@incollection{DamettoMicheliniHigietal., author = {Dametto, Diego and Michelini, Gabriela and Higi, Leonard and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias and Klaperski, Daniel and Popiolek, Roy and Tauch, Anne and Michel, Antje}, title = {Developing a stakeholder-centric simulation tool to support integrated mobility planning}, series = {Advances in Social Simulation}, booktitle = {Advances in Social Simulation}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-92843-8}, issn = {2213-8692}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-92843-8_6}, pages = {65 -- 78}, abstract = {Simulation tools aimed at enhancing cross-sectoral cooperation can support the transition from a traditional transport planning approach based on predictions towards more integrated and participatory urban mobility planning. This shift entails a broader appraisal of urban dynamics and transformations in the policy framework, capitalizing on new developments in urban modelling. In this paper, we argue that participatory social simulation can be used to solve these emerging challenges in mobility planning. We identify the functionalities that such a tool should have when supporting integrated mobility planning. Drawing on a transdisciplinary case study situated in Potsdam, Germany, we address through interviews and workshops stakeholders' needs and expectations and present the requirements of an actionable tool for practitioners. As a result, we present three main challenges for participatory, simulation-based transport planning, including: (1) enhancement of the visioning process by testing stakeholders' ideas under different scenarios and conditions to visualise complex urban relationships; (2) promotion of collective exchange as means to support stakeholder communication; and (3) credibility increase by early stakeholder engagement with model development. We discuss how our participatory modelling approach helps us to better understand the gaps in the knowledge of the planning process and present the coming steps of the project.}, subject = {Mobilit{\"a}t 4.0}, language = {en} } @article{LohseHildebrandtHildebrandt, author = {Lohse, Karoline and Hildebrandt, Andrea and Hildebrandt, Frauke}, title = {Hypotheses in adult-child interactions stimulate children's reasoning and verbalizations}, series = {Early Childhood Research Quarterly}, volume = {58}, journal = {Early Childhood Research Quarterly}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0885-2006}, doi = {10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.09.014}, pages = {254 -- 263}, abstract = {Adult-child interactions can support children's development and are established as predictors of program quality in early childhood settings. However, the linguistic components that constitute positive interactions have not yet been studied in detail. This study investigates the effects of hypotheses proposed by adults on children's responses in a dyadic picture-book viewing situation. In 2 experiments, adults' use of hypotheses (e.g., "Maybe this is a dwarf's door") was tested against the use of instructive statements ("This is a dwarf's door") and in combination with open questions ("What do you think, why is the door so small?"). In Experiment 1, hypotheses differed from instructions only by the modal marker "maybe". Children's responses to hypotheses were longer and contained more self-generated explanations as compared to responses to instructions. The use of hypotheses also seemed to encourage children to attach more importance to their own explanations. In Experiment 2, combining hypotheses with open-ended why questions elicited longer responses but no more self-generated explanations in children than open-ended questions alone. Results indicate that subtle differences in adults' utterances can directly influence children's reasoning and children's contributions to dialogues.}, subject = {Parent-child interaction therapy}, language = {en} } @book{SchachameierReichertBreitenfeldt, author = {Schachameier, Armin and Reichert, Ulrich and Breitenfeldt, Tom}, title = {Gestalt in Social Work}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-95528-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-95528-0}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Potsdam}, pages = {217}, abstract = {This book deals with key situations in social work and reflects on them from the perspective of the Gestalt approach, which has enormous potential for consulting practice. The Gestalt approach has so far played a minimal or no role in social science courses (social work, psychology) as well as in the practice of social work. This book makes the Gestalt approach accessible to a wider audience so that specialists can expand their methodological repertoire accordingly. The authors see professionalism as a continuous, lifelong process that consists of training, reflection and research in specific practical situations. With this volume, they open up a learning path for readers, conveying a didactic concept so that readers can acquire methodological skills for conducting consultations. Based on the authors' experiences dealing with the topics of depression, addiction, codependency, parenting advice, trauma/dissociation and psychosis, short video recordings, commented transcriptions and summary graphics have been created to explain the basic relationship dynamics and approaches to action. This learning material can be used by students and practitioners in the field of