David R. Kolar
@dkolar.bsky.social
Prof of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology & Psychotherapy at University of Regensburg. Eating disorders, Functional models of psychopathology, EMA 🇩🇪🇨🇴🇺🇸🇧🇷
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Menschen als "wertlose Biomasse" zu bezeichnen ist Peak sozialdarwinistische Ideologie. Faschistoider geht es eigentlich kaum, weder in der Tonalität noch in der Essenz der Aussage.
February 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Menschen als "wertlose Biomasse" zu bezeichnen ist Peak sozialdarwinistische Ideologie. Faschistoider geht es eigentlich kaum, weder in der Tonalität noch in der Essenz der Aussage.
Aus gegebenem Anlass. Ergänzend: in der Psychotherapie versuchen wir oft, gemeinsam mit den Patient*innen diese Selbstwertkonzepte zu hinterfragen. Wo kommen sie her, wann/wofür waren sie vielleicht nützlich, welche Probleme machen sie heute. Das ist ein unglaublich anstrengender Prozess, … 1/
Aus gegebenem Anlass hier mal ein paar Gedanken zum Thema Selbstwertgefühl.
Da steckt das Wort "Wert" drin.
Für sehr viele Menschen ist der eigene Selbstwert an Bedingungen gebunden. Nicht weil sie sich das ausgesucht haben, sondern weil ihnen das vermittelt wurde. Von klein auf.
Da steckt das Wort "Wert" drin.
Für sehr viele Menschen ist der eigene Selbstwert an Bedingungen gebunden. Nicht weil sie sich das ausgesucht haben, sondern weil ihnen das vermittelt wurde. Von klein auf.
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Aus gegebenem Anlass. Ergänzend: in der Psychotherapie versuchen wir oft, gemeinsam mit den Patient*innen diese Selbstwertkonzepte zu hinterfragen. Wo kommen sie her, wann/wofür waren sie vielleicht nützlich, welche Probleme machen sie heute. Das ist ein unglaublich anstrengender Prozess, … 1/
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Heute vor 60 Jahren starb Camilo Torres (36), kolumbianischer Priester und Befreiungstheologe (mit Studium in Löwen).
Das Kind reicher Eltern schloss sich 10/1965 der Guerilla an und wurde bei einem Gefecht, das als sein erster Einsatz für die ELN gilt, erschossen. Sehr interessante Gestalt.
Das Kind reicher Eltern schloss sich 10/1965 der Guerilla an und wurde bei einem Gefecht, das als sein erster Einsatz für die ELN gilt, erschossen. Sehr interessante Gestalt.
Camilo Torres. Priester, Soziologe, politischer Führer
Wie weit muss Kirche gehen, um ihren Welauftrag zu erfüllen? Eine Figur der kirchlichen Zeitgeschichte offenbart die Spannungen "kämpfender Religion".
www.feinschwarz.net
February 15, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Heute vor 60 Jahren starb Camilo Torres (36), kolumbianischer Priester und Befreiungstheologe (mit Studium in Löwen).
Das Kind reicher Eltern schloss sich 10/1965 der Guerilla an und wurde bei einem Gefecht, das als sein erster Einsatz für die ELN gilt, erschossen. Sehr interessante Gestalt.
Das Kind reicher Eltern schloss sich 10/1965 der Guerilla an und wurde bei einem Gefecht, das als sein erster Einsatz für die ELN gilt, erschossen. Sehr interessante Gestalt.
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I'm looking for a postdoc to work on our NIH-funded R01 which is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (13-20) doing EMA and passive text sensing! Please apply, especially if you have experience in the analysis OR collection of these data.
PLEASE SHARE!!
indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132
PLEASE SHARE!!
indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher Study of Affective Disorders’ Classification and Treatment (SADCAT) Lab Dr. Lorenzo-Lorenzo LuacesDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Blooming...
indiana.peopleadmin.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm looking for a postdoc to work on our NIH-funded R01 which is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (13-20) doing EMA and passive text sensing! Please apply, especially if you have experience in the analysis OR collection of these data.
