- Academic self-concepts in adolescence

- Social and motivational relationships with peers and teachers in adolescence

- Emergence and development of interest in school context

- Qualitative and quantitative methods in educational research

- Digitalisation and innovations in higher education teaching

Books:

Raufelder, D., Steinberg, O., & Retzlaff-Fürst, C. (2022). (Hrsg). Qualitätsoffensive Lehrer:innenbildung: Einflussfaktoren und Gelingensbedingungen. Ergebnisse aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Leverkusen-Opladen: Barbara Budrich Verlag (in Druck)

Publicatons in peer-reviewed journals:

Hoferichter, F. & Steinberg, O. (2022). An online art intervention reduces university students’ COVID-19 stress
levels. Journal of Stress, Trauma, Anxiety and Resilience (J-STAR). COVID-19 Special Edition,
1(1). https://doi.org/10.55319/js.v1i1.8

Bakadorova, O., Lazarides, R., & Raufelder, D. (2020). Effects of social and individual school self-concepts on school
engagement during adolescence. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 35, 73–91.doi:
10.1007/s10212-019-00423-x

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2019). The relationship of school self-concept, goal orientations and achievement
during adolescence. Self & Identity (advanced online publication) doi: 10.1080/15298868.2019.1581082

Bakadorova, O., Hoferichter, F., & Raufelder, D. (2019). Similar but different—Social relations and achievement
motivation in adolescent students from Montréal and Moscow.Compare: A Journal of Comparative and
International Education (advanced online publication) doi: 10.1080/03057925.2019.1576122

Hoferichter, F., Bakadorova, O., Raufelder D., & Francisco, M. (2019). A comparison of Russian and Philippine
secondary school students on their socio-motivational relationships in school – a motivation
typology.International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 7(1), 89–101. doi:
10.1080/21683603.2018.1446373

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2018). The essential role of the teacher-student relationship in students‘ need
satisfaction during adolescence. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 58, 57–65. doi:
10.1016/j.appdev.2018.08.004

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2017). The interplay of students' school engagement, school self-concept and
motivational relations during adolescence. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 2171. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02171
Raufelder, D., Bakadorova, O., Yalcin, S., Ilgun Dibek, M., & Yavuz, H. C. (2017). Motivational relations with peers and
teachers among German and Turkish adolescents: A cross-cultural perspective. Learning and Individual
Differences, 55, 13–20. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2017.02.004

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2016). Do socio-motivational relationships predict motivation in adolescents with
low and high school-self-concept? The Journal of Educational Research, 109(3), 219–
231. doi: 10.1080/00220671.2014.942031

Bakadorova, O. & Raufelder, D. (2015). Perception of teachers and peers during adolescence: does school self-
concept matter? Results of a qualitative study.Learning and Individual Differences, 43, 218–225. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.08.035

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2014). The mediating role of socio-motivational support in the association between
individual school self-concept and achievement motivation amongst adolescent students. European Journal
of Psychology of Education, 29, 347–366.doi: 10.1007/s10212-013-0202-5

Presentations:

Raufelder, D., Steinberg, O., & Kulakow, S. (2023). Academic self-concept and goal orientations among adolescents
from different learning environments. 10. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für empirische Bildungsforschung
(GEBF): "Bildung zwischen Unsicherheit und Evidenz", Duisburg-Essen (Germany).

Steinberg, O. & Raufelder, D. (2022). Die Bedeutung der sozialen Beziehungen in der Schule für die Befriedigung der
motivationalen Grundbedürfnisse im Laufe der Adoleszenz. DGPs, Hildesheim (Germany)

Raufelder, D., Steinberg, O., Hoferichter, F., & Kulakow, S. (2022). Multiperspektivisches Mentoring im
Schulpraktikum von Lehramtsstudierenden. DGPs, Hildesheim (Germany)

Steinberg, O., Lazarides, R., & Raufelder, D. (2022). Effects of social and individual academic self-concepts on school
engagement in adolescence. ICM, Dresden (Germany)

Raufelder, D. & Steinberg, O. (2022). Lernmotivation und soziale Beziehungen in der Sekundarschule. 9. GEBF
Tagung, Bamberg (Germany)

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2020). Die Wechselwirkung von Grundbedürfnissen und sozialen Beziehungen in
der Sekundarschule im Rahmen der Selbstbestimmungstheorie 8. GEBF Tagung, Potsdam.

Bakadorova, O. & Raufelder, D. (2018). Teacher and peer relations of German and Turkish adolescents at school: The
motivational perspective. 2nd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education (CDME) Conference, Potsdam.

Hoferichter, F., Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2017). The motivating role of peers and teachers among Russian
and Filipino students - a motivation typology. 17. Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and
Instruction, Tampere (Finnland).

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2017). Das Zusammenspiel von schulischem Engagement, Selbstkonzept und
motivationalen Beziehungen in der Schule in der Adoleszenz. 5. GEBF Tagung, Heidelberg.

Raufelder, D., Lätsch, A., & Bakadorova, O. (2017). Adolescents' perception of "good" and "bad" teachers - results of
a qualitative study. 15. Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu (Hawaii, U.S.A.).

Bakadorova, O. (2016). Die Entwicklung der motivationalen Grundbedürfnisse in der Adoleszenz unter

Berücksichtigung sozialer Beziehungen und dem schulischen Selbstkonzept. 50. Kongress der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), Leipzig.

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2016). The impact of academic self-concept on social relations and motivation
among adolescent students. 15. EARA Conference, LaBarrosa (Spanien).

Bakadorova, O., Lätsch, A., & Raufelder, D. (2016). Causal effect of school self-concept, goal orientation and
achievement in adolescence. 15. EARA Conference, LaBarrosa (Spanien).

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2016). Teacher and peer support in the interplay of school self-concept and
achievement motivation in adolescence. 15th International Conference on Motivation, Thessaloniki
(Griechenland).

Bakadorova, O. (2016). School self-concept: its role in learning and teaching, practical implication and measurement
considerations. Meeting of the EARLI SIG 17 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Learning and
Instruction, Maastricht (die Netherlande).

Raufelder, D. & Bakadorova, O. (2016). Does self-determination predict the school engagement of four different
motivation types in adolescence. 6. International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Victoria
(Kanada).

Bakadorova, O. & Raufelder, D. (2016). Development of competence, relatedness and autonomy in adolescence:
The role of social relations and school self-concept. 6. International Conference on Self-Determination
Theory, Victoria (Kanada).

Bakadorova, O. (2016). Chair of the Symposium: Kann soziale Unterstützung ungünstigen Bildungstendenzen
entgegenwirken? 4. GEBF Tagung, Berlin

Bakadorova, O. (2016). Differences in perception of social support among students with high and low academic self-
concepts. 4. GEBF Tagung, Berlin.

Bakadorova, O. (2015). Do socio-motivational relationships at school predict motivation in adolescents with low and
high academic self-concept? Im Rahmen des Symposiums „Academic self-concept, achievement motivation
and the role of socio-emotional aspects in late childhood and adolescence“. 8. SELF Biennal International
Conference, Kiel.

Bakadorova, O., & Raufelder, D. (2014). The interplay between individual school self-concept, socio-motivational
support and achievement motivation amongst adolescent students. 2. GEBF Tagung, Frankfurt a.M.