Janna Hämpke, M.Sc.

Short Description

Janna Hämpke has been a PhD candidate at the chair since April 2024. She is a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. Her research focuses on the content, functioning, and dynamics of world beliefs. She examines the extent to which individuals in Germany differ in their world beliefs, how these beliefs can be structurally summarized, and to what extent they influence situation perception and situational well-being. Additionally, she investigates the conditions and mechanisms that drive changes in world beliefs. Janna previously studied psychology at LMU Munich and the University of Münster. During her studies, she spent several months abroad at the Université du Luxembourg and the University of Pennsylvania (USA).

Research Interests

• (Primal) world beliefs
• Personality dynamics
• Positive-psychological interventions
• Longitudinal structural equation modeling
• New technologies in personality psychological diagnostics: ESM, Personality Computing, Machine Learning

Background

Selected Publications

• Hämpke, J., Kerry, N., & Clifton, J. D. W. (2025). World beliefs predict self-reported sustainable behaviors beyond Big Five personality traits and political ideology. Global Environmental Psychology, 3, e12057. https://doi.org/10.5964/gep.12057
• Hämpke, J., Diller, S. J., Kerry, N., Clifton, J. D. W., & Frey, D. (2024). Believing in an Enticing World: Testing a Positive Psychological Intervention Aimed at Increasing Character Strengths and Well-Being via World Beliefs. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-024-00180-3
• Hämpke, J., Röseler, S., & Thielsch, M. T. (2022). Is Being Funny a Useful Policy? How Local Governments’ Humorous Crisis Response Strategies and Crisis Responsibilities Influence Trust, Emotions, and Behavioral Intentions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-022-00436-z