School of Psychology

Associate Professor Nik Steffens

Associate Professor
School of Psychology
+61 7 334 69555
McElwain Building (24A)
Level 1, Room 134
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Researcher biography

Nik is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology (CBOP) at UQ's School of Psychology. After studying and working in Germany, the UK, and Spain, he completed his PhD at the University of Exeter (UK) and joined UQ in 2012.

His research unpacks the psychology of teams and organisations: how shared identity and team processes shape leadership and followership, motivation and creativity, and health and well-being. He combines experiments, field, survey, and archival research, intervention trials, psychometric development, and systematic reviews / meta-analyses to generate informative and practical insights.

His work has been supported by industry–research partnerships with public and private organisations, Government, and the Australian Research Council (including a DECRA fellowship). With colleagues and industry collaborators, he co-developed the 5R leadership programme—recognised with the APS Workplace Excellence Award (Leadership Development)—to help develop people's leadership ability and enhance team functioning and well-being (https://tinyurl.com/adfu7xbu).

He is a co-founder of the Global Identity Leadership Development (GILD) network and serves on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly and the European Journal of Social Psychology. He is co-editor (with Michelle Ryan and Floor Rink) of Organisational Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (SAGE, 2023) (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/organisational-psychology/book269849).

Through research–practice partnerships, he offers data- and evidence-based consulting and organisational coaching (certified by the Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership), helping organisations translate research into performance and wellbeing gains.

Publications

Book Chapters (19)
Journal Articles (137)
Conference Papers (7)
Research Reports (2)
Newspaper Articles (3)

Book Chapters

Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander, Platow, Michael J., Reicher, Stephen D. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2023). The social identity approach to political leadership. The Oxford handbook of political psychology. (pp. 804-842) edited by Leonie Huddy, David O. Sears, Jack S. Levy and Jennifer Jerit. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197541302.013.21
Bentley, Sarah V., Haslam, S. Alexander, Greenaway, Katherine H., Cruwys, Tegan and Steffens, Nik (2023). A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections. Handbook of research methods for studying identity in and around organizations. (pp. 87-102) edited by Ingo Winkler, Stefanie Reissner and Rosalía Cascón-Pereira. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802207972.00018
van Dick, Rolf, Steffens, Niklas K. and Fink, Louisa (2023). Charisma nach dem Ableben und das Verschmelzen von Führungsperson und Gruppe. Handbuch Mitarbeiterführung: Wirtschaftspsychologisches Praxiswissen für Fach- und Führungskräfte. (pp. 1-9) edited by Jörg Felfe and Rolf van Dick. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55213-7_46-1
van Dick, Rolf, Cordes, Berrit L., Kerschreiter, Rudolf and Steffens, Niklas K. (2023). Erfolgreich führen durch das Schaffen einer gemeinsamen Identität in Teams und Organisationen. Handbuch Mitarbeiterführung: Wirtschaftspsychologisches Praxiswissen für Fach- und Führungskräfte. (pp. 87-99) edited by Jörg Felfe and Rolf van Dick. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-68185-5_47
van Dick, Rolf, Steffens, Niklas K. and Fink, Louisa (2023). Charisma nach dem Ableben und das Verschmelzen von Führungsperson und Gruppe. Handbuch Mitarbeiterführung: Wirtschaftspsychologisches Praxiswissen für Fach- und Führungskräfte. (pp. 77-85) edited by Jörg Felfe and Rolf van Dick. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-68185-5_46
van Dick, Rolf, Cordes, Berrit L., Kerschreiter, Rudolf and Steffens, Niklas K. (2023). Erfolgreich führen durch das Schaffen einer gemeinsamen Identität in Teams und Organisationen. Springer reference psychologie. (pp. 1-13) edited by Jörg Felfe and Rolf van Dick. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55213-7_47-1
Fladerer, Martin P., Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). Bridging gaps in organizations: leaders as entrepreneurs of identity. The connecting leader: serving concurrently as a leader and a follower. (pp. 67-98) edited by Zahira Jaser. Charlotte, NC, United States: Information Age Publishing.
Fink, Louisa, Dick, Rolf van, Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). Death becomes us! Rethinking leadership charisma as a social inference. Routledge international handbook of charisma. (pp. 468-479) edited by José Pedro Zúquete. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429263224-48
Steffens, Niklas K., Fransen, Katrien and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). Leadership. The new psychology of sport and exercise: the social identity approach . (pp. 41-58) edited by S. Alexander Haslam, Katrien Fransen and Filip Boen. Thousand Oaks, CA USA: Sage Publications.
Steffens, Niklas K. (2020). Compliance and followership. Together apart: the psychology of COVID-19 . (pp. 41-45) edited by Jolanda Jetten, Stephen D. Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam and Tegan Cruwys. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Slater, Matthew J., Steffens, Niklas K., Fransen, Katrien and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). Developing effective on- and off-field leadership in elite soccer. The psychology of soccer. (pp. 60-73) edited by Joseph G. Dixon, Jamie B. Barker, Richard C. Thelwell and Ian Mitchell. New York, NY USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003005568-6
Steffens, Niklas K. (2020). Compliance and Followership. Together Apart: The Psychology of COVID-19. (pp. 31-35) 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Road  London  EC1Y 1SP : SAGE Publications Ltd. doi: 10.4135/9781529751680.n4
Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Peters, Kim (2019). The importance of creating and harnessing a sense of ‘us’: social identity as the missing link between leadership and health. Social scaffolding: applying the lessons of contemporary social science to health and healthcare. (pp. 302-311) edited by Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, S. Alexander Haslam, Catherine Haslam, Kamaldeep S. Bhui and Sue Bailey. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781911623069.029
Haslam, S. Alexander, Adarves-Yorno, Inmaculada, Steffens, Niklas K. and Postmes, Tom (2019). Inspired and appreciated by the group: the social identity approach to creativity. The Oxford handbook of group creativity and innovation. (pp. 117-131) edited by Paul B. Paulus and Bernard A. Nijstad. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190648077.013.8
Wang, Zhechen, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2019). Do people want more wealth and status in unequal societies?. The Social Psychology of Inequality. (pp. 289-303) edited by Jolanda Jetten and Kim Peters. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28856-3_18
Peters, Kim, Fonseca, Miguel A., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Quiggin, John (2019). Fat cats and thin followers: excessive CEO pay may reduce ability to lead. The social psychology of inequality. (pp. 21-34) edited by Jolanda Jetten and Kim Peters. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28856-3_2
Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2017). Building team and organisational identification to promote leadership, citizenship and resilience. Managing for resilience: a practical guide for employee wellbeing and organizational performance. (pp. 150-167) edited by Monique F. Crane. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315648033-10
Reicher, Stephen, Haslam, S. Alexander, Platow, Michael and Steffens, Nik (2016). Tyranny and leadership. Understanding peace and conflict through social identity theory: contemporary global perspectives. (pp. 71-87) edited by Shelley McKeown, Neil Ferguson and Reeshma Haji. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29869-6_5
Peters, Kim, Haslam, S. Alexander, Ryan, Michelle K. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2014). To lead, ASPIRe: Building organic organizational identity. Towards inclusive organizations: Determinants of successful diversity management at work. (pp. 87-107) edited by Sabine Otten, Karen van der Zee and Marilynn B. Brewer. New York, United States: Psychology Press.