the social work, but it is also would interest anyone who is involved in consulting and coaching in other areas. The focus is on reenacting and reflecting on practical situations based on cases. In role plays, students or professionals put themselves in the shoes of clients and consultants. Through these case reflections, basic conversation dynamics on specific topics can be both experienced as well as understood. Approaches can be tried out in order to expand the methodological repertoire for practice. Gestalt in Social Work: Case Studies in Practice is primarily intended for students, lecturers, professors, teachers and practitioners of social work. Readers in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy (doctors, psychiatrists, psychotherapists), Gestalt therapists and trainers, and consultants in other related fields also would find the book of interest.}, subject = {Gestalttherapie}, language = {en} } @article{MachaHildebrandtWronskietal., author = {Macha, Katrin and Hildebrandt, Frauke and Wronski, Caroline and Lonnemann, Jan and Urban, Mathias}, title = {Making it explicit}, series = {British educational research journal}, journal = {British educational research journal}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0141-1926}, doi = {10.1002/berj.4054}, pages = {1 -- 17}, abstract = {To negotiate quality in early childhood education and care, we must ask from different perspectives what constitutes a good centre for children. The children themselves have only recently been identified as a resource to contribute to that discussion. Several studies have described profound methodologies to obtain children's perspectives by observing, interviewing and conducting group discussions. This article introduces research that combines exploring children's perspectives with sustained shared thinking (SST). Focussing on the dialogue following the rules of SST, we conducted and analysed group discussions with children about their lives within a children's centre in Berlin, Germany. The children were asked to think about aspects of quality. They expressed their ideas, wishes, likes and dislikes within the centre explicitly and profoundly. Following the lead of these children, a dialogue developed in which children and researchers contributed equally and led the way. This showed how well children could act out their agency and were capable of expressing rational and reasonable opinions. Here, we argue that SST helps to see the pedagogical side of exploring children's perspectives and acknowledges this as a pedagogical and political act. Children experience being heard and having a say in shaping situations. This is in itself a pedagogical situation a researcher should be aware of.}, subject = {Erfahrung}, language = {en} } @article{GlauerSixtusKacheletal., author = {Glauer, Ramiro and Sixtus, Elena and Kachel, Gregor and Lonnemann, Jan and Hildebrandt, Frauke}, title = {Children's understanding of demonstratives}, series = {Frontiers in Psychology}, volume = {15}, journal = {Frontiers in Psychology}, publisher = {Frontiers Media}, address = {Lausanne}, doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1403528}, abstract = {Demonstratives ("this"/"that") express a speaker-relative distance contrast and need to be substituted for each other systematically: depending on their relative position, what one speaker refers to by saying "this" another speaker has to refer to by saying "that." This substitution aspect of demonstratives poses additional difficulties for learning demonstratives, because it requires recognizing that two speakers have to refer to the same thing with different words, and might be one reason for the reportedly protracted acquisition of demonstratives. In an online study conducted in German, it was investigated whether children in the estimated upper age range of demonstrative acquisition (5 to 7 years) understand demonstratives' substitution aspect with familiar ("dies"/"das") and novel ("schmi"/"schmu") demonstratives, and whether they understand novel words ("schmi"/"schmu") when used non-demonstratively as labels (N = 73; between-subject). Children's accuracy was compared with adult performance (N = 74). The study shows that children between 5 and 7 years of age perform less accurately than adults in all conditions. While adults' performance was highly accurate in all conditions (between 75\% and 92\% correct), children performed below chance in both demonstrative conditions and above chance in the labeling condition. This suggests that children do not understand demonstratives in the presented setup. More detailed analyses of children's response patterns indicate that they instead treat words as mutually exclusive labels in any condition.