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Brinkmann P, Stolte M, Devos JVP, Janssen MLF, Schwartze M, Kotz SA. Validation of the Dutch Sensory Gating Inventory (D-SGI): Psychometric properties and a Confirmatory factor analysis. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2025; 32:1064-1073. [PMID: 37453801 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2235453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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The Sensory Gating Inventory (SGI) is an established self-report questionnaire that is used to assess the capacity for filtering redundant or irrelevant environmental stimuli. Translation and cross-cultural validation of the SGI are necessary to make this tool available to Dutch speaking populations. This study, therefore, aimed to design and validate a Dutch Sensory Gating Inventory (D-SGI). To this end, a forward-backward translation was performed and 469 native Dutch speakers filled in the questionnaire. A confirmatory factor analysis assessed the psychometric properties of the D-SGI. Additionally, test-retest reliability was measured. Results confirmed satisfactory similarity between the original English SGI and the D-SGI in terms of psychometric properties for the factor structure. Internal consistency and discriminant validity were also satisfactory. Overall test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC = 0.91, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.87-0.93]). These findings confirm that the D-SGI is a psychometrically sound self-report measure that allows assessing the phenomenological dimensions of sensory gating in Dutch. Moreover, the D-SGI is publicly available. This establishes the D-SGI as a new tool for the assessment of sensory gating dimensions in general- and clinical Dutch speaking populations.
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- Pia Brinkmann
- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ahmed FS, Guenther BA, Thompson JL, Lagerstrom L, Robbins MA. Role of light walking pace on cognition: Findings from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2025; 32:978-992. [PMID: 37402210 PMCID: PMC10764642 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2023.2228952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Moderate- to vigorous intensities of physical activity are recommended for health promotion, including brain health. Regular physical activity is considered a modifiable factor to delay -perhaps prevent- onset of dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. Little is known about the benefits of light physical activity. We analyzed data from a 998 community-dwelling, cognitively unimpaired participants from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS) and investigated the role of light physical activity, defined by walking pace, across two time points. Results revealed light levels of walking pace were associated with higher performance at the first timepoint and less decline by time 2 in the domains of verbal abstract reasoning and visual scanning and tracking, which includes both processing speed and executive function skills. When examining change over time (N = 583), increasing walking pace was associated with less decline at time two for the domains of visual scanning and tracking, working memory, visual spatial ability, and working memory, but not verbal abstract reasoning. These findings highlight the relevance of light physical activity and the need to investigate its contribution to cognitive function. From a public health perspective, this may encourage more adults to adopt a light level of exercise and still reap health benefits.
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- Fayeza S. Ahmed
- Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 301 Beryl Warner Williams Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 301 Beryl Warner Williams Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 301 Beryl Warner Williams Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 301 Beryl Warner Williams Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 301 Beryl Warner Williams Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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Riddle DL, Dumenci L. Performance of baseline quartile-stratified minimal clinically important difference estimates was superior to individual minimal clinically important difference estimates when compared with a gold standard comparator of important change. Pain 2025; 166:1450-1456. [PMID: 39787274 PMCID: PMC12074890 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 10/24/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2025]
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ABSTRACT A variety of minimal clinically important difference (MCID) estimates are available to distinguish subgroups with differing outcomes. When a true gold standard is absent, latent class growth curve analysis (LCGC) has been proposed as a suitable alternative for important change. Our purpose was to evaluate the performance of individual and baseline quartile-stratified MCIDs. The current study included data from 346 persons with baseline and 12-month postoperative outcome data from KASTPain, a no-effect randomized clinical trial conducted on persons with knee arthroplasty and pain catastrophizing. Subgroup trajectories from LCGC were used as a gold standard comparator. Minimal clinically important difference-specific trajectories of recovery were calculated for the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain, Disability and EuroQol-5 Dimension Visual Analogue Scale of self-reported health. The latent Kappa (K l ) chance-corrected agreement between MCIDs and LCGCs were estimated to indicate which MCID method was best at detecting important change. For all 3 outcomes, the average latent class probabilities ranged from 0.90 to 0.99, justifying the use of LCGCs as a gold standard. The K l for LCGC and individual MCIDs ranged from 0.21 (95% CI = 0.13, 0.28) to 0.52 (95% CI = 0.41, 0.66). Baseline quartile-stratified K l for WOMAC Pain and Disability were 0.85 (95% CI = 0.78, 0.92) and 0.74 (95% CI = 0.68, 0.83), respectively. Classification errors in individual MCID estimates most likely result from ceiling effects. Minimal clinically important differences calculated for each baseline quartile are superior to individually calculated MCIDs and should be used when latent class methods are not available. Use of individual MCIDs likely contribute substantial error and are discouraged for clinical application.
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- Daniel L Riddle
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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Laguilles-Villafuerte S. Death Anxiety and Interment Stress Family Interventions for Filipino Older Adults. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2025; 91:40-61. [PMID: 36207142 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221132905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The overall intent of this research is to determine the preferred death anxiety and interment stress family interventions for Filipino older adults. 214 Filipino respondents (18-75 years old) participated in this conjoint analysis study. Results showed that cognitive state (23.272%) is most important and spiritual state (17.256%) as least important family intervention. Part-worth of the attributes shows medical routines and procedures (.342) as most preferred for physical state; mental health awareness (.266) for cognitive state; livelihood trainings (.051) for social state; family therapy (.022) for psychological state; and church activities (.017) for spiritual state. Spiritual state, age, and number of children have marked associations. Respondents aged 60-75 with a higher number of children in the family, cope with death anxiety and interment stress through spirituality. Significant findings of this study will greatly contribute to the knowledge base of geriatric mental health care; including caregivers and family members of older adults.
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Minton EA, Wang CX, Anthony C, Fox A. Advice from Bereaved Parents on Strategies to Heal After Baby Loss. OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING 2025; 91:243-262. [PMID: 36219066 DOI: 10.1177/00302228221133589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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With close to one in three babies dying between conception and infancy, research examining how to assist bereaved parents after loss is critical. Prior research focuses primarily on a general understanding of the journey post-loss or on a specific strategy that can be pursued to assist in healing but does not adequately provide a holistic examination of post-loss strategies nor is it from firsthand recommendations of bereaved parents. Our research addresses this gap in the literature by identifying the post-loss healing strategies recommended by bereaved parents themselves, thereby informing coping post-loss. To do this, 30 semi-structured interviews were conducted with bereaved mothers. Four themes emerged from our findings: (1) honor the deceased baby, (2) engage in helpful practices, (3) pursue healing now, and (4) embrace the post-loss journey as unique.
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- College of Business, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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- Lebow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- College of BusinessUniversity of Akron, Akron, OH, USA
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Cen-Yagiz S, Aytac B. Assessing Maternal Attitudes: Development, Validation, and Psychometric Properties of the Mother-Child Reminiscing Scales. Psychol Rep 2025; 128:1269-1305. [PMID: 37269232 DOI: 10.1177/00332941231180140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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ObjectiveMother-child participation in conversations about past events in early childhood has an invaluable influence on child development. While previous studies have focused on the investigation of maternal styles of talking about the past, the role of maternal attitudes towards reminiscing has been overlooked. This paper presents two studies on the development and validation of two separate scales that assess maternal attitudes in mother-child conversations: the Maternal Attitudes Towards Mother-Child Reminiscing Scale (MCRS) and MCRS-Context.DesignIn Study 1, we have investigated the factor structure of the MCRS (N = 312) and MCRS-Context (N = 278) with a sample of mothers whose children aged between 3 and 7. In Study 2, we aimed to test the factor structure obtained by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in Study 1 using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and we have investigated the psychometric properties of the scales with a different sample of 223 mothers.ResultsEFA and CFA results have suggested four theoretically consistent factors of the MCRS (interest, competency, satisfaction and difficulty) and a one-factor structure for the MCRS-Context (general positive attitudes in comparison to other mothers). To test construct validity, the relationships with related independent scales were investigated, indicating generally significant and theoretically expected correlations. The test/re-test, Cronbach alpha and composite reliability scores indicated acceptable internal consistency for both scales.ConclusionsThe findings of both studies provided evidence for the validity and reliability of these scales in evaluating maternal attitudes towards mother-child conversations. It is thought that the studies presented here will provide useful insight for future studies for understanding the link between maternal cognitions and reminiscing practices in mother-child conversations and the effect of that link on child development.
