Yannik Escher, Msc.
Vita
Yannik Escher is a research associate in the DigiTaL (Digital Transformation Lab for Teaching and Learning) research project and a doctoral student at the Professorship of business and social psychology and experimental methods. He completed his Master's degree in Psychology (M.Sc.) at the University of Bern and is involved in various social and business psychology topics. His research focuses on the assessment of individual differences in negotiation skills, the impact of various strategies and tactices in different negotiation contexts (e.g., court trials), and typical questionnaire response behavior.
Academic background
- Since 2022: Research associate and PhD candidate, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
- 2021: M.Sc. Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
- 2018: B.Sc. Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Teaching
Economic Psychology: Negotiation
Inferential Statistics I
Empirical Research Project – Social Psychology
Projects
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DigiTaL - Subproject 01: Virtual realities for competence development and reflection
Poldi Kuhl (Project manager, academic) , David D. Loschelder (Project manager, academic) , Yannik Adam (Project staff) , Hannes Petrowsky (Project staff) , Simon Schweigler (Project staff) , Friederike Knabbe (Project staff) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Project staff)
→Project: Teaching
Publications
Journal contributions
- Longitudinal event-sampling dataset of football fans across five countries during the 2024 European championship
Hannes Petrowsky (Author) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Lea Boecker (Author) , Katharina Diel (Author) , Paweł Muniak (Author) , Meikel Neumann (Author) , Danna Oomen (Author) , Leonie Schwarz (Author) , Annik Strauch (Author) , Marcel Weber (Author) , Malte Friese (Author) , Oliver Genschow (Author) , David D. Loschelder (Author) , 01.12.2026 , in: Scientific data, 13, 1 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Personality in negotiation revisited: Recent advances and future directions
Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Hannes Petrowsky (Author) , Sudeep Sharma (Author) , William P. Bottom (Author) , 31.07.2026 , in: Current Opinion in Psychology, 72 , 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- How consumers evaluated precise, just-below, and round prices: Evidence from two high-powered, preregistered experiments
Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Eve Sarah Troll (Author) , Marie-Lena Henjes (Author) , David D. Loschelder (Author) , 12.06.2026 , in: Frontiers in Behavioral Economics, 5 , 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Are free will believers happier? An experience sampling on free will belief and everyday positive affect
Katharina Diel (Author) , Giel van der Spiegel (Author) , Wilhelm Hofmann (Author) , David Wisniewski (Author) , Sonja Grelle (Author) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Hannes Petrowsky (Author) , Oliver Genschow (Author) , 09.06.2026 , in: Social Psychological and Personality Science , 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- A kick to desire: National teams’ performance during the UEFA EURO 2024 affected the frequency with which Europeans experienced sexual events
Marcel Weber (Author) , Malte Friese (Author) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Author) , Hannes Petrowsky (Author) , Lea Boecker (Author) , Katharina Diel (Author) , Paweł Muniak (Author) , Danna Oomen (Author) , Meikel Neumann (Author) , Annik Strauch (Author) , Oliver Genschow (Author) , David D. Loschelder (Author) , 04.06.2026 , in: Social Psychological and Personality Science , 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Enhancing careless responding detection: A norm group-based calculation approach
Yannik Andrea Escher (Speaker) , Philippe Goldammer (Coauthor) , Peter L. Stöckli (Coauthor) , Hubert Annen (Coauthor) , Anna Luca Heimann (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Effects of using VR training for skill development in the context of parent-teacher conferences
Friederike Knabbe (Speaker) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Coauthor) , Hannes Petrowsky (Coauthor) , David D. Loschelder (Coauthor) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor)
Activity: Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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The negotiator personality: Expert predictions vs. data-driven insights from higher-order latent modeling
Yannik Andrea Escher (Speaker) , Hannes Petrowsky (Coauthor) , Jared R. Curhan (Coauthor) , Alice J. Lee (Coauthor) , Peter L. Stöckli (Coauthor) , Hillary Anger Elfenbein (Coauthor) , David D. Loschelder (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Immersive job interview training: A three-wave study to improve applicants’ efficacy and confidence
Yannik Andrea Escher (Speaker) , Hannes Petrowsky (Coauthor) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor) , David D. Loschelder (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Confident for the next job interview: virtual reality for effective training
Friederike Knabbe (Speaker) , Yannik Andrea Escher (Speaker) , Hannes Petrowsky (Coauthor) , David D. Loschelder (Coauthor) , Poldi Kuhl (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research