Theses / Doctoral Projects
At the Professorship of General and Biopsychology, we are happy to assign topics for theses (Bachelor's, Master's, and Diploma theses) in line with our research focuses. In this context, please also check the staff members' pages regarding their specific research questions and topics. Feel free to contact us if you would like to work on a topic of your own choice that could fit into our field of expertise. If you are interested in writing your thesis at our professorship, please direct your inquiries to abschlussarbeiten.allbio@….
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Below you will find exposés of theses and dissertations. For detailed questions, please contact us.
Overview of Theses and Projects
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Sleep and Stress in Students – How Does Perceived Control Over Sleep Influence the Relationship Between Sleep and Stress? (B.Sc. thesis by C. Härtig)
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Moderated Mediation of Stress on Sleep via Pre-Sleep Arousal: The Moderating Role of Sleep Reactivity (B.Sc. thesis by K. Starke)
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Too Many Demands, Too Little Rest – Does Perfectionism Amplify Stress-Related Sleep Problems? (B.Sc. thesis by A. S. Reichel)
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Evening Media Use and Sleep Quality: The Influence of Subjective Evaluation Processes and the Relevance of Routines (B.Sc. thesis by R. Hampel)
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A Qualitative Investigation of Success Conditions for Successful Learning and (Re-)Integration within the Project Alternative Learning Offers for Students with Special Needs (B.Sc. thesis by L. Mohr)
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Stressors and Mental Health in Students: An Investigation of Serial Mediation Processes via Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality (M.Sc. thesis by T. Engler)
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“No Pain, No Gain?” Influencing Factors on the Willingness to Participate in (Recreational) Sports Despite Injury (B.Sc. thesis by F. Heldner)
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Sleep and Stress in Students – How Does Perceived Control Over Sleep Influence the Relationship Between Sleep and Stress? (B.Sc. thesis by C. Härtig)
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The Influence of Pre-Sleep Arousal on Objective Sleep Quality: A Comparison of Cognitive, Somatic, and Physiological Predictors (B.Sc. thesis by L. Bachmann)
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The Influence of Pre-Sleep Arousal and Chronotype on the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Stress (M.Sc. thesis by N. F. Bechtloff)
Exposé - Sleep and Stress in Students: Dysfunctional Sleep-Related Cognitions and Pre-Sleep Arousal as Mediators Between Stress and Sleep Quality (B.Sc. thesis by O. Klann) Exposé
- On the Mediating Role of Sleep Quality in the Correlation of Stress, Emotionality, and Life Satisfaction of Students (M.Sc. thesis by A. Sliva) Exposé
- Resting-State EEG Biomarkers in Adult-Onset PTSD (M.Sc. thesis by B. Erdeli) Exposé
- Influence of Coping Style on Heart Rate Variability in Examination Situations (B.Sc. thesis by S. Lischka) Exposé
- Between Anxiety and Aesthetic Experience: Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Art Reception within the Exhibition "Edvard Munch: Anxiety" (M.Sc. thesis by L. Deutrich) Exposé
- How Close is Too Close? Intraindividual Factors of Interpersonal Distance Regulation (M.Sc. thesis by D. L. Rieker) Exposé
- Athlete with Heart and Soul (M.Sc. thesis by E. G. Bartl) Exposé
- Differences in Anxiety (B.Sc. thesis by M. Fritzsche) Exposé
- Influences of Special Characteristics of Family Formation (M.Sc. thesis by L.-M. Krüger) Exposé
- When Art Moves (B.Sc. thesis by C. Steiner & E. Groß) Exposé
- Do Alternative Learning Offers Work? (B.Sc. thesis by A. Diehlmann) Exposé
- Evaluation of Sleep-Pain Training (thesis by C. Schäffer) Exposé
- Effects of Alternative Learning Offers (M.Sc. thesis by L. Neef) Exposé
- Under Pressure: HRV in Academic Examination (M.Sc. thesis by I. Thiemann) Exposé
- Attribution, Mindset, and Self-Efficacy (B.Sc. thesis by L. Schulze) Exposé
- On the significance of pre-sleep activation for sleep quality (Kaden, R.) Exposé
- The Chemnitz Sleep-Pain Training (Pötschke, J.) Exposé
- The Chemnitz Holistic Intervention against Pain (Blickle, J.) Exposé
- Aspects of Short-Term HRV Analysis (Gläsner, V. C.) Exposé
- Learning Performance in Childhood & Adolescence - Influence of Vitamin D (Schnitzler, S.) Exposé
- Movement measurement in children with ADHD (Anne Jasmin Markstein) Exposé
- Stress and Sleep: Coping & Pre-Sleep Arousal (Siering, M.) Exposé
