15 results on '"Sonja Protić"'
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2. Theories of Change and Mediators of Psychotherapy Effectiveness in Adolescents With Externalising Behaviours: A Systematic Review
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José M. Mestre, Svenja Taubner, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Margarida Rangel Henriques, Andrea Saliba, Erkki Heinonen, Sara Ramos, Patricia Moreno-Peral, Jana Volkert, Asta Adler, Rasa Barkauskiene, Sonia Conejo-Cerón, Dina Di Giacomo, Yianna Ioannou, Filipa Mucha Vieira, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Célia M. D. Sales, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Tjasa Stepisnik Perdih, Randi Ulberg, and Sonja Protić
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externalising disorders ,psychological-treatment effectiveness ,externalising behaviours ,therapeutic mediation ,systematic review ,adolescence ,Psychiatry ,RC435-571 - Abstract
BackgroundExternalising behaviours are becoming a remarkably prevalent problem during adolescence, often precipitating both externalising and internalising disorders in later adulthood. Psychological treatments aim to increase the social functioning of adolescents in order for them to live a more balanced life and prevent these negative trajectories. However, little is known of the intervening variables and mediators involved in these treatments' change mechanisms. We conducted a systematic review, exploring the available evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for externalising behaviours and symptoms amongst adolescents (10 to 19 years old).MethodsA systematic search was performed on Medline and PsycINFO databases, which identified studies from inception to February 23, 2020. Eligible studies included randomised controlled trials that enrolled adolescents with externalising symptoms and behaviours as, at least, one of the primary outcomes. A group of 20 reviewers from the COST-Action TREATme (CA16102) were divided into 10 pairs. Each pair independently screened studies for inclusion, extracted information from the included studies, and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies and the requirements for mediators, following Kazdin's criteria. Risk of bias of RCTs was assessed by the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Extracted data from the included studies were reported using a narrative synthesis.ResultsFollowing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PRISMA), after removing duplicates, 3,660 articles were screened. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. In a second stage, 965 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. A total of 14 studies fulfilled all inclusion criteria. The majority were related to systemic psychological treatment approaches. Two types of mediators were identified as potentially being involved in the mechanisms of change for better social improvements of adolescents: to increase healthier parent–adolescent relationships and parental discipline. However, there were significant and non-significant results amongst the same mediators, which led to discussing the results tentatively.ConclusionsFamily variables were found to be the largest group of investigated mediators, followed by relational, behavioural, and emotional variables. No cognitive or treatment-specific mediators were identified. Both adequate behavioural control of adolescents' peer behaviour and a better positive balance in their relationships with their parents seemed to buffer the effects of externalising behaviours in adolescents. Several methodological limitations concerning mediation testing design, outcome measures, and mediator selection have been identified.Ethics and DisseminationEthical approval was not required. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021231835.
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3. Mediators and Theories of Change in Psychotherapy for Young People With Personality Disorders: A Systematic Review Protocol
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Jana Volkert, Svenja Taubner, Rasa Barkauskiene, Jose M. Mestre, Célia M. D. Sales, Vanessa Thiele, Andrea Saliba, Sonja Protić, Asta Adler, Sonia Conejo-Cerón, Dina Di Giacomo, Yianna Ioannou, Patricia Moreno-Peral, Filipa Mucha Vieira, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Marija Raleva, Margarida Isabel Rangel Santos Henriques, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Tjasa Stepisnik Perdih, Randi Ulberg, and Erkki Heinonen
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systematic review ,personality disorder ,young adult ,adolescence ,mediator ,mechanism ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
Background: Personality disorders (PDs) are a severe health issue already prevalent among adolescents and young adults. Early detection and intervention offer the opportunity to reduce disease burden and chronicity of symptoms and to enhance long-term functional outcomes. While psychological treatments for PDs have been shown to be effective for young people, the mediators and specific change mechanisms of treatment are still unclear.Aim: As part of the “European Network of Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders” (TREATme), funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), we will conduct a systematic review to summarize the existing knowledge on mediators of treatment outcome and theories of change in psychotherapy for young people with personality disorders. In particular, we will evaluate whether mediators appear to be common or specific to particular age groups, treatment models, or outcome domains (e.g., psychosocial functioning, life quality, and adverse treatment effects).Method: We will follow the reporting guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement recommendations. Electronic databases (PubMed and PsycINFO) have been systematically searched for prospective, longitudinal, and case–control designs of psychological treatment studies, which examine mediators published in English. Participants will be young people between 10 and 30years of age who suffer from subclinical personality symptoms or have a personality disorder diagnosis and receive an intervention that aims at preventing, ameliorating, and/or treating psychological problems.Results: The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and at conference presentations and will be shared with relevant stakeholder groups. The data set will be made available to other research groups following recommendations of the open science initiative. Databases with the systematic search will be made openly available following open science initiatives. The review has been registered in PROSPERO (evaluation is pending, registration number ID 248959).Implications: This review will deliver a comprehensive overview on the empirical basis to contribute to the further development of psychological treatments for young people with personality disorders.
