Birte Siem
Prof. Dr.

- Social Work and Social Pedagogics
Research areas
- 2025
- Accepted/In press
Space-focused stereotypes and their potential role in group-based disparities in social work services
Essien, I. & Siem, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Work & Society.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
"White and educated?" Toward a (More) Diverse Climate Movement
Siem, B. & Essien, I., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: In-Mind Magazin.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2023
- Published
On the trajectory of discrimination: A meta-analysis and forecasting survey capturing 44 years of field experiments on gender and hiring decisions
Gender Audits Forecasting Collaboration, Schaerer, M., Plessis, C. D., Nguyen, M. H. B., Aert, R. C. M. V., Tiokhin, L., Lakens, D., Clemente, E. G., Pfeiffer, T., Dreber, A., Johannesson, M., Clark, C. J. & Siem, B., 01.11.2023, In: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 179, 26 p., 104280.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Key experiences of volunteers in Refugee Aid
Landmann, H., Siem, B., Fuchs, B. & Rohmann, A., 27.07.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Social Support in Online Peer Groups for Celiac Disease
Köstlin, D., Siem, B. & Rohmann, A., 01.07.2023, In: European Journal of Health Psychology. 30, 3, p. 138-143 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
„Weiß und gebildet?“ Auf dem Weg zu einer divers(er)en Klimaschutzbewegung
Siem, B. & Essien, I., 2023, In: In-Mind Magazin. 4Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2022
Sozialpsychologie der Gruppe
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 05.09.2022, 3. unv. Aufl ed. München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag. 130 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- Published
Can cross-group contact predict advantaged group member’s willingness to engage in costly solidarity-based actions? Yes, if the contact is politicized
Becker, J. C., Wright, S. C. & Siem, B., 03.2022, In: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology. 29, 1 Special Issue, p. 123-139 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The relationship between empathic concern and perceived personal costs for helping and how it is affected by similarity perceptions
Siem, B., 02.01.2022, In: The Journal of Social Psychology. 162, 1, p. 178-197 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2021
- Published
The role of self-evaluation in predicting attitudes toward supporters of COVID-19-related conspiracy theories: A direct and a conceptual replication of Cichoka et al. (2016)
Siem, B., Kretzmeyer, B. & Stürmer, S., 10.2021, In: Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology. 15, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Entertainment Education as a Means to Reduce Anti-Muslim Prejudice - For Whom Does It Work Best? An Extended Replication of Murrar and Brauer (2018)
Siem, B., Neymeyer, L. & Rohmann, A., 01.01.2021, In: Social Psychology. 52, 1, p. 51-60 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2020
Beyond Allyship: Motivations for Advantaged Group Members to Engage in Action for Disadvantaged Groups
Radke, H. R. M., Kutlaca, M., Siem, B., Wright, S. C. & Becker, J. C., 01.11.2020, In: Personality and Social Psychology Review. 24, 4, p. 291-315 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Approaching the other: Determinants of positive behaviour across group boundaries in benign and conflictual intergroup contexts
Siem, B., 18.05.2020, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen. 43 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
Sozialpsychologie der Gruppe
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 09.03.2020, 2. ed. München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag. 130 p. (UTB; no. 3877)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- 2019
The Effect of Social Class on Agency and Communion: Reconciling Identity-Based and Rank-Based Perspectives
Aydin, A. L., Ullrich, J., Siem, B., Locke, K. D. & Shnabel, N., 01.08.2019, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 10, 6, p. 735-745 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
(Not) Thinking about you: Differences in victims’ and perpetrators’ self-focus after interpersonal and intergroup transgressions
Siem, B. & Barth, M., 08.2019, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 49, 5, p. 1007-1021 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Antecedents and consequences of autonomy- and dependency-oriented help toward refugees
Becker, J. C., Ksenofontov, I., Siem, B. & Love, A., 06.2019, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 49, 4, p. 831-838 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
“Terrorist” or “Mentally Ill”: Motivated Biases Rooted in Partisanship Shape Attributions About Violent Actors
Noor, M., Kteily, N., Siem, B. & Mazziotta, A., 01.05.2019, In: Social Psychological and Personality Science. 10, 4, p. 485-493 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Agentic and communal interaction goals in conflictual intergroup relations
Aydin, A. L., Ullrich, J., Siem, B., Locke, K. D. & Shnabel, N., 08.02.2019, In: Journal of Social and Political Psychology. 7, 1, p. 144-171 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Attribution of Egoistic Versus Altruistic Motives to Acts of Helping: The Role of the Helper's Status and the Act's Intended Publicity
Siem, B. & Stürmer, S., 01.2019, In: Social Psychology. 50, 1, p. 53-66 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2018
Wie kann Versöhnung gefördert werden? Das Bedürfnisbasierte Modell der Versöhnung
Barth, M., Siem, B., Aydin, A. L., Ullrich, J. & Shnabel, N., 09.11.2018, In: In-Mind Magazin. 4/2018Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
The impact of client-counselor similarity on acceptance of counseling services for women living with HIV
Mehnert, L., Siem, B., Stürmer, S. & Rohmann, A., 03.04.2018, In: AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV. 30, 4, p. 461-465 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Freiwilliges Engagement im Kontext von Flucht und Migration
