Research interests

• Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) & Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI)
• Emotion & Mood Dynamics
• Motivation
• Schemas & Modes
• Psychometrics
• Imagery-based techniques

Current Projects

• A Manipulation of Motivation in Daily Life using Mental Imagery
• Imagery induced Motivation Assessed using Pupillometry
• FRIS Study: Online study on mood and imagination

Publications

Paetsch, A., Moultrie, J., Kappelmann, N., Fietz, J., Bernstein, D.P., & Kopf-Beck., J. (2021). Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Young Positive Schema Questionnaire (YPSQ) in the General Population and Psychiatric Patients. Journal of Personality Assessment, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2021.1966020

Renner, F., Werthmann, J., Paetsch, A., Bär, H. E., Heise, M., & Bruijniks, S. J. (2021). Prospective Mental Imagery in Depression: Impact on Reward Processing and Reward-Motivated Behaviour. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3(2), 1-16.

Paetsch, A., van Os, T.W.D.P., Troquete, N.A.C., & van den Brink, R.H.S. (2019) Single-item predictive validity of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) for violent behaviour in outpatient forensic psychiatry, The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 30:4, 630-641, DOI:10.1080/14789949.2019.1581831