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Abedalaziz W, Al-Sharman A, Aburub A, Latrous MS, Esser P, Dawes H, El-Salem K, Khalil H. The relationship between sleep quality and gait in people with multiple sclerosis: A pilot study. Hong Kong Physiother J 2024; 44:11-19. [PMID: 38577391 PMCID: PMC10988269 DOI: 10.1142/s1013702523500129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Background Gait deficits are common among people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Therefore, investigating factors that may influence walking in PwMS is important. Previous studies in older adults and other neurological populations demonstrated the relationship between sleep quality and gait performance. Despite the fact that the prevalence of poor sleep quality is very high among PwMS, little is known about the effect of sleep quality on gait among PwMS. Objective This study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep quality and gait performance in PwMS. Methods Forty-one PwMS participated in the study between February 2019 and December 2019. Participants were asked to walk at a self-selected speed over 10 m with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) attached over the back. Walking speed, step length (left and right), and step time were calculated. Sleep was estimated objectively using a wrist-worn triaxle-accelerometer; the derived parameters were sleep efficiency (SE) and the number of awakening after sleep onset (NASO). Results SE significantly correlated with step length (p = 0 . 02 ). Furthermore, the NASO significantly correlated with gait speed (p = 0 . 03 ), and step-time (p = 0 . 02 ). These correlations remained significant even after adjusting for age and disease duration. Conclusion We observed that when corrected for disease duration and age there were relationships between NASO and SE to gait parameters; these observations warrant further investigations.
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- Wlla Abedalaziz
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
- College of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences College of Health Sciences, QU health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Centre for Movement, Occupation and Rehabilitation Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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- NIHR Exeter BRC, Medical School, University of Exeter, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences College of Health Sciences, QU health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Tuma TT, Dolan EL. What Makes a Good Match? Predictors of Quality Mentorship Among Doctoral Students. CBE Life Sci Educ 2024; 23:ar20. [PMID: 38640406 DOI: 10.1187/cbe.23-05-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Quality mentoring promotes graduate student success. Despite an abundance of practical advice, empirical evidence regarding how to match mentees and mentors to form quality mentoring relationships is lacking. Here, we examine the influence of variables theorized to predict mentorship support and quality in a national sample of 565 science doctoral students from 70 universities in 38 states. Our structural equation modeling results indicate that mentor rank, mentee capital, and the relationship matching mechanism (direct admissions, rotations) were not associated with higher-quality relationships. We found no support for the widely held belief that students whose mentors shared their gender, race, or ethnicity experienced greater mentorship quality. Rather, mentees who shared attitudes, beliefs, and values with their mentor, or whose mentors displayed greater cultural awareness experienced more supportive, higher quality mentoring. Furthermore, these patterns were largely consistent across both mentee and mentor demographic groups. These results highlight the potential benefits of pairing mentees and mentors who share personal and intrinsic qualities rather than demographic or surface-level attributes. Our findings also indicate that graduate students from marginalized backgrounds can be effectively mentored by faculty who are demographically dissimilar if their mentors engage in culturally aware mentorship.
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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Shuai R, Ahmed-Leitao F, Bloom J, Seedat S, Hogarth L. Brief online negative affect focused functional imagery training (FIT) improves four-week drinking outcomes in hazardous student drinkers: A pilot randomised controlled trial replication in South Africa. Addict Behav Rep 2024; 19:100540. [PMID: 38586438 PMCID: PMC10995806 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Background Previous study has shown that functional imagery training (FIT) to utilise positive mental imagery in response to negative affect could improve alcohol-related outcomes. The current study aimed to replicate whether this negative affect focused FIT would improve alcohol-related outcomes in hazardous student drinkers in South Africa at four-week follow-up. Methods 50 hazardous student drinkers who reported drinking to cope with negative affect were randomised into two groups. The active group (n = 25) was trained online over two weeks to respond to personalised negative drinking triggers by retrieving a personalised adaptive strategy they might use to mitigate negative affect, whereas the control group (n = 25) received standard risk information about binge drinking. Outcome measures including alcohol consumption, drinking motives, anxiety and depression, self-efficacy and use of protective behavioural strategies were obtained at baseline and four-week follow-up. Results FIT effects were revealed by three significant group-by-timepoint interactions in a per-protocol analysis: there was a significant decrease in depressive symptoms, drinking to cope and drinking for social reasons from baseline to follow-up in the active group, but not the control group. No effects were observed on alcohol consumption, self-efficacy, protective behaviour strategies and anxiety. Conclusions Preliminary evidence supports that online negative affect focused FIT can improve depression as well as coping and social drinking motives in South African hazardous student drinkers who drank to cope, at four-week follow-up, suggesting that the principles of this FIT approach might be adapted and incorporated into a clinical intervention to test for efficacy in mitigating substance use problems.