PLEASE SHARE!!
indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132
PLEASE SHARE!!
indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132
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Wir suchen für unsere Forschungsstation Psychose eine Leitende Psycholog:in, unbefristet und bis A14! 🎉 Voraussetzung: Approbation (VT) und Promotion. Wenn eines von beidem noch nicht komplett abgeschlossen ist, meldet euch bei Interesse trotzdem gern 🤗
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Wir suchen für unsere Forschungsstation Psychose eine Leitende Psycholog:in, unbefristet und bis A14! 🎉 Voraussetzung: Approbation (VT) und Promotion. Wenn eines von beidem noch nicht komplett abgeschlossen ist, meldet euch bei Interesse trotzdem gern 🤗
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5...
stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/5...
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Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) does have an effect on overall symptoms of BPD. But individuals with BPD often suffer from interpersonal difficulties and these can severely affect daily functioning.
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) does have an effect on overall symptoms of BPD. But individuals with BPD often suffer from interpersonal difficulties and these can severely affect daily functioning.
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New paper on planned missingness. Recently been liking the approach of planned missingness in a survey -> FIML to estimate constructs.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
psycnet.apa.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
New paper on planned missingness. Recently been liking the approach of planned missingness in a survey -> FIML to estimate constructs.
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
This is a disheartening finding to my profession. We need better allocation/matching, yet I assume that such a finding will be actively misinterpreted by policy makers to further restrict access (no need to maintain current # of licenses) & to reduce reimbursement (they only treat worried well).
🧵 New WP with @kaimiele.bsky.social. We document 2 unsettling patterns in mental health care: 1) despite universal coverage, few individuals with mental illness receive guideline-consistent treatment, and 2) the more severe the illness, the lower the treatment uptake & the longer the wait times. 1/n
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
This is a disheartening finding to my profession. We need better allocation/matching, yet I assume that such a finding will be actively misinterpreted by policy makers to further restrict access (no need to maintain current # of licenses) & to reduce reimbursement (they only treat worried well).
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Thrilled to announce the Oxford Psychological Networks Summer School (OxPNS)!
This is the first-ever psychological network analysis workshop in the UK, to be held in magical Oxford from June 22-26, 2026.
To apply and for more information, please visit: oxfordpns.com
A brief thread 🧵
This is the first-ever psychological network analysis workshop in the UK, to be held in magical Oxford from June 22-26, 2026.
To apply and for more information, please visit: oxfordpns.com
A brief thread 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Thrilled to announce the Oxford Psychological Networks Summer School (OxPNS)!
This is the first-ever psychological network analysis workshop in the UK, to be held in magical Oxford from June 22-26, 2026.
To apply and for more information, please visit: oxfordpns.com
A brief thread 🧵
This is the first-ever psychological network analysis workshop in the UK, to be held in magical Oxford from June 22-26, 2026.
To apply and for more information, please visit: oxfordpns.com
A brief thread 🧵
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First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Confusion in gaming disorder measurement
Abstract. Measurement is important for the scientific programmes of addictive behaviours. In the present study, we investigated the measurement of gaming d
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Comparing registrations to published papers is essential to research integrity - and almost no one does it routinely because it's slow, messy, and time-demanding.
RegCheck was built to help make this process easier.
Today, we launch RegCheck V2.
🧵
regcheck.app
RegCheck was built to help make this process easier.
Today, we launch RegCheck V2.
🧵
regcheck.app
RegCheck
RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.
regcheck.app
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Comparing registrations to published papers is essential to research integrity - and almost no one does it routinely because it's slow, messy, and time-demanding.
RegCheck was built to help make this process easier.
Today, we launch RegCheck V2.
🧵
regcheck.app
RegCheck was built to help make this process easier.
Today, we launch RegCheck V2.
