Themen für die Bachelorarbeit bei der «Gerontopsychologie»
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Betreuungsperson der Bachelorarbeit: Prof. Dr. M. MartinTermin: MO 15. September 2025
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Betreuer = Prof. Dr. Mike Martin; Ko-Betreuer*in = die beim Thema genannte Kontaktperson.
offen:
Intentions of entrepreneurship in adults 50+
Beschreibung: Entrepreneurship is no longer limited to young generations: Older people have started to consider entrepreneurship as an attractive option for staying economically and socially active (Wainwright & Kibler, 2014). ?Senior entrepreneurship? is defined as entrepreneurial activities pursued by individuals above age 50 (Cerven? et al., 2016; Duhamel et al., 2016; Isele & Rogoff, 2014; Maritz, 2015; Pilkova et al., 2014). The number of companies founded by older adults has been growing and will continue to grow (Isele & Rogoff, 2014; Maritz, 2015; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022). The goal of this thesis is to investigate 50+ Swiss adults? interest in entrepreneurship after the age of 50, and to measure any intentions of starting a business, as well as motivations and current circumstances. As there is very limited research on senior entrepreneurship in Switzerland, the goal is to understand this phenomenon and its acceptance in Swiss society.
Kontakt: Dr. Burcu Demiray, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 01.07.2025)Just-in-Time Intervention to Foster Social Connectedness in Older People
Beschreibung: Feelings of social connectedness lie at the core of emotional well-being and overall health. This is not only relevant in general but also subject to fluctuations within close and romantic relationships. Recent methodological advancements have enabled the development of digital just-in-time interventions that address these perceived social realities in people's everyday lives.
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to provide an overview of just-in-time interventions designed to enhance feelings of general social connectedness and as well as closeness within close and romantic relationships among older adults in the literature.
Kontakt: Dr. Andrea Horn, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 30.06.2025)Emotional Expression During Couples` Social Support Interactions Across the Lifespan
Beschreibung: The expression of emotions represents a central emotion regulation strategy in interpersonal contexts (e.g., Brans et al., 2013; Gross & John, 2002). Emotional expression can be in part an individual disposition. However, the extent in which romantic partners express their emotions during an interaction (e.g., a support conversation) depends at a great extent on the characteristics of the interpersonal context in which the emotional expression takes place each time (e.g., the romantic partner`s behavior or the perception of it). A growing research body has tried to understand the factors that promote or inhibit emotional expression during couples`interactions. For example, one interpersonal process, the perceived partner responsiveness (PPR), seems to promote emotional disclosure (Ruan et al., 2020). When people perceive their partner as responsive - i.e., they feel understood, validated and cared (Reis & Shaver, 1988) while disclosing their emotions - they are also more open to express them.
The aim of this thesis is: 1) to provide a systematic overview of studies that examined emotional expression in couples` social support interactions and describe the different channels through which emotions were expressed (i.e., verbally, nonverbally, paraverbally) and 2) discuss the aspects which - according to these studies - promote the expression of emotions in this context.
This thesis will be written in English.
Literature:
Brans, K., Koval, P., Verduyn, P., Lim, Y. L., & Kuppens, P. (2013). The regulation of negative and positive affect in daily life. Emotion, 13, 926-939. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032400
Gross, J., & John, O. P. (2002). Wise emotion regulation. In L. F. Barrett & P. Salovey (Eds.), The wisdom of feelings: Psychological processes in emotional intelligence (pp. 297-318). Guilford Press.
Reis, H. T., & Shaver, P. (1988). Intimacy as an interpersonal process. In S. W. Duck (Ed.), Handbook of personal relationships (pp. 367-389). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Ruan, Y., Reis, H. T., Clark, M. S., Hirsch, J. L., & Bink, B. D. (2020). Can I tell you how I feel? Perceived partner responsiveness encourages emotional expression. Emotion, 20(3), 329-342.
Kontakt: M. Sc. Myrto Dolcetti, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 30.06.2025)Mobility and its correlates
Beschreibung: Mobility is an important functional ability in healthy aging, but it is a relatively understudied concept in aging research, including the lack of a profound theoretical rationale and empirical findings on its antecedents, correlates, and consequences. This thesis aims to overcome the limitations and examine mobility and its correlates. Your thesis can examine mobility in relation to one/some of the following various aspects, such as (1) health and well-being, (2) physical and social environments, (3) goals and motivation, (4) personality, and (5) attitudes to aging and ageism, etc. The thesis should review existing studies on the topic, critically reflect upon the merits and limitations, and propose possible future research directions. The thesis will be written in English.
De Silva, N. A., Gregory, M. A., Venkateshan, S. S., Verschoor, C. P., & Kuspinar, A. (2019). Examining the association between life?space mobility and cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review. Journal of Aging Research, 2019(1), 3923574.
Luo, M., Kim, E. K., Weibel, R., Martin, M., & Röcke, C. (2023). GPS-derived daily mobility and daily well-being in community-dwelling older adults. Gerontology, 69(7), 875-887.
Kontakt: Dr. Minxia Luo, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 30.06.2025)Dyadic Interdependence and Affective Processes across the Lifespan
Beschreibung: The goal for this thesis is to review the literature around dyadic interdependence in indistinguishable dyads (friends, siblings, same-gender couples, etc.). Friendships have gained increasing attention as central components of social well-being including in aging, where they contribute to healthy aging and emotional and social support. The thesis should review hod dyadic data in indistinguishable dyads can be analysed and interpreted effectively, with a focus on age-related changes in dyadic affective processes. Methodological approaches and challenges should be discussed.
