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Curriculum
Timur Sevincer is a motivation and social psychologist. His main area of research is motivation and self-regulation. In particular, he examines future-oriented self-regulation strategies – their spontaneous use and effects on behavior change - in various domains, including promoting sustainable behavior and fostering positive intergroup relationships. His research involves a wide variety of research questions and designs as well as diverse methods such as physiological measures, implicit measures, cognitive measures, ecological momentary assessment, behavioral observations in the field, large-scale surveys, and analyses of population-level data, and archival records.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2025-today: Research Associate, Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- 2025: Interim Professorship, Institute of Sustainability Psychology, Psychology in particular Sustainable Behavior
- 2024-2025: Research Fellow, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst, Institute for Advanced Study
- 2023-2024: Interim Professorship, Institute of Sustainability Psychology, Psychology and Transformation
- 2022-2023: Interim Professorship, Institute of Psychology, Motivation and General Psychology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2022: Interim Professorship, Faculty of Psychology, Chair of Social Psychology, TU Dresden
- 2018-2021: Research Associate, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg
- 2018-2020: Part-Time Lecturer in Psychology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2017-2018: Part-Time Lecturer in Psychology, New York University Berlin
- 2010-2018: Interim Professorship/Research Associate, Institute of Psychology, Educational Psychology and Motivation, University of Hamburg
- 2008-2010: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg
- 2004-2008: Doctoral student, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg
EDUCATION
- 2015: Venia Legendi, University of Hamburg, Psychology
- 2015: Habilitation, University of Hamburg, Psychology
- 2008: Ph.D., Summa cum laude, University of Hamburg, Psychology
- 2004: Magister Artium (M.A. equivalent), University of Hamburg, Philosophy (Minors: Psychology and American Studies)
External positions
Interim Professorship, Institute of Psychology, Motivation and General Psychology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
2022 → …
Interim Professorship, Faculty of Psychology, Chair of Social Psychology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
2022
Lecturer, School of Psychology, Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences
2021 → 2020
Part-Time Lecturer in Psychology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
2018 → 2020
Research Associate, Institute of Psychology , University of Hamburg
2018 → 2021
Part-Time Lecturer in Psychology, New York University Berlin
2017 → 2018
Interim Professorship/Research Associate, Institute of Psychology, Educational Psychology and Motivation, University of Hamburg
2010 → 2018
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg
2008 → 2010
Doctoral student, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg
2004 → 2008
Keywords
- Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Using Self-Affirmation to Reduce Intergroup Hostility and Facilitate Intergroup Contact in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Sevincer, T. (Project manager, academic), Halperin, E. (Project manager, academic), Müller, T. (Partner) & Shermann, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.25 → 30.09.28
Project: Research
Research output
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Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages
Author Collaboration of "Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages", Buchanan, E. M., Heyman, T., van Berkel, N., Coles, N. A., Sevincer, A. T., Tschense, M. & Wallot, S., 01.2026, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 10, 1, p. 182-201 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Mental contrasting and problem-solving in romantic relationships: A dyadic behavioral observation study
Jöhnk, H., Oettingen, G., Brauer, K. & Sevincer, A. T., 07.02.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Alcohol use and drinking motives across five countries: a post-COVID-19 pandemic update
Rupprecht, J., Spitzweck, B., Oettingen, G. & Sevincer, A. T., 03.2025, In: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 51, 1, p. 85-95 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Commonly observed sex differences in direct aggression are absent or reversed in sibling contexts
Varnum, M. E. W., Kirsch, A. P., Beal, D. J., Pick, C. M., Al-Shawaf, L., Ambrosio, C., Barbato, M. T., Barry, O., Boonyasiriwat, W., Brandstätter, E., Ceylan-Batur, S., Correa Varella, M. A., Cruz, J. E., David, O., Ngom Dieng, L., Dubois, D., Fernandez, A. M., Galdi, S., Galindo Caballero, O. J. & Graf, S. & 31 others, , 01.08.2025, In: PNAS Nexus. 4, 8, 10 p., pgaf239.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework
Author Collaboration of "Does the relationship between sustainable human resource management and organizational identification vary by culture? Evidence from 35 countries based on GLOBE framework", 07.11.2025, In: Central European Management Journal. 33, 4, p. 667-696 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Voluntary migration to cosmopolitan cities and risk-taking
Sevincer, T. (Speaker), Kwon, J. Y. (Coauthor), Varnum, M. E. W. (Coauthor) & Kitayama, S. (Coauthor)
09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Fantasizing now, feeling disappointed later. Positive fantasies and negative emotions in soccer fans
Wagner, G. (Speaker), Sevincer, T. (Coauthor) & Oettingen, G. (Coauthor)
09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Alcohol myopia and gambling behavior
Brinkmann, J. (Speaker), Sevincer, T. (Coauthor), Oettingen, G. (Coauthor) & Garibay, G. (Coauthor)
09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Substance use without a substance: The risk factors and mechanisms of gambling
Sevincer, T. (Speaker)
26.05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Performance resource depletion influence on performance: Advancing concepts and findings
Sevincer, T. (Speaker)
05.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Prizes
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Doctoral Fellowship 2005 - 2007
Sevincer, T. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Fellowship for exceptional international scientists.
Sevincer, T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Outstanding teaching award
Sevincer, T. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Postdoctoral fellowship
Sevincer, T. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Stipend for continuing scientific education 2007-2008
Sevincer, T. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research