Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

Dr. Thomas Gfrörer

Thomas Gfrörer is a research scientist at the Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology. His work includes the investigation of the development of dispositional interests in adolescence. Furthermore, he deals with the estimation of causal effects in longitudinal study designs.

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Gfrörer, T., Stoll, G., Rieger, S., & Nagengast, B. (in press). The Effects of Unstructured Out-of-School Engagement in Science on Adolescents’ Vocational Interests, Occupational Aspirations, Competencies, School Grades, and Ability Self-Concepts. Journal of Educational Psychology.

  • Campos, D. G., Fütterer, T., Gfrörer, T., Lavelle-Hill, R. E., Murayama, K., König, L., Hecht, M., Zitzmann, S., & Scherer, R. (2024). Screening Smarter, Not Harder: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Screening Algorithms and Heuristic Stopping Criteria for Systematic Reviews in Educational Research. Educational Psychology Review, 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09862-5  

  • Murayama, K., & Gfrörer, T. (in press). Thinking clearly about time-invariant confounders in cross-lagged panel models: A guide for choosing a statistical model from a causal inference perspective. Psychological Methods. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/bt9xr

  • Gerke, J., Gfrörer, T., Mattstedt, F.-K., Hoffmann, U., Fegert, J. M., & Rassenhofer, M. (2023). Long-term Mental Health Consequences of Female- versus Male-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 143, 106240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106240.

  • Merkle, N., Ullrich, J., Gfrörer, T., & Brown, R. C. (2021). Schulbasiertes Training für Jugendliche zur Emotionsregulation. Eine systematische Übersicht aktueller Publikationen. Kindheit und Entwicklung, 30(4), p.254-265. https://doi.org/10.1026/0942-5403/a000360

  • Gfrörer, T., Stoll, G., Rieger, S., Trautwein, U., & Nagengast, B. (2021). The Development of Vocational Interests in Early Adolescence: Stability, Change, and State-Trait Components. European Journal of Personality, 08902070211035630. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211035630  

  • Wille, E., Stoll, G., Gfrörer, T., Cambria, J., Nagengast, B., & Trautwein, U. (2020). It Takes Two: Expectancy-Value Constructs and Vocational Interests Jointly Predict STEM Major Choices. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 61, 101858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101858

Curriculum Vitae

12/2021
PhD (Dr. rer. soc.)

Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen

since 03/2018
Research scientist

Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen

2017-2018
Semester abroad

University of Amsterdam

2015-2017
Student assistant

Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen

2015-2018
Master's studies Empirische Bildungsforschung und Pädagogische Psychologie (M.Sc.)

University of Tübingen

2012-2015
Bachelor's Studies in Education (B.A.)

University of Tübingen