Helfried Moosbrugger

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Helfried Moosbrugger (born January 3, 1944 in Graz , Austria ) is an Austrian psychologist. Until 2011 he was Professor of Research Methods and Evaluation in the Department of Psychology and Sports Science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main .

Life

Helfried Moosbrugger attended the Academic Gymnasium (Graz). From 1962 he studied psychology at the universities of Graz , Marburg and Innsbruck and graduated in 1969 with a doctorate. phil. from. From 1969 to 1971 he was a university assistant at the University of Innsbruck, then he worked as a research assistant at the German Institute for International Educational Research in Frankfurt am Main. From 1975 to 1977 he headed the department for applied statistics there. At the same time he held a chair at the University of Trier from 1973 to 1974 .

In 1975 he was offered an appointment at the University of Mainz and in 1977 he moved to the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main , where he worked until 2011.

Moosbrugger is an elected city councilor in the parliament of the city of Kronberg im Taunus . He is on the board of the Kronberg Academy for Chamber Music .

Research achievements

Analysis methods for nonlinear effects in latent structural equation models; Evaluation of the direct selection of students by the university; Development and testing of self-assessment for applicants in psychology and computer science; Testing of the English version “FACT-2. Frankfurt Adaptive Concentration Test "; Updating and re-normalization of the Frankfurt attention inventory FAIR and psychometric recording of spirituality and mindfulness .

Helfried Moosbrugger held several visiting professorships abroad.

Memberships, academic functions

  • 1978, 1988 and 1991: Managing Director of the Institute for Psychology at the Goethe University
  • 1980–1983 and 1993–1996: Dean of the Department of Psychology and Senator at Goethe University
  • 1994–2004: Chairman of the Psychology Examination Board at Goethe University
  • since 1996: Board member of the German Society for Psychology
  • 2003: Spokesman for the Methods and Evaluation Section of the DGPs
  • 2003–2011: Chairman of the Testing Board of the Federation of German Psychological Associations
  • 2004: Founding member of the European Association of Methodology and until 2010 active there as Treasurer on the Executive Committee
  • 2004–2009: Dean of the Department of Psychology and Sports Science at the Goethe University
  • since 2008: Expert advisory board for study aptitude diagnostics at the University Rectors' Conference
  • International Society for the Study of Individual Differences
  • International Testing Commission
  • International Association of Applied Psychology
  • Society for Evaluation (DeGEval)

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • with Augustin Kelava (Ed.): Test theory and questionnaire construction . Springer, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-71634-1 and ISBN 3-540-71634-3 .
  • with Frank Goldhammer: FAKT-II. Frankfurt Adaptive Concentration Performance Test II. Manual. Fundamentally revised and newly standardized 2nd edition of the FAKT by Moosbrugger and Heyden (1997). Huber, Bern 2007.
  • K. Westhoff, LJ Hellfritsch, KD Hornke, F. Lang, H. Moosbrugger, A. Püschel, G. Reimann (eds.): Basic knowledge for job-related suitability assessment according to DIN 33430 (2nd revised edition). Pabst, Lengerich 2005, ISBN 3-89967-235-6 .
  • Christian Zwingmann and Helfried Moosbrugger (eds.): Religiosity: Measurement methods and studies on health and coping with life. New contributions to the psychology of religion. Waxmann, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8309-1428-8 .
  • Linear models. Regression and variance analyzes. 3rd thoroughly revised and supplemented edition. With the collaboration of Ulrike Rabl. Huber, Bern 2002, ISBN 3-456-83901-4 .
  • Multivariate statistical analysis methods. With an introduction to matrix algebra (3rd revised edition). Institute for Social Science Research, Münster 1997, ISBN 3-926083-11-5 .
  • with Christian Zwingmann and Dirk Frank (eds.): Religiosity, personality and behavior. Contributions to the psychology of religion . Waxmann, Münster 1996, ISBN 3-89325-420-X .
  • with Dirk Frank: Cluster analytical methods in personality research. An application-oriented introduction to taxometric classification methods . Huber, Bern 1992, ISBN 3-456-82320-7 .
  • with Hans Müller: Psychological Statistics. Collection of exercises with solutions and exam examples (2nd edition). German, Frankfurt am Main 1990, ISBN 3-8171-1178-9 .
  • with Christian Zwingmann: Statistics workbook. Collection of exercises and complete solutions for regression and variance analyzes . German, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 3-8171-1140-1 .

Reviewer for journals

  • Diagnostics; European Journal of Personality; European Journal of Psychological Assessment
  • European Psychologist; Journal of Individual Differences; Journal of Negligible Research
  • Methodology; Methods of Psychological Research - Online; Personality and Individual Differences
  • Psychological Methods; Psychological review; Psychometrics
  • Report psychology; Social forces; Sociological Research and Methods
  • Journal of Differential & Diagnostic Psychology; Journal for Evaluation
  • Journal of Educational Psychology; Journal of Personal Psychology; Journal of Psychology

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personal data
SURNAME Moosbrugger, Helfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian university professor for psychology
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz