The Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science is one of 14 faculties at the Bielefeld University, Germany. The Department of Psychology, with its over 50-year history (founded in 1971), is one of the oldest departments at the university. Of the over 25,000 students at the Bielefeld University, the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science comprises approximately 2,000 students. The Department of Psychology is rated among the best ones in Germany based on the CHE university ranking.

The research unit Differential and Personality Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Behavioural Genetics investigates the patterns and sources of personality development across the lifespan. In this context, personality is understood as a broad construct that integrates dispositions to typical behavioral patterns (e. g., emotion regulation and behavioral style), motivational and self-regulatory dispositions of behavioral differences (e. g., motives, interests, value orientations, and self...