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Gisela Trommsdorff

Gisela Trommsdorff

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Psychology

D-Index
49
Citations
9568
World Ranking
5681
National Ranking
273

Overview

Gisela Trommsdorff is affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on social psychology, clinical psychology, education, sociology and political science, and health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Trommsdorff has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Cybervictimization and well-being among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating roles of emotional self-efficacy and emotion regulation" (2021) in Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Regulation of positive and negative emotions across cultures: does culture moderate associations between emotion regulation and mental health?" (2021) in Cognition & Emotion
  • "Gender Stereotypes and Expected Backlash for Female STEM Students in Germany and Japan" (2022) in Frontiers in Education
  • "Mothers' Reactions to Children's Emotion Expressions in Different Cultural Contexts: Comparisons across Nepal, Korea, and Germany" (2022) in Early Education and Development
  • "Alternative Recipes for Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Five World Regions" (2021) in Applied Research in Quality of Life

Their most frequent coauthors include Boris Mayer (14 collaborations), Fabian Schunk (6 collaborations), Mirjam Weis (4 collaborations), Natalie Wong (3 collaborations), and Gen Nakao (3 collaborations).

Publications by Trommsdorff appear often in venues such as:

  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) with 14 publications
  • Frontiers in Psychology with 3 publications
  • Journal of Child and Family Studies with 2 publications
  • Psychologische Rundschau with 2 publications
  • Computers in Human Behavior with 1 publication

The overall body of work spans research on cultural influences on emotional regulation and mental health, gender-related expectations in STEM education, cross-cultural parenting reactions, and adolescent well-being during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Trommsdorff's contributions provide insight into important social and psychological dynamics across multiple regions and developmental stages.

Best Publications

  • Wörterbuch der Soziologie

    Günter Endruweit;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Group versus individual performance on tasks requiring ideational proficiency (brainstorming): A review

    Helmut Lamm;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • FUTURE ORIENTATION AND SOCIALIZATION

    Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Sympathy, distress, and prosocial behavior of preschool children in four cultures

    Gisela Trommsdorff;Wolfgang Friedlmeier;Boris Mayer

  • Sex and social class as determinants of future orientation (time perspective) in adolescents

    Helmut Lamm;Rolf W. Schmidt;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Parent-Child relations in cross-cultural perspective

    Gisela Trommsdorff;Hans-Joachim Kornadt

  • Do Roots and Wings Complement or Oppose One Another? : the Socialization of Relatedness and Autonomy in Cultural Context

    Fred Rothbaum;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Gender differences in school achievement: The role of self-regulation

    Mirjam Weis;Tobias Heikamp;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • A longitudinal study of adolescents' future orientation (time perspective).

    Gisela Trommsdorff;Helmut Lamm;Rolf W. Schmidt

  • Linking Maternal Warmth and Responsiveness to Children's Self‐regulation

    Antje von Suchodoletz;Gisela Trommsdorff;Tobias Heikamp

  • Does the importance of parent and peer relationships for adolescents' life satisfaction vary across cultures?

    Beate Schwarz;Boris Mayer;Gisela Trommsdorff;Asher Ben-Arieh

  • Adult parent-child relationships : relationship quality, support, and reciprocity

    Beate Schwarz;Gisela Trommsdorff;Isabelle Albert;Boris Mayer

  • Transition to school : the role of kindergarten children's behavior regulation

    Antje von Suchodoletz;Gisela Trommsdorff;Tobias Heikamp;Frank Wieber

  • Development of “Agentic” Regulation in Cultural Context: The Role of Self and World Views

    Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Intergenerational Relations and Cultural Transmission

    Gisela Trommsdorff

  • The Value of Children in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Case Studies From Eight Societies

    Gisela Trommsdorff;Bernhard Nauck

  • Emotion Regulation in Early Childhood A Cross-Cultural Comparison between German and Japanese Toddlers

    Wolfgang Friedlmeier;Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Culture and Development of Self-Regulation

    Gisela Trommsdorff

  • Positive Orientation Across Three Cultures

    Gian Vittorio Caprara;Guido Alessandri;Gisela Trommsdorff;Tobias Heikamp

  • Future Time Orientation and Its Relevance for Development as Action

    Gisela Trommsdorff

  • FUTURE TIME PERSPECTIVE AND CONTROL ORIENTATION: SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND CONSEQUENCES

    Gisela Trommsdorff

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilia A. Essau
Cecilia A. Essau University of Roehampton
Guido Alessandri
Guido Alessandri Sapienza University of Rome
Peter M. Gollwitzer
Peter M. Gollwitzer New York University
Bruce Headey
Bruce Headey University of Melbourne
Pamela M. Cole
Pamela M. Cole Pennsylvania State University
Heidi Keller
Heidi Keller Osnabrück University
Judith M. Burkart
Judith M. Burkart University of Zurich
Laura Di Giunta
Laura Di Giunta Sapienza University of Rome
Hannes Rakoczy
Hannes Rakoczy University of Göttingen
Joscha Kärtner
Joscha Kärtner University of Münster

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