• Publications Dr. Marie Ohlms

    Journal articles (peer-reviewed)

    Ohlms, M. L., Dunlop, P. D., & Langer, M. (2026). Effects of AI-based chatbot coaching on goal attainment, self-efficacy, and stress: A longitudinal randomized experiment. Computers in Human Behavior, 109184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.109184


    Hagemann, V., Berretta, S., Decius, J., Georganta, E., Hofer, A., Klamar, A., … Vogel, O. (2026). Handlungsfelder des KI-Einsatzes in Arbeit, Teams und Organisationen: Eine Perspektive der Fachgruppe Arbeits-‍, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie zu Künstlicher Intelligenz in der Arbeitswelt. Psychologische Rundschau, 77(3), 162–168. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000768   

    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Lievens, F. (2026). Perceptions of game-based assessments: The role of test takers‘ occupational background. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 34(1), e70040. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.70040   

    Basch, J. M., Ohlms, M. L., & Hepfengraber, M. (2026). Game Over or Game Changer? The Impact of Applicants’ Gaming Skills on Their Hirability. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 25(1), 22–31. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000376  

    Ohlms, M. L., Hohner, A., & Melchers, K. G. (2025). Is test takers‘ video game usage a game changer? Criterion-related validity and potential bias of a cognitive game-based assessment. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 74(5), Article e70038. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.70038  

    Barends, A. J., & Ohlms, M. L. (2025). Game-related personality assessment. Current Opinion in Psychology, 65, Article 102095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102095  

    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Kanning, U. P., & Barends, A. J. (2025). Game on, faking off? Are game-based assessments less susceptible to faking than traditional assessments? Journal of Business and Psychology, 40, 1323–1335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-025-10019-6  

    Ohlms, M. L., Braunreuther, A., Schäpers, P., & Krumm, S.(2025). To abolish stereotypes, you need to be aware of themfirst! Development of a coding scheme to identify genderstereotypes in situational judgement tests. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000887  

    Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. (2025). Are games always fun and fair? A comparison of reactions to different game-basedassessments. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 33(1), e12520. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12520  

    Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. G. (2025). Do applicant reactions to gamified cognitive ability tests differ between high- versus low-stakes settings? Journal of Intelligence, 13(3), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence13030033  

    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Lievens, F. (2025). It’s just a game! Effects of fantasy in a storified test on applicant reactions. Applied Psychology: An International Review. 74(1), Article e12569. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12569  

    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2024). Can we playfully measure cognitive ability? Construct-related validity and applicant reactions. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 32(1), 91–107. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12450  

    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2024). Playful personnel selection: The use of traditional vs. game-related personnel selection methods and their perception from the recruiters‘ and applicants‘ perspectives. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 32(3), 381–398. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12466  

    Ohlms, M. L., Voigtländer, E., Melchers, K. G., & Kanning, U. P. (2024). Is gamificapon a suitable means to improve applicant reacpons and to convey informapon during an online test? Journal of Personnel Psychology, 23(4), 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000343     

    Books

    Kanning, U.P., Ohlms, M. L., & Staufenbiel, T. (Eds.) (2026). Organisationspsychologie (2nd edition) [Organizational Psychology]. Hogrefe

    Kanning, U. P., & Ohlms, M. L. (2024). DigitalisiertePersonalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik – Eine Einführung[Digitalised personnel selection and assessment – anintroduction]. In U. P. Kanning, & M. L. Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.), Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik (pp. 1–20).

    Book Chapters

    Melchers, K. G., Ohlms, M. L., & Klehe, U.-C. (in press). Faking, cheating, andimpression management in personnel selection. In I. Nikolaou, P. D. Dunlop, & J. M.McCarthy (Eds.), Research handbook on the psychology of talent acquisition. EdwardElgar.

    Ohlms, M. L., & Staufenbiel (2026). Grundlagen der Personalentwicklung [Basics of personnel development]. In U. P. Kanning, M. L. Ohlms, & T. Staufenbiel (Eds.), Organisationspsychologie. Hogrefe.

