Faculty

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Nexhmedin Morina is professor of psychology at the University of Münster in Germany and a 2024-2025 visiting faculty member in Psychology at The New School for Social Research.

Degrees Held

PhD 2008, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany

Recent Publications

Hoppen, T. H., Meiser-Stedman, R., Kip, A., Birkeland, M. S., & Morina, N. (2024). The efficacy of psychological interventions for adult post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to single vs. multiple traumatic events: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet Psychiatry, 11, 112–122. Doi:  https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00373-5

Morina, N., Meyer, T., McCarthy, P., Hoppen, T. H., & Schlechter, P. (in press). Evaluation of the Scales for Social Comparison of Appearance and Social Comparison of Well-being. Journal of Personality Assessment, Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2023.2298887

Morina, N., Seidemann, J., Andor, T., Sondern, L., Bürkner, P.-C., Drenckhan, I., Buhlmann, U. (2023). The effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder in routine clinical practice. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 30, 335–343. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2799   

Morina, N., Meyer, T., & Sickinghe, M. (2022). How do I know how I am doing? Use of different types of comparison in evaluation of well-being in patients seeking psychological treatment and healthy controls. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 14, 1369-1388.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12339

Morina, N. (2021). Comparisons inform me who I am: A general comparative processing model of self-perception. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16 (6), 1281-1299. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691620966788   

Schlechter P., Bryant, R. A., & Morina, N. (2024). Do aversive well-being comparisons mediate the effects of childhood adversity on anxiety and depression? Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, 106938. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106938

Schlechter, P., Meyer, T., & Morina, N. (2024). Comparison is the thief of joy? Introducing the Attitudes Towards Social Comparison Inventory. Assessment, 31, 1052–1069. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231203968   

For more publications, see:
https://www.uni-muenster.de/PsyIFP/AEMorina/en/Team/Morina.shtml

Research Interests

Comparison processes in judgment and well-being, Social and cognitive mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorders, anxiety, and depression, Efficacy of psychological interventions, Impact of traumatic events and forced migration on mental health, Psychological impacts of natural disasters and extreme weather events, Psychological interventions to promote more climate-friendly behaviours, Systematic reviews and meta-analyses