Philipp Kersten

Research Associate

Philipp Kersten

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Wildstraße 1
07743 Jena

Room E001

Postal adress:
Humboldtstraße 11
07743 Jena

Consulting hours:
by agreement

E-Mail:    philipp.kersten@uni-jena.de
Telephone: +49 3641 9-45169

Research Interests

  • influence of person-environment interactions on individual well-being
  • formation and regulation of social relationships
  • influence of personality on the quality of social relationships

Current Projects

  • Curriculum Vitae
    • since 01/2020
      Research associate at the Department of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in the DFG research project "RIKSCHA: Risks and Chances of Living Alone"

    • 05/2017 - 10/2017
      Research assistant at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Leipzig, MEG and Cortical Networks Group

    • 03/2016 - 12/2016
      Research assistant at the Life-Span Developmental Psychology Laboratory of University of Leipzig

    • 10/2014 - 03/2018
      Master studies of Psychology at the University of Leipzig

    • 08/2013 - 10/2013   
      Student assistant at the Life-Span Developmental Psychology Laboratory of University of Leipzig

    • 10/2011 - 09/2014   
      Bachelor studies of Psychology at the University of Leipzig
  • Publications

    in press:

    Kersten, P., Mund, M., & Neyer, F. J. (in press). Livin’ La Vida Sola: Network Diversity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone. Journal of Personality.

    Kersten, P., Mund, M. & Neyer, F. J. (in press). Does living alone mean being alone? Personal networks of solo-living adults in midlife. International Journal of Behavioral Development.

    2022

    Kersten, P., Borschel, E., Neyer, F. J., & Mund, M. (2022). The social side of personality: Do affiliation and intimacy motives moderate associations of personal relationships with well-being?. Journal of Personality, 00, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12746External link