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- Suzan Cen-Yagiz
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Hacettepe University, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Hacettepe University, Turkey
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Schmitt RM, Huynh HP. Stay (Close to) Humble: Intellectual Humility Negatively Predicts Stigma Toward and Social Distance from Individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychol Rep 2025; 128:827-851. [PMID: 36780657 DOI: 10.1177/00332941231157233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains a highly stigmatized disorder despite its prevalence. Given that the origin of stigmatization is rooted in cognitive representations that people hold, stigma may be differentially exhibited by people with varying degrees of cognitive flexibility. Intellectual humility, the recognition of one's own intellectual shortcomings or flaws, may allow for flexibility in how people navigate knowledge surrounding PTSD, which may reduce stigma and improve interpersonal interactions with individuals with PTSD. The present study investigated whether intellectual humility would negatively predict PTSD stigma and social distance, above and beyond demographic factors and personal or social experience with individuals with PTSD. Participants (N = 421, 67.2% men, mean age = 37.45, SDage = 9.99) completed a multidimensional measure for intellectual humility and the Mental Illness Stigma Scale adapted to assess PTSD stigma. Results confirmed our preregistered predictions. Bivariate correlations demonstrated that overall intellectual humility was negatively correlated with overall PTSD stigma, and overall intellectual humility was negatively correlated with overall social distance. That is, intellectually humble people reported less PTSD stigma and desired closer social distance with individuals with PTSD. Additionally, hierarchical multiple regression revealed that intellectual humility predicted unique variance in PTSD stigma and social distance above and beyond the contribution of demographic factors and personal experience or social relationships with someone with PTSD. These results may provide a useful framework for approaching and minimizing stigma toward PTSD.
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- Randee M Schmitt
- Department of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Aggarwal I, Cuconato G, Ateş NY, Meslec N. Self-beliefs, Transactive Memory Systems, and Collective Identification in Teams: Articulating the Socio-Cognitive Underpinnings of COHUMAIN. Top Cogn Sci 2025; 17:217-247. [PMID: 37402241 PMCID: PMC12093922 DOI: 10.1111/tops.12681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Socio-cognitive theory conceptualizes individual contributors as both enactors of cognitive processes and targets of a social context's determinative influences. The present research investigates how contributors' metacognition or self-beliefs, combine with others' views of themselves to inform collective team states related to learning about other agents (i.e., transactive memory systems) and forming social attachments with other agents (i.e., collective team identification), both important teamwork states that have implications for team collective intelligence. We test the predictions in a longitudinal study with 78 teams. Additionally, we provide interview data from industry experts in human-artificial intelligence teams. Our findings contribute to an emerging socio-cognitive architecture for COllective HUman-MAchine INtelligence (i.e., COHUMAIN) by articulating its underpinnings in individual and collective cognition and metacognition. Our resulting model has implications for the critical inputs necessary to design and enable a higher level of integration of human and machine teammates.
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- Ishani Aggarwal
- Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Fundação Getulio Vargas
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- Department of Organizational BehaviorWeatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
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Harnish RJ. Purchasing Under the Influence of Alcohol: The Impact of Hazardous and Harmful Patterns of Alcohol Consumption, Impulsivity, and Compulsive Buying. Psychol Rep 2025; 128:638-677. [PMID: 36947410 PMCID: PMC11894914 DOI: 10.1177/00332941231164348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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The current research examined how hazardous and harmful patterns of alcohol consumption, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, impulsivity, and compulsive buying were associated with and predicted the frequency of making purchases while under the influence of alcohol. A sample of American adults between the ages of 25 and 64 who reported having at least one drink per week over the past 6 months were surveyed. Regression-based path modeling revealed for those who made online purchases while moderately intoxicated, hazardous and harmful patterns of drinking alcohol and, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, predicted the frequency of making purchases while intoxicated. For those who made online purchases while heavily intoxicated, hazardous and harmful patterns of drinking alcohol, impulsivity, problematic online shopping when drinking alcohol, and compulsive buying predicted the frequency of making purchases while intoxicated. We explain our findings by suggesting individuals engage in frequent drunk purchases because they are motivated to alleviate their negative mood states.
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Kulis E, Szczuka Z, Banik A, Siwa M, Boberska M, Zarychta K, Zaleskiewicz H, Knoll N, Radtke T, Scholz U, Schenkel K, Luszczynska A. Physical activity planning interventions, body fat and energy-dense food intake in dyads: ripple, spillover, or compensatory effects? Psychol Health 2025; 40:433-453. [PMID: 37424083 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2233001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES It is unclear if planning to change one behavior may prompt changes in other health behaviors or health outcomes. This study tested if physical activity (PA) planning interventions may result in (i) a body fat reduction in target persons and their dyadic partners (a ripple effect), (ii) a decrease in energy-dense food intake (a spillover effect), or an increase in energy-dense food intake (a compensatory effect). METHOD N = 320 adult-adult dyads were assigned to an individual ('I-for-me'), dyadic ('we-for-me'), or collaborative ('we-for-us') PA planning intervention or a control condition. Body fat and energy-dense food intake were measured at baseline and at the 36-week follow-up. RESULTS No Time x Condition effects were found for target persons' body fat. There was a reduction in body fat among partners participating in any PA planning intervention, compared to the control condition. Across conditions, target persons and partners reduced energy-dense food intake over time. The reduction was smaller among target persons assigned to the individual PA planning condition compared to the control condition. CONCLUSIONS PA planning interventions delivered to dyads may result in a ripple effect involving body fat reduction among partners. Among target persons, the individual PA planning may activate compensatory changes in energy-dense food intake.
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- Ewa Kulis
- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Applied Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Applied Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Wroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Melbourne Centre for Behavior Change, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Tanaka N, Ahlfors SP, Stufflebeam SM. Sensor-Head Distance and Signal Strength in Whole-Head Magnetoencephalography: Report of 996 Patients With Epilepsy. J Clin Neurophysiol 2025; 42:208-214. [PMID: 39177533 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000001114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Although the sensor-to-head distance is theoretically known to affect the signal strength in magnetoencephalography (MEG), these values have not been reported for a whole-head MEG system in a large population. We measured the distance and signal strength in 996 patients with epilepsy. METHODS The MEG sensor array consisted of 102 measurement sites, each of which had two gradiometers and one magnetometer. The sensor-head distance was defined as the minimum distance between each site and a set of digitized scalp points. For the signal strength, we calculated the root-mean-square of the signal values in each sensor over a recording of 4 minutes. For analyses at the individual and sensor levels, these values were averaged over the sensors and patients, respectively. We evaluated the correlation between distance and signal strength at both individual and sensor levels. At the sensor level, we investigated regional differences in these measures. RESULTS The individual-level analysis showed only a weak negative correlation between the sensor-head distance and the signal strength. The sensor-level analysis demonstrated a considerably negative correlation for both gradiometers and magnetometers. The sensor-head distances showed no significant differences between the regions, whereas the signal strength was higher in the temporal and occipital sensors than in the frontal and parietal sensors. CONCLUSIONS Sensor-head distance was not a definitive factor for determining the magnitude of MEG signals in individuals. Yet, the distance is important for the signal strength at a sensor level. Regional differences in signal strength may need to be considered in the analysis and interpretation of MEG.
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- Naoaki Tanaka
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.S.A
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Liu J. Examination of nonlinear longitudinal processes with latent variables, latent processes, latent changes, and latent classes in the structural equation modeling framework: The R package nlpsem. Behav Res Methods 2025; 57:87. [PMID: 39900783 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-025-02596-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2025]
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We introduce the R package nlpsem (Liu, 2023), a comprehensive toolkit for analyzing longitudinal processes within the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework, incorporating individual measurement occasions. This package emphasizes nonlinear longitudinal models, especially intrinsic ones, across four key scenarios: (1) univariate longitudinal processes with latent variables, optionally including covariates such as time-invariant covariates (TICs) and time-varying covariates (TVCs); (2) multivariate longitudinal analyses to explore correlations or unidirectional relationships between longitudinal variables; (3) multiple-group frameworks for comparing manifest classes in scenarios (1) and (2); and (4) mixture models for scenarios (1) and (2), accommodating latent class heterogeneity. Built on the OpenMx R package, nlpsem supports flexible model designs and uses the full information maximum likelihood method for parameter estimation. A notable feature is its algorithm for determining initial values directly from raw data, improving computational efficiency and convergence. Furthermore, nlpsem provides tools for goodness-of-fit tests, cluster analyses, visualization, derivation of p values and three types of confidence intervals, as well as model selection for nested models using likelihood-ratio tests and for non-nested models based on criteria such as Akaike information criterion and Bayesian information criterion. This article serves as a companion document to the nlpsem R package, providing a comprehensive guide to its modeling capabilities, estimation methods, implementation features, and application examples using synthetic intelligence growth data.
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- Jin Liu
- Data Sciences Institute, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Riddle DL, Dumenci L. Comment on the paper by George and colleagues and entitled "Prevalence and factors associated with high impact chronic pain in knee osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Health Study". THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2025; 27:104717. [PMID: 39447945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2024] [Accepted: 10/16/2024] [Indexed: 10/26/2024]
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- Daniel L Riddle
- Distinguished Career Emeritus Professor of Physical Therapy, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0224, USA.
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- College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Barnett M, Helphrey J, Childers L. Attention problems and off-topic verbosity among young adult and older adult age cohorts. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2025; 32:46-53. [PMID: 36469691 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2147009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Off-topic verbosity refers to tangential discourse with excessive and irrelevant information. Previous research suggests that age-related increases in off-topic verbosity may be due to underlying changes in neurocognitive functioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between attention problems and off-topic verbosity. Young adults (n = 63) and older adults (n = 82) were administered a continuous performance test and provided speech samples, which were transcribed and rated for tangentiality, egocentrism, and quantity of speech. Overall, results found that attention problems were associated with greater tangentiality among older adults, but among young adults more attention problems were associated with lower quantity of speech. Attention problems may affect young adults' and older adult's speech in different ways, possibly reflecting differences in neurocognitive functioning or communication goals.
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- Michael Barnett
- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, USA
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- Southwestern Medical Center, The University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, USA
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McClain MB, Golson ME, Haverkamp CR, Harris B, Ficklin E, Schwartz SE, Wynn CJ. Caregiver Perceptions of Social Communication and Interaction: Development and Validation of the SCIPS. J Autism Dev Disord 2025; 55:1-8. [PMID: 36637592 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05840-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Social communication and interaction (SC/I) skill quality may be influenced by cultural values, norms, and expectations. Because difficulties in SC/I is a core criterion for identifying autism and is a frequent construct of interest in autism research, a measure designed to capture cross-cultural differences in the perspectives of SC/I skills is warranted. To address this need we developed and validated the Social Communication and Interaction Perceptions Scale (SCIPS), a caregiver report measure for children ages 6-18 years, that measures both frequency and perceived importance of various SC/I skills. Results from 401 diverse caregiver participants showed that for both domains (i.e., Frequency and Importance) the SCIPS has good reliability (α = 0.88-0.95) and two factors that examine basic and advanced aspects of SC/I skills. Findings support the use of the SCIPS as a measure of caregiver perspectives of SC/I skills in clinical and research contexts.
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- Maryellen Brunson McClain
- Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA.
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- Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
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- Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
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- School of Education & Human Development, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, USA
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- Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
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- Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, USA
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St Fleur RG, Ream M, Walsh EA, Antoni MH. Cognitive behavioral stress management affects different dimensions of benefit finding in breast cancer survivors: a multilevel mediation model. Psychol Health 2025; 40:47-66. [PMID: 36855864 PMCID: PMC10471786 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2184840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Methods. This secondary analysis used data from 240 women with stage 0-III breast cancer who completed measures of BF (Benefit Finding Scale) and perceived stress management skills (PSMS) at baseline, 6-months, and 12-months post-randomization into CBSM or a psycho-education condition. We tested a six-factor BF model using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and assessed CBSM-related changes in BF and PSMS using Hierarchical Linear Models. We included significantly affected BF dimensions in mediation models. Results. A six-factor model of BF had good fit [χ2(212) = 391.5, p < .001; CFI = 0.94; RMSEA = 0.06; SRMR = 0.04]. CBSM positively affected changes in personal growth (β = 0.06, p = .01), social relations (β = 0.05, p = .05), and worldview (β = 0.05, p = .02) BF. Perceived relaxation skill increases significantly mediated changes in personal growth (β = 0.03, p = .04) and social relations (β = 0.03, p = .04). Conclusion. Some aspects of perceived stress management skills appear to account for specific BF dimensions and should be considered in future efforts to develop interventions to modulate BF.
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- Ruth G. St Fleur
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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Barrett EN, Frey BN, Streiner DL, Agako A, Inness BE, Furtado M, Caropreso L, Green SM. Psychometric properties of the difficulties in emotion regulation Scale in a perinatal sample. J Reprod Infant Psychol 2025; 43:195-214. [PMID: 37342964 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2023.2227648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND One in five pregnant and postpartum individuals experience an anxiety, depressive, and/or trauma-related disorder. Emotion dysregulation (ED) underlies the development and maintenance of various mental health disorders. The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is the most comprehensive and commonly used measure of emotion dysregulation, yet limited evidence supports its use in the perinatal population. The present study aims to evaluate the validity of the DERS and its six subscales in a perinatal sample and to assess its predictive utility in identifying perinatal individuals with a disorder characterised by emotion dysregulation. METHODS Pregnant and postpartum individuals (N = 237) completed a diagnostic clinical interview and self-report measures of anxiety, depression, and perceived social support. RESULTS The DERS subscales demonstrated good internal consistency and construct validity, as it strongly correlated with measures of anxiety and depression and failed to correlate with a measure of perceived social support. Results from an exploratory factor analysis supported a 6-factor solution, suggesting structural validity. An ROC analysis revealed good to excellent discriminative ability for the DERS full scale and four of the subscales. Finally, an optimal clinical cut-off score of 87 or greater was established with a sensitivity of 81% for detecting a current anxiety, depressive, and/or trauma-related disorder. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence for the validity and clinical utility of the DERS in a treatment-seeking and community sample of pregnant and postpartum individuals.
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- Emily N Barrett
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
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Maltagliati S, Sarrazin P, Isoard-Gautheur S, Pelletier L, Rocchi M, Cheval B. Automaticity mediates the association between action planning and physical activity, especially when autonomous motivation is high. Psychol Health 2025; 40:67-83. [PMID: 36916020 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2188886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Action planning promotes physical activity (PA). However, mechanisms underlying this association are poorly understood, as are the variables that moderate this link remain unexplored. To fill these gaps, we investigated whether automaticity mediated the association between action planning and PA, and whether autonomous motivation moderated this mediation. METHODS AND MEASURES PA was measured by accelerometry over seven days among a sample of 124 adults. Action planning, automaticity, and autonomous motivation were assessed by questionnaires. RESULTS Structural equation models revealed that automaticity mediated the association between action planning and PA (total effect, β = .29, p < .001) - action planning was associated with automaticity (a path, β = .47, p < .001), which in turn related to PA (b path, β = .33, p = .003). Autonomous motivation moderated the a path (β = .16, p = .035) - action planning was more strongly associated with automaticity when autonomous motivation was high (+1 standard-deviation [SD]) (unstandardized b = 0.77, p < .001) versus low (-1 SD) (b = 0.35, p = .023). CONCLUSION These findings not only support that action planning favors an automatic behavioral regulation, but also highlight that a high autonomous motivation toward PA may reinforce this mechanism.
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- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression (E3Lab), Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jones RM, DeRuiter RM, Lee HR, Munot S, Belgharbi H, Santibanez F, Favorov OV, Dayton PA, Pinton GF. Non-invasive 4D transcranial functional ultrasound and ultrasound localization microscopy for multimodal imaging of neurovascular response. Sci Rep 2024; 14:30240. [PMID: 39747143 PMCID: PMC11697013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81243-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 11/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/04/2025] Open
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A long-standing goal of neuroimaging is the non-invasive volumetric assessment of whole brain function and structure at high spatial and temporal resolutions. Functional ultrasound (fUS) and ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) are rapidly emerging techniques that promise to bring advanced brain imaging and therapy to the clinic with the safety and low-cost advantages associated with ultrasound. fUS has been used to study cerebral hemodynamics at high temporal resolutions while ULM has been used to study cerebral microvascular structure at high spatial resolutions. These two methods have complementary spatio-temporal characteristics, making them ideally suited for multimodal imaging, but both suffer from limitations associated with transcranial ultrasound imaging. Here, these two methods are combined on the same data acquisition, completely non-invasively, using contrast-enhancements, which solves the dual challenges of sensitivity during transcranial imaging and the ability to implement super-resolution. From this combined approach, the cerebral blood flow, activated brain region, brain connectivity, vessel diameter, and vessel velocity were all calculated from the same data acquisition. During stimulation periods, there was a statistically significant (p<0.0001) increase in cerebral blood flow, diameter, and global velocity, but a decrease in velocity in the activated region. Additionally, the global flow increased (p=0.11) and connectivity decreased (24.7%) when compared to baseline. This multimodal approach allows for the study of the relationship between cerebral hemodynamics (30 ms resolution) and the microvasculature (14.6 μm resolution) using one ultrasound scan.
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- Rebecca M Jones
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Rippon D, Shepherd J, Wakefield S, Lee A, Pollet TV. The role of self-efficacy and self-esteem in mediating positive associations between functional social support and psychological wellbeing in people with a mental health diagnosis. J Ment Health 2024; 33:721-730. [PMID: 35510768 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous research has observed positive associations between perceived quality of social support and mental well-being. Having access to functional social support that provides sources of care, compassion and helpful information have shown to be beneficial for mental health. However, there is a need to identify the psychological processes through which functional social support can elicit therapeutic outcomes on mental well-being. AIMS The present cross-sectional study aimed to examine the extent to which self-efficacy and self-esteem mediated the association between functional social support and mental well-being. METHOD Seventy-three people with a mental health diagnosis, who attended group-based activities as facilitated by a third sector community mental health organisation, took part in the present study. Participants were required to complete measures that assessed perceived quality of functional social support, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and subjective mental well-being. RESULTS A multiple mediation analysis revealed that self-efficacy and self-esteem fully mediated the positive association between perceived functional social support and mental well-being. CONCLUSIONS The implications of these results are that social interventions, which aim to facilitate the delivery of functional social support, could enhance mental well-being via their positive effects on self-efficacy and self-esteem.
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- Waddington Street Centre, Durham, UK
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Dawson IGJ, Hanoch YM. The role of perceived risk on dishonest decision making during a pandemic. RISK ANALYSIS : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR RISK ANALYSIS 2024; 44:2762-2779. [PMID: 36509696 PMCID: PMC11669558 DOI: 10.1111/risa.14082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic presented serious risks to the health and financial wellbeing of millions of people across the world. While many individuals adapted to these challenges through a variety of prosocial and protective behaviors (e.g., social distancing, working from home), many others also engaged in dishonest behaviors (e.g., lying to obtain vaccines or furlough payments). Hence, the COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique context in which to obtain a better understanding of the relationship between risk and dishonesty. Across three preregistered studies, we assessed whether objective risk and perceived risk influenced the decision to behave dishonestly in order to gain access to vaccines and furlough payments during a pandemic. We also assessed the extent to which such dishonesty was deterred by the probability of the dishonesty being detected. We found that heightened health risk perceptions were positively related with lying to obtain a vaccine (Studies 1 and 2), but found no evidence of the same relationship between financial risk perceptions and lying to access furlough payments (Study 2). We also found that the probability of dishonesty being detected had a negative relationship with dishonest behavior (Study 3). In addition, across the three studies, we found that (i) dishonesty was consistently evident in approximately one-third of all of our samples, and (ii) greater dishonesty was associated with older age. We discuss how our findings could be utilized by policy makers to better deter and detect dishonest behaviors during future similar crises.
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- Ian G. J. Dawson
- Centre for Risk Research, Southampton Business School, Highfield CampusUniversity Of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
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- Centre for Risk Research, Southampton Business School, Highfield CampusUniversity Of SouthamptonSouthamptonUK
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Wang X, Wang S, Zeng X. Does Sensation Seeking Lead to Adolescents' Cyberbullying Perpetration? The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement and The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:1724-1735. [PMID: 37024559 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01527-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Based on the general aggression model, the current study examined the mediating role of moral disengagement in the association between sensation seeking and cyberbullying perpetration and the moderating role of perceived social support. A total of 2,286 Chinese adolescents aged 11-16 years completed the questionnaires regarding sensation seeking, cyberbullying perpetration, moral disengagement, and perceived social support. After gender and age were controlled, sensation seeking was significantly and positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration and this relationship was partially mediated by moral disengagement. Moderated mediation analysis further indicated that perceived social support moderated the relationship between sensation seeking and moral disengagement as well as sensation seeking and cyberbullying perpetration. These two relationships became weaker for adolescents with high perceived social support. Specifically, adolescents with higher levels of sensation seeking were more likely to develop moral disengagement and further engaged in cyberbullying perpetration, when they perceived less social support.
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- Xingchao Wang
- School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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- School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, No. 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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Ruan R, Vaughan KR, Wang X. Life Strain, Negative Emotions, and Religious Involvement in Contemporary China. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:4462-4484. [PMID: 37043127 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01808-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Explaining religious growth in China remains a challenge for social scientists. Research on Western nations establishes religion as a powerful resource for coping with life strain. However, China's sociopolitical context, which often treats religion as deviant, is thought to function as a deterrent to conversion. When individuals experience life strain, they respond with negative emotions. Because those who experience strain may turn to non-traditional and deviant activities, we argue that they will be less deterred by China's negative framing of religion when seeking resources for coping. Applying lagged dependent variable models to the 2012-2014 China Family Panel Study, we find that life strain is associated with increases in religious affiliation, service attendance, and salience. Further analyses show that negative emotions mediate the effects of life strain on religiosity. Our study makes a substantial contribution to multiple bodies of literature by applying a theory of deviance to the study of religion, modernization, and mental health.
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- Rongping Ruan
- School of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Substance Abuse Studies, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA.
- Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Storrs/Waterbury, CT, USA.
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- Department of Sociology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
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Hess CW, Howland J, Hackman H, Campbell JK, Vannoy S, Hayden L. Implementation of Concussion Management Policies in High Schools: The Critical Role of School Nurses. J Sch Nurs 2024; 40:675-687. [PMID: 36916285 DOI: 10.1177/10598405231160249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Evidence-based practices in concussion management (CM) have been codified into legislation. However, legislation is varied, and implementation is narrowly evaluated. School nurses hold a unique position to assess the implementation of health policies. The implementation of concussion management policies across Massachusetts high schools was evaluated by the school nurse. A cross-sectional survey was sent to school nurses (N = 304), and responses (n = 201; 68.1% response rate) were tallied whereby higher scores indicated more practices being implemented. One open-text question was included to encourage nurses to provide context regarding implementation in their school. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to assess current implementation and nursing perspectives. Findings indicate that the degree of implementation varies, and some nurses reported difficulty with mobilizing clinical uptake of concussion management practices in their schools. Further implementation research is needed, and school nurses are an important stakeholder to include when assessing the clinical uptake of concussion management policies in schools.