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4. Mediators in Psychological Treatments for Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents and Young People: A Protocol of a Systematic Review
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Sonia Conejo-Cerón, Svenja Taubner, Erkki Heinonen, Asta Adler, Rasa Barkauskiene, Dina Di Giacomo, Yianna Ioannou, Jose M. Mestre, Margarida Rangel Henriques, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Sonja Protić, Marija Raleva, Filipa Mucha Vieira, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Célia M. D. Sales, Andrea Saliba, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Tjaša Stepišnik Perdih, Randi Ulberg, Jana Volkert, and Patricia Moreno-Peral
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systematic review ,anxiety ,depression ,young adult ,adolescence ,mediator ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
IntroductionAnxiety and depressive disorders are a significant problem that starts in childhood or adolescence and should be addressed early to avoid chronic mental conditions. There is strong evidence to demonstrate that psychological treatments are effective for these disorders, however, little is known on mediators and mechanisms of change of psychological treatment in adolescents and young adults. Understanding the pathways through which psychological treatments operate will facilitate more effective treatments.AimWe aim to conduct a systematic review, exploring the available evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression in adolescents and young adults.MethodsA systematic search has been performed on PubMed and PsycINFO databases to identify studies from inception to 23rd February 2020. Eligible studies include randomized controlled trials and trials (quasi-experimental) designs that have enrolled adolescents and young adults presenting with depression and/or anxiety and that have examined mediators of psychological treatments. A group of 20 reviewers from the COST-Action TREATme (CA16102) divided into 10 pairs independently screen studies for inclusion, extract information from the included studies, and assess the methodological quality of the included studies and the requirements for mediators. The methodological quality will be assessed by The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Extracted data from the included studies will be collected and presented using a narrative approach.DiscussionThis systematic review will summarize and provide a comprehensive overview of the current evidence on mediators of psychological treatments for anxiety and depression for adolescents and young adults. Results will allow the identification of strategies to optimize intervention to enhance clinical outcomes.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not required. Findings from this systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at conferences and meetings. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021234641.
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5. Mediators and theories of change in psychotherapy with adolescents: a systematic review protocol
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Patricia Moreno-Peral, Sonia Conejo Cerón, Svenja Taubner, Andrea Saliba, Erkki Heinonen, Sonja Protić, Jana Volkert, Asta Adler, Rasa Barkauskiene, Dina Di Giacomo, Yianna Ioannou, Jose M Mestre, Filipa Mucha Vieira, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Margarida Isabel Rangel Santos Henriques, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Stefanie J. Schmidt, Tjaša Stepišnik Perdih, Randi Ulberg, and Célia M D Sales
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Introduction Approximately 75% of mental disorders emerge before the age of 25 years but less than half receive appropriate treatment. Little is known about the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic change of adolescents in psychotherapy. The ‘European Network of Individualised Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders’, funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology, will conduct the first systematic review to summarise the existing knowledge on mediators and theories of change in psychotherapy for adolescents.Method A systematic review will be conducted, conforming to the reporting guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement recommendations. Electronic databases (PubMed and PsycINFO) have been systematically searched on 23 February 2020, for prospective, longitudinal and case-control designs which examine mediators of change. Participants will be adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age who suffer from a mental disorder or psychological difficulties and receive an intervention that aims at preventing, ameliorating and/or treating psychological problems.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this systematic review as no primary data will be collected. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journals and at conference presentations and will be shared with stakeholder groups. The whole data set will be offered to other research groups following recommendations of the open science initiative. Databases with the systematic search will be made openly available following open science initiatives.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020177535.
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6. Characterizing veterans’ dreams applying the Zurich dream process coding system
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Lutz Wittmann, Simon Kempe, Thomas Anstadt, Michael Schredl, Sonja Protić, Helge Höllmer, and Robert-Jacek Gorzka
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General Psychology - Published
- 2022
7. Mediators of outcome in adolescent psychotherapy and their implications for theories and mechanisms of change: a systematic review
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Svenja Taubner, Yianna Ioannou, Andrea Saliba, Célia M. D. Sales, Jana Volkert, Sonja Protić, Asta Adler, Rasa Barkauskiene, Sonia Conejo-Cerón, Dina Di Giacomo, Jose M. Mestre, Patricia Moreno-Peral, Filipa Mucha Vieira, Catarina Pinheiro Mota, Margarida Isabel Rangel Santos Henriques, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Tjasa Stepisnik Perdih, Stefanie Julia Schmidt, Max Zettl, Randi Ulberg, Erkki Heinonen, and Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,610 Medicine & health ,General Medicine - Abstract
Psychotherapeutic treatment of adolescents requires age-specific approaches and thus plausibly also involves different change mechanisms than adult psychotherapy. To guide further research and improve therapeutic outcomes for adolescents, we reviewed all RCTs investigating mechanisms of change in the psychological treatment of adolescents to identify the most promising age-, disorder- or treatment-specific mediators. Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews (PRISMA), 106 studies were included that reported 252 statistical mediation tests assessed with 181 different measures. Most often studied and significant mediators were cognitive, followed by family-related, and behavioral variables. Several mediators were identified to be promising for future investigations: changes in negative thoughts, dysfunctional beliefs and metacognitive skills; family functioning and parenting skills; as well as successful engagement in therapy activities and increased impulse control. Symptom change during therapy was least often a mediator for other therapeutic changes. Relational and emotional mediators were largely understudied, whereas peer-influence appeared a promising mediator for intervention outcomes. Adolescence-specific mediators were most commonly investigated. Majority of studied mediators were not disorder-specific. There was a tendency to mainly test change mechanisms of specific theoretical models without considering other possible change theories. Further, virtually no studies fulfilled all criteria for rigorously investigating mediation and only nine were classified with an overall good study quality. While bearing in mind the current limitations in study designs, methodological rigor and reporting, there appears to be substantial evidence for transdiagnostic age-specific change models in the psychological treatment of adolescents. For future research, need for consensus on a core set of transdiagnostic and transtheoretical mediators and measures is highlighted. These should address likely core mechanisms of change, as well as take into account age-relevant developmental challenges and biological markers.