Kontakt: M. Sc. Zilla Huber, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 30.06.2025)A Scoping Review of Experience Sampling Research in Physical Health Conditions
Beschreibung: Experience Sampling Methods (ESM) have been widely adopted to study healthy populations and individuals with mental health conditions. However, relatively few studies have applied ESM to populations with physical health conditions. This thesis aims to review existing studies that have employed an experience sampling design in the context of physical health and to summarize the key topics and research questions addressed, the study designs used, and the data analytic methods applied. The thesis will also critically reflect on the strengths and limitations of ESM as a research method in this context and highlight gaps and limitations in the current literature. The thesis will be written in English.
Paterson, C., Armitage, L., & Turner, M. (2023). Current landscape of ecological momentary assessment (real-time data) methodology in cancer research: a systematic review. In Seminars in oncology nursing (Vol. 39, No. 6, p. 151514). WB Saunders.
Geeraerts, J., Pivodic, L., Nooijer, K. D., Rosquin, L., Naert, E., Crombez, G., ... & Van den Block, L. (2025). The potential of experience sampling methods in palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 39(2), 307-317.
Kontakt: Dr. Minxia Luo, E-Mail[ Einzelthema ]
Status: offen (erfasst / geändert: 30.06.2025)
vergeben:
The aging workforce: Challenges, barriers and opportunities
Within-dyad emotion dynamics of couples' interactions across the adult lifespan: A scoping review
Synchrony during couples' support interactions across the adult lifespan
Social aspects of emotion regulation flexibility over the life-span
Loneliness in older adulthood
Ressourcenstärkung im Alter
Empathic accuracy across adulthood
A scoping review of measurement-burst studies in gerontopsychology research
Momentary subjective age and its correlates
Smartphone Sensing Methods
Interpersonal emotion regulation in daily life over the life-span
Emotional acceptance as an emotion regulation strategy
Development of discrete emotions across the lifespan
Social connection and cognitive functioning in late life
Affective dynamics of couples' interactions and their development
Emotional covariation in couples? interactions over the adult lifespan
Exploring Purpose and Meaning in Life: A Review of Definitions and Measurements
Examining emotional arousal and cognition in middle and older age
Associations of green space with cognition and well-being
Within-person developmental dynamics of couples' communication
The impact of ageism on aging individuals' cognitive health
Social relationships and interpersonal emotion regulation across the lifespan
Purpose and activities in old age ? a mechanism for healthy aging?
Lifestyle engagement, cardiovascular health, and cognitive functioning in older age
Emotional arousal and cognitive performance
E-learning in old age (60+)
Affektive Dynamiken über die Lebensspanne
Adaptiver und maladaptiver Selbstfokus über die Lebensspanne
Lifestyle engagement, stress, and cognitive functioning in older age
Aktivitäten im sehr hohen Alter und ihr Beitrag zu gelungenem Altern
Emotional suppression: Personal and situational factors
Kommunikation in Partnerschaft
The importance of purpose throughout the lifespan
Emotion regulation goals
Emotion Regulation Flexibility
Der Einfluss gemeinsamer Aktivitäten auf das Gefühl der Nähe /Intimität in Paarbeziehungen.
Verzeihen in Paarbeziehungen
Datenerfassung mittels Smartphone Sensing Methoden.
Just-in-Time Interventionen
Social connection and well-being in the elderly
Mindfulness in everyday life in the context of healthy aging
Kommunikation in Partnerschaft über die Lebensspanne
Messung von Emotionen
Interventionen zur Förderung des Selbstmitgefühls
Selbstmitgefühl über die Lebensspanne
Emotionsregulation über die Lebensspanne: From lab to daily life
Persönliche Sichtweisen des gesunden Alterns
Spontaneous cognitive processes and aging
Psychologische Bedeutung von Wörtern: Sprachgebrauch und Gesundheit
Intra- und Interpersonelle Emotionsregulation über die Lebensspanne
Persönlichkeit und Demenzrisiko
Demenz und Persönlichkeitsveränderungen
Mind wandering
Digitale Revolution und Forschung in Psychologie
Intime Beziehung über die Lebensspanne
Der Einfluss von Drittvariablen auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Persönlichkeit und Kognition
Ein Vergleich zwischen dem typischen intellektuellen Engagement, dem Kognitionsbedürfnis und Offenheit für neue Erfahrungen
Bindung und Emotionsregulation im (späten) Erwachsenenalter
Messung von Kommunikation
Kommunikation in Partnerschaft
Bindung und Demenz
Erfassung von Bindung im Erwachsenenalter
Depressivität und Bewegung im Alltag von älteren Personen
Depressivität und Bewegung - Instrumentenübersicht und Validierung
Selbstwertentwicklung bei älteren Personen
Erörterung der «learning set hypothesis» und der «rigidity hypothesis»
Partnerschaft im Alter und Stabilisierung der Lebensqualität und der Gesundheit
Reminiscence and Well-being in Late Life
Autobiographical Memory in Everyday Life: Theoretical Approach
Persönlichkeit und Kognition über die Lebensspanne.
Häufig gebraucht, selten erfasst: Kognitive Fähigkeiten im täglichen Leben.
Die Entwicklung des Denkens im Verlaufe des Lebens
Einflussfaktoren auf das Denken im Verlaufe des Lebens
Bindung im späten Erwachsenenalter
Erfassung von Bindung im Erwachsenenalter
Temperament/Persönlichkeit und Bewegung im täglichen Leben
Memory in Everyday Life: A Review of Methodologies
Messung von Emotionsregulation