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Dr. Katharina Bernecker

Dr. Katharina Bernecker

Leiterin Zentrum für Forschungsförderung

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Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation

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katharina.bernecker@phbern.ch
Fachinteressen
  • Persönliche und kontextuelle Determinanten hedonistischer Zielverfolgung
  • Affektive, kognitive und motivationale Prozesse erfolgreicher Selbstregulation
  • Motivationale Prozesse und Konfliktverhalten in romantischen Beziehungen
Aus- und Weiterbildung
  • 2011–2015 Dr. phil. in Psychologie, Universität Zürich, Titel: "Implicit Theories about Willpower and Their Consequences for Achievement, Health and Well-Being"
  • 2009–2011 M. Sc. Psychologie, Universität Erfurt
  • 2005–2008 B. A. Lehr-, Lern-, und Trainingspsychologie/Erziehungswissenschaften, Universität Erfurt
Beruflicher Werdegang
  • Seit 2024 Leiterin Zentrum für Forschungsförderung (ZFF), Instituts für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation (IFE), PHBern
  • Seit 2019 Oberassistentin ad personam, Allgemeine Psychologie (Motivation), Universität Zürich
  • 2017–2019 Postdoktorandin, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) Tübingen
  • 2015–2017 Postdoktorandin, Allgemeine Psychologie (Motivation), Universität Zürich
  • 2011–2015 Doktorandin SNF Ambizione, Universität Zürich
Kommissionen, Mandate und Mitgliedschaften
  • Member at large, Society of the Study of Motivation (SSM)
  • Mitglied Schweizer Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SGP)
  • Mitglied Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie (DGPs)
  • 2020–2021 Organisatorin des 50. Motivationspsychologisches Kolloquium (MPK), Psychologisches Institut, Universität Zürich
  • 2018–2019 Sprecherin des SAW Postdoc-Network "Cognitive Conflicts in Digital Media Use" und Postdoktorand*innen am Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen
Projekte ausserhalb der PHBern

09/2020 Forschungsprojekt, Schweizerischer Nationalfond (SNF), 10001C_197635, "How to eat your cake and enjoy it, too – Examining determinants of successful hedonic goal pursuit", PI: Dr. Katharina Bernecker

Seit 02/2023 Forschungskooperation mit Sucht- und Rehabilitationsklinik Salus-Klinik GmbH & Co. Hürth KG zur Rolle von Genussfähigkeit und deren Veränderung in der Therapie von Suchterkrankungen

Seit 01/2021 Forschungskooperation mit Sucht- und Rehabilitationsklinik im Wingert zur wissenschaftlichen Evaluation eines genussorientierten Therapieansatzes

Publikationen

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater: Indulging in harmless pleasures can support self-regulation and foster cooperation

Becker, Daniela; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater: Indulging in harmless pleasures can support self-regulation and foster cooperation (Im Druck). Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46. 10.1017/S0140525X23000456
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Gamification of an n-back working memory task – Is it worth the effort? An EEG and eye-tracking study

Scharinger, Christian; Prislan, Laura; Bernecker, Katharina; Ninaus, Manuel (2023). Gamification of an n-back working memory task – Is it worth the effort? An EEG and eye-tracking study. Biological Psychology, 179, S. 108545. 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108545
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If the party is good, you can stay longer—effects of trait hedonic capacity on hedonic quantity and performance

Bernecker, Katharina; Becker, Daniela; Guobyte, Aiste (2023). If the party is good, you can stay longer—effects of trait hedonic capacity on hedonic quantity and performance. Motivation and Emotion, 47 (5), S. 711-725. 10.1007/s11031-023-10021-6
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Regulate me! Self-control dissatisfaction in meat reduction success relates to stronger support for behavior-regulating policy

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina; Nielsen, Kristian S.; Hofmann, Wilhelm; Brandstätter, Veronika (2023). Regulate me! Self-control dissatisfaction in meat reduction success relates to stronger support for behavior-regulating policy. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85, S. 101922. 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101922
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The Role of Hedonic Goal Pursuit in Self-Control and Self-Regulation: Is Pleasure the Problem or Part of the Solution?

Becker, Daniela; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). The Role of Hedonic Goal Pursuit in Self-Control and Self-Regulation: Is Pleasure the Problem or Part of the Solution? Affective Science, 4 (3), S. 470-474. 10.1007/s42761-023-00193-2
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Which factors shape public climate policy support? A social-motivational perspective

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). Which factors shape public climate policy support? A social-motivational perspective. In: Reese, Gerhard; Römpke, Anne-Kristin; Bernd, Asja; Dolderer, Christoph; Mues, Andreas W. (Hg.) The Puzzle of Transformation. Impulses from Environmental Psychological Research. BfN-Schriften: Vol. 658 (S. 51-60). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
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Climate policy support as a tool to control others’ (but not own) environmental behavior?

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina; von der Heyde, Leoni; Boos, Margarete; Brandstätter, Veronika; Zogmaister, Cristina (2022). Climate policy support as a tool to control others’ (but not own) environmental behavior? PLOS ONE, 17 (6), e0269030. 10.1371/journal.pone.0269030
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The Relation of Attitude Toward Technology and Mastery Experience After an App-Guided Physical Exercise Intervention: Randomized Crossover Trial

Sassenberg, Kai; Roesel, Inka; Sudeck, Gorden; Bernecker, Katharina; Durst, Jennifer; Krauss, Inga (2022). The Relation of Attitude Toward Technology and Mastery Experience After an App-Guided Physical Exercise Intervention: Randomized Crossover Trial. JMIR Formative Research, 6 (2), e28913. 10.2196/28913
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Facial and Bodily Expressions of Emotional Engagement: How Dynamic Measures Reflect the Use of Game Elements and Subjective Experience of Emotions and Effort

Greipl, Simon; Bernecker, Katharina; Ninaus, Manuel (2021). Facial and Bodily Expressions of Emotional Engagement: How Dynamic Measures Reflect the Use of Game Elements and Subjective Experience of Emotions and Effort. Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, 5. 10.1145/3474667
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Referate
  • "Hedonic Goal Pursuit and Its Relevance in Everyday Life", Keynote auf der Abschlussveranstaltung CAS Positive Psychologie 2023, Universität Zürich
  • "Die menschliche Natur: Einblicke in die Motivationspsychologie", Swisscom Security Conference 2021
  • "How Can We Get People To Do Things They Don’t Enjoy Doing?", Swiss Security Awareness Day 2020
  • "Trait Hedonic Capacity – Examining Mechanisms and Consequences", University of Geneva, September 2020; University of Reading, September 2020
  • "Auszubildende Motivieren", Gastvortrag für Young Talents Zurich, Credit Suisse AG, Mai 2019