Katja Dittrich

Biographic Data

ID7055040
NAMEKatja Dittrich
GIVEN NAMESKatja
FAMILY NAMEDittrich
SIGNATUREDITTRICH K
AFFILIATIONSCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
ORCID0000-0001-6301-7035
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Validation and Psychometric Properties of the German Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue) for Preschool Children

    Open AccessDorota Buczyłowska, Katja Dittrich et al.ARTICLEEarly Education and Development2026

    Research Findings: The Empathy Questionnaire (EmQue) is a parent-report questionnaire developed in the Netherlands to assess the first three components of children’s empathy, that is, emotion contagion (EC), attention to others’ feelings (AOF), and prosocial actions (PA). We examined the validity of the German version of EmQue for children aged 3–6 (N = 114). Using confirmatory factor analysis, we approved the three-factor structure found in prev…

  • Interactive behavior in mothers with and without borderline personality disorder

    Open AccessKristina Meyers, Kristina Meyer et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026

    The results indicate reduced child affect recognition in mothers with BPD. Further, mothers showing stronger neural activation of the TPJ and dmPFC while seeing their own sad children were more non-hostile, pointing towards an important role of affective ToM in maternal care, which might be a viable therapeutic target in future studies

  • Affect Recognition, Theory of Mind, and Empathy in Preschool Children with Externalizing Behavior Problems—A Group Comparison and Developmental Psychological Consideration

    Open AccessLaura M Watrin-Avino, Franziska J Forbes et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    Preschool mental disorders are often associated with significant interpersonal problems, related to impaired affect recognition, theory of mind (ToM), and empathy. To date, these skills have not been studied together in preschoolers with externalizing behavior problems (EBPs). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether and to what extent preschool children with EBPs show impairments in affect recognition, ToM, and empathy. Preschoole…

  • The mediating role of attachment and anger

    Open AccessKarolina Wuebken, Felix Bermpohl et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Attachment insecurity and anger suppression may serve as pathways linking the maternal history of ELM to the risk of child abuse, even when considering maternal psychopathology. Overall, our findings indicate that interventions aimed at strengthening attachment and improving anger suppression may be beneficial for all mothers with ELM history and high child abuse potential, not just those who suffer from mental illness

  • Immediate impact of child maltreatment on mental, developmental, and physical health trajectories

    Open AccessSibylle Winter, Sibylle M Winter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2022

    OBJECTIVE: The immediate impact of child maltreatment on health and developmental trajectories over time is unknown. Longitudinal studies starting in the direct aftermath of exposure with repeated follow-up are needed. METHOD: We assessed health and developmental outcomes in 6-month intervals over 2 years in 173 children, aged 3-5 years at study entry, including 86 children with exposure to emotional and physical abuse or neglect within 6 months …

  • Impact of Maternal Early Life Maltreatment and Maternal History of Depression on Child Psychopathology

    Open AccessKatja Bödeker, Anna Fuchs et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2018

  • Urban complexity lab

    Open AccessMarian Dörk, Boris Müller et al.ARTICLEinteractions2017

    The lab is a mobile-first workplace