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Carreno DF, Eisenbeck N, Cangas AJ, García-Montes JM, Del Vas LG, María AT. Spanish adaptation of the Personal Meaning Profile-Brief: Meaning in life, psychological well-being, and distress. Int J Clin Health Psychol 2020; 20:151-162. [PMID: 32550855 PMCID: PMC7296228 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background/Objective This study aimed to adapt the Personal Meaning Profile-Brief (PMP-B) to the Spanish-speaking population and investigate its psychometric properties. The PMP-B is a 21-item instrument that assesses meaning in life through seven sources: relationship, intimacy, achievement, self-acceptance, self-transcendence, fair treatment, and religion. Method Participants were 546 Spanish adults comprised of a community sample (n = 171) and university students (n = 375). The PMP-B, the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were administrated. Results The PMP-B showed a bifactor structure with one general factor and seven subfactors. Measurement invariance was found across age, gender, and samples. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were generally good. Older people showed higher PMP-B scores than younger people. The PMP-B scores, especially relational sources of meaning, were positively associated with psychological well-being and negatively related to psychological distress, mainly to depression. Conclusions The validity evidence gathered in this study supports the reliable use of the PMP-B to measure meaning in life. The PMP-B can be a noteworthy contribution to the meaning-centered research.
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- David F Carreno
- Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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- Karoli Gaspar University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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Can helping others strengthen teens? Character strengths as mediators between prosocial behavior and adolescents' internalizing symptoms. J Adolesc 2020; 79:70-80. [PMID: 31926448 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Identifying protective factors against internalizing behaviors during adolescence is a public health priority, as rates of depression and anxiety are rising. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine whether prosocial engagement toward strangers and family members is protective against depressive and anxiety symptoms, and whether this link is mediated by character strengths (i.e., hope, persistence, gratitude, and self-esteem). METHOD The sample consisted of 500 US adolescents (52% female; 66% European American; 33% from single-parent families). Data across three consecutive yearly waves were utilized in the current study (Mage Time 1 = 13.32). RESULTS Results of a longitudinal structural equation model revealed prosocial behavior toward strangers and family members were differentially related to character strengths, and that prosocial behavior toward strangers was indirectly associated with depressive symptoms via self-esteem. CONCLUSION Taken together, findings extend the Developmental Cascades model and suggest that prosocial behavior and character strengths protect against depressive symptoms during the adolescent period. Findings are discussed in the context of relevant research and theory, and implications for future research and intervention programs are presented.
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Krause N, Rainville G. Exploring the Relationship Between Social Support and Sleep. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2019; 47:153-161. [PMID: 31452389 DOI: 10.1177/1090198119871331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Background. Getting a sufficient amount of sleep is an important component of living a healthy lifestyle. Consequently, it is important for researchers to identify the factors that influence sleep duration. Aims. The current study has a twofold objective. The first is to see if two types of social support are associated with sleep duration. The second objective is to see if meaning in life and depressive symptoms serve as indirect pathways in the relationship between social support and sleep. Method. The data come from an internet survey of a random probability sample of adults who reside in the United States (N = 2,287). Questions were administered on received support, satisfaction with support, meaning in life, depressive symptoms, and sleep. Results. The findings indicate that the amount of support that is received is associated with satisfaction with support, greater satisfaction with support is associated with a stronger sense of meaning in life, a stronger sense of meaning is related to fewer depressive symptoms, and fewer depressive symptoms is significantly associated with the likelihood of getting the recommended number of hours of sleep. Discussion and Conclusions. Instead of merely showing that social support is associated with sleep, our findings take a modest step toward explaining how this relationship arises (i.e., through an increased sense of meaning in life and, in turn, reduced depressive symptoms). This theoretical specificity is helpful for devising interventions to improve sleep habits.
