Position
Akademische Mitarbeiterin
Akademischer Grad
Dr. phil. (2024, Universität Potsdam)
M.Sc. Psychologie (2019, Universität Potsdam)
B.Sc. Psychologie (2016, Universität Potsdam)
Postgraduale Qualifikation
Psychologische Psychotherapeutin in Ausbildung (Verhaltenstherapie, ZPHU Berlin)
Forschungsinteressen
Positives Körperbild, intuitives Essverhalten, soziokulturelle Einflüsse auf Körperbild und Essverhalten, Validierung von psychologischen Messinstrumenten, Längsschnittforschung

Publikationen

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3811-986X

Behrend, N. (2024). Beyond beauty standards: assessing positive body image and examining prospective relationships with perceived body acceptance by others, adaptive affect regulation, and intuitive eating [PhD dissertation, University of Potsdam]. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-66641

Behrend, N., Webb, J. B., & Warschburger, P. (2024). Explaining the prospective paths from body appreciation to intuitive eating facets: Does body image flexibility serve as a mediator?. Body Image, 49, 101710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101710

Hunsmann, J. J., Ay-Bryson, D. S., Kobs, S., Behrend, N., Weck, F., Knigge, M., & Kühne, F. (2024). Basic counseling skills in psychology and teaching: validation of a short version of the counselor activity self-efficacy scales. BMC psychology, 12(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01506-7

Behrend, N., Webb, J. B., & Warschburger, P. (2023). Exploring the reciprocal associations between body appreciation, body image flexibility, and body acceptance by others in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Results from cross-lagged panel analyses among women and men. Body Image, 46, 139–151. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.05.008

Warschburger, P. & Behrend, N. (2023). Further evaluation of the psychometric properties of the German version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2): Cross-validation, measurement invariance, and population-based norms. Body Image, 45, 105–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.02.004

Behrend, N., & Warschburger, P. (2022). Validation of a German version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Body Image, 41, 216-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.01.020

Kongressbeiträge

Behrend, N., Webb, J.B., & Warschburger, P. (2024). Does body image flexibility explain the link between body appreciation and intuitive eating facets? Results from longitudinal mediation analyses among German women and men. Oral Presentation at the Appearance Matters 10 Conference, 11 - 13 June 2024, Bristol, United Kingdom

Behrend, N., & Warschburger, P. (2024). Validation of a German version of the Broad Conceptualization of Beauty Scale (BCBS) and examination of its prospective relationships with other positive and negative body image measures. Poster Presentation at the Appearance Matters 10 Conference, 11 - 13 June 2024, Bristol, United Kingdom 

Behrend, N., Webb, J.B., & Warschburger, P. (2023). Reciprocal associations between body image flexibility and body appreciation during COVID-19: A prospective, cross-lagged study. Poster presentation at the 37th European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) Conference, Bremen, Germany.

Behrend, N., & Warschburger, P. (2021). Validation of a German version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Posterbeitrag auf dem 15. Kongress der Fachgruppe Gesundheitspsychologie vom 28.09. – 30.09.2021 in Erlangen.

Medien

Radiointerview zum Thema "Schönheitsdruck in verschiedenen Kulturen" auf NDR Info vom 12. September 2024, https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Wissen-Schoenheitsdruck-Koerperbild-in-verschiedenen-Kulturen,audio1713370.html

Interview zum Thema "Positives Körperbild" auf Listen.UP-Der neue Podcast zum Wissens- und Technologietransfer an der Uni Potsdam vom Oktober 2022, Folge 23, https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/innovative-hochschule/gesellschaftscampus/podcast/listenup-der-transferpodcast-der-uni-potsdam oder unter Open Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2z3n8VPvCxfwFIlf2wkEjZ?si=oCLiLNA6SbCKjAHmZFarkA&utm_source=copy-link.

  Interview Zeit Online vom 07.03.2025, https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/leben/2025-03/3d-ganzkoerperscanner-vermessung-daten-fitness

Sonstiges
Den Fragebogen der deutschen Version der Body Appreciation Scale - 2 (German BAS-2) finden Sie hier.

Mitgliedschaft, editorial board
seit Juli 2024: Body Image: An International Journal of Research (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/body-image)

Tätigkeit als Gutachterin für
Appetite, Assessment, Body Image, Current Psychology, Journal of Eating Disorders