Rahel Lea van Eickels, BSc MSc
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist
Tel.: 01-4277-47286
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Wächtergasse 1/ Top 504, room D12
1010 Wien
Research Interests
- Shame and social emotions & cognition
- Family systems and factors in child and adolescent psychological development
- Psychosocial developmental pathways of mental disorders
Curriculum vitae
| since March 2020 | Predoctoral senior scientist, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna |
| 2018-2020 | Teaching assistant, Outpatient Unit for Research, Teaching and Practice, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna |
| 2017-2020 | Master of Science, Psychology, specialized in Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Vienna |
| 2013-2017 | Bachelor of Science, Psychology, University of Vienna |
Publications
Sallay V, Chiarolanza C, Martos T, Joo S, Boon S, Boiger M et al. Experiences of a Global Stressor during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Qualitative Study of Internal, Partner and Communal Stress Experiences across 20 Nations. EXPERIENCE – Journal of Qualitative Research in Mental Health. 2026 Feb 18;1(1):31-46. doi: 10.1556/1122.2025.00004
Goreis A, Van Eickels RL, Chang D, Klinger D, Zesch H, Prillinger K et al. Temporal dynamics of shame and guilt in adolescent NSSI: an ambulatory assessment study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2026 Feb 17;17:1758601. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1758601
Van Eickels RL, Siegel M, Juhasz AJ, Zemp M. The Parent-Child Relationship and Child Shame and Guilt: A Meta-Analytic Systematic Review. Child Development. 2025;96(3):907-929. Epub 2025 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/cdev.14212
Van Eickels RL, Tsarpalis-Fragkoulidis A, Bonkoss T, Trebo M, Zemp M. Preregistration: Who controls my emotions and how? Prospective associations and underlying mechanisms between parental psychological control and adolescents’ adjustment. 2023. doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/F4UHE
Tsarpalis-Fragkoulidis A, Van Eickels RL, Zemp M. Please Don’t Compliment Me! Fear of Positive Evaluation and Emotion Regulation – Implications for Adolescents’ Social Anxiety. Journal of clinical medicine. 2022 Oct 11;11(20):5979. doi: 10.3390/jcm11205979