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

    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

  2. Published

    Online Peer-to-Peer Lending: A Literature Review

    Bachmann, A., Becker, A., Bürckner, D., Hilker, M., Kock, F., Lehmann, M., Tiburtius, P. & Funk, B., 08.2011, In: Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce. 16, 2, p. 1-18 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Being Tough or Being Nice? A Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Hard- and Softline Strategies in Distributive Negotiations

    Hüffmeier, J., Freund, P. A., Zerres, A., Backhaus, K. & Hertel, G., 03.2014, In: Journal of Management. 40, 3, p. 866-892 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    A feedback model combining individual and organizational determinants of small business innovation

    Fischer, S., Schumacher, L., Sturm, N. & Weihe, J., 2011, Die Dynamik tiefgreifenden Wandels in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Unternehmen: [Beiträge der sechsten CREPS Konferenz vom 26.- 27. November 2009 in der Leuphana-Universität Lüneburg]. Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., Martin, A., Merz, J. & Weisenfeld, U. (eds.). LIT Verlag, p. 3-21 19 p. (Entrepreneurship, professions, small business economics; no. 5).

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

  5. Published

    Retest effects in matrix test performance: Differential impact of predictors at different hierarchy levels in an educational setting

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 10.2011, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 21, 5, p. 597-601 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Kleine Menschen mit großen Gefühlen: Entwicklung der emotionalen Kommunikation in der frühen Kindheit

    von Salisch, M., 2010, Kinder brauchen Kinder: Gleichaltrige-Gruppe-Gemeinschaft. Hammes-Di Bernardo, E. & Speck-Hamdan , A. (eds.). Weimar: verlag das netz, p. 36-44 9 p. (pfv Jahrbuch 2010).

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

  9. Published

    The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence

    von Salisch, M. & Saarni, C., 2011, Multiple facets of anger: Getting mad or restoring justice?. Pahlavan, F. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 81-102 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Störungen der Emotionsregulation im Kindergartenalter und ihre Folgen

    von Salisch, M. & Kraft, U., 2010, Frühe Risiken und frühe Hilfe. Kißgen, R. & Heinen, N. (eds.). Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta Verlag, p. 84-104 21 p.

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