Impression Formation in Urban Settings: An Affect Control Theory of City Life
Published online on April 29, 2026
Abstract
Social Psychology Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
This study explores how social identities, behaviors, and settings interact to shape urban dynamics, with gentrification and neighborhood stigmatization as example phenomena of city life. Using affect control theory (ACT) simulations, we demonstrate how ...
This study explores how social identities, behaviors, and settings interact to shape urban dynamics, with gentrification and neighborhood stigmatization as example phenomena of city life. Using affect control theory (ACT) simulations, we demonstrate how ...