Klaus Schneewind

Klaus Alfred Snow Wind (* 19th October 1939 in Nuremberg ) is a German psychologist and emeritus professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich . The focus of his work lies in the field of personality psychology and family psychology .

academic career

After studying psychology, Schneewind worked from 1964 to 1970 as a research assistant at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . During this time he received his doctorate to become a Dr. phil. with a work on self and external assessment of the speaking voice. The work in Nuremberg was interrupted by a research stay with Raymond B. Cattell at the University of Illinois .

In 1970 Schneewind became professor of psychology at the University of Trier . In 1977 he received a chair for personality psychology , psychological diagnostics and family psychology in Munich. Schneewind has retired since spring 2008.

Research interests

Schneewind's research concerns the conditions of functioning couple relationships, the effects of parenting styles and special aspects of family psychology such as the desire to have children and childlessness. In a 16-year longitudinal study , he researched the development of generalized control beliefs under different family conditions. Schneewind, himself a family therapist, also devotes himself to the development and evaluation of methods of family therapy and counseling. Schneewind played a pioneering role with a research project on the psychosocial aspects of living kidney donation.

Awards

• Hugo Münsterberg Medal of the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP) , 2007
• Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon, 2013

Publications

Textbooks and practical guides :

• Family psychology . 3rd revised and expanded edition, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-17-018214-1
• Personality theories. 2nd edition, Primus, Darmstadt 1996, ISBN 3-89678-990-2

The interactive parent coach “Freedom within limits” is available in three volumes; a DVD is included with each volume:

• Competently raise children of preschool age . Huber, Bern 2009, ISBN 978-3-456-84585-2 (with Beate Böhmert)
• Competently educate children of primary school age. Huber, Bern 2008, ISBN 978-3-456-84514-2 (with Beate Böhmert)
• Educate young people competently . Huber, Bern 2009, ISBN 978-3-456-84586-9 (with Beate Böhmert)

Other publications :

• Family and violence . In R. Nave-Herz (Ed.), Continuity and Change of the Family in Germany (2nd edition, pp. 131–157). Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius, 2002
• Family development . In R. Oerter & L. Montada (eds.), Developmental Psychology (5th ed., Pp. 105–127). Weinheim: Psychologie Verlags Union, 2002
• with S. Ruppert: Families yesterday and today: a generation comparison over 16 years . Munich: Quintessenz, 1995. ISBN 3861283352
• Lukesch, H. , Perrez, M. & Schneewind, KA (Eds.). (1980). Family socialization and intervention. Bern: Huber. ISBN 3456808577 .

literature

• Kürschner's Scholars Calendar , KG Saur Verlag , Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23629-7

Web links

• Literature by and about Klaus Schneewind in the catalog of the German National Library
• Prof. Klaus Schneewind honored - the founder of family psychology receives Hugo-Münsterberg-Medal of the BDP . Professional Association of German Psychologists
• Klaus A. Schneewind's homepage