TY - JOUR A1 - Beierlein, Volker A1 - Bultmann, Johanna Christine A1 - Möller, Birgit A1 - Klitzing, Kai A1 - Flechtner, Hans-Henning A1 - Resch, Franz A1 - Herzog, Wolfgang A1 - Brähler, Elmar A1 - Führer, Daniel A1 - Romer, Georg A1 - Koch, Uwe A1 - Bergelt, Corinna T1 - Measuring family functioning in families with parental cancer: Reliability and validity of the German adaptation of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) JF - Journal of psychosomatic research N2 - OBJECTIVE The concept of family functioning is gaining importance in psycho-oncology research and health care services. The Family Assessment Device (FAD) is a well-established measure of family functioning. Psychometric properties inherent in the German 51-item adaptation of the FAD are examined in different samples of families with parental cancer. METHODS Acceptance, reliability, and validity of FAD scales are analysed in samples from different study settings (N=1701 cancer patients, N=261 partners, N=158 dependent adolescent children 11 to 18years old). RESULTS Missing items in the FAD scales (acceptance) are rare for adults (<1.1%) and adolescent children (<4.4%). In samples of adults and older adolescents (15 to 18years), all FAD scales except for the Roles scale are significantly reliable (0.75≤Cronbach's α≤0.88). The scales correlate highly (0.46≤Pearson's r≤0.59) with the criterion satisfaction with family life (convergent validity), and have smaller correlations (0.16≤r≤0.49) with measures of emotional distress and subjective well-being (divergent validity). In most FAD scales, adults seeking family counselling report worse family functioning (0.24≤Cohen's d≤0.59) than adults in other samples with parental cancer (discriminative validity). CONCLUSION Overall, the German 51-item adaptation of the FAD reveals good acceptance, reliability, and validity for cancer patients and their relatives. Particularly the scale General Functioning shows excellent psychometric properties. The FAD is suitable in the assessment of families with parental cancer for adults and adolescents older than 11years. KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Child KW - Cross-Cultural Comparison KW - Family Relations/psychology KW - Female KW - Germany KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Parents/psychology KW - Psychometrics/statistics {\&} numerical data KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Statistics as Topic KW - Surveys and Questionnaires Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.11.007 VL - 93 SP - 110 EP - 117 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - De Tezanos-Pinto, Pablo A1 - Mazziotta, Agostino A1 - Feuchte, Friederike T1 - Intergroup contact and reconciliation among Liberian refugees: A multilevel analysis in a multi groups setting JF - Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000251 VL - 23 SP - 228 EP - 238 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gentile, D. A. A1 - Bailey, K. A1 - Bavelier, D. A1 - Brockmyer, J. F. A1 - Cash, H. A1 - Coyne, S. M. A1 - Young, K. T1 - Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents JF - Pediatrics Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1758H SP - 81 EP - 85 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Inhestern, Laura A1 - Beierlein, Volker A1 - Bultmann, Johanna Christine A1 - Möller, Birgit A1 - Romer, Georg A1 - Koch, Uwe A1 - Bergelt, Corinna T1 - Anxiety and depression in working-age cancer survivors: a register-based study JF - BMC cancer N2 - BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression can be a long-term strain in cancer survivors. Little is known about the emotional situation of cancer survivors who have to deal with work- and family-related issues. The purpose of this study was to investigate anxiety and depression in working-age cancer survivors and associated factors. METHODS A register-based sample of 3370 cancer survivors (25 to 55 years at time of diagnosis) diagnosed up to six years prior to the survey was recruited from two German cancer registries. Demographic and medical characteristics as well as self-reported measures were used. RESULTS Overall, approximately 40% of the survivors reported moderate to high anxiety scores and approximately 20% reported moderate to high depression scores. Compared to the general population, working-age cancer survivors were more anxious but less depressed (p < .001). Subgroups with regard to time since diagnosis did not differ in anxiety or depression. Anxiety and depression in cancer survivors were associated with various variables. Better social support, family functioning and physical health were associated with lower anxiety and depression. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we found higher anxiety levels in cancer survivors of working-age than in the general population. A considerable portion of cancer survivors reported moderate to high levels of anxiety and depression. The results indicate the need for psychosocial screening and psycho-oncological support e.g. in survivorship programs for working-age cancer survivors. Assessing the physical health, social support and family background might help to identify survivors at risk for higher emotional distress. KW - Adaptation KW - Psychological KW - Adult KW - Anxiety/epidemiology/etiology/pathology/psychology KW - Cancer Survivors/psychology KW - Depression/epidemiology/etiology/pathology/psychology KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Neoplasms/complications/epidemiology/pathology/psychology KW - Quality of Life KW - Registries KW - Social Support Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3347-9 VL - 17 SP - 347 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kliem, S. A1 - Lohmann, A. A1 - Klatt, T. A1 - Mößle, T. A1 - Rehbein, F. A1 - Hinz, A. A1 - Brähler, E. T1 - Brief assessment of subjective health complaints: Development, validation and population norms of a brief form of the Giessen Subjective Complaints List (GBB-8) JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.02.003 SP - 33 EP - 43 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kurtenbach, Sebastian T1 - Living in Challenging Neighborhoods“, Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava (Slovakei) Y1 - 2017 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurtenbach, Sebastian T1 - Coping strategies in challenging neighborhoods: The example of Cologne-Chorweiler JF - Studia Socjologiczne Y1 - 2017 VL - 56 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurtenbach, Sebastian T1 - Perceptions of social disorder in public spaces in a disadvantaged neighborhood: The example of Cologne-Chorweiler JF - Journal of Community Psychology Y1 - 2017 VL - 45 IS - 7 SP - 940 EP - 957 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kurtenbach, Sebastian A1 - Bosse, Michel T1 - Teaching Diversity. Challenges for social workers in ethnically segregated neighborhoods, with the example of Dortmund Nordstadt. JF - Social Work Review/Revista de Asistență Socială Y1 - 2017 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 11 EP - 24 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kurtenbach, Sebastian A1 - Howell, Simon A1 - Zaman, Muhammad T1 - Challenging neighborhoods: a cross-cultural perspective on violent behavior and violence-related norms”, 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Athen (Griechenland) Y1 - 2017 ER -