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Dieter Ferring

Other affiliations: University of Trier
Bio: Dieter Ferring is an academic researcher from University of Luxembourg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coping (psychology) & Life satisfaction. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 140 publications receiving 1877 citations. Previous affiliations of Dieter Ferring include University of Trier.


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TL;DR: In all national samples, overall health, self-esteem, and feeling worried, rather than ADL capacity, were significantly associated with life satisfaction, suggesting that personal rather than environmental factors are important for life satisfaction among people with reducedADL capacity living in Europe.

88 citations

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TL;DR: Data analyses showed that an individual's experienced relationship with sibling was best when both were treated equally and diminished with increasing favoritism or disfavoritism; the relationship worsened when participants were disfavored and worsened only slightly when they were extremely favored.
Abstract: Guided by predictions from equity theory and the self-esteem maintenance model, links between perceptions of current parental differential treatment and the perceiver's experienced relationship quality with sibling and parents were analyzed in a sample of 1,020 adult (middle-aged) offspring. Participants rated how often they and a sibling receive parental recognition, nurture, and demands for filial responsibility. In addition, they indicated their emotions and behaviors toward sibling and parents. Data analyses showed that an individual's experienced relationship with sibling was best when both were treated equally and diminished with increasing favoritism or disfavoritism. Experienced relationship with parents was best when participants were favored a bit; the relationship worsened when participants were disfavored and worsened only slightly when they were extremely favored. Results are discussed regarding mediating processes and implications for practical applications.

81 citations

Book
14 Nov 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a model of time for the life course and a melody of life as a melody, which they describe as "playing while being serious" and "playing under the influence".
Abstract: Preface: from dispute to collaboration Introduction: melodies of living Part I. Time for Development: 1. Solidity of science and fullness of living: a theoretical expose 2. Imagination and the life course 3. Moving through time: imagination and memory as semiotic processes 4. Models of time for the life course Part II. Spaces for Development: 5. Social framing of lives: from phenomena to theories 6. Stability and innovation in adults narrating their lives: insights from psychotherapy research 7. Paradoxes of learning Part III. Beyond Time and Space: Imagination: 8. We are migrants! 9. Playing while being serious: the lifelong game of development - and its tools 10. Playing under the influence: activity contexts in their social functions 11. 'Old age' as living forward 12. Epilogue: the course of life as a melody.

79 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism are discussed. And the history of European ideas: Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 721-722.

13,842 citations

01 Jan 1964
TL;DR: In this paper, the notion of a collective unconscious was introduced as a theory of remembering in social psychology, and a study of remembering as a study in Social Psychology was carried out.
Abstract: Part I. Experimental Studies: 2. Experiment in psychology 3. Experiments on perceiving III Experiments on imaging 4-8. Experiments on remembering: (a) The method of description (b) The method of repeated reproduction (c) The method of picture writing (d) The method of serial reproduction (e) The method of serial reproduction picture material 9. Perceiving, recognizing, remembering 10. A theory of remembering 11. Images and their functions 12. Meaning Part II. Remembering as a Study in Social Psychology: 13. Social psychology 14. Social psychology and the matter of recall 15. Social psychology and the manner of recall 16. Conventionalism 17. The notion of a collective unconscious 18. The basis of social recall 19. A summary and some conclusions.

5,690 citations

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TL;DR: Holquist as mentioned in this paper discusses the history of realism and the role of the Bildungsroman in the development of the novel in Linguistics, philosophy, and the human sciences.
Abstract: Note on Translation Introduction by Michael Holquist Response to a Question from the Novy Mir Editorial Staff The Bildungsroman and Its Significance in the History of Realism (Toward a Historical Typology of the Novel) The Problem of Speech Genres The Problem of the Text in Linguistics, Philology, and the Human Sciences: An Experiment in Philosophical Analysis From Notes Made in 1970-71 Toward a Methodology for the Human Sciences Index

2,824 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence supports reliability and validity of the G AD-7 as a measure of anxiety in the general population and can be used to compare a subject's GAD-7 score with those determined from a general population reference group.
Abstract: Background:The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) is a practical self-report anxiety questionnaire that proved valid in primary care. However, the GAD-7 was not yet validated in the general population and thus far, normative data are not available.Objectives:To investigate reliability

