Dr. Annika Brandtner, 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 - 2253
E-Mail: annika.brandtner[at]uni-due.de
annika.brandtner[at]cognition-ude.de

Office hours: by appointment
Room: LE 220

List of publications

Research focus

Behavioral Addictions
Mental Imagery

Scientific Degrees

Since 2021 M. Sc. Health and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Since 2020 PhD student at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, on the topic “Craving and desire thinking in behavioral addictions”
2016-2019 M. Sc. Applied cognitive and media science at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2011-2015 B. Sc. Psychology at University of Potsdam, Germany

Professional Career

Since 2020 Research fellow at the department of General Psychology: Cognition at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2017-2020 Research assistant at the department of General Psychology: Cognition at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2016-2018 Freelance english and german teacher at the language and tutoring school 'perapera', Düsseldorf, Germany
2013-2015 Student assistant at Charité Berlin, Germany, in the research department of psychiatry and psychotherapy

Teaching Experience

Since 2019 Supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses
Summer 2018 und 2019 Tutor for the English tutorial associated with the computer science lecture on interactive systems at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Winter 2018/2019 Tutor for a student psychological research project on problematic videogaming at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Winter 2019/2020 Supervisor of a student psychological research project on mental time travel in the context of behavioral addictions at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Winter 2020/2021 Betreuerin eines studentischen psychologischen Forschungsprojekts zu Craving im Kontext problematischer sozialer Netzwerke an der Universität Duisburg-Essen
Winter 2020/2021 Supervisor of a student psychological research project on craving in the context of problematic social networks use at University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

 

Reviewer Activities

Addictive Behaviors, Klinische Psychologie & Psychotherapie, Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Selected Publications (IF = impact factor 2020, if available)

1. Brandtner, A., Verduyn, P., Behrens, S., Spada, M. M., & Antons, S. (2023). License to look? The role of permissive beliefs, desire thinking, and self-control in predicting the use of social networking sites. Addictive Behaviors, 139, 107573. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107573

2. Brandtner, A., Antons, S., Liebherr, M., & Brand, M. (2022). How different gaming genres can be described by required skills and motives for playing. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25(9), 613-619. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0019

3. Brandtner, A. & Brand, M. (2021). Fleeing through the mind’s eye: Desire thinking as a maladaptive coping mechanism among specific online activities. Addictive Behaviors, 106957. [IF = 3.91]

4. Brandtner, A., Wegmann, E., & Brand, M. (2020). Desire thinking promotes decisions to game: The mediating role between gaming urges and everyday decision-making in recreational gamers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 12, 100295.

5. Brandtner, A., Pekal, J., & Brand, M. (2020). Investigating properties of imagery-induced flash-forwards and the effect of eye movements on the experience of desire and craving in gamers. Addictive Behaviors, 106347. [IF = 3.91]