My main research interest is in self-regulation. In particular, my research focuses on the question how people can self-regulate more effectively to overcome problems during goal striving (e.g., not getting started to act on a goal, not continuing goal-directed actions, not disengaging on time from unattainable goals, or to overextending oneself). If-then plans (implementation intentions; Gollwitzer, 1993) are examined as a strategy to help people to reach their goals by bridging the so-called intention-behavior gap. More recently, I started to investigate how self-regulatory strategies can support goal attainment of individuals as well as groups in challenging interpersonal, intra-and intergroup contexts.

Primary Interests:

Group Processes
Intergroup Relations
Interpersonal Processes
Judgment and Decision Making
Motivation, Goal Setting
Self and Identity
Social Cognition

Group Processes
Intergroup Relations
Interpersonal Processes
Judgment and Decision Making

Motivation, Goal Setting
Self and Identity
Social Cognition

Journal Articles:

McCrea, S. M., Wieber, F, & Myers, A. L. (2012). Construal level mindsets moderate self and social stereotyping. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 51-68.
Sassenberg, K., & Wieber, F. (2005). Don't ignore the other half: The impact of ingroup identification on implicit measures of prejudice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 621-632.
Suchodoletz, A. v., Trommsdorff, G., Heikamp, T., Wieber, F., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2009). Transition to School: The Role of Kindergarten Children's Behavior Regulation. Learning and Individual Differences, 19, 561-566.
Wieber, F., Odenthal, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2010). Self-efficacy feelings moderate implementation intention effects. Self and Identity, 9, 177-194.
Wieber, F., & Sassenberg, K. (2006). I can't take my eyes off of it: Attention attraction effects of implementation intentions. Social Cognition, 24, 723-752.
Wieber, F., Suchodoletz, A. v., Heikamp, T., Trommsdorff, G., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2011). If-then planning helps school-aged children to ignore attractive distractions. Social Psychology, 39-47.
Wieber, F., Thürmer, J. L., Gollwitzer, P. M. (in press). Collective action control by goals and plans: Applying a self-regulation perspective to group performance. American Journal of Psychology.

Other Publications:

Gollwitzer, P. M., Wieber, F., Myers, A. L., & McCrea S. M. (2010). How to maximize implementation intention effects. In C. R. Agnew, D. E. Carlston, W. G. Graziano, & J. R. Kelly (Eds.), Then a miracle occurs: Focusing on behavior in social psychological theory and research (pp. 137-161). New York: Oxford University Press.
Wieber, F., & Gollwitzer, P. M. (2010). Overcoming procrastination through implementation intentions. In C. Andreou and M. D. White (Eds.), The thief of time: Philosophical essays on procrastination. (pp.185-205). New York: Oxford University Press.
Wieber, F., Gollwitzer, P. M., & Seebaß, G. (Eds.). (2011). Limits of Intentionality: An Interdisciplinary Approach [Special Issue]. Social Psychology, 42, 4-8.

Courses Taught:

Advanced research methods
Free Will -- An Illusion? Interdisciplinary seminar
Group processes
Psychology of action
Social psychology 1 - Introductory lecture
Stereotypes and Prejudice

Advanced research methods
Free Will -- An Illusion? Interdisciplinary seminar
Group processes

Psychology of action
Social psychology 1 - Introductory lecture
Stereotypes and Prejudice

Frank Wieber
Social Psychology and Motivation
Postbox 39
University of Konstanz
78462 Konstanz
Germany

Phone: +49-7531-882877
Fax: +49-7531-883286