Andrea Jesser
Biographic Data
| ID | 4871520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea Jesser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | Jesser |
| SIGNATURE | JESSER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität für Weiterbildung Krems |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0872-1131 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Online teaching in psychotherapy training: A qualitative study revealing challenges and strategies from lecturers’ perspectives
Despite a growing body of research on online teaching in psychotherapy training, existing studies focus on students’ experiences, leaving the perspectives of lecturers underexplored. This study addresses this gap by investigating lecturers’ views on the transition to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through 13 semi-structured expert interviews with lecturers at the Faculty of Psychotherapy Science at Sigmund Freud…
Comprehensive examination of support needs and mental well-being: A mixed-method study of the Austrian general population in times of crisis
Introduction: In the recent years, the Austrian general population has faced a confluence of multiple crises. This study investigates the support wishes and mental health parameters of the Austrian general population aiming to comprehending the unmet needs and providing guidance for future psychosocial interventions and research endeavors. Methods: = 332) wished for further support to improve mental well-being in April 2022. A total of 280 partic…
School students' burdens and resources after 2 years of Covid-19 in Austria: A qualitative study using content analysis
Introduction The mental health of young people has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures associated with it. Mental health symptoms increased across various domains during the pandemic and subjective wellbeing decreased. Methods This study examined the burdens and resources of Austrian school students ( M = 16.63 years old) in the third year of the pandemic and compared them descriptively with the burdens and resources …
Burdens and resources of Austrian clinical psychologists: Results of a qualitative study two years into the Covid-19 pandemic
Overall, it seems that clinical psychologists have a high awareness of mental health-related problems related to the pandemic and use adaptive coping strategies to deal with them
Process and outcome of outpatient psychotherapies under clinically representative conditions in Austria: Protocol and feasibility of an ongoing study
Recruitment for this study has posed substantial challenges due to psychotherapists' concerns regarding data protection, extensive documentation, and philosophical reservations about the study design. Consequently, we recruited fewer participants than initially planned. Despite these hurdles, qualitative data collection has shown notable success. Given psychotherapists' busy schedules and reluctance to participate, more potent external incentives…
Understanding pandemic resilience: A mixed-methods exploration of burdens, resources, and determinants of good or poor well-being among Austrian psychotherapists
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health burden on the general population, resulting in increased demands on mental healthcare professionals, including psychotherapists. This cross-sectional study assessed the challenges and resources encountered by 513 psychotherapists based on an online survey conducted between April and May 2022. Methods: Qualitative methods content analysis of written reports was employed to inves…
An Assessment of Austrian School Students’ Mental Health and Their Wish for Support: A Mixed Methods Approach
The mental health of school students has been severely impacted by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study used a mixed methods approach to assess students' mental health and examine their wishes for support to improve their psychological well-being. We further investigated gender and age group differences in the amount of clinically relevant mental health problems and the roles that mental health and gender had on desired suppo…
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects the Provision of Psychotherapy: Results from Three Online Surveys on Austrian Psychotherapists
This study aimed to assess patient numbers and the format in which psychotherapy was delivered by Austrian psychotherapists during different time points of the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore psychotherapists` experiences on pandemic-associated changes in their psychotherapeutic work as well as their wishes for support in their professional activities. Three cross-sectional online surveys were conducted between March 2020 and May 2022. The total…
Mental health in Austrian psychotherapists during the Covid-19 pandemic
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has been reported in different communities, little is known about the mental health of psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austrian psychotherapists and compare it with the general population. A total of n = 513 psychotherapists (80.5% women; mean age: 53.06 ± 9.94 years) took part in an online survey c…
Mental health in the Austrian general population during Covid-19: Cross-sectional study on the association with sociodemographic factors
The COVID-19 crisis seems particularly stressful for younger adults (<35 years) and people with low income (<€2,000 net household income per month). Policymakers need to consider the high social and economic costs of lockdowns and think of optimal intervention methods for mental disorders among young and low-income individuals
Arbeit in der psychosozialen Versorgung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Familien während der Covid-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Interviewstudie in Wien und Niederösterreich
Die Vorgaben des „Social Distancing“ während der Corona-Pandemie stellten Angebote der psychosozialen Versorgung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Familien, die traditionell auf persönlichem Kontakt beruhen, in der Durchführung vor neue Herausforderungen. In dieser qualitativen Studie wurde zu drei Erhebungszeitpunkten zwischen März und Oktober 2020 untersucht, wie sich die Pandemie speziell auf diese Angebote ausgewirkt hat und wie Mitarbeiter*innen…
Provision of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Austria during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought massive changes in the provision of psychotherapy. To avoid or reduce the risk of infection, many therapists switched from face-to-face sessions in personal contact to remote psychotherapy, i.e., psychotherapy delivered by telephone or videoconferencing. This study examined the attitudes toward and practice of remote psychotherapy among Austrian therapists with a psychodynamic orientation at the onset of the pand…
Mental Health of Apprentices during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria and the Effect of Gender, Migration Background, and Work Situation
This study assessed the mental health of apprentices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria and the effect of gender, migration background, work situation, and work sector. An online survey via REDCap was performed with a sample of 1442 apprentices (female: 53.5%, male: 45.4%, diverse: 1.1%, migration background: 28.4%) from 29 March to 18 May 2021. Indicators of mental health were depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), well-being (WHO-5), disorde…
Concerns and Support after One Year of Covid-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis with 1505 Participants
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent governmental restrictions have had a major impact on the daily lives of Austrians and negatively affected their mental health. A representative sample of N = 1505 individuals was recruited via Qualtrics ® to participate in an online survey between 23 December 2020 and 4 January 2021. A qualitative study design was used to determine the problem areas that emerged since the beginning of the pandemic (question 1)…
Das Forschungsdesign der ersten Welle des Projekts »Wege in die Zukunft«
Insights From Setting up the First Wave of a Qualitative Longitudinal Study
In this paper we describe and reflect upon the process of setting up the first wave of a complex qualitative longitudinal study with young people in Vienna. We explain the project's agenda, design, and organizational structure connecting experienced and early career researchers with master's students. In particular, we describe the tools used to coordinate the research, the challenges and benefits of blending research and teaching, and the materi…
Insights From Setting up the First Wave of a Qualitative Longitudinal Study
In this paper we describe and reflect upon the process of setting up the first wave of a complex qualitative longitudinal study with young people in Vienna. We explain the project's agenda, design, and organizational structure connecting experienced and early career researchers with master's students. In particular, we describe the tools used to coordinate the research, the challenges and benefits of blending research and teaching, and the materi…
Das Forschungsdesign der ersten Welle des Projekts »Wege in die Zukunft«
Insights From Setting up the First Wave of a Qualitative Longitudinal Study
In this paper we describe and reflect upon the process of setting up the first wave of a complex qualitative longitudinal study with young people in Vienna. We explain the project's agenda, design, and organizational structure connecting experienced and early career researchers with master's students. In particular, we describe the tools used to coordinate the research, the challenges and benefits of blending research and teaching, and the materi…
Arbeit in der psychosozialen Versorgung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Familien während der Covid-19-Pandemie – Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Interviewstudie in Wien und Niederösterreich
Die Vorgaben des „Social Distancing“ während der Corona-Pandemie stellten Angebote der psychosozialen Versorgung von Kindern, Jugendlichen und Familien, die traditionell auf persönlichem Kontakt beruhen, in der Durchführung vor neue Herausforderungen. In dieser qualitativen Studie wurde zu drei Erhebungszeitpunkten zwischen März und Oktober 2020 untersucht, wie sich die Pandemie speziell auf diese Angebote ausgewirkt hat und wie Mitarbeiter*innen…
Provision of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in Austria during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought massive changes in the provision of psychotherapy. To avoid or reduce the risk of infection, many therapists switched from face-to-face sessions in personal contact to remote psychotherapy, i.e., psychotherapy delivered by telephone or videoconferencing. This study examined the attitudes toward and practice of remote psychotherapy among Austrian therapists with a psychodynamic orientation at the onset of the pand…
Mental Health of Apprentices during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Austria and the Effect of Gender, Migration Background, and Work Situation
This study assessed the mental health of apprentices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria and the effect of gender, migration background, work situation, and work sector. An online survey via REDCap was performed with a sample of 1442 apprentices (female: 53.5%, male: 45.4%, diverse: 1.1%, migration background: 28.4%) from 29 March to 18 May 2021. Indicators of mental health were depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), well-being (WHO-5), disorde…
Concerns and Support after One Year of Covid-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis with 1505 Participants
