Chair Holder
Credit: Alexander Münch
Prof. Dr. Jutta Mata
Professor for Health Psychology
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
L 13, 17
68161 Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
L 13, 17
68161 Mannheim
Consultation hour(s):
On appointment
On appointment
Prof. Dr. Jutta Mata is Professor of Health Psychology and associate researcher of the Mannheim Center for European Social Research, at the University of Mannheim. Jutta Mata is also an associate researcher at the Center of Adaptive Rationality at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. She is a member of the “People, Climate, Sustainability” interest group of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and member of the board of trustees of the Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences GESIS. She is the chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
Academic and professional career
09/ 2024–10/2024 Research stay Department of Behavioral Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 05/ 2020–09/2024 Director Mannheim Center for Data Science, University of Mannheim 10/ 2018–present Associate researcher Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim 09/ 2015–present Professor (W3) Chair of Health Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim 10/ 2014–present Associate researcher Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin 2014–2021 Associate researcher Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana, University of Lisbon, Portugal 2014–2015 Assistant professor Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel 2012–2014 Research scientist Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin 2010–2012 Research scientist Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel 2008–2010 Post-doctoral researcher Department of Psychology, Stanford University, USA 2008 Post-doctoral researcher Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal 2004–2007 Doctoral candidate International Max Planck Research School LIFE, Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin 01/ 2007–03/2007 Research stay Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 10/ 2006–12/2006 Research stay Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA 1998–2004 Psychology degree program Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, University of Lisbon, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Publications
Publications
2025
- Claassen, M. A., Mata, J. & Hertwig, R. (2025). The (mis-)measurement of food decisions. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking(Article 107928), 1–24 (forthcoming). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.107928
- Emmer, C., Neumer, A., Kalter, F. & Mata, J. (2025). Long-term discrimination effects on adolescent health behaviors and well-being in four countries. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001496
- Loss, J., Betsch, C., Ellermann, C., Ewert, B., Grill, E., Jenny, M. A., Jordan, S., Kubiak, T., Mata, J., Rebitschek, F. G., Rehfuess, E. A. & Sniehotta, F. (2025). Grundzüge des Ansatzes der „Behavioural and Cultural Insights (BCI)” für eine Nutzung in Public Health – Ein Konsenspapier des Netzwerks „Behavioural Science Connect“. Das Gesundheitswesen (forthcoming). https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2528-8276
- Mata, J., Knobl, V. & Takezawa, M. (2025). Exploring the role of adolescents in healthier, more sustainable family meals: A decision study on meat consumption. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 208(Article 107916), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.107916
2024
- Emmer, C., Dorn, J. & Mata, J. (2024). The immediate effect of discrimination on mental health: A meta-analytic review of the causal evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 150(3), 215–252. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000419
- Kadel, P., Heist, N., Paulheim, H. & Mata, J. (2024). From pixels to palate: Communication around #vegan on Instagram and its relation with eating intentions. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 200(Article 107518), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107518
- Kadel, P., Herwig, I. E. & Mata, J. (2024). Deliberate ignorance – a barrier for information interventions targeting reduced meat consumption? Psychology & Health, 39(11), 1656–1673. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2182895
- Knobl, V. & Mata, J. (2024). Intersecting perspectives: Advocating for sustainable family meals across generations. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 201(Article 107618), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107618
- Matthies, E., Reese, G., Mata, J., Fritsche, I., Hofmann, W., Geiger, S., Cohrs, J. C., Loy, L. S. & Henne, L. (2024). Wie kann die Psychologie zur Bewältigung der Klimakrise beitragen? Psychologische Rundschau, 75(2), 177–181. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000673
- Welhaf, M. S., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., Gotlib, I. H. & Thompson, R. J. (2024). Mind-wandering in daily life in depressed individuals: An experience sampling study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 366, 244–253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.111
2023
- Dallacker, M., Knobl, V., Hertwig, R. & Mata, J. (2023). Effect of longer family meals on children's fruit and vegetable intake : A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 6(4, Article e236331), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6331
- Kilb, M., Giese, H. & Mata, J. (2023). How eating-related social media postings influence healthy eating in senders and network members: two field experiments with intensive longitudinal data. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 182(Article 106430). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106430
- Mata, J., Kadel, P., Frank, R. & Schüz, B. (2023). Education- and income-related differences in processed meat consumption across Europe: Tthe role of food-related attitudes. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 182(Article 106417). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106417
2022
- Abou-Dakn, M., Alexy, U., Beyer, K., Cremer, M., Ensenauer, R., Flothkötter, M., Geene, R., Hellmers, C., Joisten, C., Koletzko, B., Mata, J., Schiffner, U., Somm, I., Speck, M., Weißenborn, A. & Wöckel, A. (2022). Ernährung und Bewegung im Kleinkindalter. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, 171(Suppl. 1), 7–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00112-022-01519-3
- Herwig, I. E., Mata, J. & Kadel, P. (2022). Eine Umfrage zur Unterstützung eines stärker pflanzenbasierten Angebotes in einer Universitäts-Mensa – Ein Praxisbericht. Umweltpsychologie, 25(2), 63–81.