}, subject = {Demonstrativpronomen}, language = {en} } @article{MeinhardtInjacSpaeteSiemeretal., author = {Meinhardt-Injac, Bozana and Sp{\"a}te, Julius and Siemer, Lutz and Witter, Stefanie}, title = {Acceptance of ChatGPT in social work students}, series = {Forum for Education Studies}, volume = {3}, journal = {Forum for Education Studies}, number = {1}, publisher = {Academic Publishing}, address = {Singapur}, issn = {3029-2956}, doi = {10.59400/fes1812}, pages = {10}, abstract = {Recent advancements in natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLM) such as ChatGPT, have generated high expectations and concerns regarding the future impact of AI on education and learning. In light of this, our goal was to investigate the usage of ChatGPT among social work students and to identify factors that predict its adoption according to the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). To achieve this, we conducted an online study with a large sample of social work students (N = 875). The results revealed that ChatGPT has been widely adopted, with 80\% of social work students reporting its use for study-related tasks. However, the frequency of use was moderate. Thus, although students experiment with ChatGPT, they do not use it very frequently for their studies. Its primary applications include clarifying questions, explaining concepts, analysing, editing, and writing texts, as well as conducting literature reviews. The frequency of ChatGPT use was primarily predicted by its perceived usefulness, followed by perceived ease of use. Interestingly, affinity for technological interaction did not emerge as a significant predictor. This suggests that even students who are typically less interested in technology are utilizing ChatGPT for their studies due to its perceived usefulness. Overall, these findings highlight the widespread adoption of ChatGPT among social work students and emphasize the importance of perceived usefulness in driving its usage.}, subject = {ChatGPT}, language = {en} } @article{HildebrandtGlauerMoore, author = {Hildebrandt, Frauke and Glauer, Ramiro and Moore, Richard}, title = {Rethinking how children individuate objects}, series = {Synthese}, volume = {202}, journal = {Synthese}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0039-7857}, doi = {10.1007/s11229-023-04300-5}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:525-31948}, pages = {1 -- 25}, abstract = {The current understanding of cognitive development rests on the premise that infants can individuate objects early on. However, the so-called object-first account faces severe difficulties explaining extant empirical findings in object individuation tasks while alternative, more parsimonious explanations are available. In this paper, we assume that children start as feature-thinkers without being able to individuate objects and show how this ability can be learned by thinkers who do not already implicitly possess the notion of an object. Based on Tugendhat's ideas on the relation between singular terms and object reference, we argue that spatial indexicals comprise the fundamental means of object individuation and describe how feature thinkers might acquire the complex substitutional system of spatial indexicals. In closing, two accounts of object cognition that do not rely on symbolic capacities, namely Pylyshyn's FINST indexes and Burge's perceptual objectivity, are critically discussed.}, subject = {Kind}, language = {en} } @article{SchauenburgConradvonScheveetal., author = {Schauenburg, Gesche and Conrad, Markus and von Scheve, Christian and Barber, Horacio A. and Ambrasat, Jens and Aryani, Arash and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias}, title = {Making sense of social interaction : emotional coherence drives semantic integration as assessed by event-related potentials}, series = {Neuropsychologia}, volume = {125}, journal = {Neuropsychologia}, publisher = {Amsterdam}, address = {Elsevier}, issn = {1873-3514}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.01.002}, pages = {1 -- 13}, abstract = {We compared event-related potentials during sentence reading, using impression formation equations of a model of affective coherence, to investigate the role of affective content processing during meaning making. The model of Affect Control Theory (ACT; Heise, 1979, 2007) predicts and quantifies the degree to which social interactions deflect from prevailing social norms and values - based on the affective meanings of involved concepts. We tested whether this model can predict the amplitude of brain waves traditionally associated with semantic processing. To this end, we visually presented sentences describing basic subject-verb-object social interactions and measured event-related potentials for final words of sentences from three different conditions of affective deflection (low, medium, high) as computed by a variant of the ACT model (Schr{\"o}der, 2011). Sentence stimuli were closely controlled across conditions for alternate semantic dimensions such as contextual constraints, cloze probabilities, co-occurrences of subject-object and verb-object relations. Personality characteristics (schizotypy, Big Five) were assessed to account for individual differences, assumed to influence emotion-language interactions in information processing. Affective deflection provoked increased negativity of ERP waves during the P2/N2 and N400 components. Our data suggest that affective incoherence is perceived as conflicting information interfering with early semantic processing and that increased respective processing demands - in particular in the case of medium violations of social norms - linger on until the N400 time window classically associated with the integration of concepts into embedding context. We conclude from these results that affective meanings influence basic stages of meaning making.