2,730 citations

Book
26 Feb 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a taxonomy of indicators and constructions for measuring emotional and physical states of a person in a group of individuals, including bullying, bullying, and homophobic teasing.
Abstract: Prologue. A Personal Introduction and What to Expect. How Statistics Came into my Life. My Approach to the Book. Key Features of the Book. Overview of the Book. Datasets and Measures Used. My Dataset with the Inventory Felt Energy and Emotion in Life (I FEEL) Measure. The I FEEL. Gallagher and Johnson's MIDUS Example. Neuroticism. Negative Affect. Dorothy Espelage's Bullying and Victimization Examples. Peer Victimization. Substance Use. Family Conflict. Family Closeness. Bullying. Homophobic Teasing. Overdue Gratitude. Prophylactic Apologies. Part I: Overview and SEM Foundations. An Overview of the Conceptual Foundations of SEM. Concepts, Constructs, and Indicators. From Concepts to Constructs to Indicators to Good Models. Sources of Variance in Measurement. Classical Test Theorem. Expanding Classical Test Theorem. Characteristics of Indicators and Constructs. Types of Indicators and Constructs. Categorical Versus Metrical Indicators and Constructs. Types of Correlation Coefficients that can be Modeled. A Simple Taxonomy of Indicators and Their Roles. Rescaling Variables. Parceling. What Changes and How? Some Advice for SEM Programming. Philosophical Issues and How I Approach Research. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in This Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part II: Design Issues in Longitudinal Studies. Timing of Measurements and Conceptualizing Time. Cross-Sectional Design. Single-Cohort Longitudinal Design. Cross-Sequential Design. Cohort-Sequential Design. Time-Sequential Design. Other Validity Concerns. Temporal Design. Lags Within the Interval of Measurement. Episodic and Experiential Time. Missing Data Imputation and Planned Missing Designs. Missing Data Mechanisms. Recommendations and Caveats. Planned Missing Data Designs in Longitudinal Research. Modeling Developmental Processes in Context. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part III: The Measurement Model. Drawing and Labeling Conventions. Defining the Parameters of a Construct. Scale Setting. Identification. Adding Means to the Model: Scale Setting and Identification with Means. Adding a Longitudinal Component to the CFA Model. Adding Phantom Constructs to the CFA Model. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part IV: Model Fit, Sample Size, and Power. Model Fit and Types of Fit Indices. Statistical Rationale. Modeling Rationale. The Longitudinal Null Model. Summary and Cautions. Sample Size. Power. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part V: The Longitudinal CFA Model. Factorial Invariance. A Small (Nearly Perfect) Data Example. Configural Factorial Invariance. Weak Factorial Invariance. Strong Factorial Invariance. Evaluating Invariance Constraints. Model Modification. Partial Invariance. A Larger Example Followed by Tests of the Latent Construct Relations. Testing the Latent Construct Parameters. An Application of a Longitudinal SEM to a Repeated-Measures Experiment. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part VI: Specifying and Interpreting a Longitudinal Panel Model. Basics of a Panel Model. The Basic Simplex Change Process. Building a Panel Model. Covariate/Control Variables. Building the Panel Model of Positive and Negative Affect. Illustrative Examples of Manel Models. A Simplex Model of Cognitive Development. Two Simplex Models of Non-Longitudinal Data. A Panel Model of Bullying and Homophobic Teasing. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part VII: Multiple-Group Models. Multiple-Group Longitudinal SEM. Step 1: Estimate Missing Data and Evaluate the Descriptive Statistics. Step 2: Perform Any Supplemental Analysis to Rule Out Potential Confounds. Step 3: Fit an Appropriate Multiple-Group Longitudinal Null Model. Step 4: Fit the Configurally Invariant Model Across Time and Groups. Step 5: Test for Weak Factorial (Loadings) Invariance. Step 6: Test for Strong Factorial Invariance. Step 7: Test for Mean-Level Differences in the Latent Constructs. Step 8: Test for the Homogeneity of the Variance-Covariance Matrix Among the Latent Constructs. Step 9: Test the Longitudinal SEM Model in Each Group. A Dynamic P-Technique Multiple-Group Longitudinal Model. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part VIII: Multilevel Growth Curves and SEM. Longitudinal Growth Curve Model. Multivariate Growth Curve Models. Multilevel Longitudinal Model. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part IX: Mediation and Moderation. Making the Distinction Between Mediators and Moderators. Cross-Sectional Mediation. Half-Longitudinal Mediation. Full Longitudinal Mediation. Moderation. Summary. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings. Part X: Jambalaya: Complex Construct Representations and Decompositions. Multitrait-Multimethod Models. Pseudo-MTMM Models. Bifactor and Higher Order Factor Models. Contrasting Different Variance Decompositions. Digestif. Key Terms and Concepts Introduced in this Chapter. Recommended Readings.

2,126 citations