    Ohlms, M. L., & Staufenbiel (2026). Interventionen und Evaluation in der Personalentwicklung [Interventions and evaluation in personnel development]. In U. P. Kanning, M. L. Ohlms, & T. Staufenbiel (Eds.), Organisationspsychologie. Hogrefe.

    Ohlms, M. L., & Staufenbiel (2026). Leistung und Leistungsbeurteilung [Performance and performance appraisal]. In U. P. Kanning, M. L. Ohlms, & T. Staufenbiel (Eds.), Organisationspsychologie. Hogrefe.

    Ohlms, M. L., & Staufenbiel (2026). Einstellungen, Emotionen und Persönlichkeit [Attitudes, emotions and personality]. In U. P. Kanning, M. L. Ohlms, & T. Staufenbiel (Eds.), Organisationspsychologie. Hogrefe.

    Kanning, U. P., & Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.) (2024). Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik [Digital personnelselection and assessment]. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68211-1  

    Ohlms, M. L. (2024). Technologiegestützte Testverfahren[Technology-based assessment tests and questionnaires]. In U. P. Kanning, & M. L. Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.), Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik (pp. 97–126). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68211-1   

    Ohlms, M. L. (2024). Gamifizierung und Game-based Assessment [Gamification and game-based assessment]. In U. P. Kanning, & M. L. Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.), Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik (pp. 127–154). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68211-1  

    Ohlms, M. L., & Kanning, U. P. (2024). Fazit – Aufgaben für die Forschung und Empfehlungen für die Praxis [Conclusion – tasks for research and recommendations for practice]. In U. P.Kanning, & M. L. Ohlms, M. L. (Eds.), Digitale Personalauswahl und Eignungsdiagnostik (pp. 257–267). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68211-1   

    Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U. P. (2022). Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Hochschullehre – Was sich Dozierende und Studierende zu Pandemiezeiten sowie langfristig wünschen [Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on higher education – what lecturers and students need during the pandemic and in the long term]. In Krämer, M., Dutke, S., & Lindhaus, M. (Eds.), Psychologiedidaktik und Evaluation XIV (pp. 35-44). Shaker Verlag.

    Chaired Symposia

    Ohlms, M. L., & Mönke, F. (2025, September 10–12). Schöne neue Assessment-Welt – Digitale Instrumente in der Personalauswahl II. 14th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Lüneburg, Germany.
     
    Bayón, J., & Ohlms, M. L. (2025, July 25–29). Impression Management and Faking in Selection: Prevention, Promotion and Consequences. [Symposium]. 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Copenhagen, Denmark.
     
    Ohlms, M. L. (2025, April 2–5). Ready, set, assess: Can game-based assessment revolutionize
    personnel selection [Symposium]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, Co, United States.
     
    Ohlms, M. L. (2024, September 16–19). Spiel und Psychologie: Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse sowie aktuelle Trends zu Videospielen, Serious Games und gamifizierten Assessments. [Symposium]. 53rd Conference of the German Psychological Society, Vienna, Austria.

    Conference presentations

    Ohlms, M. L., & Landers, R. (2025, July, 17-18). [Conference Presentation]. Designing the Game
    of Selection: A Delphi Study on the Key Elements and Future Developments of Game-Related Assessments. European Network of Selection Researchers small group meeting, Rome, Italy.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., & Langer, M. (2026, June, 11-12). AI-Based Chatbot Coaching: A Longitudinal
    Investigation of an AIBased Chatbot on Goal Attainment, Self-Efficacy, and Stress. 10th
    eHRM Conference, Münster, Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Hohner, A., & Melchers, K. (2025, September 10–12). Ist Videospielerfahrung ein
    Game Changer? Kriteriumsvalidität und potenzieller Bias eines kognitiven Game-based
    Assessments. In Weihrauch, L. & Lingel, H. (Chairs). Schöne neue Assessment-Welt -
    Digitale Instrumente in der Personalauswahl I. 14th Conference of the Division of Industrial,
    Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Lüneburg,
    Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. (2025, September 10–12). Unterscheiden sich die Reaktionen von
    Bewerbenden auf gamifizierte kognitive Leistungstests zwischen High-Stakes und Low-Stakes Settings? In Ohlms, M. L. & Mönke, F. (Chairs). Schöne neue Assessment-Welt -Digitale Instrumente in der Personalauswahl II. 14th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Lüneburg, Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Kanning, U. P., & Barends, A. (2025, May 21–24). Faking susceptibility of personality game-based assessments versus traditional personality tests. 22nd EAWOP Congress, Prague, Czech Republic.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Georgiou, K., & Melchers, K. G. (2025, May 21–24). Exploring the Impact of Leaderboard in a Gamified Assessment on Applicant Reactions and Performance [Poster Session]. 22nd EAWOP Congress, Prague, Czech Republic.
     