}, subject = {Interaktion}, language = {en} } @article{AmbrasatvonScheveSchauenburgetal., author = {Ambrasat, Jens and von Scheve, Christian and Schauenburg, Gesche and Conrad, Markus and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias}, title = {Unpacking the Habitus}, series = {Sociological Forum}, volume = {31}, journal = {Sociological Forum}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {1573-7861}, doi = {10.1111/socf.12293}, pages = {994 -- 1017}, abstract = {The concept of habitus refers to socially stratified patterns of perception, classification, and thinking that are supposed to bring about specific lifestyles. Until now, research on the links between stratification and lifestyles has accounted for the habitus mainly in conceptual and theoretical terms, and studies directly measuring habitus and its association with stratification and lifestyles are rare. The present study conceptualizes the habitus as an individual-level pattern of meaning making and suggests an operationalization that is commonly used in identity research. Using survey data of 3,438 respondents, the study investigates associations between different lifestyles and patterns of meaning making. Results show, first, that self-related meanings vary systematically across lifestyle categories and mirror respondents' stratification position. Second, the meanings of various social concepts also vary significantly across lifestyle categories and partly reflect descriptive lifestyle characteristics. In sum, the study presents a plausible operationalization of (parts of) the habitus and advances our understanding of its mediating position between stratification and lifestyles.}, subject = {Habitus}, language = {en} } @article{SchauenburgAryaniHsuetal., author = {Schauenburg, Gesche and Aryani, Arash and Hsu, Chun-Ting and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias and Conrad, Markus and von Scheve, Christian and Jacobs, Arthur M.}, title = {Conflict Detection in Language Processing: Using Affect Control Theory to Predict Neural Correlates of Affective Incongruency in Social Interactions}, series = {KZfSS K{\"o}lner Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie}, volume = {76}, journal = {KZfSS K{\"o}lner Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0023-2653}, doi = {10.1007/s11577-024-00961-3}, pages = {603 -- 625}, abstract = {Affect control theory (ACT) is a sociological theory of meaning processing in social interactions. Meaning, according to ACT, derives from cultural institutions and situational affordances, having denotative (declarative) as well as connotative (affective) properties. Mathematical formalizations of ACT allow predictions of affective incongruency (in the terminology of ACT, deflection), which arises from conflicting institutional and situational meanings in a given interaction context. Although ACT is theoretically consistent, its propositions regarding cognitive and affective processing have rarely been tested. The present study fills this gap by investigating the neural processing of affective incongruency in linguistic descriptions of social interactions. Following a neurosociological paradigm, the study draws on neurocognitive evidence on the effects of words' affective content on word processing as well as on a previous electroencephalography study that investigated processing of affective incongruency using event-related brain potentials. We hypothesized that affective incongruency is associated with activation in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a brain area known for conflict processing. To test this hypothesis, we replicated the electroencephalography study using functional magnetic resonance imaging: We visually presented sentences describing social interactions to 23 participants in a silent reading task while measuring differences in the hemodynamic response in two conditions of affective congruency. Results show expected increases in neural activity for affectively incongruent sentences in the left ACC, supporting the assumption that affective language content influences meaning-making at very early semantic processing stages. The results also add to the emerging neuroscientific evidence for ACT's mathematical model of impression formation.}, subject = {Funktionelle Kernspintomografie}, language = {en} } @article{MarianiCianciaAckermann, author = {Mariani, Ilaria and Ciancia, Mariana and Ackermann, Judith}, title = {Interactive Digital Narratives and Counter-Narratives}, series = {GAME : The Italian Journal of Game Studies}, volume = {11}, journal = {GAME : The Italian Journal of Game Studies}, number = {1}, publisher = {Ass.ne Culturale Ludica}, address = {Italien}, issn = {2280-7705}, pages = {5 -- 32}, abstract = {This paper delves into Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) as powerful artefacts for challenging dominant narratives and promoting inclusive storytelling. The study is based on a literature review of the research discourse on IDNs, aiming to discern their potential to support and address counter-narratives. Triangulation and systematisation of the existing knowledge corpus, key themes, theoretical frameworks, and studies surrounding IDN and counternarrative were conducted, collecting primary definitions and identifying for each domain relevant clusters. Five original scientific works by as many scholars that constitute this special issue are explored and mapped against this backdrop and associated with IDN and counter-narrative clusters. This process highlights their alignment with the research discourse, leading to the identification of intersections between IDNs and counter-narratives from diverse perspectives. This exploration sheds light on how IDNs can serve as counter-hegemonic narratives, being spaces for alternative perspectives and identities that challenge dominant ideologies. Ultimately, the requisite preconditions for IDNs to function as counter-narratives are discussed.