- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Philipps University of Marburg
2021-2024
Although observational fear learning has been implicated in the development of phobic-related fears, studies investigating bodily symptoms remain scarce. Therefore, aim present study was to investigate whether response can be acquired simply by observing a fearful reaction provocation aversive others. Forty healthy participants underwent an conditioning paradigm consisting two phases. In first phase, observed demonstrator reacting symptom (unconditioned stimulus or US, i.e., labored...
Abstract The present study investigates the social‐cognitive underpinnings of young children's bias to follow majority. More specifically, we focus on question whether children not only copy behavior a majority peers, but they also understand this as social norm that everyone needs follow. Additionally, investigated seeing unanimous or and dissenting peer makes difference for normative understanding. Participants included 180 preschool‐age (4‐to‐5 years old) who engaged in conformity...
Previous studies investigating family accommodation (FA) in pediatric anxiety disorders have primarily relied on mothers' reports, while data FA by fathers remains scarce. We examined the frequency and correlates of fathers' anxious children compared reports FA. Participants were 69 parents treatment-seeking adolescents with a primary disorder. was highly prevalent amongst fathers, majority participating symptom-related behaviors modifying routines due to child anxiety. Fathers' levels...