- Social Media Use & Sleep Onset Latency (Stoll, A.M.) Exposé
- Physical and Social Pain (Burckgard, C.) Exposé
- LLM-Based Chatbots for Substance Use (Pietzsch, M.) Exposé
- Vocational Rehabilitation (Dächert, R. G.) Exposé
- Gender Data Gap in HRV Research (Michel, E.) Exposé
- Mindfulness as a Mediator Between Stress and Sleep (B.Sc. thesis by C. L. Aurich) Exposé
- Sleep-Related Locus of Control (B.Sc. thesis by K. Eglhuber) Exposé
- Relationship Between Stress and Sleep in Teachers (State Examination thesis by A. Oehler) Exposé
- Sleep-Related (Meta-)Cognitions (B.Sc. thesis by J. Mickan) Exposé
- Sleep Quality and Life Satisfaction (B.Sc. thesis by H. Hiersemann) Exposé
- Stress and Sleep in Teacher Education Students (State Examination thesis by A. Spindler) Exposé
- Influence of Exogenous Melatonin Intake (B.Sc. thesis by J. Schumann) Exposé
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (Hofmann, C.) Exposé
- HRV as a Marker for Therapeutic Success (Hultsch, C.) Exposé
- Movement Interventions & HRV (Albert, S. S.) Exposé
- Influence of Kurt Lewin (Schreier, M.) Exposé
- ADHD and Education (Rosenkranz, J.) Exposé
- Review of Alternative Learning Offers (Ballin, E.) Exposé
- Emotion-Action Connection (Kobus, V.) Exposé
- Neural Bases of Reinforcement (Engler, T.) Exposé
- Phenomenology & Psychology (Gies, N. / Wilhelm, F.) Exposé
- Early Childhood Attachment & Life Satisfaction (Ressel, A.) Exposé
- SMR Neurofeedback for Insomnia (Keyha, A.) Exposé
- Diagnosis of Motivation (Krebs, C.) Exposé
- Psychoeducation for Borderline (Wels, P.) Exposé
- Social Media & Cortisol (Roth, L. J.) Exposé
- Vagus Nerve Inhibition & Emotion Recognition (Sadiku, L.) Exposé
- Achievement Motivation in Figure Skating (Bartl, E. G.) Exposé
- Sleep Onset Phase & Sleep Quality (Röthel, F.) Exposé
- Manipulation of Pre-Sleep Arousal (Leuteritz, F.) Exposé
- SMR Neurofeedback: Pre-Sleep Arousal (Zellweger, J.) Exposé
- Mindset, Attribution & Self-Efficacy (Heß, P.) Exposé
- Project "Sprungbrett" (Fleig, J.) Exposé
- Sleep and Alzheimer's (Kapfenberger, A.) Exposé
- Melatonin & Cognition (Grandmontagne, R.) Exposé
- Hybrid Sleep-Pain Training (Pötschke, J.) Exposé
- Willingness to play hurt (Zalenga, R.) Exposé
- Animal Studies on Sleep & Alzheimer's (Emin, E.) Exposé
- Concept of Energy (Frassa, T.) Exposé
- Bipolar Disorder Activity Patterns (Lenz, A.) Exposé
- Control & Controllability (Scheler, E.) Exposé
- Diagnostics of Motivation (Gooth, M.) Exposé
- Reaction Times & Social Interaction (Meier, J.) Exposé
- Clinical Pictures & Control (Sliva, A.) Exposé
- Motor Component of Psychological Disorders (Kappler, M.) Exposé
- ADHD: Hyperactivity Review (Bauer, L.) Exposé
- Anxiety, Depression & HRV (Konstantinov, R.) Exposé
- Mucki Group Program (Steinhöfel, W.) Exposé
- Biofeedback for PTSD (Lehmann, A.) Exposé
- HUCKEPACK Mentoring (Akmese, D.) Exposé
- Promotion of Democracy (Roth, L. J.) Exposé
- Prevention of Alzheimer's Sleep (Reißmann, L.) Exposé
- HRV & Emotion Regulation (Häßler, A.) Exposé
- Motivational Interviewing (Luddeneit, A.) Exposé
- Light Therapy & Alzheimer's (Lorenzen, R.) Exposé
- Brain Stimulation & Sleep (Kriegel, S.) Exposé
- Sleep-Pain Training Rehab (Radecker, P.) Exposé
- Sleep-Pain Training (Boll, N.) Exposé
- SMR Neurofeedback Transfer (Eckstein/Llera Pérez) Exposé
- Sports and Risk (Peters, J.) Exposé
- Mindfulness Meditation (Hauswald, S.) Exposé
- COVID-19 & Anxiety (Merkel, A. D.) Exposé
- Self-Talk in Basketball (Schneider, H. C.) Exposé
- Rehab Motivation (Linder, M.) Exposé
- Eating Behavior of Street & Ballet Dancers (Leßmann, S.) Exposé
- SARS-CoV-2 Psychosomatics (Born, E.) Exposé
- Personal Space & Stress (Eger/Gehrke) Exposé
- Inclusion in Saxony (Reichstädter, A.) Exposé
- Stress, Sleep, Nutrition (Oettel, L.) Exposé
- SMR Neurofeedback & Sleep (Kaden, R.) Exposé
- Foster Parenting Review (Ihln, C.) Exposé
- Sleep & Perfectionism (Hütten, E.) Exposé
- Prevention of Alzheimer's (Heinicke, L.) Exposé
- Ubisense in Real Space (Zieger, S.) Exposé
- Post-COVID & HRV (Specht, E. K. G.) Exposé
- Personal Space ADHD (Matussek, C.) Exposé
- Transition from Daycare to Primary School (Diersch, J.) Exposé
- Citizens' Dialogue 2020 (Schuster, M.) Exposé
- Training Monitoring in Football (Kunze, M. M.) Exposé
- Need for Assistance in Chemnitz (Gerhards, A.) Exposé
- Shift Work & HRV (Knabe, T.) Exposé
- Oxytocin & Social Cognition (Lünser, M.) Exposé
- Mentoring Effectiveness (Schulze, H. C.) Exposé
- Competence Training for Women (Müller, M.) Exposé
- Parents in Value Conflict (Rötschke, T.) Exposé
- Health Literacy in Teachers (Hoppe-Herfurth, A. C.) Exposé
- Skin Conductance & Emotions (Flasspöhler, E.) Exposé
- HRV in Borderline (Hartmann, F.) Exposé
- Parental Separation Huckepack (Wendtland, C.)