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- Courtney W Hess
- Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Emergency Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Health Behavior, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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- Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
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Rabner JC, Olino TM, Albano AM, Ginsburg GS, Compton SN, Piacentini J, Sakolsky D, Birmaher B, Gosch E, Kendall PC. Do youth anxiety measures assess the same construct consistently throughout treatment? Results are...complicated. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:1526-1540. [PMID: 36856912 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01515-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Interventionists interpret changes in symptoms as reflecting response to treatment. However, changes in symptom functioning and the measurement of the underlying constructs may be reflected in reported change. Longitudinal measurement invariance (LMI) is a statistical approach that assesses the degree to which measures consistently capture the same construct over time. We examined LMI in measures of anxiety severity/symptoms [i.e., Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale (PARS), Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders (SCARED)] in anxious youth at baseline and posttreatment. Initial fit was inadequate for 27 of 38 baseline and posttreatment models, but model modifications resulted in acceptable fit. Tests of LMI supported scalar invariance for the PARS and many, but not all, MASC and SCARED subscales. Findings suggest that the PARS, and many MASC and SCARED subscales can accurately be used to measure change over time, however, others may reflect changes in measurement properties.
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- Jonathan C Rabner
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, West Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Riddle DL, Dumenci L. Comment on "Prospective Back Pain Trajectories or Retrospective Recall - Which Tells Us Most About the Patient?" by Nim and Colleagues. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:104581. [PMID: 38904599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Fenesy MC, Lee SS. Profiles of executive functioning and neuroticism in emerging adulthood: Concurrent associations with psychopathology and health-related quality of life. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2024; 72:2798-2810. [PMID: 36279263 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2132827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: We employed latent profile analysis (LPA) to discern configurations of executive functioning (EF) and neuroticism (NE) and tested their concurrent validity with respect to internalizing and externalizing problems and physical health. Participants: A total of 125 college students completed the study. Methods: Participants self-reported NE and EF on separate normed rating scales and completed computerized tests of EF. Self-reported internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and global physical health were collected. Results: LPA revealed four profiles: (1) Lower EF + Higher NE, (2) Higher EF + Lower NE, (3) Inconsistent EF + Higher NE, and (4) Inconsistent EF + Lower NE. Adjusting for covariates, profiles were differentially associated with internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and physical health. Conclusions: Screening EF and NE in college students may identify those at risk for psychopathology and physical health concerns. Tailored prevention and intervention efforts on college campuses targeting EF and NE may enhance well-being.
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- Michelle C Fenesy
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Transforming Mental Health Initiative, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Tennant IA, Hull DM, Fagan MA, Casaletto KB, Heaton RK, James Bateman C, Erickson KI, Forrester T, Boyne M. Assessment of cross-cultural measurement invariance of the NIH toolbox fluid cognition measures between Jamaicans and African-Americans. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024; 31:1343-1351. [PMID: 36167328 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2126939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery (NIHTB-CB) was developed as a common-metric, computerized cognitive screener for research. Although extensively normed and validated in Americans of different ethnicities, there is little data on how generalizable such results would be when used outside of the United States. The objective of this study was to assess measurement invariance (MI) of the NIHTB-CB across Jamaican and African-American samples and determine appropriateness of comparisons across groups. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses using a single-factor model were conducted using five tests of fluid cognitive abilities from the NIHTB-CB, which assess working memory, episodic memory, processing speed, and executive function. MI was tested sequentially for configural, metric and scalar invariance. 125 Jamaican and 154 American adults of African descent were included. The Jamaican mean age was 31.6 ± 8.6 years (57% males) compared to 43.5 ± 15.5 years (25% males) for the African-American group. The Jamaicans had on average 11.3 ± 2.7 years of education compared to 13.9 ± 2.6 years for the African-Americans. We found metric and configural invariance across both samples but not scalar invariance. These findings suggest that the single factor emerging from the NIHTB-CB measures the same construct, i.e. fluid cognitive ability, in both groups and hence the battery is appropriate for assessments within cultures. However, lack of scalar invariance indicates that direct cross-cultural comparisons of performance levels should be interpreted with caution, also suggesting that U.S. normative standards are not generalizable to the Jamaican population.
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- Ingrid A Tennant
- Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Center for Research Design and Analysis, Texas Women's University, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- College of Science, Health, Engineering, and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
- PROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through physical activity" Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Solutions for Developing Countries, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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- Department of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
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Ando M, Kao YC, Lee YC, Tai SA, Mendez SR, Sasaki K, Tang W, Papatheodorou S. Remote cognitive behavioral therapy for older adults with anxiety symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Telemed Telecare 2024; 30:1376-1385. [PMID: 36794548 DOI: 10.1177/1357633x231151788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In-person cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can reduce self-reported anxiety in older adults. However, studies are limited for remote CBT. We assessed the effectiveness of remote CBT in mitigating self-reported anxiety in older adults. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on a literature search of PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, and Cochrane databases up to March 31, 2021, for randomized controlled clinical trials comparing the effectiveness of remote CBT versus non-CBT controls on mitigating self-reported anxiety in older adults. We calculated within-group pre-to-post-treatment standardized mean difference using Cohen's d, obtained the difference between a remote CBT group and a non-CBT control group as our effect size for cross-study comparison, and conducted a random-effects meta-analysis. Changes in scores on self-reported anxiety symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 item Scale, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, or Penn State Worry Questionnaire - Abbreviated), and self-reported depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 item Scale or Beck Depression Inventory) were primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. RESULTS Six eligible studies, containing 633 participants with a pooled mean age of 66.6 years, were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. There was a significant mitigating effect of intervention on self-reported anxiety, favoring remote CBT over non-CBT controls (between-group effect size: -0.63; 95% CI: -0.99 to -0.28). We also found a significant mitigating effect of intervention on self-reported depressive symptoms (between-group effect size: -0.74; 95% CI: -1.24 to -0.25). DISCUSSION Remote CBT is more effective in reducing self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms than non-CBT control in older adults.
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- Mariko Ando
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Hendrikx LJ, Murphy D. Using statistical techniques to understand the unique needs of military personnel experiencing mental health difficulties: moving away from assuming patient homogeneity to understanding heterogeneity. BMJ Mil Health 2024; 170:402-405. [PMID: 36750256 DOI: 10.1136/military-2022-002253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Gold standard treatments for military personnel seeking support for mental health difficulties are often standardised and manualised to ensure high levels of treatment fidelity. While manualised treatments are preferable to less evidence-based idiosyncratic approaches, they may not fully account for the differences in symptom profiles present in patients with the same psychological diagnosis. Indeed, recent findings have highlighted that a significant proportion of individuals do not benefit from the 'gold standard' treatments. This brief report discusses the utility of statistical techniques, specifically latent profile analysis and network analysis, to support the transition to more evidence-based idiosyncratic, personalised care for clinical military, and general, populations. Further incorporation of such analysis methods may support arriving at a framework to support the personalisation of care in terms of the selection and adaption of evidence-based approach treatments based on individual clinical need.
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- Research Department, Combat Stress, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
- King's College London, London, UK
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Niiya Y, Suyama M. Time for you and for me: compassionate goals predict greater psychological well-being via the perception of time as nonzero-sum resources. THE JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2024; 164:823-839. [PMID: 36915948 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2023.2188154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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An experience sampling survey showed that when people seek to support others' well-being in a given interaction, they experience greater life satisfaction, fulfillment of psychological needs, and lower time pressure through the perception that time spent on others is also time spent on themselves (i.e., nonzero-sum perception of time). In contrast, interpersonal goals to appear competent showed weaker positive indirect effects on psychological well-being, while goals to appear likable showed no significant indirect effects, and goals to avoid an undesirable self-image showed negative indirect effects. Spending time on others feels fulfilling rather than depleting when people have compassionate goals.
