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. 2012
  2. Published

    "The (real) world is not enough:" Motivational drivers and user behavior in virtual worlds

    Eisenbeiss, M., Blechschmidt, B., Backhaus, K. & Freund, P. A., 02.2012, In: Journal of Interactive Marketing. 26, 1, p. 4-20 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    How smart do you think you are? A meta-analysis on the validity of self-estimates of cognitive ability

    Freund, P. A. & Kasten, N., 03.2012, In: Psychological Bulletin. 138, 2, p. 296-321 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Psychophysiological Correlates of Flow-Experience

    Peifer, C., 21.03.2012, Advances in Flow-Research. Engeser, S. (ed.). New York: Springer, p. 139-164 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    Using mixture distribution models to test the construct validity of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire

    Tietjens, M., Freund, P. A., Büsch, D. & Strauss, B., 09.2012, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 13, 5, p. 598-605 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    A meta-analytic reliability generalization of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ)

    Schipke, D. & Freund, P. A., 11.2012, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 13, 6, p. 789-797 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    "Stimmiger Auftritt"

    Puchalla, D., 12.2012, In: KM - Kultur und Management im Dialog. 74, p. 34-38 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. 2013
  9. Published

    Affektive Komponenten der Mathematikkompetenz: Die Mathematikangst-Ratingskala für vierte bis sechste Klassen (MARS 4-6)

    Roick, T., Gölitz, D. & Hasselhorn, M., 2013, Diagnostik mathematischer Kompetenzen. Hasselhorn, M., Heinze, A., Schneider, W. & Trautwein, U. (eds.). Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, p. 205-224 19 p. (Tests und Trends N. F. Jahrbuch der pädagogisch-psychologischen Diagnostik; vol. 11).

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

  10. Published

    Das Individuum und die Peers - eine strukturelle Perspektive

    Schäfer, M. & von Salisch, M., 2013, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 62, 3, p. 171-178 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Development of a Mobile Application for People with Panic Disorder as augmentation for an Internet-based Intervention

    Kleine Stegemann, S., Ebenfeld, L., Lehr, D., Berking, M. & Funk, B., 2013, 2013 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS 2013: Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne, p. 1331-1337 7 p. 6644187. (2013 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS 2013).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Eine internetbasierte Intervention zur Verbesserung des psychischen Wohlbefindens bei hochbelasteten Arbeitnehmern: Konzept und Design einer randomisiert-kontrollierten Studie

    Heber, E., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D., Thiart, H., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P. & Berking, M., 2013, Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie 2013 : Abstractband 8. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie 31. Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Lutz, W. & Bergmann-Warnecke, K. (eds.). Trier: Universität Trier, p. 215 1 p. (Trierer Psychologische Berichte; vol. 38, no. 1).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review