Journal Article

Becker, Daniela; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater: Indulging in harmless pleasures can support self-regulation and foster cooperation (In Press). Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46. 10.1017/S0140525X23000456

Becker, Daniela; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). The Role of Hedonic Goal Pursuit in Self-Control and Self-Regulation: Is Pleasure the Problem or Part of the Solution? Affective Science, 4 (3), pp. 470-474. 10.1007/s42761-023-00193-2

Bernecker, Katharina; Becker, Daniela; Guobyte, Aiste (2023). If the party is good, you can stay longer—effects of trait hedonic capacity on hedonic quantity and performance. Motivation and Emotion, 47 (5), pp. 711-725. 10.1007/s11031-023-10021-6

Scharinger, Christian; Prislan, Laura; Bernecker, Katharina; Ninaus, Manuel (2023). Gamification of an n-back working memory task – Is it worth the effort? An EEG and eye-tracking study. Biological Psychology, 179, p. 108545. 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108545

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina; Nielsen, Kristian S.; Hofmann, Wilhelm; Brandstätter, Veronika (2023). Regulate me! Self-control dissatisfaction in meat reduction success relates to stronger support for behavior-regulating policy. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 85, p. 101922. 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101922

Sassenberg, Kai; Roesel, Inka; Sudeck, Gorden; Bernecker, Katharina; Durst, Jennifer; Krauss, Inga (2022). The Relation of Attitude Toward Technology and Mastery Experience After an App-Guided Physical Exercise Intervention: Randomized Crossover Trial. JMIR Formative Research, 6 (2), e28913. 10.2196/28913

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina; von der Heyde, Leoni; Boos, Margarete; Brandstätter, Veronika; Zogmaister, Cristina (2022). Climate policy support as a tool to control others’ (but not own) environmental behavior? PLOS ONE, 17 (6), e0269030. 10.1371/journal.pone.0269030

Brandstätter, Veronika; Bernecker, Katharina (2022). Persistence and Disengagement in Personal Goal Pursuit. Annual Review of Psychology, 73 (1), pp. 271-299. 10.1146/annurev-psych-020821-110710

Greipl, Simon; Bernecker, Katharina; Ninaus, Manuel (2021). Facial and Bodily Expressions of Emotional Engagement: How Dynamic Measures Reflect the Use of Game Elements and Subjective Experience of Emotions and Effort. Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, 5. 10.1145/3474667

Book Section

Kukowski, Charlotte A.; Bernecker, Katharina (2023). Which factors shape public climate policy support? A social-motivational perspective. In: Reese, Gerhard; Römpke, Anne-Kristin; Bernd, Asja; Dolderer, Christoph; Mues, Andreas W. (eds.) The Puzzle of Transformation. Impulses from Environmental Psychological Research. BfN-Schriften: Vol. 658 (pp. 51-60). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz