The aim of my PhD project is to understand how specific positive emotions increase or decrease moral behaviour. Positive emotions differ in various characteristics that define them. These characteristics influence decision making and behaviour when a person experiences an emotion. Specifically, I investigate the influence of these specific characteristics on moral decision making and moral behaviour. My research varies over different domains of moral decision making and behaviour (e.g., environment, economics, relationships).
Van Dongen, F., & Igou, E. R. (2013a). On the different effects of positive emotions on morality: The ful-perspective hypothesis. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Van Dongen, F., & Igou, E. R. (2013b). Love < optimism: On the effects of positive emotions on moral judgments and decisions. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Van Dongen, F., & Igou, E. R. (2013c). When love hurts unrelated others: On the effects of exogenous love on moral outcomes. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Van Dongen, F., & Igou, E. R. (2013d). All you need is optimism? On the effects of trait and state optimism on moral outcomes. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2012, September). On the Different Effects of Exogenous Positive Emotions on Moral Judgment. Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2012 (ESCON), Estoril, Portugal
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2012, January). Love < Optimism: On the different effects of positive emotions on morality. 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), San Diego, CA
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2012, January). Love < Optimism: On differences of positive emotions on moral behaviour. Psychology Seminar, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2011, July). Common Good Dilemmas Influenced by Positive Emotions: Love Leads to More Profiting Than Optimism.14th International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2011, April). Love < Optimism: Different Effects of Positive Emotions on Moral Behaviour. 2nd Conference of Social Psychology in Ireland (C-SPI), Limerick, Ireland
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2011, February). Love < Optimism: On differences of positive emotions on moral behaviour. Psychology Seminar, University of Limerick, Ireland
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2010, August). Love < Optimism: On differences of positive emotions on moral behaviour. Transfer of Knowledge Conference 2010 (ESCON), Göteborg, Sweden
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2010, January). The Effects of Positive Emotions on Moral Decision Making. 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), Las Vegas, NV
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2009, July). The Effect of Positive Emotions on Environmental Behaviour. International Society of Political Psychology Conference (ISPP), Dublin, Ireland
Van Dongen, F. & Igou, E. R. (2009, May). The Effect of Positive Emotions on Moral Decision Making. Conference of Social Psychology in Ireland (C-SPI), Limerick, Ireland
Publications
Igou, E. R., Van Dongen, F., & Van Tilburg, W. A. P. (In press). Preferences. To appear in: V. S. Ramachandran (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Vol. 2).Academic Press
Attended Summer Schools
Attended the EASP Summer School at the University of Limerick (08/2012); Workshop 'Morality in Self, Emotion, and Social Rations'
Attended the SISP (Summer Institute in Social Psychology) Summer School at Princeton University (highly competitive selection; 08/2011); Workshop 'Self Knowledge and Understanding'
Media Coverage
Invited Radio Interview on Optimism and Morality (May, 2011), Limerick's Live 95fm, Ireland
Invited research blog at Jonathan Haidt's yourmorals.org (June, 2012)
Memberships
SPSP (Society for Personality and Social Psychology)
EASP (European Associated of Social Psychology)
Social Cognition and Decision Making Lab
Emotions in Society Research Cluster
Expected Completion Date: September 2012
Postal Address:
Psychology Department
Room EM-016
University of Limerick
Co. Limerick
Ireland
Telephone: 061 233353
Email: Frederieke.vanDongen@ul.ie
