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 ...
Abstract.Background A limited amount of research indicates a high prevalence of mental illness in perpetrators of domestic abuse (DA). Aims Estimate the suicide rate in high-risk high-harm ...
Abstract. The current study aimed to test for measurement invariance of the Resistance to Peer Influence scale across samples of Chinese, Canadian, and Tanzanian. Participants included N = 3,771 students from four public schools in ...
Abstract: Measurement and construct-level invariance of the Dutch Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale’s test scores (RCADS) across gender and ethnic (minority) backgrounds of the four largest ethnic groups of children living in the ...
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 ...
Social categories are conceived of as broad classes in which some instances are better exemplars than others, and non-necessary features are assumed to modulate typicality. This research investigated how various emotional expressions impact on gender ...
This paper explores the relationship between gender, processes of argumentation and cognitive change in children’s social interaction. Hundredandtwenty children (average age, 9.5 years) discussed a moral dilemma with a same age peer. The style of children’...
We established a reference range for dl-α-tocopherol and all-trans-retinol in a Saudi population previously selected for a cross-sectional study evaluating selenium and vitamin status. Concentrations of dl-α-tocopherol and all-trans-retinol were 0.999 ± ...
Abstract. Background: We analyses the effect of gender on short and long-term morbidity and mortality in carotid endarterectomy (CEA) under loco-regional anesthesia. Patients and methods: Patients who were entered into a prospectively compiled ...
Abstract. This overview analyses gender differences in prevalence, epidemiology, risk factors and therapy in patients with carotid stenosis in a systematic review. Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death in Western society, where about 20% of cases ...
Abstract. Background: Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The objective of this nationwide analysis was to explore the association of PAD with in-hospital mortality in patients ...
Abstract. This article analyses if and to what extent gender differences exist in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) therapy. For this purpose Medline (PubMed) was searched from January 1999 to January 2018. Keywords ...
Summary:Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic interaction between age and sex on peri-operative and follow-up outcomes following elective carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid ...
Age- and Gender-Specific Predictors for Abstinence after Inpatient Treatment of Alcohol Dependent PersonsAbstract.Question: Contrary to the usual procedures employed in catamneses studies, considerations based on ...
Prevention Through Support for Coping Gender-Specific Developmental Tasks: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a School-Based Program for Gender-Adapted Health PromotionAbstract: An essential function of youthful risk taking is to show oneself ...
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, ...
Are Boys Left Behind at School? Reviewing and Explaining Education-Related Gender DisparitiesAbstract. The widening gap between the educational attainments of boys versus girls is now a major topic in educational research, accompanied by high media ...
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 ...
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 ...
Many studies have shown that physical appearance has a strong effect on hiring decisions, but they have not simultaneously taken into account the applicant’s competence, the hierarchical status, and job sex type. Recruiters rated the hireability, utility, ...
Existing research shows that a sad mood hinders emotion recognition. More generally, it has been shown that mood affects information processing. A happy mood facilitates global processing and a sad mood boosts local processing. Global processing has been ...
Past research has failed to adequately address the reasons behind the lack of handwashing in public restrooms. The present study explores possibilities for using psychology to design effective handwashing interventions. Specifically, the current study ...
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 ...
Emerging adulthood is a time of instability. This longitudinal study investigated the relationship between mental health and need satisfaction among emerging adults over a period of five years and focused on gender-specific differences. Two possible ...
Obesity is common among adolescents and is associated with a number of medical complications. As maladaptive emotional processing is assumed to influence obesity, this research investigated emotional openness (EO), a general model of emotional processing, ...
Abstract. This research concerns the influence of dominant/dominated asymmetries in the perceptual structure of social categories in computer-mediated communication (CMC). We explore the connection between the cognitive effects described by the social ...
Abstract. This study conducted a representative analysis of the Swiss labor market from 1991 to 2014 by applying Holland’s (1997) classification of occupations according to six vocational interest types: realistic, ...
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 ...
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 ...
CME ECG 68: Gender Specificities in Heart Rhythm DisordersAbstract. Sex differences in heart rhythm disorders have been described, especially due to differences of hormone status in women and men. In general, ...
CME ECG 68/Answers: Gender Specificities in Heart Rhythm DisordersAbstract. Sex differences in heart rhythm disorders have been described, especially due to differences of hormone status in women and men. In ...
Abstract. This study examined whether one spouse’s mealtime behaviors were associated with their own and their partner’s depressive symptoms among older, married couples. We examined gender differences in these associations and tested marital ...
Binge drinking and cannabis use in young adults<B>Aims:</B> To study patterns of consumption and specific characteristics of binge drinkers and cannabis users. </P><P> <B>Method:</B> Through telephone interviews, 2,842 young adults were assessed. </P><P> ...
A school-based smoking prevention programme: Results from a gender-specific intervention for smokers and nonsmokers<span class="fett">Aims:</span> The purpose of the study was to determine whether better effects could be obtained with a school-based ...
Obschon grundlegende Kompetenzen des Verstehens und Interpretierens von Daten in unserer Informationsgesellschaft inzwischen als unerlässlich gelten, existieren jedoch bislang nur wenige Erkenntnisse darüber, welche Variablen die Entwicklung von ...