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M.Sc. Charmaine Utzig
Research Interests
My research focuses on self-control and goal pursuit. I am particularly interested in examining how people attribute goal deviations, exploring what constitutes a self-control failure, and understanding the consequences of viewing goal violations as apparent or actual failures. Although goal-deviant behavior can hinder progress toward a goal and initially appear as a failure, important questions remain about the reasons behind such behaviors from the actor’s perspective. Beyond this focus, I am interested in goal balance and strategic indulgence in goal pursuit. In my current work, I am examining how people balance multiple goals in their lives and whether strategic indulgence is associated with goal balance, goal achievement, and well-being. To explore these questions, I plan to employ experience sampling methods, multilevel modeling, and structural equation modeling (SEM).
Professional Positions
2024-present
Research Associate & associated PhD student of the RTG FlexBar,
Department Social Psychology,
Saarland University, Germany
2023-2024
Research Assistant,
Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany
2022 (April - August)
Student Tutor for Social Psychology,
University of Heidelberg, Germany
2021-2022
Research Assistant, Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences,
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Education
2024
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Psychology
University of Heidelberg, Germany
2022
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Psychology
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Conference Contributions
Utzig, C. & Friese, M. (2025). Self-Control Failure or Self-Control Success – Just a Matter of Perspective? Poster presentation at the 44th Motivation Psychology Colloquium. Vienna, Austria.
Teaching Experience
[Seminar/empirisches Projektmodul] "Goal Balance"
("Empiriepraktikum Sozialpsychologie: Balance in der Zielverfolgung", WS 25/26, SoSe 26)
[Seminar/empirisches Projektmodul] "Self-control strategies"
("Empiriepraktikum Sozialpsychologie: Wahrgenommene Anstrengung und Effektivität von Selbstkontrollstrategien", WS 24/25, SoSe 25)
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a WS = Wintersemester (winter term);
b SoSe = Sommersemester (summer term)