- Kilb, M., Dickhäuser, O. & Mata, J. (2022). A theory-based video intervention to enhance communication and engagement in online health communities: Two experiments. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 199–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2032074
- Klink, U., Mata, J., Frank, R. & Schüz, B. (2022). Socioeconomic differences in animal food consumption: education rather than income makes a difference. Frontiers in Nutrition : FNUT, 9(Article 993379), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.993379
- Knobl, V., Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R. & Mata, J. (2022). Happy and healthy: How family mealtime routines relate to child nutritional health. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 171(Article 105939), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.105939
- Schneider, S., Markovinovic, J. & Mata, J. (2022). Nudging and boosting children's restaurant menus for healthier food choice: A blinded quasi-randomized controlled trial in a real life setting.. BMC Public Health, 22(Article 78), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12365-5
2021
- Andresen, S., Falk, A., Frith, U., Gärtner, J., Hansen, G., Haug, G., Hertwig, R., Köller, O., Krieg, T., Kunter, M., Leyendecker, B., Lieb, K., Lindenberger, U., Mata, J., Meyer-Lindenberg, A., Pinger, P., Ravens-Sieberer, U., Rösler, F., Schneider, S., Schupp, J., Spieß, C. K., Vögele, C., Wagner, G. G., Walper, S., Woll, A. & Wößmann, L. (2021). Kinder und Jugendliche in der Coronavirus-Pandemie: psychosoziale und edukative Herausforderungen und Chancen : 8. Ad-hoc-Stellungsnahme – 21. Juni 2021. Halle, Saale: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina.
- Inauen, J., Contzen, N., Frick, V., Kadel, P., Keller, J., Kollmann, J., Mata, J. & van Valkengoed, A. (2021). Environmental issues are health issues: Making a case and setting an agenda for environmental health psychology. European Psychologist, 26(3), 219–229.
- Mata, J., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Reifenscheid, M., Möhring, K., Krieger, U., Friedel, S., Fikel, M., Cornesse, C., Blom, A. G. & Naumann, E. (2021). Health behaviors and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal population-based survey in Germany. Social Science & Medicine, 287(Article 114333). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114333
- Schüz, B., Meyerhof, H., Hilz, L. K. & Mata, J. (2021). Equity effects of dietary nudging field experiments: Systematic review and meta-synthesis. Frontiers in Public Health, 9(Article 668998), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.668998
2020
- Autenrieth, I., Becker, K., Becker, S., Brockmann, D., Domschke, K., Drosten, C., Frevert, U., Friedrich, B., Gärtner, J., Haug, G., Hertwig, R., Köller, O., Krieg, T., Kroemer, H. K., Kurts, C., Lelieveld, J., Markschies, C., Mata, J., Merkel, R., Scheithauer, S., Siegmund, B., Suttorp, N., Thiel, F., Wendtner, C., Wiesemann, C. & Wollenberg, B. (2020). Coronavirus-Pandemie: Wirksame Regeln für Herbst und Winter aufstellen : 6. Ad-hoc-Stellungnahme – 23. September 2020. Halle, Saale: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina.
- Betsch, C., Brinkmann, M., Brockmann, D., Buyx, A., Ciesek, S., Drosden, C., Frevert, U., Fuest, C., Gärtner, J., Graf, J. P., Hallek, M., Haug, G., Hertwig, R., Hommel, B., Köller, O., Krieg, T., Kroemer, H. K., Markschies, C., Mata, J., Merkel, R., Mertens, T., Meyer-Hermann, M., Pigeot, I., Priesemann, V., Protzer, U., Riphahn, R. T., Schöbel, A., Spies, C., Suttorp, N., Thiel, F., Wieler, L. H., Wiesemann, C., Wiestler, O. D. & Wollenberg, B. (2020). Coronavirus-Pandemie: Die Feiertage und den Jahreswechsel für einen harten Lockdown nutzen : 7. Ad-hoc-Stellungnahme zr Coronavirus-Pandemie – 08.Dezember 2020. Halle, Saale: Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina.
