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Overview

Rolf van Dick is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and social sciences. Their work spans multiple disciplines, including business, management, and accounting, with a primary focus on social psychology and organizational behavior.

Their research topics cover a range of issues related to social and organizational behavior, including:

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Corporate Management and Leadership

Van Dick has published frequently in prominent academic venues, where they have contributed several articles over the years. Key publication venues include:

  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • British Journal of Social Psychology
  • Journal of Happiness Studies
  • Applied Psychology

Some of the recent papers featuring their research are:

  • "Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "The Relationship Among the Components of Self-compassion: A Pilot Study Using a Compassionate Writing Intervention to Enhance Self-kindness, Common Humanity, and Mindfulness," 2020, Journal of Happiness Studies
  • "When and how health-oriented leadership relates to employee well-being-The role of expectations, self-care, and LMX," 2021, Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • "Self-soothing touch and being hugged reduce cortisol responses to stress: A randomized controlled trial on stress, physical touch, and social identity," 2021, Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • "The how and the when of the social cure: A conceptual model of group- and individual-level mechanisms linking social identity to health and well-being," 2020, European Journal of Social Psychology

Van Dick's collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Nina M. Junker, Niklas K. Steffens, Jan A. Häusser, S. Alexander Haslam, and Svenja B. Frenzel.

Their academic contributions also extend to authorship of books, including a 2025 publication by Mohr Siebeck eBooks titled "Die Arbeitsteilung zwischen Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern im Maschinenbau."

Van Dick's body of work primarily falls within the subfields of:

  • Social Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions

Best Publications

  • Organizational Commitment Profiles and Job Satisfaction among Greek Private and Public Sector Employees

    Yannis Markovits;Ann J. Davis;Rolf van Dick

  • Foci of attachment in organizations: A meta-analytic comparison of the strength and correlates of workgroup versus organizational identification and commitment

    Michael Riketta;Rolf Van Dick

  • Should I stay or should I go? Explaining turnover intentions with organizational identification and job satisfaction

    Rolf Van Dick;Oliver Christ;Jost Stellmacher;Ulrich Wagner

  • Social Identities and Commitments at Work: Toward an Integrative Model.

    John P. Meyer;Thomas E. Becker;Rolf van Dick

  • The utility of a broader conceptualization of organizational identification: Which aspects really matter?

    Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner;Jost Stellmacher;Oliver Christ

  • Stress and strain in teaching: a structural equation approach.

    Rolf Van Dick;Ulrich Wagner

  • Identity and the Extra Mile: Relationships between Organizational Identification and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour

    Rolf van Dick;Rolf van Dick;Michael W. Grojean;Oliver Christ;Jan Wieseke

  • The Role of Leaders in Internal Marketing

    Jan Wieseke;Michael Ahearne;Son K. Lam;Rolf van Dick

  • Boundary spanners' identification, intergroup contact, and effective intergroup relations

    Andreas W. Richter;Michael A. West;Rolf van Dick;Jeremy F. Dawson

  • Identification in organizational contexts: linking theory and research from social and organizational psychology

    Rolf van Dick

  • A social identity perspective on leadership and employee creativity

    Giles Hirst;Rolf van Dick;Daan van Knippenberg

  • Work motivation, organisational identification, and well-being in call centre work

    Jürgen Wegge;Rolf Van Dick;Gary K. Fisher;Christiane Wecking

  • Do I Hear the Whistle…? A First Attempt to Measure Four Forms of Employee Silence and Their Correlates

    Michael Knoll;Rolf van Dick

  • Recognizing the benefits of diversity: When and how does diversity increase group performance?

    Marie-Élène Roberge;Rolf van Dick

  • How do transformational leaders foster positive employee outcomes? A self-determination-based analysis of employees' needs as mediating links†

    Snjezana Kovjanic;Sebastian C. Schuh;Klaus Jonas;Niels Van Quaquebeke

  • Group diversity and group identification: The moderating role of diversity beliefs

    Rolf van Dick;Daan van Knippenberg;Silvia Hägele;Yves R.F. Guillaume

  • A test of basic assumptions of Affective Events Theory (AET) in call centre work

    Jurgen Wegge;Rolf van Dick;Gary K. Fisher;Michael A. West

  • Social identity and social exchange: Identification, support, and withdrawal from the job

    Daan van Knippenberg;Rolf van dick;Susana M. Tavares

  • Interactive Effects of Work Group and Organizational Identification on Job Satisfaction and Extra-Role Behavior.

    Rolf van Dick;Rolf van Dick;Daan van Knippenberg;Rudolf Kerschreiter;Guido Hertel

  • Working Under a Black Cloud: How to Sustain Organizational Identification after a Merger†

    Rolf van Dick;Johannes Ullrich;Patrick A. Tissington

  • Ethnic Prejudice in East and West Germany: The Explanatory Power of Intergroup Contact

    Ulrich Wagner;Rolf van Dick;Thomas F. Pettigrew;Oliver Christ

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Wagner
Ulrich Wagner Philipp University of Marburg
Oliver Christ
Oliver Christ University of Hagen
S. Alexander Haslam
S. Alexander Haslam University of Queensland
Daan van Knippenberg
Daan van Knippenberg Rice University
Niklas K. Steffens
Niklas K. Steffens University of Queensland
Jeremy Dawson
Jeremy Dawson University of Sheffield
José M. Peiró
José M. Peiró University of Valencia
David De Cremer
David De Cremer National University of Singapore
Oliver Tüscher
Oliver Tüscher Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Klaus Lieb
Klaus Lieb Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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