    Ruiz de Huydobro, G. (Chair/Presenter), Chalifour, J. (Moderator), Ceylan, S. (Presenter), Glazer, S. (Presenter), Wehling, A. (Presenter), Ohlms, M. L. (Presenter) (2025, April 2–5). Internationalizing Industrial, Work, & Organizational Psychology in the AI Era [Alternative Session]. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Kanning, U. P., & Barends, A. (2024, September 16–19). Gaming on, Faking off? Fakinganfälligkeit kognitiver und persönlichkeitsorientierter Game-based Assessments im Vergleich zu traditionellen Testverfahren [Gaming on, faking off? Faking susceptibility of cognitive and personality-oriented game-based assessments compared to traditional selection tests. In Ohlms, M. L. (Chair), Spiel und Psychologie: Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse sowie aktuelle Trends zu Videospielen, Serious Games und gamifizierten Assessments. [Symposium]. 53rd Conference of the German Psychological Society, Vienna,
    Austria.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. G. (2024, May 26–28). From gaming to hiring? Comparing applicant reactions to different game-based assessments [Conference Presentation]. European Network of Selection Researchers small group meeting, Brussels, Belgium.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Lievens, F. & Kanning, U. P. (2024, April 17–20). Just a game? How the level of fiction of a storified test shapes applicant reactions [Conference Presentation]. 40th Annual SIOP Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., & Melchers, K. (2024, April 17–20). Fun or fair? Comparing applicant reactions to different game-based assessments [Poster Session]. 40th Annual SIOP Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
     
    Schäpers, P., Ohlms, M., Braunreuther, A., & Krumm, S. (2023, September 24–27). Alte Rollenmodelle in der Personalauswahl? Ein Kodierschema zur Identifizierung stereotyper Geschlechtsannahmen in simulativen Auswahlinstrumenten [Old role models in personnel selection? A coding scheme for identifying stereotypical gender assumptions in simulative selection instruments]. In S. Detel, & P. Schäpers (Chairs), Biases in Assessments [Symposium]. 17th Conference of the Division of Differential Psychology, Personality
    Psychology and Psychological Diagnostics, Salzburg, Austria.
     
    Schäpers, P., Ohlms, M. L., Braunreuther, A., & Krumm, S. (2023, September 12–15). Faire Auswahlinstrumente? Die Identifizierung von Geschlechterstereotypen in simulativen Auswahlinstrumenten¾eine Inhaltsanalyse [Fair selection instruments? The identification of gender stereotypes in simulation-based selection instruments¾a content analysis]. In J. C. Büttner, & D. Vesper (Chairs), Ungleichheit am Arbeitsplatz und bei Auswahlverfahren [Symposium]. 13th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Kassel, Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K. G., Kanning, U. P., & Voigtländer, E. (2023, September 13–15). Kann Gamification mehr als nur die Bewerbendenreaktionen zu verbessern? Nutzung des Gamification-Ansatzes zur Vermittlung von Informationen während des Assessments [Can gamification do more than just improve applicant reactions? Use of the gamification approach to convey information during the assessment]. In J. M. Basch, & H. Lingel (Chairs), Digitalisierung in der Personalauswahl: Neue Trends und Erkenntnisse [Symposium]. 13th Conference of the Division of Industrial, Organizational and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Kassel, Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Braunreuther A., Krumm, S., & Schäpers, P. (2023, May 24–27). Are our selection instruments actually free of stereotypes? Development of a coding scheme to detect gender stereotypes in situational judgement tests [Conference Presentation]. 21st EAWOP Congress, Katowice, Poland.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K., & Kanning, U. P. (2023, April 19–22). Can we playfully measure cognitive ability through a game-based assessment?. In Demeke, S. (Co-Chair), Landers, R.N. (Co-Chair), & McChesney, J. (Discussant), Grounding Gamification: Comparing Gamified Measures to Traditional Standards [Symposium]. 38th Annual SIOP Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
     
