Julia Sarah Festini
Chair of of Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology
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Since 2019, Julia Festini has been a research associate at the Chair of Developmental Psychology and Educational Psychology. Her research focuses on the development of children and adolescents growing up in high-risk contexts, particularly in foster families, with a special emphasis on socio-emotional development. In addition, she examines the impact of early caregiving experiences on relationships, personality, and mental health in adolescence and adulthood.
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Since 2024, she has been actively involved in the Institute of Psychology’s Open Science Initiative.
Publications
Behringer, J. & Festini, J. (in press). Bindung im Jugendalter: Übersicht über Methoden zu deren Erfassung, Befunde und ihre Relevanz für die psychotherapeutische Versorgung. Die Psychotherapie.
Festini, J., Juen, F., Behringer, J. (in press). Bindung und psychische Belastung bei Jugendlichen aus Schulen und Versorgungspraxen während und nach der Covid-19-Pandemie: Plädoyer für eine personalisierte kinder- und jugendpsychiatrische und kinder- und jugendlichen-psychotherapeutische Versorgung. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie.
Gabler, S., Festini*, J., Rodler, E.-M. (in press). Jugendliche in Pflegefamilien: Ressourcen, Unterstützungsbedarfe und Bewältigungserfahrungen aus systemischer Perspektive. Kontext.
Gabler, S., Festini, J.*, Herschmann, L. & Spangler, G. (2025). Who am I? Identity Development and Mental Health Problems in Foster Adolescents. Developmental Child Welfare, 7(2-3). https://doi.org/10.1177/25161032251324860
*(shared first authorship)
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