Professorin für Psychologie im Arbeitsleben
Institut für Psychologie
Lehrstuhl für Psychologie im Arbeitsleben (Prof. Dr. Niessen)
Raum 02.320
Nägelsbachstr. 49c
91052 Erlangen
Sprechstunde
Montag 12.00 – 13.00 Uhr (nur nach Voranmeldung!)

- Leistung und Gesundheit im Kontext von Veränderungen bei der Arbeit
- Selbstmanagement
- Alter und Arbeit
- 2009: Habilitation, Fachbereich Psychologie, Universität Konstanz
- 2002: Promotion in Psychologie, Technische Universität Berlin (Dr. phil.)
- 1994: Diplom in Psychologie, Technische Universität Berlin
- seit 2011: Universitätsprofessorin (W3) Psychologie im Arbeitsleben, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- 2010 – 2011: Vertretungsprofessorin Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Universität Konstanz
- 2004 – 2010: Wissenschaftliche Assistentin (C1), Abteilung Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Universität Konstanz
- 2001 – 2004: Wissenschaftliche Assistentin (C1), Abteilung Arbeits-, Organisations- und Sozialpsychologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 1998 – 2001: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Kognitive Psychologie, Zentrum für Mensch-Maschine-Systeme, Technische Universität Berlin
- 1995 – 1997: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Freie Universität Berlin
Journal Articles (Peer Review)
2025
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A Hitchhiker's Guide to Translation-Ideas for Fostering and Disseminating (Clinical) Translational Psychology
In: European Psychologist (2025)
ISSN: 1016-9040
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000555 - , :
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 - , , , :
Staying in a Stressful Job? The Role of Job Embeddedness for Truck Drivers’ Well-Being and Turnover Intentions
In: Journal of Business and Psychology (2025)
ISSN: 0889-3268
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-025-10011-0 - , , , , :
Introversion in Leaders: Role-Congruent Leader Behavior and Thriving in Daily Working Life
In: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science (2025), Article No.: 00218863251342832
ISSN: 0021-8863
DOI: 10.1177/00218863251342832 - , , , , :
Who’s watching you? The role of social context in shaping employees’ reactions to electronic performance monitoring
In: Personnel Review 54 (2025), p. 1810-1828
ISSN: 0048-3486
DOI: 10.1108/PR-04-2024-0326
2024
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The threat of electronic performance monitoring: Exploring the role of leader-member exchange on employee privacy invasion
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior (2024), Article No.: 104031
ISSN: 0001-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104031
2023
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Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Witschaftspsychologie Ein Plädoyer für breit gewählte und anforderungsbezogene Leistungsindikatoren
In: Psychologische Rundschau 74 (2023), p. 180-182
ISSN: 0033-3042
DOI: 10.1026/0033-3042/a000637 - , :
Everything under Control? the Impact of Electronic Monitoring Type and Social Norms on Privacy and Reactance
In: Journal of Personnel Psychology (2023)
ISSN: 1866-5888
DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000338
2022
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COVID-19, normative attitudes and pluralistic ignorance in employer-employee relationships
In: Journal for Labour Market Research 56 (2022), Article No.: 19
ISSN: 1867-8343
DOI: 10.1186/s12651-022-00325-4 - , , , :
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 - , , , :
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 - , , :
Effects of psychosocial stress on prosociality: the moderating role of current life stress and thought control
In: Stress. The International Journal on the Biology of Stress 25 (2022), p. 235-245
ISSN: 1025-3890
DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2022.2054697
2021
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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 - , , :
The role of cognitive job crafting in the relationship between turnover intentions, negative affect, and task mastery
In: Anxiety Stress and Coping (2021)
ISSN: 1061-5806
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1892653 - , :
Cross-Lagged Effects of Voluntary Job Changes and Well-Being: A Continuous Time Approach
In: Journal of Applied Psychology (2021)
ISSN: 0021-9010
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000940 - , , , :
Is the transition to formal leadership caused by trait extraversion? A counterfactual hazard analysis using two large panel datasets
In: The Leadership Quarterly (2021), Article No.: 101565
ISSN: 1048-9843
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101565
2020
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Employee voice at work: The role of employees’ gender, self-efficacy beliefs, and leadership
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (2020)
ISSN: 1359-432X
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2020.1733979 - , , :
The experience of personal growth in different career stages: An exploratory study
In: Organisationsberatung, Supervision, Coaching 27 (2020), p. 5-19
ISSN: 1618-808X
DOI: 10.1007/s11613-020-00634-y
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11613-020-00634-y - , , , :
Business travel: The role of meaning and control.