- Emmer, C., Bosnjak, M. & Mata, J. (2020). The association between weight stigma and mental health: a meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 21(1), e12935, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12935
- Francis, Z., Mata, J., Flückiger, L. & Job, V. (2020). Morning resolutions, evening disillusions: Theories of willpower affect how health behaviours change across the day. European Journal of Personality, 35(3), 398–415. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890207020962304
- Kadel, P., Schneider, S. & Mata, J. (2020). Soft drink consumption and mental health problems: Longitudinal relations in children and adolescents. Social Science & Medicine, 258, 113123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113123
- Naumann, E., Mata, J., Reifenscheid, M., Möhring, K., Wenz, A., Rettig, T., Lehrer, R., Krieger, U., Juhl, S., Friedel, S., Fikel, M., Cornesse, C. & Blom, A. G. (2020). Die Mannheimer Corona-Studie: Schwerpunktbericht zum Angstempfinden in der Bevölkerung. Mannheim.
- Schneider, S., Hilger-Kolb, J. & Mata, J. (2020). “So good it might become an addiction” – Ein kritischer Kommentar zur Markteinführung der neuen Coca Cola-Freestyle-Automaten. Adipositas : Ursachen, Folgeerkrankungen, Therapie, 14(3), 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1193-3299
- Schneider, S., Mata, J. & Kadel, P. (2020). Relations between sweetened beverage consumption and individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors: a 6-year longitudinal study in German children and adolescents. International Journal of Public Health, 65(5), 559–570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01397-0
- Zemp, M., Jockers, M. & Mata, J. (2020). The role of constructiveness in interparental conflict for mothers' perception of children's health. Family Relations, 69(4), 683–697. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12449
2019
- Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R. & Mata, J. (2019). Quality matters: A meta-analysis on components of healthy family meals. Health Psychology, 38(12), 1137–1149. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000801
- Dallacker, M., Mata, J. & Hertwig, R. (2019). Toward simple eating rules for the land of plenty. In R. Hertwig (eds.), Taming uncertainty (S. 111–127). Cambridge, MA ; London: The MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11114.003.0010
- Fiedler, K., Hauner, H., Hertwig, R., Huber, G., Mata, J., Rösler, F., Roosen, J., Stroebe, W. & von Braun, J. (2019). Übergewicht und Adipositas : Thesen und Empfehlungen zur Eindämmung der Epidemie. Diskussion / Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, 22. Halle, Saale.
- Mata, J., Dallacker, M., Vogel, T. & Hertwig, R. (2019). The role of attitudes in diet, eating, and body weight. In D. Albarracín (eds.), The handbook of attitudes (S. 67–91). New York, NY [u. a.]: Routledge.
- Scheibehenne, B., Mata, J. & Richter, D. (2019). Accuracy of food preference predictions in couples. Appetite : Multidisciplinary Research on Eating and Drinking, 133, 344–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.021
- Sieber, V., Flückiger, L., Mata, J., Bernecker, K. & Job, V. (2019). Autonomous goal striving promotes a nonlimited theory about willpower. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin : PSPB, 45(8), 1295–1307. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218820921
2018
- Carraça, E. V., Santos, I., Mata, J. & Teixeira, P. J. (2018). Psychosocial pretreatment predictors of weight control: A systematic review update. Obesity Facts, 11(1), 67–82. https://doi.org/10.1159/000485838
- Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R. & Mata, J. (2018). Parents’ considerable underestimation of sugar and their child’s risk of overweight. International Journal of Obesity, 42(5), 1097–1100. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0021-5
- Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R. & Mata, J. (2018). The frequency of family meals and nutritional health in children: A meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 19(5), 638–653. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12659
- Flückiger, L., Dallacker, M., Lieb, R. & Mata, J. (2018). Beeinflussen Bewegung, Essen und Schlaf den Erfolg an der Uni? The In-Mind : IM [deutsche Ausgabe], 2018(1), 1–2.