Journal Articles

Zhang, Ye, Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine and Steffens, Niklas K. (2025). A badge, a part of my history and also a root: A longitudinal qualitative exploration of the social identity model of identity change in retired elite athletes. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64 (3) e70005, e70005-3. doi: 10.1111/bjso.70005
Phills, Curtis Edward, Miller, Jeremy K., Buchanan, Erin M., Williams, Amanda, Meyers, Chanel, Brown, Elizabeth R., Zickfeld, Janis, Volsa, Selina, Stieger, Stefan, Oberzaucher, Elisabeth, Mlakic, Vinka, Vasilev, Martin, Dalgar, İlker, Çoksan, Sami, Söylemez, Sinem, Solak, Çağlar, Özdoğru, Asil Ali, Çoktok, Belemir, Kung, Chun-Chia, Suavansri, Panita, Manley, Harry, Álvarez-Solas, Sara, Ricaurte, Danilo Zambrano, Ropovik, Ivan, Baník, Gabriel, Babinčák, Peter, Adamkovič, Matúš, Kačmár, Pavol, Hricová, Monika ... Kekecs, Zoltan (2025). Multi-region investigation of 'man' as default in attitudes. PLoS One, 20 (6 June) e0323938, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323938
Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, Catherine and Reicher, Stephen D. (2025). Nothing is so impactful as good theory: Evidence for the impact of the Social Identity Approach to Health on policy and practice. Social Science & Medicine, 379 118164, 118164. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118164
Steffens, Niklas K., Crimston, Charlie R., Pittaway, Charlie R., Haslam, S. Alexander, Slater, Matthew J. and Fransen, Katrien (2025). Homegrown heroes: shared group membership is a basis for recognizing outstanding sports performance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 55 (6), 388-400. doi: 10.1111/jasp.13095
Neville, Fergus G., Haslam, S. Alexander, Homan, Maaike, Reicher, Stephen D. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2025). Engaged onlooking: how organisational identification shapes public condoning of corporate corruption. European Journal of Social Psychology, 55 (3), 501-519. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3131
Peters, Kim, Fonseca, Miguel A., Steffens, Niklas K. and Hauser, Oliver P. (2024). Do followers mind the pay gap? An experimental test of the impact of the vertical pay gap on leader effectiveness. The Leadership Quarterly, 35 (6) 101811, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2024.101811
Steffens, Niklas K., Chong, Mark S. P. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2024). The Narcissistic Appeal of Leadership Theories( vol 77 , pg 234 , 2022). American Psychologist, 79 (8), 1048-1048. doi: 10.1037/amp0001418
Young, Tarli, Haslam, Catherine, Coffee, Pete, Cooper, Dean, McAulay, Chloe, Hartley, Chris, Mertens, Niels, Luong, Mischel, La Rue, Crystal, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Bentley, Sarah, Mallett, Clifford J., McGregor, Matthew, Williams, David and Fransen, Katrien (2024). More than sport: a social-identity intervention to support transitions out of elite sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 75 102697, 102697. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102697
Coleman, James, Mallett, Clifford J., Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2024). Understanding leadership from the inside: using ethnographic methods to examine how the interplay between leaders, followers, and group context shapes leadership outcomes. Behavioral Sciences, 14 (10) 946. doi: 10.3390/bs14100946
Steffens, Niklas K., Tatachari, Srinivasan, Haslam, S. Alexander, Wilson‐Lemoine, Jérémy E., Maskor, Mazlan, van Dick, Rolf, Kratzer, Benedikt E., Christensen, Julia and Kerschreiter, Rudolf (2024). Introducing and validating a single‐item measure of identity leadership: The Visual Identity Leadership Scale (VILS). British Journal of Social Psychology, 63 (4), 1658-1680. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12744
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Walter, Zoe, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Cardona, Magnolia, La Rue, Crystal J., McNamara, Niamh, Kellezi, Blerina, Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Stevenson, Clifford, Bowe, Mhairi, McEvoy, Peter, Robertson, Alysia M., Tarrant, Mark, Dingle, Genevieve and Young, Tarli (2024). Corrigendum to "Tackling loneliness together: A three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing". Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 27 (5), 1207-1207. doi: 10.1177/13684302241284453
Butalia, Radhika, Miller, Anthony, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Bruner, Mark W., McLaren, Colin D., Boen, Filip, Slater, Matthew J., Dunn, Kyle and Fransen, Katrien (2024). Measuring leadership in sport: Development and validation of the Identity Leadership Inventory – Youth (ILI-Y). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 73 102630, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102630
Haslam, Catherine, McAulay, Chloe, Cooper, Dean, Mertens, Niels, Coffee, Pete, Hartley, Chris, Young, Tarli, La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Bentley, Sarah V., Mallett, Clifford J., McGregor, Matthew, Williams, David and Fransen, Katrien (2024). “I’m more than my sport”: Exploring the dynamic processes of identity change in athletic retirement. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 73 102640, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102640
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Sharman, Leah S., Hayes, Shaun, Walter, Zoe, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Cardona, Magnolia, La Rue, Crystal J., McNamara, Niamh, Këllezi, Blerina, Wakefield, Juliet R. H., Stevenson, Clifford, Bowe, Mhairi, McEvoy, Peter, Robertson, Alysia M., Tarrant, Mark, Dingle, Genevieve and Young, Tarli (2024). Tackling loneliness together: a three-tier social identity framework for social prescribing. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 27 (5), 1128-1150. doi: 10.1177/13684302241242434
Stumme, Friederike, Steffens, Niklas, Steglich, Babett, Mathies, Franziska, Nawrocki, Mikolaj, Sabihi, Morsal, Soukou-Wargalla, Shiwa, Göke, Emilia, Kempski, Jan, Fründt, Thorben, Weidemann, Sören, Schramm, Christoph, Gagliani, Nicola, Huber, Samuel and Bedke, Tanja (2024). A protective effect of inflammatory bowel disease on the severity of sclerosing cholangitis. Frontiers in Immunology, 15 1307297, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1307297
van Knippenberg, Daan, Lee, Diana, Steffens, Niklas K., Platow, Michael J. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2024). Leader group prototypicality: a replication of average member versus ideal-type operationalization effects. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, 31 (2), 211-223. doi: 10.1177/15480518241227660
Monzani, Lucas, Bibic, Kira, Haslam, S. Alexander, Kerschreiter, Rudolf, Wilson Lemoine, Jérémy E., Steffens, Niklas K., Akfirat, Serap Arslan, Ballada, Christine Joy A., Bazarov, Tahir, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R., Avanzi, Lorenzo, Bunjak, Aldijana, Černe, Matej, Edelmann, Charlotte M., Epitropaki, Olga, Fransen, Katrien, García‐Ael, Cristina, Giessner, Steffen, Gleibs, Ilka, Godlewska‐Werner, Dorota, Kark, Ronit, Gonzalez, Ana Laguia, Lam, Hodar, Lupina‐Wegener, Anna, Markovits, Yannis, Maskor, Mazlan, Alonso, Fernando Jorge Molero, Leon, Juan Antonio Moriano, Neves, Pedro ... van Dick, Rolf (2024). Political leaders' identity leadership and civic citizenship behavior: The mediating role of trust in fellow citizens and the moderating role of economic inequality. Political Psychology, 45 (6), 979-1011. doi: 10.1111/pops.12952
Steffens, Niklas K., Greenaway, Katharine H., Moore, Sam, Munt, Katie A., Grundmann, Felix, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Postmes, Tom, Skorich, Daniel P. and Tatachari, Srinivasan (2023). Meta‐identification: Perceptions of others’ group identification shape group life. European Journal of Social Psychology, 54 (1), 341-363. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3014
La Rue, Crystal J., Steffens, Niklas K., Werth, Belén Álvarez, Bentley, Sarah V. and Haslam, Catherine (2023). A latent profile analysis of the nature of social group memberships and their contribution to retirement outcomes. British Journal of Social Psychology, 63 (2), 591-613. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12694
van Dick, Rolf, Frenzel, Svenja B., Erkens, Valerie A., Häusser, Jan A., Haslam, S. Alexander, Mojzisch, Andreas, Steffens, Niklas K. and Junker, Nina M. (2023). Reduced loneliness mediates the effects of multiple group identifications on well‐being. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62 (4), 1693-1714. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12651