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Keulen-de Vos M, Herzog-Evans M, Benbouriche M. Emotional States Related to Sexual Offending Versus Violent Offending Using a Schema Therapy Perspective. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY 2024; 68:1179-1196. [PMID: 35808835 DOI: 10.1177/0306624x221110799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to examine the emotional states preceding and during sexual and violent offenses in a Dutch sample of male forensic inpatients. Moreover, the predictive impact of these emotional states on institutional violence in the first year of mandated care was examined using an incident scheme. Observer-ratings of emotional states by 103 male offenders and 97 sex offenders were examined using Mann-Whitney U tests. Using hierarchical multiple regression analyses, the predictive relationship between crime-related emotional states and incidents was examined. Sexual and violent crimes were equally preceded by painful emotions, primarily feelings of abandonment. During violent crimes, a state of bully and attack was dominant whereas sexual crimes were also characterized by self-aggrandizement and manipulation. These emotional states were not predictive for institutional violence. This study emphasizes the importance of emotional states in offending behavior and usefulness of schema therapy's crime theory.
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- Marije Keulen-de Vos
- Forensic Psychiatric Centre de Rooyse Wissel, Venray, The Netherlands
- Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- University of Lille, France
- National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Philippe-Pinel, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Tota M, Jonderko L, Witek J, Novickij V, Kulbacka J. Cellular and Molecular Effects of Magnetic Fields. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8973. [PMID: 39201657 PMCID: PMC11354277 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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Recently, magnetic fields (MFs) have received major attention due to their potential therapeutic applications and biological effects. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the cellular and molecular impacts of MFs, with a focus on both in vitro and in vivo studies. We investigate the mechanisms by which MFs influence cell behavior, including modifications in gene expression, protein synthesis, and cellular signaling pathways. The interaction of MFs with cellular components such as ion channels, membranes, and the cytoskeleton is analyzed, along with their effects on cellular processes like proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Molecular insights are offered into how MFs modulate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, which are pivotal in various pathological conditions. Furthermore, we explore the therapeutic potential of MFs in regenerative medicine, cancer treatment, and neurodegenerative diseases. By synthesizing current findings, this article aims to elucidate the complex bioeffects of MFs, thereby facilitating their optimized application in medical and biotechnological fields.
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- Maciej Tota
- Student Research Group № K148, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Student Research Group № K148, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland; (L.J.); (J.W.)
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- Student Research Group № K148, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland; (L.J.); (J.W.)
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- Institute of High Magnetic Fields, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT-03227 Vilnius, Lithuania;
- Department of Immunology, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių 5, LT-08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Immunology, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių 5, LT-08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
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Lee KS, Gau SSF, Tseng WL. Autistic Symptoms, Irritability, and Executive Dysfunctions: Symptom Dynamics from Multi-Network Models. J Autism Dev Disord 2024; 54:3078-3093. [PMID: 37453959 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05981-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Socio-cognitive difficulties in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are heterogenuous and often co-occur with irritability symptoms, such as angry/grouchy mood and temper outbursts. However, the specific relations between individual symptoms are not well-represented in conventional methods analyzing aggregated autistic symptoms and ASD diagnosis. Moreover, the cognitive-behavioral mechanisms linking ASD to irritability are largely unknown. This study investigated the dynamics between autistic (Social Responsiveness Scale) and irritability (Affective Reactivity Index) symptoms and executive functions (Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery) in a sample of children and adolescents with ASD, their unaffected siblings, and neurotypical peers (N = 345, aged 6-18 years, 78.6% male). Three complementary networks across the entire sample were computed: (1) Gaussian graphical network estimating the conditional correlations between symptom nodes; (2) Relative importance network computing relative influence between symptoms; (3) Bayesian directed acyclic graph estimating predictive directionality between symptoms. Networks revealed numerous partial correlations within autistic (rs = .07-.56) and irritability (rs = .01-.45) symptoms and executive functions (rs = -.83 to .67) but weak connections between clusters. This segregated pattern converged in all directed and supplementary networks. Plausible predictive paths were found between social communication difficulties to autism mannerisms and between "angry frequently" to "lose temper easily." Autistic and irritability symptoms are two relatively independent families of symptoms. It is unlikely that executive dysfunctions explain elevated irritability in ASD. Findings underscore the need for researching other mood and cognitive-behavioral bridge symptoms, which may inform individualized treatments for co-occurring irritability in ASD.
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- R00 MH110570 NIMH NIH HHS
- R00MH110570 NIMH NIH HHS
- NSC98-3112-B-002-004 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- NSC99-2627- B-002-015 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- NSC100-2627-B-002-014 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- NSC101-2627-B- 002-002 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- NSC 101-2314-B-002-136-MY3 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX104-10404PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX105-10404PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX106-10404PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX107-10404PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX108-10404PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX110-11002PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- NHRI-EX111-11002PI National Health Research Institute, Taiwan
- 10R81918- 03101R892103 AIM for Top University Excellent Research Project
- 102R892103 AIM for Top University Excellent Research Project
- R00MH110570 NIMH NIH HHS
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- Ka Shu Lee
- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital & College of Medicine, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Jones AC, Badour CL. Advancing the Measurement of Trauma-Related Shame Among Women With Histories of Interpersonal Trauma. Violence Against Women 2024; 30:2697-2720. [PMID: 36938626 DOI: 10.1177/10778012231163575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Shame is a predominant emotion for many interpersonal trauma (IPT) survivors and is associated with more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Measurement challenges have led to difficulties in understanding the impact of trauma-related shame. The Trauma-Related Shame Inventory (TRSI) was developed to address this limitation, yet additional psychometric support is needed. The present study evaluated and provided psychometric support for the TRSI among women with IPT histories, although recommendations for improvement are discussed. The impact of trauma-related shame, relative to trait shame and trauma-related guilt, on PTSD symptoms was also studied, with results suggesting that trauma-related shame had the strongest association.
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Newton C, Perlow R. The Role of Leader-Member Exchange Relations and Individual Differences on Counterproductive Work Behavior. Psychol Rep 2024; 127:2050-2086. [PMID: 33517838 DOI: 10.1177/0033294121989298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Although researchers have documented relations between abusive supervision and subordinate counterproductive work behavior (CWB), might CWB result from non-abusive treatment? We address the question by examining the relation between leader-member relations (LMX) and CWB as well as potential mediators and moderators of that relation. One hundred and eighty subordinates completed surveys assessing their LMX quality, entitlement, negative emotions, self-control, and CWB. Twenty-six supervisors also provided CWB data on 88 of those subordinates. We found that subordinates reporting lower quality relations with their supervisors were more likely to experience CWB than other subordinates and that anger mediated that relation. There was some support for the moderating effect of self-control on the negative emotion - CWB relation. Entitlement did not moderate the LMX - anger relation as hypothesized. One implication is that supervisors do not have to treat their subordinates poorly for the subordinates to react negatively and engage in behavior detrimental to their organization.
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- Chad Newton
- Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Management, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Verbeke K, Krawczyk T, Baeyens D, Piasecki J, Borry P. Assessing the acceptability of individual studies that use deception: A systematic review of normative guidance documents. Account Res 2024; 31:655-677. [PMID: 36448698 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2022.2153675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Research participants are often deceived for methodological reasons. However, assessing the ethical acceptability of an individual study that uses deception is not straightforward. The academic literature is scattered on the subject and several aspects of the acceptability assessment are only scarcely addressed, which parallels reports of inconsistent ethics review. Therefore, we aimed to investigate where normative guidance documents agree and disagree about this assessment. A PRISMA-Ethics-guided systematic review of normative guidance documents that discuss deception of research participants was conducted. Our search strategy resulted in 55 documents that were subsequently analyzed through abductive thematic analysis. While guidance documents mention little about specific risks and opportunities of deception, our analysis describes a rich picture of the thresholds for acceptability of the risks and benefits of deception and their integration, the comparison with the risk-benefit analysis of alternative non-deceptive methods, and the bodies of people who are positioned to do the review. Our review reveals an agreement on the general process of assessing the acceptability of studies that use deception, although significant variability remains in the details and several topics are largely or completely unaddressed in guidance documents.