}, subject = {Erz{\"a}hlen}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{TostFlechtnerMaueetal., author = {Tost, Jordi and Flechtner, Rahel and Mau{\´e}, Rahel and Heidmann, Frank}, title = {Caring for a companion as a form of self-care}, series = {Live - Uniting HCI for a Hyperlocal and Global Experience : Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction}, booktitle = {Live - Uniting HCI for a Hyperlocal and Global Experience : Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction}, editor = {Uppsala University, and Ume{\aa} University,}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, address = {New York}, isbn = {979-8-4007-0966-1}, doi = {10.1145/3679318.3685343}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {This paper presents an approach to designing companion technologies for mental health based on a case study on social anxiety disorder (SAD). We highlight the potential of an irritating dimension of user experience and propose including irritating qualities in companions as a strategy to disrupt patterns of behavior and thought, support perspective change, and expand an individual's comfort zone. Taking the Tamagotchi as a counterpoint to assisting technologies and combining frameworks and concepts from psychology and HCI, we propose the grounding metaphor of 'caring for the companion as a form of self-care,' arguing the potential of building reciprocal care relationships as a means by which to support emotional attachment and establish healthy routines. In this paper, we introduce this grounding metaphor and a set of principles for fostering positive irritations. Our framework provides a basis for exploring and developing novel paradigms and poses future directions for HCI.}, subject = {Angstst{\"o}rung}, language = {en} } @article{McRobert, author = {McRobert, Korinna}, title = {Exploring the theory and ethics of autoethnographic social research with adult survivors of childchood sexual abuse (CSA)}, series = {Przegla̜d krytyczny = Critical review}, journal = {Przegla̜d krytyczny = Critical review}, publisher = {Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu}, address = {Pozniań}, issn = {2657-8964}, doi = {10.14746/pk.2024.6.1.2}, pages = {13 -- 30}, language = {en} } @article{SajiSaalbachGrosseetal., author = {Saji, Noburo and Saalbach, Henrik and Große, Gerlind and Schulze, Cornelia and Imai, Mutsumi}, title = {Cross-linguistic comparison of color word learning in German and Japanese children shows universal and language-specific processes}, series = {Scientific reports}, volume = {15}, journal = {Scientific reports}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-23286-3}, pages = {12}, abstract = {This study examines how German- and Japanese-speaking children acquire the meanings of color words, focusing on two theoretically distinct processes: centroid mapping and boundary delineation. While previous cross-linguistic studies have typically addressed these aspects in isolation, this paper explicitly investigates both processes simultaneously, assessing language-specific and perceptual factors contributing to lexical acquisition. Using previously collected Japanese data (re-analyzed here for comparative purposes) and newly collected German data, we explore how input frequency, naming inconsistency, category size, and perceptual saliency influence these processes. Our findings show that centroid mapping in both languages is primarily shaped by input frequency, that is, children learn prototypical meanings by hearing the respective color words often. In contrast, boundary delineation is predicted by naming consistency in adult speakers, that is, children's differentiation of color categories is based on the consistency with which adults refer to the same color with the same word. The structural characteristics of each language's lexicon affect these qualitative aspects, highlighting an interplay between perceptual constraints and language-specific lexical structures. This comparative approach provides novel insights into lexical and conceptual development, contributing to broader theoretical debates on continuity and discontinuity in semantic acquisition and informing computational models of lexical development.}, subject = {Deutsch}, language = {en} } @article{WeissRieker, author = {Weiss, Karin and Rieker, Peter}, title = {Ethnicity and conflicts among young refugees in Germany}, series = {Social Work in Europe}, volume = {4}, journal = {Social Work in Europe}, number = {3}, publisher = {Russell House Publ.}, address = {Dorset}, issn = {1353-1670}, pages = {20 -- 24}, subject = {Jugendlicher Fl{\"u}chtling}, language = {en} } @article{CombsDamettoBlaisonetal., author = {Combs, Aidan and Dametto, Diego and Blaison, Christophe and Leung, Renee and Malhotra, Aarti and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias and Hoey, Jesse and Smith-Lovin, Lynn}, title = {Affective connotations according to LLMs}, series = {Cognition and Emotion}, journal = {Cognition and Emotion}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {0269-9931}, doi = {10.1080/02699931.2025.2568551}, pages = {17}, abstract = {The affective connotations of words are central to meaning and important predictors of many social processes. As such, understanding the degree to which commercially-available generative language models (LLMs) replicate human judgements of affective