Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Experimentelle Psychopathologie
Wallstraße 3, Raum 06-129
D-55122 Mainz
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 – 39 21717
E-Mail: sebbrand@uni-mainz.de
Sprechzeiten (während der Vorlesungszeit): n.V.
| Ongoing | Advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (Extended Specialist Qualification), Center for Psychological Psychotherapy, Heidelberg |
| 2024 | Doctorate (Dr. phil.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stefanie M. Jungmann, Prof. Dr. Katajun Lindenberg, Prof. Dr. Boris Egloff; Dissertation title: Multimethod Assessment of Interoceptive Processes and Their Relationships to Psychopathology Across the Lifespan |
| 2024 | State Examination in Psychological Psychotherapy, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Licensure as Psychological Psychotherapist (Behavioral Therapy) by the State of Rhineland-Palatinateer of Science (M.Sc.) in Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz (Thesis: “Grünes Licht für Therapie? Über die Schwere der psychischen Belastung und ihre Aussagekraft für den Behandlungserfolg“) |
| 2019 | Master’s Degree in Psychology (M.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, |
| 2017 | Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (B.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| Since 10/2025 | Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 04/2024 – 09/2025 | Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence, Heidelberg University |
| 08/2023 – 08/2024 | Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 09/2019 – 07/2023 | Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 08/2014 – 08/2019 | Student Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Methods and Statistics and the Department of Personality and Psychological Assessment, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 09/2020 – 07/2023 | Doctoral scholarship of the Association for the Promotion of Scientific Continuing Education for Psychological Psychotherapists and of Research and Teaching – Poliklinische Institutsambulanz e.V. |
- German Psychological Society (DGPs)
- Interoception, emotion regulation and psychopathology across the lifespan
- Development and validation of psychometric instruments across the lifespan
- Behavioral addictions, e-mental-health and cyberchondria across the lifespan
2025
Brand, S., Lang, K., & Jungmann, S. M. (2025). Self-Reported Interoceptive Accuracy, Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents. KINDHEIT UND ENTWICKLUNG, 34(3), 138-149. DOI
Huth, D., Brand, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2025). Efficacy of a Mobile-Based Approach-Avoidance Task Training (PROTECTapp) for Problematic Usage of the Internet in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. In PsyArXiv. DOI
Huth, D., Brand, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2025). For whom does it work best? Moderators and predictors of outcome of mobile-based approach bias modification for problematic internet use in young adults. In PsyArXiv. DOI
Scholten, L., Brand, S., Eggart, M., & Gutzweiler, R. (2025). German translation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness in Youth (MAIA-Y). In PsyArXiv. DOI
2024
Brand, S., Lang, K., Bellinghausen, C., Witthoeft, M., & Jungmann, S. M. (2024). Interoceptive accuracy in children aged 8 to 13 and their parents: implications for mental health. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY, 11(1). DOI
Brand, S., Tünte, M. R., Witthöft, M., Hoehl, S., Weymar, M., & Ventura-Bort, C. (2024). The German validation of the Body Perception Questionnaire-Short Form (BPQ-SF) and its relation to current self-report measures of interoception. PLOS Mental Health, 1(1), e0000038-e0000038. DOI
Kraft, L., Brand, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2024). Hierarchical Taxonomy of Emotion Regulation (HiTOE), Tactic Flexibility, and the Need for Meta-Emotion-Regulation. In PsyArXiv. DOI
Tünte, M. R., Petzke, T. M., Brand, S., Murphy, J., Witthöft, M., Hoehl, S., Weymar, M., & Ventura-Bort, C. (2024). He Who Seeks Finds (Bodily Signals): German Validation of the Interoceptive Attention Scale (IATS) and its Relationship with Subclinical Psychopathology. J Pers Assess, 106(6), 787-797. DOI
2023
