Masterprüfung

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Die Masterprüfung basiert auf einer Diskussion der folgenden Artikel. In der Prüfung geht es insbesondere um eine kritische Einschätzung der vorgestellen Theorien und Empirie und eine vernetzende Einbettung in die psychologische Literatur. 

Prosozialität und Altern

Chi, K., Almeida, D. M., Charles, S. T., & Sin, N. L. (2021). Daily prosocial activities and well-being: Age moderation in two national studies. Psychology and Aging, 36(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000460

Cutler, J., Nitschke, J. P., Lamm, C., & Lockwood, P. L. (2021). Older adults across the globe exhibit increased prosocial behavior but also greater in-group preferences. Nature Aging, 1(10), 880-888. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-021-00118-3

Li, D., Cao, Y., Hui, B. P., & Shum, D. H. (2024). Are older adults more prosocial than younger adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Gerontologist, 64(9), gnae082. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae082

Gewinne und Verluste über das Erwachsenenalter

Freund, A. M., Hennecke, M., & Mustafic, M. (2019). On gains and losses, means and ends: Goal orientation and goal focus across adulthood. In R. M. Ryan (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of human motivation (2nd Ed., pp. 285–304). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399820.013.0016

Horn, S. (2024). Adult age differences in value-based decision making. Current Opinion in Psychology, 55, 101765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101765

Wirth, M., Kornadt, A. E., & Rothermund, K. (2025). Emotional experience related to daily uplifts and stressors: age-differential effects in the context of age-related gains and losses. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 80(11), gbaf163. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf163

Wurm, S., & Schäfer, S. K. (2022). Gain-but not loss-related self-perceptions of aging predict mortality over a period of 23 years: A multidimensional approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(3), 636-653. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000412