Almut E. Thomas
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
16 Papers
36 Citations
Almut E. Thomas is an academic researcher from Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. The author has contributed to research in topics: Self-determination theory & Cognitive evaluation theory. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 16 publications.
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Papers
University students’ basic psychological needs, motivation, and vitality before and during COVID-19: A Self-Determination Theory approach
Florian H. Müller,Almut E. Thomas,Matteo Carmignola,Dittrich Ann-Kathrin,Alexander Eckes,Nadine Großmann,Daniela Martinek,Matthias Wilde,Sonja Bieg +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the motivational regulation, satisfaction, or frustration of the basic psychological needs and vitality of university students before and after the transition to forced distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gender Differences in Students' Physical Science Motivation: Are Teachers' Implicit Cognitions Another Piece of the Puzzle?.
TL;DR: In this paper, implicit stereotypes associating science with male might play a role in the development of gender differences in students' motivations for physical science, particularly the stereotypes of influen...
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How can students feel more vital amidst severe restrictions? Psychological needs satisfaction, motivational regulation and vitality of students during the coronavirus pandemic restrictions
Daniela Martinek,Matteo Carmignola,Florian H. Müller,Sonja Bieg,Almut E. Thomas,Alexander Eckes,Nadine Großmann,Ann-Kathrin Dittrich,Matthias Wilde +8 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the relationships between the contextual factors of online-based distance learning, basic psychological needs, forms of motivational regulation and subjective vitality in a sample of university students offers insight into students’ perceptions of their study-related experiences during the pandemic and can help to develop effective methods in online- based and blended learning settings in the future.
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Increase in ezrin expression from benign to malignant breast tumours
Daphne Gschwantler-Kaulich,C Natter,Stefan Steurer,Ingrid Walter,Almut E. Thomas,Mohamed Salama,Christian F. Singer +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that cytoplasmatic ezrin expression increases from benign to malignant breast tumour development and may point at pathophysiological mechanisms that may be instrumental for the design of novel therapies.
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A magic dwells in each beginning? Contextual effects of autonomy support on students’ intrinsic motivation in unfamiliar situations
TL;DR: This paper found that students' class-average perceptions of their teachers' autonomy support predicted intrinsic motivation only in unfamiliar situations (i.e., in the first and in the second year after a subject was newly introduced).
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