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| Burnout has a very high individual, social and economic impact. Yet there is no consistent definition of burnout. Mainly due to reimbursement reasons, office-based doctors and clinicians use diagnoses like depression if they see a burnout case. The GP Forschungsgruppe presents a health technology assessment in which the authors conclude that a consensual definition of the burnout syndrome has to be found. Furthermore, there is a need for a standardized, international accepted and valid procedure for the diagnostics of burnout. Finally, the economic effects and implication of burnout diagnostics on the economy, the health insurances and the patients have to be analysed. The report can be downloaded. |
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| In the edition No. 9 of the online-journal "Education for Sustainable Development" of the German UNESCO- Comission Dieter Korczak has given an interview concerning the relation of money and sustainability. The interview can be downloaded. |
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| At the 3rd International Congress for Cosmetic Surgery in Lindau, Dieter Korczak presented new empirical results for cosmetic operations. He stated that the intercultural globalization of beauty norms has further proceeded. Life-time prevalence of cosmetic operations is still higher in US (6.7%) than in Germany (1,5%). The socio-economic criteria of patients or the kind of procedures is already quite similar. Blepharoplasty, liposuction and breast augmentation are the most common procedures in both countries. |
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| Dieter Korczak was invited to give a speech at the 60th congress of the German Society for Maxillofacial Surgery in Munich. His subject was beauty norms, prevalence and benefit of cosmetic surgery. He estimates that patients annually pay around 223 million Euro for facial aesthetic enhancement. |
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| At the annual meeting of debt counsellors in Hamburg Dieter Korczak presented the use and benefit of Reference Budgets. Reference Budgets are expenditure structures of different kinds of households. They enable the households to live in dignity. The benefit of Reference Budgets is regarded to be high. Download of the presentation: www.bag-sb.de |
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| Dieter Korczak has published an article about the causes of indebtedness and over- indebtedness of young adults. He describes how a broad financial education can prevent over-indebtedness. See the magazine "proJugend" No. 1/2010 |
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| At the 10th symposium of the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information Dieter Korczak presents the above named health technology assessment report. The report can be downloaded. |
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| At March 15th Dieter Korczak talks about possible failures in the storage of personal data. The interview is broadcasted by the German TV channel WDR3. A video is available here. |
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| In an event of the German Savings Bank Association Dieter Korczak will talk about the benefits of reference budgets. The event will take place in Bonn at February 25. |
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| As a result of a two-years-project which was financially supported by the European Commission, ecdn published the Handbook of Reference Budgets. The project was set up with the aim of promoting the construction and use of reference budgets as instruments to prevent and tackle financial exclusion and over-indebtedness in Europe. Dieter Korczak evaluated the project scientifically. |
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| The GP Forschungsgruppe was founded by Dieter Korczak and Gabriela Pfefferkorn in 1985. In the last 25 years the research group has conducted 460 projects for German and international clients. Highlights have been amongst others the studies Prevalence of promiscuous sexual behavior (1987), Pacemakers (1988), Over-indebtedness in Germany (1990 – 2000), Worldwide Antibiotics (1992), Quality-of-Life Map for Germany (1995), Nutritional state of night shift-workers (1998), Mega-trends in the healthcare sector (2001), Sustainable cities (2001 – 2004), Responsible lending (2005), Cosmetic surgery (2007), Prevention of financial misbehavior (2005 – 2009). |
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| Esomar is proud to announce "Odyssee 2010 – The changing face of market research" to be held in Athens, the birthplace of critical thought and the foundation of modern culture. Deadline for synopses is February 5th. The Congress will take place from 12th – 15th September. Dieter Korczak belongs to the committee which will select the papers and structure the programme. |
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| Dieter Korczak published an article about the use of indicators for sustainability in Germany in the magazine "Forum Wohnen und Stadtentwicklung" No. 6/2009. A representative evaluation of local services and supply is included. |
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| In December 2009, a representative online-survey showed that two third of the respondents have an account at saving banks or cooperative banks ('Raiffeisen'). Nearly everybody of the respondents owns a mobile phone, 71% use payback-cards, 57% credit cards. 48% changed their home in the last five years. More information and data available by info@gp-f.com. |
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| At the 6th annual conference of the Thuringian Working Group Cosmetic Surgery Dieter Korczak presented new results about cosmetic surgery. By his data 1,7% of the general population suffer a body dysmorphic disorder but 17% of cosmetic surgery patients. In 2009, 340,000 people did undergo a cosmetic surgery in Germany. |
