Navigation auf uzh.ch

Suche

Department of Psychology Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families

Christina Breitenstein

Christina Breitenstein, PhD

  • Senior Research Associate
Phone
+41 44 635 75 49
Room number
BIN 5.D.13

Academic Work

since 2016 Board member of the Cantonal Association of Zurich Psychologists (ZüPP)
since 2015 Post-Doc at the Department of Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. G. Bodenmann), Switzerland
since 2014 Lecturer for Vocational Trainers at GastroZürich
since 2012 Representation of the mid-level academic positions in the Personnel and Finance Commission (PFK) of the Departement of Psychology at the University of Zurich
2010 - 2014 PhD Student at the Department of Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families, University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. G. Bodenmann), Switzerland
2010 Research internship at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich (supervised by Dr. phil. R. Drechsler), Switzerland
2009 - 2010 Research assistant for Dr. phil. B. Ditzen, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2005 - 2010 Board member and President of the Student Association of the Department of Psychology (FAPS), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2004 - 2010 Master Degree in Psychology with focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Prof. Dr. U. Ehlert), Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence and Criminology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland

Theses

PhD thesis 2015"Dyadic Coping in Late Adolescent Couples" (cumulative thesis; Doctoral Commitee: Prof. Dr. G. Bodenmann (main advisor) and Prof. Dr. S. Walitza).
Master thesis 2010"A systemic behavior observation of couples' dyadic coping after an experimental psychosocial stress induction" (supervised by Prof. Dr. G. Bodenmann and Dr. N. Meuwly).

Research focus

  • Relationships and dyadic coping
  • Development of romantic relationships in adolescence
  • Sexuality in relationships
  • Relationships in stressful phases of life (transition to parenthood, relationship in the context of a mental or physical illness)

Current research projects

PiA – Relationship in Adolescence. Original titel: "Dyadic coping in adolescent couples: How do young couples cope together and how is their dyadic coping influenced by their parents' models?" Swiss Nationalfondsstudy No. 100014_129699/1

SELODY – The influence of visual and auditory impairments on the experience in and maintenance of couple relationships (www.selody.ch) - Research project in collaboration with the Swiss Central Association for the Blind (SZBlind) and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO).

Teaching

Course Audience
Research colloquium of the chair of Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents & Couples/Families M.Sc. UZH
Project group Master's Thesis of the chair of Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents & Couples/Families M.Sc. UZH
Dyadic Data Analysis M.Sc. UZH
Methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents B.Sc. UZH
Familial risk factors for psychological disorders in childhood and
adolescence
B.Sc. UZH
Practical skills for conducting a study in psychology B.Sc. UZH

Clinical Work

since 2014Couple therapist and counselor at the Departement of Clinical Psychology for Children/Adolescents and Couples/Families, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
since 2011CCET-Coach (Couples Coping Enhancement Training-Program).
2008Full-time clinical internship at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Charité, Berlin (supervised by Dr. K. Hoffmann), Germany.
2002-2010Caregiver (freelance) in several school daycare centers in the cities of Zurich and Uster.

Memberships and Review activity

since 2020 Reviews for the Journal of Hapiness Studies (JOHS)
since 2014 Member of Cantonal Association of Zurich Psychologists (ZüPP)
since 2014 Member of the Federation of Swiss Psychologists (FSP)
  Caregiver (freelance) in several school daycare centers in the cities of Zurich and Uster.

Publications