Bingley, William J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Gillespie, Nicole, Worthy, Peter, Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Ko, Ryan K.L. and Wiles, Janet (2023). Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact. New Ideas in Psychology, 70 101025, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2023.101025
La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine, Bentley, Sarah V., Lam, Ben C. P., Steffens, Niklas K., Branscombe, Nyla R., Haslam, S. Alexander and Cruwys, Tegan (2023). GROUPS 4 RETIREMENT: A new intervention that supports well‐being in the lead‐up to retirement by targeting social identity management. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1111/joop.12458
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C. P., Ghafoori, Eraj, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Bentley, Sarah V., Cruwys, Tegan and La Rue, Crystal J. (2023). A longitudinal examination of the role of social identity in supporting health and well-being in retirement. Psychology and Aging, 38 (7), 615-626. doi: 10.1037/pag0000757
Haslam, S. Alexander, Reutas, Jordan, Bentley, Sarah V., McMillan, Blake, Lindfield, Madison, Luong, Mischel, Peters, Kim and Steffens, Niklas K. (2023). Developing engaged and ‘teamful’ leaders: A randomized controlled trial of the 5R identity leadership program. PLoS One, 18 (5) e0286263, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286263
Bingley, William J., Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Gillespie, Nicole, Haslam, S. Alexander, Ko, Ryan K.L., Steffens, Niklas, Wiles, Janet and Worthy, Peter (2023). Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences. Computers in Human Behavior, 141 107617, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107617
Birney, Megan E., Reicher, Stephen D., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Neville, Fergus G. (2023). Engaged followership and toxic science: Exploring the effect of prototypicality on willingness to follow harmful experimental instructions. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62 (2), 866-882. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12603
Haslam, S. Alexander, Reicher, Stephen D., Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Gaffney, Amber M., Steffens, Niklas K., Packer, Dominic, Van Bavel, Jay J., Ntontis, Evangelos, Neville, Fergus, Vestergren, Sara, Jurstakova, Klara and Platow, Michael J. (2023). Examining the role of Donald Trump and his supporters in the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol: a dual-agency model of identity leadership and engaged followership. Leadership Quarterly, 34 (2) 101622, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2022.101622
Fransen, Katrien, Boen, Filip, Haslam, S. Alexander, McLaren, Colin D., Mertens, Niels, Steffens, Niklas K. and Bruner, Mark W. (2023). Unlocking the power of ‘us’: longitudinal evidence that identity leadership predicts team functioning and athlete well-being. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40 (24), 2768-2783. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2193005
Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Maskor, Mazlan, McMillan, Blake, Bentley, Sarah V., Steffens, Niklas K. and Johnston, Susan (2022). Developing high-reliability organisations: a social identity model. Safety Science, 153 105814, 105814. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105814
Bentley, Sarah V., Young, Tarli, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Dare, Michael, Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Steffens, Niklas K., Wang, Zhechen and Wibisono, Susilo (2022). Double jeopardy: How lower levels of support during COVID-19 exacerbated the relationship between loneliness and distress. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 976443, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.976443
La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine and Steffens, Niklas K. (2022). A meta-analysis of retirement adjustment predictors. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 136 103723, 103723. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103723
Haslam, S. Alexander, Gaffney, Amber M., Hogg, Michael A., Rast, David E. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2022). Reconciling identity leadership and leader identity: a dual-identity framework. Leadership Quarterly, 33 (4) 101620, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2022.101620
Butalia, Radhika, Rupp, Kathi-Sue, Tuand, Krizia, Boen, Filip, Steffens, Niklas K., Loughead, Todd M., Cotterill, Stewart and Fransen, Katrien (2022). Athlete Leadership Development in Sport: A Systematic Scoping Review [Web of Science Core Collection]. searchRxiv, 2022. doi: 10.1079/searchrxiv.2022.00013
Butalia, Radhika, Rupp, Kathi-Sue, Tuand, Krizia, Boen, Filip, Steffens, Niklas K., Loughead, Todd M., Cotterill, Stewart and Fransen, Katrien (2022). Athlete Leadership Development in Sport: A Systematic Scoping Review [Cochrane Library]. searchRxiv, 2022. doi: 10.1079/searchrxiv.2022.00049
Maskor, Mazlan, Fladerer, Martin P., Fong, Polly, Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2022). The fish can rot from the heart, not just the head: Exploring the detrimental impact of transgressions by leaders at multiple levels of an organization. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62 (1), 431-455. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12551
Bago, Bence, Kovacs, Marton, Protzko, John, Nagy, Tamas, Kekecs, Zoltan, Palfi, Bence, Adamkovic, Matus, Adamus, Sylwia, Albalooshi, Sumaya, Albayrak-Aydemir, Nihan, Alfian, Ilham N., Alper, Sinan, Alvarez-Solas, Sara, Alves, Sara G., Amaya, Santiago, Andresen, Pia K., Anjum, Gulnaz, Ansari, Daniel, Arriaga, Patrícia, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R., Arvanitis, Alexios, Babincak, Peter, Barzykowski, Krystian, Bashour, Bana, Baskin, Ernest, Batalha, Luisa, Batres, Carlota, Bavolar, Jozef, Bayrak, Fatih ... Aczel, Balazs (2022). Publisher Correction: Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample. Nature Human Behaviour, 6 (6), 897-898. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01403-w
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, von Hippel, Courtney, Bentley, Sarah V., Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2022). “Let's get physical” — or social: The role of physical activity versus social group memberships in predicting depression and anxiety over time. Journal of Affective Disorders, 306, 55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.027
Frenzel, Svenja B, Haslam, S Alexander, Junker, Nina M, Bolatov, Aidos, Erkens, Valerie A, Häusser, Jan A, Kark, Ronit, Meyer, Ines, Mojzisch, Andreas, Monzani, Lucas, Reicher, Stephen D, Samekin, Adil, Schuh, Sebastian C, Steffens, Niklas K, Sultanova, Liliya, Van Dijk, Dina, van Zyl, Llewellyn E and van Dick, Rolf (2022). How national leaders keep ‘us’ safe: a longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions. BMJ Open, 12 (5) e054980, e054980. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054980
Bago, Bence, Kovacs, Marton, Protzko, John, Nagy, Tamas, Kekecs, Zoltan, Palfi, Bence, Adamkovic, Matus, Adamus, Sylwia, Albalooshi, Sumaya, Albayrak-Aydemir, Nihan, Alfian, Ilham N., Alper, Sinan, Alvarez-Solas, Sara, Alves, Sara G., Amaya, Santiago, Andresen, Pia K., Anjum, Gulnaz, Ansari, Daniel, Arriaga, Patrícia, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R., Arvanitis, Alexios, Babincak, Peter, Barzykowski, Krystian, Bashour, Bana, Baskin, Ernest, Batalha, Luisa, Batres, Carlota, Bavolar, Jozef, Bayrak, Fatih ... Aczel, Balazs (2022). Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample. Nature Human Behaviour, 6 (6), 880-895. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01319-5
Wang, Zhechen, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2022). Restless in an unequal world: Economic inequality fuels the desire for wealth and status. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49 (6), 1461672221083747-890. doi: 10.1177/01461672221083747
Solly, Kane, Smyer, Michael A., Nichols, Kim, Steffens, Niklas K., Kastelle, Timothy H. and Pachana, Nancy A. (2022). Volunteering for a better future: a pilot Sustainability Ambassadors Training Program. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41 (2), e13069-e209. doi: 10.1111/ajag.13069
Frenzel, Svenja B., Junker, Nina M., Avanzi, Lorenzo, Erkens, Valerie A., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Häusser, Jan A., Knorr, Daniel, Meyer, Ines, Mojzisch, Andreas, Monzani, Lucas, Reicher, Stephen D., Schuh, Sebastian C., Steffens, Niklas K., van Zyl, Llewellyn E. and van Dick, Rolf (2022). Perceptions of the targets and sources of COVID-19 threat are structured by group memberships and responses are influenced by identification with humankind. Psychologica Belgica, 62 (1), 75-88. doi: 10.5334/pb.1043