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- Ruichong Shuai
- School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Yee S, Xu A, Batool K, Duan TY, Cameron CA, Lee K. Academic cheating in early childhood: Role of age, gender, personality, and self-efficacy. J Exp Child Psychol 2024; 242:105888. [PMID: 38430869 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The current study investigated the association of children's age, gender, ethnicity, Big Five personality traits, and self-efficacy with their academic cheating behaviors. Academic cheating is a rampant problem that has been documented in adolescents and adults for nearly a century, but our understanding of the early development and factors influencing academic cheating is still weak. Using Zoom, the current study recruited children aged 4 to 12 years (N = 388), measured their cheating behaviors through six tasks simulating academic testing scenarios, and assessed their Big Five personality traits and self-efficacy through a modified Berkeley Puppet Interview paradigm, as well as age and gender. We found that children cheated significantly less with increased age and that boys cheated significantly more than girls. However, neither Big Five personality traits nor self-efficacy were significantly correlated with children's cheating. These findings suggest that academic cheating is a developing issue from early to middle childhood and that factors such as gender socialization may play a role in such development. Personal characteristics such as personality traits and self-efficacy may undergo additional development before their associations with cheating become robust, as reported in the adult literature.
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- Shawn Yee
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6, Canada.
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He J, Wang Z, Fu Y, Wang Y, Yi S, Ji F, Nagata JM. Associations between screen use while eating and eating disorder symptomatology: Exploring the roles of mindfulness and intuitive eating. Appetite 2024; 197:107320. [PMID: 38537390 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Screen use while eating has been recently identified as a highly common and potentially important specific setting of screen use in relation to eating disorder symptomatology. However, given this area of research is still in its infancy, how screen use while eating may be related to eating disorder symptomatology remains largely unexplored. To fill this gap, the present study probed the potential roles of mindfulness and intuitive eating in the association between screen use while eating and eating disorder symptomatology. A large sample of Chinese adults (N = 800, aged 18-67 years old) recruited through a Chinese survey platform, Credamo, completed questionnaires assessing screen use while eating, eating disorder symptomatology, mindfulness, and intuitive eating. Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model. Results confirmed our hypotheses that the association between screen use while eating and eating disorder symptomatology was partially explained by mindfulness and intuitive eating, after adjusting for covariates (e.g., gender, age, body mass index, total screen time, and social media use). That said, higher screen use while eating was associated first with lower mindfulness and then with lower intuitive eating, which in turn were related to higher eating disorder symptomatology. The findings underline the importance of including eating-specific screen use for future research on eating disorder symptomatology and also have implications for an integrative intervention of mindfulness-based approaches and intuitive eating for mitigating the adverse effects of excessive screen use on eating behaviors.
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- Jinbo He
- Division of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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- Division of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Division of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Applied Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Cerea S, Iannattone S, Mancin P, Bottesi G, Marchetti I. Eating disorder symptom dimensions and protective factors: A structural network analysis study. Appetite 2024; 197:107326. [PMID: 38552742 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Eating Disorders (EDs) and related symptoms pose a substantial public health concern due to their widespread prevalence among both genders and associated negative outcomes, underscoring the need for effective preventive interventions. In this context, deepening our understanding of the interplay between ED symptoms and related protective factors appears crucial. Therefore, this study employed a structural network analysis approach considering both ED symptom dimensions (i.e., drive for thinness, bulimic symptoms, and body dissatisfaction) and related protective factors (i.e., body and functionality appreciation, intuitive eating, and self-esteem) to shed light on how these factors are interrelated. A community sample of 1391 individuals (34.4% men; Mage = 26.4 years) completed a socio-demographic schedule and self-report questionnaires. The network showed that the nodes with the highest positive expected influence were body and functionality appreciation, while those with the highest negative expected influence were eating for physical rather than emotional reasons and unconditional permission to eat (i.e., two components of intuitive eating). Crucially, the most relevant bridges between the conceptual communities "ED symptom dimensions" and "Protective factors" were the negative relations between (a) eating for physical rather than emotional reasons and bulimic symptoms, (b) unconditional permission to eat and drive for thinness, and (c) body appreciation and body dissatisfaction. Finally, age, gender, and body mass index did not moderate any edge in the network. The practical implications of these findings are discussed, especially in terms of preventive interventions for ED symptoms.
