Publications
2022
Rees, F., Geiger, M., Lilleholt, L., Zettler, I., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., & Wilhelm, O. (2022). Measuring parents’ readiness to vaccinate themselves and their children against COVID-19. Vaccine, 40(28), 3825-3834. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.091
Kaufmann, T. H., Lilleholt, L., Böhm, R., Zettler, I., & Heck, D. W. (2022). Sensitive attitudes and adherence to recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparing direct and indirect questioning techniques. Personality and Individual Differences, 190, 111525. [111525]. doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111525
Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Vaccination policy reactance: Predictors, consequences, and countermeasures. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(6), 1394-1407. doi.org/10.1177/13591053211044535
Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2022). Lessons learned about willingness to adopt various protective measures during the early COVID-19 pandemic in three countries. PLoS ONE, 17(3), [e0265892]. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265892
Vandeweerdt, C., Luong, T., Atchapero, M., Mottelson, A., Holz, C., Makransky, G., & Böhm, R. (2022). Virtual reality reduces COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the wild: a randomized trial. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 4593. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08120-4
Amberger, H. J., Eberhartinger, E., & Kasper, M. (2022). Tax-Rate Biases in Tax Decisions: Experimental Evidence. Journal of the American Taxation Association. doi.org/10.2308/JATA-2020-019
Kasper, M., & Alm, J. (2022). Audits, audit effectiveness, and post-audit tax compliance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 195, 87-102. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.01.003
Kasper, M., & Alm, J. (2022). Does the Bomb-crater Effect Really Exist? Evidence from the Laboratory. Finanzarchiv, 78(1), 87-111. doi.org/10.1628/fa-2021-0014
Doesum, N. J. V., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., González, R., ... Garcia, C. (2022). Reply to Nielsen et al.: Social mindfulness is associated with countries’ environmental performance and individual environmental concern. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(9), [e2122077119]. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122077119
Sääksvuori, L., Lauffenburger, J. (Ed.), Betsch, C., Nohynek, H., Salo, H., Sivelä, J., & Böhm, R. (2022). Information nudges for influenza vaccination: Evidence from a large-scale cluster-randomized controlled trial in Finland. PLOS Medicine, 19(2), [e1003919]. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003919
Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2022). Prosocial vaccination. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 307-311. doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.08.010
Schiller, B., Toensing, D., Kleinert, T., Boehm, R., & Heinrichs, M. (2022). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic Nationwide Lockdown on Mental Health, Environmental Concern, and Prejudice Against Other Social Groups. Environment and Behavior, 54(2), 516-537. [00139165211036991]. doi.org/10.1177/00139165211036991
Dezsö, L., Alm, J., & Kirchler, E. (2022). Inequitable wages and tax evasion. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 96, 1-14. [101811]. doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2021.101811, doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2021.101811
Pfattheicher, S., Petersen, M. B., & Böhm, R. (2022). Information about herd immunity through vaccination and empathy promote COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Health Psychology, 41(2), 85-93. doi.org/10.1037/hea0001096
Doesum, N. J. V., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., ... Lange, P. A. M. V. (2022). Reply to Komatsu et al.: From local social mindfulness to global sustainability efforts? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4), [e2119303118]. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2119303118
Valdez, A. C., Iftekhar, E. N., Oliu-Barton, M., Bohm, R., Cuschieri, S., Czypionka, T., Dumpis, U., Giordano, G., Hanson, C., Hel, Z., Helova, A., Kickbusch, I., Klimek, P., Kojan, L., Kretzschmar, M., Krueger, T., Krutzinna, J., Lange, B., Lazarus, J., ... Wolff, G. (2022). Europe must come together to confront omicron. BMJ, 376, [o90]. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o90
Hilbig, B. E., Thielmann, I., & Boehm, R. (2022). Bending Our Ethics Code Avoidable Deception and Its Justification in Psychological Research. European Psychologist, 27(1), 62-70. doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000431
Pummerer, L., Böhm, R., Lilleholt, L., Winter, K., Zettler, I., & Sassenberg, K. (2022). Conspiracy Theories and Their Societal Effects During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(1), 49-59. doi.org/10.1177/19485506211000217
Böhm, R., Halevy, N., & Kugler, T. (2022). The power of defaults in intergroup conflict. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 168, [104105]. doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2021.104105
Zettler, I., Schild, C., Lilleholt, L., Kroencke, L., Utesch, T., Moshagen, M., Böhm, R., Back, M. D., & Geukes, K. (2022). The Role of Personality in COVID-19-Related Perceptions, Evaluations, and Behaviors: Findings Across Five Samples, Nine Traits, and 17 Criteria. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(1), 299-310. doi.org/10.1177/19485506211001680
Mühlbacher, S., Hartmann, A. J., Kirchler, E., & Alm, J. (2022). Does the Design of Laboratory Experiments Affect the Results? Declaring Income versus Declaring Taxes in Tax Compliance Experiments. Paper presented at International Workshop on Economic and Behavioral Aspects of Tax Compliance, Tulane, United States.
