An international comparison of gender distribution in European psychology shows that the development of the profession is insufficiently documented in many countries, indicating that psychology is not yet very professionalized. Women outnumber men in all ...

At the level of manifest categorical variables, a large number of coefficients and models for the examination of rater agreement has been proposed and used. The most popular of these is Cohen's κ. In this article, a new coefficient, κ _s , is proposed as ...

Against the backdrop of young people's increasingly later role-transitions (discussed as postadolescence or emerging adulthood), the present study examined whether (1) young people of different cohorts decreasingly perceived themselves as adults, and (2) ...

Data from a community sample in Romania are presented on how social support and stress in interpersonal relationships are related to psychological distress (depressive symptoms, anxiety, and loneliness). Other predictor variables in the study were stress ...

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly considered an important outcome variable in pediatric research. Despite the growing interest little is known about the relationship between HRQOL and other significant constructs such as ...

This article describes the results of a parenting program “Apoyo Personal y Familiar,” (APF; Personal and Family Support program) targeted at parents of families at high psychosocial risk. APF aims at preventing unnecessary placement of children from ...