🧵
regcheck.app
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🌟📝 Just out in World Psychiatry:
Our new piece demonstrates the added value of dynamic symptom networks for predicting treatment outcomes beyond baseline severity & common covariates, with an added explained variance of 9-22% at post-treatment & follow-up.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our new piece demonstrates the added value of dynamic symptom networks for predicting treatment outcomes beyond baseline severity & common covariates, with an added explained variance of 9-22% at post-treatment & follow-up.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
🌟📝 Just out in World Psychiatry:
Our new piece demonstrates the added value of dynamic symptom networks for predicting treatment outcomes beyond baseline severity & common covariates, with an added explained variance of 9-22% at post-treatment & follow-up.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our new piece demonstrates the added value of dynamic symptom networks for predicting treatment outcomes beyond baseline severity & common covariates, with an added explained variance of 9-22% at post-treatment & follow-up.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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New preprint! My first time using #virtualreality: we investigate how scene context / being in a (virtual) environment affects action representations.
Together with @leonkroczek.bsky.social, Michael Roidl, and Angelika Lingnau @uniregensburg.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Together with @leonkroczek.bsky.social, Michael Roidl, and Angelika Lingnau @uniregensburg.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New preprint! My first time using #virtualreality: we investigate how scene context / being in a (virtual) environment affects action representations.
Together with @leonkroczek.bsky.social, Michael Roidl, and Angelika Lingnau @uniregensburg.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Together with @leonkroczek.bsky.social, Michael Roidl, and Angelika Lingnau @uniregensburg.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Aktualisiert: März 26
December 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Aktualisiert: März 26
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New preregistered preprint by @emkbridger.bsky.social (w J Maltby, @danielnettle.bsky.social & @larsklintwall.bsky.social). We queried a UK-representative lay sample to rated perceived causal influence between 20 biopsychosocial causes linked to mental health & poverty.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
New preregistered preprint by @emkbridger.bsky.social (w J Maltby, @danielnettle.bsky.social & @larsklintwall.bsky.social). We queried a UK-representative lay sample to rated perceived causal influence between 20 biopsychosocial causes linked to mental health & poverty.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Measuring Negative Thought Spirals in Real Time 🧠📱
In two studies, we used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) via smartphones to track repetitive negative thinking in real time.
🔗 Read the studies:
doi.org/10.1371/jour... doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
In two studies, we used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) via smartphones to track repetitive negative thinking in real time.
🔗 Read the studies:
doi.org/10.1371/jour... doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Measuring Negative Thought Spirals in Real Time 🧠📱
In two studies, we used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) via smartphones to track repetitive negative thinking in real time.
🔗 Read the studies:
doi.org/10.1371/jour... doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
In two studies, we used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) via smartphones to track repetitive negative thinking in real time.
🔗 Read the studies:
doi.org/10.1371/jour... doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
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🔎Zwangssymptome strukturiert, gut und schnell erfassen?🧠
Dafür haben @celinalianemueller.bsky.social & Kolleg:innen
📗 das 12-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-12; tinyurl.com/oci-12)
&
📘 das ultra-kurze 4-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-4; tinyurl.com/oci-4-screener)
auf deutsch übersetzt & frei verfügbar gemacht.
Dafür haben @celinalianemueller.bsky.social & Kolleg:innen
📗 das 12-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-12; tinyurl.com/oci-12)
&
📘 das ultra-kurze 4-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-4; tinyurl.com/oci-4-screener)
auf deutsch übersetzt & frei verfügbar gemacht.
Translation and Validation of the German 12-Item Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI-12) in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples| Clinical Psychology in Europe
tinyurl.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🔎Zwangssymptome strukturiert, gut und schnell erfassen?🧠
Dafür haben @celinalianemueller.bsky.social & Kolleg:innen
📗 das 12-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-12; tinyurl.com/oci-12)
&
📘 das ultra-kurze 4-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-4; tinyurl.com/oci-4-screener)
auf deutsch übersetzt & frei verfügbar gemacht.
Dafür haben @celinalianemueller.bsky.social & Kolleg:innen
📗 das 12-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-12; tinyurl.com/oci-12)
&
📘 das ultra-kurze 4-Item Zwangsinventar (OCI-4; tinyurl.com/oci-4-screener)
auf deutsch übersetzt & frei verfügbar gemacht.
