- Professor Emeritus, degrees in Mathematics and Physics, PhD in Human Biology, postdoctoral lecture qualification in Medical Psychology.edit
ZusammenfassungFür junge Menschen, die an Krebs erkranken, ist die Familienplanung oftmals noch nicht abgeschlossen. Die Entscheidung für oder gegen ein Kind wird individuell von verschiedenen Motiven bestimmt. Diese können sich durch die... more
ZusammenfassungFür junge Menschen, die an Krebs erkranken, ist die Familienplanung oftmals noch nicht abgeschlossen. Die Entscheidung für oder gegen ein Kind wird individuell von verschiedenen Motiven bestimmt. Diese können sich durch die Krebserkrankung verändern bzw. neu entstehen. Zu spezifischen Kinderwunschmotiven wurden Krebspatienten (N=15) und Experten (N=9) befragt. 80% der Patienten hatten zum Diagnosezeitpunkt einen Kinderwunsch. Positive Motive nannten die Patienten selten. Die Gesundungsmotivation, eigene Hinterlassenschaft, Verbesserung der Partnerschaft und der gestiegene Familienwert sprachen aus Expertensicht für ein Kind. Negative gesundheitliche Folgen für das Kind, gesundheitliche Risiken für die Patienten wurden u.a. als negative Motive angeführt. Trotz eines starken vorhandenen Kinderwunschs überwiegen bei den Patienten ängste. Kinderwunschmotive sollten daher in die psychosoziale Betreuung junger Krebspatienten einbezogen werden.
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Research Interests: Political Science, Authoritarianism, Germany, Population, Psychologie, and 15 moreFederal Republic of Germany, Measurement, Monitoring, Demokratie, Politikwissenschaft, DDC, Data Capture, Befragung, Einstellungsforschung, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, AUTORITARISMUS, Bevölkerung, Fragebogen, Historical Development, and data collection method
Suicidal ideation has been identified as one of the major predictors of attempted or actual suicide. Routinely screening individuals for endorsing suicidal thoughts could save lives and protect many from severe psychological consequences... more
Suicidal ideation has been identified as one of the major predictors of attempted or actual suicide. Routinely screening individuals for endorsing suicidal thoughts could save lives and protect many from severe psychological consequences following the suicide of loved ones. The aim of this study was to validate the German version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS) in a sample representative for the Federal Republic of Germany. All 2450 participants completed the first part of the Scale, the BSS-Screen. A risk group of n = 112 individuals (4.6%) with active or passive suicidal ideation was identified and subsequently completed the entire BSS. Satisfactory internal reliability (α = .97 for the BSS-Screen; α = .94 for the entire BSS) and excellent model fit indices for the one-dimensional factorial structure of the BSS-Screen (CFI = .998; TLI = .995; RMSEA = .045 [95%-CI: .030-.061]) were confirmed. Measurement invariance analyses supported strict invariance across gender, ag...
Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychometrics, Medicine, Population, and 15 moreHumans, Female, Confirmatory factor analysis, Construct Validity, Male, Risk factors, Clinical Sciences, Aged, Middle Aged, Adult, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Self report, Cross Sectional Studies, and Attempted Suicide
The Bielefeld Partnership Expectations Questionnaire (BFPE) is a self-rating instrument of partner related attachment. Besides the assessment of the dimensions fear of rejection, readiness for self-disclosure, and conscious need for care,... more
The Bielefeld Partnership Expectations Questionnaire (BFPE) is a self-rating instrument of partner related attachment. Besides the assessment of the dimensions fear of rejection, readiness for self-disclosure, and conscious need for care, individuals can be classified according to 5 different attachment patterns. Using data from a representative German survey (N=1768), an explorative factor analysis revealed a short version comprising 12 items. Confirmatory factor analysis using two datasets (N=1768 and N=801) supported the 3-factor-structure (RMSEA<0.08, CFI>0.93). Subscales of the short version were highly correlated with the corresponding scales of the long version (r=0,799-0,914). Furthermore, the classifications of 5 attachment patterns strongly converged (κ=0,659). The short version can be recommended as a substitute of the long version in clinical and non-clinical studies.
