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Department of Developmental Psychology, Education and Learning

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Project title, duration, principal Investigator(s)Project aimsRelevant publications
"Home-Office and Well-being“, Transdisciplinary research topics ?Individuals, Institutions and Societies“ (TRA 4) at the University of Bonn, Principal Investigators: Johanna Hartung & Gizem Hülür, Duration: January 2022 - December 2022The aim of this project was to investigate differences in employee well-being between days spent working from home and days spent working in the office. The study also took into account influencing factors at the individual level, such as personality and age, and at the contextual level, such as social interactions and commute. To this end, an online diary study was conducted in which participants from all over Germany answered questions every evening from Monday to Friday over a period of one month. 
“Memory Lapses in the Daily Lives of University Students: Nature, Correlates, and Consequences”, Argelander Starter-Kit Grant, Principal Investigator: Johanna Hartung, Duration: June 2022 - May 2024The aim of this project is to investigate the relationships between daily fluctuations in subjective memory problems and objective working memory performance with contextual factors (e.g., currently perceived stress), retrospectively recorded memory problems, academic success, and other interindividual differences among students. To this end, university students were surveyed three times a day over a period of 10 days. Data collection was carried out in the summer semester of 2023. 
“Social Cognition in Normal Cognitive Aging: A Micro-Longitudinal Dyadic Perspective“, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Principal Investigator: Gizem Hülür, Duration: January 2018 -December 2021
 		This project aimed to investigate processes of interpersonal perception and their influencing factors in older (married) couples. To this end, we collected experience-sampling data from 153 couples, with both partners aged 65 years or older. Data collection took place over a 14-day period, with six assessments per day.

S?nmez-Orhan, B., Weber, E., & Hülür, G. (in press). The relationship between momentary affect and working memory performance among older couples. International Journal of Behavioral Development. doi: 10.1177/01650254251351936

Weber, E., & Hülür, G. (2023). The role of relationship conflict for momentary loneliness and affect in the daily lives of older couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40, 2033-2060. doi: 10.1177/02654075221138022

Weber, E., & Hülür, G. (2021). Affect contagion in daily life is mediated by perceptions of partner affect: An experience-sampling study with older couples. Emotion, 21, 1699-1711. doi: 10.1037/emo0001043

?Digitalization and the Social Lives of Older Adults”, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Principal Investigator: Gizem Hülür, Duration: December 2018 - November 2020This project aimed to investigate the role of digital communication technologies in the social relationships of older adults. To this end, we collected experience-sampling data from 120 individuals aged 65 years and older. Starting in March 2020, the study was expanded to include a weekly survey on communication and well-being. The study ran for one year and was completed in the summer of 2021.

Luo, M., Pauly, T., R?cke, C., & Hülür, G. (2022). Alternating time spent on social interactions and solitude in healthy older adults. British Journal of Psychology, 113, 987-1008. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12586  

Macdonald, B., Luo, M., & Hülür, G. (2021). Daily social interactions and well-being in older adults: The role of interaction modality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38, 3566-3589. doi: 10.1177/02654075211052536

Macdonald, B., & Hülür, G. (2021). Well-being and loneliness in Swiss older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of social relationships. The Gerontologist, 61, 240-250. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa194

Evaluation of Project VITAL: Virtual Inclusion Technology for All”, Alzheimer’s Association and Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Principal Investigators: Gizem Hülür, Kathryn Hyer, Lindsay Peterson, & William E. Haley, Duration: July 2020 - September 2021This project aimed to evaluate measures designed to enhance well-being and reduce loneliness in nursing homes and assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic through the use of tablets. A subproject examined the use of tablets in the context of family caregiving. Surveys were conducted with staff members of care facilities and with family caregivers.

Nguyen, L. T., Prophater, L. E., Fazio, S., Hülür, G., Tate, R., Sherwin, K., Shatzer, J., Peterson, L. J., Haley, W. E. (2024). Project VITAL at Home: Impact of technology on loneliness and well-being of family caregivers of people with dementia. Clinical Gerontologist, 47, 149-160. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2022.2123726

Prophater, L. E., Fazio, S., Nguyen, L. T., Hülür, G., Peterson, L. J., Sherwin, K., Shatzer, J., Branham, M., O’Hern, K., Stoglin, K., Tate, R., & Hyer, K. (2021). Alzheimer’s Association project VITAL: A Florida statewide initiative using technology to impact social isolation and well-being. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.720180

“A Metacognitive Calibration Intervention to Enhance Learning in Post-Secondary Education”, Association for Psychological Science (APS), Principal Investigators: Gizem Hülür & Samuel D. Gosling, Duration: April 2018 - May 2019In this project, we developed and evaluated an intervention aimed at improving students’ metacognitive skills and academic performance. The intervention and data collection were implemented over several semesters in a psychology course at the University of Texas at Austin.