Jürgen Margraf
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3802092 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jürgen Margraf |
| NOMBRES | Jürgen |
| APELLIDO | Margraf |
| FIRMA | MARGRAF J |
| AFILIACIONES | Ruhr University Bochum |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5207-7016 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 84 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 82 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1986 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Does collectivism/individualism moderate the association between interpersonal needs and suicide ideation/behavior
Social rhythm and mental health
Social rhythm refers to the regularity with which a person participates in social activities during the week and has shown associations with depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as aspects of positive mental health, in cross-sectional studies. The aim of the present study is to examine these relationships longitudinally across three countries. Questionnaire data were obtained from a large-scale multi-national sample of 872 university students…
Understanding the loneliness paradox of the digital age
Never before has humanity been so well connected, and yet felt so alone, as in the digital age. The present study aimed to identify potential factors that could contribute to the explanation of this loneliness paradox. Therefore, the relationship between addictive social media use (SMU), perceived offline social support, and loneliness has been investigated in male and female persons. Data of 7,318 adult social media users (men: n = 3,579, women:…
Depressive symptoms mediate the relationship between addictive social media use and suicide-related outcomes
High suicide rates pose a serious public health concern across many countries worldwide. This trend has occurred alongside an increase in addictive social media use (SMU). The present longitudinal study investigated the relationship between suicide-related outcomes and addictive SMU and the mechanisms that could underlie their association across three adult groups: younger adults (18-34 years), middle-aged adults (35-64 years) and older adults (6…
Taking the first step towards better mental health
Problematic smartphone use (PSU), depression and fear have become increasing public mental health issues around the globe. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate behavioral interventions to reduce their occurrence and improve psychotherapeutic diagnostics and treatment. Overall, 194 persons (80.9% women; M age = 29.33, SD age = 10.44, range: 18–79) from Germany participated in the experimental study. Participants reduced their daily smartphone u…
Social media addiction moderates links between perceptions of freedom and mental health in the United States and Germany
Childhood abuse and neglect in routine care psychotherapy patients
Childhood maltreatment is prevalent in routine care psychotherapy patients and associated with symptom severity as well as reduced treatment response. Emotional abuse and emotional neglect exert an especially pernicious influence; particular attention must therefore be paid to these respective childhood experiences, as they can easily go unnoticed in the early phases of psychotherapy
Positive mental health predicts amelioration of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy
Positive mental health might be understood as a protective factor in dealing with suicidal ideation. Findings underscore the need to focus on positive mental health in the risk-assessment and treatment of suicidal patients
The Effectiveness of Online Thematic Expressive Writing on Prolonged Grief Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and Positive Mental Health among Refugees in the Transition Stage of Asylum Seeking
Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a recently recognized disorder, and there is a growing need for adapted-related interventions to contexts at higher risk. Bereaved refugees in the transition stages of asylum-seeking due to unavailable mental health services and cultural language barriers necessitate adaptive, accessible PGD interventions. Thematic expressive writing (EW), as a promising guided self-help tool, can increase integrated grief and pr…
The Relationship Between Vividness of Positive Future-Oriented Mental Imagery, Anhedonia, and Positive Affect
The vividness with which people can imagine positive events happening in their future has been linked to a number of different aspects of psychopathology and wellbeing. These relationships are hypothesised to arise from the role of mental imagery in thinking about the future and its close links to emotion. The current research investigated the associations between the vividness of positive future-oriented imagery, anhedonia, and positive affect v…
Mediators of Change in Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Online-Interventions for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Dysfunction in Women
Low sexual desire is a common sexual problem among women. When it is accompanied by significant personal distress, it may be diagnosed as hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction (HSDD). Both cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) are effective treatments for HSDD when delivered in person or online. In this randomized controlled treatment study, CBT and MBT consisted of eight guided self-help modules delivered online, …
Inducing positive involuntary mental imagery in daily life using personalized photograph stimuli
Most people experience positive involuntary mental imagery (IMI) frequently in daily life; however, evidence for the importance and effects of positive IMI is largely indirect. The current study adapted a paradigm to experimentally induce positive IMI in participants’ daily lives. This could in turn provide a means to directly test positive IMI’s effects. In a within-subjects design, participants (N = 41) generated positive mental images (imagery…
Investigating the role of mental imagery use in the assessment of anhedonia
586) conducted a test of replication of uninstructed mental imagery use. Results showed that greater mental imagery use was associated with higher reward response scores (Study 1 & 2), and this relationship was not moderated by whether imagery use was uninstructed or instructed (Study 1). Importantly, mental imagery use moderated the convergence between reward response and depression scale measures of anhedonia, with lower convergence for those r…
Predictive Power of Positive Mental Health
Positive mental health (PMH) has been shown to be of great importance to adaptive functioning. The aim of this article is to review the literature on PMH as assessed with the PMH-Scale. A literature search identified 85 articles that were published between 2007 and 2023 on PMH as assessed with the PMH-Scale. The identified articles focus on seven thematic areas: (1) psychometric studies; (2) sociodemographic factors; (3) mental disorders; (4) sui…
The protective role of positive mental health on prolonged grief disorder, anxiety and depression among bereaved refugees
Grief is a common reaction to loss; however, its persistence is subject to specific mechanisms related to the context of death, comorbidities with other mental health disorders, and individual coping status. The current study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional link between refugees’ positive mental health (PMH) and reduced prolonged grief disorder (PGD) mediated by changes in anxiety and depression and, conversely, between PMH and reduced a…
Addictive social media use during Covid-19 outbreak
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, addictive social media use increased in many countries. To better understand this development, a universal instrument for the assessment of addictive social media use is required. Against this background, we examined the psychometric properties of the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) in representative population samples in nine countries ( N = 9418, age range: “18 to 24 years” (youngest group), “55 years an…
The relationship between sense of control, positive mental health, addictive social media use, and psychological burden caused by Covid-19
From fear of missing out (FoMO) to addictive social media use
Perceiving the self as authentic on social media precedes fewer mental health symptoms
Less social media use – more satisfied, work-engaged and mentally healthy employees
Intensive Social Media Use (SMU) can negatively impact employees’ work performance and mental health. The present experimental study investigated how a reduction of daily SMU time influences employees from different professional sectors in Germany. The experimental group (N = 84; age: M = 29.38, SD = 5.84) reduced its non-work-related SMU by 30 min daily for seven days; the control group (N = 82; age: M = 30.06, SD = 8.39) used Social Media (SM) …
Positive mental imagery and mental health amongst university students in Pakistan
Mental health problems amongst university students pose a major public health challenge, and this is particularly the case in Pakistan. Alongside broader societal and cultural pressures, cognitive factors likely also play a role in the development of and resilience to mental health problems and may provide a feasible target for interventions. The current study built on previous research in primarily European samples investigating the relationship…
Less smartphone and more physical activity for a better work satisfaction, motivation, work-life balance, and mental health
278) from different professional sectors and workplaces in Germany investigated how to improve both by changes of daily non-work-related smartphone use time and physical activity time. For one week, the smartphone group (N = 73) reduced its daily smartphone use by one hour, the physical activity group (N = 69) increased its daily physical activity by 30 minutes, the combination group (N = 72) followed both interventions, the control group (N = 64…
A dual-factor model perspective on depressed inpatients
Findings are in line with past research inspired by the dual-factor model in showing that enhancing positive mental health and alleviating psychopathology do not always co-occur in treatment. It is therefore important to implement measures of both psychopathology and positive mental health in therapy outcome studies, and to promote interventions targeting both psychopathology and positive mental health
Mental health of university students of Pakistan and Germany and the right to health care
Purpose Poor mental health in men and women is attributable to disparities in physical traits, social roles, power and health-seeking behaviours. This study aims to examine the gender differences in mental health among Pakistan and German university students and focuses on their right to seek mental health care. Design/methodology/approach Data on depression, anxiety and stress symptoms, as well as positive mental health (PMH), resilience, social…
It’s all about control
COVID-19-related burden has a significant impact on mental health and has led to an increase of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Physical activity has been suggested to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic and to foster mental health. The present study aimed to investigate, whether sense of control might mediate the supposed beneficial effects of physical activity on positive (PMH) and negative mental health (NMH) in unpredictab…
Exploring the Impact of Personal and Partner Traits on Sexuality
