We investigate attitudes, how they arise, how they can be changed and how they are related to behaviour. In this vein, we particularly focus on how people experience and cope with threats and crisis situations.
Social psychology
News
Barbecue, doner kebab, Currywurst: Why Germans can't get away from meat:
Audio-clip in Deutschlandfunk from 18.07.2025 with contribution from Dr. Benjamin Buttlar
New publication: Moran, T., & Walther, E. (2025). Learning to like the enemy: Moral learning reduces affective polarization. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 18. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506251343667
From enemy to fellow
German-Israelian Research team has developed a psychological approach against social division and shows how political sides may get closer.
Contact
Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Eva Walther
Office Assistant: Christa Willems
Tel: ++49 651 201 2932
Email: sekrsozp(at)uni-trier.de
Our office rooms, laboratories and experimental rooms are located in building D on Campus I.