- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- German legal, social, and political studies
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Criminal Law and Policy
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Health and Medical Studies
- German Security and Defense Policies
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen
2020-2023
Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony
2016-2019
Hvidovre Hospital
2010-2011
Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is a social problem that remains vastly understudied compared with other forms of family violence. The aim this study to identify and child risk protective factors CPV, investigate whether they differentially predict physical verbal parent-directed among boys girls. Predictors include parenting behavior during childhood (physical violence, warmth, monitoring) respondents’ individual characteristics (suicidal ideation, self-control, problematic substance use)....
Data on the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and direct self-injurious behavior in adolescents with a migration background are scarce. There hints that this population is at risk. The aim study to investigate epidemiology Germany while taking gender-specific differences into consideration. A representative N = 10,638 students (mean age 14.91 years, SD .73).) state Lower Saxony was conducted. In 2014–2015 school year, 672 classes were selected by randomly sampling different...
Based on a survey of 9512 ninth-grade students conducted in Lower Saxony 2013, this paper examines the prevalence cyberbullying perpetration and correlates behavior. Binary logistic multilevel regression was used order to analyze sexual psychological cyberbully perpetration. In preceding semester, 2.4% adolescents were perpetrators 0.4% bullied someone online sexually. Low levels empathy, frequent consumption violent media, being victims aggressive behaviors are correlated with risk that...
The Internet has simplified daily life activities. However, besides its comfortability, the also presents risk of victimization by several kinds crimes. present article addresses question which factors influence cyber-dependent crime and how they vary between three offences: malware infection, ransomware misuse personal data. According to Routine Activity Approach, it is assumed that determined a motivated offender, behavior user, existence prevention factors. Our analyses were based on...
Inmate-on-inmate violence is a serious problem in prisons and young offender institutions. However, most studies on predictors of violent misconduct have focussed adult inmates. This study examines the perpetration multiple institutions, using self-report data 865 male Prevalence rates indicate that occurs to high extent Regression analyses show both importation deprivation variables significantly predict physical sexual violence. Specifically, drug use during imprisonment, beliefs, negative...
Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag werden Einflussfaktoren von drei Formen des politischen Extremismus untersucht. Die aus der Desintegrations-, Bindungs- und Selbstkontrolltheorie abgeleitet. Prüfung erfolgt anhand einer umfangreichen Befragung Jugendlichen neunten Jahrgangsstufe, die im Jahr 2013 in Niedersachsen durchgeführt wurde. Ergebnisse zeigen, dass ein kleiner Teil extreme Einstellungen befürwortet bzw. extremes Verhalten ausführt. Extremismusübergreifend erweisen sich...
Zusammenfassung. Teen-Dating-Violence (TDV) erscheint als gesellschaftliches Problemfeld mit ausgeprägter Prävalenz und Reichweite. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Untersuchung wird anhand einer repräsentativen Schülerbefragung für das Bundesland Niedersachsen eine 12-Monats-Prävalenz verschiedene TDV Dimensionen vorgelegt. Etwa 62 % befragten Mädchen sowie etwa 49 Jungen gaben an (Stichprobe unter Risiko), in den letzten 12 Monaten mindestens Erfahrung gemacht zu haben. Besonders häufig wurde...
In diesem Beitrag werden Einflussfaktoren von drei Formen des politischen Extremismus untersucht. Die aus der Desintegrations-, Bindungs- und Selbstkontrolltheorie abgeleitet. Prufung erfolgt anhand einer umfangreichen Befragung Jugendlichen neunten Jahrgangsstufe, die im Jahr 2013 in Niedersachsen durchgefuhrt wurde. Ergebnisse zeigen, dass ein kleiner Teil extreme Einstellungen befurwortet bzw. extremes Verhalten ausfuhrt. Extremismusubergreifend erweisen sich »institutionelle...
The aim of this study was to investigate how classroom normative climate regarding the perpetration teen dating violence (TDV) related adolescents’ self-reported (verbal/emotional, threatening, relational, physical, and sexual) within romantic relationships in previous 12 months. Based on Theory Normative Conduct, we hypothesized that higher levels TDV were associated with a likelihood individual perpetration. Data drawn from large survey ninth-grade students conducted state Lower Saxony,...
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Besides other explanatory variables, parenting styles and parental violence might also be responsible for setting a path towards overweight/obesity in childhood. While this association has consistently been observed adults, findings adolescents still remain scarce inconsistent. Therefore, the goal of study is to add evidence on topic children adolescents. Analyses are based sample 1729 German, ninth-grade students. To analyze associations between dimensions weight status, non-parametric...
Based on the combination of two representative surveys ninth graders ( N = 20,150) conducted in 2013 and 2015 Lower Saxony, Germany, this article first examines prevalence cyberbullying perpetration stereotypical bullying perpetration. Second, addition to already existing research, simultaneous is presented here as well. In order overcome limitations General Strain Theory (GST; Agnew, 1992) used theoretically determine why it expected that school characteristics are associated with three...
Zusammenfassung. Ziele: In dieser Studie wird ermittelt, welcher Anteil von Neuntklässler_innen in ihrem bisherigen Leben durch Suchtpräventionsmaßnahmen zu spezifischen Konsumrisiken (Alkohol, Rauchen, Cannabis, Ecstasy/LSD, Glücksspiel, Computerspiel) erreicht wurde (Reichweite Suchtprävention). Methodik: Datengrundlage bildet eine niedersachenweite repräsentative Befragung Schüler_innen der neunten Jahrgangsstufe (n = 10.638). Ergebnisse: 82,7 Prozent befragten Jugendlichen nimmt bis zur...
Abstract Relying on an importation and deprivation framework, the study assessed a variety of risk factors associated with self‐reported teacher‐targeted aggression among ninth grade students ( n = 5,673). Using cross‐sectional school survey conducted in one German federal state, two forms were assessed: verbal (insulting, threatening, mocking) physical (beating pushing) aggression. Every student reported aggression, while 0.5% against teachers. Multilevel probability models showed that...