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Open AccessValidation of a German version of the caregiver strain questionnaire-short form 11 (CGSQ-SF11)
Caring for a child, particularly one with special healthcare needs, is a demanding task that can lead to the experience of caregiver strain. This in turn has an effect on the caregiver’s mental health, as well...
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Open AccessMotivational interviewing from the paediatricians’ perspective: assessments after a 2-day training for physicians caring for adolescents with chronic medical conditions (CMCs)
Counselling adolescents with chronic medical conditions (CMCs) can be challenging regarding suitable interviewing skills and clinicians’ attitudes toward the patient. Successful communication can be a key elem...
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Open AccessRisk perception, well-being, depression and anxiety in children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic - results from the prospective multicenter KICK-COVID study in Germany
To investigate the psychosocial burden in children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Open AccessAnxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of an outpatient screening
Previous studies have shown that growing up with rheumatic conditions can fuel dissatisfaction and psychological distress, which in turn affects disease self-management and treatment adherence. Primary objecti...
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Open AccessThe Longitudinal Interplay between Adverse Peer Experiences and Self-Regulation Facets: A Prospective Analysis during Middle Childhood
Positive peer experiences and self-regulation (SR) skills are crucial for children's healthy development, but little is known about how they interact during middle childhood. Therefore, we examined the prospec...
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Open AccessTesting a model of benefit-finding and growth in youths with chronic health conditions
The experience of benefit-finding and growth (BFG), defined as perceiving positive life changes resulting from adversity, is increasingly studied among youths with chronic health conditions (CCs). However, emp...
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Psychosocial Factors of Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
This article addresses psychosocial factors that should be considered in the context of obesity in childhood and adolescence. In particular, the role of stigmatization experiences is discussed, which are not o...
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Open AccessOutpatient screening for anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents with type 1 diabetes - a cross-sectional survey
The daily demands of type 1 diabetes management may jeopardize adolescents’ mental health. We aimed to assess anxiety and depression symptoms by broad-scale, tablet-based outpatient screening in adolescents wi...
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Open AccessWhat Are You Hungry for? The 9 Hunger Mindful Eating Online Randomized Controlled Trial
Mindful eating (ME) has been receiving increased attention in the treatment of eating and weight disorders. In this context, the ME approach is assumed to help modify maladaptive eating behaviors. This work in...
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Open AccessSelf-regulation facets differentially predict internalizing symptom trajectories from middle childhood to early adolescence: a longitudinal multimethod study
Internalizing symptoms are among the most common psychological symptoms in childhood and adolescence, are highly stable and can cause severe impairment. Current research discusses lower capacities of self-regu...
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Open AccessInterrelation between weight and weight stigma in youth: is there evidence for an obesogenic vicious cycle?
Many children and adolescents are confronted with weight stigma, which can cause psychological and physical burden. While theoretical frameworks postulate a vicious cycle linking stigma and weight status, ther...
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Open AccessA prospective analysis of the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and health care among children with a chronic condition and their families: a study protocol of the KICK-COVID study
There is consistent evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increased psychosocial burden on children and adolescents and their parents. Relatively little is known about its particular impact...
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Open AccessAn experimental approach to training interoceptive sensitivity: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Eating in absence of hunger is quite common and often associated with an increased energy intake co-existent with a poorer food choice. Intuitive eating (IE), i.e., eating in accordance with internal hunger an...
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Open AccessTaking a closer look at mindful eating: incremental validity and importance of subfacets
Mindful eating (ME) seems a promising approach to clarify the underlying mechanisms of mindfulness-based interventions for eating and weight-related issues. The current study aimed to investigate the increment...
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Open AccessSimply too much: the extent to which weight bias internalization results in a higher risk of eating disorders and psychosocial problems
Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with negative health consequences such as eating disorders and psychosocial problems in children. To date, it is unknown to what extent WBI considerably raises t...
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Open AccessValidation of the German Benefit Finding Scale for Youth with chronic conditions
Benefit finding, defined as perceiving positive life changes resulting from adversity and negative life stressors, gains growing attention in the context of chronic illness. The study aimed at examining the ps...
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Psychosoziale Faktoren der Adipositas in Kindheit und Adoleszenz
Der Beitrag behandelt psychosoziale Faktoren, die im Kontext einer Adipositas im Kindes- und Jugendalter Beachtung finden sollten. Dabei wird v. a. auf die Rolle der Stigmatisierungserfahrungen eingegangen, di...
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Psychosoziale und Verhaltensdiagnostik
Eine umfassende Diagnostik in der Adipositastherapie ist unabdingbar. Die Diagnostik verfolgt das Ziel, Kontraindikationen zu überprüfen, den Therapieprozess zu steuern und kontinuierlich anzupassen sowie die ...
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Adoleszenz – Abwägung von Chancen und Risiken
Bariatrische Chirurgie im Jugendalter ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert: Auf der einen Seite sind die belegten hohen kurzfristigen Gewichtsverluste verbunden mit einer Reduktion von Morbidität und Mortalität, au...
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Verhaltenstherapie
In der Adipositastherapie haben sich verhaltenstherapeutische Techniken bewährt. Im Rahmen dieses Beitrags werden die Grundprinzipien der Verhaltenstherapie verdeutlicht und zentrale Techniken wie Verhaltensve...
