Der Bachelor-Studiengang Psychologie an der Universität Mannheim bietet eine umfassende und fundierte Ausbildung in den verschiedenen Bereichen der Psychologie. Hier werden die Grundlagen für eine erfolgreiche Karriere in diesem vielfältigen Feld gelegt. Im Folgenden werden die wesentlichen Studieninhalte und Forschungsmöglichkeiten des Studiengangs näher beleuchtet.
Studieninhalte im Überblick
Das Studium ist stark strukturiert, was es schwierig machen kann, äquivalente Veranstaltungen im Ausland zu finden, deren ECTS hier angerechnet werden können. Ein Auslandsaufenthalt an einer Partneruniversität ist ab dem 2. Semester möglich. Priorität für die Austauschplätze haben Studierende im Master.
Die Anmeldung für ein Austauschstudium erfolgt direkt bei mobility-online (UniBE International). Eingabefrist für Anmeldungen für das kommende akademische Jahr (Herbst- und Frühjahrssemester) ist der 1. März.
Forschungsmöglichkeiten
Die Universität Mannheim legt grossen Wert auf die Forschungsorientierung des Studiums. Studierende haben die Möglichkeit, sich aktiv an Forschungsprojekten zu beteiligen und so wertvolle praktische Erfahrungen zu sammeln. Hier sind einige Beispiele aktueller Forschungsprojekte und Publikationen von Forschern der Universität:
- New paper by Alex Bertrams and Max Blaise: "Temperamental overexcitability, household chaos, and lack of focused attention for academic learning" in the International Journal of Personality Psychology (Open Access).
- The paper "Shining the Light on Left-Wing Authoritarianism in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland" (authors: Ann Krispenz, Leandra Hautle, Benjamin Schmid, and Alex Bertrams) has been accepted for publication in the journal Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.5; Open Access).
- The paper "Antisemitism as a Dark-Ego Vehicle" by Alex Bertrams and Ann Krispenz was featured on PsyPost (see here).
- New paper by Alex Bertrams and Max Blaise: "Self-compassion and emotional recovery in the relationship between neuroticism and subjective well-being" in the International Journal of Personality Psychology (Open Access).
- The paper "Further Evidence for the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle: Higher Pathological Narcissistic Grandiosity and Virtue Signaling are Related to Greater Involvement in LGBQ and Gender Identity Activism" by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams was featured on PsyPost (see here).
- New paper by Alex Bertrams and Ann Krispenz: "Antisemitism as a Dark-Ego Vehicle" in the journal Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.5; Open Access).
- New paper by Max Blaise and Alex Bertrams: "The Mental Association Between Subjective Vitality, Energy Conservation Motivation, and Cognitive Effort Motivation According to the Schema Model of Self-Control" in the journal Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.5; Open Access).
- The paper "Understanding left-wing authoritarianism: Relations to the dark personality traits, altruism, and social justice commitment" by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams is now in the top 0.01% of all 26,796,023 research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
- New paper by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams: "Further Evidence for the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle: Higher Pathological Narcissistic Grandiosity and Virtue Signaling are Related to Greater Involvement in LGBQ and Gender Identity Activism" in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior (Impact Factor: 2.9).
- New paper by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams: "Understanding Involvement in Environmental Activism: Relationships to Pathological Narcissistic Grandiosity, Virtue Signaling, Dominance, and Sensation Seeking" in the journal Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.5; Open Access).
- New paper by Alex Bertrams, Myriam Zäch, and Nina Minkley (Ruhr University Bochum): "Comparison of Human Hair Cortisol Concentration Stability for 1-Year and 2-Year Test-Retest Intervals" in the journal Stress and Health (Impact Factor: 3.0; Open Access).
- New paper by Max Blaise, Ann Krispenz, and Alex Bertrams: "My precious: development and validation of the conservation of human energy resources index (CHERI)," published in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (Impact Factor: 4.3; Open Access).
- New paper by Wanja Wolff, together with Maria Meier (University of Konstanz) and Corinna Martarelli (Swiss Distance University Institute: "Is boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research?." The paper has been published by Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Impact Factor: 3.5).
- Alex Bertrams, Max Blaise, and Ann Krispenz publish the article "German Translation of the Four-Item Mentalising Index (FIMI-G)" in the journal Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences.
