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Item Virtual Reality Coaching: Einstellungen und Erwartungen von Klient:innen im Licht von Potenzialen und Grenzen der Technologie(Springer Nature, 2025-11-13) Werning, Ellena; Rifici, Chiara TatianaVirtual Reality Coaching (VRC) verbindet bewährte Coachingmethoden mit immersiver Technologie und ermöglicht Klient:innen ein intensives Erleben, Perspektivwechsel sowie das Erproben neuer Verhaltensweisen in realitätsnahen Szenarien. Eine Mixed-Methods-Studie zeigt: Die Mehrheit der Befragten steht VRC offen und neugierig gegenüber, insbesondere aufgrund der erlebbaren Nähe trotz Distanz, der immersiven Tiefe und der gestalterischen Möglichkeiten. Die Potenziale überwiegen aus Klient:innensicht deutlich gegenüber den Risiken. Für eine wirksame Umsetzung müssen Coaches entsprechende Kompetenzen entwicklen, zudem gilt es, die Wirksamkeit noch weiter zu untersuchen.Item Does learning empowerment matter? Development and initial validation of the work-related learning empowerment scale(Springer, 2025-08-18) Kortsch, Timo; Schmitz, Anja Pia; Decius, Julian; Lorber, AnnelieThe concept of New Learning emphasizes the psychological empowerment of learners as a prerequisite for effective work-related learning. However, a validated measure to assess empowerment specifically in the context of work-related learning has been lacking. This study introduces the Work-Related Learning Empowerment Scale (WRLES) and investigates its predictive value for key learning and career-related outcomes. Based on a two-wave online study (N = 258, recruited via Prolific), we developed and validated a new instrument through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings indicate a three-factor structure—self-determination, meaning, and competence—with high reliability and evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. WRLE significantly predicted job satisfaction, work engagement, and both informal and self-regulated learning.Item The Hidden Cost of High Aspirations: Examining the Stress-Enhancing Effect of Motivational Goals Using Vignette Methodology(MDPI, 2025-07-10) Gschneidner, Tamara; Kortsch, TimoOccupational stress is a major contributor to mental and physical health problems, yet individuals vary in how they appraise and respond to stress, even in identical situations. This study investigates whether motivational goals and internalized conflict schemas—as proposed by Grawe’s Consistency Theory—account for these differences by intensifying subjective stress when approach and avoidance goals are simultaneously activated. In a vignette-based pilot study, we validated 12 workplace scenarios varying in incongruence levels. In the main study (N = 482; mean age 25 years; 83.2% female), participants completed the FAMOS questionnaire to assess approach and avoidance goals and were randomly assigned to 4 out of the 12 pretested vignettes. Subjective stress was measured before and after vignette exposure using the SSSQ, and subjective wellbeing was measured using the PANAS. Multilevel modeling showed that participants with stronger avoidance goals and conflict schemas reported higher baseline stress, and that experimentally induced high incongruence led to greater increase in stress levels compared to low incongruence in three out of four scenarios. These findings suggest that psychological inconsistencies—particularly avoidance goals, conflict schemas, and goal incongruence—serve as internal stressors that intensify stress responses. The results highlight the importance of considering individual motivational patterns in stress research and intervention.Item Quantifying an Airline’s brand Image: The Ryanair disutility effect(Elsevier, 2025-06-21) Evangelinos, Christos; Tscharaktschiew, Stefan; Obermeyer, Andy