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Aim of the study was the development and validation of the psychometric properties of a six-item bi-factorial instrument for the assessment of social support (emotional and tangible support) with a population-based sample. A... more
Aim of the study was the development and validation of the psychometric properties of a six-item bi-factorial instrument for the assessment of social support (emotional and tangible support) with a population-based sample. A cross-sectional data set of N = 15,010 participants enrolled in the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) in 2007-2012 was divided in two sub-samples. The GHS is a population-based, prospective, observational single-center cohort study in the Rhein-Main-Region in western Mid-Germany. The first sub-sample was used for scale development by performing an exploratory factor analysis. In order to test construct validity, confirmatory factor analyses were run to compare the extracted bi-factorial model with the one-factor solution. Reliability of the scales was indicated by calculating internal consistency. External validity was tested by investigating demographic characteristics health behavior, and distress using analysis of variance, Spearman and Pearson correlation analysi...
Research Interests: Health Behavior, Emotions, Germany, Factor analysis, Humans, and 15 moreFemale, Confirmatory factor analysis, Construct Validity, Male, Exploratory Factor Analysis, External Validity, Aged, Adult, Bs, Analysis of Variance, Cross Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, GHS, Interviews as topic, and Confirmatory factor analyses
Zusammenfassung Einleitung Die Erfassung der subjektiv eingeschätzten körperlichen Gesundheit ist wichtig im Kontext vieler klinischer und Forschungsfragestellungen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird eine Untersuchung der psychometrischen... more
Zusammenfassung Einleitung Die Erfassung der subjektiv eingeschätzten körperlichen Gesundheit ist wichtig im Kontext vieler klinischer und Forschungsfragestellungen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird eine Untersuchung der psychometrischen Kriterien des G-Scores, einem 4 Items umfassenden Screeninginstrument zur Selbstbeurteilung der körperlichen Gesundheit, vorgenommen. Material und Methoden Es erfolgten Einschätzungen der Objektivität, der Validität und der Reliabilität, eine Itemanalyse und die Bestimmung eines geeigneten Cut-Off-Wertes zur Unterscheidung gesunder von körperlich auffälligen Personen anhand von Daten der Sächsischen Längsschnittstudie 1998–2013 (N=324–417 Personen der Normalbevölkerung). Ergebnisse Die Objektivität des G-Scores kann aufgrund seiner Standardisierung als gegeben angesehen werden. Als Cut-Off-Wert zur Unterscheidung körperlich auffälliger von gesunden Personen wird ein G-Score von 4 vorgeschlagen. Die Inhaltsvalidität ist anhand des a posteriori definie...
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Addressing the lack of population-based data the purpose of this representative study was to assess procrastination and its associations with distress and life satisfaction across the life span. A representative German community sample... more
Addressing the lack of population-based data the purpose of this representative study was to assess procrastination and its associations with distress and life satisfaction across the life span. A representative German community sample (1,350 women; 1,177 men) between the ages of 14 and 95 years was examined by the short form of the General Procrastination Scale (GPS-K; 1) and standardized scales of perceived stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue and life satisfaction. As hypothesized, procrastination was highest in the youngest cohort (14-29 years). Only in the youngest and most procrastinating cohort (aged 14 to 29 years), men procrastinated more than women. As we had further hypothesized, procrastination was consistently associated with higher stress, more depression, anxiety, fatigue and reduced satisfaction across life domains, especially regarding work and income. Associations were also found with lack of a partnership and unemployment. Findings are discussed with regard to pot...
