Completed Projects

FRANCES-EEG: Neurophysiological correlates of emotional face perception in the mother–child dyad

In this neurophysiological study, it was investigated how individual characteristics of mother and child influence the perception of socio-emotional stimuli.

Project participants:

  • Dr. Melanie Kungl
  • Dr. Christine Heinisch
  • Prof. Dr. Gottfried Spangler

Here you can find the project description.

The MuKi Project: Resources and stress factors for parental sensitivity in the context of postpartum illness and in a healthy control grou

Project participants from the chair:

  • Dr. Christine Heinisch
  • Dr. Sandra Gabler

You can find the MuKi project description here.

Adolescents in out-of-home care: Problem burden, identity development & relationship formation

Project management:

  • Dr. Sandra Gabler
  • Julia Festini (M.Sc.)
  • Prof. Dr. Gottfried Spangler

Here you can find the project description.

Attachment development and psychosocial adjustment of foster children: individual and social influencing factors

Here you can find the project description.

NeuroAttachment

Attachment and neurophysiological processes of emotion perception and emotion regulation in late adolescence – project description

Attachment and emotion regulation in patients with burnout syndrome

A good start in children’s lives

For information about this project, please contact Dr. Ina Bovenschen by email: ina.bovenschen@fau.de

Processing of experiences of loss (bereavement, separation) in adults in the context of emotion perception, emotion regulation, and autobiographical memory function

Here you can find the project description.

The ability to take perspectives as a cognitive basis of attachment development in preschool children: general development & individual differences

Project management: Ina Bovenschen, Gottfried Spangler
Sample: two cross-sectional studies with 3- to 5-year-old children (N=167)
Diploma students: Susanne Jäger, Heidi Opel, Ruth Schröder

Foundations of parental behavior: perception of emotions

Perception and interpretation of emotions in mothers: psychophysiological foundations and dependence on attachment representation

Project management: Gottfried Spangler, Stephanie Ast-Scheitenberger, Martin Krippl
Sample: mothers of toddlers and preschool children (N=74)
Third-party funding: DFG 312/10-1

Perception and interpretation of emotions in mothers II: psychophysiological foundations and dependence on attachment representation

Project management: Gottfried Spangler
Sample: mothers of toddlers and preschool children (N=30)
Diploma student: Eva Eisend

Test anxiety profiles in different learner groups

Project management: Klaudia Kramer, Gottfried Spangler
Sample: trainees in skilled trades, disadvantaged adolescents participating in a measure funded by the employment agency (BaE, AbH), pupils, students (N=217)
Diploma student: Verena Dietsch
Detailed description of the project

Papilio-U3

Development, implementation, and evaluation of a prevention program to promote the psychosocial and emotional health and development of children under three years of age in daycare centers – project description