M.Sc. Heekerens Johannes
Curriculum Vitae (excerpt)
Since 10/2016 |
Doctoral student in Psychology (at the research groups for Methods and Evaluation as well as Work and Organisational Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin) |
10/2014 – 09/2016 |
Master in Psychology with specialisation in Social, Organisational and Business Psychology (Freie Universität Berlin and University of Zurich) |
10/2011 – 09/2014 |
Bachelor in Psychology (University of Potsdam and University of California in Berkely) |
Reviewer for scientific journals
- Journal of Happiness Studies
- Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
Courses during winter semester 2019/2020
Tutorium Quantitative Methoden für Abschlussarbeiten B.Sc. und M.Sc. Psychologie (Medical School Berlin)
Courses during summer semester 2019
Seminar SS19_02 in M8 Quantitative Methoden: Statistik I (Medical School Berlin)
Experimentelles Praktikum zu Meta-Analysen WS17-2, M5 Experimentelles Praktikum (Psychologische Hochschule Berlin)
Courses during winter semester 2018/2019
Seminar WS18_02, M9 Forschungsmethodik (Medical School Berlin)
Seminar WS18_04, M9 Forschungsmethodik (Medical School Berlin)
Experimentelles Praktikum PSY3-B, M3 Empirisch-experimentelles Praktikum (Hochschule Fresenius Berlin)
Experimentelles Praktikum PSY3-C, M3 Empirisch-experimentelles Praktikum (Hochschule Fresenius Berlin)
Courses during winter semester 2017/2018
Seminar und Übung SS17_02 in M8 Quantitative Methoden: Statistik I (Medical School Berlin)
Seminar und Übung SS17_04 in M8 Quantitative Methoden: Statistik I (Medical School Berlin)
- Well-being and happiness
- Effectiveness research and RCTs
- Differential indication research and mediation analyses
Journal Articles
Heekerens, J. B., & Eid, M. (2020). Inducing positive affect and positive future expectations using the best-possible-self intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2020.1716052
Heekerens, J. B., & Heinitz, K. (2019). Looking forward: The effect of the best-possible-self intervention on thriving through relative intrinsic goal pursuits. Journal of Happiness Studies, 20, 1379-1395. doi: 10.1007/s10902-018-9999-6
Heekerens, J. B., Heinitz, K., & Eid, M. (2019). Dealing with conflict: Reducing goal ambivalence using the best-possible-self intervention. Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1610479
Congress Contributions
Heekerens, J. B.* (2019, November). Wirksamkeit der Best-Possible-Self Intervention: Ergebnisse einer systematischen Überblicksarbeit und Meta-Analyse [Effectiveness of the best-possible-self intervention: Systematic review and meta-analysis results]. Research talk presented at the Congress of the Swiss Positive Psychology Association, Bern.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2019, Juli). Deconstructing positive interventions: Differential effects of optimistic, grateful, and self-compassionate writing on well-being & What parents look for in their children: Character strengths of the VIA classification are generally desirable. Posters presented at the Sixth World Congress of Positive Psychology, Melbourne.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2018, September). Wie und für wen funktionieren positive Interventionen? Aktuelle Befunde zu Wirkmechanismen und differentieller Indikation. Paper presented at the Second Congress of the German-speaking Association of Positive Psychology, Nürnberg.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2018, September). Dealing with conflict: Reducing goal ambivalence using the best-possible-self intervention. Poster presented at the Fifty-first Congress of the German Psychological Association, Frankfurt am Main.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2018, Juli). Dealing with conflict: Reducing goal ambivalence using the best-possible-self intervention. Poster presented at the Ninth European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest.
Heekerens, J. B., Merkle, B.* & Heinitz, K. (2018, Juni). How positive psychology interventions work: The role of positive self-relevant information, positive future expectations, gratitude, and self-compassion. Paper presented at the Third Conference of the German Association for Research in Positive Psychology, Trier.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2017, Juni). Wie funktionieren positive Interventionen? Zwei empirische Studien zu Wirkmechanismen der Best-Possible-Self Intervention. Paper presented at the Second Conference of the German Association for Research in Positive Psychology, Trier.
Heekerens, J. B.* (2016, September). Does the best-possible-self intervention work on well-being by promoting intrinsic goal pursuits? Poster presented at the First Congress of the German-speaking Association of Positive Psychology, Berlin.
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