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IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 The IFS will join EARLI 2025 @uni-graz.at! 🌍 From Aug 25–29, we’ll present research on digital vocabulary tools, multilingual learning, diverse student needs, classroom motivation & instructionally sensitive items. Excited for insights & global exchange! 💡 #EARLI2025

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · Jul 17

🇬🇧 The UK plans to introduce voting at 16.
🇦🇹 Austria introduced it 18 years ago.

Reposting the thread summarising our recent research re-evaluating evidence on the Austrian case.

TL;DR: No big boost in engagement, but no harm either. Voting at 16 facilitates inclusion, and that matters in itself.

Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · Oct 7

🔔 Publication Alert: New Research Note

Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses

By @elisabethgraf.bsky.social, @schnizzl.bsky.social, @laurabronner.bsky.social & S. Kritzinger

Electoral Studies ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.el...

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Screenshot of an article titled "Revisiting eligibility effects of voting at 16: Insights from Austria based on regression discontinuity analyses" from the journal Electoral Studies.

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · May 22

Great, i can definitly recommended! 😊

Julia Reiter @juliareiter.bsky.social · May 7

🎉We're back! 24 hours of Political Psychology is once again coming to Vienna - save the dates: 26 / 27 February 2026

▶️ Abstract submission is OPEN - find the link & further information here: 24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at

Very excited to co-host with @markuswagner.bsky.social and @isabellareb.bsky.social

24 HOURS OF POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2026

24hpolpsy.univie.ac.at

Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Apr 29

I had a wonderful time at #AERA 2025 in Denver! It provided incredible insights into current #emotions, #motivation, #intervention, and #civics education research. I am particularly thankful for many conversations and the opportunity to share research on motivational processes and development 😊

IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Apr 29

Exciting times at the #AERA 2025 conference in Denver! Under the theme "#Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just #Education Renewal", our IFS team shared valuable insights on civic engagement and academic motivation. Grateful for the connections made!

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IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Mar 31

Stellenausschreibung am IFS: Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt Position als Akad. Rätin/ Rat a.Z. bzw. wissenschaftlich Beschäftigte*r zu besetzen! Mehr Informationen unter: ifs.ep.tu-dortmund.de/karriere/akt... #joboffer #ArbeitInDerWissenschaft #Forschung #Lehre

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Mar 27

Warum ist es wichtig, Forschungsdaten, Materialien und Analysecodes verfügbar zu machen? Darüber und zu #OpenScience in #FAIR sprach ich gemeinsam mit Hanna Gaspard:

IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Mar 27

Forscherinnen des IFS als Data Champions gekürt: Prof. Gaspard und Dr. Graf stellen Daten bereit, um den Forschungsprozess transparent zu machen, ohne die Rechte der Studienteilnehmenden zu gefährden! Das Interview in voller Länger unter: www.tu-dortmund.de/detail/wir-p... #DataChampions

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IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Mar 3

We are looking forward to the #keynotes of Prof. Laura Wray-Lake and Prof. Jan Germen Janmaat at interdisciplinary Keynote Forum on #CivicEducation in Essen. To join us on April 9th, register via the following link: eveeno.com/241050096

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 28

We are very honored to have Prof. Laura Wray-Lake and Prof. Jan Germen Janmaat visit our PostdocLab #CERL to share their research on civic development and education. If you are interested in joining the two keynote lectures, register here: eveeno.com/241050096

📅 April 9, 2025, 14.15 - 16.00
🧭 Essen

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IFS TU Dortmund @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social · Feb 7

📢Wir gehen neue Kommunikationswege und freuen uns auf den Austausch auf Mastodon @[email protected] – Bluesky @ifs-tudortmund.bsky.social und Instagram ifs_tudortmund

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 10

3️⃣ Finally, we were interested in feedback loops. Do career aspirations themselves affect future motivational beliefs?

➡️We show effects from reading-related career aspirations to German self-concept and from math-related career aspirations to math motivation, but no robust cross-domain effects.

Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 10

2️⃣ How do associations to domain-specific self-concept and intrinsic motivation change over time?