In: Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (2020)
ISSN: 0932-4089
DOI: 10.1026/0932-4089/a000331 - , , , :
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 - , , , :
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 - , :
Cognitive control strategies and adaptive performance in a complex work task.
In: The Journal of Applied Psychology (2020)
ISSN: 1939-1854
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000830 - , :
Aufblühen, Wachsen und Gedeihen bei der Arbeit
In: Organisationsberatung, Supervision, Coaching 27 (2020), p. 1-3
ISSN: 1618-808X
DOI: 10.1007/s11613-020-00633-z - , :
To Detach or Not to Detach? Two Experimental Studies on the Affective Consequences of Detaching From Work During Non-work Time
In: Frontiers in Psychology 11 (2020)
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.560156
2019
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Electronic monitoring at work: The role of attitudes, functions, and perceived control for the acceptance of tracking technologies.
In: Human Resource Management Journal 29 (2019), p. 657-675
ISSN: 0954-5395
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12250 - , , , , , , , :
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 - , , , , :
Being unengaged at work but still dedicating time and energy: A longitudinal study
In: Motivation Science (2019)
ISSN: 2333-8113
DOI: 10.1037/mot0000155 - , :
Appreciation and depressive symptoms: The moderating role of need satisfaction
In: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 24 (2019), p. 629-640
ISSN: 1076-8998
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000153 - , :
Appreciation and depressive symptoms: The moderating role of need satisfaction
In: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 24 (2019), p. 629-640
ISSN: 1076-8998
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000153 - , :
Self-leadership in the context of part-time teleworking
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior 40 (2019), p. 883-898
ISSN: 0894-3796
DOI: 10.1002/job.2371
2018
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Self-leadership and self-control strength in the work context
In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 33 (2018), p. 74-92
ISSN: 0268-3946
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-04-2017-0149 - , , , :
The impact of preventive coping on business travellers’ work and private life
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior 39 (2018), p. 113-127
ISSN: 0894-3796
DOI: 10.1002/job.2215
2017
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Nonlinear associations between job insecurity and adaptive performance: The mediating role of negative affect and negative work reflection.
In: Human performance (2017)
ISSN: 0895-9285 - , , :
Thriving when exhausted: The role of perceived transformational leadership.
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior (2017)
ISSN: 0001-8791
2016
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How managers respond to exhausted employees
In: Journal of Personnel Psychology 15 (2016), p. 106-115
ISSN: 1866-5888
DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000157 - , :
Managers as role models for health: Moderators of the relationship of transformational leadership with employee exhaustion and cynicism.
In: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (2016)
ISSN: 1076-8998
DOI: 10.1037/ocp0000044 - , :
How job crafting relates to task performance
In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 31 (2016), p. 672-685
ISSN: 0268-3946
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-09-2014-0269 - , , :
When and why do individuals craft their jobs? The role of individual motivation and work characteristics for job crafting
In: Human Relations (2016), p. 1287-1313
ISSN: 1741-282X
DOI: 10.1177/0018726715610642
URL: http://hum.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/01/07/0018726715610642 - , , , :
Love won't tear us apart but work might: How job stressors relate to constructive and destructive reactions to one's romantic partner's negative behavior
In: International Journal of Stress Management 24 (2016), p. 74-97
ISSN: 1072-5245
DOI: 10.1037/str0000034
2015
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Threat of resource loss: The role of self-regulation in adaptive task performance.