Siem, B., 2018, Die Flüchtlingsdebatte in Deutschland – Sozialpsychologische Perspektiven. : Beiträge zur Angewandten Psychologie . Rohmann, A. & Stürmer, S. (eds.). Berlin, Bern, Wien ua.: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 29-52 24 p. (Beiträge zur angewandten Psychologie ; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
Selbst und Identität
Siem, B. & Rohmann, A., 2018, Psychologische Grundlagen für Fachkräfte in Kindergarten, Krippe und Hort. Strohmer, J. (ed.). Bern: Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, p. 229-245 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
Soziale Ungleichheit und Diversität
van Egmond, M., Rohmann, A. & Siem, B., 2018, Psychologie in der Gesundheitsförderung. Wirtz, M. A., Kohlmann, C.-W. & Salewski, C. (eds.). Bern: Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, p. 573-585 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2017
„Zusammengepfercht wie die Tiere“ – Der Einfluss medialer Berichterstattung auf die Entmenschlichung von Geflüchteten,
Siem, B., Mazziotta, A., Barbarino, M. L. & Rohmann, A., 09.11.2017, In: In-Mind Magazin. 4/2018Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Fear of Infection or Justification of Social Exclusion? The Symbolic Exploitation of the Ebola Epidemic
Stürmer, S., Rohmann, A., Mazziotta, A., Siem, B. & Barbarino, M. L., 06.2017, In: Political Psychology. 38, 3, p. 499-513 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
A group-level theory of helping and altruism within and across group boundaries
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 17.05.2017, Intergroup Helping. Leeuwen, E. V. & Zagefka, H. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 103-127 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
Empathy as a motivator of dyadic helping across group boundaries: The dis-inhibiting effect of the recipient’s perceived benevolence
Lotz-Schmitt, K., Siem, B. & Stürmer, S., 01.03.2017, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 20, 2, p. 233-259 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2016
The Psychological Study of Positive Behavior Across Group Boundaries: An Overview
Siem, B., Stürmer, S. & Pittinsky, T. L., 01.09.2016, In: Journal of Social Issues. 72, 3, p. 419-431 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Special Issue: Proactive behaviour across group boundaries: Seeking and maintaining positive interactions with outgroup members
Siem, B. (Editor), Stürmer, S. (Editor) & Pittinsky, T. L. (Editor), 09.2016, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 200 p. (Journal of Social Issues; vol. 72, no. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
- 2014
To help or not to help an outgroup member: The role of the target's individual attributes in resolving potential helpers' motivational conflict
Siem, B., Lotz-Schmitt, K. & Stürmer, S., 06.2014, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 44, 4, p. 297-312 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2013
Psychological foundations of xenophilia: The role of major personality traits in predicting favorable attitudes toward cross-cultural contact and exploration
Stürmer, S., Benbow, A. E. F., Siem, B., Barth, M., Bodansky, A. N. & Lotz-Schmitt, K., 11.2013, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 105, 5, p. 832-851 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
When status differences are illegitimate, groups' needs diverge: Testing the needs-based model of reconciliation in contexts of status inequality
Siem, B., von Oettingen, M., Mummendey, A. & Nadler, A., 03.2013, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 43, 2, p. 137-148 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Sozialpsychologie der Gruppe
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 2013, 1. ed. Stuttgard: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag. 118 p. (UTB; no. 3877)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- 2012
Cross-Cultural Volunteerism: Examining the Effects of Intercultural (Dis)Similarities on Volunteers' Motivations to Support International Students
Siem, B. & Stürmer, S., 11.2012, In: Basic and Applied Social Psychology. 34, 6, p. 544-557 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Meeting recipients' needs in dyadic cross-group helping: When the nature of the helper's motivation matters
Siem, B. & Stürmer, S., 11.2012, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 15, 6, p. 762-775 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Civil Society Responses to the HIV/AIDS Crisis: The Role of Social Representations in Shaping Collective and Individual Action
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 08.08.2012, Restoring Civil Societies: The Psychology of Intervention and Engagement Following Crisis. Jonas, K. J. & Morton, T. A. (eds.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd., p. 237-249 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2009
Kollektives Handeln und Gruppensolidarität – Motivationsprozesse und Interventionsstrategien am Beispiel politischer und sozialer Partizipation im Kontext der AIDS-Hilfe-Bewegung
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 2009, Diskriminierung und Toleranz: Psychologische Grundlagen und Anwendungsperspektiven . Beelmann, A. & Jonas, K. J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 511-531 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2007
Krankheitsprävention und -bewältigung als individuelle undkollektive Aufgaben. Politische Partizipation und ehrenamtlichesEngagement im Kontext der AIDS-Hilfe-Bewegung
Stürmer, S. & Siem, B., 2007, Public Health Psychology: Individuum und Bevölkerung zwischen Verhältnissen und Verhalten. von Lengerke, T. (ed.). Weinheim, Müchen: Juventa Verlag, p. 216-227 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2006
Empathy-motivated helping: The moderating role of group membership
Stürmer, S., Snyder, M., Kropp, A. & Siem, B., 01.07.2006, In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 32, 7, p. 943-956 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review