A5090800959- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Infant Health and Development
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
Individual Development and Adaptive Education
2014-2024
University Hospital of Zurich
2021-2024
Foundation Center
2022-2024
University of Zurich
2021-2024
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
2014-2024
University of Bremen
2015-2022
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2022
Michigan State University
2022
Hudson Institute
2022
Universität Hamburg
2013
Culture is a key determinant of children's development both in its own right and as measure generalizability developmental phenomena. Studying the role culture requires information about participants' demographic backgrounds. However, reporting treatment data are limited inconsistent child research. A barrier to consistent fashion that no standardized tool currently exists collect these data. Variation cultural expectations, family structures, life circumstances across communities make...
Human milk is considered the most advantageous source of nourishment for infants. Even though there no ideal composition human milk, it still contains a unique combination components that contribute to brain development. The aim this review provide an overview on possible correlation with neurodevelopment infants, special emphasis myelination and epigenetic modifications. Research in rapidly expanding field cutting-edge technologies might identify specific mechanisms underlying beneficial...
During the last years, number of refugees around world increased to about 22.5 million. The mental health refugees, especially unaccompanied minors (70% between ages 16 and 18 years) who have been exposed traumatic events (e.g., war), is generally impaired with symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety. Several studies revealed (1) a huge variation among prevalence rates these problems, (2) that post-migration stressors language barriers, cultural differences) might be at...
This study, conducted in Germany, examines the role of maternal soothing strategies to explain association self-efficacy with infant regulation (crying and sleeping behavior). Questionnaire data 150 mothers, living mixed ethnic educational backgrounds were collected when infants 3 7 months old. Two types distinguished: close soothing, involving physical emotional contact, distant distancing from infant. A cross-sectional SEM at indicated that is associated reported through strategies. Low...
Abstract. Background: Religiosity can foster mental health after traumatic experiences. Yet, religiosity among Muslim immigrants has also been linked to separation-oriented acculturation, which is reduced health. Therefore, the function of for resilience in Middle Eastern refugee and immigrant adolescents might differ as their migration contexts terms experiences nature cultural interactions . Aims: This study examined whether associated with better experiences, particularly young refugees....
Objective: This study examines the interrelations of parenting practices, emotional climate, and household chaos in families with children without ADHD. In particular, indirect pathways from children’s ADHD symptomatology to inadequate negative climate via were investigated. Method: Parenting, assessed using questionnaires a speech sample parents 31 53 ADHD, aged 7 13 years. Results: Group differences found for certain dimensions, parent–child relationship, critical comments, chaos. While we...
Summary Objective Weight loss during an inpatient obesity treatment is important predictor of subsequent weight maintenance. However, psychological factors influencing are not well established. Psychological models suggest some importance executive functioning and emotion regulation strategies. Therefore, this study investigated whether these predict effect holds after controlling for general personal characteristics. Method A total 158 adolescents with diagnosed underwent at a German...
Zusammenfassung. Die Popularität des Resilienzbegriffes in der Forschung und Praxis begünstigt, dass dieser Begriff uneinheitlich verwendet wird. Dabei wird Regel das Ergebnis einer gesunden Entwicklung trotz widriger Umstände mit den zugrunde liegenden Mechanismen Prozessen Gesunderhaltung konfundiert. Ausgehend von einem Verständnis Resilienz als Label für eine gesunde werden drei mögliche Entwicklungsverläufe vorgestellt: (1) durch Resistenz, (2) Kompensation (3) Restrukturieren....
Zusammenfassung. Externalisierende Verhaltensauffälligkeiten sind mit hohen gesellschaftlichen Kosten verbunden. Damit wirksame Präventions- und frühe Therapieprogramme entwickelt werden können, ist es notwendig, bereits in den ersten Lebensjahren Risiken für einen externalisierenden Entwicklungsverlauf zu identifizieren. In einer systematischen Literaturrecherche konnten aus 21 Publikationen 12 längsschnittlichen Geburtskohorten insgesamt 55 077 Kindern bezogen auf eine elterliche...
Zusammenfassung. Kinder mit einer Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS) zeigen häufig akademische Minderleistung unklarer Ursache. Neben den Kernsymptomen der Störung haben ADHS typischerweise eine geringere Selbstkontrollkapazität, d. h. mangelnde Fähigkeit, automatisch auftretende Reaktionsimpulse zu unterdrücken oder modifizieren. In Normalpopulation wurde mehrfach gezeigt, dass höhere Selbstkontrollkapazität besseren akademischen Leistungen einhergeht. Daher wird in...
Abstract The present study uses a prospective longitudinal design to investigate the development of maternal self‐efficacy in transition phase parenthood, drawing on large sample socially and/or culturally disadvantaged families ( N = 292). Parity, education, migration, informal and formal social support are considered as potential predictors. Results indicate that previous birth experience, being born abroad, higher levels during pregnancy jointly predict three months after birth....
Abstract In the transition to parenthood, COVID‐19 pandemic poses an additional strain on parental well‐being. Confirmed infections or having quarantine, as well public health measures negatively affect parents and infants. Contrary previous studies mainly focusing well‐being of school‐aged children their during lockdown periods, present study investigated how mothers infants respond whether this is related maternal well‐being, socio‐emotional investment, infant regulation. Between April...
Culture is a key determinant of children’s development both in its own right and for understanding the generalizability developmental phenomena. Studying role culture requires information about participants’ demographic backgrounds. However, reporting treatment data are limited inconsistent child research. A barrier to consistent fashion that no standardized tool currently exists collect these data. Variation cultural expectations, family structures, life circumstances across communities...
Zusammenfassung. Die gestiegenen Flüchtlingszahlen in den letzten Jahren werden von einer erhöhten Forschungstätigkeit begleitet. Viele dieser Studien der Klinischen Kinderpsychologie und Kinder-/Jugendpsychiatrie beschäftigen sich dabei mit psychischen Auffälligkeiten bei Flüchtlingskindern, insbesondere Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung depressiven Symptomen. Als Ursache vor allem traumatisierende Erlebnisse oder während Flucht angenommen. Diese traumafokussierte Sichtweise greift jedoch...
The large number of adolescent refugees around the world constitutes a great challenge for societies. However, current models acculturation have been developed migrants, but not specifically refugees. Crucial factors to describe refugee acculturation, such as intentions return their homeland, especially with respect temporary residency and experiences potentially traumatic events, are missing. Hence, Multidimensional Intercultural Training Acculturation (MITA) model is introduced. proposes...
The ability to delay gratification, wait for a larger but delayed reward in the presence of smaller constantly available reward, has been shown be predictive various aspects everyday life. For instance, preschool children who were better able gratification achieved school grades, higher education, cope with stress, as well reduced risk being overweight or consume drugs up 30 years later (Mischel et al., 2011). However, despite importance cognitive factors underlying individual differences...
Zusammenfassung. Der vorliegende Beitrag legt Zusammenhänge zwischen Temperament in der frühen Kindheit und Entstehung externalisierender Störungen im weiteren Entwicklungsverlauf dar. Dafür erfolgte eine eingehende Recherche über dessen Erfassung Alter von 0 bis 6 Jahren sowie die prognostische Validität entsprechender Erhebungsinstrumente. Es wurde untersucht, inwiefern Temperamentsfragebögen klinischen Praxis diagnostisch genutzt werden können. zeigte sich, dass bestimmte...