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8. Quantitative Forschung im Bereich Soziales Trauma
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Sonja Protić
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9. The Role of Strategic Emotional Intelligence in Predicting Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Possible Interplays with Verbal Intelligence and Personality
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Sonja Protić, Zorana Jolić Marjanović, Jose M. Mestre, and Ana Altaras Dimitrijević
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emotion management ,strategic emotional intelligence ,Academic Success ,Adolescent ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,emotion understanding ,verbal intelligence ,Big Five ,academic achievement ,adolescents ,Achievement ,Article ,Medicine ,Educational Status ,Humans ,Emotional Intelligence ,Personality - Abstract
As recent meta-analyses confirmed that emotional intelligence (EI), particularly strategic EI, adjoins intelligence and personality in predicting academic achievement, we explored possible arrangements in which these predictors affect the given outcome in adolescents. Three models, with versions including either overall strategic EI or its branches, were considered: (a) a mediation model, whereby strategic EI partially mediates the effects of verbal intelligence (VI) and personality on achievement; the branch-level version assumed that emotion understanding affects achievement in a cascade via emotion management; (b) a direct effects model, with strategic EI/branches placed alongside VI and personality as another independent predictor of achievement; and (c) a moderation model, whereby personality moderates the effects of VI and strategic EI/branches on achievement. We tested these models in a sample of 227 students (M = 16.50 years) and found that both the mediation and the direct effects model with overall strategic EI fit the data; there was no support for a cascade within strategic EI, nor for the assumption that personality merely moderates the effects of abilities on achievement. Principally, strategic EI both mediated the effects of VI and openness, and independently predicted academic achievement, and it did so through emotion understanding directly, “skipping” emotion management.
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10. Sensory-processing Sensitivity and Pathways to Depression and Aggression: The Mediating Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Decision-making Style. A Pilot Study
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Sonja Protić, Nikola Drndarević, and Jose M. Mestre
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Adult ,Male ,Sensory processing ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,education ,Sensation ,Pilot Projects ,emotional intelligence ,Article ,general_psychology ,decision-making style ,Style (sociolinguistics) ,medicine ,Humans ,Sensitivity (control systems) ,Depression (differential diagnoses) ,Aggression ,Emotional intelligence ,aggression ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,sensory-processing sensitivity ,depression ,gender differences ,Trait ,Medicine ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
While the link between Sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS) and internalizing symptoms has been well-established, a link to externalizing problems is still to be explored. This study aimed to further examine the relation between SPS and behavioral problems by testing the potential mediating roles of trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and decision-making styles. Pathway analyses were conducted on data from 268 community sample participants (Mage= 25.81, SD=2.41, 61.2% females). Results indicated gender differences in the pathway level outcomes of SPS, as well as potential partial mediators in men and women. SPS both directly and via the mediating effects of well-being factor (TEI) and avoidant decision-making influenced depression, regardless of gender. Direct effects on aggression were, however, obtained only in the male sample. Indirect effects of SPS on aggression were found in spontaneous decision-making for men, and in self-control and sociability factors of TEI for women. Directions for future research were discussed. sensory-processing sensitivity, depression, aggression, emotional intelligence, decision-making style, gender differences
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11. What do psychology students learn about social trauma in study programmes at trauma, trust, and memory network universities?
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Jonas Diekhans, Duška Šain, Chrysanthi Papadopoulou, Siniša Lakić, Maša Božović, Gloria Velinova, Sonja Protić, Jusuf Hafizović, Margarita Papazova, Aleksandra Stojilković, and Tomi Tzolov
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Medical education ,Psychology - Published
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12. Mentalization of trauma in juvenile offenders
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Sonja Protić
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Mentalization ,Juvenile delinquency ,Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Published
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13. Reexamining the Association of Parental Implicit Theories of Intelligence With Children's Mastery Orientation and Actual Aptitude Is There a Meaningful Pattern?
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Ana Altaras Dimitrijević, Sonja Protić, and Aleksandra Đurović
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4. Education ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,050109 social psychology ,Cognition ,implicit theories of intelligence ,Education ,Orientation (mental) ,cognitive ability ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Aptitude ,mastery-oriented ,Implicit theories of intelligence ,Association (psychology) ,Psychology ,parental beliefs ,motivational pattern ,050104 developmental & child psychology ,media_common ,Cognitive psychology - Abstract
Abstract. This study looked into the associations between parents’ implicit theories of intelligence, children’s cognitive aptitude, and children’s tendency to opt for mastery-oriented responses to challenging achievement situations. All child participants ( N = 59, 31 girls; 6;3 – 7;2 years) were individually assessed for cognitive aptitude and mastery orientation, while one of their parents (46 mothers) completed a questionnaire on entity versus incremental beliefs about intelligence. Correlation analyses indicated a statistically significant negative association between parental endorsement of the incremental theory and children’s cognitive aptitude ( r = −.29), as well as between parental endorsement of the entity theory and children’s mastery orientation ( r = −.28). Moreover, two significant canonical functions emerged, one of which was defined by higher parental endorsement of the entity theory along with higher cognitive aptitude and lower mastery orientation of the child, while the second entailed higher parental endorsement of the incremental theory, lower cognitive aptitude of the child, and again, the child’s lower mastery orientation. While confirming the theoretically proposed negative association between parents’ entity beliefs and children’s mastery orientation, the present results challenge a unidimensional conception of implicit theories of intelligence and their assumed independence of cognitive aptitude; moreover, they stimulate several interpretations regarding the psychological mechanisms surrounding children’s lower mastery orientation.
