Elmar Braehler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6166524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elmar Braehler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elmar |
| FAMILY NAME | Braehler |
| SIGNATURE | BRAEHLER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How is Racial Discrimination Assessed in Quantitative Health Research? A Systematic Review from a European Perspective
Racial discrimination is a global issue that affects both physical and mental health. However, a comparative study looking at how racial discrimination is assessed in studies focusing on the effect of racial discrimination on overall health is lacking. This systematic review aimed to compare and describe the most commonly used racial discrimination assessment tools and the connection between racial discrimination and overall health. The review wa…
The Brief Symptom Inventory-9 (BSI-9)
The BSI-9 provides a short, valid, and reliable screener for distress in the general population. Future work should examine its utility in clinical settings and different cultural contexts
Gender-Differential Association Between Loneliness and Alcohol Consumption
Loneliness is an established risk factor for impaired health. However, the evidence of whether increased alcohol consumption is a coping mechanism to alleviate loneliness for both genders remains sparse. The cross-sectional study included 8898 men and 8910 women (mean age of 56.2 ± 11.5 years) from three population-based cohort studies in Germany (KORA-FF4, GHS, and SHIP. Daily alcohol consumption (g/day) was measured, and risky drinking was iden…
Depression Mediates the Association Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
Background The dysregulation of glucose homeostasis via mental health stress is increasingly acknowledged, whereby depression independently increases the risk of the onset of type 2 diabetes by up to 60%. Contributing mental health factors starting in early life have further been considered, indicating that exposure to childhood emotional abuse is associated with both depression and an increased onset of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. However, the…
Psychometric analysis of the brief symptom inventory 18 (BSI-18) in a representative German sample
BACKGROUND: The BSI-18 contains the three six-item scales somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as the Global Severity Index (GSI), including all 18 items. The BSI-18 is the latest and shortest of the multidimensional versions of the Symptom-Checklist 90-R, but its psychometric properties have not been sufficiently clarified yet. METHODS: Based on a representative sample of N = 2516 participants (aged 14-94 years), detailed psychometric a…
Sexual and physical abuse in childhood is associated with depression and anxiety over the life course
Life satisfaction and health-related quality of life in immigrants and native-born Germans
The German Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on dimensionality are based on small samples. A controversial debate continues on the factorial invariance across different subgroups. The present study aimed to test psychometric properties, factorial structure, factorial invariance across age and gender, and to deliver p…
Are Psychological Features Useful in Classifying Patients With Somatic Symptoms
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate psychological characteristics that could be used for the classification of somatic syndromes requesting medical care. Positive psychological classification criteria are needed to justify the classification of somatic syndromes as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- or International Classification of Diseases-10 section F/mental disorders diagnosis. METHODS: From a population-based sample of 2510 people, s…
What determines public support of obesity prevention
Objective: To determine public support of obesity prevention. Design: Representative population-based survey. Setting: Random digit dialling telephone survey of non-institutionalised individuals aged ⩾14 years in Germany. Participants: Representative sample of 1000 individuals. Main outcome measures: Interview-based assessment of prevention support, problem identification, causal attributions and responsibility beliefs regarding obesity. Results:…
Validity of the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire Mood Scale (PHQ-9) in the general population
Somatization Symptoms and Hypochondriacal Features in the General Population
OBJECTIVE: The principal goal of this study is to examine the base rates of somatoform symptoms and of hypochondriacal features in the general population. METHODS: A representative sample of 2050 persons in Germany was examined by use of screening for somatoform symptoms and the Whiteley Index. RESULTS: The most frequent somatoform symptoms were back pain, joint pain, pain in extremities, and headache, as well as abdominal symptoms (bloating or i…
Artifacts in the Registration and Interpretation of Speech-Process Variables
Of the different interacting characteristics of the speech process such as level, intensity and range of voices, on-off-patterns etc., the on-off-patterns are the most readily formalized and objectively recorded; hence the appearance of this feature in particular in some hundred publications. However, the results of different research teams investigating the same subject-matter sometimes vary considerably. In this article the authors report on th…
Artifacts in the Registration and Interpretation of Speech-Process Variables
Of the different interacting characteristics of the speech process such as level, intensity and range of voices, on-off-patterns etc., the on-off-patterns are the most readily formalized and objectively recorded; hence the appearance of this feature in particular in some hundred publications. However, the results of different research teams investigating the same subject-matter sometimes vary considerably. In this article the authors report on th…
What determines public support of obesity prevention
Objective: To determine public support of obesity prevention. Design: Representative population-based survey. Setting: Random digit dialling telephone survey of non-institutionalised individuals aged ⩾14 years in Germany. Participants: Representative sample of 1000 individuals. Main outcome measures: Interview-based assessment of prevention support, problem identification, causal attributions and responsibility beliefs regarding obesity. Results:…
Artifacts in the Registration and Interpretation of Speech-Process Variables
Of the different interacting characteristics of the speech process such as level, intensity and range of voices, on-off-patterns etc., the on-off-patterns are the most readily formalized and objectively recorded; hence the appearance of this feature in particular in some hundred publications. However, the results of different research teams investigating the same subject-matter sometimes vary considerably. In this article the authors report on th…
Somatization Symptoms and Hypochondriacal Features in the General Population
OBJECTIVE: The principal goal of this study is to examine the base rates of somatoform symptoms and of hypochondriacal features in the general population. METHODS: A representative sample of 2050 persons in Germany was examined by use of screening for somatoform symptoms and the Whiteley Index. RESULTS: The most frequent somatoform symptoms were back pain, joint pain, pain in extremities, and headache, as well as abdominal symptoms (bloating or i…
Validity of the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire Mood Scale (PHQ-9) in the general population
What determines public support of obesity prevention
Objective: To determine public support of obesity prevention. Design: Representative population-based survey. Setting: Random digit dialling telephone survey of non-institutionalised individuals aged ⩾14 years in Germany. Participants: Representative sample of 1000 individuals. Main outcome measures: Interview-based assessment of prevention support, problem identification, causal attributions and responsibility beliefs regarding obesity. Results:…
Are Psychological Features Useful in Classifying Patients With Somatic Symptoms
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate psychological characteristics that could be used for the classification of somatic syndromes requesting medical care. Positive psychological classification criteria are needed to justify the classification of somatic syndromes as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- or International Classification of Diseases-10 section F/mental disorders diagnosis. METHODS: From a population-based sample of 2510 people, s…
The German Version of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS)
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is the most commonly used measure for life satisfaction. Although there are numerous studies confirming factorial validity, most studies on dimensionality are based on small samples. A controversial debate continues on the factorial invariance across different subgroups. The present study aimed to test psychometric properties, factorial structure, factorial invariance across age and gender, and to deliver p…
Life satisfaction and health-related quality of life in immigrants and native-born Germans
Sexual and physical abuse in childhood is associated with depression and anxiety over the life course
Psychometric analysis of the brief symptom inventory 18 (BSI-18) in a representative German sample
BACKGROUND: The BSI-18 contains the three six-item scales somatization, depression, and anxiety as well as the Global Severity Index (GSI), including all 18 items. The BSI-18 is the latest and shortest of the multidimensional versions of the Symptom-Checklist 90-R, but its psychometric properties have not been sufficiently clarified yet. METHODS: Based on a representative sample of N = 2516 participants (aged 14-94 years), detailed psychometric a…
Depression Mediates the Association Between Childhood Emotional Abuse and the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes
Background The dysregulation of glucose homeostasis via mental health stress is increasingly acknowledged, whereby depression independently increases the risk of the onset of type 2 diabetes by up to 60%. Contributing mental health factors starting in early life have further been considered, indicating that exposure to childhood emotional abuse is associated with both depression and an increased onset of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. However, the…
Gender-Differential Association Between Loneliness and Alcohol Consumption
Loneliness is an established risk factor for impaired health. However, the evidence of whether increased alcohol consumption is a coping mechanism to alleviate loneliness for both genders remains sparse. The cross-sectional study included 8898 men and 8910 women (mean age of 56.2 ± 11.5 years) from three population-based cohort studies in Germany (KORA-FF4, GHS, and SHIP. Daily alcohol consumption (g/day) was measured, and risky drinking was iden…
The Brief Symptom Inventory-9 (BSI-9)
The BSI-9 provides a short, valid, and reliable screener for distress in the general population. Future work should examine its utility in clinical settings and different cultural contexts
How is Racial Discrimination Assessed in Quantitative Health Research? A Systematic Review from a European Perspective
Racial discrimination is a global issue that affects both physical and mental health. However, a comparative study looking at how racial discrimination is assessed in studies focusing on the effect of racial discrimination on overall health is lacking. This systematic review aimed to compare and describe the most commonly used racial discrimination assessment tools and the connection between racial discrimination and overall health. The review wa…
Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Population (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Anxiety (4 works) · Psychometrics (4 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Confirmatory factor analysis (3 works)