Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

keine weiteren Anregungen bietet

English translation:

offers no further stimulation

Added to glossary by Susan Welsh
Nov 7, 2016 17:18
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German term

keine weiteren Anregungen bietet

German to English Social Sciences Psychology ego development
This is about a study of the relationship between ego development (Loevinger model) and the formation of friendships. Six months after a five-day training session, the researcher asked the participants to make a list of their best friends from the group.

Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die gleichzeitig erhobene Ich-Entwicklungsstufe offensichtlich auch eine „soziologische“ Variable ist: Gegenseitige Wahlen zeigten sich am häufigsten bei Personen innerhalb einer halben Ich-Entwicklungsstufe (p < 0,05). Ähnliche Ergebnisse fanden sich auch in einer Studie zu Ich-Entwicklung und Freundschaft von Mikkelson (1980). Sofern dies nicht nur für diese Studie zutrifft, schaffen sich Menschen damit eine Umwelt, die zumindest bezüglich dieser Variable **keine weiteren Anregungen bietet.** Findet dies nicht nur in einzelnen Einheiten wie bei Interventionsprogrammen statt, sondern über Monate und Jahre wie bei Ehepaaren, sind noch größere Effekte zu erwarten.

My draft for the problem sentence makes no sense:
"If this is true not only for this study, then people create an environment that, at least regarding this variable, offers no further suggestions." (!!)

Thanks for any help!

Discussion

Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 8, 2016:
No, it's not true, Susan But, in the comfort zone, the desire for growth must come from within oneself - which it usually does, eventually. And works on both parties in a long-term relationship. But perhaps the study is short-sighted? Or has a limited view of what growth beinhaltet?
Susan Welsh (asker) Nov 8, 2016:
OK I finally get what you guys are saying in different ways - that interacting with people who are at one's same level of development does not offer further stimulation. I guess the reason it made/makes no sense to me is that I don't think it's true. It is also not stated in the part of the source reference (Lasker paper) that I have available to me.
Björn Vrooman Nov 7, 2016:
"The sociological variable is that where the people of similar development feel comfortable with one another and there is no longer the incitement to change or grow."

Concur.

"Umwelt, die zumindest bezüglich dieser Variable keine weiteren Anregungen bietet"

i.e. an environment that renders this variable useless beyond already established parameters ( = Häufigkeit gegenseitiger Wahl innerhalb einer halben Entwicklungsstufe)
Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 7, 2016:
Sociological variable as opposed to an ideological variable - how they view each other instead of how they view themselves - sorry if I'm over-explaining.
As the variable has a greater effect by l(ong-year) married couples, it seemsto me they are talking about a 'comfort zone'. The sociological variable is that where the people of similar development feel comfortable with one another and there is no longer the incitement to change or grow.

Susan Welsh (asker) Nov 7, 2016:
@Ramey Here is how I translated those parts:

"The findings show that being at a simultaneous ego development stage is also a 'sociological' variable: Mutual choices appeared most often between people who were within half an ego development stage of each other (p < 0.05)."

What it means is that people at the same stage of ego development (en route to maturity) or not more than half a stage apart from each other are more likely to choose one another as friends ("gegenseitige Wahlen").

Don't know what he means by "a sociological variable," but that's not important.
I know that "mutual choices" is correct, because I have part of the English-language paper that's being referenced (Lasker, 1978 -- dissertation not available online).
Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 7, 2016:
Hi Susan this is what I don't understand:
die gleichzeitig erhobene Ich-Entwicklungsstufe,
and this:
Gegenseitige Wahlen zeigten sich am häufigsten bei Personen innerhalb einer halben Ich-Entwicklungsstufe
Can you offersome background information?
that is why I fixed on the married couple statement - something I understand.
Susan Welsh (asker) Nov 7, 2016:
?? I'm afraid none of the suggestions offered [sic] so far make any more sense to me than my own. I can't grasp the basic idea.
Ramey Rieger (X) Nov 7, 2016:
stimuli? The reference to married cuoples, makes me think of stimuli, but it could also refer to the sense of satisfaction, of coming home.

Proposed translations

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offers no further stimuli

just one out of many options
Peer comment(s):

agree Usch Pilz
4 mins
Thank you, Usch !
agree TonyTK : Yes, it almost sounds like "different opinions" or "outside input" in the sense that people stay in their own bubble (if I've understood the study correctly).
21 mins
Thank you, TonyTK. Like to recall my years at Germersheim.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everybody!"
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isn't open to any futher/other/alternative suggestions

might work in a psychological context

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Note added at 12 mins (2016-11-07 17:30:57 GMT)
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"possibilities" or "stimuli" as Ellen suggests

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Note added at 14 mins (2016-11-07 17:32:05 GMT)
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many ways of approaching this, so not easy by any means...

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Note added at 15 mins (2016-11-07 17:33:08 GMT)
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"suggestions" isn't a bad way to go in this context
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