Subtyping attenuated psychotic symptoms: A cluster analytic approach

in Journal of Clinical Psychology (2018), 74(12), 2117-2133

Objective The aim of the present study is to examine the heterogeneity of attenuated psychotic symptoms (PS) and related personality factors using a cluster analytic approach. Method A large sample of ... [more ▼]

Objective The aim of the present study is to examine the heterogeneity of attenuated psychotic symptoms (PS) and related personality factors using a cluster analytic approach. Method A large sample of participants from the general population was evaluated in terms of attenuated symptomatology (psychotic and affective) and two personality factors: encoding style and impulsivity traits. Results Cluster analysis emphasized the existence of five independent clusters: High Psychosis, High Positive, High Negative, High Impulsive-Low Psychosis, and Low Psychosis. Cluster comparisons demonstrated that the personality factors and PS are differentially involved in the clusters. Conclusions The present study demonstrated that reliable and relatively distinct clusters of individuals from the general population can be identified based on established PS and related personality factors. The fact that a variety of profiles was observed contributes to a better understanding of the nature of the heterogeneity characterizing PS and has clear theoretical and clinical implications. [less ▲]

Suburbane Räume im Wandel. Umgang mit Stagnation oder Schrumpfung.

in Planerin (2009), (1), 22-23

Suburbaner Raum im Lebenszyklus

Report (2013)

The central part of the study deals with the question of how to approach the temporarily differentiated development dynamics of suburban spaces within a systematic, conceptual analysis framework. The ... [more ▼]

The central part of the study deals with the question of how to approach the temporarily differentiated development dynamics of suburban spaces within a systematic, conceptual analysis framework. The temporal variation and trajectory analysis however remains descriptive in this study, as the method still has not been developed into an autonomous explanatory system. The study concentrates on the integration of the particular phases and cycles into a broader context of the suburban system and - as far as possible - to describe interdependencies of trigger factors as well as of the local and regional framework. This makes the approach different to a static spatial analysis. Those phases contain, in most cases, the Growth, Maturity, Transition and Resiliency. The latter describes the capability of a system to encounter decline or even to reach a development turn. The phases develop into cycles when temporal periodic changes occur, following a certain logic determined by definable factors and strategies. [less ▲]

Suburbanisation and Suburbanisms – Making Sense of Continental European Developments

in Raumforschung und Raumordnung (2018), 76(2), 97-108

This paper provides a brief overview of recent developments and debates concerned with suburbanisation in continental Europe. While current discourses in urban research and practice still focus on ... [more ▼]

This paper provides a brief overview of recent developments and debates concerned with suburbanisation in continental Europe. While current discourses in urban research and practice still focus on processes of reurbanisation and the gentrification of inner-city areas, suburbia continues to exist and thrive. Depending on the definition applied, suburban areas still attract a large share of in-migration and employment growth in cities of the developed countries. Given that popular meta-narratives on suburbia and suburbanisation are often spurred by, or refer to, North American suburban studies, we take a different perspective here, one based on continental European trajectories of development in and across city-regional areas that are considered to be suburban, and on social processes that are associated with suburbanisation (suburbanisms). Thus, we aim to avoid a biased understanding of suburbia as a spatial category, which is often considered mono-functional, non-sustainable, or in generic decline. Instead, we observe that suburban variety is huge, and the distinction between urban core and fringe seems to be as ambiguous as ever. The paper, which also introduces the theme of this special issue of “Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning”, bundles our findings along four themes: on suburbia as a place of economic development, on the shifting dynamics of housing between core and fringe locales, on the life-cyclic nature of suburbanisation, and on strategies for redevelopment. Finally, we discuss certain topics that may deserve to be addressed by future research, particularly on the European variant of suburbanisation and suburbs. [less ▲]

Suburbanisierung

in Handwörterbuch der Stadt- und Raumentwicklung (2018)

Der Beitrag thematisiert Suburbanisierung als ein seit der Nachkriegszeit bestimmendes Element der Raumentwicklung in Deutschland und Mitteleuropa. Dazu werden suburbane Räume als Teil der ... [more ▼]

Der Beitrag thematisiert Suburbanisierung als ein seit der Nachkriegszeit bestimmendes Element der Raumentwicklung in Deutschland und Mitteleuropa. Dazu werden suburbane Räume als Teil der Großstadtregionen behandelt. Neben einem Überblick über den Stand der Forschung zur Suburbanisierung wird ein besonderes Augenmerk auf Fragen von Diskurs, Politik und Planung gelegt. [less ▲]

Suburbanisierung: Wenn die Stadt ins Umland wächst

in Bousch, Patrick; Tobias, Chilla; Gerber, Philippe (Eds.) et al Der Luxemburg Atlas/ Atlas du Luxembourg (2009)

Suburbia - quo vadis?

in Informationen zur Raumentwicklung (2016), 2016(3), 533-545

Subversionen der Erinnerung im postdramatischen Theater. Heiner Müller - Elfriede Jelinek - Rainald Goetz

in Der Deutschunterricht: Beiträge zu seiner Praxis und wissenschaftlichen Grundlegung (2005), 57(6), 46-53

Subversive Stimmen im »Almanach der Gruppe 61 und ihrer Gäste« – Überlegungen zu einer ›Politik der kleinen Arbeiterliteratur‹

in Gerhard, Ute; Palm, Hanneliese (Eds.) Schreibarbeiten an den Rändern der Literatur. Die Dortmunder Gruppe 61 (2012)

Successes and Hurdles in Stem Cells Application and Production for Brain Transplantation

in Frontiers in Neuroscience (2019)