The present research describes the adaptation and initial validation of a brief measure of global life satisfaction, the Students’ Life Satisfactions Scale (SLSS), for German-speaking children and adolescents aged 10–17 years. Study 1 investigated the ...
Chronotype, or morningness-eveningness, refers to a person’s preference for a given time of day for intellectual and/or physical activities. It has many implications on health, well-being, performance, and daytime functioning. Because few data are ...
In the Geneva Variability Study, the Stroop task was administered to children and young adults. Interference and facilitation effects were investigated by comparing mean reaction times (RTs) and applying ex-Gaussian distribution analysis. Our analyses ...
In this study, we investigated working memory structure and measurement invariance of working memory in children between 5 and 12 years. In a sample of 1,669 children, we administered a battery of 12 computer-based working memory subtests. We found the ...
Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Studie wurden das Alkoholkonzept und die mit Alkoholkonsum verbundenen Einstellungen und Vorstellungen anhand von standardisierten Erhebungsverfahren bei 67 Kindern (37 männlich, 30 weiblich) im Alter von 6 bis 10 ...
Consensual Statement Regarding the Profile of Requirements Relevant to Child and Adolescent Withdrawal TreatmentsAbstract.Objectives: The joint committee of the Association of Addiction Research and Treatment and the professional associations of the ...
Anxiety sensitivity and anxiety disorders in eight year oldsAbstract. This study examines the questions whether anxiety sensitivity (AS), i.e. the tendency to interpret body sensation commonly cooccuring with anxiety as threatening, is already relevant ...
Abstract:Introduction: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems in children, with an increasing trend during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive emotion-regulation ...
Abstract. In two experiments (Experiment 1: N = 180, Experiment 2: N = 150), we investigated the anecdotal observation that school age children are assumed to be experts in spatial associate learning. In the first experiment, second graders, sixth graders,...
Zusammenfassung. Auch wenn Computer und Computerspiele die Ökologie der Kindheit verändern, so wurden die Funaktionen und Motive ihrer Nutzung durch Schulkinder bisher selten untersucht. Vor dem Hintergrund des Uses-and-Gratifications-Ansatzes wurde daher ...
Abstract: The concepts of arousal and activation have had a confused history in Psychophysiology, and there is no widely accepted consensus on their usefulness in the field. This study aimed to explore whether these concepts could be separated in terms of ...
Abstract. This project examined the proposal that self-concepts integrate aspects of self-knowledge in relation to activities. The proposed integrated model was applied to self-concepts about current and future performance, natural talent, effort, and ...
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 ...
The Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale (LEAS) is a widely used scenario-based instrument that has been developed for the measurement of emotional awareness in adults. Although the LEAS has been validated in numerous studies, published validity research ...
The purpose of this study was to review the options that are available for assessing fatigue in children and adolescents with chronic pain problems, analyze the psychometric properties of all the instruments and provide health professionals with key ...
(Central) auditory processing disorders in childhood(Central) Auditory Processing Disorders [(C)APDs] are deficits in neural processing of auditory stimuli despite normal peripheral hearing and average intelligence. CAPDs may coexist with learning ...
Development of Anger Control: A Necessary Component Within the Treatment of Children With Aggressive Behavior?Abstract. Anger control indicates the ability to manage the experience and expression of anger in a way that minimizes the negative impact to ...
Zusammenfassung. ADHD hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einer populären pädiatrischen Diagnose mit Prävalenzraten von bis zu 17 % entwickelt, die zudem auf ein außerordentlich hohes öffentliches und wissenschaftliches Interesse stößt. Bei einer ...
Attentional dysfunction in childhood. Findings from functional neuroimagingAbstract. This review gives an overview of functional magnet resonance imaging in children with attentional dysfunction and its clinical implications. After a short introduction ...
Attention Therapy for Elementary School Children: Efficacy of the Neuropsychological Training Program Mini-AttentionerThe aim of this study was to evaluate neuropsychological group training for 6- to 9-year-old children with attention deficits. Modeled ...