PD Dr. Katrin Arens

Projects

• The Multidimensional Self-concept in School Contexts: Extending Empirical Findings

Publications

Curriculum Vitae

Since 02/2017

Heisenberg fellowship from the German Research Foundation

11/2015

Habilitation, Venia Legendi for Psychology at Goethe-University Frankfurt

02/2013 – 05/2013

Guest scientist at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Education (CPPE), University of Western Sydney (DAAD Post-Doc scholarship)

08/2011 – 01/2017

Academic staff member at DIPF, Center for Education and Human Development

07/2011

Doctoral Degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Göttingen University

10/2008 – 07/2011

Postgraduate (doctoral) scholarship at the DFG research training group 1195, "Passungsverhältnisse schulischen Lernens" [school learning fit], Göttingen University

06/2008

Diploma in psychology, Trier University

10/2003 – 06/2008

Studied psychology, Trier University

Research Interests

• social and dimensional comparisons
• multidimensional self-concept
• motivation in education
• self-esteem