Publications
This list contains published papers and preprints. Conference talks and posters may be found on the talks page. Every entry carries a BibTeX button that copies its record to the clipboard.
2026
Florack, J., Athanasiadi, E., Theile-Schürholz, A., Müller, T., Oswald, F., Kleinke, K., & Haberstroh, J. (2026). Is the home a better place for people with dementia to make decisions? GeroPsych. https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000359
Kessler, E.-M., Kleinke, K., Engel, J. V., & Forstmeier, S. (2026). Age-sensitive telehealth group therapy for depression in older adults with and without comorbid anxiety (VISION-AGE): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in an embedded mixed-methods design. BMC Psychiatry, 26, 215.
Kleinke, K., & Gaisbauer, H. (2026). From Probabilistic to Deterministic Missingness: When Predictive Mean Matching Breaks Down Under MAR [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/db7tz_v1
Machulska, A., Kleinke, K., Neubert, M., Sünkel, E., Bück, J., & Klucken, T. (2026). Long-term outcomes of approach-bias-modification for smoking cessation: A six-month and four-year follow-up study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 105090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2026.105090
2025
Athanasiadi, E., Thyrian, J. R., Florack, J., Theile-Schürholz, A., Karneboge, J., Müller, T., Kleinke, K., et al. (2025). Project DECIDE II: Evaluating the efficacy of supported advance care decision making within routine care in dementia: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Medical Ethics, 26(1), 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01290-6
Beiner, E., Hermes, M., Reichert, J., Kleinke, K., Vock, S., Löffler, A., Ader, L., Sirazitdinov, A., Keil, S., Schmidt, T., Schick, A., Löffler, M., et al. (2025). Early-life adversity as a predictor of fibromyalgia syndrome: the central role of perceived stress over endocrine stress indicators. Pain, 166(8), 1871-1881. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003527
Huthsteiner, K., Finke, J. B., Peters, E. M. J., Kleinke, K., Klucken, T., & Stalder, T. (2025). What is the best sampling region for endocrine hair analysis? A comparison between the posterior vertex and occipital region and recommendation for standardization. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 117, 107457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107457
Kiendl, K., Hoyle, R., Kleinke, K., & Hennecke, M. (2025). Development and validation of the goal dimensions questionnaire. Motivation Science, advance online. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000405
2024
Beiner, E., Hermes, M., Reichert, J., Kleinke, K., Vock, S., Löffler, A., Ader, L., Sirazitdinov, A., Keil, S., Schmidt, T., Schick, A., Löffler, M., et al. (2024). Perceived and endocrine acute and chronic stress indicators in fibromyalgia syndrome. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 30471. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76635-z
Brandt, H., Henninger, M., Ulitzsch, E., Kleinke, K., & Schäfer, T. (2024). Responsible research assessment in the area of quantitative methods research: A comment on Gärtner et al. Meta-Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.15626/mp.2023.3796
de Haan, A., Kleinke, K., Degen, E., & Landolt, M. A. (2024). Longitudinal relationship between posttraumatic cognitions and internalising symptoms in children and adolescents. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), 2398357. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2398357
Huthsteiner, K., Finke, J. B., Kleinke, K., Klucken, T., & Stalder, T. (2024). Refining methodological practices: a study protocol for investigating the impact of storage duration, scalp region and sampling method on hair cortisol analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 160, 106861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106861
Kaiser, F., Oberwittler, D., Thielmann, I., Kleinke, K., & Greifer, N. (2024). When does criminal victimization undermine generalized trust? A weighted panel analysis of the effects of crime type, frequency, and variety. Social Science Research, 124, 103086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103086
Kiendl, K., Wenzel, M., Kleinke, K., & Hennecke, M. (2024). Conscientiousness, trait self-control, and neuroticism predict individual differences in the variability of goal dimensions. European Journal of Personality, 08902070241295321. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241295321
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2024). Multiple imputation of incomplete panel data based on a piecewise growth curve model – an evaluation and application to juvenile delinquency data. In M. Stemmler, W. Wiedermann, & F. Huang (Eds.), Dependent data in social sciences research: Forms, issues and methods of analysis (2nd ed., pp. 589–615). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56318-8_24
Kleinke, K., Fritsch, M., Stemmler, M., & Lösel, F. (2024). Multiple imputation of longitudinal data – a comparison of robust imputation methods regarding sample size requirements, with an application to corporal punishment data. In M. Stemmler, W. Wiedermann, & F. Huang (Eds.), Dependent data in social sciences research: Forms, issues and methods of analysis (2nd ed., pp. 565–588). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56318-8_23
2023
Exner, A., Kampa, M., Finke, J. B., Stalder, T., Klapperich, H., Hassenzahl, M., Kleinke, K., & Klucken, T. (2023). Repressive and vigilant coping styles in stress and relaxation: Evidence for physiological and subjective differences at baseline, but not for differential stress or relaxation responses. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1196481. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1196481
Forstmeier, S., Zimmermann, S., van der Hal, E., Auerbach, M., Kleinke, K., Maercker, A., & Brom, D. (2023). Effect of life review therapy for holocaust survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(3), 628–641. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22933
Machulska, A., Eiler, T. J., Haßler, B., Kleinke, K., Brück, R., Jahn, K., Niehaves, B., & Klucken, T. (2023). Mobile phone-based approach bias retraining for smokers seeking abstinence: A randomized-controlled study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01107-w
Machulska, A., Kleinke, K., & Klucken, T. (2023). Same same, but different: A psychometric examination of three frequently used experimental tasks for cognitive bias assessment in a sample of healthy young adults. Behavior Research Methods, 55(3), 1332–1351. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01804-9
2022
Bürgler, S., Kleinke, K., & Hennecke, M. (2022). The metacognition in self-control scale (MISCS). Personality and Individual Differences, 199, 111841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111841
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2022). How to and how not to impute incomplete count data. Proceedings from the 9th European Congress of Methodology, Universitat de València, 86–92. https://doi.org/10.7203/PUV-OA-438-5
Machulska, A., Rinck, M., Klucken, T., Kleinke, K., Wunder, J.-C., Remeniuk, O., & Margraf, J. (2022). ‘Push it!’ or ‘hold it!’? A comparison of nicotine-avoidance training and nicotine-inhibition training in smokers motivated to quit. Psychopharmacology, 239, 105–121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-021-06058-5
2021
Kleinke, K. (2021). Estimation of partially observed non-linear terms in a multilevel model: An evaluation of the robustness of ad hoc and state-of-the-art missing data methods. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, 63(3), 432–455.
