Construct Validity of a Universal Screener to Economically Assess Students' Behavior in the Classroom – a Multitrait-Multimethod-AnalysisAbstract. This study examines the construct validity of a 16-item version of ...
Abstract. This work investigates the German version of the Kalamazoo Communication Skills Assessment Form (KCSAFd) for three assessment methods: students' self-assessment (KCSAFd-self), assessment by standardised ...
Assessment of Depressive Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: Depressive disorders are counted among the most frequently emerging mental disorders and it is known that non treated depression has a negative impact on the course of depression and somatic ...
Quantitative and qualitative Assessment of Family Caregiver Burden and CopingAbstract: The following article is concerned with the assessment of family caregiver burden and strain, which is especially relevant in intervention research. Instead of using ...
Health services for nursing home residents with dementia require the expertise of highly trained nursing staff. In addition, dealing with challenging behaviour of people with dementia is often stressful for nurses and causes major difficulties for them. ...
The Berlin Apraxia Test for Ideomotor and Ideational Apraxia: Construction and Item AnalysisAbstract: Apraxia occurs frequently after left hemispheric brain damage or with dementia. A valid diagnosis of apraxia is a prerequisite of both counseling and ...
Die Skala zur Erfassung von Aufmerksamkeitsproblemen (SEA) ist ein Selbst- und Fremdbeurteilungsverfahren zur Erfassung von Beeinträchtigungen der Aufmerksamkeit. Zur Untersuchung der psychometrischen Eigenschaften der SEA wurden 202 Patienten mit ...
Neurobiological research on pedophilia – results and their consequences for the assessment of pedophilic offendersThe difficulty with the assessment of pedophilic offenders is in the valid assessment of a pedophilic interest. The current methods lack of ...
Memory Assessment with the German Wechsler Memory Scale – Fourth EditionEvidence of validity for the new German edition of the Wechsler memory Scale-IV was investigated in three clinical samples (depression, brain injury, dementia; N = 165). Significant ...
Ruch and Proyer (2008) provided preliminary evidence for the validity of gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at) by showing that a group of individuals diagnosed as gelotophobic could be discriminated from groups of shame-based neurotics, non shame-...
Contrary to those of adults and adolescents, children’s value structures and value preferences have rarely been investigated. This paper bridges this gap by building on Schwartz’s (1992) value theory. We present two studies: one in which children from ...
A global scale to measure the family environmentSummary:Objectives: Reliability of the Global Family Environment Scale (GFES) which has been developed in Australia and translated into German. Methods: Comparison of ratings and reliability of written ...
Zusammenfassung: 10% der Kinder und Jugendlichen mit intellektueller Beeinträchtigung entwickeln im Lebensverlauf selbstverletzendes Verhalten. Die Ursachen hierfür sind weitestgehend erforscht, oftmals vielfältig und reichen von lerntheoretischen bis hin ...
Parent ratings of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders in children and adolescents – an analysis in a field sample with the Diagnostic System for Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (DISYPS-II)Objectives: The Parent Rating Scale for ...
Multilingual children and language impairmentAbstract. For many children with a migration background, difficulties acquiring their second language skills influences their educational success. Because of the wide ...
Abstract.Objective: The study reports the prevalence of disruptive behaviors in a help-seeking sample of young children across a diverse range of clinical diagnoses (based on ICD-10). Method: The Eyberg Child ...
Assessment of the maturity of juvenile and young adult offenders according to §105 of German juvenile law: a developmental psychology perspectiveAbstract. Since 1953, according to § 105 of the German JGG (...
Zusammenfassung: Die Diagnose einer Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) im Erwachsenenalter ist ein komplexer Prozess, vor allem wenn die Störung im Kindesalter nicht diagnostiziert wurde. Verschiedene Datenebenen und -quellen sind dabei ...
Self-Injurious Behavior: Assessment and PsychotherapyAbstract. Self-injurious behavior without suicidal intent, like wrist-cutting or scratching, is quite common among male and female adolescents. It indicates severe psychological strain and can be ...
Theoretischer Hintergrund: Defizite und Ressourcen im Bereich der allgemeinen Emotionsregulation spielen eine wichtige Rolle bei Entstehung, Aufrechterhaltung und Behandlung psychischer Störungen. Fragestellung: Um möglichst viele Bereiche des ...