., Haslam, S. A. & Larwood, J. L., 20 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology. Early View, 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
‘That’s not funny!’ Standing up against disparaging humor
Thomas, E., McGarty, C., Spears, R., Livingstone, A., Platow, M., Lala, G. & Mavor, K., Jan 2020, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 86, 17 p., 103901.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Not just who you are, but who you were before: social identification, identity incompatibility and performance-undermining learning behaviour in higher education
Smyth, L., Mavor, K. I. & Gray, L., 30 May 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. Early View
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social identification and academic performance: integrating two existing models of tertiary student learning
Smyth, L., Mavor, K. I. & Platow, M. J., 3 Apr 2019, In: Educational Psychology. 39, 3, p. 409-425 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social identification and normative conflict: when student and educator learning norms collide
Smyth, L., Chandra, V. & Mavor, K. I., 6 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 48, 6, p. 293-303 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Learning behaviour and learning outcomes: the roles for social influence and field of study
Smyth, L., Mavor, K. I. & Platow, M. J., Mar 2017, In: Social Psychology of Education. 20, 1, p. 69-95 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Blinded by beauty: attractiveness bias and accurate perceptions of academic performance
Talamas, S., Mavor, K. I. & Perrett, D. I., 17 Feb 2016, In: PLoS One. 11, 2, e0148284.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Eyelid-openness and mouth curvature influence perceived intelligence beyond attractiveness
Talamas, S., Mavor, K. I., Axelsson, J., Sundelin, T. & Perrett, D. I., May 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 145, 5, p. 603-620
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Group interaction as the crucible of social identity formation: a glimpse at the foundations of social identities for collective action
Thomas, E., McGarty, C. & Mavor, K., 1 Mar 2016, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 19, 2, p. 137-151
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The influence of intelligence on the endorsement of the intelligence–attractiveness halo
Talamas, S. N., Mavor, K. I. & Perrett, D. I., Jun 2016, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 95, p. 162 - 167 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Discipline social identification, study norms and learning approach in university students
Smyth, L., Mavor, K., Platow, M., Grace, D. & Reynolds, K., 2 Jan 2015, In: Educational Psychology. 35, 1, p. 53–72
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond prevalence to process: the role of self and identity in medical student well-being
Mavor, K., McNeill, K. G., Anderson, K., Kerr, A., O'Reilly, E. & Platow, M. J., Apr 2014, In: Medical Education. 48, 4, p. 351-360 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Identity and norms: the role of group membership in medical student wellbeing
McNeill, K., Kerr, A. & Mavor, K., 2014, In: Perspectives on Medical Education. 3, p. 101-112 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of academic stressors predicts depressive symptoms in medical students over and above personal stressors.
O'Reilly, E., McNeill, K. G., Mavor, K. I. & Anderson, K., 2014, In: Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 26, 1, p. 56-63
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social justice and psychology: what is, and what should be
Louis, W. R., Mavor, K. I., La Macchia, S. T. & Amiot, C. E., Feb 2014, In: Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. 34, 1, p. 14-27
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cognitive load privileges memory-based over data-driven processing, not group-level over person-level processing.
Skorich, D. P. & Mavor, K., Sept 2013, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 52, 3, p. 469-488 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
On the role of discipline-related self-concept in deep and surface approaches to learning among university students
Platow, M. J., Mavor, K. I. & Grace, D. M., 2013, In: Instructional Science. 41, 2, p. 271-285 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social identities facilitate and encapsulate action-relevant constructs: A test of the social identity model of collective action
Thomas, E. F., Mavor, K. I. & McGarty, C., Jan 2012, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 15, 1, p. 75-88 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social identity and personality processes: Non-Aboriginal Australian identity and Neuroticism
Reynolds, K. J., Bizumic, B., Subasic, E., Turner, J. C., Branscombe, N., Mavor, K. I. & Batalha, L., Mar 2012, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 42, 2, p. 252-262 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Religion, prejudice, and authoritarianism: Is RWA a boon or bane to the psychology of religion?
Mavor, K. I., Louis, W. R. & Laythe, B., Mar 2011, In: Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 50, 1, p. 22-43 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social Identification Dimensions as Mediators of the Effect of Prototypicality on Intergroup Behaviours
Obst, P. L., White, K. M., Mavor, K. I. & Baker, R. M., 2011, In: Psychology. 02, 05, p. 426-432 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A bias-corrected exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of right-wing authoritarianism: Support for a three-factor structure
Mavor, K. I., Louis, W. R. & Sibley, C. G., Jan 2010, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 48, 1, p. 28-33 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Further Integration of Social Psychology and Personality Psychology: Choice or Necessity? Response
Reynolds, K. J., Turner, J. C., Branscombe, N. R., Mavor, K. I., Bizumic, B. & Subasic, E., Aug 2010, In: European Journal of Personality. 24, 5, p. 501-514 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interactionism in Personality and Social Psychology: An Integrated Approach to Understanding the Mind and Behaviour
Reynolds, K. J., Turner, J. C., Branscombe, N. R., Mavor, K. I., Bizumic, B. & Subasic, E., Aug 2010, In: European Journal of Personality. 24, 5, p. 458-482 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social psychology of Making Poverty History: Motivating anti-poverty action in Australia
Thomas, E., McGarty, C. & Mavor, K., 2010, In: Australian Psychologist. 45, 1, p. 4-15 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Aligning Identities, Emotions, and Beliefs to Create Commitment to Sustainable Social and Political Action
Thomas, E. F., McGarty, C. & Mavor, K., Aug 2009, In: Personality and Social Psychology Review. 13, 3, p. 194-218 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Right-wing authoritarianism, fundamentalism and prejudice revisited: Removing suppression and statistical artefact
Mavor, K., Macleod, C. J., Boal, M. J. & Louis, W. R., Apr 2009, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 46, 5-6, p. 592-597 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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