TY - JOUR A1 - Wollny, Anna A1 - Fay, Doris A1 - Urbach, Tina T1 - Personal initiative in middle childhood: Conceptualization and measurement development JF - Learning and individual differences N2 - Drawing on research on personal initiative in adults, this paper present the conceptualization of personal initiative in the middle childhood, and the development and validation of an eight-item teacher and parent rating scale of children's and adolescents' personal initiative. The psychometric properties and construct validity of the measure were tested in two samples of children in middle childhood (N = 1069–1657) and middle childhood to adolescence (N = 1533). Both the teacher and parent rating scale showed good item characteristics. Results of confirmatory factor analyses supported their hypothesized factorial structure. The agreement of teacher and parent ratings was satisfactory. Evidence on the construct validity of the scale was further derived from a nomological network comprising control cognitions, motivational orientations, and cognitive ability. The measures proved to be invariant across school years and raters. We discuss several avenues for future research on personal initiative in the fields of development and education. KW - Personal initiative KW - Proactivity KW - Childhood and adolescence KW - Scale development Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2016.05.004 SN - 1041-6080 SN - 1873-3425 VL - 49 SP - 59 EP - 73 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Wollny, Anna Irena T1 - Eigeninitiative in der Kindheit und ihre Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der Lesekompetenz Y1 - 2015 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Warner, Greta J. A1 - Fay, Doris A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich A1 - Stutz, Franziska A1 - Wollny, Anna T1 - Being proactive when reading: Academic personal initiative as a predictor of word comprehension development JF - Learning and individual differences N2 - Academic personal initiative (API) has rarely been studied with regard to literacy development. The purpose of this longitudinal study was therefore to examine the unique effects of API on the development of word comprehension as an indicator of word reading. To this end, the effects of previous word comprehension, intrinsic reading motivation, and basic cognitive ability (i.e., processing speed) were controlled for. A total of 1,515 German students participated in a longitudinal assessment starting in Grades 1 to 3, with a second point of measurement nine months later. Latent change score analyses revealed positive associations between API and gains in word comprehension, both in the total sample and at all grade levels. These relations were robust against the effects of previous word comprehension and intrinsic reading motivation. The findings suggest that children play an active role in their own reading development. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. KW - Personal initiative KW - Reading motivation KW - Processing speed KW - Word reading KW - Reading development Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.03.012 SN - 1041-6080 SN - 1873-3425 VL - 55 SP - 130 EP - 140 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Wollny, Anna A1 - Seidler, Juliana A1 - Wochatz, Germar T1 - A trait emotional intelligence perspective on schema modes JF - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology N2 - Schema modes (ormodes) are a key concept in the theory underlying schema therapy. Modes have rarely been related to established models of personality traits. The present study thus investigates the associations between trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and 14 modes, and tests a global TEI-mode factors-general psychological distress mediation model. The study draws on self-report data from 173 inpatients from a German clinic for psychosomatic medicine. Global TEI correlated positively with both healthy modes (happy child and healthy adult) and negatively with 10 maladaptive modes. When modes were regressed on the four TEI factors, six (emotionality), five (well-being), four (sociability), and four (self-control) significant partial effects on 10 modes emerged. In the parallel mediation model, the mode factors internalization and compulsivity fully mediated the global TEI-general psychological distress link. Implications of the results for the integration of modes with traits in general and with TEI in particular as well as implications of low TEI as a transdiagnostic feature of personality malfunctioning are discussed. KW - externalization KW - internalization KW - level of personality functioning KW - mentalization KW - psychological distress KW - schema modes KW - trait emotional KW - intelligence Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12670 SN - 0036-5564 SN - 1467-9450 VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 227 EP - 236 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Wollny, Anna A1 - Seidler, Juliana A1 - Wochatz, Germar T1 - A trait emotional intelligence perspective on schema modes T2 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Schema modes (ormodes) are a key concept in the theory underlying schema therapy. Modes have rarely been related to established models of personality traits. The present study thus investigates the associations between trait emotional intelligence (TEI) and 14 modes, and tests a global TEI-mode factors-general psychological distress mediation model. The study draws on self-report data from 173 inpatients from a German clinic for psychosomatic medicine. Global TEI correlated positively with both healthy modes (happy child and healthy adult) and negatively with 10 maladaptive modes. When modes were regressed on the four TEI factors, six (emotionality), five (well-being), four (sociability), and four (self-control) significant partial effects on 10 modes emerged. In the parallel mediation model, the mode factors internalization and compulsivity fully mediated the global TEI-general psychological distress link. Implications of the results for the integration of modes with traits in general and with TEI in particular as well as implications of low TEI as a transdiagnostic feature of personality malfunctioning are discussed. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 858 KW - externalization KW - internalization KW - level of personality functioning KW - mentalization KW - psychological distress KW - schema modes KW - trait emotional intelligence Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-541857 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wollny, Anna Irena A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Pabel, Luise T1 - Trait emotional intelligence and relationship satisfaction BT - The mediating role of Dyadic Coping JF - The journal of psychology : interdisciplinary and applied N2 - Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is an important individual difference variable that is related to the quality of romantic relationships. The present study investigated the associations between TEI, dyadic coping, and relationship satisfaction. A convenience sample of N = 136 heterosexual couples was recruited online. When the actor-partner interdependence model was applied to the data, TEI showed a positive actor effect and a positive partner effect on relationship satisfaction. The actor effect and partner effect of TEI on relationship satisfaction were partially mediated through positive dyadic coping and common dyadic coping, respectively. A small total indirect actor effect was also found for negative dyadic coping. Controlling for potential content overlap between TEI and relationship satisfaction did not alter the results. However, removing variance from the TEI score that was shared with the Big Five trait factors attenuated TEI’s actor and partner effects on relationship satisfaction and rendered all but one actor effect for TEI on dyadic coping and all but one indirect effect nonsignificant. The results underline the importance of TEI for the quality of romantic relationships and they shed light on underlying mechanisms. Implications for theory, research, and applications in counseling contexts will be discussed. KW - Actor-partner mediator model KW - Big Five KW - dyadic coping KW - trait emotional intelligence KW - relationship satisfaction KW - interpersonal relations KW - personality KW - quality of life Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2019.1661343 SN - 0022-3980 SN - 1940-1019 VL - 154 IS - 1 SP - 75 EP - 93 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Wollny, Anna A1 - Sim, Chu-Won A1 - Horsch, Antje T1 - Mindfulness facets, trait emotional intelligence, emotional distress, and multiple health behaviors: A serial two-mediator model JF - Scandinavian Journal of Psychology N2 - In the present study, we tested a serial mindfulness facets-trait emotional intelligence (TEI)-emotional distress-multiple health behaviors mediation model in a sample of N = 427 German-speaking occupational therapists. The mindfulness facets-TEI-emotional distress section of the mediation model revealed partial mediation for the mindfulness facets Act with awareness (Act/Aware) and Accept without judgment (Accept); inconsistent mediation was found for the Describe facet. The serial two-mediator model included three mediational pathways that may link each of the four mindfulness facets with multiple health behaviors. Eight out of 12 indirect effects reached significance and fully mediated the links between Act/Aware and Describe to multiple health behaviors; partial mediation was found for Accept. The mindfulness facet Observe was most relevant for multiple health behaviors, but its relation was not amenable to mediation. Implications of the findings will be discussed. KW - Mindfulness KW - emotional intelligence KW - stress KW - health behaviors KW - serial mediation KW - occupational therapists Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12285 SN - 0036-5564 SN - 1467-9450 VL - 57 SP - 207 EP - 214 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Wollny, Anna Irena T1 - Personal values, trait emotional intelligence, and mental health problems JF - Scandinavian journal of psychology N2 - Personal values and personality traits are related yet distinguishable constructs linked to mental health. The present study extends the current literature on personal values and personality traits by investigating the associations between the higher-order dimensions of personal values (i.e., general values factor, conservation, and self-transcendence), trait emotional intelligence (TEI), and mental health problems (i.e., depressive, anxiety, and somatoform syndromes). The study draws on a cross-sectional online sample of N = 618 young German adults. Global TEI and all four TEI factors (i.e., well-being, sociability, emotionality, and self-control) correlated positively with the g-value factor but negatively with conservation. Emotionality was also positively related to self-transcendence. Mental health problems correlated positively with conservation and negatively with the general values factor. When the effects of global TEI were accounted for, conservation but not the general values factor remained significantly related to mental health problems. Global TEI fully mediated the relationship between the g-value factor and mental health problems and partially mediated the association between conservation and mental health problems. The implications of these results are discussed. KW - General factor of values KW - mental health KW - personal values KW - trait KW - emotional intelligence KW - value circle Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12785 SN - 0036-5564 SN - 1467-9450 VL - 63 IS - 2 SP - 155 EP - 163 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wollny, Anna A1 - Jacobs, Ingo A1 - Pabel, Luise T1 - Trait emotional intelligence and relationship satisfaction BT - the mediating role of dyadic coping T2 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Trait emotional intelligence (TEI) is an important individual difference variable that is related to the quality of romantic relationships. The present study investigated the associations between TEI, dyadic coping, and relationship satisfaction. A convenience sample of N = 136 heterosexual couples was recruited online. When the actor-partner interdependence model was applied to the data, TEI showed a positive actor effect and a positive partner effect on relationship satisfaction. The actor effect and partner effect of TEI on relationship satisfaction were partially mediated through positive dyadic coping and common dyadic coping, respectively. A small total indirect actor effect was also found for negative dyadic coping. Controlling for potential content overlap between TEI and relationship satisfaction did not alter the results. However, removing variance from the TEI score that was shared with the Big Five trait factors attenuated TEI's actor and partner effects on relationship satisfaction and rendered all but one actor effect for TEI on dyadic coping and all but one indirect effect nonsignificant. The results underline the importance of TEI for the quality of romantic relationships and they shed light on underlying mechanisms. Implications for theory, research, and applications in counseling contexts will be discussed. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1175 KW - actor-partner mediator model KW - Big Five KW - dyadic coping KW - trait emotional intelligence KW - interpersonal relations KW - relationship satisfaction KW - personality KW - quality of life Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-517629 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 1175 SP - 75 EP - 93 ER -