Hermann Astleitner

Biographic Data

ID5123393
NAMEHermann Astleitner
GIVEN NAMESHermann
FAMILY NAMEAstleitner
SIGNATUREASTLEITNER H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Salzburg
ORCID0000-0002-2934-7126
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Exploring Academic Self-Concept, Learning Goal Orientation, and Years of Study as Predictors of University Students’ Affective Learning Outcomes

    Open AccessHermann Astleitner, Joerg ZumbachARTICLEEducation Sciences2026

    Research on learning in higher education focuses heavily on cognitive factors and academic performance. However, affective learning outcomes are crucial for overcoming learning difficulties and for personal development. Consequently, this study explores which personal factors are associated with affective learning outcomes among university students. We consider academic self-concept, learning goal orientation, and years of study as personal facto…

  • We Have Big Data, But Do We Need Big Theory? Review-Based Remarks on an Emerging Problem in the Social Sciences

    Open AccessHermann AstleitnerARTICLEPhilosophy of the Social Sciences2024

    Big data represents a significant challenge for the social sciences. From a philosophy-of-science perspective, it is important to reflect on related theories and processes for developing them. In this paper, we start by examining different views on the role of theories in big data-related social research. Then, we try to show how big data is related to standards for evaluating theories. We also outline how big data affects theory- and data-based …

  • The effects of personality and social media experiences on mental health

    Open AccessHermann Astleitner, Amrit Bains et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2023

    The present study examined the relationships between personal characteristics, social media experiences, and mental health. We carried out an online survey of 995 adolescents and young adults, who completed self-reported questionnaires about their personal characteristics (gender, age); personality traits (need to belong, social comparison orientation, social identity, histrionic personality); frequency of social media use; and social media exper…

  • What makes a collegial higher education student? How personality and goal orientations contribute to prosocial behavior

    Open AccessHermann Astleitner, Joerg Zumbach et al.ARTICLEHigher Education Research &…2023

    University professors’ collegiality has received far more attention in higher education research than collegiality among higher education students. Hence, this lack of research concerning higher education students’ collegiality represents a research gap that this study aims to fill. The present study aimed at examining the contribution of personal characteristics and goal orientations to collegiality among higher education students. A total of 19…

  • Effektives Lehren an der Hochschule

    Jörg Zumbach, Hermann AstleitnerBOOKEffektives Lehren an der Hochschule2016

    Mit dem Anspruch der effektiven Gestaltung von Lehr-Lernprozessen werden an die didaktischen Kompetenzen des Lehrpersonals seit "Bologna" ganz neue Anforderungen gestellt. Das Buch bietet einen kompakten Einstieg in die Grundlagen und Methoden guter Hochschullehre. Es verknüpft dabei die praktische Handlungsorientierung mit den theoretischen und empirischen Einsichten moderner Hochschuldidaktik und Instruktionsforschung. Von diesen Grundlagen aus…

  • Theorieentwicklung für SozialwissenschaftlerInnen

    Hermann AstleitnerBOOKTheorieentwicklung für…2011

    Im vorliegenden Buch werden, einführend und mit vielen praktischen Beispielen und Übungen versehen, Verfahren und Kriterien einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Theorienentwicklung dargestellt. Es ist als Studienbuch und auch zum Selbststudium für sozialwissenschaftliche Fächer an Hochschulen konzipiert