Majlinda Zhuniq, M.Sc.
School of Social Sciences
Willy-Brandt-Platz 1
68161 Mannheim
by appointment
Research Interests
- Compassion and well-being
- Compassion-based interventions (e.g., CBCT®)
- Meta-analysis and psychotherapy research
Education
since 2024 PhD candidate, University of Mannheim 2020–2022 Research Master’s in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2016–2020 B.Sc. in Psychology, University of Prishtina, Kosovo Publications and Conference Contributions
Publications
Zhuniq, M., Winter, F., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2025). Compassion for others and well-being: A meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23460-7
Schipper-Eindhoven, S. M., de Knegt, N. C., Mevissen, L., van Loon, J., de Vries, R., Zhuniq, M., & Bekker, M. H. J. (2024). EMDR treatment for people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review about difficulties and adaptations. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1328310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1328310
Conference Contributions
Zhuniq, M., Winter, F., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2026, Juni). Compassion for others and well-being: A meta-analysis [Vortrag]. Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Osaka, Japan.
Zhuniq, M., Winter, F., Negi, L. T., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2026, Juni). Pathways to compassion: A randomized controlled trial protocol investigating the role of attention and self-compassion in cultivating compassion for others [Poster]. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (DPK), Berlin, Deutschland.
Zhuniq, M., Winter, F., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2025, Juni). Pathways to compassion: A randomized controlled trial protocol investigating the role of attention and self-compassion in cultivating compassion for others [Poster]. Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR), Krakau, Polen.
Zhuniq, M., Winter, F., & Aguilar-Raab, C. (2025, April). Compassion for others and well-being: A meta-analysis [Poster]. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (DPK), Berlin, Deutschland.