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| Most of the inhabitants in large German cities value the cultural offer in their cities. For them it is important that the urban architecture is nice and that the city has great libraries , theater and opera houses and many cinema. The local cultural offer is an important location factor. You will find more results about culture in Germany in the TIMESENSOR edition No. 19 |
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| Life in German villages is still different from life in cities. Inhabitants of villages regard their life as safer and they are more content with recreation areas, kindergarten and primary school education , housing conditions and club activities. They appreciate the tranquility and the social cohesion in their villages. Read more in TIMESENSOR edition No. 19 |
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| At November 11, Dieter Korczak has given a lecture on the bank crisis and the consequences for private households at a conference in Basel/Switzerland. The conference was organized by the University for Applied Sciences NorthwestSwitzerland and attended by 200 delegate from different sectors. |
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| The eighteenth edition of the trendmonitor TIMESENSOR deals with the use of social media and the web 2.0. 5% of the adult population with internet access run a weblog. 19% have already published audio or video material in the internet. Facebook has the highest awareness. More material and information by info@gp-f.com or www.zeitsensor.de. |
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| Dieter Korczak made a guest appearance at TV Planet Science and talked about the cultural meaning of underwear and lingerie. The show will be broadcasted on Thursday, October 15th , 3 p.m. at the WDR channel. www.planet-wissen.de |
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| Dieter Korczak was invited by SKEF, the Polish Association for Financial Education, to give a lecture about the situation in Germany. The EU-conference took place at October 9th, in Gdansk. |
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| On the general assembly of the Federal Association for Housing and Urban Planning Dieter Korczak was elected as member of the board of trustees. www.vhw.de |
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| The vast majority of the German eligible voters wants a policy which is geared to contents. This is the result of the current TIMESENSOR survey among 1,000 representatively chosen eligible voters which was conducted in the first week of September. Overall a high voter participation can be expected. 76% of the eligible voters want to vote by any means or vote by mail. 14% are not sure if they are going to vote. Beyond the slogans of the different parties the majority of the German voters has a clear idea of how the future policy should be geared to. On the one hand the German voters want to have more net income, but realize as well that the national debts which were taken to save banks and stabilise the economy will be the future taxes. In the opinion of the respondents this will lead to a severe problem for the sustainability of Germany and justice for future generations. Three of four respondents see a necessity in the reorientation of the German society (a political aim of the Green party), the focus point is an investment in renewable energies, social justice and education. Every second respondent approves the statement "More money for education instead of banks". For more information please contact GP Forschungsgruppe. |
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| The Society for Interdisciplinary Studies will meet from 25-27th September in Erfurt. Philosophers, ethicians, financial scientists, historians, data commissioners, experts in environmental medicine and artists will seek for traces and try to interpret them. The entire programme and registration at www.studiengesellschaft.de |
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| The book, edited by Dieter Korczak, about the symposium "tolerance" of the Society for Interdisciplinary Studies is now available at Asanger-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89334-541-0, www.asanger.de). |
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| A representative study of the GP Forschungsgruppe proves now that four of the most important registers in Germany store wrong or invalid data of consumers. Therefore the value of scoring based on these data is doubtful. The study was presented by the Minister for consumer protection and the author Dieter Korczak. The major German print magazines and TV channels reported about the results. The German version of the study can be downloaded. |
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| Since two years the GP Forschungsgruppe, together with ODC-Services, monitors the contemporary trends in Germany. 260 questions have been put in fifteen representative online-surveys. The broad range of questions covers topics like climate change, environmental protection, quality of life, national proud, health, happiness, money, future, mobility, justice, youth, internet usage, underwear, gifts, household budgets, political culture, savings and consumption. As summer special single questions, tables and statistics can be ordered. Please contact Dr. Dieter Korczak +49-89-54344960 |
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| The results of a project are now available which deals with the further development of the concept of Ecological Justice (EJ) and its communication possibilities. For this purpose, a delphi-survey and a conference were conducted. Ecological Justice is understood as an integrative concept which includes intra-generational and distributive justice as well as inter-generational justice and the fair utilisation of resources. For the realisation of the EJ-concept the search for synergies between social and environmental policy as well as the development of a new wealth model are recommended. A communication strategy will be successful if it considers the following factors as important: political agenda, initiative, courageousness and persuasiveness of the relevant actors, transferability and diversification potential of the project idea and the composition of a network (Download PDF). |