Bruner, Mark W., McLaren, Colin D., Mertens, Niels, Steffens, Niklas K., Boen, Filip, McKenzie, Laura, Haslam, S. Alexander and Fransen, Katrien (2022). Identity leadership and social identification within sport teams over a season: a social network analysis. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 59 102106, 102106. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102106
Bracht, Eva M., Monzani, Lucas, Boer, Diana, Haslam, S. Alexander, Kerschreiter, Rudolf, Lemoine, Jérémy E., Steffens, Niklas K., Akfirat, Serap Arslan, Avanzi, Lorenzo, Barghi, Bita, Dumont, Kitty, Edelmann, Charlotte M., Epitropaki, Olga, Fransen, Katrien, Giessner, Steffen, Gleibs, Ilka H., González, Roberto, Laguía González, Ana, Lipponen, Jukka, Markovits, Yannis, Molero, Fernando, Moriano, Juan A., Neves, Pedro, Orosz, Gábor, Roland-Lévy, Christine, Schuh, Sebastian C., Sekiguchi, Tomoki, Song, Lynda Jiwen, Story, Joana S. P. ... van Dick, Rolf (2022). Innovation across cultures: connecting leadership, identification, and creative behavior in organizations. Applied Psychology, 72 (1), 348-388. doi: 10.1111/apps.12381
Crimston, Charlie R., Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Steffens, Niklas K., Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida and Wibisono, Susilo (2022). Cracks before the crisis: polarization prior to COVID‐19 predicts increased collective angst and economic pessimism. European Journal of Social Psychology, 52 (4), 669-678. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2845
Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah V., Fong, Polly and Steffens, Niklas K. (2022). Social identity makes group-based social connection possible: implications for loneliness and mental health. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 161-165. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.07.013
Mühlemann, Neela S., Steffens, Niklas K., Ullrich, Johannes, Haslam, S. Alexander and Jonas, Klaus (2022). Understanding responses to an organizational takeover: introducing the social identity model of organizational change. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123 (5), 1004-1023. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000386
Wiles, Janet, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Jetten, Jolanda (2022). Group? What group? A computational model of the group needs a psychology of “us” (not “them”). Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45 e125, 53-54. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x21001266
Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Álvarez, Belén, Jetten, Jolanda, Bentley, Sarah V., Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Jarukasemthawee, Somboon, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Steffens, Niklas K., Wang, Zhechen and Wibisono, Susilo (2021). Unlocking collective cooperation in the midst of COVID‐19: the role of social support in predicting the social class disparity in cooperation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61 (3), 940-951. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12514
Coffeng, Tessa, van Steenbergen, Elianne F., de Vries, Femke, Steffens, Niklas K. and Ellemers, Naomi (2021). Reflective and decisive supervision: the role of participative leadership and team climate in joint decision-making. Regulation and Governance, 17 (1), 290-309. doi: 10.1111/rego.12449
van Dick, Rolf, Cordes, Berrit L., Lemoine, Jérémy E., Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Akfirat, Serap Arslan, Ballada, Christine Joy A., Bazarov, Tahir, Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R., Avanzi, Lorenzo, Bodla, Ali Ahmad, Bunjak, Aldijana, Černe, Matej, Dumont, Kitty B., Edelmann, Charlotte M., Epitropaki, Olga, Fransen, Katrien, García-Ael, Cristina, Giessner, Steffen, Gleibs, Ilka H., Godlewska-Werner, Dorota, González, Roberto, Kark, Ronit, Laguia Gonzalez, Ana, Lam, Hodar, Lipponen, Jukka, Lupina-Wegener, Anna, Markovits, Yannis, Maskor, Mazlan ... Kerschreiter, Rudolf (2021). Identity leadership, employee burnout and the mediating role of team identification: evidence from the global identity leadership development project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22) 12081, 12081. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212081
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C.P., Yang, Jie, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Boen, Filip, Mertens, Niels, De Brandt, Koen, Wang, Xinyan, Mallett, Clifford J. and Fransen, Katrien (2021). When the final whistle blows: Social identity pathways support mental health and life satisfaction after retirement from competitive sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 57 102049, 102049. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102049
Schuh, Sebastian C., Cai, Yahua, Kaluza, Antonia J., Steffens, Niklas K., David, Emily M. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). Do leaders condone unethical pro-organizational employee behaviors? The complex interplay between leader organizational identification and moral disengagement. Human Resource Management, 60 (6), 969-989. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22060
Krug, Henning, Haslam, S. Alexander, Otto, Kathleen, Safi, Gahis and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Doing it for the team: soccer coaches' identity leadership predicts players' effort, turnover intentions, and performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55 101947, 101947. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101947
Krug, Henning, Haslam, S. Alexander, Otto, Kathleen and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Identity leadership, social identity continuity, and well-being at work during COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 684475, 684475. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.684475
Knoll, Michael, Götz, Martin, Adriasola, Elisa, Al-Atwi, Amer Ali, Arenas, Alicia, Atitsogbe, Kokou A., Barrett, Stephen, Bhattacharjee, Anindo, Blanco, Norman D., Bogilović, Sabina, Bollmann, Grégoire, Bosak, Janine, Bulut, Cagri, Carter, Madeline, Černe, Matej, Chui, Susanna L. M., Di Marco, Donatella, Duden, Gesa S., Elsey, Vicki, Fujimura, Makoto, Gatti, Paola, Ghislieri, Chiara, Giessner, Steffen R., Hino, Kenta, Hofmans, Joeri, Jønsson, Thomas S., Kazimna, Pazambadi, Lowe, Kevin B., Malagón, Juliana ... Zacher, Hannes (2021). International differences in employee silence motives: Scale validation, prevalence, and relationships with culture characteristics across 33 countries. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42 (5), 619-648. doi: 10.1002/job.2512
Maskor, Mazlan, Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim and Haslam, S. Alexander (2021). Discovering the secrets of leadership success: comparing commercial and academic preoccupations. Australian Journal of Management, 47 (1), 79-104. doi: 10.1177/0312896221988933
Steffens, Niklas K., Wolyniec, Nathan, Okimoto, Tyler G., Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander and Kay, Adam A. (2021). Knowing me, knowing us: Personal and collective self-awareness enhances authentic leadership and leader endorsement. The Leadership Quarterly, 32 (6) 101498, 101498. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101498
Mertens, Niels, Boen, Filip, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Bruner, Mark, Barker, Jamie B., Slater, Matthew J. and Fransen, Katrien (2021). Harnessing the power of ‘us’: a randomized wait-list controlled trial of the 5R Shared Leadership Development Program (5RS) in basketball teams. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54 101936, 101936. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101936
Hornsey, Matthew J., Chapman, Cassandra M., Alvarez, Belen, Bentley, Sarah, Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Steffens, Niklas K. and Jetten, Jolanda (2021). To what extent are conspiracy theorists concerned for self versus others? A COVID‐19 test case. European Journal of Social Psychology, 51 (2) ejsp.2737, 285-293. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2737
Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda, Cruwys, Tegan and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Life change, social identity, and health. Annual Review of Psychology, 72 (1), 635-661. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-060120-111721