- Research by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams on the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle was featured on PsyPost (see here).
- Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams publish the article "Further Basic Evidence for the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle: Higher Pathological Narcissism Is Associated With Greater Involvement in Feminist Activism" in the journal Current Psychology - A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues (Impact Factor: 2.8).
- Wanja Wolff has been offered the professorship of sport psychology at Universität Hamburg. We congratulate him most warmly!
- New invited Editorial by Wanja Wolff, together with Corinna Martarelli (SwissDistance University Institute) and Maik Bieleke (University of Konstanz): "Boredom, performance & health". The paper will appear in Performance Enhancement & Health (Cite Score: 4.3).
- New interview with Kontrafunk about Ann Krispenz's and Alex Bertrams's study on left-wing authoritarianism, narcissism, psychopathy, altruism, and social justice commitment: Link (from minute 4:20).
- Wanja Wolff was interviewed on his research topic boredom by ARD Alpha (German public television) (see here).
- The recently published paper "Understanding left-wing authoritarianism: Relations to the dark personality traits, altruism, and social justice commitment" by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams is in the top 0.02% of all 23,904,401 research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
- Research by Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams on the Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle was featured on PsyPost (see here).
- New paper by Wanja Wolff, together with Julia Schüler and Johanna Stähler (both with the University of Konstanz): "Mind-over-body beliefs in sport and exercise: A driving force for training volume and performance, but with risks for exercise addiction." The paper will appear in Psychology of Sport and Exercise (Impact Factor: 5.118).
- Current research by Alex Bertrams and Ann Krispenz was referenced with regard to the Just Stop Oil protests in The Spectator.
- New chapter by Wanja Wolff, together with Julia Schüler (University of Konstanz) and Joan Duda (University of Birmingham): "Intrinsic Motivation in the Context of Sports". The chapter appears in the book Sport and Exercise Psychology: Theory and Application.
- New chapter by Wanja Wolff, together with K. Broscheid, C. Dettmers, M. Behrens, A. Peters, L. Schega, M. Vieten, and M. Jöbges: "Motor Performance Fatigability in MS". The chapter appears in Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: Background, Clinic, Diagnostic, Therapy.
- Alex Bertrams and Ann Krispenz publish the article "Dark-Ego-Vehicle Principle: Narcissism as a Predictor of Anti-Sexual Assault Activism" in the journal Current Psychology - A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues (Impact Factor: 2.387; Open Access).
- Ann Krispenz and Alex Bertrams publish the article "Understanding Left-Wing Authoritarianism: Relations to the Dark Personality Traits, Altruism, and Social Justice Commitment" in the journal Current Psychology - A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues (Impact Factor: 2.387; Open Access).
- New paper by Wanja Wolff, together with Corinna Martarelli, Pauline Berthouzoz (both with the Swiss Distance University Institute) and Maik Bieleke (University of Konstanz): "Bored of sports? Investigating the interactive role of engagement and value as predictors of boredom in athletic training." The paper will appear in the journal Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.85).
- Alex Bertrams publishes together with Clemens Lorei (Hessische Hochschule für öffentliches Management und Sicherheit), Silvia Oßwald-Meßner (Hochschule für Polizei Baden-Württemberg) und Chris Englert (University of Frankfurt) the paper "Police operational action and requirements for self-control: Which everyday operational situations require self-control, when does self-control fail, and how can self-control be maintained?" in the journal Polizei & Wissenschaft.
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Maik Bieleke, Leonie Ripper, and Julia Schüler (all with the University of Konstanz) the paper "Boredom is the root of all evil-or is it? A psychometric network approach to individual differences in behavioural responses to boredom" in Royal Society Open Science (Impact Factor: 3.65; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff talked to Lisa Hegemann from ZeitOnline for the Podcast "Geht da noch was". The topic covers the role of boredom as a fundamental driver of human behavior. The Podcast (in German) can be found here.
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Christian Weich and Julia Schüler (both with the University of Konstanz) the paper "24 Hours on the Run-Does Boredom Matter for Ultra-Endurance Athletes’ Crises?" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Impact Factor: 3.39; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff is now an Associate Editor at Frontiers in Neuroscience-Section Decisions Science (IF: 4.68).
