A5053300439- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Family Support in Illness
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Disability Education and Employment
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Ethics in medical practice
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2019-2025
LMU Klinikum
2024
As COVID-19 dramatically changes human social life, restrictive lockdown periods to slow the spread of virus have been suggested particularly affect psychological well-being children and their families. To capture lockdown-related effects on a large scale, present study used an online questionnaire completed by parents 3-10-year-olds during most period in Germany thus far ( N = 2,672). Parents reported stress level, child’s well-being, problem behaviors among others. Results showed that...
Identifying the underlying psychological and social factors of distancing is crucial to foster preventive behavior during a pandemic effectively. We investigated relative contribution self-focused (fear infection, fear punishment) other-focused (moral judgment, moral identity, empathy for unspecific others, loved ones) in an online study Germany (N = 246) while COVID-19 was climaxing. Importantly, other-oriented were related beyond self-oriented factors. Moral judgment ones remained dominant...
Abstract As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, scientists have identified children and families as possibly particularily vulnerable populations. The present study employed a developmental framework with two measurement points (the first at peak of lockdown restrictions ( N = 2,921), second after had been majorly loosened 890)) to provide unique insights into relations between parental strain, child well-being, problem behavior. Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed longitudinal effects...
Abstract As the COVID-19 pandemic further unfolds, it becomes a key theoretical and practical question to identify trajectories of child psychological well-being explore risk resilience factors for developmental adjustment. The current study addressed this research gap by means an ecological design: A (lockdown)–B (relaxation)–B (relaxation)–A (lockdown). We collected parental reports via online questionnaires over four measurement occasions during in Germany (non-probabilistic sample): from...
The study examined whether preschool children conceive of empathy-based comforting as being an obligatory reaction toward others in emotional need. We presented 3- and 5-year-old with three scenarios which protagonists showed different reactions agent who has hurt herself. One protagonist reacted antisocially by laughing at the agent, one ignored demonstrated comforting. 3-year-olds only protested against antisocial protagonist. In contrast, 5-year-olds either acted or needy other while they...
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is significant for providing children with adequate skills so that they can shape a supportive society. Even though children's moral self-concept (MSC) their prosocial behavior are critical components of SEL, research on association development comparatively novel. In longitudinal study, we investigated the associations between MSC, normative stances, sharing behavior. Data N = 500 preschoolers an average age 61 months at t1 (SD 4.61) were analyzed in...
ABSTRACT Evaluating whether someone's behavior is praiseworthy or blameworthy a fundamental human trait. A seminal study by Hamlin and colleagues in 2007 suggested that the ability to form social evaluations based on third‐party interactions emerges within first year of life: infants preferred character who helped, over hindered, another tried but failed climb hill. This sparked new line inquiry into origins evaluations; however, replication attempts have yielded mixed results. We present...
Empathic concern for others plays a central role human cooperation and is proposed to be key in moral development. Developmental theories disagree on the age of emergence empathic ontogeny factors supporting its early To assess different theoretical views, current study longitudinally assessed infants' (N = 127) reactions towards an experimenter their mothers simulating pain at 6, 10, 14, 18 months. As emotional control condition, laughing were assessed. Maternal sensitivity, children's...
As COVID-19 dramatically changes human social life, restrictive lockdown periods to slow the spread of virus have been suggested particularly affect psychological well-being children and their families. To capture lockdown-related effects on a large scale, present study used an online questionnaire completed by parents 3-10-year-olds during most period in Germany thus far (N = 2,672). Parents reported stress level, child’s well-being, problem behaviors among others. Results showed that...
Major developmental theories allot imitation a pivotal role in the cultural acquisition of social norms. Although there exists considerable evidence young children's norm enforcement behavior, ontogenetic emergence normativity and is debated. Here, we assessed two pathways how general tendencies might relate to enforcement: The compliance path holds that lead displaying compliant which turn predicts toward third parties. internalization suggests an internal representation normative rules. As...
The moral self-concept has been proposed as a central predictor of prosocial behaviour. In two experiments (one preregistered), we explored the nature relation between (explicit and implicit) Specifically, investigated role emotions associated with behaviour (consequential or anticipated) preference for consistency. results revealed explicit sharing was linked to anticipated consequential regarding not-sharing. Importantly, about not-sharing mediated Yet, independent implicit neither related...
Children increasingly appreciate normative obligations and share resources across the preschool years. But internal structure behavioral relevance of expressions in context sharing-that is, relation with children's own sharing behavior-remains disputed. Here, 4- to 6-year-old children (N = 90; 37 female) observed protagonists or not resources. As measures expressions, evaluation, punishment acceptability, non-costly punishment, costly as well their moral self-concept were assessed. To...
To prevent an intergenerational cycle of malfunction, it is crucial to understand how mothers' exposure traumatic war experiences contributes their children's vulnerability mental health problems. This study examined the role maternal psychopathology and mother-child emotional availability (EA) in association between trauma problems a sample 222 Burundian dyads living refugee camps Tanzania. Maternal child EA were assessed through recorded observations interactions. In structured clinical...
Previous research debated whether and to which extent normative views own resource distribution behavior in childhood are dissociated or aligned. The present study aims advance this debate by examining the relation from two different methodological viewpoints within same study. Here, 4–6-year-old children’s ( N = 91) when confronted with a rich friend poor non-friend were assessed. Children’s spontaneous protest affirmation toward distributors, evaluations, punishment judgments served as...