Sexual difficulties are common among women and men and are associated with various mental and physical health problems. Although psychological traits are known to impact sexual attitudes and behavior, sexuality- and personality-related traits have not been jointly investigated to assess their relevance for sexual functioning in couples. The aim of this study was to investigate how psychological traits of two partners influence women's and men's s…
Effects of a Mindfulness Task on Women’s Sexual Response
Mindfulness-based interventions are effective at improving symptoms of sexual dysfunction in women. The mechanisms by which mindfulness improves sexual function are less clear. The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of a mindfulness task on sexual response in women. Forty-one women (mean age = 27.2, SD = 5.6) participated in two laboratory sessions that each included two erotic films and one attention task that were present…
Investigating Female Sexual Concordance
Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women in a German Sample
Students’ Value Orientations in Contemporary China
The present study examined Chinese students’ personal value orientations according to the Schwartz value theory in comparison with students from Germany and Russia. The theory postulates 10 value orientations grouped into four higher-order factors: conservation versus openness to change and self-transcendence versus self-enhancement. Schwartz’ value orientations have been extensively investigated in Europe but less in East Asian countries such as…
A Qualitative Study of Women’s Experiences with Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Online Interventions for Low Sexual Desire
Cognitive-behavioral (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) are among the most researched types of psychological interventions for low sexual desire in women. While both have been found effective in improving women's sexual desire, little is known about how women personally experience these treatments. To closely examine both approaches from a participant's perspective, semi-structured telephone-based interviews were conducted with 51 cis-wome…
Suicidal ideation in university students in Lithuania amid the Covid-19 pandemic
We aimed to identify patterns of changes in suicidal ideation among university students six months after the COVID-19 outbreak, in comparison to the pre-pandemic suicidal ideation. Furthermore, we explored the links among these patterns and mental health indicators. 474 university students participated in the study in October-December 2019 and October-December 2020. The latent class change analysis revealed four groups: no-ideation (68.1%), stabl…
Mental health, suicidal ideation, and experience of bullying among university students in Pakistan
This study investigates mental health, access to treatment, suicidality, and bullying among Pakistani university students. Data were collected from a sample of 355 university students in Pakistan. For reference, we compared these data to a sample previously collected from German and Chinese students. Results indicated relatively poorer mental health and access to mental health treatments among the Pakistani sample, including a higher rate of rece…
Happiness, life satisfaction and positive mental health
Assessing Cognitive Appraisals Related to Sexual Function
The public's probabilistic numeracy
As we navigate a world full of uncertainties and risks, dominated by statistics, we need to be able to think statistically. Very few studies investigating people's ability to understand simple concepts and rules from probability theory have drawn representative samples from the public. For this reason we investigated a representative sample of 1000 Swiss citizens, using six probabilistic problems. Most reasoned appropriately in problems represent…
Sodium lactate infusions and panic attacks
Response to sodium lactate infusions has been proposed as an experimental model and a biologic marker for panic attacks. Several authors have claimed that patients suffering from panic attacks, but not normal controls, "panic" in response to lactate. A careful review of methods and results of 13 studies, however, reveals serious methodologic problems, lack of specificity and sensitivity, and a failure to consider cognitive variables. When baselin…
Mitral valve prolapse and panic disorder
There has been considerable speculation about a possible relationship between panic disorder and mitral valve prolapse syndrome (MVP), although empirical results have been highly inconsistent. Some studies report low frequencies of 0-8%, others high frequencies of 24-35% "definite" MVP in panic patients (average across 17 studies: 18% of panic patients, 1% of normal controls). Elevated prevalences of MVP were also reported for generalized anxiety…
Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie
Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie
The public's probabilistic numeracy
As we navigate a world full of uncertainties and risks, dominated by statistics, we need to be able to think statistically. Very few studies investigating people's ability to understand simple concepts and rules from probability theory have drawn representative samples from the public. For this reason we investigated a representative sample of 1000 Swiss citizens, using six probabilistic problems. Most reasoned appropriately in problems represent…
Lehrbuch der Verhaltenstherapie
Learning Processes Associated with Panic-Related Symptoms in Families with and Without Panic Disordered Mothers
Verhaltenstherapie
Lifestyle choices and mental health
The current study underlines the importance of healthy lifestyle choices in respect to psychological wellbeing
The effects of daily stress on positive and negative mental health