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- Kamiel Verbeke
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, KU Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Philosophy and Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College (Poland)
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- Chair of Social and Societal Ethics Committee, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Research Unit Parenting and Special Education, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Philosophy and Bioethics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College (Poland)
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, KU Leuven Belgium
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Spada I, Fabbroni V, Chiarello F, Fantoni G. Standardising job descriptions in the humanitarian supply chain: A text mining approach for recruitment process. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305961. [PMID: 38985717 PMCID: PMC11236101 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Uncertainty and complexity have increased in recent decades, posing new challenges to humanitarian organisations. This study investigates whether using standard terminology in Human Resource Management processes can support the Humanitarian supply chain in attracting and maintaining highly skilled operators. METHODOLOGY We exploit text mining to compare job vacancies on ReliefWeb, the reference platform for humanitarian job seekers, and ESCO, the European Classification of Skills, Competencies, and Occupations. We measure the level of alignment in these two resources, providing quantitative evidence about terminology standardisation in job descriptions for supporting HR operators in the Humanitarian field. FINDINGS The most in-demand skills, besides languages, relate to resource management and economics and finance for capital management. Our results show that job vacancies for managerial and financial profiles are relatively more in line with the European database than those for technical profiles. However, the peculiarities of the humanitarian sector and the lack of standardisation are still a barrier to achieving the desired level of coherence with humanitarian policies.
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- Irene Spada
- Department of Energy, Systems, Land and Construction Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Business Engineering for Data Science (B4DS) Research Lab, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Civilisations and Forms of Knowledge, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- SDCC Department, Asian Development Bank, Fragile Countries, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Energy, Systems, Land and Construction Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Business Engineering for Data Science (B4DS) Research Lab, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Business Engineering for Data Science (B4DS) Research Lab, School of Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Department of Industrial and Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Cabrera OA, Trachik BJ, Ganulin ML, Dretsch MN, Adler AB. Longitudinal measurement invariance and growth curve modeling of psychological resilience across the deployment cycle. MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY 2024; 36:393-402. [PMID: 38913767 PMCID: PMC11197912 DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2023.2188846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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The concept of resilience is embedded within military culture and professional identity. To date, temporal changes in individuals' perceptions of their own resilience have not been systematically assessed in highstakes occupational contexts, like the military. The current study examined change in selfreported resilience over time by: (1) examining the longitudinal measurement invariance of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS); (2) assessing the longitudinal pattern of resilience across a combat deployment cycle; and (3) examining predictors of postdeployment resilience and change in resilience scores across time. U.S. Army soldiers assigned to a combat brigade completed a survey at four time points over the course of a deployment cycle: (a) prior to deployment to Afghanistan; (b) during deployment; (c) immediately following return to home station; and (d) approximately 2-3 months thereafter. The longitudinal measurement invariance of the BRS was established. Growth curve modeling indicated that, on average, self-reported resilience decreased across the deployment cycle, but there was considerable individual variation in the rate of change. Of note, loneliness, as measured during deployment, predicted the rate of change in self-reported resilience over time. Results have implications for the longitudinal analysis of resilience and for the development of interventions with military personnel.
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- Oscar A. Cabrera
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-West, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Shirota Y, Akita M, Tajima S, Mochida T, Masaki K, Yumoto M. Origin coordinate influence on performance of temporally extended signal space separation in magnetoencephalography. Clin Neurophysiol 2024; 163:143-151. [PMID: 38744104 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Temporally extended signal space separation (tSSS) is a powerful method for artifact suppression in magnetoencephalography (MEG). Because tSSS first separates MEG signals coming from inside and outside a certain sphere, definition of the sphere origin is important. For this study, we explored the influence of origin choice on tSSS performance in spontaneous and evoked activity from epilepsy patients. METHODS Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) and somatosensory evoked fields (SEFs) were processed with two tSSSs: one with the default origin of (0, 0, 40 mm) in the head coordinate, and the other with an individual origin estimated using each patient's anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) were calculated for the data. The ECD location and quality of estimation were compared across conditions. RESULTS MEG data from 21 patients revealed marginal differences in ECD location, but the estimation quality inferred from goodness of fit (GOF) and confidence volume (CV) was better for the tSSS with individual origins. This choice affected IEDs more than it affected SEFs. CONCLUSIONS Individual sphere model resulted in better GOF and CV. SIGNIFICANCE Application of tSSS using an individual origin would be more desirable when available. This parameter might influence spontaneous activity more strongly.
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- Yuichiro Shirota
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Lei H, Wang S. COVID-19 Research in Communication Journals: A Structural Topic Modeling-Assisted Bibliometric Analysis. HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2024; 39:1638-1650. [PMID: 37366028 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2023.2229093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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This article presents a bibliometric analysis of research on COVID-19 health communication. We reviewed and analyzed 1,851 articles published in 170 peer-reviewed communication journals between January 2020 and November 2022, to identify key bibliometric information and major research topics in this rapidly expanding field of research. The distribution of countries indicates that the United States is the most productive country, and researchers from Spain, China and the United Kingdom also play an important role. Health Communication is the most influential journal in terms of research productivity and impact. The analysis of highly cited references demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of this research field. The topics generated by structural topic modeling show that scholars have responded to a variety of issues in COVID-19 communication, encompassing different levels of health communication, the effects of information dissemination, the impact on the general public as well as vulnerable populations, health preventive behaviors and communication technologies. This study aims to enhance researchers' understanding of the current state of this research field and provide insights for future studies.
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- Hong Lei
- Graduate School, Xi'an International Studies University
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- Graduate School, Xi'an International Studies University
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Valdivieso-Mora E, Salazar-Villanea M, Johnson DK. Measurement invariance of a neuropsychological battery across urban and rural older adults in Costa Rica. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2024; 31:348-359. [PMID: 35077270 PMCID: PMC9907058 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2021.2023153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study evaluated the measurement invariance of a neuropsychological battery across rural and urban older adults from Costa Rica. Rural and urban older adults (N = 295) from the Epidemiology and Development of Alzheimer's Disease (EDAD) study in Costa Rica were assessed. The baseline factor model for the EDAD neuropsychological measures was identified with nine neuropsychological measures and three cognitive constructs: Verbal Memory, Spatial Reasoning, and Cognitive Flexibility. Measurement and structural invariance were established, and, then, group comparisons of the latent cognitive factors were conducted to explore regional disparities. The findings showed that most of the neuropsychological tests in EDAD can be directly compared across the groups, allowing for cognitive constructs comparisons. The rural sample showed a disadvantage in the Spatial Reasoning and Cognitive Flexibility abilities. When age and education were included in the models, differences between the regions disappeared. Having more years of education was associated with higher cognitive abilities, with a larger effect for the rural group. Norms for Costa Rican older adults should consider age and education adjustments. This study contributes to the growing area of measurement invariance in neuropsychological assessment as it highlights the importance of examining the comparability of assessment measures across different cultural groups.
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- Esmeralda Valdivieso-Mora
- Department of Psychology and Public Health, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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Afridi FEA, Afridi SA, Zahid RMA, Khan W, Anwar W. Embracing green banking as a mean of expressing green behavior in a developing economy: exploring the mediating role of green culture. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:46137-46147. [PMID: 36694066 PMCID: PMC9873544 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25449-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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According to a plethora of research and publications, the volume and amount of pollution are largely attributable to human-made emissions. Even during the recently ended Covid-19 outbreak, there was a notable decrease in global pollution, particularly in Pakistan's heavily populated cities. Due to the current situation, it is strategically important to safeguard the environment, and there are many criteria and predictors that should be used to encourage green behavior. This study examines green banking as a means of demonstrating ecologically responsible conduct in a developing nation. A survey questionnaire was used to collect information from 280 respondents via human contact and an internet platform. Software called SmartPLS3.0 was used to analyze the structural relationships between the study's variables. The results show that customers' adoption of green banking practices is statistically significantly influenced by their level of environmental consciousness and attitude. Similarly, green culture exhibits a substantial mediating influence between the independent variables and green behavior as well as a positive significant effect on green behavior. However, it is established that the consumer's apparent behavioral control is negligible. Particularly, the cognitive connection between behavior and culture is weak and insufficient to forecast behavior. For policymakers, especially those working in the field of green education, this study has many real-world applications.
