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

    Digitale Behandlungsangebote für Insomnie – eine Übersichtsarbeit

    Spiegelhalder, K., Acker, J., Baumeister, H., Büttner-Teleaga, A., Danker-Hopfe, H., Ebert, D. D., Fietze, I., Frase, L., Klein, S., Lehr, D., Maun, A., Mertel, I., Richter, K., Riemann, D., Sauter, C., Schilling, C., Schlarb, A. A., Specht, M., Steinmetz, L., Weeß, H. G. & Crönlein, T., 01.06.2020, In: Somnologie. 24, 2, p. 106-114 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Efficacy of a Self-Help Web-Based Recovery Training in Improving Sleep in Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial in the General Working Population

    Behrendt, D., Ebert, D. D., Spiegelhalder, K. & Lehr, D., 07.01.2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 1, 18 p., e13346.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Competence development of high achievers within the highest track in German secondary school: Evidence for Matthew effects or compensation?

    Neuendorf, C., Jansen, M. & Kuhl, P., 01.01.2020, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 77, 12 p., 101816.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Open to Offers, but Resisting Requests: How the Framing of Anchors Affects Motivation and Negotiated Outcomes

    Majer, J. M., Trötschel, R., Galinsky, A. & Loschelder, D. D., 09.2020, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 119, 3, p. 582-599 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    „Sweet little lies“: An in-depth analysis of faking behavior on situational judgment tests compared to personality questionnaires

    Kasten, N., Freund, P. A. & Staufenbiel, T., 01.2020, In: European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 36, 1, p. 136-148 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Submitted

    Comment on Cesana-Arlotti et al. (2018)

    Jasbi, M., Bohn, M., Long, B., Fourtassi, A., Barner, D. & Frank, M. C., 05.03.2019, (Submitted) 4 p. OSF.

    Research output: other publicationsOtherResearch

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Zur Bedeutung der Selbstwirksamkeit für eine individuelle Förderung im Unterricht mit heterogenen Lerngruppen

    Müller, U. B. & Kuhl, P., 2019, Individuelle Förderung im Unterricht: empirische Befunde und Hinweise für die Praxis. Knauder, H. & Reisinger, C.-M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 39-50 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    To which gender's disadvantage are school grades biased - girls or boys?

    Schuster, C., 12.2019, In: The In-Mind. 42: Gender Special Issue

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  10. Published

    Wer wird denn nun bei den Noten benachteiligt - Mädchen oder Jungen?

    Schuster, C., 2019, In: The In-Mind. 1/2019

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch