Dr. des. Zita Mayer

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Dr. des. Zita Mayer
University of Zurich
Department of Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Adulthood
Binzmuehlestrasse 14/11
CH-8050 Zurich / Switzerland

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mayer@psychologie.uzh.ch
BIN 3.A.12
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Current Research Interests

Self-Regulation
Dynamics of multiple goal pursuit
Life-span developmental psychology

Brief Research Statement

I am interested in self-regulatory processes involved in successful development across the life span. Grounded in the notion that selectively investing resources towards maximizing gains and minimizing loss promotes successful development, I seek to examine life-span variation in self-regulatory actions associated with adaptively managing multiple goal pursuit. Some of my dissertation research is embedded in an intensive-longitudinal study investigating the role of emotional and motivational attention for positive development in young, middle-aged, and older adults.

Education

2017 - 2023	PhD student, Chair of Developmental Psychology: Adulthood, University of Zurich (Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alexandra M. Freund)
2015 – 2017	Master of Science in Psychology, University of Zurich Thesis: «Exploring the relations between intentional self-regulation, neighborhood socioeconomic status, and positive youth development in adolescence» (Advisors: Chris Napolitano, Ph.D.)
2012 – 2015	Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Modern History, University of Zurich Thesis: «Seek and you shall find? The relevance of cognitive considerations for studying motivation and volition» (Advisor: Dr. phil. Marcel Herrmann)
2012	Matura, Gymnasium Kirchenfeld, Bern

Professional Positions (selection)

2016 – 2017		Research assistant Chair of Gerontopsychology and Gerontology, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Mike Martin)
2015 – 2017		Statistics Tutor Chair of Psychological Methods, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Carolin Strobl)
2015		Research assistant Chair of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas Maercker)
2015 – 2017		Research assistant Chair of Developmental Psychology: Adulthood, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Alexandra M. Freund)

Department of Psychology Developmental Psychology: Adulthood

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