Prof. Dr. Nicolas Mueller

Mueller, N., Junker, N. M., & Kempen, R. (2026). Navigating work-to-family boundaries: Day-level reciprocal effects between guilt and boundary management. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 166, Article 104229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2026.104229 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2026). Daily shifts in work–nonwork boundaries: The roles of perceived boundary misfit and boundary preferences. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 31(2), 147–159. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000425 

Mueller, N., Haerdter, L., Scholz, M., Steinke. J., Haun, V. C., & Kempen, R. (2025). Improving work–nonwork balance and well-being through a boundary fit microintervention. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 98(3), Article e70043. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.70043 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2023). The influence of boundary management preference on work–nonwork policy effectiveness: Is “turning off” the solution? European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 32(3), 402–417. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2022.2161371 

Mueller, N., Loeffelsend, S., Vater, E., & Kempen, R. (2023). Effects of strain on boundary management: Findings from a daily diary study and an experimental vignette study. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1149969. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1149969 

Kempen, R., & Mueller, N. (2026). Interkulturelles Coaching [Intercultural coaching]. In M. Quirin, E. Jonas, & C. Grassmann (Eds.), Coachingpsychologie: Grundlagen, Methoden und Anwendungsgebiete (pp. 645–660). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-48449-1_32 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2026). Boundary Management-Coaching [Boundary management coaching]. In M. Quirin, E. Jonas, & C. Grassmann (Eds.), Coachingpsychologie: Grundlagen, Methoden und Anwendungsgebiete (pp. 531–548). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-48449-1_26 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2025). The individual’s and the couple’s perspective: Boundary management – to blend or not to blend work and life? In N. M. Junker, Sir C. Cooper, & M. Karanika-Murray (Eds.), Work–life management: Research and practice in a changing work context (pp. 29–48). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003500292-4 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2023). Grenzen zwischen Berufs- und Privatleben in einer grenzenlosen Arbeitswelt [Boundaries between work and nonwork life in a boundaryless workplace]. In Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (Ed.), Hybrides, Ortsflexibles, Multilokales Arbeiten? Wissenschaft im Dialog I (pp. 39–43). baua: Fokus. https://doi.org/10.21934/baua:fokus20231001 

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2024a). Belastungen, Stress und Grenzverschiebungen in einer grenzenlosen Arbeitswelt – wie damit umgehen? [How to deal with stressors, strain, and shifting boundaries in a boundaryless workplace?]. Verhaltenstherapie & psychosoziale Praxis, 56(4), 606–619.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2024b). Die Grenzen zwischen Beruf und Privatleben erfolgreich gestalten [Successfully managing the boundaries between work and private life]. Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, 31(4), 20–26.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2023). Boundary Management: Wie wir Grenzen in einer grenzenlosen Arbeitswelt gestalten [Boundary management: How we shape boundaries in a boundaryless workplace]. Report Psychologie, 48(07/08), 12–15.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2026, June 15–17). The daily feedback loop in boundary management: How aligning enacted and preferred boundaries supports work–nonwork balance and shapes next-day behavior [Paper presentation]. 17th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP), Helsinki, Finland.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2025, July 25–29). Discrepancies between preferred and enacted role boundaries: What drives them and why they matter [Paper presentation]. 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mueller, N., Junker, N. M., & Kempen, R. (2025, May 21–24). The daily interplay between work-to-family guilt, boundary preferences, and boundary enactments. In N. Mueller & N. M. Junker (Chairs), The dynamic nature of work–life experiences: From daily boundary management to long-term outcomes [Symposium]. 22nd European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Prague, Czech Republic.

Mueller, N., Schiefer, M., Schulz, L., Weber, S., Haun, V. C., & Kempen, R. (2024, September 16–19). Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit einer täglichen Boundary Management-Intervention zur Verbesserung des Zusammenspiels zwischen Berufs- und Privatleben sowie des subjektiven Wohlbefindens. In A. Michel & S. Kauffeld (Chairs), Ressourcen-orientierte Interventionen im Arbeitskontext: Wirksamkeit verhaltens- und verhältnisorientierter Ansätze [Symposium]. 53rd Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) and the 15th Congress of the Austrian Psychological Society (ÖGP), Vienna, Austria.

Mueller, N., Haerdter, L., Scholz, M., Steinke, J., Haun, V. C., & Kempen, R. (2024, July 10–13). Can goal-setting and self-reflection about one’s work–nonwork boundaries improve boundary fit and subjective well-being? [Paper presentation]. 11th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Innsbruck, Austria.

Mueller, N., Haerdter, L., Scholz, M., Steinke, J., Haun, V. C., & Kempen, R. (2024, June 4–7). How is your boundary fit? A randomized controlled trial on the beneficial effects of a boundary fit microintervention on employees’ work–nonwork interface. In L. Reimann & C. Binnewies (Chairs), Working anytime anywhere? The role of blurring boundaries and setting boundaries for employees’ recovery and well-being [Symposium]. 16th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference (EAOHP), Granada, Spain.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2023, September 12–15). Tägliche Schwankungen in Boundary Management-Präferenzen in Abhängigkeit des affektiven Erlebens [Paper presentation]. 13th AOWI Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Kassel, Germany.

Mueller, N., Terkuhlen, K. K., Schumacher, S., & Kempen, R. (2023, May 24–27). Effects of daily strain on boundary management preference and enactment: Findings from a daily diary study [Paper presentation]. 21st European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Katowice, Poland.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2023, March 17). Stability and change in boundary management [Paper presentation]. 1st Rotating Research Club, Hohenheim, Germany.

Mueller, N., Mack, L., Maier, T., & Kempen, R. (2022, May 5–7). Der Arbeit Grenzen setzen?! Zur Wirkung verschiedener Boundary Management-Strategien [Poster presentation]. 25th Congress of the Society of Applied Business Psychology (GWPs), Cologne, Germany.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2022, January 11–14). Is “turning off” the solution? The influence of boundary management preference on work–nonwork balance policy effectiveness [Posterpresentation]. 20th European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Glasgow, Scotland.

Mueller, N., & Kempen, R. (2021, September 22–24). Between my laptop and the kids: Antecedents of boundary management in times of home office [Paper presentation]. 12th AOWI Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Chemnitz, Germany.