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Dr. Katharina Bernecker

Prof. Dr. Katharina Bernecker

Leiterin Zentrum für Forschungsförderung

Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation

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Fachinteressen
  • Rolle von Selbstregulation in Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden
  • Motivationale und kognitive Prozesse erfolgreicher Zielverfolgung

  • Motivationale Determinanten von 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
  • 2019–2026 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

Seit 2023 Member-at-Large im Executive Council der Society of the Science of Motivation (SSM)
Gewähltes Amt für die Dauer von 2 Jahren, Wiederwahl erfolgte Mai 2025

2024 & 2025 Mitglied der Wahlkommission der Society for the Science of Motivation
Verantwortlich für die technische Durchführung der Wahl

2022 – 2025 Initiatorin und Organisatorin Network-Events für Postdoktorierende
Initiative zur Förderung der institutsweiten Vernetzung, Psychologisches Institut, UZH

2019 – 2026 Organisatorisches Leitungsteam PASEZ-Projekt
10-jähriges vom SNF gefördertes Forschungsprojekt «PASEZ-Partnerschaft und Stress im Zeitverlauf» mit 360 Schweizer Paaren; Initiatorin und Verantwortliche für die Veröffentlichung der Daten auf SwissUBase

2018–2019 Sprecherin des SAW Postdoc-Network "Cognitive Conflicts in Digital Media Use" 
Gewähltes Amt am Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen

2018 – 2019 Vertreterin Postdoktorierende im Leitungsgremium 
Gewähltes Amt am Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen

 

  • Mitglied Schweizer Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SGP)
  • Mitglied Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
  • Mitglied Society for the Science of Motivation (SSM)
  • Mitglied bei der European Association of Social Psychology (EASP)
Projekte ausserhalb der PHBern

Eingeworbene Drittmittelprojekte

 

2021-2025 Forschungsprojekt, Schweizerischer Nationalfond (SNF), «How to eat your cake and enjoy it, too – Examining determinants of successful hedonic goal pursuit» (10001C_197635), PI: Dr. Katharina Bernecker
Dauer: 36 Monate, abgeschlossen, Fördersumme: CHF 365'142 (€ 339'753)  

2017-2019 Forschungsprojekt, Senatsausschuss Wettbewerb (SAW), Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, «No Pain, No Gain? Investigating Motivational Effects of Game Elements in Cognitive Tasks», PI: Dr. Katharina Bernecker, Dr. Manuel Ninaus
Dauer: 16 Monate, abgeschlossen, Fördersumme: € 9'012

2013-2014 Forschungsprojekt, Suzanne und Hans Biäsch Stiftung für die Weiterentwicklung der Angewandten Psychologie, «Wie soll ich das nur alles schaffen? Wie Laientheorien über die eigene Willenskraft das subjektive Wohlbefinden und körperliche Gesundheit beeinflussen“, Antragstellerin/PI: Katharina Bernecker, M.Sc.
Dauer: 7 Monate, abgeschlossen, Fördersumme: CHF 45'500 (€ 42'342)

 

Forschungskooperationen mit der Praxis

 

Seit 2023 Forschungskooperation mit Sucht- und Rehabilitationsklinik Salus-Klinik GmbH & Co. Hürth KG zur Evaluation eines Genussbasierten Rehabilitationsansatzes bei Suchterkrankungen; Kooperationspartnerinnen: Nadia Bouraoui, Dr. Katrin Grümer

Seit 2021 Forschungskooperation mit Universitätsspital Zürich, Arbeitsgruppe «Addictive Disorders» zur Veränderung von Genussfähigkeit durch Neurofeedbacktraining bei Personen mit Kokainabhängigkeit, Kooperationspartnerin: Anna Trippel, M.Sc.