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Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden anhand einer für Deutschland repräsentativen Stichprobe einige normative Einflüsse hinsichtlich der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie, die bewusst oder unbewusst das Aufgabenarrangement prägen,... more
Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden anhand einer für Deutschland repräsentativen Stichprobe einige normative Einflüsse hinsichtlich der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie, die bewusst oder unbewusst das Aufgabenarrangement prägen, beschrieben. Es wird bei diesem Ansatz bewusst auf das ökonomische Kalkül verzichtet und stattdessen die subjektive Ebene der Idealvorstellungen im Vergleich mit dem real praktizierten Alltag beleuchtet. Die These ist, dass sich normative Aspekte in dem Aufgabenarrangement der Paare in der Form widerspiegeln, dass durch die spezifische Aufgabenverteilung ein bestimmtes Rollenverhältnis zum Ausdruck kommt. Die Normen können dabei direkt durch die Geschlechtsrolleneinstellungen repräsentiert sein, aber auch indirekt ihre Entsprechung finden, wie anhand von spezifischen Sozialisationshintergründen, wie z. B. Region und Bildung, gezeigt wird. Aufgrund des unterschiedlichen, geschichtlichen Hintergrundes der neuen und alten Bundesländer und den damit zusammenhängen...
Research Interests: Sociology, Education, Political Science, Work Family Balance, Division of labor, and 12 moreBildung, Partnership, Federal Republic of Germany, Empirical, Gender Role, Married Couple, Parenthood, Social Norm, Visual Anthropology and Sociology, Elternschaft, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, and Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Im Rahmen einer 2004 durchgeführten Befragung niedergelassener Psychologischer Psychothera-peuten wurde unter anderem die bereichsspezifische Lebenszufriedenheit bezüglich "Gesundheit" , "Finan-zieller Lage" ,... more
Im Rahmen einer 2004 durchgeführten Befragung niedergelassener Psychologischer Psychothera-peuten wurde unter anderem die bereichsspezifische Lebenszufriedenheit bezüglich "Gesundheit" , "Finan-zieller Lage" , "Freizeit und Hobby" sowie "Eigener Person" erhoben. Dabei zeigt sich, dass die befragten Psychotherapeuten eine relativ große Zufriedenheit mit den untersuchten Bereichen schildern, wobei sie aber mit ihrer "Finanziellen Lage" am unzufrie-densten sind. Im Vergleich zur alters-und bildungs-gradentsprechenden Allgemeinbevölkerung sind Psychotherapeuten unzufriedener mit den Bereichen "Gesundheit" "Finanzielle Lage" sowie "Freizeit und Hobby" . Im Vergleich zu einer Stichprobe (sächsischer) Hausärzte fällt die größere Unzufriedenheit der Psy-chotherapeuten mit ihrer "Finanziellen Lage" auf. In-nerhalb der Stichprobe der Psychotherapeuten zeigt sich, dass die untersuchten Zufriedenheitswerte...
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The German Version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) has recently been published. The questionnaire investigates two common emotion regulation strategies (10 items) on two scales (suppression, reappraisal). Major aims of the... more
The German Version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) has recently been published. The questionnaire investigates two common emotion regulation strategies (10 items) on two scales (suppression, reappraisal). Major aims of the study were to assess the reliability and factor structure of the ERQ, to determine population based norms and to investigate relations of suppression and reappraisal to anxiety, depression and demographic characteristics. In a representative community study (N=2524) we assessed emotion regulation strategies, anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and demographic variables. The mean age of the participants was 49.4 (SD 18.2) years. 55.5% were female. The age-groups were represented in comparable proportions. The representativeness of the sample was ensured by drawings of ADM (Arbeitskreis Deutscher Marktforscher) samples und by comparison with the data of German Federal Statistical Office. Confirmatory factor analysis could not f...
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The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP [1]) is a widely used instrument to measure subjective health in clinical research. However, there are no age-specific norms for older adults in Germany. The present study was conducted to analyze the... more
The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP [1]) is a widely used instrument to measure subjective health in clinical research. However, there are no age-specific norms for older adults in Germany. The present study was conducted to analyze the psychometric properties of the German version of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) in older people. Age-specific reference values for the elderly are presented. Subjects were drawn from the general population of older German people aged 61 to 95 years (n=630; mean age 69.5 years; 55.7% female). Five of the six NHP scales revealed a good internal consistency (.70≤α≤.92). The subscales (with the exception of the subscale social isolation) showed moderate relations with instruments measuring somatization disorders and subjective body complaints (Screening for Somatoform Disorders SOMS [2]); Giessen Subjective Complaints List GBB-24 [3]). Compared to younger subjects, subjective health decreases with age. Therefore age-specific reference data for older ...