- Mata, J. & Hertwig, R. (2018). Public beliefs about obesity relative to other major health risks: Representative cross-sectional surveys in the USA, the UK, and Germany. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52(4), 273–286. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax003
- Mata, J., Richter, D., Schneider, T. & Hertwig, R. (2018). How cohabitation, marriage, separation, and divorce influence BMI: A prospective panel study. Health Psychology, 37(10), 948–958. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000654
- Sonnentag, S., Reinecke, L., Mata, J. & Vorderer, P. (2018). Feeling interrupted – being responsive: How online messages related to affect at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior : OB, 39(3), 369–383. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2239
2017
- Flückiger, L., Lieb, R., Meyer, A. H., Witthauer, C. & Mata, J. (2017). Day-to-day variations in health behaviors and daily functioning: two intensive longitudinal studies. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(2), 307–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9787-x
- Gloster, A. T., Meyer, A. H., Witthauer, C., Lieb, R. & Mata, J. (2017). ‘I feel better when…’: An analysis of the memory-experience gap for peoples’ estimates of the relationship between health behaviours and experiences. Psychology & Health, 32(9), 1152–1166. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1327586
- Mata, J. & Baumann, E. (2017). The dose makes the poison: Theoretical considerations and challenges of health-related POPC. In P. Vorderer (eds.), Permanently online, permanently connected : living and communicating in a POPC world (S. 254–264). New York ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315276472-24
- Mata, J., Dallacker, M. & Hertwig, R. (2017). Social nature of eating could explain missing link between food insecurity and childhood obesity. Behavioral and Brain Sciences : BBS, 40(e122), 28–29. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001473
- Mistridis, P., Mata, J., Neuner-Jehle, S., Annoni, J.-M., Biedermann, A., Bopp-Kistler, I., Brand, D., Brioschi Guevara, A., Decrey-Wick, H., Démonet, J.-F., Hemmeter, U., Kressig, R. W., Martin, B., Rampa, L., Savaskan, E., Stuck, A. E., Tschopp, P., Zekry, D. & Monsch, A. U. (2017). Use it or lose it! Cognitive activity as a protective factor for cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Swiss Medical Weekly : SMW, 2017(147), w14407. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2017.14407
- Ostermann, M., Huffziger, S., Kleindienst, N., Mata, J., Schmahl, C., Beierlein, C., Bohus, M. & Lyssenko, L. (2017). Realization of personal values predicts mental health and satisfaction with life in a German population. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 36(8), 651–674. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.8.651
- Thompson, R. J., Mata, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2017). Adaptive coping mediates the relation between mothers’ and daughters’ depressive symptoms: A moderated mediation study. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 36(3), 171–195. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2017.36.3.171
- Wu, H., Mata, J., Furman, D. J., Whitmer, A. J., Gotlib, I. H. & Thompson, R. J. (2017). Anticipatory and consummatory pleasure and displeasure in major depressive disorder: An experience sampling study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126(2), 149–159. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000244
2016
- Dallacker, M., Hertwig, R., Peters, E. & Mata, J. (2016). Lower parental numeracy is associated with children being under- and overweight. Social Science & Medicine, 161, 126–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.06.006
- Flückiger, L., Lieb, R., Meyer, A. H., Witthauer, C. & Mata, J. (2016). The importance of physical activity and sleep for affect on stressful days: Two intensive longitudinal studies. Emotion, 16(4), 488–497. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000143
2015
- Hogan, C. L., Catalino, L. I., Mata, J. & Fredrickson, B. L. (2015). Beyond emotional benefits: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour affect psychosocial resources through emotions. Psychology & Health, 30(3), 354–369. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2014.973410
- Mata, J., Frank, R. & Hertwig, R. (2015). Higher body mass index, less exercise, but healthier eating in married adults: Nine representative surveys across Europe. Social Science & Medicine, 138, 119–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.001
- Pe, M. L., Kircanski, K., Thompson, R. J., Bringmann, L. F., Tuerlinckx, F., Mestdagh, M., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., Kuppens, P. & Gotlib, I. H. (2015). Emotion-network density in major depressive disorder. Clinical Psychological Science, 3(2), 292–300. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702614540645
- Santos, I., Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Sardinha, L. B. & Teixeira, P. J. (2015). Predicting long‐term weight loss maintenance in previously overweight women: A signal detection approach. Obesity, 23(5), 957–964. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21082
- Thompson, R. J., Kuppens, P., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2015). Emotional clarity as a function of neuroticism and major depressive disorder. Emotion, 15(5), 615–624. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000067
- Vorderer, P. (2015). Der mediatisierte Lebenswandel : Permanently online, permanently connected. Publizistik, 60(3), 259–276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-015-0239-3
2014
- Flückiger, L., Lieb, R., Meyer, A. H. & Mata, J. (2014). How health behaviors relate to academic performance via affect: an intensive longitudinal study. PLOS ONE, 9(10), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111080
- Mata, J., Frank, R. & Gigerenzer, G. (2014). Symptom recognition of heart attack and stroke in nine European countries: a representative survey. Health Expectations, 17(3), 376–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00764.x
2013
- Dallacker, M. & Mata, J. (2013). Unwissen bei Herzinfarkt und Schlaganfall. Das Österreichische Gesundheitswesen : ÖKZ, 54(12), 10–12.
