Prof. Dr. Cornelia Niessen

Tel.:    0049 9131 85 64001

E-Mail: cornelia.niessen@fau.de

Raum: 06.318


 

 

 

Forschungsinteressen

  • Leistung und Gesundheit im Kontext von Veränderungen bei der Arbeit
  • Selbstmanagement
  • Alter und Arbeit

 

Vita

 

Akademische Abschlüsse

2009

Habilitation, Fachbereich Psychologie, Universität Konstanz

2002

Promotion in Psychologie, Technische Universität Berlin (Dr. phil.)

1994

Diplom in Psychologie, Technische Universität Berlin

 

Berufliche Tätigkeiten

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


Publikationen (Auswahl

Niessen, C., & Kranabetter, C. (in press). Managers as role models for health: Moderators of the relationship of transformational leadership with employee exhaustion and cynicism. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000044

Unger, D., Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Kuonath, A. (2017). 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. International Journal of Stress Management, 24, 74-97. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/str0000034

Niessen, C., & Weseler, D. (2016). How job crafting relates to task performance. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31, 672-685. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMP-09-2014-0269

Niessen, C., Weseler, D., & Kostova, P. (2016). When and why do individuals craft their jobs? The role of individual motivation and work characteristics for job crafting. Human Relations, 69, 1287-1313. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726715610642

Kranabetter, C., & Niessen, C. (2016). How managers respond to exhausted employees. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 15, 106-115. https://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000157

Niessen, C., & Jimmieson, N. (2015). Threat of resource loss: The role of self-regulation in adaptive task performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101, 450-462. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000049

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., Unger, D., & Neff, A. (2015). 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. Human Relations, 68, 1889-1912. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726715571188

Unger, D., Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., & Neff, A. (2014). A question of time: Daily time allocation between work and private life. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 87, 158-176. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.10.002

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., Unger, D., & Neff, A. (2013). Expanding crossover research: The crossover of job-related self-efficacy within couples. Human Relations, 66, 803-827. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726712465095

Niessen, C., Unger, D., Sonnentag, S., & Neff, A. (2013). The crossover of self-esteem: A longitudinal perspective. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24, 197-210. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2013.856298

Niessen, C., Volmer, J., Binnewies, C., & Sonnentag, S. (2012). Do social conflicts with customers at work encroach upon our private lives? A diary study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 17, 304-315. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028454

Niessen, C., Unger, D., Sonnentag, S., & Neff, A. (2012). What’s mine is yours: The crossover of day-specific self-esteem. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 81, 385-394. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2012.10.002

Niessen, C., Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2012). Leader-member exchange (LMX), job autonomy, and creative work involvement. The Leadership Quarterly, 23, 456-465. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.10.005

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., & Sach, F. (2012). Thriving at work – A diary study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 33, 468-487. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.763

Volmer, J., Niessen, C., Linz, A., Spurk, D., & Abele, A. (2011). Reciprocal relationships between leader-member exchange (LMX) and job satisfaction: A cross-lagged analysis. Applied Psychology, 60, 522-545. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464- 0597.2011.00446.x

Niessen, C., Swarowski, C., & Leiz, M. (2010). Age and adaptation to changes in the workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25, 356-383. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683941011035287

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., Ohly, S., & Zapf, D. (2010). Diary studies in organizational research: An introduction and some practical recommendations. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 9, 79-93. https://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866- 5888/a000009

Niessen, C., Binnewies, C., & Rank, J. (2010). Disengagement in work-role transitions. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 695-715. https://dx.doi.org/10.1348/096317909X470717

Niessen, C., Swarowski, C., & Leiz, M. (2010). Age and adaptation in the workplace. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 25, 356-384. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683941011035287

Niessen, C., Binnewies, C., & Rank, J. (2010). The role of disengagement in work adjustment. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 695-715. https://dx.doi.org/10.1348/096317909X470717

Niessen, C., Zapf, D., Ohly, S., & Sonnentag, S. (2010). Diary studies in organizational research: A practical examination and some recommendations. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 9, 79-93. https://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000009

Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2010). Adaptation to increased work autonomy: The role of task reflection. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 19, 442- 460. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13594320902990396

Niessen, C., Heinrichs, N., & Dorr, S. (2009). Pursuit and adjustment of goals during unemployment: The role of age. International Journal of Stress Management, 16, 102- 123. https://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015683

Niessen, C., & Sonnentag, S. (2008). Staying vigorous until work is over: The role of trait vigour, day-specific work experiences and recovery. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 81, 435-458. https://dx.doi.org/10.1348/096317908X310256

Niessen, C., Binnewies, C., & Ohly, S. (2008). Age and creativity at work: The interplay between job resources, age and idea creativity. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 23, 438-457. https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02683940810869042

Niessen, C. (2006). Age and learning during unemployment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 771-792. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.400

Niessen, C., Eyferth, K., & Spaeth, O. (2003). A model of air traffic controllers’ conflict detection and conflict resolution. Aerospace Science and Technology, 7, 409- 416. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1270-9638(03)00064-6

Niessen, C., & Eyferth, K. (2001). A model of the air traffic controller’s picture. Safety Science, 37, 187-202. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-7535(00)00048-5

Niessen, C., Eyferth, K., & Bierwagen, T. (1999). Modelling cognitive processes of experienced air traffic controllers. Ergonomics, 42, 1507-1520. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001401399184857

 

Selected Conference Contributions

Weseler, D., Hommelhoff, S., Mäder, I., & Niessen, C. (2017, May). I will stay but I should go: The moderating role of cognitive job crafting in the relationship between turnover intentions, affect and job performance. Presentation at the 18th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland.

