Abstract: The construct of play lacks a universal and consensual definition, due to its inherent complexity. It is during childhood play is fundamental to the development of cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and language skills. ...
Abstract:Introduction: The current state of research suggests that personal, environmental, and product-related risk factors contribute to the development and maintenance of gaming disorder. Concerning game related ...
Abstract:Theoretical Background: Positive mental health is not simply the absence of a mental disorder. We need a better understanding of the development of mental health, particularly if we are to better understand prevention, ...
The Confidence / Significance Level Implies a Certain Cost Ratio Between Type I Error and Type II Error. An Appeal for a Stronger Focus on Decision Theory in Psychological AssessmentAbstract: Psychological assessment requires ...
Abstract: Optimizing selection processes is a multilayer beneficial achievement. Moreover, task-switching is a commonly required ability in a variety of jobs (e.g., programmers). The present study aims to develop a rapid task-switching assessment for the ...
Abstract: Adapting a test from one language to another is no easy task. The literal translation of the items is certainly not enough since the meanings and references change from one language to another. In the case ...
Abstract: The objective of this study is to present the process of adaptation and validation of the German reading comprehension test ELFE II (Lenhard et al., 2017) for Spanish. Both ...
Abstract: This research aims to develop a 15-item short form of the WOQ (WOQ-SF) and provide evidence for its reliability and validity. In Study 1 (N = 305), we simplified the WOQ into a short version in line with the scale reduction ...
Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Refugees: The PREPARE NetworkAbstract:Aims: Refugee populations are particularly vulnerable to substance use disorders. At the same time, they are less likely ...
Abstract.Background: How flexible people react to changes, and adapt their behavior and plans, seems to be crucial in modern society. Nevertheless, no common conceptualization of flexibility exists in the ...
Abstract: The present research tested the dimensionality and cross-cultural differential item functioning of the Short Dark Tetrad (SD4; Paulhus et al., 2021) in samples of university students (total N = 804) from Italy (N = 268), ...
Abstract: Mental imagery plays an important role in the onset and maintenance of psychological disorders as well as their treatment. Therefore, a reliable and valid measure of mental imagery is essential. Andrade and colleagues (2014) developed ...
Bio-Psycho-Social Needs Assessment in Family Medicine: Acceptability of the Intermed Self-AssessmentAbstract. In view of the increasing number of patients with somato-psychic comorbidities, a tool for identifying complex ...
Abstract. This study investigates the validity and reliability of the German version of the School Burnout Inventory (SBI-G) in 1,570 secondary-school students (Mage = 14.11, SD = 0.78; 51.7 % girls). Results indicate that school ...
Abstract.Background: This study aimed to develop a German version of the Family Expressiveness Questionnaire (FEQ; Halberstadt, 1983, 1986), which investigates emotional expressiveness within the family context ...
Abstract. This study was carried out within the context of an assessment for promotion to a high-status position. It aimed to determine the conditions in which the backlash effect occurs in a group characterized by negative stereotypes owing to their ...
Abstract.Background: Concerns regarding the potential iatrogenic effects of suicide assessment have long impeded suicide research. Aims: We sought to examine the effects of an intensive, suicide-focused assessment ...
Abstract. In this article we review research on eating disorders with the Rorschach. In this field there are two main lines of research involving two specific methodologies: the Comprehensive System and the French school. We present the ...
Abstract. A significant problem that assessments of scientific reasoning face at the level of higher education is the question of domain generality, that is, whether a test will produce biased results for students from different domains. ...
Assessments according to sect. 64 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) – Recommendations for forensic-psychiatric experts when examining the requirements for admission to a rehabilitation facility in criminal court ...