Kleinke, K., Fritsch, M., Stemmler, M., Reinecke, J., & Lösel, F. (2021). Quantile regression-based multiple imputation of missing values – an evaluation and application to corporal punishment data. Methodology, 17(3), 205–230. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2317
Kleinke, K., Reinecke, J., & Weins, C. (2021). The development of delinquency during adolescence: A comparison of missing data techniques revisited. Quality & Quantity, 55(3), 877–895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-020-01030-5
Machulska, A., Kleinke, K., Eiler, T. J., Grünewald, A., Brück, R., Jahn, K., Niehaves, B., & Klucken, T. (2021). Approach bias retraining through virtual reality in smokers willing to quit smoking: A randomized-controlled study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 141, 103858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103858
Spiess, M., Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2021). Proper multiple imputation of clustered or panel data. In P. Lynn (Ed.), Advances in longitudinal survey methodology (pp. 424–446). John Wiley & Sons.
2020
de Haan, A., Landolt, M. A., Fried, E. I., Kleinke, K., Alisic, E., Bryant, R., et al. (2020). Dysfunctional posttraumatic cognitions, posttraumatic stress and depression in children and adolescents exposed to trauma: A network analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(1), 77–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13101
Kleinke, K., Reinecke, J., Salfrán, D., & Spiess, M. (2020). Applied multiple imputation. Advantages, pitfalls, new developments and applications in R. Springer Nature.
2019
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2019). Countimp version 2 – A multiple imputation package for incomplete count data (Technical report). University of Siegen, Department of Education Studies; Psychology.
Machulska, A., Kleinke, K., Eiler, T. J., Grünewald, A., Brück, R., Jahn, K., Niehaves, B., Gethmann, C. F., & Klucken, T. (2019). Retraining automatic action tendencies for smoking using mobile phone-based approach-avoidance bias training: A study protocol for a randomized controlled study. Trials, 20, 720. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3835-0
2018
Beblo, T., Pelster, S., Schilling, C., Kleinke, K., Iffland, B., Driessen, M., & Fernando, S. (2018). Breath versus emotions: The impact of different foci of attention during mindfulness meditation on the experience of negative and positive emotions. Behavior Therapy, 49(5), 702–714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2017.12.006
Kleinke, K. (2018). Multiple imputation by predictive mean matching when sample size is small. Methodology, 14(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-2241/a000141
2017
Kleinke, K. (2017). Multiple imputation under violated distributional assumptions – a systematic evaluation of the assumed robustness of predictive mean matching. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 42(4), 371–404. https://doi.org/10.3102/1076998616687084
Kleinke, K., Schlüter, E., & Christ, O. (2017). Strukturgleichungsmodelle mit Mplus: Eine praktische Einführung (2. Aufl.) (2. Aufl.). De Gruyter.
2015
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2015). Multiple imputation of multilevel count data. In U. Engel, B. Jann, P. Lynn, A. Scherpenzeel, & P. Sturgis (Eds.), Improving survey methods: Lessons from recent research (pp. 381–396). Routledge.
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2015). Multiple imputation of overdispersed multilevel count data. In U. Engel (Ed.), Survey measurements: Techniques, data quality and sources of error (pp. 209–226). Campus.
2013
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2013). Multiple imputation of incomplete zero-inflated count data. Statistica Neerlandica, 67(3), 311–336. https://doi.org/10.1111/stan.12009
Kleinke, K., & Reinecke, J. (2013). countimp 1.0 – A multiple imputation package for incomplete count data (Technical report). University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Sociology. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3889.3286
2011
Kleinke, K., Stemmler, M., Reinecke, J., & Lösel, F. (2011). Efficient ways to impute incomplete panel data. Advances in Statistical Analysis, 95, 351–373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10182-011-0179-9