Lena Klein, M.Sc.

Scientific employee

Department of General Psychology: Cognition
Department of Human-Centered Computing and Cognitive Science
Faculty for Computer Science

University of Duisburg-Essen
Forsthausweg 2
47057 Duisburg
Germany

lena.klein[at]uni-due.de

Scientific Degrees

2024

M.Sc.
University Duisburg-Essen, Applied Cognitive and Media Science, Duisburg

2020

B.Sc.
University Duisburg-Essen, Applied Cognitive and Media Science, Duisburg

Professional Career

Since 09/2023

Scientific employee
Department of General Psychology: Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

  • Collaboration in DFG-funded research group ‘Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders’ (FOR2974) in subproject 8
  • Contact person for the allocation of participant hours

08/2020 – 09/2023

Research assistant
Department of General Psychology: Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

05/2017 – 08/2020

Student assistant
Department of General Psychology: Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg

  • Multiple tutor for the course ‘Experimental Methods’
  • Collaboration at the Center for Behavioural Addiction Research (Prof. Dr. M. Brand), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

Selected Publications

Diers, M., Müller, S. M., Mallon, L., Schmid, A. M., Thomas, T. A., Klein, L., Krikova, K., Stark, R., Wegmann, E., Steins-Loeber, S., Brand, M., & Antons, S. (2023). Cue-reactivity to distal cues in individuals at risk for gaming disorder. Comprehensive psychiatry, 125, 152399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152399

Klein, L., Trotzke, P., & Brand, M. (2023). Gaming does not change reality, but it changes your thoughts: Dysfunktionale Kognitionen, Craving und Gaming Disorder. Deutscher Suchtkongress, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.18416/DSK.2023.1115

Montag, C., Wegmann, E., Schmidt, L. D., Klein, L., Rozgonjuk, D., & Rumpf, H. J. (2023). Associations between smoking status and social networks use disorder tendencies. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etdah.2023.100054.

Schmidt, L. D., Wegmann, E., Bischof, A., Klein, L., Zhou, C., Rozgonjuk, D., ... & Rumpf, H. J. (2022). Implicit Cognitions, Use Expectancies and Gratification in Social-Networks-Use Disorder and Tobacco Use Disorder. Sucht. https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000782