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The School Psychology Department focuses on cognitive, behavioral, and emotional development from preschool to adulthood. It emphasizes counseling for all participants in school life and addressing students' learning and behavioral difficulties.
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Image from left to right: Thomas Poreski MdL, Daniel Lede Abal MdL, Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow, Tomasz Moschko M.Sc. Psychology
12.07.2024
More Psychology in Schools!
From the Department of School Psychology at the University of Tübingen, Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow (Head of School Psychology) and Tomasz Moschko (M.Sc. Psychology, Research Associate) met with Green Party members of parliament Thomas Poreski (Deputy Chair of the Green Party; Spokesperson for Education; Spokesperson for Inclusion; Chair of the Cultural, Youth, and Sports Committee) and Daniel Lede Abal (Parliamentary Manager; Deputy Chair of the Green Party; Spokesperson for Migration). The discussion focused on the school environment: psychological expertise, competence, and education must be more strongly promoted.
Statement by Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow as Chair of the Commission of the German Society for Psychology.
Bild: from left Prof. Dr. Hartmut Leuthold, Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow, Anne Eppinger Ruiz de Zarate, Prof. Dr. Claudia Friedrich and Prof. Dr. Gorden Sudeck
We congratulate Anne Eppinger Ruiz de Zarate on passing his doctoral examination!
04.07.2024
Towards a Better Understanding of Children’s and Adolescents’ Everyday Life: Physical Activity and its Association to Executive Function and Well-Being Abstract Disputation
For further questions, please contact: anne.eppinger@uni-tuebingen.de
Picture: left Tomasz Moschko, right Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow
We congratulate Tomasz Moschko on passing his doctoral examination!
24.06.2024
Up and down, and up and down: Fluctuations in self-regulation and well-being of individuals and close relationship partners in daily life. Abstract Disputation
For further questions, please contact: tomasz.moschko@uni-tuebingen.de
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17.07.2024
Association of Trait ADHD Symptoms and Trait and State Working Memory Performance in High-School Students: Implications for Everyday School Life
Cognitive performance fluctuates in the daily (school)life of individuals and ADHD- symptomatology seems associated with deficits in working-memory performance. This study investiga- ted the effect of the experience of ADHD-symptoms in students on their trait and state visuospatial working-memory performance. Publication
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09.07.2024
Modality Matters: Fasted Individuals Inhibit Food Stimuli Better Than Neutral Stimuli for Words, but Not for Pictures.
The current study aimed to evaluate the effect different modalities (pictures and words) of food stimuli have on inhibitory control under different homeostatic states. To this end, the homeostatic state was altered by asking participants to fast for 16 h (n = 67) or eat lunch as usual (n = 76) before completing an online stop-signal task with modal (pictures) and amodal (words) food and valenced-matched non-food stimuli. Publication
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04.04.2024
Learning to Read Connections—Sensitivity to Collocation Frequency Links Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension in Middle Childhood
The collocation frequency of words in the language environment contributes to early vocabulary development. Vocabulary size, in turn, predicts children's reading comprehension skills later in development. Publication
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12.12. 2023
Practice Makes Perfect: Heightened Control of Restrained Eaters for Food Images
Restrained eaters (RE) exhibit unregulated eating behaviors, often explained by a deficit in inhibitory control. Despite evidence suggesting...Publication
Review of the Anniversary Symposium: 10 Years of School Psychology 2023
"Opportunities and Challenges of Modern Schools"
On June 23, 2023, more than 100 guests, including representatives from education policy, the University of Tübingen, the University Hospital (UKT) Tübingen, and school psychologists from across Germany, attended the symposium organized by Prof. Dr. Caterina Gawrilow at the University of Tübingen. The event celebrated 10 successful years of the School Psychology program in Tübingen, which remains the only Master of Science in School Psychology program in Germany, having facilitated over 160 graduations during this period. The celebration took place in the Old Auditorium of the university. Read more