Boris Egloff

Prof. Boris Egloff holds a W3 professorship in Personality Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where he has been since 2009. Previously, he served as a professor at the University of Leipzig (2005–2009) and held academic positions at Stanford University as a Visiting Scholar. His research focuses on personality dynamics, emotion regulation, and the impact of social media on psychological processes. He has received notable awards including the Theodor-Litt-Preis (2008) and William-Stern-Preis (2003).

Education: PhD in Psychology from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (1997), Diplom in Psychology (1993). Academic lineage includes postdoctoral habilitation (2008) on anxiety assessment and emotion regulation.

Research interests span personality development, implicit personality measures, and the application of psychometric methods. His work bridges cognitive, social, and clinical psychology, with a focus on anxiety, coping strategies, and digital behavior. Recent studies explore climate change communication, Instagram-based personality expression, and age-related personality stability.

Grants and funding include DFG projects on narcissism, implicit personality tests, and conflict-of-interest regulations in medicine. He serves as associate editor for Cognition and Emotion and reviews for high-impact journals like Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Labs/Teams: Leads research groups at the Psychological Institute, focusing on experimental personality psychology and clinical applications. Collaborates internationally on projects involving neuroimaging and longitudinal data analysis.