Jones, Benedict C., DeBruine, Lisa M., Flake, Jessica K., Liuzza, Marco Tullio, Antfolk, Jan, Arinze, Nwadiogo C., Ndukaihe, Izuchukwu L. G., Bloxsom, Nicholas G., Lewis, Savannah C., Foroni, Francesco, Willis, Megan L., Cubillas, Carmelo P., Vadillo, Miguel A., Turiegano, Enrique, Gilead, Michael, Simchon, Almog, Saribay, S. Adil, Owsley, Nicholas C., Jang, Chaning, Mburu, Georgina, Calvillo, Dustin P., Wlodarczyk, Anna, Qi, Yue, Ariyabuddhiphongs, Kris, Jarukasemthawee, Somboon, Manley, Harry, Suavansri, Panita, Taephant, Nattasuda, Stolier, Ryan M. ... Coles, Nicholas A. (2021). To which world regions does the valence–dominance model of social perception apply?. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (1), 159-169. doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-01007-2
Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Reicher, Stephen D. and Bentley, Sarah V. (2021). Identity leadership in a crisis: a 5R framework for learning from responses to COVID-19. Social Issues and Policy Review, 15 (1), 35-83. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12075
Sewell, David K., Ballard, Timothy and Steffens, Niklas K. (2021). Exemplifying “Us”: Integrating social identity theory of leadership with cognitive models of categorization. The Leadership Quarterly, 33 (4) 101517, 101517. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101517
Frenzel, Svenja B., Junker, Nina M., Avanzi, Lorenzo, Bolatov, Aidos, Haslam, S. Alexander, Häusser, Jan A., Kark, Ronit, Meyer, Ines, Mojzisch, Andreas, Monzani, Lucas, Reicher, Stephen, Samekin, Adil, Schury, Valerie A., Steffens, Niklas K., Sultanova, Liliya, Van Dijk, Dina, van Zyl, Llewellyn E. and Van Dick, Rolf (2021). A trouble shared is a trouble halved: the role of family identification and identification with humankind in well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61 (1) bjso.12470, 55-82. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12470
Wang, Zhechen, Jetten, Jolanda, Steffens, Niklas K., Álvarez, Belén, Bentley, Sarah V., Salvador Casara, Bruno Gabriel, Crimston, Charlie R., Ionescu, Octavia, Krug, Henning, Selvanathan, Hema Preya, Tanjitpiyanond, Porntida, Wibisono, Susilo, Chen, Shuting, Wang, Jiajun, Zhang, Xin and Sun, Shijin (2021). A world together: global citizen identification as a basis for prosociality in the face of COVID-19. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26 (1) 13684302211051619, 71-95. doi: 10.1177/13684302211051619
Robson, Samuel G., Baum, Myriam A., Beaudry, Jennifer L., Beitner, Julia, Brohmer, Hilmar, Chin, Jason M., Jasko, Katarzyna, Kouros, Chrystyna D., Laukkonen, Ruben E., Moreau, David, Searston, Rachel A., Slagter, Heleen A., Steffens, Niklas K., Tangen, Jason M. and Thomas, Amberyn (2021). Promoting Open Science: a holistic approach to changing behaviour. Collabra: Psychology, 7 (1) 30137, 1-20. doi: 10.1525/collabra.30137
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim, Mallett, Clifford J., Mertens, Niels and Boen, Filip (2020). All for us and us for all: introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51 101762, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101762
Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). The narcissistic appeal of leadership theories. American Psychologist, 77 (2), 234-248. doi: 10.1037/amp0000738
Maskor, Mazlan, Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). The psychology of leadership destabilization: an analysis of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Debates. Political Psychology, 42 (2), 265-289. doi: 10.1111/pops.12698
Steffens, Niklas K., Munt, Katie A., van Knippenberg, Daan, Platow, Michael J. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2020). Advancing the social identity theory of leadership: a meta-analytic review of leader group prototypicality. Organizational Psychology Review, 11 (1) 2041386620962569, 204138662096256-72. doi: 10.1177/2041386620962569
Mertens, Niels, Boen, Filip, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Fransen, Katrien (2020). Will the real leaders please stand up? The emergence of shared leadership in semi-professional soccer teams. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24 (3), 281-290. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.09.007
Jetten, Jolanda, Mols, Frank and Steffens, Niklas K. (2020). Prosperous but fearful of falling: the wealth paradox, collective angst, and opposition to immigration. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47 (5), 014616722094411-780. doi: 10.1177/0146167220944112
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Peters, Kim and Quiggin, John (2020). Identity economics meets identity leadership: exploring the consequences of elevated CEO pay. The Leadership Quarterly, 31 (3) 101269, 101269. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.10.001
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Boen, Filip (2020). Standing out from the crowd: identifying the traits and behaviors that characterize high‐quality athlete leaders. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 30 (4) sms.13620, 766-786. doi: 10.1111/sms.13620
Wang, Zhechen, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2020). The more you have, the more you want? Higher social class predicts a greater desire for wealth and status. European Journal of Social Psychology, 50 (2) ejsp.2620, 360-375. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2620
Fladerer, Martin P., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K. and Frey, Dieter (2020). The Value of Speaking for "Us": the Relationship Between CEOs' Use of I- and We-Referencing Language and Subsequent Organizational Performance. Journal of Business and Psychology, 36 (2), 299-313. doi: 10.1007/s10869-019-09677-0
Stevens, Mark, Rees, Tim, Coffee, Pete, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Polman, Remco (2020). Leading us to be active: A two-wave test of relationships between identity leadership, group identification, and attendance. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9 (1), 128-142. doi: 10.1037/spy0000164
Bentley, Sarah, Greenaway, Katharine H., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, Catherine and Cull, Ben (2020). Social identity mapping online. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118 (2), 213-241. doi: 10.1037/pspa0000174
Mertens, Niels, Boen, Filip, Steffens, Niklas K., Cotterill, Stewart T., Haslam, S. Alexander and Fransen, Katrien (2020). Leading together towards a stronger ‘us’: an experimental test of the effectiveness of the 5R Shared Leadership Program (5RS) in basketball teams. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (8), 770-775. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.01.010
Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Hornsey, Matthew J., McGarty, Craig and Skorich, Daniel P. (2020). Predictors of social identification in group therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 30 (3), 348-361. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2019.1587193
Lipponen, Jukka, Kaltiainen, Janne, van der Werff, Lisa and Steffens, Niklas K. (2019). Merger-specific trust cues in the development of trust in new supervisors during an organizational merger: a naturally occurring quasi-experiment. The Leadership Quarterly, 31 (4) 101365, 101365. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.101365
Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S Alexander, Fong, Polly and Lam, Ben C. P. (2019). Friendships that money can buy: financial security protects health in retirement by enabling social connectedness. BMC Geriatrics, 19 (1) 319, 319. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1281-1
Steffens, Niklas K., Slade, Emma L., Stevens, Mark, Haslam, S. Alexander and Rees, Tim (2019). Putting the ‘we’ into workout: the association of identity leadership with exercise class attendance and effort, and the mediating role of group identification and comfort. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 45 101544, 101544. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101544
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Mallett, Clifford J., Peters, Kim and Boen, Filip (2019). Making ‘us’ better: high-quality athlete leadership relates to health and burnout in professional Australian football teams. European Journal of Sport Science, 20 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1680736
Lam, Ben C P, Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K, Yang, Jie, Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan and Pachana, Nancy A (2019). Longitudinal evidence for the effects of social group engagement on the cognitive and mental health of Chinese retirees. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75 (10), 2142-2151. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz134
Steffens, Niklas K., La Rue, Crystal J., Haslam, Catherine, Walter, Zoe C., Cruwys, Tegan, Munt, Katie A., Alexander Haslam, S., Jetten, Jolanda and Tarrant, Mark (2019). Social identification-building interventions to improve health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review, 15 (1), 1-28. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2019.1669481
Stevens, Mark, Rees, Tim, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Coffee, Pete and Polman, Remco (2019). Leaders’ creation of shared identity impacts group members’ effort and performance: Evidence from an exercise task. PLoS One, 14 (7) e0218984, e0218984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218984
Slater, Matthew J., Coffee, Pete, Barker, Jamie B., Haslam, S. Alexander and Steffens, Niklas K. (2019). Shared social identity content is the basis for leaders’ mobilization of followers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 43, 271-278. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.03.012
Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim, Haslam, S. Alexander and Platow, Michael J. (2019). One of us … and us … and us: evidence that leaders’ multiple identity prototypicality (LMIP) is related to their perceived effectiveness. Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, 3 (2), 175-199. doi: 10.1080/23743603.2019.1624156
Rink, Floor, Stoker, Janka, Ryan, Michelle K., Steffens, Niklas K. and Pieterse, Anne Nederveen (2019). Gender differences in how leaders determine succession potential: the role of interpersonal fit with followers. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (MAY) 752, 752. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00752
Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K., Branscombe, Nyla R., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Lam, Ben C. P., Pachana, Nancy A. and Yang, Jie (2019). The importance of social groups for retirement adjustment: evidence, application, and policy implications of the social identity model of identity change. Social Issues and Policy Review, 13 (1), 93-124. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12049
Mathies, Franziska, Steffens, Niklas, Kleinschmidt, Doerte, Stuhlmann, Friederike, Huber, Francis J., Roy, Urmi, Meyer, Thomas, Luetgehetmann, Marc, Von Petersdorff, Mareike, Seiz, Oliver, Herkel, Johannes, Schramm, Christoph, Flavell, Richard A., Gagliani, Nicola, Krebs, Christian, Panzer, Ulf, Abdullah, Zeinab, Strowig, Till, Bedke, Tanja and Huber, Samuel (2018). Colitis promotes a pathological condition of the liver in the absence of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. Journal of Immunology, 201 (12), 3558-3568. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1800711
Bastian, Brock, Jetten, Jolanda, Thai, Hannibal A. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2018). Shared adversity increases team creativity through fostering supportive interaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (NOV) 2309, 2309. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02309
Haslam, Catherine, Lam, Ben C. P., Branscombe, Nyla R., Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Fong, Polly and Ball, Thomas C. (2018). Adjusting to life in retirement: the protective role of new group memberships and identification as a retiree. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 27 (6), 822-839. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1538127
van Dick, Rolf, Fink, Louisa, Steffens, Niklas K, Peters, Kim and Haslam, S. Alexander (2018). Attributions of leaders’ charisma increase after their death: The mediating role of identity leadership and identity fusion. Leadership, 15 (5), 174271501880704-589. doi: 10.1177/1742715018807042
Crane, Monique Frances, Louis, Winnifred R., Phillips, Jacqueline K., Amiot, Catherine E. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2018). Identity centrality moderates the relationship between acceptance of group-based stressors and well-being. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48 (6), 866-882. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2367
Ciampa, Valeria, Steffens, Niklas K., Schuh, Sebastian C., Fraccaroli, Franco and van Dick, Rolf (2018). Identity and stress: an application of the expanded model of organisational identification in predicting strain at work. Work and Stress, 33 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2018.1521884
Lam, Ben C. P., Haslam, Catherine, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Cruwys, Tegan, Jetten, Jolanda and Yang, Jie (2018). Multiple social groups support adjustment to retirement across cultures. Social Science & Medicine, 208, 200-208. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.05.049
Steffens, Niklas K., Fonseca, Miguel A., Ryan, Michelle K., Rink, Floor A., Stoker, Janka I. and Nederveen Pieterse, Anne (2018). How feedback about leadership potential impacts ambition, organizational commitment, and performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 29 (6), 637-647. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.06.001
Stevens, M., Rees, T., Coffee, P., Haslam, S.A., Steffens, N.K. and Polman, R. (2018). Leaders promote attendance in sport and exercise sessions by fostering social identity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28 (9), 2100-2108. doi: 10.1111/sms.13217
Peters, Kim, Steffens, Niklas K. and Morgenroth, Thekla (2018). Superstars are not necessarily role models: morality perceptions moderate the impact of competence perceptions on supervisor role modeling. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48 (6), 725-746. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2372
Lipponen, Jukka, Steffens, Niklas and Holtz, Brian (2018). Prototypical supervisors shape lay-off victims' experiences of top management justice and organizational support. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91 (1), 158-180. doi: 10.1111/joop.12197
Slater, Matthew J., Haslam, S. Alexander and Steffens, Niklas K. (2018). Singing it for "us": Team passion displayed during national anthems is associated with subsequent success. European Journal of Sport Science, 18 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1431311
Haslam, S. Alexander, McMahon, Charlotte, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2018). Social cure, what social cure? The propensity to underestimate the importance of social factors for health. Social Science & Medicine, 198, 14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.12.020
O’Donnell, Michael, Nelson, Leif D., Ackermann, Evi, Aczel, Balazs, Akhtar, Athfah, Aldrovandi, Silvio, Alshaif, Nasseem, Andringa, Ronald, Aveyard, Mark, Babincak, Peter, Balatekin, Nursena, Baldwin, Scott A., Banik, Gabriel, Baskin, Ernest, Bell, Raoul, Białobrzeska, Olga, Birt, Angie R., Boot, Walter R., Braithwaite, Scott R., Briggs, Jessie C., Buchner, Axel, Budd, Desiree, Budzik, Kathryn, Bullens, Lottie, Bulley, Richard L., Cannon, Peter R., Cantarero, Katarzyna, Cesario, Joseph, Chambers, Stephanie ... Zrubka, Mark (2018). Registered replication report: Dijksterhuis and van Knippenberg (1998). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 13 (2), 268-294. doi: 10.1177/1745691618755704
Steffens, N. K., Haslam, S. A., Jetten, J. and Mols, F. (2018). Our followers are lions, theirs are sheep: how social identity shapes theories about followership and social influence.. Political Psychology, 39 (1), 23-42. doi: 10.1111/pops.12387
van Dick, Rolf, Lemoine, Jérémy E., Steffens, Niklas K., Kerschreiter, Rudolf, Akfirat, Serap Arslan, Avanzi, Lorenzo, Dumont, Kitty, Epitropaki, Olga, Fransen, Katrien, Giessner, Steffen, González, Roberto, Kark, Ronit, Lipponen, Jukka, Markovits, Yannis, Monzani, Lucas, Orosz, Gábor, Pandey, Diwakar, Roland-Lévy, Christine, Schuh, Sebastian, Sekiguchi, Tomoki, Song, Lynda Jiwen, Stouten, Jeroen, Tatachari, Srinivasan, Valdenegro, Daniel, van Bunderen, Lisanne, Vörös, Viktor, Wong, Sut I., Zhang, Xin-an and Haslam, Alexander (2018). Identity leadership going global: validation of the Identity Leadership Inventory across 20 countries. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91 (4), 697-728. doi: 10.1111/joop.12223
Kleinschmidt, Dorte, Giannou, Anastasios D., McGee, Heather M., Kempski, Jan, Steglich, Babett, Huber, Francis Jessica, Ernst, Thomas Michael, Shiri, Ahmad Mustafa, Wegscheid, Claudia, Tasika, Elena, Hubener, Peter, Huber, Philipp, Bedke, Tanja, Steffens, Niklas, Agalioti, Theodora, Fuchs, Tobias, Noll, Jill, Lotter, Hannelore, Tiegs, Gisa, Lohse, Ansgar W., Axelrod, Jonathan H., Galun, Eithan, Flavell, Richard A., Gagliani, Nicola and Huber, Samuel (2017). A protective function of IL-22BP in ischemia reperfusion and acetaminophen-induced liver injury. Journal of Immunology, 199 (12), 4078-4090. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700587
Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S. Alexander, Cruwys, Tegan, Greenaway, Katharine H., Haslam, Catherine and Steffens, Niklas K. (2017). Advancing the social identity approach to health and well-being: progressing the social cure research agenda. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47 (7), 789-802. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2333