connotations may help better understand human-model interactions. LLMs may also serve as useful tools for researchers seeking affective meaning estimates. We test the ability of three LLMs - GPT-4o, Mistral Large, and Llama 3.1 - to estimate human affective connotation ratings of words representing social identities, behaviours, modifiers, and settings in three language cultures: English (US), French (France), and German (Germany). We find that LLM ratings of terms correlate strongly with human ratings. However, their ratings tend to be overly extreme and patterns of correlations between meaning dimensions only loosely approximate those of human ratings. Consistent with previous findings of English-language and American biases in LLMs, we find that LLMs tend to perform better on English terms, though this pattern varies somewhat by meaning dimension and the type of term in question. We explore how LLMs might contribute to scholarship on affective connotations - by acting as tools for measurement - and how scholarship on affective connotations might contribute to generative language models - by guiding exploration of model biases.}, subject = {Affektivit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @article{AckermannMaue, author = {Ackermann, Judith and Mau{\´e}, Rahel}, title = {Employing Game Design for Forensic Aesthetics}, series = {Disegno industriale : Theor{\`i}a, p{\`o}iesis, praxis}, journal = {Disegno industriale : Theor{\`i}a, p{\`o}iesis, praxis}, number = {85}, publisher = {University of Bologna}, address = {Bologna}, issn = {1594-8528}, doi = {10.30682/diid8525c}, pages = {44 -- 55}, abstract = {This article explores how game design can serve as a method of forensic aesthetics by investigating and representing social realities through immersive, interactive experiences. It asks: How can practice-based design research, informed by forensic aesthetics, be used to develop immersive, narrative-based VR experiences that communicate marginalized mental health realities and challenge systemic stigma? Drawing on practice-based design research and artistic research, it presents the development of a VR experience (hopohopo), designed to raise awareness for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Through usability and immersion testing the study demonstrates how informed, affective design can convey the lived realities of marginalized individuals. Rather than seeking legal judgment, hopohopo symbolically uncovers societal neglect of mental illness, using surreal aesthetics, narrative storytelling, and sensory immersion to evoke empathy and challenge stigma. This approach highlights the potential of games and game design as investigative and experiential tools within forensic aesthetics.}, subject = {K{\"u}nstlerische Forschung}, language = {en} } @article{GrosseStreubel, author = {Große, Gerlind and Streubel, Berit}, title = {Emotion-specific vocabulary and its relation to emotion understanding in children and adolescents}, series = {Cognition and Emotion}, volume = {39}, journal = {Cognition and Emotion}, number = {7}, publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {0269-9931}, doi = {10.1080/02699931.2024.2346745}, pages = {1664 -- 1673}, abstract = {Among children and adolescents, emotion understanding relates to academic achievement and higher well-being. This study investigates the role of general and emotion-specific language skills in children's and adolescents' emotion understanding, building on previous research highlighting the significance of domain-specific language skills in conceptual development. We employ a novel inventory (CEVVT) to assess emotion-specific vocabulary. The study involved 10-11-year-old children (N = 29) and 16-17-year-old adolescents (N = 28), examining their emotion recognition and knowledge of emotion regulation strategies. Results highlight the ongoing development of emotion-specific vocabulary across these age groups. Emotion recognition correlated with general vocabulary in the younger group. In the older age group, emotion recognition was related to emotion-specific vocabulary size, but this effect only became apparent when controlling for the depth of emotion-specific vocabulary. Against expectation, there were no significant contributions of general or emotion-specific vocabulary to knowledge of emotion regulation strategies in either age group. These findings enhance our comprehension of the nuanced interplay between language and emotion across developmental stages.}, subject = {Sprachentwicklung}, language = {en} } @article{KuchinkeMatthessEckertetal., author = {Kuchinke, Lars and Mattheß, Janna and Eckert, Melanie and Richter, Katharina and Koch, Gabriele and Bindt, Carola and Schweitzer, Julia and Krauskopf, Karsten and Rummel-Kluge, Christine and Theil, Mona Katharina and Galeris, Mirijam-Griseldis and Reinhold, Thomas and Vienhues, Petra and Bergh{\"o}fer, Anne and Roll, Stephanie and Keil, Thomas and Schlensog-Schuster, Franziska and von Klitzing, Kai and Ludwig-K{\"o}rner, Christiane}, title = {Efficacy of parent-infant psychotherapy with mothers with postpartum mental disorder}, series = {Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health}, journal = {Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {1753-2000}, doi = {10.1186/s13034-025-01013-0}, pages = {26}, abstract = {Background Postpartum maternal mental health problems affect the development of mother-child interaction and of children's attachment security. Focus-based