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14. Guilt is effectively induced by a written auto-biographical essay but not reduced by experimental pain
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Selina Schär, Antonia Vehlen, Julia Ebneter, Nathalie Schicktanz, Dominique J. F. de Quervain, Lutz Wittmann, Lutz Götzmann, Martin grosse Holtforth, Sonja Protic, Alexander Wettstein, Niklaus Egloff, Konrad Streitberger, and Kyrill I. M. Schwegler
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chronic pain ,trauma ,stress ,moral emotions ,emotional memory ,pain-proneness ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
IntroductionThe aim of the present study was (1) to validate the method of guilt-induction by means of a written auto-biographical essay and (2) to test whether experimental pain is apt to alleviate the mental burden of guilt, a concept receiving support from both empirical research and clinical observation.MethodsThree independent groups of healthy male participants were recruited. Group allocation was not randomized but within group pain/sham administration was counterbalanced over the two test-days. Groups were tested in the following consecutive order: Group A: guilt induction, heat-pain/sham, N = 59; Group B: guilt induction, cold-pressure-pain/sham, N = 43; Group C: emotionally neutral induction, heat-pain/sham, N = 39. Guilt was induced on both test-days in group A and B before pain/sham administration. Visual analog scale (VAS) guilt ratings immediately after pain/sham stimulation served as the primary outcome. In a control group C the identical heat-pain experiment was performed like in group A but a neutral emotional state was induced.ResultsA consistently strong overall effect of guilt-induction (heat-pain: p < 0.001, effect size r = 0.71; CPT-pain p < 0.001, r = 0.67) was found when compared to the control-condition (p = 0.25, r = 0.08). As expected, heat- and cold-pressure-stimuli were highly painful in all groups (p < 0.0001, r = 0.89). However, previous research supporting the hypothesis that pain is apt to reduce guilt was not replicated.ConclusionAlthough guilt-induction was highly effective on both test-days no impact of pain on behavioral guilt-ratings in healthy individuals could be identified. Guilt induction per se did not depend on the order of testing. The result questions previous experimental work on the impact of pain on moral emotions.
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15. Psychometric evaluation of the Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ)
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Robert-Jacek Gorzka, Katja Rebling, Helge Höllmer, Holger Schulz, Thiemo Knaust, Sonja Protic, Michael Schredl, and Lutz Wittmann
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nightmares ,questionnaire design ,trauma ,replicative and non-replicative nightmares ,Psychiatry ,RC435-571 - Abstract
Background: Nightmares are a widespread phenomenon. In comparison to the general population, they occur in mentally ill and especially in traumatized individuals with an increased frequency. Despite the high prevalence, there is no short questionnaire in the German language that is able to characterize nightmares, to differentiate between different nightmare types and to assess their impact on daytime functioning. Objective: The Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ) has been developed as a short self-rating instrument to fill this gap. Method: Psychometric characteristics of the HNQ were evaluated in a sample of 707 German soldiers passing through the standard diagnostics of the Center for Mental Health at the German Armed Forces Hospital Hamburg. Results: The results of this study show satisfactory psychometric characteristics as a sound factorial structure and adequate internal consistency for the HNQ as well as initial indications of the construct validity of its subscales. Conclusions: The HNQ is a reliable and economic tool for the assessment of posttraumatic nightmares in clinical as well as research settings.
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