Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment

Welcome to the website of the Department of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment at the University of Jena!

Personality Psychology (including its applied subdiscipline: Psychological Assessment) examines why people are so different and how these differences influence important areas of life - such as health, education, occupation, partnership, and family.

Our teaching focus is:

• Basics in Personality Psychology
• Methods of Research in Personality Psychology
• Applied Personality Psychology

Our research focuses on:

• Personality Development
• Personality and Mobility
• Implicit motives
• Loneliness and Being Alone
• Partnership, family and cooperative relationships

More information about our research can be found here.