2021 – 2022 Forschungskooperation mit Sucht- und Rehabilitationsklinik im Wingert zur Weiterentwicklung Skala Genussfähigkeit zum Einsatz bei Suchterkrankungen, Kooperationspartner*innen: Dipl.-Psych. Axel Schmidt, Dipl. oec. troph. Annika Backes

2021 – 2022 Forschungskooperation mit Witty Works AG zur Entwicklung und Evaluation einer künstlichen Intelligenz für inklusive Sprache, gemeinsamer Antrag bei InnoSuisse; Kooperationspartner*innen: Prof. Dr. Mirka Henninger, Nadia Fischer, Lukas K. Schmidt

2017 – 2021 Forschungskooperation mit Universitätsklinikum Tübingen zur Entwicklung einer Applikation zur Behandlung von Arthrose, Kooperationspartner*innen: Prof. Dr. Inga Krauß, Prof. Dr. Gorden Sudeck, Prof. Dr. Kai Sassenberg

Publikationen

Beyond resistance: Understanding trait self-control through strategic indulgence

Wenzel, Mario; Friese, Malte; Hofmann, Wilhelm; Milyavskaya, Marina; Radtke, Theda; Saunders, Blair; Bernecker, Katharina (2026). Beyond resistance: Understanding trait self-control through strategic indulgence. Social Psychological and Personality Science, S. 1-11. 10.1177/19485506261422582
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Vicious pictures? How National Socialist propaganda glorifying Adolf Hitler affects contemporary viewers’ emotions

Ditrich, Lara; Bernecker, Katharina; Rheinhardt, Jonas; Sassenberg, Kai (2026). Vicious pictures? How National Socialist propaganda glorifying Adolf Hitler affects contemporary viewers’ emotions. European Journal of Social Psychology, S. 1-19 Wiley. 10.1002/ejsp.70071
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Trait hedonic capacity correlates with sexual pleasure and motives for sexualized drug use in young adults

Bernecker, Katharina; Becker, Daniela; Weitkamp, Katharina; Wehrli, Fabienne (2024). Trait hedonic capacity correlates with sexual pleasure and motives for sexualized drug use in young adults. Current Psychology, 43 (27), S. 23278-23294. 10.1007/s12144-024-06017-1
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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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Beyond self-control: Mechanisms of hedonic goal pursuit and its relevance for well-being

Bernecker, Katharina; Becker, Daniela (2021). Beyond self-control: Mechanisms of hedonic goal pursuit and its relevance for well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47 (4), S. 627-642. 10.1177/0146167220941998
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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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No Pain, no Gain? Investigating motivational mechanisms of game elements in cognitive tasks

Bernecker, Katharina; Ninaus, Manuel (2021). No Pain, no Gain? Investigating motivational mechanisms of game elements in cognitive tasks. Computers in Human Behaviour, 114.
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Self-Control and Beliefs Surrounding Others’ Cooperation Predict Own Health-Protective Behaviors and Support for COVID-19 Government Regulations: Evidence From Two European Countries

Kukowski, Charlotte; Bernecker, Katharina; Brandstätter, Veronika (2021). Self-Control and Beliefs Surrounding Others’ Cooperation Predict Own Health-Protective Behaviors and Support for COVID-19 Government Regulations: Evidence From Two European Countries. Social Psychological Bulletin, 16 (1), e4391.
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Implicit theories about willpower are associated with exercise levels during the academic examination period

Bernecker, Katharina; Kramer, Jule (2020). Implicit theories about willpower are associated with exercise levels during the academic examination period. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 9 (2), S. 216-231. 10.1037/spy0000182
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Too exhausted to go to bed: Implicit theories about willpower and stress predict bedtime procrastination

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2020). Too exhausted to go to bed: Implicit theories about willpower and stress predict bedtime procrastination. British Journal of Psychology, 111 (1), S. 126-147. 10.1111/bjop.12382
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“Take care, honey!”: People are more anxious about their significant others' risk behavior than about their own

