Development of Arithmetic Fluency in Grade 5 and Related PredictorsSummary:Background: Arithmetic fluency describes the ability to quickly provide many correct answers in a narrowly defined period of time for simple ...
Summary: A German-language version of the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI; Glick & Fiske, 1996) is presented. This scale aims at measuring ambivalent attitudes toward women. In contrast to the concepts of traditional and modern sexism, the concept of ...
Summary: The present study examined the hypothesis that the degree to which stereotypic judgments of female and male subcategories tend to show polarization is dependent on the strength of ambivalent attitudes people hold toward women and men. Subjects ...
The Impact of Gender and Gender-Related Self-Concept on Career Success: Findings from a Prospective StudyAbstract: Hypotheses on the influence of sex and gender-related self-concept on career success are derived from the dual impact model of sex and ...
Abstract. Building on previous research which suggests that females are at a disadvantage when working with computers, the current paper investigates possible explanations. We used the cognitive-motivational process model (Vollmeyer & Rheinberg, 1999, ...
Qualitative Differences in Vocabulary Between Boys and Girls in Elementary School AgeAbstract. Success at school depends on extensive verbal skills which are based on vocabulary knowledge. Developmental differences between girls and boys can result in ...
The mathematical self-concept as moderator of the stereotype threat and stereotype lift effectsAbstract. This study tested whether stereotypes influence students’ mathematical performance. Additionally, we explored whether ...
Differences between elementary school students in perception of instructional quality in German classesAbstract. Students' perceptions of teaching quality vary within classrooms. Several student characteristics are ...
Emotion Recognition and Memory for Emotional Faces - Neuropsychological Findings and Influencing FactorsAbstract: Recognising emotions in facial expressions is a congenital and cross-cultural ability with immense social relevance. Compared to emotion ...
Effects of Gender on Intelligence and Memory PerformancesThe study examines relationships between intelligence and memory performances, based on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV and the Wechsler Memory Scale-IV, considering effects of gender (N = ...
We examined face memory deficits in patients with Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) with specific regard to the moderating role of sex and the different memory processes involved. We tested short- and long-term face recognition memory in 18 nonclinical ...
Depression is female – even after stroke? Cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons of gender effects in prevalence and depressive symptomsAbstract. Depression in the general population is more frequent in ...
Psychopathological and comorbid disorders of incarcerated adolescents in AustriaObjective: Incarcerated adolescents show a high prevalence rate of psychopathology and comorbid psychiatric conditions. Child and adolescent psychiatrists working in the ...
Psychosocial disadvantages in incarcerated girls and boysAbstract.Objective: Longitudinal studies found that criminal behavior in juveniles often concurs with neighborhood disadvantage and family dysfunction, ...
Gender in mental health researchAbstract.Are gender specific aspects reflected in current psychiatric-psychotherapeutical research in Germany?The analysis is based on original research published in 3 German journals (Psychotherapeut; Psychiatrische ...
Female vs. male stress type? A current overview of neuropsychological stress researchTo be female or male is one of the most important determinants of various aspects of human life, such as health. Especially how we respond to stress has a severe impact ...
Body image in humans with trauma or social anxietyMany psychological disorders may impact the perception of the own body. Individuals suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social anxiety (SA) report negative body images. The modulating ...
Violent behaviour associated with alcohol consumption is frequently reported by different media. Clinical data analysing the correlation between alcohol intoxication, age, gender and violence are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence ...
Ironman TriathlonAbstract. Every year, thousands of triathletes try to qualify for the «Ironman Hawaii» (3,8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42,195 km running), the World Championship of long-distance triathletes. In this overview, we present the recent ...
Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia in Endurance PerformanceAbstract. Exercise-associated hyponatremia is defined as a plasma sodium concentration of <135 mmol/l and was first described by Timothy Noakes at the ...