Research Activities

2026

Schneider, A., Sirota, M., Gross, R., Korn, L., Sievert, E., Betsch, C., Böhm, R., (2026). Willful ignorance in the context of antibiotic prescribing. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 127, Article 104965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2026.104965 

Lehner, L., Hama, H., Grabovac, I., & Meillan-Kehr, J. (2026). De/Prescribing Matters: Ecologies of Prescribing and Deprescribing in Science and Technology Studies. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) Handbook of Global Pharmaceutical, Biotherapeutics and Society Studies Edward Elgar Publishing.

Kirchhelle, C., Alas Portillo, M. Y., Davis, M. D. M., Doron, A., Dreser, A., Fortané, N., Haddad, C., Hinchliffe, S., Kariuki, S., Lewycka, S., Molyneux, S., Moreno Lozano, C., Mutua, E., Okeke, I. N., Zhang Betancourt, M., & Chandler, C. I. R. (2026). (Un)intended consequences: a social sciences stocktake of a decade of Global Action Plan-inspired antimicrobial governance. The Lancet Microbe, 7(3), Article 101315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101315

Böhm, R., Gross, R., Korn, L., Schneider, A., Sievert, E. D. C., & Betsch, C. (2026). Antibiotikaeinsatz: Psychologische Einflussfaktoren auf die Wahrnehmung und das Verhalten von Ärzt*innen und Patient*innen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 69(5), 574-581. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-026-04225-7

2025

Gross, R., Sievert, E. D. C., Korn, L., Juanchich, M., Sirota, M., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2025). Emphasizing the importance of prudent antibiotic use decreases unrealistic perceptions of new antibiotic discoveries. JAC-antimicrobial resistance, 7(2), Article dlaf034. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf034

Sievert, E. D. C., Korn, L., Gross, R., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2025). Recovery attributions and future expectations for antibiotics after precautionary prescribing. European Journal of Public Health. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf146

2024

Plechatá, A., Makransky, G., & Böhm, R. (2024). A randomized controlled trial investigating experiential virtual reality communication on prudent antibiotic use. npj Digital Medicine, 7(1), 244. Article 244. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01240-3

Sievert, E. D. C., Korn, L., Gross, M., Santana, A. P., Böhm, R., & Betsch, C. (2024). Communicating diagnostic uncertainty reduces expectations of receiving antibiotics: Two online experiments with hypothetical patients. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 16(3), 1459-1478. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12536

Sirota, M., Habersaat, K. B., Betsch, C., Bonga, D. L., Borek, A., Buckel, A., Butler, R., Byrne-Davis, L., Caudell, M., Charani, E., Geiger, M., Gross, M., Hart, J., Kostopoulou, O., Krockow, E. M., Likki, T., Lo Fo Wong, D., Santana, A. P., Sievert, E. D. C., ... Böhm, R. (2024). We must harness the power of social and behavioural science against the growing pandemic of antimicrobial resistance. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(1), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01762-y

2023

Santana, A. P., Korn, L., Betsch, C., Krockow, E. M., Sievert, E. D. C., Gross, M., Pepper, M., & Böhm, R. (2023). Understanding and reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in the context of delayed prescriptions. Health Psychology, 43(3), 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001323

Santana, A. P. S., Korn, L., Betsch, C., & Böhm, R. (2023). Promoting prosociality toward future generations in antibiotic intake. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(11), 1024-1037. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221149526

2022

Böhm, R., Holtmann‐Klenner, C., Korn, L., Santana, A. P., & Betsch, C. (2022). Behavioral determinants of antibiotic resistance: The role of social information. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14(3), 757-775. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12345