Steffens, Niklas K, Yang, Jie, Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, S Alexander and Lipponen, Jukka (2017). The Unfolding Impact of Leader Identity Entrepreneurship on Burnout, Work Engagement, and Turnover Intentions. Journal of occupational health psychology, 23 (3), 373-387. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000090
Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim, Boyce, Rosalie A., Mallett, Clifford J. and Fransen, Katrien (2017). A social identity approach to leadership development: the 5R program. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 16 (3), 113-124. doi: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000176
Jetten, Jolanda, Wang, Zhechen, Steffens, Niklas K, Mols, Frank, Peters, Kim and Verkuyten, Maykel (2017). A social identity analysis of responses to economic inequality. Current Opinion in Psychology, 18, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.05.011
Schwinge, Dorothee, von Haxthausen, Franziska, Quaas, Alexander, Carambia, Antonella, Otto, Benjamin, Glaser, Fabian, Höh, Benedikt, Thiele, Nina, Schoknecht, Tanja, Huber, Samuel, Steffens, Niklas, Lohse, Ansgar W., Herkel, Johannes and Schramm, Christoph (2017). Dysfunction of hepatic regulatory T cells in experimental sclerosing cholangitis is related to IL-12 signaling. Journal of Hepatology, 66 (4), 798-805. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.12.001
Stevens, Mark, Rees, Tim, Coffee, Pete, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Polman, Remco (2017). A social identity approach to understanding and promoting physical activity. Sports Medicine, 47 (10), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0720-4
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Ryan, Michelle K. and Millard, Kathryn (2017). Genius begins at home: Shared social identity enhances the recognition of creative performance. British Journal of Psychology, 108 (4), 721-736. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12242
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Mallett, Cliff J., Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim and Boen, Filip (2017). Is perceived athlete leadership quality related to team effectiveness? A comparison of three professional sports teams. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 20 (8), 800-806. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.11.024
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Mallett, Cliff J., Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim and Boen, Filip (2016). Leading from the centre: a comprehensive examination of the relationship between central playing positions and leadership in sport. PLoS ONE, 11 (12) e0168150, e0168150. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168150
Fransen, K., Steffens, N. K., Haslam, S. A., Vanbeselaere, N., Vande Broek, G. and Boen, F. (2016). We will be champions: leaders' confidence in ‘us’ inspires team members' team confidence and performance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 26 (12), 1455-1469. doi: 10.1111/sms.12603
Cruwys, Tegan, Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, Stephen Alexander, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda and Dingle, Genevieve A. (2016). Social Identity Mapping: a procedure for visual representation and assessment of subjective multiple group memberships. British Journal of Social Psychology, 55 (4), 613-642. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12155
Steffens, Niklas K., Jetten, Jolanda, Haslam, Catherine, Cruwys, Tegan and Haslam, S. Alexander (2016). Multiple social identities enhance health post-retirement because they are a basis for giving social support. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (OCT) 1519, 1519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01519
Steffens, Niklas K., Peters, Kim, Haslam, S. Alexander and van Dick, Rolf (2016). Dying for charisma: Leaders' inspirational appeal increases post-mortem. The Leadership Quarterly, 28 (4), 530-542. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2016.09.001
Steffens, Niklas K. , Haslam, S. Alexander, Schuh, Sebastian C., Jetten, Jolanda and van Dick, Rolf (2016). A meta-analytic review of social identification and health in organizational contexts. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 21 (4), 303-335. doi: 10.1177/1088868316656701
Steffens, Niklas K, Cruwys, Tegan, Haslam, Catherine, Jetten, Jolanda and Haslam, S Alexander (2016). Social group memberships in retirement are associated with reduced risk of premature death: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open, 6 (2) e010164, e010164. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010164
Steffens, Niklas K., Goclowska, Malgorzata A., Cruwys, Tegan and Galinsky, Adam D. (2016). How multiple social identities are related to creativity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42 (2), 188-203. doi: 10.1177/0146167215619875
Steffens, Nick K., Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander and Okimoto, Tyler G. (2016). True to what We stand for: Championing collective interests as a path to authentic leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 27 (5), 726-744. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2016.04.004
Fransen, Katrien, Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Vanbeselaere, Norbert, De Cuyper, Bert and Boen, Filip (2015). Believing in ‘us’: exploring leaders’ capacity to enhance team confidence and performance by building a sense of shared social identity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 21 (1), 89-100. doi: 10.1037/xap0000033
Platow, Michael J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Reicher, Stephen D. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2015). There is no leadership if no one follows: Why leadership is necessarily a group process. International Coaching Psychology Review, 10 (1), 20-37.
Steffens, Niklas K, Schuh, Sebastian, Haslam, S. Alexander, Perez, Antonia and van Dick , Rolf (2015). 'Of the group' and 'for the group': How followership is shaped by leaders' prototypicality and group identification. European Journal of Social Psychology, 45 (2), 180-190. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.2088
Mols, Frank, Haslam, S. Alexander, Jetten, Jolanda and Steffens, Niklas K. (2015). Why a nudge is not enough: a social identity critique of governance by stealth. European Journal of Political Research, 54 (1), 81-98. doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12073
Molenberghs, Pascal, Prochilo, Guy, Steffens, Niklas K., Zacher, Hannes and Haslam, S. Alexander (2015). The neuroscience of inspirational leadership: the importance of collective-oriented language and shared group membership.. Journal of Management, 43 (7), 2168-2194. doi: 10.1177/0149206314565242
Steffens, Niklas K., Shemla, Meir, Wegge, Juergen and Diestel, Stefan (2014). Organizational tenure and employee performance: a multilevel analysis. Group and Organization Management, 39 (6), 664-690. doi: 10.1177/1059601114553512
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Reicher, Stephen D., Platow, Michael J., Fransen, Katrien, Yang, Jie, Ryan, Michelle K., Jetten, Jolanda, Peters, Kim and Boen, Filip (2014). Leadership as social identity management: introducing the Identity Leadership Inventory (ILI) to assess and validate a four-dimensional model. The Leadership Quarterly, 25 (5), 1001-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2014.05.002
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Kerschreiter, Rudolf, Schuh, Sebastian C. and van Dick, Rolf (2014). Leaders enhance group members' work engagement and reduce their burnout by crafting social identity. Zeitschrift fur Personalforschung, 28 (1-2), 173-194. doi: 10.1688/ZfP-2014-01-Steffens
Steffens, Niklas K. and Haslam, S. Alexander (2013). Power through 'Us': leaders' use of we-referencing language predicts election victory. PLoS One, 8 (10) e77952, e77952.1-e77952.6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077952
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander, Ryan, Michelle K. and Kessler, Thomas (2013). Leader performance and prototypicality: their inter-relationship and impact on leaders' identity entrepreneurship. European Journal of Social Psychology, 43 (7), 606-613. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.1985
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Reicher, Stephen D. (2013). Up close and personal: evidence that shared social identity is a basis for the 'special' relationship that binds followers to leaders. The Leadership Quarterly, 25 (2), 296-313. doi: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.08.008

