Dr. Stephanie Antons, M.Sc.
Scientific employee
Department of General Psychology: Cognition
Department of Human-Centered Computing and Cognitive Science
Faculty for Computer Science
University of Duisburg-Essen
Forsthausweg 2
47057 Duisburg
Germany
Phone: +49 203 379 - 2251
E-Mail: stephanie.antons[at]uni-due.de
stephanie.antons[at]cognition-ude.de
Office hours: by appointment
Room: LE 221
Research focus
Reduced control, behavioral addictions, biopsychological, affective, cognitive mechanisms.
Scientific Degrees
| 2016-19 |
Dr. rer. nat. |
| 2013-16 |
M.Sc. |
| 2009-13 |
B.A. |
Professional Career
| Since 09/2022 |
Visiting Academic |
| 08/2022 |
Visiting Scholar |
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Since 05/2021 |
Research Fellow |
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Since 04/2020 |
Research Fellow |
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08/2019 |
Research Stay |
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Since 09/2016 |
Research Fellow |
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04/2015-08/2017 |
Student Assistant |
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03/2015-08/2016 |
Student Assistant |
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02/2014-02/2015 |
Student Assistant |
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07/2011-09/2014 |
Student Assistant/ Internship |
Scholarships and Grants
| Since 2022 | DFG-Grants-in-kind: "Explaining and predicting moments of impaired control in individuals with the goal of regulating their gambling behavior or pornography use: A multimethod study approach" |
| 2022 | Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR), Förderlinie MERCUR.KOOPERATION, Title "RuhrNetwork for Functional Digital Media-Use in Children and Adolescents: An Inter-University Network of Young Scientists", (Ko-2021-0023) |
| 2019 | Gustav A. Lienert Stiftung, Scholarship for the promotion of young researchers in biopsychological methodology, Research stay at Yale Medical School, Yale University (Prof. Dr. M.N. Potenza) |
| 2019 | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Congress Travel Program, International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (ICBA) in Yokohama, Japan |
| Since 2018 | Member of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Addictions (ISSBA) |
| Since 2017 | Member of the DG Sucht, Germany |
Selected Teaching Experiences
| Since 2018 | Seminar on “Applied Cognitive Psychology” (Master’s degree program “Applied Cognitive and Media Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) |
| 2019 | Supervision of “Research Projects in Cognitive Psychology” (Master’s degree program “Applied Cognitive and Media Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) |
| 2017-2019 | Supervision of “Practical Projects in Cognitive Psychology” (Bachelor’s degree program “Applied Cognitive and Media Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) |
Reviewer Activities
- Addiction Biology
- Addictive Behaviors
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- BMC Psychology
- Computers and Education
- Human Brain Mapping
- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Journal of Individual Differences
Selected Publications
1. Antons, S., Müller, S. M., Neumann, P., Müller, A., & Steins-Loeber, S. (2023). Stimuli-Specific Inhibitory Control in Disorders Due to Addictive Behaviours: a Review of Current Evidence and Discussion of Methodological Challenges. Current Addiction Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00517-z
2. Antons, S., Engel, J., Briken, P., Krüger, T. H. C., Brand, M., & Stark, R. (2022). Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. doi:10.1556/2006.2022.00061
3. Wegmann, E., Antons, S., & Brand, M. (2022). The experience of gratification and compensation in addictive behaviors: How can these experiences be measured systematically within and across disorders due to addictive behaviors? Comprehensive Psychiatry, 117, 152336. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152336
4. Antons, S., & Brand, M. (2021). Diagnostic and classification considerations related to compulsive sexual behavior disorder and problematic pornography use. Current Addiction Reports, 8(3), 452-457. doi:10.1007/s40429-021-00383-7
5. Antons, S., & Brand, M. (2020). Inhibitory control and problematic Internet-pornography use – The important balancing role of the insula. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(1), 58-70. doi:10.1556/2006.2020.00010
6. Antons, S., Brand, M., & Potenza, M. N. (2020). Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 415, 116952. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2020.116952
7. Antons, S., Müller, S. M., Liebherr, M., & Brand, M. (2020). Gaming disorder: How to translate behavioral neuroscience into public health advances. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 7, 267-277. doi:10.1007/s40473-020-00216-3
8. Antons, S., Trotzke, P., Wegmann, E., & Brand, M. (2019). Interaction of craving and functional coping styles in heterosexual males with varying degrees of unregulated Internet-pornography use. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, 237-243. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.051
9. Antons, S., Boecker, M., Gauggel, S., Gordi, V., Patel, H. J., Binkofski, F., & Drueke, B. (2019). Strategies of selective changing: Preparatory processes seem to be responsible for differences in complex inhibition. PlosOne, 4(4): e0214652. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214652
10. Antons, S. & Brand, M. (2018). Trait and state impulsivity in males with tendency towards Internet-pornography-use disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 79, 171-177. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.029
11. Starcke, K., Antons, S., Trotzke, P., & Brand, M. (2018). Cue-reactivity in behavioral addictions: A meta-analysis and methodological considerations. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(2):227-238. doi:10.1556/2006.7.2018.39