Daily stressors, compared to traumatic events, are increasingly recognized as important risk factors for mental health. The role of general self-efficacy on the relationship between daily stress and aspects of mental health has not yet been examined. Taking into account the dual factor model of mental health, which postulates that mental health is more than the absence of psychopathological symptoms, we tested mediation effects of self-efficacy s…
Psychometric properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale (PMH-scale)
These findings suggest that the PMH-Scale indeed measures a single concept and allows us to compare scores over groups and over time. The PMH-scale thus is a brief and easy to interpret instrument for measuring PMH across a large variety of relevant groups
Investigating Female Sexual Concordance
Psychometric Properties of the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women in a German Sample
Satisfaction guaranteed? How individual, partner, and relationship factors impact sexual satisfaction within partnerships
Within committed relationships, a wide range of factors may challenge or facilitate sexual satisfaction. The aim of this study was to clarify which individual, partner-, and partnership-related aspects of a sexual relationship are crucial for the prediction of sexual satisfaction. The study included data of a representative sample of 964 couples from the general population. The actor-partner interdependence model was used to estimate actor and pa…
Wealth, justice and freedom
Multiple subjective and objective MF should be combined to assess the macrosystem's relationship with poor mental health more precisely. The relationship between MF and poor mental health indicates that the macrosystem should be taken into account as relevant context for mental health problems, too
A Cross-Cultural Study in Germany, Russia, and China
This study cross-culturally investigated resilience and social support as possible protective factors for mental health. The values of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, resilience and social support were collected from German (N = 4433), Russian (N = 3774), and Chinese students (N = 4982). The samples were split (two-thirds vs. one-third) to cross-validate the results. In all samples, resilience and social support were significantly negat…
Effects of a Mindfulness Task on Women’s Sexual Response
Mindfulness-based interventions are effective at improving symptoms of sexual dysfunction in women. The mechanisms by which mindfulness improves sexual function are less clear. The main objective of our study was to investigate the impact of a mindfulness task on sexual response in women. Forty-one women (mean age = 27.2, SD = 5.6) participated in two laboratory sessions that each included two erotic films and one attention task that were present…
Students’ Value Orientations in Contemporary China
The present study examined Chinese students’ personal value orientations according to the Schwartz value theory in comparison with students from Germany and Russia. The theory postulates 10 value orientations grouped into four higher-order factors: conservation versus openness to change and self-transcendence versus self-enhancement. Schwartz’ value orientations have been extensively investigated in Europe but less in East Asian countries such as…
Lifestyle choices and mental health
Our findings underline the importance of healthy lifestyle choices for improved psychological well-being and fewer mental health difficulties. Effects of lifestyle on mental health are comparable in German and Chinese students. Some healthy lifestyle choices (i.e., more frequent physical activity, non-smoking, regular social rhythm) are related to improvements in mental health over a 1-year period
Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism Linking Daily Stress to Mental Health in Students
Considering stress of daily life as well as including the two dimensions of mental health may be important for future research and practice. This study provides novel evidence for mediating stress effects by perceived self-efficacy, which should be focused in intervention- and prevention-based approaches
Exploring the Impact of Personal and Partner Traits on Sexuality
Sexual difficulties are common among women and men and are associated with various mental and physical health problems. Although psychological traits are known to impact sexual attitudes and behavior, sexuality- and personality-related traits have not been jointly investigated to assess their relevance for sexual functioning in couples. The aim of this study was to investigate how psychological traits of two partners influence women's and men's s…
The relationship between daily stress, social support and Facebook Addiction Disorder
Facial Emotion Recognition Abilities in Women Experiencing Eating Disorders
OBJECTIVE: Impairments in facial emotion recognition are an underlying factor of deficits in emotion regulation and interpersonal difficulties in mental disorders and are evident in eating disorders (EDs). METHODS: We used a computerized psychophysical paradigm to manipulate parametrically the quantity of signal in facial expressions of emotion (QUEST threshold seeking algorithm). This was used to measure emotion recognition in 308 adult women (a…
Education and mental health
Prevalence rates for mental health problems are higher when an individual's socioeconomic status (SES) is low, but the underlying mechanisms are not clearly understood. We investigated associations between education as indicator for SES and depressive symptoms as well as positive mental health (PMH). Moreover, we hypothesized that low education is associated with a lack of psychosocial resources and more daily hassles, which in turn mediate the r…
Happiness, life satisfaction and positive mental health
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