Ghassemi, Mirjam; Bernecker, Katharina; Brandstätter, Veronika (2020). “Take care, honey!”: People are more anxious about their significant others' risk behavior than about their own. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 86, S. 103879. 10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103879
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Approach and avoidance relationship goals and couples’ nonverbal communication during conflict

Bernecker, Katharina; Ghassemi, Mirjam; Brandstätter, Veronika (2019). Approach and avoidance relationship goals and couples’ nonverbal communication during conflict. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49 (3), S. 622-636. 10.1002/ejsp.2379
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Autonomous goal striving promotes a nonlimited theory about willpower

Sieber, Vanda; Flückiger, Lavinia; Mata, Jutta; Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2019). Autonomous goal striving promotes a nonlimited theory about willpower. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45 (8), S. 1295-1307. 10.1177/014616721882092
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Temporal dynamics of couples’ communication behaviors in conflict discussions: A longitudinal analysis

Leuchtmann, Lorena; Milek, Anne; Bernecker, Katharina; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.; Backes, Sabine; Martin, Mike; Zemp, Martina; Brandstätter, Veronika; Bodenmann, Guy (2019). Temporal dynamics of couples’ communication behaviors in conflict discussions: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36 (9), S. 2937-2960. 10.1177/0265407518806582
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Tweeted anger predicts county-level results of the 2016 United States presidential election

Bernecker, Katharina; Wenzler, Michael; Sassenberg, Kai (2019). Tweeted anger predicts county-level results of the 2016 United States presidential election. International Review of Social Psychology, 32 (1), S. 6. 10.5334/irsp.256
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Experience, resistance, and enactment of desires: Differential relationships with trait measures predicting self-control

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika; Hofmann, Wilhelm (2018). Experience, resistance, and enactment of desires: Differential relationships with trait measures predicting self-control. Journal of Research in Personality, 76, S. 92-101. 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.07.007
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Temporal dynamics of couples’ communication behaviors in conflict discussions: A longitudinal analysis

Leuchtmann, Lorena; Milek, Anne; Bernecker, Katharina; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.; Backes, Sabine; Martin, Mike; Zemp, Martina; Brandstätter, Veronika; Bodenmann, Guy (2018). Temporal dynamics of couples’ communication behaviors in conflict discussions: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36 (9), S. 2937-2960. 10.1177/0265407518806582
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Implicit theories about willpower and their implications for health and well-being

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2017). Implicit theories about willpower and their implications for health and well-being. In: de Ridder, Denise; Adriaanse, Marieke; Fujita, Kentaro (Hg.) Routledge International Handbook of Self-Control in Health and Well-Being. Routledge 10.4324/9781315648576
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Implicit theories about willpower predict subjective well‐being

Bernecker, Katharina; Herrmann, Marcel; Brandstätter, Veronika; Job, Veronika (2017). Implicit theories about willpower predict subjective well‐being. Journal of personality, 85 (2), S. 136-150. 10.1111/jopy.12225
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The process of disengagement from personal goals: Reciprocal influences between the experience of action crisis and appraisals of goal desirability and attainability

Ghassemi, Mirjam; Bernecker, Katharina; Herrmann, Marcel; Brandstätter, Veronika (2017). The process of disengagement from personal goals: Reciprocal influences between the experience of action crisis and appraisals of goal desirability and attainability. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43 (4), S. 524-537. 10.1177/0146167216689052
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Implicit theories about willpower and their consequences for achievement, health, and well-being

Bernecker, Katharina (2016). Implicit theories about willpower and their consequences for achievement, health, and well-being. (Dissertationsschrift, Universität Zürich, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
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Monitoring Pronouns in Conflicts: Temporal dynamics of verbal communication in couples across the lifespan

Neysari, Mona; Bodenmann, Guy; Mehl, Matthias R.; Bernecker, Katharina; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.; Backes, Sabine; Zemp, Martina; Martin, Mike; Horn, Andrea B. (2016). Monitoring Pronouns in Conflicts: Temporal dynamics of verbal communication in couples across the lifespan. GeroPsych, 29 (4), S. 201-213. 10.1024/1662-9647/a000158
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Avoidance orientation and the escalation of negative communication in intimate relationships

