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

    Preference for violent electronic games and aggressive behavior among children: The beginning of the downward spiral?

    von Salisch, M., Vogelgesang, J., Kristen, A. & Oppl, C., 07.2011, In: Media Psychology . 14, 3, p. 233-258 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Preventing Depression in Adults With Subthreshold Depression: Health-Economic Evaluation Alongside a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based Intervention

    Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Smit, F., Lehr, D., Nobis, S., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P. & Ebert, D. D., 04.01.2017, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19, 1, 16 p., e5.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    PREVIC: An adaptive parent report measure of expressive vocabulary in children between 3 and 8 years of age

    Bohn, M., Prein, J., Engicht, J., Haun, D., Gagarina, N. & Koch, T., 03.2025, In: Behavior Research Methods. 57, 3, 12 p., 95.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Professionalisierung inklusiver Schulentwicklungsprozesse: Eine Analyse von Schulentwicklungszielen im Kontext einer Fortbildungsreihe für Lehrkräfte

    Kuhl, P. & Müller, U. B., 01.05.2020, In: Journal für Psychologie. 27, 2, p. 192-211 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Projekt zur Gesundheitsförderung: Lehrergesundheit als Baustein einer guten gesunden Schule

    Nieskens, B., Schumacher, L. & Thomas, H., 2006, In: Die Ersatzkasse. 86, 6, p. 236-238 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Promoting and prolonging the beneficial effects of a vacation with the help of a smartphone-based intervention

    Virtanen, A., de Bloom, J., Reins, J. A., Syrek, C., Lehr, D. & Kinnunen, U., 12.11.2019, In: Gedrag en Organisatie. 32, 4, p. 250-278 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Promoting recovery in daily life: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Reis, D., Hart, A., Lehr, D. & Friese, M., 02.06.2021, In: BMC psychology. 9, 1, 15 p., 91.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review