Prof. Dr. Beate Schuster

Short Description

Prof. Dr. Beate Schuster has been Professor of Educational Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich since 2006. After studying psychology at the University of Bielefeld, she conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich and at New York University, followed by academic positions at the universities of Kiel, Munich, and Eichstätt.
Her teaching and research focus on behavior, learning, and social interaction in educational settings. She prepares future teachers and school psychologists to understand behavioral difficulties, address conflicts constructively, and foster social competencies. Her current research centers on social exclusion, bullying, and the psychological conditions that enable forgiveness.

Research Interests

• Social status in groups, social exclusion and mobbing
• Psychology of forgiving
• Social skills in school
• Motivational Psychology
• Diet behavior

Selected Publications

• Schuster, B. (2007). Bullying/Mobbing in der Schule: Ein Überblick über neuere Erkenntnisse zu Formen, Ursachen, Konsequenzen und Interventionen bei sozialer Aggression. In Jonas, K. J., Boos, M. & Brandstätter, V. (Hrsg.). Zivilcourage trainieren! Theorie und Praxis. Göttingen: Hogrefe. S. 83-105.
• Schuster, B. (2007). Psychische Gewalt durch Mobbing und soziale Ausgrenzung: Präventions- und Interventionsmöglichkeiten für den Schulalltag. Berliner Forum Gewaltprävention – herausgegeben durch Landeskommission Berlin gegen Gewalt, 29, S. 59-75.
• Schuster, B. (2007). The school class as a unit for prevalence estimations: Methodological variations, conceptual clarifications, and implications for intervention and theory testing. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 4, 405-414.
• Schuster, B. (2001). Rejection and Victimization by Peers: Social Perception and Social Behavior Mechanisms. In J. Juvonen & S. Graham (Eds.). Peer harassment in school: The plight of the vulnerable and victimized. New York: Guilford. S. 290-309.
• Schuster, B. (2005). Psychologische Überlegungen zur Umsetzung von Werten in der Praxis der Personalführung. In Meier, U. & Sill, B. (Hrsg.). Zwischen Gewissen und Gewinn: Werteorientierte Personalführung und Organisationsentwicklung. Regensburg: Pustet. S. 269-287.