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. 2011
  2. 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

  3. Published

    Who wants to take an intelligence test? Personality and achievement motivation in the context of ability testing

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 04.2011, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 50, 5, p. 723-728 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Emotions and social development in childhood

    Denham, S. A., Warren, H., Benga, O., von Salisch, M., Chin, J.-C. & Geangu, E., 22.02.2011, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development: Second Edition. Smith, P. K. & Hart, C. G. (eds.). 2 ed. Cambridge: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 413-433 21 p. (Handbooks of Developmental Psychology ).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. 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

  6. Published

    Das Programm MindMatters. Aspekte salutogener und inklusiver Unterrichtsaspekte

    Heinold, F. & Nieskens, B., 2011, In: Prävention. 34, 4, p. 122 - 124 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Editorial:Computer- und Internetgebrauch bei Kindern

    von Salisch, M., 2011, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 60, 9, p. 715-718 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  8. Published

    Fördert die Ganztagsschule die Entwicklung sozialer und emotionaler Kompetenzen bei Jugendlichen?

    Kanevski, R. & von Salisch, M., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. 14, Supplement 3, p. 237-259 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Ich wünsche mir, dass sich die Lehrer nicht überall einmischen und nicht immer gleich petzen: Wünsche von 12- bis 14-jährigen Mädchen und Jungen für eine peer-freundlichere Schule in der PIN-Studie

    Schmalfeld, A., 2011, Jahrbuch Jugendforschung: 10. Ausgabe 2010. Ittel , A., Merkens, H. & Stecher, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Vol. 10. p. 101-125 25 p.

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

  10. Published

    Magic Cooking

    Puchalla, D. & Guhe, I., 2011, Berlin: Langenscheidt ELT. 48 p. (Englisch mit Hexe Huckla)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  11. Published

    Nutzung und Einfluss von Bildschirmspielen bei Kindern

    von Salisch, M., 2011, Generation digital: Neue Medien in der Erziehungsberatung. B. E. (ed.). Benedict Press, p. 65-81 17 p. (Materialien zur Beratung ; vol. 19).

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