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Jans-Beken L, Jacobs N, Janssens M, Peeters S, Reijnders J, Lechner L, Lataster J. Gratitude and health: An updated review. JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1651888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Lilian Jans-Beken
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University , Heerlen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre , Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Salces-Cubero IM, Ramírez-Fernández E, Ortega-Martínez AR. Strengths in older adults: differential effect of savoring, gratitude and optimism on well-being. Aging Ment Health 2019; 23:1017-1024. [PMID: 29781723 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2018.1471585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Objetive: The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of three separate strengths training-based interventions - Gratitude, Savoring, and Optimism - in older adults. Method: The sample comprised 124 older adults, namely, 74 women and 50 men, non-institutionalized individuals who regularly attend day centers in the provinces of Jaén and Córdoba, southern Spain. Their ages ranged between 60 and 89 years. The measures used were Anxiety, Depression, Life Satisfaction, Positive and Negative Affect, Subjective Happiness, and Resilience. Results: Training in Gratitude and Savoring increased scores in Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, Subjective Happiness and Resilience, and reduced Negative Affect, whereas training in Optimism failed to produce a significant change in these variables. The Savoring and Optimism interventions decreased scores in Depression but, contrary to hypothesis, this was not the case for Gratitude. Conclusion: These results represent an important step in understanding what type of strengths work best when it comes to enhancing well-being in older adults and consequently helping them tackle the challenges of everyday life and recover as quickly as possible from the adverse situations and events that may arise.
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Longitudinal associations between gratitude and depression 1 year later among adult cystic fibrosis patients. J Behav Med 2019; 43:596-604. [PMID: 31254218 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00071-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) are confronted by a range of difficult physical and psychosocial sequelae. Gratitude has drawn growing attention as a psychosocial resource, but it has yet to be examined among adults with CF. The current investigation evaluated longitudinal associations between trait gratitude and subsequent outcomes from depression screening 12 months later, adjusting for disease severity (FEV1% predicted) and other significant clinical or demographic covariates. Participants were 69 adult CF patients recruited from a regional adult treatment center. They completed a validated measure of gratitude (Gratitude Questionnaire-6) at baseline and a screening measure of depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) at 12-month follow-up. In a logistic regression analysis controlling for disease severity, higher levels of baseline gratitude were associated with reduced likelihood of depression caseness at 12 months (OR .83, 95% CI .73-.91, p = .001). Gratitude remained predictive after adjusting for other psychosocial resource variables (i.e., perceived social support and positive reframing coping). Findings offer an initial indication of the potential salutary role of dispositional gratitude in an understudied clinical population.
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Acevedo BP, Poulin MJ, Geher G, Grafton S, Brown LL. The neural and genetic correlates of satisfying sexual activity in heterosexual pair-bonds. Brain Behav 2019; 9:e01289. [PMID: 31090198 PMCID: PMC6576152 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In humans, satisfying sexual activity within a pair-bond plays a significant role in relationship quality and maintenance, beyond reproduction. However, the neural and genetic correlates for this basic species-supporting function, in response to a pair-bonded partner, are unknown. METHODS We examined the neural correlates of oxytocin- (Oxtr rs53576) and vasopressin- (Avpr1a rs3) receptor genotypes with sexual satisfaction and frequency, among a group of individuals in pair-bonds (M relationship length = 4.1 years). Participants were scanned twice (with functional MRI), about 1-year apart, while viewing face images of their spouse and a familiar, neutral acquaintance. RESULTS Sex satisfaction scores showed significant interactions with Oxtr and Avpr variants associated with social behaviors in a broad network of regions involved in reward and motivation (ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra [SN], and caudate), social bonding (ventral pallidum), emotion and memory (amygdala/hippocampus), hormone control (hypothalamus); and somatosensory and self-other processing (SII, frontal, and temporal lobe). Sexual frequency interactions also showed activations in the SN and paraventricular hypothalamus for Avpr, and the prefrontal cortex for Oxtr. CONCLUSIONS Satisfying sexual activity in pair-bonds is associated with activation of subcortical structures that support basic motivational and physiological processes; as well as cortical regions that mediate complex thinking, empathy, and self-other processes highlighting the multifaceted role of sex in pair-bonds. Oxtr and Avpr gene variants may further amplify both basic and complex neural processes for pair-bond conservation and well-being.
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- Bianca P Acevedo
- University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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- State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
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- University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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Rey L, Quintana-Orts C, Mérida-López S, Extremera N. Being Bullied at School: Gratitude as Potential Protective Factor for Suicide Risk in Adolescents. Front Psychol 2019; 10:662. [PMID: 30971989 PMCID: PMC6443928 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Bullying victimization has been recognized as a risk factor for social, physical, and psychological problems in adolescence. One promising resource that seems to protect adolescents from adversity and traumatic events is gratitude. However, no analysis of the specific role of gratitude in bullying context has been performed as yet. Thus, the aim of this research was to explore the associations between bullying victimization, gratitude and suicide risk (i.e., depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors) and gender-based differences. We also investigated whether levels of gratitude moderated the relationship between victimization and suicide risk for girls and boys. A convenience sample of 1,617 adolescents (50.5% girls; M age = 14.02) participated in this research. Adolescents completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire about their bullying victimization, gratitude, depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Gratitude was found to be negatively related to victimization and suicide risk. While no gender differences were found in gratitude, it was observed that girls reported higher levels of suicide risk. However, the victimization × gratitude interaction contributed to variance in suicide risk, but only for girls: Those girls who were victims of bullying with high gratitude scores reported lower suicide risk than their counterparts who showed less gratitude. Thus, the findings from this present cross-sectional study suggest that gratitude is related to suicide risk in the context of bullying victimization, especially among adolescent girls. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications of our novel contributions to the understanding of gratitude as a protective factor against consequences of bullying victimization are discussed.
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- Lourdes Rey
- Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Social Psychology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Rottenberg J, Devendorf AR, Kashdan TB, Disabato DJ. The Curious Neglect of High Functioning After Psychopathology: The Case of Depression. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2019; 13:549-566. [PMID: 30213257 DOI: 10.1177/1745691618769868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We address a key issue at the intersection of emotion, psychopathology, and public health-the startling lack of attention to people who experience benign outcomes, and even flourish, after recovering from depression. A rereading of the epidemiological literature suggests that the orthodox view of depression as chronic, recurrent, and lifelong is overstated. A significant subset of people recover and thrive after depression, yet research on such individuals has been rare. To facilitate work on this topic, we present a generative research framework. This framework includes (a) a proposed definition of healthy end-state functioning that goes beyond a reduction in clinical symptoms, (b) recommendations for specific measures to assess high functioning, and (c) a road map for a research agenda aimed at discovering how and why people flourish after emotional disturbance. Given that depression remains the most burdensome health condition worldwide, focus on what makes these excellent outcomes possible has enormous significance for the public health.
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Althaus B, Borasio GD, Bernard M. Gratitude at the End of Life: A Promising Lead for Palliative Care. J Palliat Med 2018; 21:1566-1572. [DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Betty Althaus
- Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Palliative and Supportive Care Service, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rohani DA, Faurholt-Jepsen M, Kessing LV, Bardram JE. Correlations Between Objective Behavioral Features Collected From Mobile and Wearable Devices and Depressive Mood Symptoms in Patients With Affective Disorders: Systematic Review. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018; 6:e165. [PMID: 30104184 PMCID: PMC6111148 DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Several studies have recently reported on the correlation between objective behavioral features collected via mobile and wearable devices and depressive mood symptoms in patients with affective disorders (unipolar and bipolar disorders). However, individual studies have reported on different and sometimes contradicting results, and no quantitative systematic review of the correlation between objective behavioral features and depressive mood symptoms has been published. Objective The objectives of this systematic review were to (1) provide an overview of the correlations between objective behavioral features and depressive mood symptoms reported in the literature and (2) investigate the strength and statistical significance of these correlations across studies. The answers to these questions could potentially help identify which objective features have shown most promising results across studies. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature, reported according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Web of Sciences, PsychINFO, PubMed, DBLP computer science bibliography, HTA, DARE, Scopus, and Science Direct were searched and supplemented by hand examination of reference lists. The search ended on April 27, 2017, and was limited to studies published between 2007 and 2017. Results A total of 46 studies were eligible for the review. These studies identified and investigated 85 unique objective behavioral features, covering 17 various sensor data inputs. These features were divided into 7 categories. Several features were found to have statistically significant and consistent correlation directionality with mood assessment (eg, the amount of home stay, sleep duration, and vigorous activity), while others showed directionality discrepancies across the studies (eg, amount of text messages [short message service] sent, time spent between locations, and frequency of mobile phone screen activity). Conclusions Several studies showed consistent and statistically significant correlations between objective behavioral features collected via mobile and wearable devices and depressive mood symptoms. Hence, continuous and everyday monitoring of behavioral aspects in affective disorders could be a promising supplementary objective measure for estimating depressive mood symptoms. However, the evidence is limited by methodological issues in individual studies and by a lack of standardization of (1) the collected objective features, (2) the mood assessment methodology, and (3) the statistical methods applied. Therefore, consistency in data collection and analysis in future studies is needed, making replication studies as well as meta-analyses possible.
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- Darius A Rohani
- Embedded Systems Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Centre, Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Embedded Systems Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.,Copenhagen Center for Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Maciejewski D, Brieant A, Lee J, King-Casas B, Kim-Spoon J. Neural Cognitive Control Moderates the Relation between Negative Life Events and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 49:118-133. [PMID: 30084647 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1491005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The present longitudinal study examined the role of neural cognitive control in the relation between negative and positive life events and depressive symptoms in adolescents. The sample comprised 138 adolescents (52% male, Mage = 13.49 at baseline) and their parents. At Time 1, adolescents participated in a functional neuroimaging session in which neural cognitive control was measured as hemodynamic activity during an inhibitory control task, and parents reported on adolescents' positive and negative life events within the past year. Adolescents and parents reported on adolescent depressive symptoms at Time 1, Time 2 (1 year later), and Time 3 (2 years later). Conditional latent growth curve model was used to test the main and interaction effects of neural cognitive control and positive/negative life events on the growth factors of depressive symptoms. Higher neural cognitive control moderated the relation between negative life events and the intercept of depressive symptoms. Adolescents with higher neural cognitive control did not experience higher depressive symptoms when confronted with more negative life events, whereas their counterparts with lower neural cognitive control did. The interaction effect between neural cognitive control and positive life events on depressive symptoms was not significant. Results suggest that neural cognitive control acts as a protective factor such that adolescents with higher neural cognitive control are protected against depressionogenic effects of negative life events, whereas adolescents with lower cognitive control are at greater risk for depressive symptoms in response to negative life events.
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- Dominique Maciejewski
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU Medical Center.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia
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- Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech.,Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
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Depression and Spiritual Distress in Adult Palliative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. RELIGIONS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/rel8080156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hammer JH, Brenner RE. Disentangling Gratitude: A Theoretical and Psychometric Examination of the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test–Revised Short (GRAT–RS). J Pers Assess 2017; 101:96-105. [DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1344986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Joseph H. Hammer
- Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky
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Gratitude mediates quality of life differences between fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:2449-2457. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1604-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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What does Positivity Add to Psychopathology? An Introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Positive Emotions and Cognitions in Clinical Psychology’. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-017-9847-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dunn BD. Opportunities and Challenges for the Emerging Field of Positive Emotion Regulation: A Commentary on the Special Edition on Positive Emotions and Cognitions in Clinical Psychology. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2017; 41:469-478. [PMID: 28515540 PMCID: PMC5410198 DOI: 10.1007/s10608-017-9831-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The importance of developing a better understanding of positive emotion regulation in both healthy and clinical populations is now recognised. This special edition brings together leading figures in the positive emotion regulation field and has contributions characterizing positive phenomena, differentiating them from negative phenomena, and evaluating underlying psychological mechanisms that drive these phenomena. This commentary reviews these articles to highlight challenges and opportunities for this emerging field, including the need to better characterize positive phenomena, to be more explicit about how the links between negative and positive phenomena are conceptualised, to evaluate more robustly underlying mechanisms, to standardize measurement of positive constructs, and to ensure that these scientific findings lead to meaningful changes in real-world policy and practice.
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- Barnaby D. Dunn
- Mood Disorders Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QG UK
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