Brand, S., Jungmann, S. M., Kolb, J., & Witthoeft, M. (2023). The Importance of Independent Empirical Evidence and Why We Disagree With Multmeier et al. (2021). CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 11(3), 526-527. DOI
Brand, S., Meis, A. C., Tunte, M. R., Murphy, J., Woller, J. P., Jungmann, S. M., Witthoft, M., Hoehl, S., Weymar, M., Hermann, C., & Ventura-Bort, C. (2023). A multi-site German validation of the Interoceptive Accuracy Scale and its relation to psychopathological symptom burden. COMMUNICATIONS PSYCHOLOGY, 1(1). DOI
Brand, S., Petzke, T. M., & Witthoeft, M. (2023). Interoceptive Accuracy or Attention? WhichWeighsMore in the Development of Somatic Symptoms: A LatentModeling Approach. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PSYCHOSOMATISCHE MEDIZIN UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE, 69(2), 150-150. Author/Publisher URL
2022
Brand, S., Meis, A. C., Tünte, M. R., Murphy, J., Woller, J. P., Jungmann, S., Witthöft, M., Hoehl, S., Weymar, M., Hermann, C., & Ventura-Bort, C. (2022). Bridging the Gap between Interoception and Mental Health: Subjective Interoceptive Accuracy as a Correlate of Psychopathological Symptom Burden in a Multicenter Study. In PsyArXiv. DOI
Brand, S., Petzke, T. M., & Witthoeft, M. (2022). The Differential Relationship Between Self-Reported Interoceptive Accuracy and Attention With Psychopathology A Latent Variable Approach. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE, 51(3-4), 165-175. DOI
Tünte, M. R., Petzke, T., Brand, S., Murphy, J., Witthöft, M., Hoehl, S., Weymar, M., & Ventura-Bort, C. (2022). He Who Seeks Finds (Bodily Signals): Differential Effects of Self-Reported Interoceptive Attention and Accuracy on Subclinical Psychopathology in a German-Speaking Sample. In PsyArXiv. DOI
2020
Jungmann, S. M., Brand, S., Kolb, J., & Witthoeft, M. (2020). Do Dr. Google and Health Apps Have (Comparable) Side Effects? An Experimental Study. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 8(2), 306-317. DOI
- Brand, S., Lang, K., & Jungmann, S. M. (2025). Von Leistungstest bis Selbstbericht: Ergebnisse aus zwei Studien zur interozeptiven Genauigkeit, Emotionsregulation und Psychopathologie im Kindes-und Jugendalter. 26. Fachgruppentagung Entwicklungspsychologie (Gießen, 01.-03.09.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
- Brand, S., Huth, D., Kewitz, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2025). From Feeling to Behavior: Interoceptive Beliefs and Emotion Regulation in Behavioral Addictions. 10th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (Nantes, 07.-09.07.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
- Brand, S. & Jungmann, S. M. (2025). Does Negative Affect Influence Children’s Reporting of Somatic Symptoms? – A Pilot Study Using the Affective Picture Paradigm. 4. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 07.-11.04.2025). Presentation at a symposium.
- Brand, S., Kewitz, S., & Lindenberg, K. (2024). Development of a Short Symbol-Based Screening Instrument for Gaming Disorder: The Integration of Videogame in the Self (IViS) Questionnaire. 9th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (Gibraltar, 08.-10.07.2024). Presentation at a symposium.
- Kewitz, S., Brand, S.*, & Lindenberg, K. (2024). Entwicklung eines kurzen, symbolbasierten Screening-Instruments für Gaming Disorder: Der Integration of Videogame in the Self (IViS) Fragebogen. 3. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 11.-15.06.2024). Presentation at a symposium.
- Brand, S., Lang, K., Bellinghausen, C., Witthoeft, M., & Jungmann, S. M. (2023). Interozeption und Psychopathologie im Kindesalter: Eine Pilotstudie zur Prüfung interozeptiver Messverfahren. 2. Deutscher Psychotherapie Kongress (Berlin, 10.-13.05.2023). Poster.
- Brand, S., Petzke, T. M., & Witthoeft, M. (2023). Interoceptive Accuracy or Attention? Which Weighs more in the Development of Somatic Symptoms: A Latent Modeling Approach. Deutscher Kongress für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie (Berlin, 03.-05.05.2023). Poster.
- Brand S., Kolb J., Witthöft, M. & Jungmann S. M. (2019). Dr. Google vs. medical diagnostic app: What are emotional and behavioral side effects? An Experimental Study. 9th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Berlin, 17.-20.07.2019). Poster.
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