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

    Mindfulness-based interventions in the workplace: An inclusive systematic review and meta-analysis of their impact upon wellbeing

    Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S. & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J., 03.09.2019, In: Journal of Positive Psychology. 14, 5, p. 625-640 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Mindset-Oriented Negotiation Training (MONT): Teaching more than skills and knowledge

    Ade, V., Schuster, C., Harinck, F. & Trötschel, R., 05.06.2018, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 9, JUN, 13 p., 907.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Modeling self-determination theory motivation data by using unfolding IRT

    Freund, P. A. & Lohbeck, A., 01.09.2021, In: European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 37, 5, p. 388-396 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    More than only skin deep: Appearance self-concept predicts most of secondary school students’ self-esteem

    Baudson, T. G., Weber, K. E. & Freund, P. A., 18.10.2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7, OCT, 14 p., 1568.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Nachhaltige Förderung der Gesundheit von Berufsschullehrkräften durch Organisationsentwicklung

    Schumacher, L., Nieskens, B., Bräuer, H. & Sieland, B., 2005, Lehrergesundheit: praxisrelevante Modelle zur nachhaltigen Gesundheitsförderung von Lehrern auf dem Prüfstand ; Workshop vom 6. Oktober 2004 in Berlin. Rose, U. & Bräunlich, A. (eds.). Bremerhaven: Verlag für Neue Wissenschaft, p. 75-90 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  7. Published

    Nachhaltige Gesundheitsförderung als Entwicklungsarbeit von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern

    Sieland, B., 2008, Bildung und Gesundheit: Argumente für eine gute und gesunde Schule . Brägger, G. & Badura, B. (eds.). Bern: hep, p. 389-469 81 p.

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

  8. Published

    Nachhaltige Gesundheitsförderung durch Organisationsentwicklung: ein Modellprojekt für Berufsschullehrkräfte

    Schumacher, L., Nieskens, B., Bräuer, H. & Sieland, B., 01.02.2005, In: Das Gesundheitswesen. 67, 2, p. 141-144 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Native-born German and immigrant children’s development of emotion knowledge: A latent growth curve analysis

    Voltmer, K. & Salisch, M., 03.2019, In: British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 37, 1, p. 112-129 18 p.

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  10. Published

    Need for cognition, academic self-efficacy and parental education predict the intention to go to college – evidence from a multigroup study

    Kramer, L., Lüdtke, S. & Freund, P. A., 05.02.2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 16, 8 p., 1487038.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review