Institute of Psychology in Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Psychology in Education is part of the School of Education and currently consists of three departments, which are concerned with Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences, Developmental Psychology, and Educational Psychology.

Main research areas

At the Institute of Psychology in Education we are enthusiastic about research that answers fundamental psychological questions while keeping in mind their usefulness for sustainable social transformation processes in the educational domain.

Research Activities

Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences

Educational Psychology

Developmental Psychology

  1. Published

    Measuring current achievement motivation with the QCM: Short form development and investigation of measurement invariance

    Freund, P. A., Kuhn, J.-T. & Holling, H., 10.2011, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 51, 5, p. 629-634 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Measurement invariance in a grid-based measure of academic self-concept

    Baudson, T. G., Jung, N. & Freund, P. A., 11.2017, In: European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 33, 6, p. 467-470 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Mealtime Conversations Between Parents and Their 2-Year-Old Children in Five Cultural Contexts

    Bohn, M., da Silva Vieira, W. F., Torréns, M. G., Kärtner, J., Itakura, S., Cavalcante, L., Haun, D., Köster, M. & Kanngiesser, P., 07.2024, In: Developmental Psychology. 60, 7, p. 1255-1268 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Maximal strength measurement: A critical evaluation of common methods—a narrative review

    Warneke, K., Wagner, C. M., Keiner, M., Hillebrecht, M., Schiemann, S., Behm, D. G., Wallot, S. & Wirth, K., 17.02.2023, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5, 11 p., 1105201.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Maternal smoking and offspring inattention and hyperactivity: results from a cross-national European survey

    Kovess, V., Keyes, K. M., Hamilton, A., Pez, O., Bitfoi, A., Koç, C., Goelitz, D., Kuijpers, R., Lesinskiene, S., Mihova, Z., Otten, R., Fermanian, C., Pilowsky, D. J. & Susser, E., 06.08.2015, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 24, 8, p. 919-929 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Management in times of crisis: Can collective plans prepare teams to make and implement good decisions?

    Thürmer, J. L., Wieber, F. & Gollwitzer, P. M., 10.12.2020, In: Management Decision. 58, 10, p. 2155-2176 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Magic Cooking

    Puchalla, D. & Guhe, I., 2011, Berlin: Langenscheidt ELT. 48 p. (Englisch mit Hexe Huckla)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

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  9. Published

    Lust auf Schule - Typische Schulsituationen als Impulse für Gesundheit, Schul- und Unterrichtsqualität

    Nieskens, B. & Paulus, P., 02.01.2012, LehrerHandeln: Kompetent, effizient, kongruent. Kliebisch, U. W. & Balliet, M. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, p. 213-223 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Lügen, Lästern, Leiden lassen: aggressives Verhalten von Kindern und Jugendlichen

    Ittel, A. (Editor) & Salisch, M. (Editor), 2005, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. 335 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch