We are delighted that our research assistant Dana Braß has been awarded the Technologies d'Avenir scholarship. As part of this scholarship, she will…

In our new study, we want to investigate how people behave and react to conversations with virtual people. To do this, we are using a virtual reality…
Start of our new VR study - looking for participants!

Our new research shows that social and environmental cues — like seeing others smoke or having sugary drinks easily available — don’t affect everyone…

Most research assumes that some emotion regulation strategies are simply “good” or “bad.” But what if the key to emotional well-being isn't about…

A recent set of experimental studies looked at whether doing something good for the environment can help people deal with their emotions when hearing…

The study investigates how emotion regulation (ER) frequency and intensity affect affective well-being, and whether simpler, binary ER…

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Our digital detox study with students didn’t achieve the hoped-for reduction in total smartphone or social media usage. However, our planning…

From now on you will find us in the Rathausgalerie. We look forward to welcoming you to our new offices.

Can reducing social media improve well-being? It’s not simple, but there’s hope! A study on the Wellspent app tested personalized interventions. The…