Professor Dr. Mitja Back
Current affiliations
- Professorship for Psychologiscal Diagnostics and Personality Psychology (Prof. Back)
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Conceptualization, assessment, and development of social skills
- Consequences of Self-Knowledge, and Self-Enhancement
- Personality judgments
- Personality and the development of social relationships
- Personality development
- Personality dynamics
- Narcissism
- Personality Assessment
- Societal Conflict and Cohesion
Academic Education | |
| since 2007 | Doctor of Natural Sciences, University of Leipzig |
| since 2003 | Diploma in Psychology, University of Mainz |
| 1998 - 2003 | Psychology Studies University of Mainz |
Work Experience | |
| since 2012 | Full Professor of Psychological Assessment and Personality Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Münster |
| 2010 - 2012 | Junior Professor of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Department of Psychology, University of Mainz |
| 2004 - 2010 | Research assistant at the University of Mainz and the University of Leipzig |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2016 | Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research (SITAR) |
| since 2016 | Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) |
| since 2016 | Spokesman of the Open Science Initiative of the Department of Psychology, University of Münster |
| since 2016 | Editor in chief: European Journal of Personality |
| since 2015 | Associate Editor: Collabra |
| since 2013 | Editorial Board: Journal of Research in Personality |
| since 2011 | The Brunswik Society |
| since 2010 | Association for Psychological Science (APS) |
| since 2010 | Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) |
| since 2010 | Editorial Board: Social Psychological and Personality Science |
| since 2008 | European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) |
| since 2008 | Association for Research in Personality (ARP) |
| since 2005 | German Psychological Association (DGPs): Branch for Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment and Branch for Social Psychology |
| 2016 - 2017 | Program Committee Chair of the 2017 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
| 2013 - 2016 | Chair of the committee for the improvement of teaching of the Department of Psychology, University of Münster |
| 2012 - 2016 | Associate Editor European Journal of Personality |
Appointments | |
| 2014 | Offer to a Professorship for Personality Psychology (W3) , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (rejected) |
| 2014 | Offer to a Professorship for Psychological Assessment, Differential and Personality Psychology (W3) , University of Kiel (rejected) |
Publications
Bollwerk, M.; Wetzel, E.; Schlipphak, B. & Back, M. D. (2024) In: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 27(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Stecker, J., Bollwerk, M., Schlipphak, B., Hellmann, J. H., Echterhoff, G., & Back, M. D. (2024) In: Personality Science, (in press) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Grosz, M. P., van Aert, R. C. M., & Back, M. D. (2024) In: Psychological Bulletin, 150(3) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Kraft, L.; Czarna, A. Z.; Utesch, K.; Back, M. D.; & Dufner, M. (2024) In: Collabra: Psychology , 10(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Scharbert, J.; Dein, L. M.; Kroencke, L.; Nestler; S., Back; M. D.; & Utesch, K. (2024) In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 127(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/11/2023 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/07/2018 - 30/06/2021 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/12/2017 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2017 - 31/12/2018 Type of project: Own resources project |
Prizes
| William Stern Award 2011 for outstanding innovative work in the field of personality psychology Awarded by: German Psychological Association Award given to: Back, Mitja Date of awarding: 15/09/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Perceived Societal Marginalization: Scale Development Latent Subgroups, and Political Outcomes Candidate: Bollwerk, Michael | Supervisors: Back, Mitja; van Zalk, Maarten; Schlipphak, Bernd Period of time: until 19/11/2021 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Social Consequences of Narcissism: Moderating Factors and Mediating Processes Candidate: Leckelt, Marius | Supervisors: Back, Mitja Period of time: 01/12/2013 - 17/05/2018 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Processes of Dating and Mate Selection in Initial Romantic Encounters and Beyond Candidate: Wurst, Stefanie | Supervisors: Back, Mitja; Binnewies, Carmen, Kärtner, Joscha Period of time: 01/10/2013 - 25/08/2017 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |