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neue Veröffentlichung: Less frequent but equally useful: Social & temporal comparisons in light of mindfulness & self-compassion

Social and temporal comparisons are ubiquitous and considered important sources of an individual’s self-knowledge. Yet, comparisons are inherently evaluative and may result in negative affective consequences. In contrast, mindfulness and self-... Mehr

neue Veröffentlichung: Mindful and well: The effects of a socioemotional competence training

Many psychological interventions are designed to address specific characteristics of socioemotional functioning. This randomized controlled trial innovatively examined to what extent effects of such an intervention generalize to broader domains. The... Mehr

DFG-Projekt bewilligt: "Veränderung von Affektdynamiken"

Die DFG hat Prof. Oliver Schilling und Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Wahl Sachbeihilfemittel für das Projekt "Veränderung von Affektdynamiken im Alltag sehr alter Erwachsener: Die Rolle von Vulnerabilitäten, aber auch Stärken" bewilligt. Das Projekt... Mehr

Studentische Mitarbeitende ab 1.9. in der Abt. Psychologische Alternsforschung, Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wrzus gesucht

Zur Unterstützung in unserem Team suchen wir studentische Mitarbeitende ab 1.9.25 für 20-40h/Monat. Wir untersuchen soziale Beziehungen, Persönlichkeit und emotionale Prozesse im Alltag und im Kontext von virtueller Realität und wie diese sich über die... Mehr

neue Veröffentlichung: Self-reflections across the adult lifespan: associations with personality traits in a binational sample   

Age differences in personality-related self-reflections are scarcely studied despite their potential to explain normative personality development. The present research investigated how age and personality trait levels are associated with general and... Mehr

neue Veröffentlichung: Effects of Reflective Processes on Social–Emotional Trait Development in Adulthood

Some of the ideas and data in the manuscript were presented at the 17th Workshop of the Division of Differential Psychology, Personality Psychology, and Psychological Assessment of the German Psychological Society at the University of Salzburg in... Mehr

neue Veröffentlichung: My virtual escape from patient life: a feasibility study on the experiences and benefits of IVR...

Given the growing need for palliative care, the development of innovative interventions for effective control of symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual burden is becoming increasingly important. Demographic change and improved survival times even in... Mehr

neue Veröffentlichung: Current opportunities & challenges of immersive virtual reality for psychological research & application

Immersive virtual reality (iVR), that is, digital stereoscopic 360° scenarios usually presented in head-mounted displays, has gained much popularity in medical, educational, and consumer contexts in the last years. Recently, psychological research... Mehr

Job offer: 2 postdoc positions, 100%, 4 years in projects on „Virtual Reality and Lifespan Development“

As part of the Momentum project "Digital lifespan psychology", funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung, we are currently seeking motivated and talented individuals who have a keen interest in bringing together research on socio-emotional... Mehr

Momentum-Projekt bewilligt: Psychologie der digitalen Lebensspanne

Die Volkswagen-Stiftung hat im Rahmen der Momentum-Förderung Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wrzus für das Projekt: "Psychologie der digitalen Lebensspanne: Maximierung des Nutzens und Minimierung der Risiken von immersiver virtueller Realität (iVR) für Mensch... Mehr