Niessen, C., Müller, T., Hommelhoff, S., & Westman, M. (2017, April). The impact of future-oriented coping on business travellers' work-life balance. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual SIOP Conference, Orlando, Florida.

Müller, T., & Niessen, C. (2016, September). The dark side of self-leadership. Presented at the 50th Conference of the German Society for Psychology, Leipzig, Germany.

Niessen, C., & Mäder, I. (2015). How does job insecurity relate to adaptive performance?. Paper presented at the 17th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Oslo, Norway.

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Niessen (2011). Leading for creativity: The moderating role of job resources. Paper presented at the 26st Annual SIOP Conference. Chicago, Illinois.

Niessen, C., & Braun, I. (2010). A longitudinal investigation of employee adaptability during an organizational change: The role of self-regulation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Montreal, Canada.

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., & Sach, F. (2010). Thriving at work: A diary study. Paper presented at the 25st Annual SIOP Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.

Niessen, C., Binnewies, C., Bauhuis, J., & Dingeldein, K. (2009). Recovery experiences during leisure time and unemployed individuals’ well-being. Paper presented at the 24st Annual SIOP Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Niessen, C., & Dorr, S. (2006). Age-related changes in job search and retraining during unemployment. Paper presented at the 22st Annual SIOP Conference. New York, USA.

Niessen, C., & Swarowski, C. (2006). Age and adaptation to changes in the workplace. Paper for the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. Atlanta, Georgia.

Niessen, C., & Heinrichs, N. (2005). Pursuit and adjustment of goals during unemployment: Age matters. Paper presented at the 21st Annual SIOP Conference. Dallas, Texas.

Niessen, C. (2005). Life-long learning of unemployed individuals: Age effects on continuous learning. Paper presented at the 20st Annual SIOP Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

 

Book Contributions

Niessen, C., Hommelhoff, S., & Mäder, I. (in press). Arbeitsleistung im Kontext von Laufbahnentwicklung. In S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Eds.), Handbuch Laufbahnmanagement und Karriereplanung. Berlin: Springer.

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Neff, A. (2012). Recovery: Nonwork experiences that promote positive states. In K. S. Cameron & G. Spreitzer (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of positive organizational scholarship (pp. 867-881). Oxford: University Press.

Niessen, C., Sonnentag, S., Unger, D., & Neff, A. (2010). Ressourcen und Belastungen bei Doppelkarrierepaaren – eine arbeitspsychologische Perspektive. In E. Gramespacher (Ed.), Dual Career Couples an Hochschulen: zwischen Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik (pp. 75-88). Opladen: Budrich.

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Ohly, S. (2008). Learning and training at work. In N. Chmiel (Ed.), An introduction to work and organizational psychology: A European perspective (pp. 56-75). Belfast: Wiley-Blackwell.

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2006). Expertise in software design. In K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. Feltovich, & R. R. Hoffmann (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance (pp. 373-387). Campbridge: University Press.

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Ohly, S. (2004). Learning at work: Training and development. In C. L. Cooper & I. T. Robertson (Eds.), International review of industrial and organizational psychology (pp. 249–289). Chichester: John, Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Kolrep, H. & Niessen, C. (2000). Expertise in Mensch-Maschine-Systemen. In K.-P. Timpe, T. Jürgensohn, & H. Kolrep (Hrsg.), Mensch-Maschine-Systemtechnik. Konzepte — Modellierung — Gestaltung — Evaluation (S. 179–201). Düsseldorf: Symposion.

Jürgensohn, T., Niessen, C., & Leuchter, S. (2002). Bedienermodellierung: Beispiele. In K.-P. Timpe, T. Jürgensohn, & H. Kolrep (Eds.), Mensch-Maschine Systemtechnik. Konzepte — Modellierung — Gestaltung — Evaluation (pp. 149-178). Düsseldorf: Symposion.

Niessen, C., Leuchter, S., & Eyferth, K. (1998). A psychological model of air traffic control and its implementation. In F. E. Ritter & R. M. Young (Eds.), Proceedings of the second European conference on cognitive modelling (pp. 104-111). Nottingham: Nottingham University Press.

Niessen, C., Eyferth, K., & Bierwagen, T. (1997). Modelling cognitive processes of experienced air traffic controller. In S. Bagnara, E. Hollnagel, M. Mariani, & L. Norros (Eds.), Sixth European conference on cognitive science approaches to process control, time and space in process pontrol. Baveno: Italy.