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Worrying about one's job, family, financial situation and health is distressing. How intense are these worries in the general population? An inquiry representative of the German population (N=2473, age>14 years) was performed. The... more
Worrying about one's job, family, financial situation and health is distressing. How intense are these worries in the general population? An inquiry representative of the German population (N=2473, age>14 years) was performed. The total score of the "Questionnaire for Assessing Subjective Physical Well-Being" (FEW) and the screening scale of the "Trier Inventory for the Assessment of Chronic Stress" (TICS) were correlated with the four above mentioned items addressing worries (range 1-4). Worries about one's financial situation were scored highest (mean=2.04, SD=0.92), followed by worries about one's health (mean=1.94; SD=0.87), one's family (mean=1.85; SD=0.86) and worries about one's job (mean=1.69; SD=0.92). Health worries increased with age. Those without a job and single parents showed the highest grades of solicitude. Increasing income decreased worrying. The correlations with chronic stress were moderate (.24<r<.33). The most s...
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Kristina Geue1 · Diana Richter1 · Katja Leuteritz1 · Christina Schröder1 · Irina Tavlaridou2 · Manfred E. Beutel2 · Elmar Brähler1 · Yve Stöbel-Richter1 1 ... Sie kamen zu dem Schluss, dass trotz be-reits existierender Richtlinien in den... more
Kristina Geue1 · Diana Richter1 · Katja Leuteritz1 · Christina Schröder1 · Irina Tavlaridou2 · Manfred E. Beutel2 · Elmar Brähler1 · Yve Stöbel-Richter1 1 ... Sie kamen zu dem Schluss, dass trotz be-reits existierender Richtlinien in den USA die Vorbehalte, über den Fertilitätser ...
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There are contradictory findings on health care utilization (HCU) of immigrants compared to native-born populations. Our study focuses on this topic using a population-based approach and differentiates generational cohorts of immigrants.... more
There are contradictory findings on health care utilization (HCU) of immigrants compared to native-born populations. Our study focuses on this topic using a population-based approach and differentiates generational cohorts of immigrants. In a representative population survey in Germany (N = 2,510), immigrant background/generational cohort and HCU in the preceding 12 months were screened by means of self-rating instruments. 11.1% (7.0% first and 4.1% second generation) of the sample are immigrants. No differences have been detect with regard to subjective state of health, satisfaction with life and with health and functional disabilities. First generation immigrants contacted a medical specialist less likely, but they more frequently use general practitioners (GPs) than the native-born Germans and the second generation immigrants. First generation immigrants show remarkable differences in HCU compared to the native-born Germans and the second generation immigrants. Their HCU seems to be focused on primary care, and access to secondary care might be complicated. It seems relevant to especially pay attention to HCU of first generation immigrants and to support equal access to care for this subgroup.
Research Interests: Immigration, Health Care, Health Services Research, Adolescent, Medicine, and 15 moreGermany, Humans, Female, Male, Aged, Middle Aged, Adult, General practitioner, Health Care Utilization, Access to Care, Cohort Studies, Functional Disability, Disabled Persons, Health Care Surveys, and Delivery of Health Care
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Cancer patients are showing increased interest in shared decision-making. Patients with haematological illnesses, however, express considerably less desire for shared decision-making as compared with other oncological patient groups. The... more
Cancer patients are showing increased interest in shared decision-making. Patients with haematological illnesses, however, express considerably less desire for shared decision-making as compared with other oncological patient groups. The goal of the current project was to identify the reasons for the lower desire for shared decision-making among patients with haematological illness. We conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 11 haematological patients (39-70 years old) after the beginning of therapy concerning the course and evaluation of medical shared decision-making. The patients were often overwhelmed by the complexity of the illness and the therapy and did not want to assume any responsibility in medical decision-making. They reported a great deal of distress and very traditional paternalistic role expectations with regards to their health care providers, which limited the patients&#39; ability to partake in the decision-making process. In contrast to the socio-cultural support for many other oncological diseases, haematological diseases are not as well supported, e.g. there is a lack of self-help materials, systematic provision of information and support groups for patients, which may be related to a lower empowerment of this patient population. Results show the limits of patient participation in the context of highly complicated medical conditions. In addition to already researched preferences of the physicians and patients for shared decision-making, future research should pay greater attention to the process and other variables relevant to this aspect of the doctor-patient relationship.