In: The Journal of Applied Psychology 101 (2015), p. 450
ISSN: 1939-1854
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000049 - , , , :
The longer your work hours, the worse your relationship? The role of selective optimization with compensation in the associations of working time with relationship satisfaction and self-disclosure in dual-career couples
In: Human Relations 68 (2015), p. 1889-1912
ISSN: 1741-282X
DOI: 10.1177/0018726715571188
2013
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Expanding crossover research: The crossover of job-related self-efficacy within couples
In: Human Relations 66 (2013), p. 803-827
ISSN: 0018-7267
DOI: 10.1177/0018726712465095 - , , , :
A question of time: Daily time allocation between work and private life
In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 87 (2013), p. 158-176
ISSN: 0963-1798 - , , , :
The crossover of self-esteem: A longitudinal perspective
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 24(2) (2013), p. 197-210
ISSN: 1359-432X
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.856298
2012
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Thriving at work - A diary study
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior 33 (2012), p. 468-487
ISSN: 0894-3796
DOI: 10.1002/job.763 - , , :
Leader-member exchange (LMX), job autonomy, and creative work involvement
In: The Leadership Quarterly 23 (2012), p. 456-465
ISSN: 1048-9843
DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.10.005 - , , , :
What's mine is yours: The crossover of day-specific self-esteem
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior 81 (2012), p. 385-394
ISSN: 0001-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.10.002 - , , , :
Do social conflicts with customers at work encroach upon our private lives? A diary study
In: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 17 (2012), p. 304-315
ISSN: 1076-8998
DOI: 10.1037/a0028454
2011
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Reciprocal relationships between leader-member exchange (LMX) and job satisfaction: A cross-lagged analysis
In: Applied Psychology 60 (2011), p. 522-545
ISSN: 0269-994X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00446.x
2010
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Disengagement in work-role transitions
In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 83 (2010), p. 695-715
ISSN: 0963-1798
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X470717 - , , :
The role of disengagement in work adjustment
In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 83 (2010), p. 695-715
ISSN: 0963-1798 - , , :
Age and adaptation to changes in the workplace
In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 25 (2010), p. 356-384
ISSN: 0268-3946
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011035287 - , :
Adaptation to increased work autonomy: The role of task reflection
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 19 (2010), p. 442-460
ISSN: 1359-432X
DOI: 10.1080/13594320902990396 - , , , :
Diary studies in organizational research: An introduction and some practical recommendations
In: Journal of Personnel Psychology 9 (2010), p. 79-93
ISSN: 1866-5888
DOI: 10.1027/1866-5888/a000009
2009
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Pursuit and adjustment of goals during unemployment: The role of age
In: International Journal of Stress Management 16 (2009), p. 102-123
ISSN: 1072-5245
DOI: 10.1037/a0015683
2008
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Age and creativity at work: The interplay between job resources, age and idea creativity
In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 23 (2008), p. 438-457
ISSN: 0268-3946
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810869042 - , :
Staying vigorous until work is over: The role of trait vigour, day-specific work experiences and recovery
In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 81 (2008), p. 435-458
ISSN: 0963-1798
DOI: 10.1348/096317908X310256
2006
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Age and learning during unemployment
In: Journal of Organizational Behavior 27 (2006), p. 771-792
ISSN: 0894-3796
DOI: 10.1002/job.400
2003
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A model of air traffic controllers' conflict detection and conflict resolution
In: Aerospace Science and Technology 7 (2003), p. 409-416
ISSN: 1270-9638
DOI: 10.1016/S1270-9638(03)00064-6
2001
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A model of the air traffic controller's picture
In: Safety Science 37 (2001), p. 187-202
ISSN: 0925-7535
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(00)00048-5
1999
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Modelling cognitive processes of experienced air traffic controllers
In: Ergonomics 42 (1999), p. 1507-1520
ISSN: 0014-0139
DOI: 10.1080/001401399184857
Book Contributions
2026
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Positive Psychologie im Arbeitskontext.