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent governmental restrictions have had a major impact on the daily lives of Austrians and negatively affected their mental health. A representative sample of N = 1505 individuals was recruited via Qualtrics ® to participate in an online survey between 23 December 2020 and 4 January 2021. A qualitative study design was used to determine the problem areas that emerged since the beginning of the pandemic (question 1)…
Mental health in Austrian psychotherapists during the Covid-19 pandemic
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has been reported in different communities, little is known about the mental health of psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austrian psychotherapists and compare it with the general population. A total of n = 513 psychotherapists (80.5% women; mean age: 53.06 ± 9.94 years) took part in an online survey c…
Mental health in the Austrian general population during Covid-19: Cross-sectional study on the association with sociodemographic factors
The COVID-19 crisis seems particularly stressful for younger adults (<35 years) and people with low income (<€2,000 net household income per month). Policymakers need to consider the high social and economic costs of lockdowns and think of optimal intervention methods for mental disorders among young and low-income individuals
Understanding pandemic resilience: A mixed-methods exploration of burdens, resources, and determinants of good or poor well-being among Austrian psychotherapists
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health burden on the general population, resulting in increased demands on mental healthcare professionals, including psychotherapists. This cross-sectional study assessed the challenges and resources encountered by 513 psychotherapists based on an online survey conducted between April and May 2022. Methods: Qualitative methods content analysis of written reports was employed to inves…
An Assessment of Austrian School Students’ Mental Health and Their Wish for Support: A Mixed Methods Approach
The mental health of school students has been severely impacted by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study used a mixed methods approach to assess students' mental health and examine their wishes for support to improve their psychological well-being. We further investigated gender and age group differences in the amount of clinically relevant mental health problems and the roles that mental health and gender had on desired suppo…
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects the Provision of Psychotherapy: Results from Three Online Surveys on Austrian Psychotherapists
This study aimed to assess patient numbers and the format in which psychotherapy was delivered by Austrian psychotherapists during different time points of the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore psychotherapists` experiences on pandemic-associated changes in their psychotherapeutic work as well as their wishes for support in their professional activities. Three cross-sectional online surveys were conducted between March 2020 and May 2022. The total…
Comprehensive examination of support needs and mental well-being: A mixed-method study of the Austrian general population in times of crisis
Introduction: In the recent years, the Austrian general population has faced a confluence of multiple crises. This study investigates the support wishes and mental health parameters of the Austrian general population aiming to comprehending the unmet needs and providing guidance for future psychosocial interventions and research endeavors. Methods: = 332) wished for further support to improve mental well-being in April 2022. A total of 280 partic…
School students' burdens and resources after 2 years of Covid-19 in Austria: A qualitative study using content analysis
Introduction The mental health of young people has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures associated with it. Mental health symptoms increased across various domains during the pandemic and subjective wellbeing decreased. Methods This study examined the burdens and resources of Austrian school students ( M = 16.63 years old) in the third year of the pandemic and compared them descriptively with the burdens and resources …
Burdens and resources of Austrian clinical psychologists: Results of a qualitative study two years into the Covid-19 pandemic
Overall, it seems that clinical psychologists have a high awareness of mental health-related problems related to the pandemic and use adaptive coping strategies to deal with them
Process and outcome of outpatient psychotherapies under clinically representative conditions in Austria: Protocol and feasibility of an ongoing study
Recruitment for this study has posed substantial challenges due to psychotherapists' concerns regarding data protection, extensive documentation, and philosophical reservations about the study design. Consequently, we recruited fewer participants than initially planned. Despite these hurdles, qualitative data collection has shown notable success. Given psychotherapists' busy schedules and reluctance to participate, more potent external incentives…
Online teaching in psychotherapy training: A qualitative study revealing challenges and strategies from lecturers’ perspectives
Despite a growing body of research on online teaching in psychotherapy training, existing studies focus on students’ experiences, leaving the perspectives of lecturers underexplored. This study addresses this gap by investigating lecturers’ views on the transition to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected through 13 semi-structured expert interviews with lecturers at the Faculty of Psychotherapy Science at Sigmund Freud…
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (12 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Pandemic (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Disease (6 works)