brief parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP-f) was developed to support parents 'mentalize' their child's affective states and promote a healthy parent-child relationship and child development. Efficacy of PIP-f was evaluated against care-as-usual (CAU) in a randomized controlled trial within the SKKIPPI project. Method N = 120 mothers diagnosed with an ICD-10 psychopathological disorder and their infants under one year were randomly assigned to PIP-f (n = 57) or CAU (n = 63). Primary outcome was maternal sensitivity in mother-child interaction after 6 weeks of intervention. Secondary outcomes include maternal and child psychopathological symptoms, child development, parenting stress, emotional availability, parental reflective functioning and child attachment after 6 weeks and 12 months. Results PIP-f was not superior to CAU in maternal sensitivity (b = 0.129, 95\%CI [-0.161, 0.418], p = 0.378) at post-intervention, nor in maternal symptoms (b =-0.702, [-2.603, 1.198], p = 0.463) or child symptoms of regulatory disorder (b = 1.079, [-2.344, 4.502], p = 0.531). Attachment security assessed at 12 months did not differ between intervention groups (OR = 2.0, [0.64, 6.33], p = 0.226). Moderator analyses suggest that emotional availability and parental reflective functioning improve up to 12 months for more severe cases. Conclusion Differences between PIP-f and CAU were smaller than expected, but PIP-f seemed to reduce symptoms of mental health problems. Some evidence exists that mothers with higher symptom burden benefit from PIP-f. High dropout rates and initially high emotional availability prevent generalizability. Trial registration: The trial was registered in the German Register for Clinical Studies (DRKS00016353) on January 16, 2019.}, subject = {Das M{\"u}tterliche}, language = {en} } @article{SzczepanskaPriebeHigietal., author = {Szczepanska, Timo and Priebe, Max and Higi, Leonard and Schr{\"o}der, Tobias}, title = {PaSyMo: Gamifying Communicative Urban Planning With Participatory Systems Modeling}, series = {Urban Planning}, volume = {11}, journal = {Urban Planning}, publisher = {Cogitatio Press}, address = {Lisbon}, issn = {2183-7635}, doi = {10.17645/up.10778}, pages = {20}, abstract = {Urban planning increasingly requires navigating complex socio-spatial dynamics and uncertainties, particularly when addressing social challenges where stakeholders hold diverse perspectives and knowledge. This article introduces PaSyMo (Participatory Systems Modeling), a gamified communication support system designed to assist urban planners in communicative and deliberative planning. PaSyMo integrates three conceptual pillars that guided its design: stakeholder engagement, participatory agent-based modeling (ABM), and visualization on tangible interfaces. The system combines a simulation environment grounded in geodata and ABM with discursive elements from scenario workshops and role-playing games, bridging digital and non-digital formats. PaSyMo contributes to the growing field of GAM research (Games and Agent-based Modeling; Szczepanska et al., 2022) by providing a framework that explores the integration of gaming mechanics with urban simulation tools, highlighting their potential to support sustainable urban planning. The approach draws from participatory modeling (Sterling et al., 2019; Voinov \& Bousquet, 2010) while leveraging state-of-the-art geospatial simulation and interactive interfaces to facilitate communication and co-production of knowledge among diverse stakeholders. Exploratory findings suggest that combining gaming experience with geospatial data visualization and ABM offers a promising approach to communicate the potential implications and trade-offs of urban planning initiatives. This integration enhances stakeholder engagement, promotes shared understanding, and supports consensus building. By making urban planning processes more interactive, PaSyMo can extend the impact of planning research beyond academic settings. Preliminary insights indicate that PaSyMo can enhance stakeholder understanding, knowledge integration, consensus-building, and proactive planning, especially in contexts of decision-making in complex and uncertain situations; however, these findings need to be substantiated in future studies.}, subject = {Modellierung}, language = {en} } @article{HenkelZimmermannVolzetal., author = {Henkel, Miriam and Zimmermann, Johannes and Volz, Matthias and Huber, Dorothea and Staats, Hermann and Benecke, Cord}, title = {The Long-Term Effectiveness of Psychodynamic and Analytical Psychotherapy in Routine Care}, series = {Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology}, volume = {93}, journal = {Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology}, number = {2}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, organization = {American Psychological Association (APA)}, issn = {0022-006X}, doi = {10.1037/ccp0000985}, pages = {814 -- 828}, abstract = {Objective: This naturalistic study examines the long-term effectiveness of two psychoanalytically oriented therapies-psychodynamic psychotherapy (PP) and analytical psychotherapy (AP)-in routine care settings in Germany. Method: A total of 428 patients diagnosed with various mental disorders according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, underwent treatment with either PP or AP. Diagnoses were reassessed at the end of treatment, and patients provided annual self-reports of their mental health