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25.03.2024 - Call for Papers: "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Neuroenhancement: Current Developments and Impact on the Individual and Society" in Bielefeld
Conference Date: December 10-12, 2024
Location: Bielefeld University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, ZiF), Bielefeld, Germany
Submission deadline: April 15th, 2024
Organizers:
o Dr. Sebastian Sattler (Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University, GER)
o Prof. Dr. Saskia Nagel (Department for Society, Technology, and Human Factors, RWTH Aachen University, GER)
o Dr. Dimitris Repantis (Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Charité Berlin, GER)
o Prof. Dr. Guido Mehlkop (Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences; Institute for Planetary Health Behaviour, University of Erfurt, GER)
Keynote speakers:
o Dr. Caterina Cinel (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE), University of Essex, UK)
o Prof. Dr. Marcello Ienca (School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, GER)
o Prof. Dr. Ty Schepis (Department of Psychology, Texas State University, USA)
o Prof. Dr. Anna Wexler (Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania, USA)
Topic:
We are on the verge of many pioneering activities and scientific breakthroughs concerning brain-computer interfaces, brain stimulation, and neurochemicals, that have the potential to go beyond the treatment of diseases to enhance cognitive performance in work, education, and leisure. At the same time, societal processes such as the quest for self-optimization or transformations in and outside of the labor market (e.g., digitalization, increasing stress, and cognitive demands) may create the desire, but also the pressure, to use such neuroenhancement. These developments require the attention of an interdisciplinary dialog. The conference aims to unravel the inherent complexity of neuroenhancement by bringing together ethicists, sociologists, psychologists, engineers, pharmacologists, neuroscientists, political scientists, and legal scholars. By fostering interdisciplinary exchange, we aim to illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of neuroenhancement and facilitate future collaborations.
Information about abstract submission and further details:
Please submit your abstract via e-mail to: enhance.conference@uni-bielefeld.de
Please use the abstract style sheet on the conference homepage (LINK).
Conference homepage: Please click on this LINK.
Travel support: We will provide travel support.
12.03.2024 - New publication by Sebastian Sattler in Social Science & Medicine on a situational test of the Health Belief Model
Taflinger, S., Sattler, S.
(2024): A Situational Test of the Health Belief Model: How
Perceived Susceptibility Mediates the Effects of the Environment
on Behavioral Intentions. Social Science & Medicine
346: 116715 [Link]
Objective: Existing evidence regarding the role of perceived susceptibility in shaping preventative health behavior is mixed for the Health Belief Model (HBM). To clarify whether and under which conditions perceived susceptibility affects preventative behavior, this study aims to better understand how situational environmental factors affect perceived susceptibility, thereby shaping health decisions, and whether this mediation relationship is conditioned by other HBM cognitions, namely perceived benefits and severity.
Methods: Therefore, we employed a scenario-based experiment in a large, representative sample of the German population (N = 4,802) in April 2022. Respondents were presented with a fictional invitation to a social gathering, which mimicked a post in a messenger group chat. The invitation included five experimentally manipulated scenarios: no COVID-19 preventative measure implemented, a COVID-19 test is required; either testing negative, being vaccinated, or being recovered from COVID-19 is required (known as 3G in the German context); reduced number of attendees; or the social gathering occurred outside. Moreover, perceived susceptibility to contract COVID-19 at the social gathering and perceived severity and benefits (independent of the scenario) were measured.
Results: We found evidence that perceived susceptibility mediates the relationship between each implemented preventative measure and willingness to attend the social gathering. The effect of the preventative measures on perceived susceptibility and the indirect effect of the preventative measure on attendance via perceived susceptibility were moderated by perceived benefits. However, there is lack of robust evidence that perceived severity moderates the effect of perceived susceptibility on attendance.
Conclusion: In summary, our study provides evidence that individuals perceive and adapt their perceptions and behavior to preventive measures in a given situation, which speaks to the dynamic nature of the cognition perceived susceptibility. Moreover, our findings suggest a promising avenue forward for the HBM is to examine how the cognitions and the environment together shape preventative health behavior.
11.03.2024 - Projektstart Infra4NextGen – Make it Digital
Seit dem 1. März 2024 läuft das vierjährige von der europäischen Kommission finanzierte Projekt „Infra4NextGen“. Im Rahmen des Projekts werden die im „NextGenerationEU“-Plan formulierten Ziele für die Zukunft Europas durch das European Social Survey European Infrastructure Consortium
(ESS ERIC) sowie „Academic Experts“ zu den jeweiligen Zukunftszielen
wissenschaftlich begleitet. Für die Universität Bielefeld beraten und
forschen Anja-Kristin Abendroth und Lasse Marz von der Universität
Bielefeld als Academic Experts zum Themenkomplex „Make it Digital“.
27.02.2024 - Neue Westfälische berichtet über Forschung von Cristóbal Moya, Sebastian Sattler, Carsten Sauer und Shannon Taflinger zu sozialen Normen bei COVID-19 Impfungen
In der Ausgabe vom 23.22024 berichtet die Neue Westfälische über Forschung zu doppelten Standards bei COVID-19 Impfungen und wie sich dies auf Meinungen und Erwartungen zu Kündigungen auswirkt. Vor etwa zwei Jahren gab es Diskussionen zum Thema Impfpflicht in Deutschland und es stellte sich die Frage, inwieweit sich Impfen als soziale Norm verstehen lässt und wie sich das auf dem Arbeitsmarkt auswirkt. Dabei ging es auch um doppelte Standards, also ob bei einer Impfverweigerung besondere Nachteile für Frauen, Ältere und Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund, die ohnehin oft benachteiligt werden. Ein Ergebnis der Studie ist, dass Menschen, die sich nicht impfen lassen wollen, nach Ansicht der Mehrheit der Befragten, im Job mit Sanktionen in Form von Kündigungen rechnen müssen. Außerdem schätzten das Risiko, dass diese Personen eine Kündigung erhalten, deutlich höher ein. Das galt insbesondre für Befragte, die nicht geimpft waren. Die Studie, über die in der Neuen Westfälischen berichtet wurde, ist in Scientific Reports erschienen.