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Root number
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490906 |
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Semester
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HS2024 |
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Type of course
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Seminar |
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Allocation to subject
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Psychology |
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Type of exam
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not defined |
| Title |
Methodological seminar: Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in youth mental health |
| Description |
Mental health problems during adolescence represent a global problem. For this reason, identifying the mechanisms underpinning psychopathology manifestations represent an important target for mental health research. The focus on the daily level might deepen our understanding about these mechanisms, by taking a person-specific and dynamic approach. The daily life of young people can be study using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methodologies. EMA refers of momentary or short-time spans (e.g. minute or hours) self-reports, as well as of wearable sensors data collection. In the present seminar, the focus will be exclusively on the self-reported EMA, which require participants to answer repeatedly (e.g. several time a day) questions about their momentary or daily experiences. EMA gained popularity since it is believed to result in ecological data, with lower recall biases, being suited for studying naturalistic, within-person processes.
Up to date, EMA was used to study different aspects of mental health in youth, using different at-risk and clinical population. For example, different studies focused on the daily manifestations of depression, psychosis, bipolar disorders symptoms. Furthermore, the within-person associations between these manifestations and different risk and protective factors (e.g. sleep patterns, stress, social interactions, physical activity) were investigated using EMA. By sampling these manifestations repeatedly, at shorter periods of time, EMA allows the investigation of bidirectional, temporal associations and how these temporal patterns might inform the occurrence of an event (e.g. predicting a suicide attempt based on the daily patterns of emotions and thoughts). For this purpose, using EMA to study youth mental health can have clinical implications and could represent a tool for personalized prevention and intervention strategies.
Recognition as a "seminar with psychopathological content": Yes |
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Stefanie Julia Schmidt, Institute of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology ✉
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Dr.
Larisa Cristina Morosan, Institute of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology ✉
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ECTS
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5 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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No |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Wednesday 12:15-14:00 Weekly
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| Rooms |
Seminarraum 005, Seminargebäude vonRoll
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