Where?
Department of Social and Organizational Psychology
University of Groningen
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1
9712 TS Groningen
The Netherlands
e-mail: l.j.renkema(at)rug.nl
skype: lennart_renkema
phone:+31503637904
What?
Achievement Goals, Motivation and Performance, Self regulatory processes, Terror Management, Political Psychology, Mood and Affect, Social Comparison.
Professional Activities:
Board member & Treasurer
- Associatie Sociaal Psychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO)
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
- Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
Organizer:
- Symposium: “Over Succes en Falen, 2006 Groningen
Member of:
- Associatie Sociaal Psychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO)
- School for Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN)
- European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP)
- Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI)
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
- Creative Commons: A non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright. (CC)
- Werkgemeenschap Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie (WAOP)
Award(s):
Snijders-Kouwer Award (2007) of the Heymans Institute for Advanced Psychological Research for the best international paper by a PhD for the paper: L.J., Stapel, D.A., Maringer, M., & Van Yperen, N.W. (2007). Terror Management and Stereotyping: Why do people stereotype when mortality is salient? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, in press.
Papers:
Renkema, L.J. (2004). Stemming, veranderbaarheid en feedback voorkeur: Wanneer leren we van onze fouten. (afstudeerscriptie)
Renkema, L.J. (2004). Terror Management Theorie: Een overzicht en aanvulling. (Scriptie)
Renkema, L.J., & Stapel, D.A. (2005). De dood brengt ons samen? Waarom de dood er voor zorgt dat mensen zich conformeren aan de meerderheid. Jaarboek Sociale Psychologie 2004, 329-340.
Renkema, L.J., Stapel, D.A., & Van Yperen, N.W. (2008). Go with the flow: Conforming to others in the face of existential threat. European Journal of Social Psychology, in press.
Van Yperen, N.W., & Renkema, L.J. (2008). Performing great and the purpose of performing better than others: On the recursiveness of the goal adoption process. European Journal of Social Psychology, in press.
Renkema, L.J., Stapel, D.A., Maringer, M., & Van Yperen, N.W. (2008). Terror Management and Stereotyping: Why do people stereotype when mortality is salient? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, in press.
Renkema, L.J., Stapel, D.A. (2008). Terror and Politics: Mortality salience causes people to affiliate with and support bigger political parties. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Renkema, L.J., Stapel, D.A., & Van Yperen, N.W. (2008). Why size matters in times of terror. Manuscript in preparation.
Renkema, L.J. & Van Yperen, N.W. (2008). On Goals and Strategies: How a fit between performance goals and regulatory strategies affects performance. International Review of Social Psychology, in press.
Presentations:
Renkema, L.J. (December 2004). De dood brengt ons samen? Paper presented at the ASPO conference, Amsterdam.
Renkema, L.J. & Van Yperen, N.W. (November 2005). Approach and Avoidance: Distinguishing Performance Goals and Regulatory Strategy. Poster presented at the Heymans Symposium, Groningen.
Renkema, L.J. & Van Yperen (November 2005). Approach and Avoidance: Distinguishing Performance Goals and Regulatory Strategy. Paper presented at the WAOP conference, Rotterdam.
Renkema, L.J. & Stapel, D.A. (January 2006). Terror and Politics: Mortality salience causes people to affiliate with and support bigger political parties. Poster presented at the SPSP Conference, Palm Springs.
Renkema, L.J. & Van Yperen (January 2006). Approach and Avoidance: Distinguishing Performance Goals and Regulatory Strategy. Poster presented at the SPSP Conference, Palm Springs.
Renkema, L.J., Van Yperen, N.W. & Stapel, D.A. (January 2007). Terror and Politics: Mortality salience causes people to affiliate with and support bigger political parties. Poster presented at the SPSP Conference, Memphis.
Renkema, L.J. (March 2007). Why do people stereotype when mortality is salient? Invited paper presented at Psychology Department, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Renkema, L.J. & Van Yperen, N.W. (May 2007). Distinguishing Performance Strategy and Goal. Paper presented at the EAWOP Conference, Stockholm.
Renkema, L.J. (November 2007). Terror Management and Stereotyping. Invited S&O lecture presentation at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.