Kuster, M.; Bernecker, K.; Backes, S.; Brandstätter, V.; Nussbeck, F.W.; Bradbury, T.N.; Martin, M.; Sutter-Stickel, D.; Bodenmann, G. (2015). Avoidance orientation and the escalation of negative communication in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Avoidance orientation and the escalation of negative communication in intimate relationships

Kuster, Monika; Bernecker, Katharina; Backes, Sabine; Brandstätter, Veronika; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.; Bradbury, Thomas N.; Martin, Mike; Sutter-Stickel, Dorothee; Bodenmann, Guy (2015). Avoidance orientation and the escalation of negative communication in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109 (2), S. 262-275. 10.1037/pspi0000025
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Beliefs about willpower are related to therapy adherence and psychological adjustment in patients with type 2 diabetes

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2015). Beliefs about willpower are related to therapy adherence and psychological adjustment in patients with type 2 diabetes. Basic an Applied Social Psychology, 37 (3), S. 188-195. 10.1080/01973533.2015.1049348
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Beliefs about willpower moderate the effect of previous day demands on next day’s expectations and effective goal striving

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2015). Beliefs about willpower moderate the effect of previous day demands on next day’s expectations and effective goal striving. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, S. 1496. 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01496
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Effects of practicing self-control on academic performance

Job, Veronika; Friese, Malte; Bernecker, Katharina (2015). Effects of practicing self-control on academic performance. Motivation Science, 1 (4), S. 219-232.
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Implicit theories about willpower predict self-regulation and grades in everyday life.

Job, Veronika; Walton, Gregory M.; Bernecker, Katharina; Dweck, Carol S. (2015). Implicit theories about willpower predict self-regulation and grades in everyday life. Journal of personality and social psychology, 108 (4), S. 637-647. 10.1037/pspp0000014
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Implicit theories about willpower predict the activation of a rest goal following self-control exertion

Job, Veronika; Bernecker, Katharina; Miketta, Stefanie; Friese, Malte (2015). Implicit theories about willpower predict the activation of a rest goal following self-control exertion. Journal of personality and social psychology, 109 (4), S. 694-706. 10.1037/pspp0000042
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Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control

Job, Veronika; Walton, Gregory M.; Bernecker, Katharina; Dweck, Carol S. (2013). Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (37), S. 14837-14842. 10.1073/pnas.1313475110
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Are implicit motives the need to feel certain affect? Motive–affect congruence predicts relationship satisfaction

Job, Veronika; Bernecker, Katharina; Dweck, Carol S. (2012). Are implicit motives the need to feel certain affect? Motive–affect congruence predicts relationship satisfaction. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38 (12), S. 1552-1565. 10.1177/0146167212454920
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Referate

2025

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., Guobyte, A., & Ganama, D. (2025, October). ‘Pleasureful self-control’? A new perspective on old problems. Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie, Bochum, Germany.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2025, September). High self-control individuals prefer meaning over pleasure. 18th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society (SPS), Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2025, July). High self-control individuals prefer meaning over pleasure. CERE 2025, Grenoble, France.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2025, May). High self-control individuals prefer meaning over pleasure. 2025 APS Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.

2024

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2024, September). The Motivational Dimension of Self-Control? Preference for Meaning Over Pleasure. DGPs Conference Vienna, Austria.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2024, September). The Motivational Dimension of Self-Control? Preference for Meaning Over Pleasure. DGPs Conference Vienna, Austria.

Bernecker, K.* (2024, September). Understanding Processes of Goal Pursuit: Progress and Challenges. Invited discussant for symposium. DGPs Conference Vienna, Austria.

2023

Schäfer, J.*, Brandstätter, V., Hennecke, M., Koch, M., Pfister, M. & Bernecker, K. (2023, October). High Voltage! Do Not Touch? Touch as Goal-Directed Behavior and a Buffer for the Emotional Impact of Negative Relationship Events. Motivationspsychologisches Kolloquium (MPK), Jena, Germany.

Becker, D.*, & Bernecker, K. (2023). “Happy Hour”: The relationship between hedonic capacity and motivation to drink alcohol. 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Krakow, Poland.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte., A. (2023). Hedonic goals guide attention to enjoyable stimuli and thereby foster hedonic success. 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Krakow, Poland.

Guobyte., A.*, Bernecker, K., Becker, D. (2023). Blended goals: Consequences of mixing work into pleasure for hedonic success. 19th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). Krakow, Poland.

Guobyte, A.*, Becker, D., & Bernecker, K. (2023, March). Blending goals: Hedonic outcomes of multifinal means. ICPS Congress, Brussels, Belgium.

Bernecker, K.*, & Becker, D. (2023, February). Is pleasure the problem or part of the solution. Moderation of panel discussion, Motivation Science Pre-conference, SPSP Convention, Atlanta, USA.

2022

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., Weitkamp, K. & Wehrli, F. (2022, September). Who Experiences Pleasure? Relationships Between Trait Hedonic Capacity, Sexual Pleasure, and Distracting Thoughts. 17th Annual Meeting Swiss Psychological Society 2022, Zurich.

Becker, D.* & Bernecker, K. (2022, September). “Happy Hour”: The relationship between hedonic capacity and motivation to drink alcohol. 17th Annual Meeting Swiss Psychological Society 2022, Zurich.

Guobyte, A.*, Becker, D., & Bernecker, K.  (2022, September). Blending goals: Hedonic outcomes of multifinal means. 17th Annual Meeting Swiss Psychological Society 2022, Zurich.

Bernecker, K.*, Becker, D., & Guobyte, A. (2022, July). If the party is good, you should stay longer—effects of trait hedonic capacity on hedonic quantity and performance. European Congress of Personality, Madrid, Spain.

2021

Bernecker, K.*, & Becker, D. (2021, October). Beyond self-control: The ability to pursue hedonic goals. Motivationspsychologisches Kolloquium (MPK). Zurich, Switzerland.

2019

Bernecker, K.*, & Becker, D., (2019, September). The ability to pursue hedonic goals - A necessary counterbalance to the concept of trait self-control? General Meeting of the Swiss Psychological Association (SGP). Bern, Switzerland.

2018

Becker, D.*, Bernecker, K. (2018, December). The ability to pursue hedonic goals - A necessary counterbalance to the concept of trait self-control? Associatie van Sociaal-Psychologische Onderzoekers(ASPO). Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Becker, D.*, & Bernecker, K. (2018, September). The ability to pursue hedonic goals - A necessary counterbalance to the concept of trait self-control? European Social Cognition Network (ESCON). Köln.

Bernecker, K.*, & Becker, D. (2018, June). The ability to pursue hedonic goals - A necessary counterbalance to the concept of trait self-control? 30th Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). San Francisco, USA.

Bernecker, K.*, & Becker, D. (2018, September). The ability to pursue hedonic goals - A necessary counterbalance to the concept of (trait) self-control? 51. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Frankfurt am Main.

2017

Bernecker, K.*, Job, V. (2017, July). Beliefs about willpower and sleep procrastination. Preconference “The self-regulation of health”, 18th General Meeting of The European Association of Social Psychology, Granada, Spain. 

Sieber, V.*, Flueckiger, L., Bernecker, K., Mata, J., & Job, V. (2017, July). Autonomous goal striving promotes a nonlimited belief about willpower. 18th General Meeting of The European Association of Social Psychology, Granada, Spain.

2016

Brandstätter, V.*, Bernecker, K., & Ghassemi, M., (2016, September). Avoidance motivation, negative (non)verbal communication, and emotional experience in intimate relationships in younger and older age. 50th Congress of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), Leipzig, Germany.