- Alex Bertrams publishes the article "From Autistic Pragmatic Language Problems to a Negative Attitude Toward Human Nature-a Serial Multiple Mediation Model" in the Journal of Psychiatric Research (Impact Factor: 4.791; Open Access).
- On 17 May 2022, Ann Krispenz held a workshop "Psychology of Sustainable Behaviour" at the Swiss Forum of Sustainable Development in Bern (initiated by the Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung ARE/Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Sinika Timme, Ralf Brand (both with the University of Potsdam), and Chris Englert (University of Frankfurt) the paper "Tracking Self-Control-Task Performance and Pupil Size in a Go/No-Go Inhibition Task" in the Journal Frontiers in Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.99; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Maik Bieleke and Lucas Keller (University of Konstanz) the paper "Getting Trapped in a Dead End? Trait Self-Control and Boredom Are Linked to Goal Adjustment" in the Journal Motivation and Emotion (Impact Factor: 2.34).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Maik Bieleke (University of Konstanz), Chris Englert (University of Frankfurt) and Peter M. Gollwitzer (New York University) the paper "If-Then Planning in Sports - A Scoping Review" in Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie (Impact Factor: 1.136).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Chris Englert (University of Frankfurt) the editorial "On the Past, Present and Future of Volition Research in Sports" in Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie (Impact Factor: 1.136).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Lucas Keller and Maik Bieleke (both with the University of Konstanz) the paper "Boredom Proneness Predicts Self-Assessed Decision Errors in Sports but Is Unrelated to Risk Taking in General" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Impact Factor: 3.39; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Anna Hirsch, Maik Bieleke, Raphael Bertschinger and Julia Schüler (all with the University of Konstanz) the paper "Struggles and strategies in anaerobic and aerobic cycling tests: A mixed-method approach with a focus on tailored self-regulation strategies" in PLoS ONE (Impact Factor: 3.24; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Lucas Keller and Maik Bieleke (both with the University of Konstanz) the paper "Bursting Balloons - Comparison of Risk Taking Between Extreme Sports, Esports, and the General Public" in Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 4.29; Open Access).
- New publication with colleagues from the University of Hamburg and the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education: Bertrams, A., Lindner, C., Muntoni, F., & Retelsdorf, J. (in press). Self-control capacity moderates the effect of stereotype threat on female university students’ worry during a math performance situation. Frontiers in Psychology, section Educational Psychology, part of the research topic “Gender Differences and Disparities in Socialization Contexts: How Do They Matter for Healthy Relationships, Wellbeing, and Achievement-related Outcomes?” (Impact Factor: 2.99; Open Access).
- New publication: Wolff, W., Bieleke, M., Schüler, J., Englert, C., Bertrams, A., & Martarelli, C. S. (in press). A single-item measure of trait self-control - Validation and location in a psychometric nomological network of self-control, boredom, and if-then planning. Social Psychological Bulletin (Open Access).
- Max Blaise, Ann Krispenz, and Alex Bertrams publish together with Tamara Marksteiner (University of Mannheim) the paper "Measuring Motivation for Cognitive Effort as State" in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, section Personality and Social Psychology (Impact Factor: 2.99; Open Access).
- On 16 November 2021, Ann Krispenz will held a ceremonial address at the certification ceremony for the CAS “Hochschullehre” (Higher Education Teaching) at the University of Bern.
- Ann Krispenz wil give an invited talk at the 10th Teaching Day ("Tag der Lehre") of the University of Bern on February 18, 2022.
- Wanja Wolff has been invited to give a talk "Motivation allein genügt nicht - wie gelingt es Vorhaben umzusetzen und Ziele zu erreichen?" ("Motivation alone is not enough - how to succeed in implementing plans and achieving goals?") at the Inselspital Bern.
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Corinna Martarelli (Swiss Distance University Institute) and Maik Bieleke (University of Konstanz) the paper "If-then planning, self-control, and boredom as predictors of adherence to social distancing guidelines: Evidence from a two-wave longitudinal study with a behavioral intervention" in Current Psychology (Impact Factor: 4.29).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Corinna Martarelli (Swiss Distance University Institute) and Maik Bieleke (University of Konstanz) the paper "Bored by bothering? A cost-value approach to pandemic boredom" in Humanities and Social Science Communications.
