Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Martin Voracek
research topics: Research Synthesis, Meta-Analysis, Meta-Research, Open Science, Individual Differences
Deputy Head, Department of Cognition, Emotion and Methods in Psychology
Head of School and Speaker, Vienna Doctoral School CoBeNe ; and Director of Doctoral Studies (DSPL) – Psychology, Cognition, Behaviour and Neuroscience
Chair, University of Vienna Ethics Committee
Deputy Chair, Wiener Werkstaette for Suicide Research
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Individual Differences
Local Contact, Network of Open Science Initiatives at Psychology Departements (NOSI)
Liebiggasse 5, Rm O3-16, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
+43 1 4277-47126
martin.voracek(at)univie.ac.at
Publications: Google Scholar, PubMed, u:cris, ResearchGate, Loop, Publons, ORCID
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Theses supervised: u:theses
Erdös number: 4
publications
2026
Frohnmayer D, Evenkamp C, Kunzi MP, Thiedmann P, Swami V, Voracek M et al. Gender differences in body appreciation beyond binary comparisons: A comprehensive, preregistered multivariate 4-level meta-analysis across 75 nations. Body Image. 2026 Dec;59:102208. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2026.102208
Lesigang J, Vetter M, Voracek M, Pietschnig J. No Age of Inattention: Small and Domain-Differentiated Cross-Temporal Changes in Tests of Selective Attention and Attentional Control in Austrian Adults (2000-2025). Intelligence & Cognitive Abilities. 2026 Oct 7. doi: 10.65550/001c.171910
Dejardin F, Oberleiter S, Voracek M, Pietschnig J. Sex Differences in Piaget’s Water Level Tasks: A Systematic Review and Multiverse Meta-Analysis. Journal of Intelligence. 2026 Oct;14(10). doi: 10.3390/jintelligence14100243
Dreisörner A, Goetz V, Frohnmayer D, Tran U, Voracek M, Nater UM. Prevalence and severity of mental health problems in early-career researchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature Human Behaviour. 2026 Jun 29.
Swami V, Voracek M, Stieger S, Aavik T, Ranjbar HA, Adebayo SO et al. Positive body image is a pathway between nature contact and life satisfaction across 58 nations. Environment International. 2026 Jun;212:110277. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110277
White MP, Egger JAM, Amato G, Astell-Burt T, Bekke-Hansen S, Borja A et al. Testing nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory: a research programme protocol. Archives of Public Health. 2026 Apr 24;84(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s13690-026-01903-5
Calderon S, Mac Giolla E, Ask K, Adler SJ, Agerström J, Akpınar B et al. Effects of Psychological Distance on Mental Abstraction: A Registered Report of Four Tests of Construal-Level Theory. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 2026 Apr 1;9(2). doi: 10.1177/25152459251401177
Hampejs V, Wala A, Tran US, Pahl S, Egger JAM, Voracek M et al. Health and well-being in nature: Analysis of 18,054 visit reports and implications for nature-based biopsychosocial resilience theory (NBRT). Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2026 Mar;110:102918. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2026.102918
Asakawa-Haas KD, Spiegel D, Bossert L, Garic A, Schwartz K, Voracek M et al. Psychosocial interventions indicate prolonged survival in cancer patients in a systematic review, meta-analysis, and multiverse meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Communications Psychology. 2026 Feb 11;4(1):49. doi: 10.1038/s44271-026-00414-x
Hopfgartner M, Weiler-Wichtl L, Glinsky L, Tran US, Voracek M. Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in pediatric oncology and hematology: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. 2026. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2026.2659057
Reiter L, Voracek M, Betsch C, Böhm R. Emphasising herd immunity in vaccine advocacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. 2026;20(1):223-254. Epub 2025 Sept 24. doi: 10.1080/17437199.2025.2562841
Richardson M, Lengieza M, White MP, Tran US, Voracek M, Stieger S et al. Publisher Correction: Macro-level determinants of nature connectedness: An exploratory analysis of 61 countries (Ambio, (2026), 55, 1, (80-100), 10.1007/s13280-025-02275-w). Ambio. 2026. doi: 10.1007/s13280-025-02342-2
Stoevenbelt A, Flore P, Adamkovič M, Banik G, Bergers R, Calin-Jageman RJ et al. Registered Replication Report: Johns et al. (2005). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 2026.
2025
Richardson M, Lengieza M, White M, Tran U, Voracek M, Stieger S et al. Macro-level determinants of nature connectedness: An exploratory analysis of 61 countries. Ambio. A Journal of Environment and Society. 2025 Nov 1;80-100.
Ganster FM, Schwartz K, Voracek M, Tran US. Narcissism and mindfulness: A preregistered systematic review and three-level meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 2025 Nov;246:113299. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2025.113299
Hampejs V, Zwickl AA, Tran US, Voracek M. The Dark Triad of personality and criminal and delinquent behavior: Preregistered systematic review and three-level meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 2025 Nov;246:113308. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2025.113308
Chen SC, Buchanan EM, Kekecs Z, Miller JK, Szabelska A, Aczel B et al. Investigating object orientation effects across 18 languages. Current Psychology. 2025 Oct 22;44(24):19148-19174. doi: 10.1007/s12144-025-08304-x
Zwickl AA, Tran US, Schmied S, Hampejs V, Voracek M. Suicidality among sexual minority individuals: A preregistered systematic umbrella review of 20 years of research. Psychiatry Research. 2025 Sept;351:116648. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2025.116648
Phills CE, Miller JK, Buchanan EM, Williams A, Meyers C, Brown ER et al. Multi-region investigation of 'man' as default in attitudes. PLoS ONE. 2025 Jun 25;20(6):e0323938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323938
Swami V, Tran US, Voracek M, Aavik T, Ranjbar HA, Adebayo SO et al. Self-Compassion Around the World: Measurement Invariance of the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF) Across 65 Nations, 40 Languages, Gender Identities, and Age Groups. Mindfulness. 2025 Jun;16(6):1569-1596. doi: 10.1007/s12671-025-02560-5