Olsen, J., Kogler, C., Kirchler, E., Batrancea, L., & Nichita, A. (2022). Trust and power are associated with shadow economy and corruption: A 44- nation study. Paper presented at International Workshop on Economic and Behavioral Aspects of Tax Compliance, Tulane, United States.
2021
Mottelson, A., Vandeweerdt, C., Atchapero, M., Luong, T., Holz, C., Böhm, R., & Makransky, G. (2021). A self-administered virtual reality intervention increases COVID-19 vaccination intention. Vaccine, 39(46), 6746-6753. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.10.004
Sprengholz, P., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2021). Reactance revisited: Consequences of mandatory and scarce vaccination in the case of COVID-19. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13(4), 986-995. doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12285
Betsch, C., Bosnjak, M., Korn, L., Burgard, T., Gaissmaier, W., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Böhm, R., Stollorz, V., Ramharter, M., Promies, N., Bock, F. D., Schmid, P., Renner, B., & Wieler, L. (2021). The four weeks before lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a weekly serial cross-sectional survey on risk perceptions, knowledge, public trust and behaviour, 3 to 25 March 2020. Eurosurveillance, 26(42), [2001900]. doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.42.2001900
Korn, L., Siegers, R., Eitze, S., Sprengholz, P., Taubert, F., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Age Differences in COVID-19 Preventive Behavior A Psychological Perspective. European Psychologist, 26(4), 359-372. doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000462
Ehlert, A., Böhm, R., Fleiß, J., Rauhut, H., Rybnicek, R., & Winter, F. (2021). The Development of Prosociality: Evidence for a Negative Association between Age and Prosocial Value Orientation from a Representative Sample in Austria. games, 12(3), [67]. doi.org/10.3390/g12030067
Columbus, S., & Böhm, R. (2021). Norm shifts under the strategy method. Judgment and Decision Making, 16(5), 1267-1289. journal.sjdm.org/21/210609b/jdm210609b.pdf
Zettler, I., Lilleholt, L., Böhm, R., & Gondan, M. (2021). Comparing responses in repeated cross-sectional and panel studies: Results across eight weeks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark. Psychological Assessment, 33(8), 691-704. doi.org/10.1037/pas0001048
Doesum, N. J. V., Murphy, R. O., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Au, W. T., Bai, L., Böhm, R., Bovina, I., Buchan, N. R., Chen, X-P., Dumont, K. B., Engelmann, J. B., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., ... Lange, P. A. M. V. (2021). Social mindfulness and prosociality vary across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(35), [2023846118]. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2023846118
Böhm, R., Fleiß, J., & Rybnicek, R. (2021). On the stability of social preferences in inter-group conflict: A lab-in-the-field panel study. The Journal of Conflict Resolution, 65(6), 1215-1248. doi.org/10.1177/0022002721994080
Privitera, A., Enachescu, J., Kirchler, E., & Hartmann, A. J. (2021). Emotions in Tax Related Situations Shape Compliance Intentions: A Comparison between Austria and Italy. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 92, [101698]. doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2021.101698
Korn, L., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2021). Reply to Rabb et al.: Why promoting COVID-19 vaccines with community immunity is not a good strategy (yet). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(14), [e2102054118 ]. doi.org/10.1073/PNAS.2102054118
Thielmann, I., Böhm, R., & Hilbig, B. E. (2021). Buying unethical loyalty: A behavioral paradigm and empirical test. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(3), 363-370. doi.org/10.1177/1948550620905218
Betsch, C., Korn, L., & Böhm, R. (2021). Reply to Weisel: From polarization to vaccination and back. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(13), [e2102717118]. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2102717118
Culture & Work Morality Forecasting Collaboration (2021). A creative destruction approach to replication: Implicit work and sex morality across cultures. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 93, [104060]. doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104060
Kirchler, E. (2021). Schubsen, Rempeln oder Verordnen? Psychologie und Verhaltenssteuerung. In Firmensport Österreich 2021. Zielgruppengerechte und lebensweltnahe Bewegung im Setting Arbeitswelt (pp. 184-196). Österreichischer Betriebssportverband.
