
Assoz. Prof. Priv.-Doz.Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Elke Humer, MSc BEd Bakk.
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elke.humer@donau-uni.ac.at
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+43 2732 893-2676
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Campus Krems, Trakt UB, 3rd Floor, 3.06
- University for Continuing Education Krems
- Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
- Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
- 3500 Krems
- Austria
Projects (Extract Research Database)
Running projects
Duration: 01/07/2025–31/12/2026
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Mental Health in the Agricultural Profession
Duration: 01/10/2024–31/12/2025
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Duration: 01/10/2024–31/12/2025
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Examination of psychological well-being in the elderly
Duration: 01/03/2022–31/12/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Funding: Private (Stiftungen, Vereine etc.)
Psychotherapy and clinical psychology in times of COVID-19
Duration: 01/03/2022–31/12/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Completed projects
Mental health in the veterinary profession
Duration: 01/06/2022–31/12/2023
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Telephone counseling in times of COVID-19
Duration: 01/12/2020–30/11/2021
Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems): Elke Humer
Publications (Extract Research Database)
Aranyi, G.; Humer, E.; Unterrainer, H.F.; Kuska, M.; Winter, L.; Zeldovich, M. (2025). The German version of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation—Outcome Measure (CORE-OM): Factorial validity, internal consistency, and gender differences in a large outpatient sample. Psychotherapy Research, 2485154: 1-9
Brühl, D.; Neubauer, V.; Dale, R.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2025). Suicide risk and influencing factors among Austrian veterinary medicine students. Reserach in Veterinary Science, 105770: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.105770
Felnhofer, A.; Pfannerstill, F.; Gänsler, L.; Kothgasnner, O.D.; Humer, E.; Büttner, J.; Probst, T. (2025). Barriers to adopting therapeutic virtual reality: the perspective of clinical psychologists and psychotherapists. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16: 1549090
Fuchshuber, J.; Zeldovich, M.; Aranyi, G.; Winter, L.; Kuska, M.; Dumont, D.; Humer, E.; Unterrainer, H.F. (2025). Uncovering the Internal Structure of the German Version of the CORE-OM: A Network Analysis. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32: e70063
Humer, E.; Gächter, A.; Pieh, C.; Neubauer, V. (2025). Support needs, received support and mental well-being in Austrian farmers: A mixed-methods approach. Frontiers in Public Health, 13: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1600624
Humer, E.; Pieh, C.; Probst, T.; Dinhof, C.; Schaffler, Y.; Zeldovich, M. (2025). Mental health amidst multiple crises: Trends and sociodemographic risk factors in Austria's general population. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16: 1534994
Humer, E.; Unterrainer, H.F.; Büttner, J.T.; Probst, T. (2025). Religious spiritual well-being across psychotherapeutic orientations: a comparative study among Austrian psychotherapists. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, 2487281: 1-20
Humer, E.; Zeldovich, M.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C. (2025). Problematic smartphone usage in the Austrian general population: A comparative study of 2022 and 2024, mental health correlates and sociodemographic risk factors. Frontiers in Public Health, 13: 1535074
Pfeifer, E.; Aigner, S.E.; Stolterfoth, C.; Dale, R.; Ostermann, T.; Probst, T., Humer, E. (2025). Music therapists’ perspectives on nature-connecting methods and the integration of nature in music therapy: Results of a survey among German and Austrian music therapists. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 92: 102252
Pieh, C.; Humer, E.; Hoenigl, A.; Schwab, J.; Mayerhofer, D.; Dale, R.; Haider, K. (2025). Smartphone screen time reduction improves mental health: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 23: 107
Richter, E.; Edraki, S.; Humer, E. (2025). Exploring Sociodemographic, Parental, and TemporalCorrelates of Mental Health Disorders in Child andAdolescent Psychotherapy: A Clinic-Based Investigation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 38: e70028
Zeldovich, M.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2025). Help-seeking and help-receiving behavior in the Austrian general population and the impact of self-stigma: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Public Health, 06: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02502-4
Bach, D.; Humer, E.; Kisler, I.-M. (2025). Sinnschritte Ein logotherapeutisches Mitmachbuch. Parodos - Philosophischer Verlag, Berlin
Aigner, S.E.; Dale, R.; Pfeifer, E.; Probst, T.; Winter, S.; Herburger, B.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2024). Cross-sectional online survey on the perspectives of more than 1100 Austrian therapists on integrating nature in psychotherapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 00: 12823
Dinhof, C.; Humer, E.; Haider, K.; Rabenstein, R.; Jesser, A.; Pieh, C.; Probst, T.; Gächter, A. (2024). Comprehensive examination of support needs and mental well-being: a mixed-method study of the Austrian general population in times of crisis. Frontiers in Public Health, 12: 1345796
Humer, E.; Kisler, I.-M.; Bach, D.; Schimböck, W.; Pieh, C.; Probst, T. (2024). Effect of a group logotherapeutic program for older adults on mental health indicators. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 12216: https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12216
Humer, E.; Winter, S.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C.; Dale, R.; Brühl, D.; Neubauer, V. (2024). Veterinary medicine under COVID-19: a mixed-methods analysis of student and practitioner experiences in Austria. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11: 1460269
Jesser, A., Steinböck, A., Pammer, B. Ghorab, T.; Weber, M.; Schaffler, Y.; Probst, T.; Felnhofer, A.; Kothgassner, O.; Pieh, C.; Humer, E. (2024). Burdens and resources of Austrian clinical psychologists: results of a qualitative study two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Psychology, 12/205: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01714-9
Mayerhofer, D.; Haider, K.; Amon, M.; Gächter, A.; O'Rourke, T.; Dale, R.; Humer, E.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C. (2024). The Association between Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health in Austrian Adolescents and Young Adults. Healthcare, 12(6): 600
Neubauer, V.; Dale, R.; Probst, T.; Pieh, C.; Janowitz, K.; Brühl, D.; Humer, E. Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Austrian veterinarians and examination of influencing factors (2024). Prevalence of mental health symptoms in Austrian veterinarians and examination of influencing factors. Scientific Reports, 14: 13274
Lectures (Extract Research Database)
The Role of Nature in Mental Health and Psychotherapy
56th International Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, 28/06/2025
Outcome von ambulanter Psychotherapie in Österreich: Erste empirische Befunde unter klinisch repräsentativen Bedingungen
25. Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, 04/04/2025
Gendered Pathways to Psychotherapy: A Comparative Content Analysis of Female and Male Patient Interviews
6th Joint European & UK SPR Chapters Conference, 13/09/2024
Biophilia in times of crisis and in normal times: Philosophical investigations
The 25th Annual Conference of the International Network for Philosophy and Psychiatry, 25/05/2024
Die Auswirkung reduzierter Smartphone-Zeit auf Essstörungssymptome
Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (ÖGE), Sektion Süd 10. Fachtagung, 18/04/2024
Einflussfaktoren auf die mentale Gesundheit der österreichischen Tierärzt:innen
Fortbildungsveranstaltung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte, 04/11/2023
Psychotherapie auf Distanz in Österreich während der Corona-Pandemie
Jour Fixe, Lehranstalt für systemische Familientherapie, 26/01/2022
Psychotherapy in Austria during COVID-19. Results of three online surveys
52nd Annual International Society of Psychotherapy Research Meeting, 26/06/2021
Process and outcome of psychotherapeutic therapies under practical conditions in Austria.
52nd Annual International Society of Psychotherapy Research Meeting, 24/06/2021