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
2024Doctorate (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
2024State 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“)
2019Master’s Degree in Psychology (M.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz,
2017Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (B.Sc.), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Since 10/2025Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
04/2024 – 09/2025Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence, Heidelberg University
08/2023 – 08/2024Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Childhood and Adolescence, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
09/2019 – 07/2023Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
08/2014 – 08/2019Student 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 – 07/2023Doctoral 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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