Summary:“There was nothing which could stop me!” Case report of an imitation suicide by a 14-yearold girlWe present the case of a 14-yearold girl who imitated the railway suicide of her boyfriend as a problem-solving strategy. Theories about the ...
Doctoral thesis in computer science – A study with female and male doctoral studentsAbstract: The low proportion of women in computer science is the reason for the present study. For the first time in Germany, possible ...
Posttraumatic personal growth: Validation of German versions of two questionnairesAbstract. Two German translations of the self-report questionnaires (a) Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS; Park, Cohen & Murch, 1996) and (b) Post-Traumatic Growth ...
Abstract. By disrupting routines at work, the Covid-19 pandemic may have undermined the extent and effectiveness of health-oriented leadership (HoL) in terms of staff-care and self-care. In a survey with two measurement points in the ...
Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic can affect individual career transitions in athletes preparing for the Olympic Games (OG). This study reconstructs German Olympians’ career transitions while preparing for the postponed OG in Tokyo, ...
In this article the author introduces the Hotline for Mental Health in Shanghai. According to the experience gained over the past 2 years, most of the 8214 callers were having difficulties in interpersonal relationships, often in relation to lovers and ...
Abstract. Assertive community treatment appears to have limited impact on the risk of suicide in persons with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). This exploratory prospective study attempts to understand this observation by studying the ...
Abstract.Background: Suicides among men aged 35–64 years increased by 27% between 1999 and 2013, yet little research exists to examine the nature of the suicide risk within this population. Many men do not seek ...
Abstract:Background: Understanding what types of crises help-seekers view as relevant for contacting crisis support services is needed to inform crisis service provision and training. Aims: This study aimed ...
Abstract:Background The outcomes of calling 911 for suicide crises remain largely unexplored. Aims To investigate how characteristics of individuals in a suicidal crisis (e.g., age, gender identity, ...
Abstract. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social consequences in day-to-day decisions might not have been salient to the decider and thus egoistic. How can prosocial intentions be increased? In an experimental ...
Abstract. The better-than-average effect (BTAE) is a mechanism where people perceive oneself as better than others. The BTAE could be one of the phenomena explaining why people follow – in the moment of a global ...