Conference Papers

Dyer, Loren, Lindsay, Georgia, Parker, Stacey L. and Steffens, Niklas K. (2025). Occupant outcomes in timber-rich environments: a review. 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 22-26 June 2025. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: World Conference On Timber Engineering 2025. doi: 10.52202/080513-0691
Edwards, Martin R., Jooss, Stefan, Alvarez Werth, Belen and Steffens, Niklas K. (2024). Effects of high potential designation. 15th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Perth, Australia, 24-26 October 2024.
Dawson, Niamh, Okimoto, Tyler Gene, Parker, Stacey L. and Steffens, Niklas (2024). What do we actually do to include each other: Exploring the content of employee inclusion behaviors. 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, IL United States, 9-13 August 2024. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2024.19325abstract
Lemoine, Jeremy E., Steffens, Niklas K., van Dick, Rolf and Haslam, S. A. (2023). Identity leadership: A latent profile analysis. 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Online, 18-23 July 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
Gupta, Alisha, Reina, Chris, Choi, Ellen, Gupta, Alisha, Kay, Adam Austen, Lyddy, Christopher James, Town, Sophia, Arnold, Kara Anne, Carleton, Erica, Goh, Zen, Good, Darren Jason, Hancock, Amanda J., Keller, Josh, Kudesia, Ravi S., Lange, Donald A., Li, Yiqiong, Ortynsky, Mikaila, Reina, Chris, Steffens, Niklas, Vogus, Timothy J. and Walsh, Megan Marie (2022). Mind(fulness) over matter: mechanisms of mindfulness to facilitate work functioning. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Unknown, Unknown. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.13546symposium
Lockey, Steve, Gillespie, Nicole, Curtis, Caitlin, Bingley, William, Worthy, Peter, Haslam, Alexander, Steffens, Niklas, Bialkowski, Alina, Ko, Ryan and Wiles, Janet (2022). Necessary but not sufficient: assurance mechanisms for enhancing trust in AI-enabled job screening. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, WA United States, 5-9 August 2022. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.10638abstract
Schuh, Sebastian, Steffens, Niklas K. and Xin, Katherine (2017). Understanding when leaders grant voice: effects of follower group orientation and prototypicality. Academy of Management Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 2015. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2015.15803abstract

Research Reports

Robinson, R.N.S., Steffens, N. and Zhaunerchyk, K. (2021). Cross-sector Systems of Support (SOS) program: clinical data evaluation. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Greenaway, Katharine, Peters, Kim, Steffens, Niklas, Haslam, S. Alexander, Sanderson, Penelope and Tangen, Jason (2014). Incentives and Australians’ passport care.

Newspaper Articles

van Dick, Rolf and Steffens, Niklas K. (2020, 11 01). Erfolgreich ein Wir-Gefühl aufbauen: Führen mit Identity Leadership Harvard Business Manager 38-45.
Haslam, Catherine, Steffens, Niklas K. and van Dick, Rolf (2020, 07 01). Die Heilkraft des Wir: warum es gesund ist sich verbunden zu fühlen Gehirn und Geist 12-19.
Steffens, Niklas K., Haslam, S. Alexander and Reicher, Stephen D. (2015, 11 01). Leadership: one for all Strategies for Growth 20-25.