Yvonne Schaffler
Biographic Data
| ID | 630824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvonne Schaffler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvonne |
| FAMILY NAME | Schaffler |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAFFLER Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universität für Weiterbildung Krems |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4068-8930 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Seeking help, doing gender: Gender differences in facilitators of psychotherapy use—A qualitative study
Understanding stress factors in farming: A nationwide survey on occupational strain and mental health among Austrian farmers
Situated at the intersection of ecological, economic, and social transformations, farmers operate within structurally embedded conditions with important implications for mental health. This study examines work-related stressors among Austrian farmers, exploring gender and age differences and their associations with mental health indicators, thereby addressing a gap in the European context. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 2006 …
Mental health amidst multiple crises: Trends and sociodemographic risk factors in Austria’s general population
Findings suggest small improvements in mental health from 2022 to 2024 and identified sociodemographic risk factors linked to mental health vulnerabilities
Clients’ subjective experiences of navigating challenges in Gestalt therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Findings highlight the distinct ways in which clients with varying levels of personality integration experience Gestalt therapy and suggest that while emotional and relational growth occurred, deeper structural transformation remained limited. This study underscores the need for tailoring therapeutic interventions to clients' structural integration levels, particularly by addressing the challenges of fostering agency in structurally vulnerable cl…
Burdens and resources of Austrian clinical psychologists: Results of a qualitative study two years into the Covid-19 pandemic
Overall, it seems that clinical psychologists have a high awareness of mental health-related problems related to the pandemic and use adaptive coping strategies to deal with them
Process and outcome of outpatient psychotherapies under clinically representative conditions in Austria: Protocol and feasibility of an ongoing study
Recruitment for this study has posed substantial challenges due to psychotherapists' concerns regarding data protection, extensive documentation, and philosophical reservations about the study design. Consequently, we recruited fewer participants than initially planned. Despite these hurdles, qualitative data collection has shown notable success. Given psychotherapists' busy schedules and reluctance to participate, more potent external incentives…
Understanding pandemic resilience: A mixed-methods exploration of burdens, resources, and determinants of good or poor well-being among Austrian psychotherapists
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health burden on the general population, resulting in increased demands on mental healthcare professionals, including psychotherapists. This cross-sectional study assessed the challenges and resources encountered by 513 psychotherapists based on an online survey conducted between April and May 2022. Methods: Qualitative methods content analysis of written reports was employed to inves…
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects the Provision of Psychotherapy: Results from Three Online Surveys on Austrian Psychotherapists
This study aimed to assess patient numbers and the format in which psychotherapy was delivered by Austrian psychotherapists during different time points of the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore psychotherapists` experiences on pandemic-associated changes in their psychotherapeutic work as well as their wishes for support in their professional activities. Three cross-sectional online surveys were conducted between March 2020 and May 2022. The total…
Mental health in Austrian psychotherapists during the Covid-19 pandemic
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has been reported in different communities, little is known about the mental health of psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austrian psychotherapists and compare it with the general population. A total of n = 513 psychotherapists (80.5% women; mean age: 53.06 ± 9.94 years) took part in an online survey c…
Mental health in the Austrian general population during Covid-19: Cross-sectional study on the association with sociodemographic factors
The COVID-19 crisis seems particularly stressful for younger adults (<35 years) and people with low income (<€2,000 net household income per month). Policymakers need to consider the high social and economic costs of lockdowns and think of optimal intervention methods for mental disorders among young and low-income individuals
Psychotherapists’ Reports regarding the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Their Patients: A Cross-National Descriptive Study Based on the Social-Ecological Model (SEM)
The COVID-19 outbreak has raised questions about how vulnerable groups experience the pandemic. Research that focuses on the view of individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions is still limited, and so are cross-country comparative surveys. We gathered our sample of qualitative data during the first lockdown after governmental measures against the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus came into force in Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Slovakia…
Concerns and Support after One Year of Covid-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis with 1505 Participants
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent governmental restrictions have had a major impact on the daily lives of Austrians and negatively affected their mental health. A representative sample of N = 1505 individuals was recruited via Qualtrics ® to participate in an online survey between 23 December 2020 and 4 January 2021. A qualitative study design was used to determine the problem areas that emerged since the beginning of the pandemic (question 1)…
He Who Has the Spirits Must Work a Lot: A Psycho-Anthropological Account of Spirit Possession in the Dominican Republic
In this paper we present a multidisciplinary, developmental analysis of a Dominican Republic Vodou servidor ("Marcos"), from childhood to early adulthood, integrating ethnographic observation, field documentation, and anthropological analysis, with relevant constructs from developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Marcos transitioned from a child with many problems to a young adult who has learnt how to control and adapt dissociative m…
Traumatic Experience and Somatoform Dissociation Among Spirit Possession Practitioners in the Dominican Republic
Recent studies in African contexts have revealed a strong association between spirit possession and severe trauma, with inclusion into a possession cult serving at times a therapeutic function. Research on spirit possession in the Dominican Republic has so far not included quantitative studies of trauma and dissociation. This study evaluated demographic variables, somatoform dissociative symptoms, and potentially traumatizing events in the Domini…
Diagnose "Wolfspferd". Spontanbesessenheiten in der Dominikanischen Republik als Anstoß für den Werdegang zum Heiler / zur Heilerin
Anthropos , Seite 445 - 456
He Who Has the Spirits Must Work a Lot: A Psycho-Anthropological Account of Spirit Possession in the Dominican Republic
In this paper we present a multidisciplinary, developmental analysis of a Dominican Republic Vodou servidor ("Marcos"), from childhood to early adulthood, integrating ethnographic observation, field documentation, and anthropological analysis, with relevant constructs from developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Marcos transitioned from a child with many problems to a young adult who has learnt how to control and adapt dissociative m…
Diagnose "Wolfspferd". Spontanbesessenheiten in der Dominikanischen Republik als Anstoß für den Werdegang zum Heiler / zur Heilerin
Anthropos , Seite 445 - 456
Diagnose "Wolfspferd". Spontanbesessenheiten in der Dominikanischen Republik als Anstoß für den Werdegang zum Heiler / zur Heilerin
Anthropos , Seite 445 - 456
Traumatic Experience and Somatoform Dissociation Among Spirit Possession Practitioners in the Dominican Republic
Recent studies in African contexts have revealed a strong association between spirit possession and severe trauma, with inclusion into a possession cult serving at times a therapeutic function. Research on spirit possession in the Dominican Republic has so far not included quantitative studies of trauma and dissociation. This study evaluated demographic variables, somatoform dissociative symptoms, and potentially traumatizing events in the Domini…
He Who Has the Spirits Must Work a Lot: A Psycho-Anthropological Account of Spirit Possession in the Dominican Republic
In this paper we present a multidisciplinary, developmental analysis of a Dominican Republic Vodou servidor ("Marcos"), from childhood to early adulthood, integrating ethnographic observation, field documentation, and anthropological analysis, with relevant constructs from developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Marcos transitioned from a child with many problems to a young adult who has learnt how to control and adapt dissociative m…
Concerns and Support after One Year of Covid-19 in Austria: A Qualitative Study Using Content Analysis with 1505 Participants
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent governmental restrictions have had a major impact on the daily lives of Austrians and negatively affected their mental health. A representative sample of N = 1505 individuals was recruited via Qualtrics ® to participate in an online survey between 23 December 2020 and 4 January 2021. A qualitative study design was used to determine the problem areas that emerged since the beginning of the pandemic (question 1)…
Mental health in Austrian psychotherapists during the Covid-19 pandemic
Although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health has been reported in different communities, little is known about the mental health of psychotherapists during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austrian psychotherapists and compare it with the general population. A total of n = 513 psychotherapists (80.5% women; mean age: 53.06 ± 9.94 years) took part in an online survey c…
Mental health in the Austrian general population during Covid-19: Cross-sectional study on the association with sociodemographic factors
The COVID-19 crisis seems particularly stressful for younger adults (<35 years) and people with low income (<€2,000 net household income per month). Policymakers need to consider the high social and economic costs of lockdowns and think of optimal intervention methods for mental disorders among young and low-income individuals
Psychotherapists’ Reports regarding the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Their Patients: A Cross-National Descriptive Study Based on the Social-Ecological Model (SEM)
The COVID-19 outbreak has raised questions about how vulnerable groups experience the pandemic. Research that focuses on the view of individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions is still limited, and so are cross-country comparative surveys. We gathered our sample of qualitative data during the first lockdown after governmental measures against the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus came into force in Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Slovakia…
Understanding pandemic resilience: A mixed-methods exploration of burdens, resources, and determinants of good or poor well-being among Austrian psychotherapists
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the mental health burden on the general population, resulting in increased demands on mental healthcare professionals, including psychotherapists. This cross-sectional study assessed the challenges and resources encountered by 513 psychotherapists based on an online survey conducted between April and May 2022. Methods: Qualitative methods content analysis of written reports was employed to inves…
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects the Provision of Psychotherapy: Results from Three Online Surveys on Austrian Psychotherapists
This study aimed to assess patient numbers and the format in which psychotherapy was delivered by Austrian psychotherapists during different time points of the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore psychotherapists` experiences on pandemic-associated changes in their psychotherapeutic work as well as their wishes for support in their professional activities. Three cross-sectional online surveys were conducted between March 2020 and May 2022. The total…
Burdens and resources of Austrian clinical psychologists: Results of a qualitative study two years into the Covid-19 pandemic
Overall, it seems that clinical psychologists have a high awareness of mental health-related problems related to the pandemic and use adaptive coping strategies to deal with them
Process and outcome of outpatient psychotherapies under clinically representative conditions in Austria: Protocol and feasibility of an ongoing study
Recruitment for this study has posed substantial challenges due to psychotherapists' concerns regarding data protection, extensive documentation, and philosophical reservations about the study design. Consequently, we recruited fewer participants than initially planned. Despite these hurdles, qualitative data collection has shown notable success. Given psychotherapists' busy schedules and reluctance to participate, more potent external incentives…
Mental health amidst multiple crises: Trends and sociodemographic risk factors in Austria’s general population
Findings suggest small improvements in mental health from 2022 to 2024 and identified sociodemographic risk factors linked to mental health vulnerabilities
Clients’ subjective experiences of navigating challenges in Gestalt therapy: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Findings highlight the distinct ways in which clients with varying levels of personality integration experience Gestalt therapy and suggest that while emotional and relational growth occurred, deeper structural transformation remained limited. This study underscores the need for tailoring therapeutic interventions to clients' structural integration levels, particularly by addressing the challenges of fostering agency in structurally vulnerable cl…
Seeking help, doing gender: Gender differences in facilitators of psychotherapy use—A qualitative study
Understanding stress factors in farming: A nationwide survey on occupational strain and mental health among Austrian farmers
Situated at the intersection of ecological, economic, and social transformations, farmers operate within structurally embedded conditions with important implications for mental health. This study examines work-related stressors among Austrian farmers, exploring gender and age differences and their associations with mental health indicators, thereby addressing a gap in the European context. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 2006 …
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Mental health (8 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Disease (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Pandemic (5 works)