Dr. Kyra Göbel

2026

• Göbel K., Kluge A.:
  Comparing methods to study intentional forgetting in the lab and in the field: Insights and recommendations
  In: Methods in Psychology 14 (2026), Article No.: 100232
  ISSN: 2590-2601
  DOI: 10.1016/j.metip.2026.100232

2025

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Deleting and sorting files is beneficial – But only when you fully let go
  In: Computers in Human Behavior Reports 18 (2025), Article No.: 100646
  ISSN: 2451-9588
  DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2025.100646
• Pekarek E., Hinzmann J., Göbel K., Schultheiss O.:
  Motives and gonadal steroid hormones across the menstrual cycle: A longitudinal replication study.
  In: Motivation Science (2025)
  ISSN: 2333-8113
  DOI: 10.1037/mot0000395

2022

• Göbel K., Hensel L., Schultheiss O., Niessen C.:
  Meta-analytic evidence shows no relationship between task-based and self-report measures of thought control
  In: Applied Cognitive Psychology (2022)
  ISSN: 0888-4080
  DOI: 10.1002/acp.3952
• Göbel K., Niessen C., Seufert S., Schmid U.:
  Explanatory machine learning for justified trust in human-AI collaboration: Experiments on file deletion recommendations
  In: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence 5 (2022), Article No.: 919534
  ISSN: 2624-8212
  DOI: 10.3389/frai.2022.919534

2021

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Thought control in daily working life: How the ability to stop thoughts protects self-esteem
  In: Applied Cognitive Psychology (2021)
  ISSN: 0888-4080
  DOI: 10.1002/acp.3830

2020

• Niessen C., Göbel K., Lang JW., Schmidt U.:
  Stop Thinking: An Experience Sampling Study on Suppressing Distractive Thoughts at Work
  In: Frontiers in Psychology 11 (2020)
  ISSN: 1664-1078
  DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01616
• Niessen C., Göbel K., Siebers M., Schmid U.:
  Time to Forget: Intentional Forgetting in the Digital World of Work
  In: Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie 64 (2020), p. 30-45
  ISSN: 0932-4089
  DOI: 10.1026/0932-4089/a000308

2019

• Ellwart T., Ulfert AS., Antoni C., Göbel K., Hertel G., Niessen C., Sonnentag S., Wehrt W.:
  Forgetting in future work systems: System characteristics and user-related psychological consequences on emotion, cognition, and behaviors
  In: AIS-Transactions on Enterprise Systems 4 (2019), p. 1-19
  ISSN: 1867-7134
  DOI: 10.30844/ais-tes.v4i1.16

2018

• Hagmaier-Göttle T., Abele-Brehm A., Göbel K.:
  How do career satisfaction and life satisfaction associate?
  In: Journal of Managerial Psychology (2018)
  ISSN: 0268-3946
  DOI: 10.1108/JMP-09-2017-0326

2025

• Göbel K.:
  Smartphone reduction improves ability to deal with distractive thoughts.
  40th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Denver, Colorado)
• Göbel K.:
  Smartphones und Gedankenkontrolle: Die Bedeutung digitaler Ablenkung für die kognitive Selbstregulation.
  14th Conference of the Section Work, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (Lüneburg, Germany)

2024

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Klar im Kopf trotz Datenchaos? Individuelle Unterstützung durch Assistenzsysteme bei der Bewältigung komplexer Arbeitsaufgaben.
  53rd Conference of the German Society for Psychology (Wien, Austria)

2023

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Deleting and organizing irrelevant files can improve concentration and work performance – but only when people are able to mentally let them go.
  21st EAWOP Congress (Katocwice, Poland)

2022

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Bitte löschen! – Experimente zur Unterstützung der Strukturierung der externalen wie internalen Arbeitsumgebung durch Assistenzsysteme.
  52nd Conference of the German Society for Psychology (Hildesheim, Germany)

2021

• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Methodische Zugänge zur Erfassung der Inhibition von störenden Gedanken: Subjektive und objektive Methoden im Vergleich.
  Presentation at the 12th Conference of the section Work, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (Chemnitz, Germany)
• Göbel K., Niessen C., Schmid U.:
  Die Rolle von Erklärungen in partnerschaftlichen KI-Systemen: Wem helfen welche Erklärungen in welchen Situationen wie gut?
  67. Spring Convention of the Society for Ergonomics and Work Science (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

2019

• Sauter B., Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Inspired and focused – the role of transformational leadership for mind-wandering
  33rd Annual SIOP Conference (Washington D.C.)

2018

• Ellwart T., Ulfert AS., Antoni C., Göbel K., Niessen C., Schmid U., Siebers M., Sonnentag S., Wehrt W.:
  Forgetting in future work systems: System characteristics and user-related psychological consequences on emotion, cognition, and behaviors.
  Conference on Intentional Forgetting in Organizations and Work Settings (Potsdam, Germany)
• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Forget it – if you can! How the ability to forget protects self-esteem.
  Conference on Intentional Forgetting in Organizations and Work Settings (Potsdam, Germany)
• Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  Forget it – if you can! Wie die Fähigkeit zu vergessen den Selbstwert schützt.
  51st Conference of the German Society for Psychology (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Niessen C., Göbel K.:
  When persons intentionally forget at work: The role of interindividual differences in retrieval suppression and challenging work demands.
  Conference on Intentional Forgetting in Organizations and Work Settings (Potsdam, Germany)
• Niessen C., Göbel K., Siebers M., Schmid U.:
  Forget it – delete it? Das Löschen und Sortieren von Informationen im Arbeitsalltag.
  51st Conference of the German Society for Psychology (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Sauer C., Kügler P., Kestel P., Graf M., Göbel K., Niessen C., Schleich B., Wartzack S.:
  Ein ontologiebasierter Ansatz zur Wissensrepräsentation für die smarte Produktentwicklung
  16. Gemeinsames Kolloquium Konstruktionstechnik 2018 (Bayreuth, 11. October 2018 - 12. October 2018)
  In: Rieg, F.; Brökel, K.; Scharr, G.; Grote K.; Müller, N.; Lohrengel, A.; Nagarajah, A.; Corves, B. (ed.): Tagungsband 16. Gemeinsames Kolloquium Konstruktionstechnik 2018
  URL: https://www.archiv.mfk.tf.fau.de/?file=pubmfk_5bc48f541f15a

2017

• Niessen C., Göbel K., Siebers M., Schmid U.:
  Intentionales Vergessen im Arbeitsalltag: Eine Critical Incident Untersuchung
  10th Conference of the section Work, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (Dresden)
• Siebers M., Göbel K., Niessen C., Schmid U.:
  Requirements for a companion system to support identifying irrelevancy
  International Conference on Companion Technology (Ulm, Germany)
  DOI: 10.1109/COMPANION.2017.8287076
• Siebers M., Schmid U., Göbel K., Niessen C.:
  A psychonic approach to the design of a cognitive companion supporting intentional forgetting
  6th workshop Cognitive Systems: People, Teams, Systems and Automats (München, Germany)

2016

• Hagmaier-Göttle T., Göbel K., Abele-Brehm A.:
  Life satisfaction and career satisfaction: How do they relate over time?
  50th Conference of the German Society for Psychology (Leipzig, Germany)