A5020053487- Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Representations and Identity
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Family Support in Illness
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
Universität Trier
2016-2025
University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and Management
2024
Westfälische Hochschule
2023
Osnabrück University
2004-2013
University of California, San Diego
2000
Universität Greifswald
1995
Österreichischer Rundfunk
1979
Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie Wien
1979
Universitätszahnklinik Wien
1979
The development and validation of a new instrument for measuring the descriptive norms related to individualism-collectivism (IC) is presented. IC conceptualized as group- specific unidimensional cultural construct with four defining attributes (Triandis, 1995). Three studies are reported showing dimensionality validities at individual levels across samples from 11 cultures. has good statistical properties iden- tical structures level, reliabilities adequate agreement within cultures,...
ABSTRACT So far, cross‐cultural research on generativity has been lacking. The present study tests the applicability of an integrative model proposed by McAdams and de St. Aubin. Measures implicit pro‐social power motivation, a general disposition for generativity, generative goals, life satisfaction were administered to adults in Cameroon, Costa Rica, Germany. These measures cover intrapersonal part model. After examining comparability across three cultures, cultural differences level each...
Based on a deductive, culturally decentered approach, new items were generated to improve the reliability of original Social Axioms Survey, which measures individuals’ general beliefs about world. In Study 1, results from 11 countries support five-factor structure and achieve higher for axiom dimensions as measured by scale. Moreover, moderate but meaningful associations between Big-Five personality found. Temporal change social axioms at culture level was examined found be moderate. 2,...
This study examines the relationship between implicit motives for intimacy‐affiliation and power, explicit value orientations, life satisfaction. The Satisfaction With Life Scale, Schwartz Value Survey, a bias‐free TAT‐type picture‐story‐test were administered to 319 adult participants in Cameroon, Costa Rica, Germany. stories coded motive imagery reflecting needs power. Based on associated with domain intimacy‐affiliation, results revealed that an alignment of self‐attributed values is...
Considering the effect of implicit motives, current study examined link between well-being in important life domains, that is, job and relationship, satisfaction needs as proposed by self-determination theory. Data on domain-specific well-being, for competence relatedness, achievement affiliation motives were assessed from 259 German Cameroonian participants. The motive moderated relation satisfaction. Furthermore, association relatedness relationship Satisfaction is linked to higher levels...
This study investigates the relationship of theory mind and inhibitory control in three samples from Europe, Africa Latin America differing relevant socioeconomic psychological background. The between false belief understanding was tested using 3 to 5 year-old preschoolers Germany ( N = 116), Costa Rica 82) Cameroon 116). Inhibitory were examined test batteries. Age, gender, siblings, language mother's education controlled. Results regression analyses controlling for moderating effects...
The relationship between self–regulatory capacities and self–esteem as well well–being is examined by a mediation model that views self–regulation promoting the development of identity achievement which, in turn, expected to be associated with well–being. Among secondary school students (Study 1) mediated association capacity attention control self–esteem. In Study 2 (university students), mediational effect was found for action Explicit motives moderated this association. sum, firm enhances...
This study examines the relationship between a specific form of self-regulation (i.e., action control) and dispositional mode realization implicit affiliation-intimacy motive. can either be self-informed or driven by external incentives. It was hypothesized that interpersonal identity achievement mediates control motive need for affiliation-intimacy. The Operant Multimotive Test, short version Action Control Scale, Interpersonal Identity Achievement scale Extended Objective Measure Ego...
Generativity has been argued to be an important indicator of successful aging. Indeed, generative concern found associated with meaning in life. In the present study, this relationship is partly explained through goals. Moreover, path between goals and life hypothesized conditional on belief species (assessed Machiavellianism as a proxy variable). This moderated mediation model tested data from 4 cultural samples: 856 Cameroonian, Czech, German, Hong Kong Chinese participants aged at least...
Research has shown that an individual's implicit power motive relates to 2 types of behavioral clusters: either prosocial, socially appropriate behaviors or profligate, impulsive behaviors. The present study examined the relationship between individuals' motives and their tendency engage in sexual activities without strong emotional ties (i.e., sociosexuality). For men, but not for women, this was hypothesized be moderated by disposition responsibility. Whereas most research been limited...
In 2 separate studies, the idea is tested that positive association between self-regulatory capacities and well-being partly explained by effect self-regulation has on successful resolution of developmental crises in Eriksonian terms. Study 1, attentional control, intimacy, subjective are assessed 177 young adults. Results show control fosters which turn beneficial to well-being. a longitudinal design: Action generativity, purpose life, Machiavellianism measured 163 adults with an interval...
The present study examines the association between various facets of generativity, that is, cultural demand for generative concern, and action, with satisfaction needs relatedness, competence, autonomy in samples elderly from Cameroon, China (Hong Kong), Czech Republic, Germany. Participants provided information on self-transcendence values (internalized demand), concern need satisfaction. Results suggest, first, internalized affects action indirectly through second, has a positive direct...
ABSTRACT This article examines the relationship between interpersonal ego identity formation and congruence of self‐attributed implicit affiliation motives. A TAT‐type picture‐story test, Personality Research Form, Extended Objective Measure Ego Identity Status were administered to 177 participants assess data on motivation formation. According a scoring system developed by Winter, picture stories coded for need Affiliation. Analyses revealed that motive is significantly associated with...
This study tests the cross-cultural applicability of a developmental pathway model explaining childbearing as behavioral outcome variable. is done by using childhood context variables birth order and implicit prosocial power motivation, explicit love for children in adulthood predictors. The assumes that interactional having younger siblings during shapes development motivation which turn influences verbalized, articulation parenting attitudes finally leading to becoming parent. After...
Research has shown that capacity for accessing implicit motives promotes congruence between the and explicit motivational system: Individuals able to test a conscious goal its fit with their motivation commit themselves more fully self-congruent goals. However, it not yet been whether this is universal phenomenon or limited Euro-American cultures in which individual needs are less strictly constrained by social environment than other cultural contexts. Thus, present study examined...
β2-Adrenergic receptors (β2-AR) contribute to cardiovascular regulation by influencing several functions and previous studies suggest that a decreased function of the β2-AR may be involved in essential hypertension. are polymorphic certain polymorphisms these functional importance. We focus here on Arg16→Gly16 polymorphism, which shows enhanced agonist-promoted downregulation receptor which, two recent studies, yielded opposite results terms association with hypertension: an increased...
This article examines methodological issues related to the measurement of implicit motives in culturally divergent samples. Implicit are seen as basic needs shared by all human beings. However, crosscultural comparisons very restricted because many cross-cultural studies on with non-Western cultures developed and discussed culture-inherent stimuli. The aim study here was search for a culture-independent set picture stimuli measuring two (affiliation power motive) three different cultures....