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| The Timesensor edition no. 15/June 2009 showed that two third of the German population do not have any sign of the so-called "German Angst". Consumption will not drop. For the second half of the year cost increases are expected. But for most of the consumers it will be difficult to reduce their costs immediately. There will be a time lag of three to six months to adapt to the new financial situation. More results are available by info@gp-f.com. |
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| Justice and private debts are not an important subject of public concern. The financial turmoil and the economic crisis overshadow the long-time known over-indebtedness of private households. But the financial meltdown and private over-indebtedness have astonishing similarities, with one decisive distinction: the over-indebtedness of banks is home-made, the one of private households is due to external factors. See full article. |
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| The Federation of German Consumer Organizations and different charity organizations are the editors of the recently presented "Schuldenreport 2009". Dieter Korczak is one of the authors and has written a critical review about studies on over-indebtedness and family situation. The book can be ordered using the ISBN 978-3-936350-58-6. |
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| The news of the year 2009 is frightening. The insecure credit debts of European and North-American banks add up already 2.7 trillion euros. And the worse is yet to come. Taxation, unemployment and over-indebtedness will increase. Providing access to high quality money and debt advice services is a key element in the European fight against over-indebtedness. Dieter Korczak (guest editor) has invited ten European scientists and consumer advocates to describe the situation of over-indebtedness and its prevention in Europe. The short reports are collected and published in ‘Money Matters No.7’. Recommendations cover the subsidization of money and debt advice, free debt regulation in all EU member states, the implementation of national task forces and over-indebtedness monitoring. Money Matters No.7 can be downloaded here. Prints can be ordered by office@ecdn.eu. |
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| On March 23rd and 24th the formation of a new alliance for the better communication of sustainability started. Participants from NGOs, web-based services and industry initiated several proposals. These proposals will be worked out to concrete projects until June 2009. Access to the komm (N) – project is provided by www.amazee.com. The project is conducted by IFOK and GP Forschungsgruppe on behalf of the Federal Environmental Agency. |
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| Key results of the Timesensor No. 10 are published in the March edition of the magazine SOUS. The full report can be ordered by GP Forschungsgruppe, Tel. +49-89-54344960 |
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| About 2% of the population are members of political parties in Germany. This minority leads the country. Though 71% of the population does not feel represented by the parliamentarians, more than 80% want to vote in the coming Federal elections. Frequent criticism concerns the lobby behavior, the pressure of the parties on their parliamentary group and the egoism of parliamentarians. Further information on the political culture in Germany can be found in the edition no. 13 of the Timesensor. |
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| There is a lot of fear concerning an upcoming financial and economic crisis in Germany. But who really knows how much money an average household spends on a monthly base? We do because we conducted a representative online survey asking 1.000 German respondents how much money they spend for rent, food, insurances and loans, communication, transport, health and cosmetics and other daily utilities. The results are published in our Timesensor, edition no.12 and now available. Phone +49-89-54344960 or mail info@gp-f.com. |
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| The Second Bavarian Social report is now available. Within a team of project partners, the GP Forschungsgruppe was responsible for the analysis of over-indebtedness, children, youth and health. Amongst others, the analysis showed that a low education level leads to low job and income levels. Low job levels often have a higher environmental load, low education level often causes a risky life style. In sum, the life expectancy gets reduced by these factors. The report can be downloaded www.arbeitsministerium.bayern.de. |
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| The Working Committee for plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery (APKO) invited Dieter Korczak to give a speech on the APKO-Airport –Workshop 2009. He gave in his presentation a sociological view on cosmetic surgery. In his opinion the dysmorphobia risk is quite high for patients with cosmetic surgery. Therefore he pointed out to use the dysmorphobia-risk-index® prior each operation. |
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| By invitation of the Center for Ethics of the University of Kiel, Dieter Korczak gives a lecture which analyzes the human being from a social and psychological perspective. The lecture takes place at Wednesday evening, January, 28th. |
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| In January, we started an innovative project to develop better tools for the communication of sustainability. Together with our project partner IFOK we will built up a new network of companies, NGOs and internet platforms. The idea of the network is to function like a promoter for the brand ‘sustainability’. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment and the Federal Environment Agency. For more information see project letter. |
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