Kerstin Brinkmann
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Office 5157, Uni-Mail Phone: +41 (0)22 379 9233 Fax: +41 (0)22 3799219 University of Geneva 40, Bd. du Pont d'Arve CH-1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland |
Research Interests
Implicit and explicit motives: measurement, activation, development, and consequences for effort mobilization, task persistence, and implicit learning
Responsiveness to reward and punishment in the general population and in depression / dysphoria
Determinants of effort mobilization in depression and dysphoria
Role of affect in motivation and effort mobilization
Cardiovascular psychophysiology and effort mobilization
Vita
Link to the complete cvEducation | |
| July 2003 | Diploma Diploma in Psychology, University of Erlangen, Germany Thesis: Validation of a new computer-aided attention test in an epileptic sample. Advisors: E. Pauli, A. Abele-Brehm |
| February 2008 | Ph.D. from the University of Geneva, Switzerland Thesis: Depression and Motivation: The Influence of Dysphoria and Task Characteristics on Cardiovascular Measures of Motivational Intensity. Advisors: Guido H.E. Gendolla, Rex A. Wright, Martial Van der Linden |
Professional experience |
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| October 2003 - August 2009 | Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| September 2009 - June 2016 | Senior Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| Since July 2016 | Senior Research and Teaching Associate, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
Publications
Books
Brinkmann, K. (2008). Depression and motivation: The influence of dysphoria and task characteristics on cardiovascular measures of motivational intensity. University of Geneva: http://www.unige.ch/cyberdocuments/theses2008/BrinkmannK/these.pdf
Journal articles
Falk, J.R., Gollwitzer, P.M., Oettingen, G., Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2024). Depressive
symptoms, task choice, and effort: The moderating effect of personal control on cardiac
response. Psychophysiology, e14635, doi: 10.1111/psyp.14635
Décombe, A., Brinkmann, K., Merenciano, M., Capdevielle, D., Gendolla, G. H. E., & Raffard, S. (2022). Cognitive effort in schizophrenia: Dissimilar effects on cardiovascular activity and subjective effort. Current Psychology, 42, 20737-20747. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03145-4
Mazeres, F., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2021a). Explicit achievement motive strength determines effort-related myocardial beta-adrenergic activity if task difficulty is unclear but not if task difficulty is clear. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 169, 11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.08.004
Mazeres, F., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2021b). Motivated but not engaged: The implicit achievement motive requires difficult or unclear task difficulty conditions to exert an impact on effort. Journal of Research in Personality, 94, 104145. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104145
Richter, M., Mazeres, F., & Brinkmann, K. (2021). Clarity of task difficulty moderates the impact of the explicit achievement motive on physical effort in hand grip tasks. PLoS ONE, 16, e0252713. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252713
Brinkmann, K., Richter, M., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2021). The intensity side of volition: A theoretical and empirical overview of effortful striving. Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie (Special issue on “Volition in Sports and Health”), 28, 97-108. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000323
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2020). When should I stop? Dysphoria leads to impaired task persistence via negative mood. Swiss Journal of Psychology, 79, 55-61. doi: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000235
Mazeres, F., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2019). Implicit achievement motive limits the impact of task difficulty on effort-related cardiovascular response. Journal of Research in Personality, 82, Article 103842. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2019.06.012
Franzen, J.*, Brinkmann, K.*, Gendolla, G. H. E., & Sentissi, O. (2019). Major depression impairs incentive processing: Evidence from the heart and the face. Psychological Medicine, 49, 922-930. doi: 10.1017/S0033291718001526. *shared first authorship
Brinkmann, K., & Franzen, J. (2017). Blunted cardiovascular reactivity during social reward anticipation in subclinical depression. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 119, 119-126. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.01.010
Franzen, J., & Brinkmann, K. (2016). Wanting and liking in dysphoria: Cardiovascular and facial EMG responses during incentive processing. Biological Psychology, 121, 19-29. doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.07.018
Franzen, J., & Brinkmann, K. (2016). Anhedonic symptoms of depression are linked to reduced motivation to obtain a reward. Motivation and Emotion, 40, 300-308. doi:10.1007/s11031-015-9529-3
Franzen, J., & Brinkmann, K. (2015). Blunted cardiovascular reactivity in dysphoria during reward and punishment anticipation. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 95, 270-277. doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.11.007
Brinkmann, K., Franzen, J., Rossier, C., & Gendolla (2014). I don't care about others' approval: Dysphoric individuals show reduced effort mobilization for obtaining a social reward. Motivation and Emotion, 38, 790-801. doi:10.1007/s11031-014-9437-y
Brinkmann, K., & Franzen, J. (2013). Not everyone’s heart contracts to reward: Insensitivity to varying levels of reward in dysphoria. Biological Psychology, 94, 263-271. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.07.003
Richter, M., Wright, R. A., Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2013). Motivation. Oxford Bibliographies Online: Psychology. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199828340-0039
Brinkmann, K., Grept, J., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2012). Dysphorics can control depressive mood's informational impact on effort mobilization. Motivation and Emotion, 36, 232-241. doi:10.1007/s11031-011-9236-7.
Brinkmann, K., Schüpbach, L., Ancel Joye, I., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2009). Anhedonia and effort mobilization in dysphoria: Reduced cardiovascular response to reward and punishment. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 74, 250-258.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2008). Does depression interfere with effort mobilization? Effects of dysphoria and task difficulty on cardiovascular response. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94, 147-157.
Gendolla, G.H.E., Brinkmann, K., & Scheder, D. (2008). Ego involvement moderates the assimilation effect of affective expectations. Motivation and Emotion, 32, 313-320.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2007). Dysphoria and mobilization of mental effort: Effects on cardiovascular reactivity. Motivation and Emotion, 31, 71-82.
Gendolla, G.H.E., & Brinkmann, K. (2005). The role of mood states in self-regulation: Effects on action preferences and resource mobilization. European Psychologist, 10, 187-198.
Chapters in edited Books and series:
Brinkmann, K., Mazeres, F., & Richter, M. (2023). Motives, effort, and cardiovascular response. In O. C. Schultheiss & J. S. Pang (Eds.), Implicit motives (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. Chapter accepted for publication.
Wegner, M., & Brinkmann, K. (2023). Implicit motives in sport and exercise. In J. Schüler, M. Wegner, H. Plessner, & R. C. Eklund (Eds.), Sport and exercise psychology: Theory and application (pp. 193-222). Springer.
Franzen, J., Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2016). L’influence de l’humeur sur la motivation. In E. Laurent & P. Vandel (Eds.), De l’humeur quotidienne à la dépression en psychologie cognitive, neurosciences et psychiatrie (pp. 53-67). Paris, France: DeBoeck Supérieur.
Brinkmann, K., & Franzen, J. (2015). Depression and self-regulation: A motivational analysis and insights from effort-related cardiovascular reactivity. In. G. H. E. Gendolla, M. Tops, & S. Koole (Eds.), Handbook of biobehavioral foundations of self-regulation (pp. 333-347). New York, NY: Springer.
Brinkmann, K., Richter, M., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2013). Active-Coping-Ansatz [active coping]. In M. A. Wirtz & J. Strohmer (Eds.), Dorsch. Lexikon der Psychologie [Dorsch. Encyclopedia of Psychology] (16th ed., pp. 95–96). Bern, Switzerland: Huber.
Gendolla, G. H. E., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2013). Selbstinvolvierung [self-involvement]. In M. A. Wirtz & J. Strohmer (Eds.), Dorsch. Lexikon der Psychologie [Dorsch. Encyclopedia of Psychology] (16th ed., p. 1396). Bern, Switzerland: Huber.
Gendolla, G. H. E., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2013). Stimmungs-Verhaltens-Modell [mood-behavior-model]. In M. A. Wirtz & J. Strohmer (Eds.), Dorsch. Lexikon der Psychologie [Dorsch. Encyclopedia of Psychology] (16th ed., p. 1496). Bern, Switzerland: Huber.
Richter, M., Gendolla, G. H. E., & Brinkmann, K. (2013). Anstrengung [effort]. In M. A. Wirtz & J. Strohmer (Eds.), Dorsch. Lexikon der Psychologie [Dorsch. Encyclopedia of Psychology] (16th ed., pp. 159–160). Bern, Switzerland: Huber.
Richter, M., Gendolla, G. H. E., & Brinkmann, K. (2013). Theorie der Motivationsintensität [motivational intensity theory]. In M. A. Wirtz & J. Strohmer (Eds.), Dorsch. Lexikon der Psychologie [Dorsch. Encyclopedia of Psychology] (16th ed., p. 1552). Bern, Switzerland: Huber.
Gendolla, G.H.E., Brinkmann, K., & Silvestrini, N. (2012). Gloomy and lazy? On the impact of mood and depressive symptoms on effort-related cardiovascular response. In R.A. Wright & G.H.E. Gendolla (Eds.), How motivation affects cardiovascular response: Mechanisms and applications (pp. 139-155). Washington DC: APA Press.
Gendolla, G.H.E., & Brinkmann, K. (2009). Reward. In D. Sander & K.R. Scherer (Eds.), The Oxford companion to emotion and the affective sciences (pp. 344-346). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Gendolla, G.H.E., Richter, M., & Brinkmann, K. (2009). The role of self-involvement in the development of cardiovascular disease: A motivational analysis. In L. Sher (Ed.), Psychological factors and cardiovascular disorders: The role of stress and psychosocial influences (pp. 181-193). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Gendolla, G.H.E., Brinkmann, K., & Richter, M. (2007). Mood, motivation, and performance: An integrative theory, research, and application. In A.M. Lane (Ed.), Mood and human performance: Conceptual, measurem ents, and applied issues (pp. 35-62). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Published conference contributions:
Brinkmann, K., (2013). Attenuated effort-related cardiovascular reactivity during reward anticipation in sub-clinical depression. Psychophysiology, [Supplement], 50, S4-S5.
Brinkmann, K. (2012). Lohnt sich die Anstrengung? Belohnungs- und Bestrafungsinsensibilität bei Depression aus kardiovaskulärer Sicht. Faszination Forschung: 48. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie. Lengerich, Germany: Pabst Science Publishers.
Brinkmann, K., Rossier, C., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2012). Attenuated effort mobilization to a social reward in dysphoria: Evidence from cardiovascular response. Psychophysiology, [Supplement], 49, S70.
Franzen, J., & Brinkmann, K. (2012). Insensitivity to reward and punishment in depression: Evidence from cardiovascular response. Psychophysiology, [Supplement], 49, S28.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2011). The joint effect of dysphoria and task framing on effort-related cardiovascular response. Psychophysiology, [Supplement], 48, S24-S25.
Brinkmann, K., & Kreibig, S. D. (2010). Goal engagement and disengagement in dysphoria: Evidence for a maladaptive physiological response to performance feedback. Psychophyisology [Supplement], 47, S92.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2009). Dysphoria and effort mobilization: Reflecting on performance standards leads to reduced cardiovascular response. Psychophysiology [Supplement], 46, S72.
Brinkmann, K., Schüpbach, L., Ancel Joye, I., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2008). Dysphoric individuals’ cardiovascular response to performance-related reward and punishment. Psychophysiology [Supplement], 45, S96.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E., & Ancel Joye, I. (2008). Dysphoria and reward insensitivity: Performance incentives do not lead to increased cardiovascular response. International Journal of Psychology, 43 (3/4), 46.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E., & Ancel Joye, I. (2007). Dysphoric individuals do notrespond to reward: Research on cardiovascular reactivity. Psychophysiology [Supplement], 44, S13.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G. H. E. (2007). Selbstregulation der Ressourcenmobilisierung: Effekte von Dysphorie und Aufgabenschwierigkeit. In Tagungsband zur 11. Tagung der Fachgruppe Sozialpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (S. 70-71).
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H. E. (2006). Haben depressive Personen ein motivationales Defizit im Sinne anstrengungsbezogener kardiovaskulärer Reaktivität? In F. Lösel & D. Bender (Eds), 45. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (S. 46). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2006). Zum Einfluss von Depressivität und Aufgabenschwierigkeit auf anstrengungsbezogene kardiovaskuläre Reaktivität. In H. Hecht, S. Berti, G. Meinhardt & M. Gamer (Eds), Beiträge zur 48. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (S. 221). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2005). Impact of vulnerability for depression on cardiovascular reactivity in active coping. Psychophysiology [Supplement],42, S39.
Brinkmann, K., & Gendolla, G.H.E. (2005). Zur Rolle von Depressivität bei der Mobilisierung mentaler Anstrengung. In K.W. Lange, K.-H. Bäuml, M.W. Greenlee, M. Hammerl & A. Zimmer (Eds.), Experimentelle Psychologie: Beiträge zur 47. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (S. 27). Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.
