His work and interests focus on academic and psychosocial development and educational trajectories from childhood and adolescence into adulthood, as well as the development of academic achievement and social disparities with a particular focus on the school context.

Selected publications

Becker, M. (2024). Sozioemotionale Charakteristika und Bildung. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-024-01217-8

Becker, M., Kocaj, A., Jansen, M., Dumont, H. & Lüdtke, O. (2022). Class-average achievement and individual achievement: Testing achievement composition and peer spillover effects using five German longitudinal studies. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(1), 177–197.  https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000519

Becker, M., Baumert, J., Tetzner, J., Maaz, K. & Köller, O. (2019). Childhood intelligence, family background, and gender as drivers of socioeconomic success: The mediating role of education. Developmental Psychology, 55, 2231-2248. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000766

Becker, M. & Neumann, M. (2018). Longitudinal big-fish-little-pond effects on academic self-concept development during the transition from elementary to secondary schooling. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(6), 882-897. Doi: 10.1037/edu0000233

Becker, M., Cortina, K. S., Tsai, Y.-M. & Eccles, J. S. (2014). Sexual orientation, psychological well-being, and mental health: A longitudinal analysis from adolescence to young adulthood. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 1, 132-145. Doi: 10.1037/sgd0000038

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