The chair of Individual Differences and Assessment (headed by Prof. Dr. Wiebke Bleidorn) focuses on measuring, explaining, and predicting the structures and processes of personality that underlie huma...

Objective Eating is often a social activity that can be influenced by others, particularly in close relationships when dietary preferences reflect underlying value differences. We sought to examine ...

Meta-analysis on solitude: Call for unpublished data Dear colleagues, We are conducting a meta-analysis on personal and contextual predictors of solitude. Currently, we are looking for unpublished r...

Informal caregiving provides societally important healthcare functions but can take a toll on caregivers, with negative consequences for well-being. However, li...

People generally go on vacation to improve their life satisfaction. However, the association between life satisfaction and leisure travel is poorly understood, ...

Individuals acting as caregivers saw a decrease in life satisfaction and mood, alongside increases in depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

Meta-analytic evidence finds interventions aimed at altering personality traits were successful in promoting change. A review of nonintervention studies, finds having the goal to change personality is...

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