Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment

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

Personality Psychology (including its applied subdiscipline: Psychological Assessment) examine 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
• Partnership, family and cooperative relationships
• Personality and information processing
• Personality and affect regulation