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Research Interests: Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Brief Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and 10 moreGroup Psychotherapy, Medicine, Humans, Major Depressive Disorder, Follow-up studies, Psychodynamics, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, and Medical and Health Sciences
Research Interests: Brief Psychotherapy, Depression, Breast Cancer, Quality of life, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, and 15 moreAdolescent, Medicine, Comorbidity, Anxiety, Prospective studies, Humans, Female, Young Adult, Follow-up studies, Aged, Middle Aged, Adult, Randomized Controlled Trial, ANXIETY, and Breast Neoplasms
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Problem: Da der von Mrazek (1989) entwickelte Fragebogen Körperbezogener Locus of Control bisher noch nicht an einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe überprüft und normiert wurde, soll das Instrument in der vorliegenden Arbeit... more
Problem: Da der von Mrazek (1989) entwickelte Fragebogen Körperbezogener Locus of Control bisher noch nicht an einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe überprüft und normiert wurde, soll das Instrument in der vorliegenden Arbeit bezüglich testtheoretischer Kennwerte, des Einflusses soziodemografischer Variablen und der Zusammenhänge mit körperlichem Wohlbefinden untersucht und normiert werden. Methode: Der Fragebogen Körperbezogener Locus of Control, KLC und der Fragebogen zur Erfassung des körperlichen Wohlbefindens, FEW-16, wurden an einer repräsentativen deutschen Bevölkerungsstichprobe (N = 2473) erhoben. Ergebnisse: Die von Mrazek (1989) postulierten zwei Faktoren, externale und internale Kontrollüberzeugungen, konnten in der vorliegenden Untersuchung weitgehend bestätigt werden. Mit zunehmendem Alter schilderten die Befragten ein höheres Maß externaler und ein niedrigeres Maß internaler körperbezogener Kontrollüberzeugungen. Für die Variablen Geschlecht, ak-tueller Wohnort (Ost-versus Westdeutschland) und Bildungsgrad (Schulab-schluss mit Haupt-, Volksschule, mittlere Reife versus Hochschulreife) zeigten sich Unterschiede körperbezogener Kontrollüberzeugungen lediglich im Bereich kleiner Effektstärken. Externale Kontrollüberzeugungen standen in negativem, Internale Kontrollüberzeugungen hingegen in positivem Zusammenhang mit körperlichem Wohlbefinden (FEW-16). Schlussfolgerung: Die vorliegende Untersuchung gibt vorläufige Hinweise darauf, dass mit dem Fragebogen Körperbezogener Locus of Control ein Instrument vorliegen könnte, das eine klinisch relevante, valide und zeitöko-nomische Erfassung körperbezogener Kontrollüberzeugungen anhand von 18 Items erlaubt.
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Although elevated levels of distress are supposed to constitute a need for psychosocial support, the relation between elevated distress and need for support does not appear to be straightforward. We aimed to determine cancer... more
Although elevated levels of distress are supposed to constitute a need for psychosocial support, the relation between elevated distress and need for support does not appear to be straightforward. We aimed to determine cancer patients&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; perceived need for psychosocial support, and examine the relation of need to both self-reported emotional distress and the interview-based diagnosis of a mental disorder. In a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Germany, 4020 cancer patients (mean age 58years, 51% women) were evaluated. We obtained self-reports of need for psychosocial support. We measured distress with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer (DT) and depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). In a subsample, we evaluated the presence of a mental disorder using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). 32.1% (95%-CI 30.6 to 33.6) of patients perceived a need for psychosocial support. Younger age, female sex, and higher education were associated with more needs, being married and living with a partner with fewer needs, respectively. While up to 51.2% of patients with elevated distress levels reported a need for psychosocial support, up to 26.1% of those without elevated distress levels perceived such a need. Results were similar across distress assessment methods. Our findings emphasize that the occurrence of mental distress is one important but not an exclusive factor among different motives to report the need for psychosocial support. We should thus consider multifaceted perspectives, facilitators and barriers when planning and implementing patient-centered psychosocial care services.
