Dr. Maria-Therese Friehs

E-Mail: maria-therese.friehs
Telefon: +49 2331 987-4560
Fax: +49 2331 987-4560
Academic Career
Since 2021: Research Associate at the Chair of Psychological Methods and Evaluation, FernUniversität in Hagen
2020 - 2021: Research Associate in the project „ImProBis“, Faculty for Psychology, University Koblenz-Landau, Germany
2018 – 2020: Research Associate in the work group Developmental Psychology, Institute for Psychology, Osnabrück University, Germany
2017 – 2018: Referee for Evaluation in the Project „ProPraxis“, Centre for Teacher Education, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
2016 – 2018: M. Sc. Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
2012 – 2016: B. Sc. Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
Research interests
- Intergroup Contact
- Stereotypes and Prejudice
- Scale Development
- Longitudinal Data Analysis
Publikationen
Publications in peer review
Friehs, M.-T.*, Bracegirdle, C.*, Reimer, N. K., Wölfer, R., Schmidt, P., Wagner, U., & Hewstone, M. (2023). The between-person and within-person effects of intergroup contact on outgroup attitudes: A multi-context examination. Social Psychological and Personality Science, early view. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506231153017
Bick, N., Froehlich, L., Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., & Landmann, H. (2022). Social evaluation at a distance – Facets of stereotype content about Student groups in higher distance education. International Journal of Social Psychology, 35(1), 12. https://doi.irg/10.5334/irsp.686
Bohrer, B., Friehs, M.-T., Schmidt, P., & Weick, S. (2019). Contact between natives and migrants in Germany: Perceptions of the native population since 1980 and an examination of the contact hypotheses. Social Inclusion, 7(4), 320-331. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i4.2429
Friehs, M.-T., Aparicio Lukassowitz, F., & Wagner, U. (2022). Stereotype content of occupational groups in Germany. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 52(6), 459-475. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12872
Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., Böttcher, J., Zöller, A.-K. C., Lüttmer, T., Wagner, U., Asbrock, F., & van Zalk, M. H. W. (2022). Examining the structural validity of stereotype content scales – A preregistered re-analysis of published data and discussion of possible future directions. International Review of Social Psychology, 35(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.613
Friehs, M.-T.*, Kotzur, P. F.*, Kraus, C., Schemmerling, M., Herzig, J. A., Stanciu, A., Dilly, S., Hellert, L., Hübner, D., Rückwardt, A., Ulizcay, V., Christ, O., Brambilla, M., De keersmaecker, J., Durante, F., Gale, J., Grigoryev, D., Igou, E. R., Javakhishvili, N., Kienmoser, D., Nicolas, G., … & Yzerbyt, V. (in press). Evidence from 35 countries that the social perception of key protagonists is associated with containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25228-9
Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., Ramos, A., & Wagner, U. (2022). Group-focused enmity– conceptual, longitudinal, and cross-national perspectives based on pre-registered studies. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 16, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.11576/ijcv-5361
Friehs, M.-T., Masselmann, J., Trautner, M., Kotzur, P. F., & Schmidt, P. (2022). Unobserved heterogeneity between individuals in group-focused enmity. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 16, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.11576/ijcv-5266
Kotzur, P. F.*, Friehs, M.-T.*, Asbrock, F., & van Zalk, M. H. W. (2019). Stereotype content of refugee subgroups in Germany. European Journal of Social Psychology. 49(7), 1344-1358. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2585
Kotzur, P. F., Friehs, M.-T., Schmidt, P., Wagner, U., Pötzschke, S., & Weiss, B. (2022). Attitudes towards refugees: Introducing a short three-dimensional scale. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(4), 1305-1331.https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12538
O’Donnell, A., Friehs, M.-T., Bracegirdle, C., Zuñiga, C., Watt. S. E., & Barlow, F. K. (2021). Technological and analytical advancements in intergroup contact research. Journal of Social Issues, 77(1), 171-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12424
Travaglino, G., Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., & Abrams, D. (2022). Investigating the social embeddedness of criminal groups: Longitudinal associations between masculine honour and legitimizing attitudes towards the Camorra. European Journal of Social Psychology, early view. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2926
Wagner, U., Kotzur, P., & Friehs, M.-T. (2021). Anti-immigrant prejudice and discrimination in Europe. In C. Tileaga, M. Augoustinos, & K. Durrheim (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Discrimination, Prejudice and Stereotyping, 74-88. Oxford: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429274558-6
Wagner, U., Tachtnoglou, S., Kotzur, P. F., Friehs, M.-T., & Kemmesies, U. (2020). Proportion of foreigners negatively predicts the prevalence of xenophobic hate crimes within German districts. Social Psychology Quarterly, 83(2), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0190272519887719
Publications without Peer-Review, Book Chapters and Monographs
Friehs, M.-T. (2021). On the structural validity, measurement and advanced statistical modelling of the stereotype content model. [Doctoral dissertation, Universität Koblenz-Landau].
