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 group

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

Project management:

  • Dr. Johanna Behringer
  • Prof. Dr. Gottfried Spangler

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

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