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- Fakhr E Alam Afridi
- National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar Campus, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- School of Accounting, Yunnan Technology and Business University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- Department of Business Management, University of Baltistan, Skardu, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad-Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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Almendingen A, Pilkington P. Parenting Self-Efficacy and Psychological Distress in Parents of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord 2024; 54:2604-2614. [PMID: 37142902 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05939-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Research suggests that challenges associated with raising a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can increase parents' risk for diminished parenting self-efficacy (PSE) and psychological wellbeing. The present study aimed to explore interrelationships between noteworthy predictors of PSE and parental psychological distress, including parental mastery beliefs and the co-parenting relationship amongst 122 Australian parents of children with autism. Results indicated that greater mastery beliefs and more favourable co-parenting relationships predicted greater PSE, and higher PSE predicted less psychological distress. PSE significantly mediated relationships between mastery beliefs and psychological distress, and between the co-parenting relationship and psychological distress. Findings have implications that can aid professionals to more effectively support parents raising children on the autism spectrum.
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- Alexander Almendingen
- Parenting Research Centre, 8/699 Collins Street, 3000, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, 155 Victoria Parade, 3065, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.
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- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, 155 Victoria Parade, 3065, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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HakemZadeh F. Differential Relationships Between Work-Life Interface Constructs and Intention to Stay in or Leave the Profession: Evidence From Midwives in Canada. Psychol Rep 2024; 127:1381-1407. [PMID: 36240200 PMCID: PMC11067423 DOI: 10.1177/00332941221132994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper investigates how positive and negative work-personal life interface constructs are differentially associated with intentions to stay in or leave the profession. The findings help map work-personal life interface constructs on the typology of determinants of intention to stay and intention to leave (disengagers, retainers, criticals, and neutrals). The ordered logistic regression (ologit) modelling of cross-sectional data from a representative sample (n = 601) of midwives in Canada shows that work interference with personal life is a disengager, which has a stronger association with intention to leave than with intention to stay in the profession. Among the work-personal life interface constructs, work enhancement of personal life seems to be the most critical determinant, showing the most substantive association with both intention to stay and intention to leave. This finding suggests that interventions to increase midwives' intention to stay and decrease their intention to leave should focus on amplifying the enhancing effects of working on midwives' personal lives. Interventions that aim to reduce work interference with personal life might be more effective in decreasing intention to leave the profession than increasing intention to stay.
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- Farimah HakemZadeh
- School of Human Resources Management, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Neerdaels J, Tröster C, Van Quaquebeke N. It's (a) Shame: Why Poverty Leads to Support for Authoritarianism. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 2024; 50:942-956. [PMID: 36575968 DOI: 10.1177/01461672221141509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The literature has widely discussed and supported the relationship between poverty and support for authoritarian leaders and regimes. However, there are different claims about the mediating mechanism and a lack of empirical tests. We hypothesize that the effect of poverty on support for authoritarianism is mediated by shame: People living in poverty frequently experience social exclusion and devaluation, which is reflected in feelings of shame. Such shame, in turn, is likely to increase support for authoritarianism, mainly due to the promise of social re-inclusion. We support our hypothesis in two controlled experiments and a large-scale field study while empirically ruling out the two main alternative explanations offered in the literature: stress and anxiety. Finally, we discuss how the present findings can support policymakers in efficiently addressing the negative political consequences of poverty.
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Noriega Esquives BS, St George SM, Moreno PI, Lee TK, Munoz E, Lad T, Pollack A, Hollowell CMP, Ramirez AG, Penedo FJ. A latent class analysis of health behavior changes after cancer diagnosis among Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv 2024; 18:739-749. [PMID: 36459380 PMCID: PMC10441686 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-022-01300-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to identify subgroups of Hispanic/Latino (H/L) cancer survivors with distinct health behavior patterns and their associated sociodemographic, medical, and psychosocial characteristics. METHODS Baseline data were used from a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of an enhanced patient navigation intervention in H/L cancer survivors. Participants (n = 278) completed the Lifestyle Behavior Scale and validated questionnaires on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), supportive care needs, distress, and satisfaction with cancer care. Latent class analysis was used to determine the latent classes and associated characteristics. RESULTS Three latent classes emerged: class 1 (survivors who increased health behaviors [e.g., exercising and eating healthy] since diagnosis); class 2 (no changes in health behaviors since diagnosis); and class 3 (a "mixed class," with a higher or lower engagement across various health behaviors since diagnosis). Participants in class 1 were significantly more educated and less likely to be foreign born. Participants in class 2 were significantly older and more likely to have prostate cancer. H/L cancer survivors in class 3 had a significantly lower income, were less educated, and reported greater unmet supportive care needs, more distress, and poorer HRQOL. CONCLUSIONS Survivors who report engaging in health behaviors less frequently since diagnosis may be experiencing psychosocial challenges and health disparities. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors may benefit from screening for social determinants of health and mental health needs, prompt referral to supportive care services, community resources, and public services, and participating in culturally informed psychosocial interventions to address their unique needs.
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
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- Department of Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Cook County Health and Hospital Systems, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
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- Institute for Health Promotion Research, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
- University of Miami Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14Th Street, 15th Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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Newton C, Feeney J, Pennycook G. On the Disposition to Think Analytically: Four Distinct Intuitive-Analytic Thinking Styles. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 2024; 50:906-923. [PMID: 36861421 PMCID: PMC11080384 DOI: 10.1177/01461672231154886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Many measures have been developed to index intuitive versus analytic thinking. Yet it remains an open question whether people primarily vary along a single dimension or if there are genuinely different types of thinking styles. We distinguish between four distinct types of thinking styles: Actively Open-minded Thinking, Close-Minded Thinking, Preference for Intuitive Thinking, and Preference for Effortful Thinking. We discovered strong predictive validity across several outcome measures (e.g., epistemically suspect beliefs, bullshit receptivity, empathy, moral judgments), with some subscales having stronger predictive validity for some outcomes but not others. Furthermore, Actively Open-minded Thinking, in particular, strongly outperformed the Cognitive Reflection Test in predicting misperceptions about COVID-19 and the ability to discern between vaccination-related true and false news. Our results indicate that people do, in fact, differ along multiple dimensions of intuitive-analytic thinking styles and that these dimensions have consequences for understanding a wide range of beliefs and behaviors.
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Riddle DL, Dumenci L. Limitations of Minimal Clinically Important Difference Estimates and Potential Alternatives. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2024; 106:931-937. [PMID: 38060688 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Ullman J, Hobby L, Ferfolja T. Revalidating a Measure of Parents' Attitudes Toward Gender and Sexuality Diversity-Inclusive Curricula in an Australian National Sample. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2024; 71:1536-1559. [PMID: 36883979 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2178355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This paper details revalidation of a higher-order (HO) version of the Parental Attitudes Toward Inclusiveness Instrument (PATII), measuring parents' attitudes toward curricular inclusivity of gender and sexuality diversity. The 48-item scale includes two HO factors: Supports and Barriers, and one first-order factor: Parental Capability. Responses from parents of government-school students (N = 2093) provided evidence for scale reliability, validity, and measurement invariance.
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- Jacqueline Ullman
- Centre for Educational Research, School of Education, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Educational Research, School of Education, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Educational Research, School of Education, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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