Schmidt, P., Friehs, M.-T., Gloris, D., & Grote, H. (2020). Panel Conditioning or Socratic Effect revisited: 99 citations, but is there theoretical progress? In A. Mays, A. Dingelstedt, V. Hambauer, S. Schlosser, F., Berens, J. Leibold & J.-K. Höhne (Eds.), Grundlagen – Methoden – Anwendungen in den Sozialwissenschaften, 25-65. Wiesbaden: Springer VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-15629-9_2
Stellmacher, J., & Friehs, M.-T. (2020). Die Marburger Praxismodule: Eine evaluationsgestützte Reflexion der ersten Projektphase von ProPraxis. In S. Uhl (Ed.), Das Lehramtsstudium und seine Praxisphasen: Konzepte, Strukturen, Erfahrungen, 107-128. Bielefeld: wbv Media GmbH.
Wagner, U., Friehs, M.-T., & Kotzur, P. F. (2020). Das Bild der Polizei bei jungen Studierenden. Polizei und Wissenschaft, 3, 16-23.
Wagner, U., Suppmann, A., Siebert, R., Friehs, M.-T., & Kotzur, P. F. (2019). Das Image der deutschen Polizei bei jungen Geflüchteten. Polizei und Wissenschaft, 1, 10-13.
Stellmacher, J., & Friehs, M.-T. (2019). Ergebnisbericht im Rahmen des BMBF geförderten Vorhabens „ProPraxis – Gymnasiale Lehrerbildung in Marburg: professionell, praktisch, gut“. https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/zfl/downloads/evaluation/2019-08-28-zweiter-evaluationsbericht-propraxis-final-v2-2.pdf
Presentations
(selection)
07/2022 | Schäfer, S., Friehs, M.-T., Bracegirdle, C., & Christ, O. (2022). A reanalysis of longitudinal intergroup contact effects – Disentangling between-person differences and within-person processes. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Athens, Greece. |
09/2021 | Friehs, M.-T., Kotzur, P. F., Böttcher, J., Lüttmer, T., Zöller, A.-K., Wagner, U., Asbrock, F., & van Zalk, M. H. W. (2021). Examining the structural validity of stereotype content measures – A preregistered re-analysis of published data and discussion of future findings. Paper presented at the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON) Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Salzburg, Austria. |
08/2021 | Friehs, M.-T., Masselmann, J., Trautner, M., Kotzur, P. F., & Schmidt, P. (2021). Unobserved heterogeneity in Group-Focused Enmity. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference (online). |
08/2021 | Friehs, M.-T., Masselmann, J., Trautner, M., Kotzur, P. F., & Schmidt, P. (2021). Unobserved heterogeneity in group-focused enmity. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Conference. |
06/2021 | Friehs, M.-T. (2021). The structural validity of Stereotype Content measures. Invited Presentation at the Social Change Laboratory of the University of Durham, UK. |
09/2019 | Friehs, M.-T., Müller, L., & van Zalk, M. (2019). Subjective Intergroup Contact Experiences - A German Replication. Poster presented at the 17. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Cologne, Germany. https://osf.io/hmyqa/ |
07/2019 | Friehs, M.-T., Schmidt, P., & van Zalk, M. (2019). Longitudinal intergroup contact effects - Disentangling within- and between-person variation in intergroup contact and outgroup attitudes. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA), Zagreb, Croatia. https://osf.io/9cfpj/ |
05/2019 | Friehs, M.-T., & van Zalk, M. H. W. (2019). Longitudinal intergroup contact effects - Disentangling between-person differences and within-person processes over time. Paper presented at the SASP-SPSSI Group meeting on intergroup contact, Newcastle, Australia. |
04/2019 | Friehs, M.-T., & Kotzur, P. (2019). The stereotype content model - Benefits and challenges of examining group-related differences on basic dimensions of social perception in a latent modelling framework. Paper presented at the 48th annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), Sydney, Australia. |
10/2018 | Friehs, M.-T., Schmidt, P., Wagner, U., & Kotzur, P. F. (2018). Intergruppenkontakt und Vorurteile. Paper presented at the GESIS-IEDI-Tagung zu Migration und interethnischen Beziehungen, Köln, Germany. https://osf.io/un89f/ |
09/2018 | Friehs, M.-T., & Kotzur, P. F. (2018). The stereotype content model - Testing for group differences on basic social perception dimensions in a latent modelling framework. Paper presented at the 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Frankfurt, Germany. https://osf.io/d4pve/ |
09/2018 | Stellmacher, J., & Friehs, M.-T. (2018). Evaluation der Marburger Praxismodule – Ergebnisse einer Längsschnittstudie zur Kompetenzentwicklung von Studierenden im Lehramt. Poster presented at the 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Frankfurt, Germany. https://osf.io/ubers/ |
06/2018 | Wagner, U., Tachtsoglou, S., Kotzur, P. F., Wiemer, M. T., & Kemmesies, U. (2018). Kriminalität gegen Zuwanderer: Fremdenfeindliche Straftaten sind dort häufiger, wo der Ausländeranteil niedrig ist. Paper presented at the Forum KI, Bundeskriminalamt, Wiesbaden, Germany. |
07/2017 | Wiemer, M. T., Kotzur, P. F., Wagner, U., & Asbrock, F. (2017). The stereotype content model: Testing cross-group and regional comparability of warmth and competence assessments. Paper presented at the 9th regional conference of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Warsaw, Poland. |