Julia Vigl, PhD MSc MA

University Assistant (Post-Doc)
Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology & Assessment

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Research Interests

Music Psychology:

  • Emotion induction through music: influence of various factors, such as performance, context, personality traits or musical structure.
  • Emotions in response to art (e.g. paintings)
  • Associations between musicality, empathy and linguistic abilities
    • Assessment of prosodic discrimination ability (test development
  • Musical tempo memory
  • Stress and mood regulation through music

Relationship Psychology:

  • Couple relationships and external stress
  • Division of housework, sense of justice
  • Attachment style

Events

11 November 2025: Guest Lecture, Ringvorlesung: Kulturen des Klangs, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Musicology

  • Title: The Bonding Power of Music: From Lullabies to Romantic Relationships
  • Location: Haus der Musik, 5th Floor, Lecture Hall 5.11

Participate in ongoing studies

Are you motivated to help us with our currently running studies? Take part in one of my projects!

Musical Tempo Memory
This study examines the accuracy of musical tempo memory and the role of personality and stimulus characteristics.

Duration:    45 min
Inclusion criteria:  None
Benefits:  Course credits & feedback

  • VO Persönlichkeits- und Differentielle Psychologie 1 [Bachelorstudium Psychologie] 
  • UE Computergestützte Datenauswertung 1 & 2 (SPSS & R) [Bachelorstudium Psychologie]
  • UE Übung Diagnostik [Bachelorstudium Psychologie]
  • SE Musik als Verbindung zu sich selbst und anderen [Bachelorstudium Psychologie]

If you are interested in writing your thesis with me, please see our lab’s info page on thesis supervision.

Due to the large number of master’s students I currently supervise, supervision is only possible after the summer term of 2026.