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Welcome to the Emotional Competence in Analog and Digital Environments (ECADE) Lab!

Our team at the University of Bern investigates how people perceive, understand, and manage emotional information in both personal and digital contexts, and examines the impact of emotional competence on well-being, social interactions, and technology use.

Current Research Topics

Relationship Between Emotion Recognition Ability and Well-Being

Effects of Emotion Recognition Training on Social and Emotional Functioning

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Emotional Competence in Social Situations

Measuring Personality and Well-Being Using Smartphone Sensing

Hostile Online Content, Emotional Competence, and Well-Being

Emotional Intelligence in the Transition to Motherhood: The SENTI-P Study

Assessment of Procrastination Styles and Their Relationship with Well-Being in Academic Contexts

Using Large Language Models (LLMs) to Generate Emotional Intelligence Test Items