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Research

• Work-nonwork interplay in individuals and dual-earner couples
• Mothers’, fathers’ and couples' parental leave (decisions, experiences, work-related consequences)
• Gender and career
• Gender roles
• Impacts of long-distance commuting on daily experiences and psychological strain
• Member of the project Couples' parental leave decisions and experiences: A dyadic perspective on gender-role influences

Publications

Journal articles (peer-reviewed)

Dorry, J., Burk, C. L., Stertz, A. M., & Wiese, B. S. (2023). Longing for grandparenthood: Its association with life satisfaction in late middle adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 38(4), 333-344. https:// doi.org/10.1037/pag0000723

Fischer, R. A., Johnson, M. D., Stertz, A. M., Sherlock, S. N., & Wiese, B. S. (2023). How perceived maternal gatekeeping affects fathers: An 8-week study. Journal of Family Psychology, 37(2), 232–242. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001053

Wiese, B. S., & Stertz, A. M. (2022). Mothers' regrets of having (or not having) returned to work after childbirth: Longitudinal relationships with organizational commitment. Applied Psychology, 1-26 https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12412

Noppeney, R., Stertz, A. M., & Wiese B. S. (2022). Career goal profiles of early career scientists: A person-centered approach. Journal of Career Development, 49(3), 1048-1062. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F08948453211017235

Stertz, A. M., & Wiese, B. S. (2020). Child-related bliss and couples’ partnership satisfaction in the early parenthood period: A longitudinal dyadic perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(8), 1046-1057. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000717

Stertz, A. M., Horvath, L. K., & Wiese, B. S. (2020). What influences fathers' daily work-related worries during parental leave? A diary study. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 118, 103375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2019.103375

Wiese, B. S., Chaillié, O., Noppeney, R., & Stertz, A. M. (2020). Daily experiences of commuting strain and self-control at work and at home: A diary study with train travelers. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 19(3), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000256

Stertz, A. M., Grether, T. & Wiese, B. S. (2017). Gender-role attitudes and parental work-decisions after childbirth: A longitudinal perspective with dual earner couples. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 101, 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2017.05.005

Monographies

Wiese, B. S., & Stertz, A. M. (2019). Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Ein Überblick für Psychologiestudierende und -interessierte [Work and organizational psychology. An overview for psychology students and people interested in psychology]. Springer.

Doctoral thesis

Stertz, A. M. (2019). From an individual to a dyadic perspective on work and family: Parents’ decisions and experiences after childbirth. Doctoral thesis; RWTH Aachen University. https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/756429/files/756429.pdf

Other

Schober, P., Blum, S., Reimer, T., Son, K. & Stertz, A. M. (2023) ‘Germany country note’, in Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G., Koslowski, A. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2023. https://www.leavenetwork.org/annual-review-reports

Selected Conference Contributions

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2022). Dual-earner couples’ parental leave decisions: A longitudinal study on the impact of domain- and gender-specific role attitudes. Presentation at the 6. Work + Family Researchers Network Conference, 23.-25. June, New York City, USA.

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2020). Fathers’ daily regrets of being on parental leave: The roles of perceived family-support by the supervisor and the organization. Presentation at the 1. Online Research Exchange EdUHK-RWTH Aachen University, August 20th, 2020, Aachen/Hong Kong.

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2019). What a nice guy! Perceptions of men who have taken parental leave. Presentation at the 12th conference of the section of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 25th – 27th, 2019, Braunschweig (Germany).

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2019). Gender-role attitudes and parental work-decisions after childbirth: A longitudinal perspective with dual-earner couples. Presentation at the 16th Annual Seminar of the International Network on Leave Policies and Research, August, 29th – 30st, Hamburg (Germany).

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2019). Are you really welcome back? Fathers' experiences of workplace discrimination after taking parental leave. Presentation at the 19th conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), May 29th – June 1st, 2019, Turin (Italy).

Stertz, A. M., Horvath, L. K., & Wiese, B. S. (2018). Family-supportive organizational perceptions and work-related worries: A diary study with fathers on parental leave. Presentation at the 51th congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 15th – 20th, 2018, Frankfurt (Germany).

Stertz, A. M., Horvath, L. K., & Wiese, B. S. (2018). Perceived organizational work-family culture and fathers’ worries during parental leave: A Diary Study. Presentation at the 13th conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP), September 5th – 7th, 2018, Lisboa (Portugal).

Stertz, A. M., Horvath, L. K., & Wiese, B. S. (2017). Family-supportive organizations = worry-free fathers? A diary study with fathers on parental leave. Presentation at the 10th conference of the section of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 13th – 15th, 2017, Dresden (Germany).

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2017). The career goal of becoming a professor – relations with the present and the future commitment to the work and the private life. Presentation at the 18th conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), May 17th – 20th, 2017, Dublin (Ireland).

Stertz, A. M. & Wiese, B. S. (2016). The importance of one's own career in relation to the partner’s career – influencing factors and relations to young scientists’ career goals. Presentation at the 50th congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 18th – 22nd, 2016, Leipzig (Germany).

Stertz, A. M., Grether, T., & Wiese, B. S. (2015). How does the involvement in the work and the family domain change after the birth of a child? Presentation at the 9th conference of the section of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 24th – 26th, 2015, Mainz (Germany).

Stertz, A. M., Grether, T., & Wiese, B. S. (2015). „Working women can’t be great moms!” – Gender-role attitudes and couples’ parental leave decisions. Presentation at the 17th conference of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), May 20th – 23rd, 2015, Oslo (Norway). Support by a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Stertz, A. M., Grether, T., & Wiese, B. S. (2014) „Your occupation is harmful for our baby“ - Couples‘ gender-role attitudes and parental leave decisions after childbirth. Poster presentation at the 49th congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), September 21st – 25th, 2014, Bochum (Germany).