Position
SHARE-ERIC Managing Director, Director SHARE Infrastructure
Contact
drichter@share-berlin.eu
Prof. Dr. David Richter is the Managing Director of SHARE-ERIC. Moreover, he is the Director SHARE Infrastructure at the SHARE BERLIN Institute GmbH and professor of Survey Research in the Department of Education and Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin.
Prof. Dr. David Richter is highly published in the fields of psychology and social science and brings longstanding experience in survey management and research.
Selected Publications
Personality and cultural income differences shape the life satisfaction gap between aging immigrants and natives in Europe
Bleidorn, W., Lenhausen, M. R., Hopwood, C. J. & Richter, D. (2025). Personality and cultural income differences shape the life satisfaction gap between aging immigrants and natives in Europe. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 16, 530-540.
Life events and life satisfaction: Estimating effects of multiple life events in combined models
Krämer, M. D., Rohrer, J. M., Lucas, R. E. & Richter, D. (2025). Life events and life satisfaction: Estimating effects of multiple life events in combined models. European Journal of Personality, 39, 3-23.
Differences between lifelong singles and partnered individuals in personality traits and life satisfaction
Stern, J., Krämer, M. D., Schumacher, A., MacDonald, G. & Richter, D. (2024). Differences between lifelong singles and partnered individuals in personality traits and life satisfaction. Psychological Science, 35, 1364-1381.
Successfully Striving for Happiness: Socially Engaged Pursuits Predict Increases in Life Satisfaction
Rohrer, J. M., Richter, D., Brümmer, M., Wagner, G. G., & Schmukle, S. C. (2018). Successfully Striving for Happiness: Socially Engaged Pursuits Predict Increases in Life Satisfaction. Psychological Science, 29(8), 1291–1298.
Long-term effects of pregnancy and childbirth on sleep satisfaction and duration of first-time and experienced mothers and fathers
Richter, D., Krämer, M. D., Tang, N. K., Montgomery-Downs, H. E., & Lemola, S. (2019). Long-term effects of pregnancy and childbirth on sleep satisfaction and duration of first-time and experienced mothers and fathers. Sleep, 42(4).