- Hogan, C. L., Mata, J. & Carstensen, L. L. (2013). Exercise holds immediate benefits for affect and cognition in younger and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 28(2), 587–594. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032634
- Lieb, R. & Mata, J. (2013). Epidemiologie. In W. Rössler (eds.), Grundlagen (S. 221–232). Stuttgart: Verlag W. Kohlhammer.
- Mata, J., Hogan, C. L., Joormann, J., Waugh, C. E. & Gotlib, I. H. (2013). Acute exercise attenuates negative affect following repeated sad mood inductions in persons who have recovered from depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(1), 45–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0029881
- Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2013). The role of attention to emotion in recovery from major depressive disorder. Depression Research and Treatment, 2013, Article 540726. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/540726
- Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Mata, J., Coutinho, S. R., Santos, T. C., Sardinha, L. B. & Teixeira, P. J. (2013). Correlates of health-related quality of life, psychological well-being, and eating self-regulation after successful weight loss maintenance. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(6), 601–610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9454-9
2012
- Demiralp, E., Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Barrett, L. F., Ellsworth, P. C., Demiralp, M., Hernandez-Garcia, L., Deldin, P. J., Gotlib, I. H. & Jonides, J. (2012). Feeling blue or turquoise? Emotional differentiation in major depressive disorder. Psychological Science, 23(11), 1410–1416. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612444903
- Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2012). Walk on the bright side: physical activity and affect in major depressive disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121(2), 297–308. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023533
- Teixeira, P. J., Mata, J., Williams, G. C., Gorin, A. A. & Lemieux, S. (2012). Self-regulation, motivation, and psychosocial factors in weight management. Journal of Obesity, 2012, Article 582348. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/582348
- Teixeira, P. J., Silva, M. N., Mata, J., Palmeira, A. L. & Markland, D. (2012). Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity : IJBNPA, 9(22), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-22
- Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2012). The everyday emotional experience of adults with major depressive disorder: Examining emotional instability, inertia, and reactivity. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121(4), 819–29. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027978
- Vieira, P. N., Palmeira, A. L., Mata, J., Kolotkin, R. L., Silva, M. N., Sardinha, L. B. & Teixeira, P. J. (2012). Usefulness of standard BMI cut-offs for quality of life and psychological well-being in women. Obesity Facts, 5(6), 795–805. https://doi.org/10.1159/000345778
2011
- Mata, J. & Gotlib, I. H. (2011). 5-HTTLPR moderates the relation between changes in depressive and bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44(5), 383–388. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.20850
- Mata, J., Lippke, S., Dieckmann, A. & Todd, P. M. (2011). Meat label information: Effects of separate versus conjoint presentation on product evaluation. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41(8), 1947–1957. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00788.x
- Mata, J. & Munsch, S. (2011). Adipositas von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Risiken, Ursachen und Therapie aus psychologischer Sicht. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 54, 548–554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-011-1263-8
- Scheibehenne, B., Mata, J. & Todd, P. M. (2011). Older but not wiser – Predicting a partner’s preferences gets worse with age. Journal of Consumer Psychology : JCP, 21(2), 184–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2010.08.001
- Teixeira, P. J., Patrick, H. & Mata, J. (2011). Why we eat what we eat: the role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation. Nutrition Bulletin, 36(1), 102–107. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01876.x
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