➡️ We find stronger associations between intrinsic motivation and reading-related career aspirations at 16 compared to age 13, supporting an intensification of domain-specific associations.

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 10

➡️ Additionally, we find increasing stability of math- and reading-related career aspirations over time.

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 10

Based on expectancy-value and dimensional comparison theory we look into three questions:

1️⃣ How do math- and reading related career aspiration develop?

➡️ We show slight increases and identify students' domain-specific self-concept, interest, and achievement as predictors of initial levels.

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 10

📄New Preprint: "Domain-Specific Career Aspirations, Motivation, and Achievement in Math and Reading Across Adolescence"

In this study, we use #NEPS data to investigate the development of math- and reading-related career aspirations.

#edusky #edpsych

doi.org/10.31234/osf...

OSF

doi.org

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Feb 5

🚨 New open position at the IFS: we are looking for a research assistant (65%) in the NEPS team focusing on Civic Literacy.

Please share with anyone who might be interested, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

#civics #polpsy #NEPS #EduSky

ifs.ep.tu-dortmund.de/storages/ifs...

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Jan 29

Nice! Congratulations 🥳🥳🥳

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Jan 20

If you don't want to miss any news and (in-person or online) event, you are most welcome to register for our newsletter: eveeno.com/244483400

Civic Education Research Lab (CERL)

eveeno.com

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Jan 20

The @college-uaruhr.bsky.social now featured an in-depth interview about our ideas and plans for the Civic Education Research Lab #CERL

www.college-uaruhr.de/features/inf...

#CivicEducation #EduSky #PsychSciSky #PolPsy

College UA Ruhr: Influencing Factors in Civic Education

www.college-uaruhr.de

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Dec 6

Great data from Austria now available ⬇️

Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · Dec 6

🎄🌟 Exciting news! 📊🎉

The AUTNES Online Panel Study 2017–2024 is here! 🎁🤩

Explore 23 survey waves to uncover the dynamics of voting behavior and public opinion in Austria. 🗳️🇦🇹

Access the data via #AUSSDA ➡️ doi.org/10.11587/HNU...

#AUTNES #ElectionStudies #Polisky #DataRelease #WeLoveData ❤️

Sankey diagram illustrating the patterns of vote switching across the parliamentary elections 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2024.

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GEBF25: Kongress für empirische Bildungsforschung @gebf25.bsky.social · Nov 28

👋 Bildungsforschung! Wir sind jetzt auch hier und posten über den größten Kongress für empirische Bildungsforschung in 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭🇱🇺: #gebf25!
📅 27.–30.1.2025 in Mannheim
✨ 1200 Forschende, Keynotes, Diskussionen, Networking!
👉 www.gebf2025.de

www.gebf2025.de

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Julia Reiter @juliareiter.bsky.social · Nov 12

Looking to do a PhD in Educational Psychology and very interested in emotions? Well do I have good news for you - our local Ed Psych is looking to hire a new PhD candidate, and you'd even get to work with world's most wonderful post-doc @lisastempfer.bsky.social 🎉

jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

University assistant predoctoral

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Nov 21

In general, it might already help to include files for data processing in #OpenMaterial, particularly when working with secondary data.
Writing / revising code in such a way that it is understandable to others can already reveal possible errors.
#OpenCode #OpenScience

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Nov 21

I can only recommended anyone working with R (or any other statistics program) to utilize code review, e.g. among co-authors - four eyes are always better to discover blind spots or errors 👀👀

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Elisabeth Graf @elisabethgraf.bsky.social · Nov 21

⬇️❗This is so crucial, we can all learn a lot from this exmple. I am glad I had @laurabronner.bsky.social reviewing my analysis code for this paper several times, and I think that's a huge asset of collaborative research.

Laura Bronner @laurabronner.bsky.social · Nov 21

3) Check your fucking code.

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Christina Gahn @christinagahn.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎯 Publication alert! 🎯 Excited to share that my first single-authored dissertation paper is now published at The International Journal of Press/Politics #IJPP

🔓Check out the open access (thanks @univienna) paper here: doi.org/10.1177/1940... 1/2

Abstract of the article How Much Tailoring Is too Much? Voter Backlash on Highly Tailored Campaign Messages

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