Social interaction in educational settings

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Teachers can make an important difference and have a great impact on the cognitive, emotional and social development of their students. We examine how teachers can build sustainable teacher-student relationships, help shape peer relationships, and prevent classroom disruptions through adaptive classroom design and classroom management.

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Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation
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Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Institut für Forschung, Entwicklung und Evaluation

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Publications

Publikationen (filter Schwerpunktprogramm)

Kurzfristige Massnahmen verschärfen den Stress der Lehrpersonen

Wettstein, Alexander (2023). Kurzfristige Massnahmen verschärfen den Stress der Lehrpersonen. Berner Schule (04), S. 6-7 Bildung Bern.

Hate speech in adolescents: A binational study on prevalence and demographic differences

Castellanos, Melisa; Wettstein, Alexander; Wachs, Sebastian; Kansok-Dusche, Julia; Ballaschk, Cindy; Krause, Norman; Bilz, Ludwig (2023). Hate speech in adolescents: A binational study on prevalence and demographic differences. Frontiers in Education, 8, S. 1076249. 10.3389/feduc.2023.1076249

Direct and indirect effects of social dominance orientation on hate speech perpetration via empathy and moral disengagement among adolescents: A multilevel mediation model

Castellanos, Melisa; Wettstein, Alexander; Wachs, Sebastian; Bilz, Ludwig (2023). Direct and indirect effects of social dominance orientation on hate speech perpetration via empathy and moral disengagement among adolescents: A multilevel mediation model. Aggressive Behavior, 50 (1) Wiley. 10.1002/ab.22100

Autor/-innen: 
Prof. Dr. Alexander Wettstein Dr. Sebastian Wachs

Associations between Social Competence, Perceived Parents’ Prosocial Educational Goals, and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in School

Kansok-Dusche, Julia; Wettstein, Alexander; Castellanos, Melisa; Schwab, Céline; Subramaniam, Abimanju; Wachs, Sebastian; Bilz, Ludwig (2023). Associations between Social Competence, Perceived Parents’ Prosocial Educational Goals, and Adolescents’ Hate Speech Perpetration in School. Victims & Offenders, 19 (3), S. 419-446. 10.1080/15564886.2023.2189191

The online hate speech cycle of violence: moderating effects of moral disengagement and empathy in the victim-to-perpetrator relationship

Wachs, Sebastian; Bilz, Ludwig; Wettstein, Alexander; Wright, Michelle F.; Krause, Norman; Ballaschk, Cindy; Kansok-Dusche, Julia (2022). The online hate speech cycle of violence: moderating effects of moral disengagement and empathy in the victim-to-perpetrator relationship. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25 (4), S. 223-229. 10.1089/cyber.2021.0159

Longitudinal Associations Between Core Self-Evaluation, Vital Exhaustion and Hair Cortisol in Teachers and the Mediating Effects of Resignation Tendency

Schneider, Sandra; Wettstein, Alexander; Tschacher, Wolfgang; Torchetti, Loredana; Jenni, Gabriel; Kühne, Fabienne; grosse Holtforth, Martin; La Marca, Roberto (2022). Longitudinal Associations Between Core Self-Evaluation, Vital Exhaustion and Hair Cortisol in Teachers and the Mediating Effects of Resignation Tendency. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, S. 1-9. 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.907056

Ist das (schon) Hatespeech? – Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Verständnis von Hatespeech unter pädagogischem Schulpersonal

Ballaschk, Cindy; Schulze-Reichelt, Friederike; Wachs, Sebastian; Krause, Norman; Wettstein, Alexander; Kansok-Dusche, Julia; Bilz, Ludwig; Schubarth, Wilfried (2022). Ist das (schon) Hatespeech? – Eine qualitative Untersuchung zum Verständnis von Hatespeech unter pädagogischem Schulpersonal. Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung, 12 (3), S. 579-596. 10.1007/s35834-022-00367-1

Guilt is effectively induced by a written auto-biographical essay but not reduced by experimental pain

Schär, Selina; Vehlen, Antonia; Ebneter, Julia; Schicktanz, Nathalie; de Quervain, Dominique J. F.; Wittmann, Lutz; Götzmann, Lutz; grosse Holtforth, Martin; Protic, Sonja; Wettstein, Alexander; Egloff, Niklaus; Streitberger, Konrad; Schwegler, Kyrill I. M. (2022). Guilt is effectively induced by a written auto-biographical essay but not reduced by experimental pain. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 (16), S. 1-14. 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.891831