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Hypochondriasis in the general population: Psychometric properties and norm values of the Whiteley Index Abstract. The Whiteley-Index is an instrument to assess hypochondriasis. A study was conducted in order to test psychome- tric... more
Hypochondriasis in the general population: Psychometric properties and norm values of the Whiteley Index Abstract. The Whiteley-Index is an instrument to assess hypochondriasis. A study was conducted in order to test psychome- tric properties of the questionnaire and to obtain norms. The subject sample consisted of 1996 persons of the general German population. Hypochondriasis showed a nearly linear increase with increasing age (r = .24). The mean scores of women were higher than those of males in all age subclasses. For each age and sex group norms are calculated. The three-dimensional structure of the Whiteley Index (disease phobia, somatic complaints, and disease conviction) could be roughly confirmed. Validity assessments using related instruments (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, Giesener Beschwerdebogen, Screening fur Somatoforme Storungen, and Nottingham Health Profile) showed that a short scale with seven items is as good as the original scale with 14 items. However, for special analyses we recommend the use of the original 14-item version. The calculated norms will help to reliably compare several groups of patients even if the age and sex distributions are not identical.
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Zusammenfassung Der Gießen-Test eignet sich zur Selbst-und Fremdbeurteilung insbesonde-re bei der Paardiagnostik. Zusammenhänge zwischen Selbst-und Fremd-bildern sowie Zusammenhänge zwischen den Persönlichkeiten der Partner sollen... more
Zusammenfassung Der Gießen-Test eignet sich zur Selbst-und Fremdbeurteilung insbesonde-re bei der Paardiagnostik. Zusammenhänge zwischen Selbst-und Fremd-bildern sowie Zusammenhänge zwischen den Persönlichkeiten der Partner sollen systematisch untersucht werden. 502 in fester Partnerschaft leben-de Paare aus der deutschen Allgemeinbevölkerung füllten den Gießen-Test bezüglich Selbstbild und Fremdbild des Partners aus. Die deutlichsten Un-terschiede zwischen Mann und Frau zeigen sich in der Skala Depressivität, wobei die Männer ihre Frauen noch depressiver einschätzen als diese sich selbst. Insgesamt stimmen aber Selbstbilder und zugehörige Fremdbilder re-lativ gut überein. Die Abweichungen liegen im Mittel unter 1 (T-Werte), die Korrelationen zwischen Selbst-und Fremdbild liegen bei 0.65. Sozial reso-nante Frauen haben im Mittel eher sozial resonante Männer; in den anderen Dimensionen ist die Paar-Symmetrie geringer oder gar nicht ausgeprägt. Die Skalen-Interkorrelationen sind weitg...
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When revising the former somatoform diagnoses to somatic symptom disorders, DSM-5 introduced psychological classification criteria in addition to somatic symptoms. The authors investigated the relevance of these and further cognitive,... more
When revising the former somatoform diagnoses to somatic symptom disorders, DSM-5 introduced psychological classification criteria in addition to somatic symptoms. The authors investigated the relevance of these and further cognitive, affective, and behavioral features as well as their predictive value concerning (a) somatic symptoms that are not better explained by a general medical condition (MUS) and somatoform disorders (SD), (b) impairment, and (c) health care utilization. A general population sample of 321 participants (M = 47.0 years, 63% women) was interviewed at baseline and reinterviewed 1 year (N = 244) and 4 years (N = 219) later. The authors assessed a list of 49 somatic complaints including medical causes, the symptom-related subjective impairment, doctor visits during the previous 12 months, depressive/anxiety disorders (SCID), and 9 psychological features with potential use for classification. Most psychological features were more frequent in subjects with SD compare...
