Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100592

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100592

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Does shared group membership increase social risk-taking? This project aims to develop a social identity model of social risk-taking to inform the development of more effective public safety communications. Replying to a fraudulent email, investing in a pyramid scheme, or having unprotected sex – why do such behaviours persist when people know that they are dangerous? This project proposes that people evaluate risk by using shared group membership as a psychological proxy for ‘safe’. It is proposed that people may be less likely to see other people as a source of potential harm when they are from the same social group. This project may have implications for policy and practice in the areas of policing, internet security, crowd management and disease control.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-06-2016

End Date: 28-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $363,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Psychology | Social and Community Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Psychology | Social and Community Psychology

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