Personality and individual differences
German version of the Death Attitudes Profile- Revised (DAP-GR) – translation and validation of a multidimensional measurement of attitudes towards death
In Germany, only limited data are available on attitudes towards death. Existing measurements are complex and time consuming, and data on psychometric properties are limited. The Death Attitude Profile- Revise...BMC Psychology 2019 7:61Less efficient detection of positive facial expressions in parents at risk of engaging in child physical abuse
Parental physical punishment (e.g., spanking) of children can gradually escalate into child physical abuse (CPA). According to social-information processing (SIP) models of aggressive behaviors, distorted soci...BMC Psychology 2019 7:56The relationship between physical activity levels and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in individuals with alopecia Areata
Alopecia Areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition that is characterised by non-scarring hair loss. Its aesthetic repercussions can lead to profound changes in psychological well-being. Although physical activity...BMC Psychology 2019 7:48Playing a video game is more than mere procrastination
Procrastination is seen as a severe problem among young people, and many factors have been claimed to be associated with it, playing video games being one of them. One of the reasons why video games might be r...BMC Psychology 2019 7:33Type D personality is a predictor of prolonged acute brain dysfunction (delirium/coma) after cardiovascular surgery
Previous studies have shown a relationship between delirium and depressive symptoms after cardiac surgery with distress personalities linking to negative surgical outcomes. The aim of the present study is to f...BMC Psychology 2019 7:27Exploring the relationship between the big five personality characteristics and dietary habits among students in a Ghanaian University
Adherence to good dietary practices has been linked to disease prevention and better quality of life yet, University students are known to have poor dietary intake and diet quality. For an effective behaviour ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:10PEACH, a smartphone- and conversational agent-based coaching intervention for intentional personality change: study protocol of a randomized, wait-list controlled trial
This protocol describes a study that will test the effectiveness of a 10-week non-clinical psychological coaching intervention for intentional personality change using a smartphone application. The goal of the...BMC Psychology 2018 6:43Gain +1 or Avoid −1: Validation of the German Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ)
The Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ) assesses regulatory promotion and prevention focus, which represent orientations towards gains or losses. The main objective of this study was to examine the psychometr...BMC Psychology 2017 5:40VREX: an open-source toolbox for creating 3D virtual reality experiments
We present VREX, a free open-source Unity toolbox for virtual reality research in the fields of experimental psychology and neuroscience.BMC Psychology 2017 5:4The Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Short Form (PID-5-SF): psychometric properties and association with big five traits and pathological beliefs in a Norwegian population
With the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), an alternative model for personality disorders based on personality dysfunction and pathological per...BMC Psychology 2016 4:61Parent-child proximity and personality: basic human values and moving distance
An important event in many young people’s lives is moving out of the parental home. This event is often operationalized as the distance between parents and their children, i.e., parent-child proximity.BMC Psychology 2016 4:26Self-reported psychopathy in the Middle East: a cross-national comparison across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States
The construct of psychopathy is sparsely researched in the non-Western world, particularly in the Middle East. As such, the extent to which the psychopathy construct can be generalized to other cultures, inclu...BMC Psychology 2015 3:37The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2015 3:42Report on personality and adherence to antibiotic therapy: a population-based study
Antimicrobial resistance results from inappropriate use of antibiotics and makes common or life-threatening infections more difficult or sometimes impossible to treat. Proper adherence to antibiotic therapy is...BMC Psychology 2013 1:24Are women better than men at multi-tasking?
There seems to be a common belief that women are better in multi-tasking than men, but there is practically no scientific research on this topic. Here, we tested whether women have better multi-tasking skills ...BMC Psychology 2013 1:18
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