over a 6-year period. We employed propensity score methods and piecewise linear latent growth curve models to estimate treatment effects on primary outcomes (i.e., number of diagnoses, symptom distress) and secondary outcomes (i.e., personality dysfunction, interpersonal problems, general life satisfaction). Results: Patients exhibited substantial and sustained improvements across all outcomes in both treatments. Notably, those receiving AP experienced greater (long-term) improvement in primary and most secondary outcomes compared to those in PP. Improvements in PP primarily occurred during the 1st year, while AP patients continued to show progress throughout the entire observation period. For some outcomes (symptom distress, personality dysfunction, and interpersonal problems), AP was particularly effective for patients with more severe problems at baseline. Conclusions: Psychoanalytically oriented treatments in routine care are associated with substantial and lasting improvements, even posttreatment. Our findings highlight an incremental benefit of AP over PP, particularly for complex cases. Future research should explore treatment mechanisms, cost-effectiveness, and implications for health policy.}, subject = {Effektivit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @article{BendauMichnevichPetzoldetal., author = {Bendau, Antonia and Michnevich, Twyla and Petzold, Moritz B. and Piest, Andrea and Schmolke, R{\"u}diger and Jakobson, Daniel and Ahrend, Katharin and Reitz, Thale and Roediger, Lukas and Betzler, Felix}, title = {Spiking Versus Speculation? Perceived Prevalence, Probability, and Fear of Drink and Needle Spiking}, series = {Journal of Drug Issues}, journal = {Journal of Drug Issues}, publisher = {Sage Publications}, address = {London}, issn = {0022-0426}, doi = {10.1177/00220426231197826}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {Contrasting widespread speculation in the media and public debate about spiking (administration of a substance to a person without their knowledge/consent), empirical evidence on the subject is lacking. This study aimed to investigate the assumed prevalence, perceived likelihood, and fear of drink-versus needle-spiking, and associated mental strain. Data from a cross-sectional online-survey (November 2022 - January 2023) of 1916 adults connected to Berlin's nightlife-scene were analyzed. Almost a quarter reported having experienced drink-spiking, but only a small fraction sought medical or police attention; about 1\% suspected needle-spiking. Presumptive victims of drink-spiking rated the likelihood and fear of spiking significantly higher and exhibited more symptoms of depression and anxiety. Considering toxicological and police findings, the reported prevalence and perceived likelihood of spiking seem to be highly overestimated. This, in conjunction with associated mental strain, highlights the importance of adequately addressing the issue of spiking through psychoeducation, prevention, and interprofessional investigation.}, subject = {Tropfen}, language = {en} } @article{BendauRoedigerPiestetal., author = {Bendau, Antonia and Roediger, Lukas and Piest, Andrea and Schmolke, R{\"u}diger and Ahrend, Katharin and Petzold, Moritz Bruno and Michnevich, Twyla and Betzler, Felix}, title = {Mind the G(ap)}, series = {Harm Reduction Journal}, volume = {22}, journal = {Harm Reduction Journal}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, address = {London}, issn = {1477-7517}, doi = {10.1186/s12954-025-01152-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:525-35764}, pages = {1 -- 16}, abstract = {Background Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (BD) have become a significant concern due to the increase in their recreational use and the high risks associated with it (e.g., overdose, addiction, life-threatening withdrawal syndromes). However, targeted prevention and treatment strategies are lacking, and little is known about the specific needs of users regarding supportive approaches. Methods To address this gap, a mixed-methods longitudinal study was conducted with two waves of online data collection (11/2022-01/2023; 11/2023-01/2024) in Germany. The adult convenience sample (N = 2,196, with n = 240 participating in the follow-up) was mostly connected to Berlin's nightlife scene and included GHB/GBL/BD users and their (non-user) social environment. Perceptions and needs regarding prevention and harm-reduction, reasons and measures of decreasing use, and the impact of GHB/GBL/BD use were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results Education, harm reduction strategies, and specialized support options were welcomed by users and non-users, while restrictive approaches were viewed negatively, particularly by heavy users. Many participants expressed a desire to reduce GHB/GBL/BD use, driven primarily by health concerns, immediate use risks, and addiction, but only few participants had previously accessed preventive/therapeutic services. The follow-up showed little change in perceptions and experiences over time. Conclusions The findings underscore the need for comprehensive and integrative prevention and treatment strategies for GHB/GBL/BD use, with harm reduction approaches prioritized over restrictions. They provide a crucial foundation for future research and interventions and emphasize the necessity of adequately addressing the growing issues related to GHB/GBL/BD use.}, subject = {Drogenabh{\"a}ngigkeit}, language = {en} }