M.Sc. Niklas Schulte
since 2019 | Research Assistant, Department Work and Organizational Psychology, Ulm University |
since 2017 | Doctoral studies, statistics and methods, Prof. Dr. Dr. Heinz Holling, University of Münster, supported by scholarships of the German National Academic Foundation ["Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes"] and by Cusanuswerk |
2016 - 2019 | Member of the working group Statistics and Methods in Psychology, University of Münster |
2015 - 2017 | Fellowship at the German National Academic Foundation's College of Social Sciences (Working group "Occupational Health") |
2012 - 2017 | Studies in psychology and business administration at the University of Münster and Columbia University (New York City, USA) funded by a scholarship of Cusanuswerk; degrees: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in psychology |
Research Interests
- Methods of personnel selection
- Faking in questionnaires
- Forced-choice response formats
- Employee surveys
Contact

Niklas Schulte
Research Assistant
✉ niklas.schulte(at)uni-ulm.de
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Publications
Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)
Schulte, N., Holling, H., & Bürkner, P. (2020). Can high-dimensional questionnaires resolve the ipsativity issue of forced-choice response formats? Educational and Psychological Measurement. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164420934861
Schulte, N., Götz, F. M., Partsch, F., Goldmann, T., Smidt, L., & Meyer, B. (2020). Linking diversity and mental health: Task conflict mediates between perceived subgroups and emotional exhaustion. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1245. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01245
Bürkner, P. C., Schulte, N., & Holling, H. (2019). On the statistical and practical limitations of Thurstonian IRT models. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 79(5), 827–854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164419832063
Schulte, N., Babiel, S., Messinger, M., & Thielsch, M. T. (2019). Feedback-Instrument zur Rettungskräfte-Entwicklung (FIRE). Zusammenstellung sozialwissenschaftlicher Items und Skalen. https://doi.org/10.6102/zis268
Schulte, N. & Thielsch, M. T. (2019). Evaluation of firefighter leadership trainings. International Journal of Emergency Services, 8(1), 34–49. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-03-2018-0020
Practitioner Papers
Schulte, N. (2017). So gesehen: Wann Perspektivübernahme funktioniert. Die Mediation. 6(1), 44.
Conference Contribution
Schulte, N., Bürkner, P. C., Holling, H. (2020). Can high numbers of traits solve the ipsativity issue of forced-choice questionnaires? Academy of Management Proceedings, USA, 2020(1).https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.19563abstract
Schulte, N. (2019). „Ich bin total begabt und super teamfähig!“: verfälschungssichere Personalauswahl und ihre statistischen Grenzen. Doktorandenforum der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, 15.11.2019, Köln.
Appel, R, Beck, M., Börsig, K., Kurle, J., Schulte, N., Schwägerl, C. (2019). Email marketing strategies for customer re-engagement: A big data approach. Google, 21.08.2019, München.
Schulte, N. & Appel, R. E. (2019). Data Privacy. Sommerakademie der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, 14.08.2019, Rot an der Rot.
Kleinkorres, R. & Schulte, N. (2018). Statistische Methoden der psychologischen Forschung: Ein Repetitorium. Institut für Psychologie, 29.-31.10.2018, Münster.
Schulte, N. (2018). Ich bin total begabt und super sexy! Zur (Un-)Möglichkeit unverfälschter Persönlichkeitsmessungen durch Selbstauskünfte. Graduiertentagung des Cusanuswerks, 25.10.2018, Münster.
Schulte, N., Götz, F. M., Partsch, F., Goldmann, T., Smidt, L., & Meyer, B. (2018). Linking diversity and mental health: Task conflict mediates the association between perceived subgroups and emotional exhaustion. In J. Wegge & B. Meyer (Chairs), The influence of team diversity and team faultlines on team processes and well-being. Symposium im Rahmen des 51. Kongresses der DGPs, 17.09.2018, Frankfurt.
Schulte, N. (2018). Diversität und psychische Gesundheit. 10. Sächsisches Doktorandenkolloquium der Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 06.07.2018, Chemnitz.
Schulte, N. (2017). Introduction to meta-analysis. Workshop am Institut für Psychologie, 06.11.2017, Münster.
Scharfen, J. & Schulte, N. (2017). Statistische Methoden der psychologischen Forschung: Ein Repetitorium. Institut für Psychologie, 23.-25.10.2017, Münster.