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Michael Höfler

Michael Höfler

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Psychology

D-Index
71
Citations
23658
World Ranking
2139
National Ranking
86

Overview

Michael Höfler is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, particularly focusing on clinical psychology and related interdisciplinary areas. Their research spans a range of topics within psychology, emphasizing advanced causal inference techniques and qualitative comparative analysis research.

Höfler's publication record includes papers on personality traits, decision-making processes, and behavioral health interventions. Their work is frequently published in the journal Meta-Psychology, where they have two articles, as well as in other venues such as Psychology Archives, Journal of Personality, Psychopharmacology, and the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma.

Among recent papers by Höfler and their co-authors are:

  • The nonlinear association between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism: An individual data meta-analysis, 2021, Journal of Personality
  • Impulsive decision-making predicts the course of substance-related and addictive disorders, 2020, Psychopharmacology
  • Is Childhood Maltreatment Associated with Body Image Disturbances in Adulthood? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2021, Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
  • Do lifetime anxiety disorders (anxiety liability) and pregnancy-related anxiety predict complications during pregnancy and delivery?, 2020, Early Human Development
  • Means to valuable exploration: I. The blending of confirmation and exploration and how to resolve it, 2022, Meta-Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Höfler include:

  • Philipp Kanske
  • Sebastian Trautmann
  • Jürgen Hoyer
  • Brennan McDonald
  • Emanuel Jauk

Their main fields of study are concentrated in psychology, with subfields highlighting clinical psychology, statistics and probability, sociology and political science, public health, and artificial intelligence. This interdisciplinary engagement supports a research footprint that integrates theoretical and applied psychological inquiry.

Key topics addressed in Höfler's work include:

  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

This profile reflects Höfler's academic presence as a researcher engaged in clinical and quantitative psychological sciences, characterized by collaborative efforts and diverse publishing across recognized scholarly venues.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, co-morbidity and correlates of mental disorders in the general population: results from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey (GHS).

    Frank Jacobi;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;C. Hölting;M. Höfler

  • Incidence of social anxiety disorder and the consistent risk for secondary depression in the first three decades of life.

    Katja Beesdo;Antje Bittner;Daniel S. Pine;Murray B. Stein

  • Psychische Störungen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung

    F. Jacobi;M. Höfler;J. Strehle;S. Mack

  • Social Anxiety Disorder and the Risk of Depression: A Prospective Community Study of Adolescents and Young Adults

    Murray B. Stein;Martina Fuetsch;Nina Müller;Michael Höfler

  • Generalized anxiety and depression in primary care: prevalence, recognition, and management.

    Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Ron C Kessler;Katja Beesdo;Petra Krause

  • Parental psychopathology, parenting styles, and the risk of social phobia in offspring: a prospective-longitudinal community study.

    Roselind Lieb;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Michael Höfler;Martina Fuetsch

  • Parental Major Depression and the Risk of Depression and Other Mental Disorders in Offspring: A Prospective-Longitudinal Community Study

    Roselind Lieb;Barbara Isensee;Michael Höfler;Hildegard Pfister

  • Twelve-month prevalence, comorbidity and correlates of mental disorders in Germany: the Mental Health Module of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1-MH)

    Frank Jacobi;Frank Jacobi;Michael Höfler;Jens Siegert;Simon Mack

  • Erratum zu: Psychische Störungen in der Allgemeinbevölkerung. Studie zur Gesundheit Erwachsener in Deutschland und ihr Zusatzmodul „Psychische Gesundheit“ (DEGS1-MH)

    F. Jacobi;M. Höfler;J. Strehle;S. Mack

  • Why do people with anxiety disorders become depressed? A prospective‐longitudinal community study

    H.-U. Wittchen;R. C. Kessler;H. Pfister;M. Lieb

  • Transitions from first substance use to substance use disorders in adolescence: Is early onset associated with a rapid escalation?

    Silke Behrendt;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Michael Höfler;Roselind Lieb

  • Primary anxiety disorders and the development of subsequent alcohol use disorders: a 4-year community study of adolescents and young adults

    Petra Zimmermann;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Michael Höfler;Hildegard Pfister

  • Continued cannabis use and risk of incidence and persistence of psychotic symptoms: 10 year follow-up cohort study

    Rebecca Kuepper;Jim Van Os;Roselind Lieb;Hans Ulrich Wittchen

  • What predicts incident use of cannabis and progression to abuse and dependence?: A 4-year prospective examination of risk factors in a community sample of adolescents and young adults

    Kirsten von Sydow;Roselind Lieb;Hildegard Pfister;Michael Höfler

  • Risk factors and course patterns of anxiety and depressive disorders during pregnancy and after delivery: a prospective-longitudinal study.

    Julia Martini;Johanna Petzoldt;Franziska Einsle;Katja Beesdo-Baum

  • Physical activity and prevalence and incidence of mental disorders in adolescents and young adults

    Andreas Ströhle;Michael Höfler;Hildegard Pfister;Anne-Grit Müller

  • The Bradford Hill considerations on causality: a counterfactual perspective

    Michael Höfler

  • Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a community sample of adolescents and young adults.

    Axel Perkonigg;Hildegard Pfister;Murray B. Stein;Michael Höfler

  • What characteristics of primary anxiety disorders predict subsequent major depressive disorder

    Antje Bittner;Renee D. Goodwin;Hans-Ulrich Wittchen;Katja Beesdo

  • Are social fears and DSM-IV social anxiety disorder associated with smoking and nicotine dependence in adolescents and young adults?

    H. Sonntag;H. U. Wittchen;M. Höfler;R. C. Kessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Roselind Lieb
Roselind Lieb University of Basel
Andrew T. Gloster
Andrew T. Gloster University of Lucerne
Frank Jacobi
Frank Jacobi Psychologische Hochschule Berlin
Jürgen Hoyer
Jürgen Hoyer TU Dresden
Alexander L. Gerlach
Alexander L. Gerlach University of Cologne
Alfons O. Hamm
Alfons O. Hamm University of Greifswald
Andreas Ströhle
Andreas Ströhle Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jürgen Deckert
Jürgen Deckert University of Würzburg

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