    Ohlms, M. L., Melchers, K., & Kanning, U. P. (2023, April 19–22). Game-related assessments in Personnel selection–The recruiters’ point of view [Poster Session]. 38th Annual SIOP Conference, Boston, MA, United States.
     
    Ohlms, M., Melchers, K., & Kanning, U. P. (2022, September 10–15). Game-based assessment of cognitive ability – validity and applicant reactions. In J. Basch, & S. Krumm, Assessment in new ways: Technology in personnel selection [Symposium]. 52nd Conference of the German Psychological Society, Hildesheim, Germany.
     
    Kanning, U. P., & Ohlms, M. (2022, September 10–15). Hochschullehre in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie – Erfahrungen und Erwartungen von Dozierenden und Studierenden [University teaching in times of the covid-19 pandemic–experiences and expectations of lecturers and students] [Poster Session]. 52nd Conference of the German Psychological Society, Hildesheim, Germany.
     
    Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U. P. (2022, May 27–28). Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf die Hochschullehre - Was sich Dozierende und Studierende zu Pandemiezeiten sowie langfristig wünschen [Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on higher education - what lecturers and Students need during the pandemic and in the long term] [Conference Presentation]. 14th Conference for Psychology Didactics and Evaluation, Münster, Germany
     
    Practical Journals
     
    Kanning, U. P., & Ohlms, M. (2021). Einsatz digitaler Lehrformen in Zeiten von Corona [Use of
    digital teaching in times of Corona]. Die neue Hochschule, 62(1), 18-21. https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/65291159/die-neue-hochschule-heft-1-2021  
     
    Articles from Online Journals
     
    Ohlms, M., & Ismaili, T. (2025, February, 05). Nicht immer vorteilhaft: Gamifizierung bei der
    Personalauswahl [not always favourable: gamification in personnel selection].
    Wirtschaftspsychologie Heute. https://www.wirtschaftspsychologie-heute.de/nicht-immer-vorteilhaft-gamifizierung-bei-der-personalauswahl/      
     
    Ohlms, M. (2023, September 14). Spielerisch zum Traumjob: Game-based Assessment in der
    Personalauswahl [Playfully getting the job of your dreams: game-based assessment in
    personnel selection and assessment]. Wirtschaftspsychologie Heute.
    https://www.wirtschaftspsychologie-heute.de/spielerisch-zum-traumjob-game-based-assessment-in-der-personalauswahl/   
     
    Ohlms, M. (2022, July 29). Grundlagen der Personalauswahl [Basics of personnel selection].
    HAUFE. https://www.haufe.de/personal/hr-management/grundlagen-der-personalauswahl/methodenmix-bei-der-personalauswahl-in-unternehmen_80_568438.html    
     
    Ohlms, M., & Kanning, U. P. (2020, November 1). Corona-Pandemie: Wie Arbeitgeber ihre
    Mitarbeiter unterstützen können – Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie [Corona pandemic:
    how employers can support their employees - results of an empirical study].
    Wirtschaftspsychologie Heute. https://www.wirtschaftspsychologie-heute.de/corona-pandemie-wie-arbeitgeber-ihre-mitarbeiter-unterstuetzen-koennen/