Kirchler, E. (2021). Strengthening Tax Compliance by Balancing Authorities’ Power and Trustworthiness. In B. Van Rooij, & D. Sokol (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Compliance (Cambridge Law Handbooks) (pp. 799-821). Cambridge University Press. doi.org/doi:10.1017/9781108759458.055
2020
Alm, J., Blaufus, K., Fochmann, M., Kirchler, E., Mohr, P. N. C., Olson, N. E., & Torgler, B. (2020). Tax policy measures to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and considerations to improve tax compliance: A behavioral perspective. Finanzarchiv, 76(4), 396-428. doi.org/10.1628/fa-2020-0014
Gross, J., & Böhm, R. (2020). Voluntary restrictions on self-reliance increase cooperation and mitigate wealth inequality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(46), 29202-29211. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013744117
Pfattheicher, S., Nockur, L., Böhm, R., Sassenrath, C., & Petersen, M. B. (2020). The emotional path to action: Empathy promotes physical distancing and wearing of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Science, 31(11), 1363-1373. doi.org/10.1177/0956797620964422
Böhm, R., Gürerk, Ö., & Lauer, T. (2020). Nudging Climate Change Mitigation: A Laboratory Experiment with Inter-Generational Public Goods. games. doi.org/10.3390/g11040042
Böhm, R., Rusch, H., & Baron, J. (2020). The psychology of intergroup conflict: A review of theories and measures. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 178, 947-962. doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.01.020
Betsch, C., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., & Böhm, R. (2020). Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(36), 21851-21853. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117
Beer, S., Kasper, M., Kirchler, E., & Erard, B. (2020). Do Audits Deter or Provoke Future Tax Noncompliance? Evidence on Self-Employed Taxpayers. CESifo Economic Studies, 66(3), 248–264. doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifz018
Habersaat, K. B., Betsch, C., Danchin, M., Sunstein, C. R., Boehm, R., Falk, A., Brewer, N. T., Omer, S. B., Scherzer, M., Sah, S., Fischer, E. F., Scheel, A. E., Fancourt, D., Kitayama, S., Dube, E., Leask, J., Dutta, M., MacDonald, N. E., Temkina, A., ... Butler, R. (2020). Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(7), 677-687. doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0906-x
Korn, L., Böhm, R., Meier, N. W., & Betsch, C. (2020). Vaccination as a social contract. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(26), 14890-14899. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919666117
Kirchler, E., & Olson, N. (2020). Supporting taxpayers and encouraging voluntary compliance admist a crisis. OECD Forum on Tax Administration. Behavioral Insights Community of Interest. Special Edition Newsletter, 4-6. www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax-administration/publications-and-products/newsletter/fta-bi-coi-newsletter-covid.pdf
Betsch, C., Habersaat, K. B., Deshevoi, S., Heinemeier, D., Briko, N., Kostenko, N., Kocik, J., Böhm, R., Zettler, I., Wiysonge, C. S., Dubé, È., Gagneur, A., Botelho-Nevers, E., Gagneux-Brunon, A., & Sivelä, J. (2020). Sample study protocol for adapting and translating the 5C scale to assess the psychological antecedents of vaccination. BMJ Open, [e034869]. doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034869