Dieter Wolke: Professor of Psychology

Child hyperactivity, mother–child negativity, and sibling dyad negativity: A transactional family systems approach.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common mental disorders in children and adolescents. While most studies in this field have focused on the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of the disorder, research focusing on the family environment as a critical context contributing toward the manifestation and maintenance of child ADHD symptoms is still less extensive.

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May 24, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Effects of a Mobile-Based Intervention for Parents of Children With Crying, Sleeping, and Feeding Problems: Randomized Controlled Trial

Excessive crying, sleeping, and feeding problems in early childhood are major stressors that can result in parents feeling socially isolated and having low self-efficacy.

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March 14, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Parenting knowledge and parenting self-efficacy of mothers with borderline personality disorder and depression: “I know what to do but think I am not doing it”

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition often associated with previous childhood adversity including maladaptive parenting. When becoming a parent themselves, mothers with BPD have difficulties with various parenting cognitions and practices, but unknown is whether they have appropriate knowledge of sensitive parenting.

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February 8, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Comparative evaluation of the health utilities index mark 3 and the short form 6D: evidence from an individual participant data meta-analysis of very preterm and very low birthweight adults

The most appropriate preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments for trials or research studies that ascertain the consequences of individuals born very preterm and/or low birthweight (VP/VLBW) are not known. Agreement between the HUI3 and SF-6D multi-attribute utility measures have not been previously investigated for VP/VLBW and normal birthweight or term-born controls. This study examined the agreement between the outputs of the HUI3 and SF-6D measures among adults born VP/VLBW and normal birthweight or term born controls.

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January 31, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Aberrant allometric scaling of cortical folding in preterm-born adults

A universal allometric scaling law has been proposed to describe cortical folding of the mammalian brain as a function of the product of cortical surface area and the square root of cortical thickness across different mammalian species, including humans.

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January 11, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Lower hypothalamus subunit volumes link with impaired long-term body weight gain after preterm birth

Preterm birth is associated with an increased risk for impaired body weight gain.

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January 10, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

The importance of clinicians’ and parents’ awareness of suicidal behaviour in adolescents reaching the upper age limit of their mental health services in Europe

To study clinicians’ and parents’ awareness of suicidal behaviour in adolescents reaching the upper age limit of their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and its association with mental health indicators, transition recommendations and mental health service (MHS) use.

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January 10, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

School grades and educational attainments of adolescents and young adults born preterm

Attendance in special education (SE) is more common among individuals born preterm than among those born at term.

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January 10, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

The association of early regulatory problems with behavioral problems and cognitive functioning in adulthood: two cohorts in two countries

Regulatory problems (RPs; excessive crying, sleeping, or feeding difficulties) that co-occur (i.e., multiple) or are persistent have been associated with cognitive and behavioral problems in childhood. However, it remains unknown if multiple or persistent RPs are associated with cognitive and behavioral problems in adulthood.

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January 5, 2023adminLatest News, Publications

Aberrant claustrum structure in preterm-born neonates: an MRI study

The human claustrum is a gray matter structure in the white matter between insula and striatum. Previous analysis found altered claustrum microstructure in very preterm-born adults associated with lower cognitive performance.

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December 15, 2022adminLatest News, Publications

Research areas: Developmental pathways leading to developmental psychopathology, social and emotional development, biological at risk children (very preterm children), school and sibling bullying, infant regulatory problems (crying, feeding, sleeping) and parenting.