Bernecker, K.*, Ghassemi, M., & Brandstätter, V. (2016, September). "Fahr vorsichtig, Schatz!" – Emotionale Auswirkungen von riskantem Verhalten in (Paar-)Beziehungen. 50th Congress of the German Psychological Association (DGPs), Leipzig, Germany.

Ghassemi, M.*, Bernecker, K., & Brandstätter, V. (2016, August). “Take care, honey”: People are more anxious about their partner's risk behavior than about their own. ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.

Bernecker, K.,* Job V., & Hofmann, W. (2016, August). Trait Measures of Self-Control and their Relationship to Experience, Resistance, and Enactment of Desires in Everyday Life. ESCON Transfer of Knowledge Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.

Ghassemi, M.*, Bernecker, K., Herrmann, M., & Brandstätter, V. (2016, May). The process of disengagement from personal goals. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Motivation (SSM), Chicago, USA.

Bernecker, K.*, Job, V, & Friese, M. (2016, February). Effects of Practicing Self-Control on Academic Performance. Self-Regulation Pre-Conference 17th SPSP Annual Convention, San Diego, USA.

2015

Job, V., Bernecker, K.*, Herrmann, M., & Brandstätter, V. (2015, September). Implicit theories about willpower predict subjective well-being. SSP/SGP Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Ghassemi, M.*, Herrmann, M., Bernecker, K., & Brandstätter, V. (2015, September). Should I stop or should I go? Recent findings on the action crisis as a motivational conflict between goal pursuit and goal disengagement. Paper presented at the 14th Biannual Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society (SSP/SGP), Geneva, Switzerland.

2013

Bernecker, K.*, Job, V., Dweck, C.S. & Walton, G.M. (2013, September). Changing lay theories about willpower improves self-regulation under stress.Fachgruppentagung Sozialpsychologie, Hagen, Germany.

Job, V.*, Bernecker, K., & Friese, M. (2013, September). “That was exhausting, I need a break!”: A limited theory of willpower predicts rest-goal-activation following self-control exertion. 13th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Basel, Switzerland. 

Bernecker, K.* & Job, V. (2013, August). Implicit theories about willpower predict preference for sugar after self-control exertion. Meeting of the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON), Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Job, V.*, Walton, G. M., Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2013, August). Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control. European Social Cognition Network Meeting (ESCON), Vilnius, Lithuania. 

Job, V.*, Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2013, May). Are implicit motives the need to feel certain affect? Motive-affect congruence predicts relationship satisfaction. 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Motivation (SSM), Washington, USA.

Job, V.*, Bernecker, K., & Friese, M. (2013, May). “That was exhausting, I need a break!”: A limited theory of willpower predicts rest-goal-activation following self-control exertion. 25th Annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, USA.

2012

Job, V.*, Walton, G. M., Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2012, October). Does glucose really boost willpower? Implicit theories vs. glucose as determinants of self-control. Annual Meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), Austin, USA. 

Bernecker, K.* & Job, V. (2012, September). Exploring the mechanism of implicit theories of willpower. Meeting of the European Social Cognition Network (ESCON), Estoril, Portugal. 

Bernecker, K.*, Job, V., Dweck, C.S., & Walton, G.M. (2012, September). Veränderung von Impliziten Theorien der Willenskraft verbessert Selbstregulation unter Stress. [Change in willpower theories predicts better self-regulation under stress.] 48th Annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, e.V. (DGPs), Bielefeld, Germany. 

Job, V.*, Walton, G. M., Bernecker, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2012, September). Implizite Theorien vs. Glucose als Determinanten von Selbstkontrolle [Implicit theories vs. glucose as determinants of self-control]. 48th Annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, e.V. (DGPs), Bielefeld, Germany. 

Bernecker, K.*, Job, V., Walton, G.M., & Dweck, C.S. (2012, January). Changing lay theories about willpower improves self-regulation under stress. 13thAnnual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), San Diego, USA.