Dr. Diana Steger

Kompetenzen, Persönlichkeit, Lernumwelten | NEPS-Persönlichkeit
Kompetenzen, Persönlichkeit, Lernumwelten | Persönlichkeit

Vita

08/2023 – Heute
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe als Koordination im Projekt NEPS-Persönlichkeit
05/2021– 07/2023
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Psychologische Diagnostik, Prof. Ulrich Schroeders, Universität Kassel
12/2019
Promotion an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
04/2018– 04/2021
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Differentielle Psychologie und Psychologische Diagnostik, Prof. Oliver Wilhelm, Universität Ulm
10/2015– 03/2018
Promotionsstipendium der Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, gefördert im Rahmen der Exzellenzinitiative des Bundes und der Länder (GSC1024)

Forschungsinteressen

  • Technologiebasierte psychologische Diagnostik
  • Paradaten
  • Prozessdaten
  • Messung von deklarativem Wissen

Publikationen

2026

Altgassen, E., Hartung, J., Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2026). From school lessons to life lessons: School knowledge, life knowledge and their relationship to biographical experiences. Intelligence, 116, Article 102007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2026.102007
Hawrot, A., Steger, D., Wittmann, E., Schütz, A., & Gerlach, T. M. (2026). Big five personality traits in Starting Cohorts 1-6 of the National Educational Panel Study: Theoretical background, measures, and measurement occasions (NEPS Survey Paper No. 127). Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP127:1.0
Hawrot, A., Wittmann, E., Steger, D., Schütz, A., & Gerlach, T. M. (2026). Academic self-concept in the National Educational Panel Study: Theoretical background, measures, and measurement occasions (NEPS Survey Paper No. 132). Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, National Educational Panel Study. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SP132:1.0
Steger, D., & Schütz, A. (2026). Disambiguating tolerance of ambiguity: Introducing the MAAS-9 as a short, reliable, and multidimensional measure of attitudes toward ambiguity. Journal of Personality Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2026.2645707

2025

Klose, M., Handschuh, P., Steger, D., & Artelt, C. (2025). Embracing the challenge: Predicting self-testing in non-formal online courses using machine learning. Computers & Education, 242, Article 105507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105507
Seitz, M., & Steger, D. (2025). The mind under pressure: What roles does education play in the relationship between chronic stress and cognitive ability? Journal of Intelligence, 13(2), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence13020013
Steger, D., & Schütz, A. (2025). Assessing trust in science: Development and validation of a short scale for adolescents and adults. Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences, 7, Article e16225. https://doi.org/10.5964/miss.16225
Steger, D., & Schütz, A. (in press). Investment traits. Elgar encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Steger, D., & Schütz, A. (in press). Tolerance of ambiguity. Elgar encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Edward Elgar Publishing.

2024

Achaa-Amankwaa, P., Steger, D., Wilhelm, O., & Schroeders, U. (2024). Public events knowledge in an age-heterogeneous sample: Reminiscence bump or bummer? Psychology and Aging, 39(1), 72-87. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000786
Jankowsky, K., Steger, D., & Schroeders, U. (2024). Predicting lifetime suicide attempts in a community sample of adolescents using machine learning algorithms. Assessment, 31(3), 557-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231167490
Klose, M., Handschuh, P., Steger, D., & Artelt, C. (2024). Not easy to get off track: Motivational trajectories of learners completing a non-formal online course. Computers in Human Behavior, 159, Article 108322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108322

2023

Steger, D., Jankowsky, K., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2023). The road to hell is paved with good intentions: How common practices in scale construction hurt validity. Assessment, 30(6), 1811-1824. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221124846
Steger, D., Weiss, S., & Wilhelm, O. (2023). The short inventory of creative activities (S-ICA): Compiling a short scale using ant colony optimization. Creativity Research Journal, 35(4), 645-660. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2128574

2022

Klose, M., Steger, D., Fick, J., & Artelt, C. (2022). Decrypting log data: A meta-analysis on general online activity and learning outcome within digital learning environments. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 230(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000484

2021

Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2021). Caught in the act: Predicting cheating in unproctored knowledge assessment. Assessment, 28(3), 1004-1017. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120914970
Weiss, S., Steger, D., Kaur, Y., Hildebrandt, A., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2021). On the trail of creativity: Dimensionality of divergent thinking and its relation with cognitive abilities, personality, and insight. European Journal of Personality, 35(3), 291-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2288

2020

Goecke, B., Weiss, S., Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2020). Testing competing claims about overclaiming. Intelligence, 81, Article 101470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2020.101470
Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Gnambs, T. (2020). A meta-analysis of test scores in proctored and unproctored ability assessments. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 36(1), 174-184. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000494
Weiss, S., Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2020). A reappraisal of the threshold hypothesis of creativity and intelligence. Journal of Intelligence, 8(38), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence8040038

2019

Steger, D., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2019). On the dimensionality of crystallized intelligence: A smartphone-based assessment. Intelligence, 72, 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2018.12.002

Ausgewählte Präsentationen und Vorträge

2026

Hafner, F. M., Steger, D., & Lenhart, J. (16. - 18. März 2026). Entwicklung eines Fragebogens zur normativen Geschlechterrollenorientierung [Posterpräsentation]. 13. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung (GEBF), München, Deutschland. https://www.gebf-ev.de/men%C3%BC/gebf-kongresse/2026-13-gebf-kongress-m%C3%BCnchen/
Steger, D., & Schütz, A. (2026, February 3). Challenges and pitfalls in measuring trust in AI: Levels, contexts, and time [Paper presentation]. BaCAI Research Day, Bamberg, Germany. https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/bacai/research-day/