Contact
Ricarda Jacob M. Sc.
Research Associate
Education
| since 09/2023 | Training as a psychological psychotherapist in behavioural therapy Additional training: Group therapy Training Institute for Behavioural Therapy Regensburg (AVR) |
| since 03/2023 | Doctoral studies for Dr. sc. hum. at the Department of Child University of Regensburg |
| 10/2020 - 12/2022 | Master of Science Psychology University of Regensburg |
| 10/2017 - 10/2020 | Bachelor of Science Psychology University of Regensburg |
Professional Activity
| since 07/2024 | Psychotherapist in training in the teaching practice of Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Wolfgang Mohr Institute outpatient clinic of the Training Institute for Behavioral Therapy Regensburg |
| since 03/2023 | Research associate (Doctoral Candidate) at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital Regensburg |
| 06/2020 - 12/2022 | Student and research assistant at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Regensburg |
Research Interests
Neuroscience, clinical psychology, stress research
Publications
Schleicher, D., Käss, C., Jarvers, I., Ecker, A., Jacob, R., Kandsperger, S., & Brunner, R. (2026). Measuring proactive-instrumental aggression in adolescents and young adults—Development and preliminary validity evidence for the Degree-of-Quiz-Difficulty Paradigm. Frontiers in Psychology, 17, 1876347. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1876347 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Otto, A., Jacob, R., Jarvers, I., Kandsperger, S., & Brunner, R. (2026). Relationship between emotional competence, dissociative symptoms and borderline personality disorder traits in female adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01067-8 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Jacob, R., Otto, A., Jarvers, I., Kandsperger, S., Ecker, A., Schleicher, D., Malloni, W. M., Neumann, I. D., & Brunner, R. (2026). The influence of psychosocial stress on functional connectivity and neuroendocrine markers in adolescents with depressive and comorbid anxiety disorders: A study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 26, 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07689-0 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Ecker, A., Preece, D. A., Schleicher, D., Jacob, R., Kandsperger, S., Brunner, R., & Jarvers, I. (2025). Emotional blind spots and dark minds: How alexithymia and mindfulness shape the link between Dark Triad personality traits and psychopathology. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1677305. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1677305 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Jarvers, I., Degmayr, R., Otto, A., Jacob, R., Malloni, W., Kandsperger, S., Schleicher, D., Ecker, A., Wiesinger, I., Wendl, C., Greenlee, M., & Brunner, R. (2025). The relationship between precuneus thickness and psychopathology in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24591 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Ecker, A., Jarvers, I., Jacob, R., Kandsperger, S., Brunner, R., & Schleicher, D. (2025). Temperament and personality: Preliminary evidence of possible relationships with multifactorial stress reactivity in healthy adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1613000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1613000 (external link, opens in a new window)
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Ecker, A., Fritsch, C., Schleicher, D., Jacob, R., Kandsperger, S., Brunner, R., & Jarvers, I. (2025). The effect of a one-time mindfulness intervention on body and mind in healthy adolescents using multimodal measurements. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1503379. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1503379 (external link, opens in a new window)
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