In: Zacher, Z., Hüffmeier, S. (ed.): Lehrbuch Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie, Hogrefe, 2026 - , :
Veränderungen im Arbeitskontext und Resilienz
In: Zacher & Hüffmeier (ed.): Lehrbuch Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie, Hogrefe, 2026 - , , :
Recovery and the Emergence of Positive States
In: Cameron, K. S., Spreitzer, G. M. (ed.): The Oxford handbook of positive organizational scholarship, Oxford University Press, 2026
2024
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Employers’ Muted Interest in Electronic Performance Monitoring (EPM)
In: Sabine Pfeiffer · Manuel Nicklich ·Michael Henke · Martina Heßler ·Martin Krzywdzinski · Ingo Schulz-Schaeffe (ed.): Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten: Zur Erfassbarkeit einer systemischen Transformation, Springer, 2024, p. 181-202
ISBN: 978-3-658-44457-0
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-44458-7
URL: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-44458-7
2023
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Positive organizational scholarship
In: Zacher & N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (ed.): Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology, Kohlhammer Verlag, 2023
2021
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LehrKRÄFTE schonen und sinnvoll einsetzen. Konzeption und erste Evaluation einer fallbasierten Fortbildung für Lehrkräfte zum Umgang mit Belastungen in inklusiven Settings
In: Böhme, N., Dreer, B., Hahn, H., Heinecke, S., Mannhaupt, G., Tänzer, S. (ed.): Mythen, Widersprüche und Gewissheiten der Grundschulforschung. Eine wissenschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme nach 100 Jahren Grundschule, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2021, p. 369-376 (Jahrbuch Grundschulforschung, Vol.25)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-31737-9_41
2020
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Belastende Fälle in inklusiven Settings – erste Ergebnisse aus dem Kooperationsprojekt BISU
In: N. Skorsetz, M. Bonanati, D. Kuchartz (ed.): Diversität und soziale Ungleichheit. Herausforderungen an die Integrationsleistung der Grundschule, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2020, p. 277-281 (Jahrbuch Grundschulforschung, Vol.24)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-27529-7_45
2018
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Arbeitsleistung im Kontext von Laufbahnentwicklung
In: S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Hrsg.) (ed.): Handbuch Laufbahnmanagement und Karriereplanung, Berlin: Berlin: Springer., 2018, p. 425-458
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-48750-1_17
2012
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Recovery: Non-work experiences that promote positive states
In: Cameron Kim S. (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, Oxford: University Press, 2012, p. 867-881
ISBN: 9780199734610
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0066
2010
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Ressourcen und Belastungen bei Doppelkarrierepaaren - eine arbeitspsychologische Perspektive
In: Gramespacher Elke (ed.): Dual Career Couples an Hochschulen: zwischen Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik, Opladen: Budrich, 2010, p. 75-88
2008
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Learning and training at work
In: N. Chmiel (ed.): An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: A European perspective, Belfast: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008, p. 56-75
ISBN: 9781405132763
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2066/72998
2006
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Expertise in software design
In: K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. Feltovich, & R. R. Hoffmann (ed.): Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance, Campbridge: University Press, 2006, p. 373-387
URL: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-opus-83883
2004
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Learning at work: Training and development
In: C. L. Cooper & I. T. Robertson (ed.): International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chichester: John, Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004, p. 249–289
ISBN: 9780470854990
DOI: 10.1002/0470013311.ch8
2002
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Bedienermodellierung: Beispiele
In: K.-P. Timpe, T. Jürgensohn & H. Kolrep (ed.): Mensch-Maschine Systemtechnik, Düsseldorf: Symposium: Berlin-Forschung, 2002, p. 149-178 - , :
Expertise in Mensch-Maschine Systemen
In: Timpe T. Jürgersohn & H. Kolrep (ed.): Mensch-Maschine Systemtechnik, Düsseldorf: Symposium, 2002, p. 179-232