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We just preprinted a huge meta-meta-analysis examining the effects of exercise on cognition, memory, and executive function
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
OSF
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We just preprinted a huge meta-meta-analysis examining the effects of exercise on cognition, memory, and executive function
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
In short
- 2239 effect sizes
- extreme between-study heterogeneity
- extensive publication bias
- some subgroup/exercise-specific effects
More below (doi.org/10.31234/osf...)
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Our Mail System: sorry academic spam is so hard to filter, hope you don’t mind getting > 10 Greetings of the day.
Also our Mail System: I seem to have blocked the mail from the journal for which you requested a password reset so it won’t arrive no matter how often you try 🥳
#AcademicChatter
Also our Mail System: I seem to have blocked the mail from the journal for which you requested a password reset so it won’t arrive no matter how often you try 🥳
#AcademicChatter
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our Mail System: sorry academic spam is so hard to filter, hope you don’t mind getting > 10 Greetings of the day.
Also our Mail System: I seem to have blocked the mail from the journal for which you requested a password reset so it won’t arrive no matter how often you try 🥳
#AcademicChatter
Also our Mail System: I seem to have blocked the mail from the journal for which you requested a password reset so it won’t arrive no matter how often you try 🥳
#AcademicChatter
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🚀 New paper (open access) out in Cognitive Therapy & Research: we (@herzog.bsky.social, @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social, @hudsongolino.bsky.social and me) ask whether group‑level symptom‑change networks in CBT actually capture what happens inside each patient. #Psychology #CBT
Must We Always Go Idiographic? - Cognitive Therapy and Research
Purpose While psychological change processes are increasingly assumed to be “non-ergodic”, prompting a shift toward idiographic approaches, the assumption of ergodicity is often accepted a priori rath...
link.springer.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🚀 New paper (open access) out in Cognitive Therapy & Research: we (@herzog.bsky.social, @evalottabrakemeier.bsky.social, @hudsongolino.bsky.social and me) ask whether group‑level symptom‑change networks in CBT actually capture what happens inside each patient. #Psychology #CBT
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delighted to see this published 🙌 using EMA, we (with @roryoc.bsky.social) investigated suicidal ideation in daily life. we found that it arises from an interaction of within-person increases in loneliness and an individual’s level of personality functioning psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
delighted to see this published 🙌 using EMA, we (with @roryoc.bsky.social) investigated suicidal ideation in daily life. we found that it arises from an interaction of within-person increases in loneliness and an individual’s level of personality functioning psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
Path Asymmetry in Complex Dynamic Systems of Psychopathology
This article illustrates the assumption of path symmetry in current theories of psychopathology and calls for the development of dynamical systems of mental illness that incorporate asymmetry.
jamanetwork.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thrilled to share a new paper in @jamapsychiatry.com on path asymmetry in complex dynamic systems of psychopathology! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
With amazing collaborators @tfblanken.bsky.social, Han van der Maas, & Denny Borsboom 🥳
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1: In 2023, I wrote this paper arguing that research on active ingredients of CBT, and by extension on their mechanisms, is not close to improving therapy outcomes.
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Identifying active ingredients in cognitive-behavioral therapies: What if we didn't?
Identifying active ingredients of psychological interventions is a major goal of psychotherapy researchers that is often justified by the promise that…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
1: In 2023, I wrote this paper arguing that research on active ingredients of CBT, and by extension on their mechanisms, is not close to improving therapy outcomes.
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I just read a paper on inhibitory learning improving outcomes of exposure. Egg on my face?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In einem der meistgehörten Podcasts Deutschlands ist eine „Traumaexpertin“ zu Gast. Ich dachte: cool, da wird eine wissenschaftlich ausgebildete und kompetente Therapeutin mal richtig Klartext reden. Nope: weder approbiert noch Wissenschaft. Arbeitet nach Heilpraktikergesetz.
October 25, 2025 at 7:12 AM
In einem der meistgehörten Podcasts Deutschlands ist eine „Traumaexpertin“ zu Gast. Ich dachte: cool, da wird eine wissenschaftlich ausgebildete und kompetente Therapeutin mal richtig Klartext reden. Nope: weder approbiert noch Wissenschaft. Arbeitet nach Heilpraktikergesetz.