Dr Karen Long

Biography

Sussex University: Psychology Home Page

Education:
BA Psychology and PhD (Social Psychology) University of Manchester

Posts held:
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Cardiff 1991-1994
Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Sussex, 1994-present

Academic Roles:
Director of Student Support for School of Life Sciences 2004-2009
 Module organiser: Social Psychology (year 2), Organisational Psychology (Year 3),

I am interested in all aspects of group relationships, especially issues arising from social identity theory and self-categorisation theory.  My specific area of interest is the articulation of social and personal identities in group contexts.  I have published work on the role of personal and collective self-esteem in intergroup relations.  More recently, I have extended this work to focus more on intragroup processes.  Currently, I am examining the influence of pride in one's ingroup, and respect from other group members on commitment to the group; and the influence of your position in the group on the attitudes held towards both the ingroup and relevant outgroups.

I am also interested in the application of social psychology to computer technologies, and the internet in particular.  I supervised a PhD on the effects of applying for a job via the internet, and have collaborated with my colleague Helga Dittmar in researching social psychological aspects of internet shopping.  Project students working with me are extending this work to look at social psychological aspects of other internet behaviours. 

Contemporary Issues in Psychology (Year 1): Gender

Social Psychology (Year 2)

Organisational Psychology (Year 3)

Student Consultation

Office hours: Mondays 3-4, Wednesdays 12-1

Other times by appointment (please email first)

Dittmar, Helga, Long, Karen and Bond, Rod (2007) When a better self is only a button click away: Associations between materialistic values, emotional and identity-related buying motivations, and compulsive buying tendency online. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26 (3). pp. 334-361. ISSN 0736-7236

Smith, Peter and Long, Karen (2006) Social identity theory in cross-cultural perspective. In: Social identities: Motivational, emotional and cultural influences. Psychology Press, pp. 153-170. ISBN 978-1-84169-549-5

Dittmar, Helga, Long, Karen and Meek, Rosie (2004) Buying on the internet: Gender differences in on-line and conventional buying motivations. Sex Roles, 50. pp. 423-444. ISSN 0360-0025

Wakelin, Anna and Long, Karen M (2003) Effects of victim gender and sexuality of attributions of blame to rape victims. Sex Roles, 49. pp. 477-487. ISSN 0360-0025