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Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der Partnerschaftsfragebogen (PFB) wird im deutschen Sprachraum zur Erfassung der Partnerschafts- und Ehequalität bevorzugt eingesetzt. Fragestellung: Neben der Überprüfung der... more
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Der Partnerschaftsfragebogen (PFB) wird im deutschen Sprachraum zur Erfassung der Partnerschafts- und Ehequalität bevorzugt eingesetzt. Fragestellung: Neben der Überprüfung der Eindimensionalität der PFB-Subskalen (Streitverhalten, Zärtlichkeit, Gemeinsamkeit/Kommunikation) wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit überprüft, ob das Zusammenfassen der PFB-Subskalen zu einem Generalfaktor „Partnerschaftsqualität” angemessen ist. Methoden: Es wurden Daten einer Bevölkerungsstichprobe für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland genutzt (N = 1.289). Aufgrund der Abweichung von einer multivariaten Normalverteilung wurden konfirmatorische Faktorenanalysen mittels Maximum-Likelihood-Methode mit robusten Standardfehlern und einem mittelwertsadjustierten Chi2-Wert (Satorra-Bentler-scaled-χ2) durchgeführt. Ergebnisse: Es ergaben sich sowohl für die Eindimensionalität der PFB-Subskalen als auch für die Second-Order-Faktorenanalyse sehr gute Modellanapassungen. Schlussf...
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Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Fatigue Skala (FS) stellt ein international verbreitetes Instrument zur Diagnostik anhaltender Erschöpfungszustände dar. Fragestellung: Ziel zweier Studien war die psychometrische... more
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Die Fatigue Skala (FS) stellt ein international verbreitetes Instrument zur Diagnostik anhaltender Erschöpfungszustände dar. Fragestellung: Ziel zweier Studien war die psychometrische Überprüfung der deutschen ...
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Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Interpersonelle Schuldgefühle sind klinisch relevant, bisher aber kaum empirisch untersucht. Fragestellung: Es soll zur Validierung des “Fragebogens zu interpersonellen Schuldgefühlen“ (FIS)... more
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Interpersonelle Schuldgefühle sind klinisch relevant, bisher aber kaum empirisch untersucht. Fragestellung: Es soll zur Validierung des “Fragebogens zu interpersonellen Schuldgefühlen“ (FIS) beigetragen werden. Methode: Zusammenhänge zwischen interpersonellen Schuldgefühlen (FIS) und psychischer Beeinträchtigung (Beck-Depressions-Inventar, SCL-90-R, U-Bogen-24, IIP-D) wurden an 308 PsychotherapiepatientInnen untersucht. Ergebnisse: Auf den Skalen Überlebensschuldgefühl, Schuldgefühl aus Verantwortung und Gesamtwert zeigten PsychotherapiepatientInnen höhere Werte als ProbandInnen einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsstichprobe. Frauen gaben mehr Schuldgefühle an als Männer. Interpersonelle Schuldgefühle standen in positivem Zusammenhang mit psychischer Beeinträchtigung. PatientInnen gaben zum Therapieende niedrigere Werte für Trennungsschuldgefühl, Schuldgefühl aus Verantwortung und den Gesamtwert an als zu Therapiebeginn. Schlussfolgerungen: ...
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The health state classifier EQ-5D of the EuroQoL group has been expanded to a 5-level instrument (EQ-5D-5L), but studies on psychometric properties of this new instrument, applied to the general population, are rare. A sample of 2,469... more
The health state classifier EQ-5D of the EuroQoL group has been expanded to a 5-level instrument (EQ-5D-5L), but studies on psychometric properties of this new instrument, applied to the general population, are rare. A sample of 2,469 subjects, representatively selected from the German general population, was asked to fill in the EQ-5D-5L and several other questionnaires. Crude sum scores of the EQ-5D-5L were calculated and compared with scores derived from two sets of utilities, one from a German and one from a UK sample. The mean sum score (0-100 scale) was 91.5. Males reported better health states than females, and there was a nearly linear age trend. The list of the 45 most frequent health patterns (those with at least 0.2 % of the respondents) showed that almost half of the participants (47.5 %) responded being in the optimal health state, indicating a ceiling effect. Correlations between EQ-5D-5L scores and other questionnaires were very similar for all three scoring systems of the EQ-5D-5L. Finally, normative scores are given on the basis of sum scores. The applicability of the EQ-5D-5L in the general population is limited because of the skewness. Sum scores are useful because of their simplicity, international generalizability, and construct validity.