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Overview

Astrid Schütz is affiliated with the University of Bamberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a focus on social psychology, clinical psychology, and related subfields. Their work spans several key areas including social and intergroup psychology, personality traits, behavioral health and interventions, emotional intelligence, cultural differences and values, attachment, relationship dynamics, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Their recent research output includes notable publications such as:

  • Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national study (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect (2021) published in Psychological Science
  • A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Randomized Controlled Positive Psychological Interventions on Subjective and Psychological Well-Being (2020) published in Applied Research in Quality of Life
  • Satisfaction with life among university students from nine countries: Cross-national study during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic (2021) published in BMC Public Health
  • A Comparison of Depression and Anxiety among University Students in Nine Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021) published in Journal of Clinical Medicine

Their work also encompasses significant collaborations, frequently coauthoring with colleagues such as Robert Körner, Jessica Röhner, Johannes Leder, Lukas Röseler, and Marco J. Held.

Schütz's research has appeared repeatedly in prominent publication venues, notably:

  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • PLoS ONE
  • Arabixiv (OSF Preprints)
  • European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • Personality and Individual Differences

They have also contributed to several book publications under publishers including Hogrefe Verlag, Basiswissen Psychologie, Otto-Friedrich-Universität eBooks, and Hogrefe AG eBooks. Titles authored include:

  • Was Führungskräfte über Psychologie wissen sollten (2020)
  • Macht Erfolg glücklich? (2020)
  • Psychologie der Kommunikation (2020)
  • Inventar und Situational Judgement Test zur Erfassung sozial-emotionaler Kompetenz(en) (SEC-I und SEC-SJT): Diagnostische Verfahren zur multimethodalen Erfassung sozial-emotionaler Kompetenz(en) bei jungen Menschen mit (sub-)klinischer kognitiver bzw. psychischer Beeinträchtig (2020)
  • Phänomene der Antwortverzerrung in der Psychologischen Diagnostik (2025)

Main fields of study for Schütz include psychology broadly, with particular emphasis on social psychology and clinical psychology. Their scholarly contributions address topics such as subjective well-being, mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological interventions, and measurement of social-emotional competencies.

Best Publications

  • The Geographic Distribution of Big Five Personality Traits Patterns and Profiles of Human Self-Description Across 56 Nations

    David P. Schmitt;Jüri Allik;Robert R. McCrae;Verónica Benet-Martínez

  • Emotional Intelligence and Social Interaction

    Paulo N. Lopes;Marc A. Brackett;John B. Nezlek;Astrid Schütz

  • A Multilab Preregistered Replication of the Ego-Depletion Effect

    Martin S. Hagger;Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis

  • The Attractive Female Body Weight and Female Body Dissatisfaction in 26 Countries Across 10 World Regions: Results of the International Body Project I

    Viren Swami;David A Frederick;Toivo Aavik;Lidia Alcalay

  • Universal sex differences in the desire for sexual variety: Tests from 52 nations, 6 continents, and 13 islands

    David P. Schmitt

  • Patterns and Universals of Adult Romantic Attachment Across 62 Cultural Regions Are Models of Self and of Other Pancultural Constructs

    David P. Schmitt;Lidia Alcalay;Melissa Allensworth;Jüri Allik

  • Personality in cyberspace: Personal web sites as media for personality expressions and impressions.

    Bernd Marcus;Franz Machilek;Astrid Schütz

  • Patterns and Universals of Mate Poaching Across 53 Nations: The Effects of Sex, Culture, and Personality on Romantically Attracting Another Person's Partner

    David P. Schmitt

  • Assertive, Offensive, Protective, and Defensive Styles of Self-Presentation: A Taxonomy

    Astrid Schütz

  • Psychologie der Kommunikation

    Jessica Röhner;Astrid Schütz

  • Emotional intelligence and mental disorder.

    Janine Hertel;Astrid Schütz;Claas-Hinrich Lammers

  • Mental health prevalence and predictors among university students in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national study.

    Dominika Ochnik;Aleksandra M. Rogowska;Cezary Kuśnierz;Monika Jakubiak

  • Comparing immersive virtual reality and powerpoint as methods for delivering safety training: Impacts on risk perception, learning, and decision making

    Johannes Leder;Tina Horlitz;Patrick Puschmann;Volker Wittstock

  • Compensating for Low Topic Interest and Long Surveys

    Bernd Marcus;Michael Bosnjak;Steffen Lindner;Stanislav Pilischenko

  • Emotion regulation and the quality of social interaction: does the ability to evaluate emotional situations and identify effective responses matter?

    Paulo N. Lopes;John B. Nezlek;Natalio Extremera;Janine Hertel

  • Die Messung von Narzissmus als Persönlichkeitskonstrukt: Psychometrische Eigenschaften einer Lang- und einer Kurzform des Deutschen NPI (Narcissistic Personality Inventory)

    Astrid Schütz;Bernd Marcus;Ina Sellin

  • Who are the people reluctant to participate in research? Personality correlates of four different types of nonresponse as inferred from self- and observer ratings.

    Bernd Marcus;Astrid Schütz

  • A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect:

    Kathleen D. Vohs;Brandon J. Schmeichel;Sophie Lohmann;Sophie Lohmann;Quentin F. Gronau

  • High implicit self‐esteem is not necessarily advantageous: discrepancies between explicit and implicit self‐esteem and their relationship with anger expression and psychological health

    Michela Schröder‐Abé;Almut Rudolph;Astrid Schütz

  • Mehrebenenanalysen in der psychologischen Forschung

    John B. Nezlek;Michela Schröder-Abé;Astrid Schütz

  • Differences in How Trait Emotional Intelligence Predicts Life Satisfaction: The Role of Affect Balance Versus Social Support in India and Germany

    Selda Koydemir;Ömer Faruk Şimşek;Astrid Schütz;Arun Tipandjan

  • Multidimensionale Selbstwertskala (MSWS)

    Astrid Schütz;Katrin Rentzsch

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Nezlek
John B. Nezlek University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen
Roy F. Baumeister
Roy F. Baumeister University of Queensland
Thomas W. Schubert
Thomas W. Schubert University of Oslo
Martin Voracek
Martin Voracek University of Vienna
Jamin Halberstadt
Jamin Halberstadt University of Otago
Willibald Ruch
Willibald Ruch University of Zurich
Todd K. Shackelford
Todd K. Shackelford Oakland University
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham University of Louisville
Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis

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