Biography
Education:
Dr. phil. in Psychology, 2007, RWTH Aachen University
Dipl.-Psych., 2004, University of Mannheim
Positions:
-Associate Professor, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, October 2013-
-Assistant Professor, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 2008-September 2013
-Lecturer, RWTH Aachen University, January 2008-September 2008
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Publications
Zettler, I., & Lang, J. W. B. (2013). Employees' political skill and job performance:
An inverted U-shaped relation? Applied Psychology: An International Review.
doi: 10.1111/apps.12018
Hülsheger, U. R., Alberts, H. J. E. M., Feinholdt, A., & Lang, J. W. B. (2013). Benefits
of mindfulness at work: The role of mindfulness in emotion regulation, emotional
exhaustion, and job satisfaction. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98, 310-325.
doi: 10.1037/a0031313
Lang, J. W. B., Zettler, I., Ewen, C., & Hülsheger, U. R. (2012). Implicit motives, explicit
traits, and task and contextual performance at work. Journal of Applied Psychology,
97, 1201-1217.
doi: 10.1037/a0029556
Lang, J. W. B., & Bliese, P. D. (2012). I-O psychology and progressive research programs
on intelligence. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on
Science and Practice, 5, 161-166.
doi: 10.1111/j.1754-9434.2012.01423.x
Lang, J., Bliese, P. D., Lang, J. W. B., & Adler, A. B. (2011).
Work gets unfair for the depressed: Cross-lagged relations between
organizational justice perceptions and depressive symptoms. Journal of Applied Psychology, 96, 602-618.
doi: 10.1037/a0022463
Lang, J. W. B., & Lang, J. (2011). Practical implications of test anxiety tools. Science, 332, 791-792.
doi: 10.1126/science.332.6031.791-b
Hülsheger, U. R., Lang, J. W. B., & Maier, G. W. (2010). Emotional labor, strain,
and performance: Testing reciprocal relationships in a longitudinal panel study.
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 15, 505-521.
doi: 10.1037/a0021003
Lang, J. W. B., Kersting, M., Hülsheger, U. R., & Lang, J. (2010). General mental ability,
narrower cognitive abilities, and job performance: The perspective of the nested-factors model of cognitive
abilities. Personnel Psychology, 63, 595-640.
doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01182.x
van Doorn, R. R. A, Lang, J. W. B., & Weijters, T. (2010). Self-reported cognitive
failures: A core-self evaluation? Personality and Individual Differences, 49, 717-722.
doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.06.013
Lang, J. W. B., Kersting, M., & Hülsheger, U. R. (2010). Range shrinkage of cognitive
ability test scores in applicant pools for German governmental jobs: Implications
for range restriction corrections. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 18, 321-328
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2010.00515.x
van Doorn, R. R. A, & Lang, J. W. B. (2010). Performance differences explained
by the neuroticism facets withdrawal and volatility, variations in task demand, and
effort allocation. Journal of Research in Personality, 44 , 446-452.
doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.004
Lang, J. W. B., & Lang, J. (2010). Priming competence diminishes the link between cognitive test
anxiety and test performance: Implications for the interpretation of test scores. Psychological Science, 21, 811-819.
doi: 10.1177/0956797610369492
Press Coverage: APS Observer Online
Lang, J. W. B., & Bliese, P. D. (2009). General mental ability and two types of adaptation to unforeseen change: Applying discontinuous growth models to the task-change paradigm. Journal of Applied Psychology, 94, 411-428.
doi: 10.1037/a0013803
Manuscript
Lang, J. W. B., & Kersting, M. (2007). Regular feedback from student ratings of instruction: Do college teachers improve their ratings in the long run? Instructional Science, 35, 187-205.
doi: 10.1007/s11251-006-9006-1
Manuscript
Lang, J. W. B., & Fries, S. (2006). A revised 10-item version of the Achievement Motives Scale: Psychometric properties in German-speaking samples. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 22, 216-224.
doi: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.3.216
Manuscript
German items
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Book Chapters
Lang, J. W. B. (2011). Computer-adaptives Testen. [Computer-adaptive testing].
In L. F. Hornke , M. Amelang, & M. Kersting (Eds.),
Leistungs-, Intelligenz- und Verhaltensdiagnostik
(Enzyklopädie der Psychologie. Themenbereich B, Serie II, Band 3). Göttingen,
Germany: Hogrefe.
Lang, J. W. B., & Kersting, M. (2007). Langfristige Effekte von regelmäßigem Feedback aus studentischen Lehrveranstaltungsevaluationen. [Long-term effects of regular feedback from student
ratings of instruction] In A. Kluge & K. Schüler (Eds.), Qualitätssicherung und -entwicklung an Hochschulen: Methoden und Ergebnisse (pp. 159-167). Lengerich, Germany: Pabst.
Lang, J. W. B., & Kersting, M. (2007). Statistische Modelle und Auswertungsverfahren. [Statistical
models and evaluation procedures] In H. Schuler & Kh. Sonntag (Eds.), Handbuch der Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (pp. 98-108). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
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