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Prof. Dr. Arnd Florack

Prof. Dr. Arnd Florack

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Arnd Florack is Professor of Psychology at the University of Vienna, where he leads the Applied Social Psychology and Consumer Research Group. His research applies social psychological theories to consumer behavior, with interests including digital technology use, advertising, branding, sustainability, food beliefs, and self-regulation. He examines how consumers form perceptions, make choices, and adapt to uncertainty, with projects on topics like digital maturity, sustainable consumption, and psychological barriers to adopting alternative proteins. His research has been supported by the European Union (including Horizon programmes), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Previously, Florack was a full professor at Zeppelin University and held assistant professor positions at the Universities of Basel and Münster. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters, and his work appeared in leading journals such as Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of International Business Studies, Appetite, and Journal of Advertising. Together with Torsten Reimer and Lyn van Swol he is editor of the Routledge Handbook of Social Cognition and Communication.

 Honors and Awards

Research and Writing

  • Emerald Outstanding Paper Award, 2022, for an article published in published in the International Marketing Review
  • Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (Highly Commended Paper), 2017, for a paper published in the Journal of Consumer Marketing

Other Honors and Awards

  • Scholarship, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes), 1994 + 1998

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Communication, Language
  • Culture and Ethnicity
  • Group Processes
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Persuasion, Social Influence
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Self and Identity
  • Social Cognition

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Journal Articles:

Other Publications:

  • Florack, A., Scarabis, M., & Gosejohann, S. (2005). Regulatory focus and consumer information processing. In F. R. Kardes, P. M. Herr, & J. Nantel (Eds.), Applying social cognition to consumer-focused strategy (pp. 235-263). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Prof. Dr. Arnd Florack
University of Vienna
Universitaetsstrasse 7 (NIG)
1010 Vienna
Austria

  • Phone: +43 1 4277 473 52

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