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Chris Englert (TU Dortmund), Louis-Solal Giboin (University of Konstanz), and Anna Dziuba (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology) the paper "Elites Do Not Deplete - No Effect of Prior Mental Exertion on Subsequent Shooting Performance in Elite Shooters" in Frontiers in Psychology - section Performance Science (Impact Factor: 2.99; Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with seven colleagues the book chapter "Motorische Fatigue und Fatigability bei MS" which has appeared in the book "Fatigue bei Multipler Sklerose".
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Chris Englert (TU Dortmund) and Benjamin Pageaux (Université de Montréal) the book chapter "Self-Control in Sports" which has appeared in "Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook" (Open Access).
- Wanja Wolff publishes together with Anna Hirsch, Maik Bieleke (both with the University of Konstanz) and Amitai Shenhav (Brown University) the book chapter "Neuroscientific approaches to self-regulatory control in sports" which has appeared in the book "Motivation and Self-regulation in Sport and Exercise".
- Alex Bertrams and Myriam Zäch publish the article "Autistic Traits Predict Social-Contact Uncertainty in University Students" in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry - section Psychopathology (Impact Factor: 4.157; Open Access).
- Out now: Chris Englert and Ian Taylor (Loughborough University, UK) publish the book Motivation and Self-regulation in Sport and Exercise as editors.
- Wanja Wolff gave an interview for Phil.-hum. Podcast of the Faculty of Human Sciences about his research on boredom and self-control. The interview can be listened to here (in German).
Diversity, Equality und Inclusion (DE&I) an der Universität St. Gallen
An der Universität St. Gallen gibt es ein Team für Diversity, Equality und Inclusion (DE&I), das sich für eine inklusive und vielfältige Hochschulkultur einsetzt. Hier sind einige der Teammitglieder und ihre Schwerpunkte:
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- Dr. Ella Roininen: Leiterin des DE&I-Teams mit Schwerpunkt auf Organisationskulturen, Normen, Voice und Awareness.
- Monika Hessemer: Fachspezialistin für DE&I, Psychologin mit Schwerpunkt auf Kognitive und Klinische Psychologie.
- Dr. Anna-Katrin Heydenreich: Zuständig für Diversity Monitoring, Schutz der persönlichen Integrität und inklusive Sprache.
- Dr. Verena Witzig: Fachexpertin für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie, Studium und Beruf sowie Bias-Schulungen in Rekrutierungsprozessen.
- Lia Merk: Studentische Mitarbeiterin, die das Team in allen Bereichen unterstützt.
Forschung hautnah erleben
Interessierte Studierende und Forschende haben die Möglichkeit, sich aktiv an psychologischer Forschung zu beteiligen. Das Life-Management-Lab bietet online durchgeführte Untersuchungen an, deren Daten anonym und vertraulich behandelt sowie ausschliesslich zu wissenschaftlichen Zwecken verwendet werden. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.
Darüber hinaus werden regelmässig Berichte über interessante psychologische Forschungsbefunde veröffentlicht, die aus der aktuellen Fachliteratur zusammengefasst werden. Ein Newsletter informiert über neue Berichte und Online-Studien.
Geographische Psychologie: Ein interdisziplinärer Ansatz
Tobias Ebert, Assistenzprofessor am Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology (IBT-HSG), beschäftigt sich mit Geographischer Psychologie. Er kombiniert Theorien, Daten und Methoden aus verschiedenen Bereichen, um räumliche Variationen psychologischer Eigenschaften zu untersuchen. Seine Forschung befasst sich beispielsweise mit der Frage, in welchen Städten Menschen eher extrovertiert und mutig sind, und welche Relevanz diese Unterschiede für Individuum und Gesellschaft haben.
Ein aktuelles Projekt untersucht, wie regionale Unterschiede in der Persönlichkeit mit der Akzeptanz von Innovationen in Städten zusammenhängen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Städte mit einer offenen Bevölkerung Innovationen schneller annehmen. Diese Erkenntnisse könnten Unternehmen bei der Identifizierung von Zielmärkten für neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen unterstützen.
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