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- Silvia Cerea
- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy.
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
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Busch CA, Bhanderi PB, Cooper KM, Brownell SE. Few LGBTQ+ Science and Engineering Instructors Come Out to Students, Despite Potential Benefits. CBE Life Sci Educ 2024; 23:ar17. [PMID: 38620008 DOI: 10.1187/cbe.23-10-0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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LGBTQ+ undergraduates have higher attrition from science and engineering (S&E) than straight and cisgender undergraduates and perceive that having LGBTQ+ instructors would benefit them. However, it is unknown how many S&E instructors are LGBTQ+, the extent to which they disclose this information to students, and how disclosure affects all students, both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+. In study I, we surveyed 108 LGBTQ+ S&E instructors across the U.S. to explore the extent to which they reveal their LGBTQ+ identities across professional contexts and why they reveal or conceal their identities to undergraduates. Overall, 75% of instructors came out to at least some colleagues but only 48% came out to any undergraduates. Instructors most commonly chose to conceal LGBTQ+ identities from undergraduates because they perceived their identities to be irrelevant to course content and anticipated negative student reactions. In study II, 666 introductory biology undergraduates were randomly assigned to evaluate one of two identical teaching demonstration videos except the instructor revealed her LGBTQ+ identity in one but not the other. We assessed differences in students' impressions of the instructor across conditions. We found no differences in most ratings of the instructor except participants reported higher rapport with the instructor when she came out.
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- Carly A Busch
- Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
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- Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
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- Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
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- Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281
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Wilson EJ, Primgaard AR, Hambrick EP, Marszalek JM, Berkley-Patton J, Nilsson JE, Bennett KK. Rumination mediates associations between microaggressions and sleep quality in Black Americans: the toll of racial microstressors. J Behav Med 2024; 47:515-530. [PMID: 38281260 PMCID: PMC11031310 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-023-00464-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Disparities in health outcomes between Black and White Americans are well-documented, including sleep quality, and disparities in sleep may lead to disparities in health over the life course. A meta-model indicates that cognitive processes may underly the connection between race and poor sleep quality, and ultimately, health disparities. That is, there are race-specific stressors that disproportionately affect Black Americans, which are associated with poor health through biological, cognitive, and behavioral mechanisms (e.g., sleep). Among these race-specific stressors is discrimination, which has been linked to poor sleep quality, and there is a body of literature connecting perseverative cognition (e.g., rumination and worry or vigilance) to poor sleep. Microaggressions, a more subtle but pervasive form of discrimination, are another race-specific stressor. Although less research has considered the connection of microaggressions to perseverative cognition, there are some studies linking microaggressions to health outcomes and sleep. Therefore, using a cross-sectional survey, we tested the following hypotheses: racism-related vigilance and rumination would mediate the relationship between discrimination and poor sleep as well as between microaggressions and poor sleep among Black Americans (N = 223; mean age = 35.77 years, 53.8% men, 86% employed, 66.8% with college degree or higher education). Results of seven parallel mediation models showed that neither rumination nor racism-related vigilance mediated a relationship between discrimination and poor sleep quality. However, rumination partially mediated relationships between the six microaggression sub-scales and poor sleep quality: there were significant indirect effects for Foreigner/Not Belonging (β = .13, SE = 0.03, 95% CI 0.08, 0.20), Criminality (β = .11, SE = 0.03, 95% CI 0.05, 0.17), Sexualization (β = .10, SE = 0.03, 95% CI 0.05, 0.17), Low-Achieving/Undesirable (β = .10, SE = 0.03, 95% CI 0.05, 0.15), Invisibility (β = .15, SE = 0.04, 95% CI 0.08, 0.23), and Environmental Invalidations (β = .15, SE = 0.04, 95% CI 0.08, 0.23). Overall, these findings indicate support for the meta-model, demonstrating a specific pathway from racial microstressors to poor sleep quality. Furthermore, these results suggest the importance of developing clinical and community approaches to address the impact of microaggressions on Black Americans' sleep quality.
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- Elizabeth J Wilson
- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Marschner M, Dignath D, Knoblich G. Me or we? Action-outcome learning in synchronous joint action. Cognition 2024; 247:105785. [PMID: 38583324 DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Goal-directed behaviour requires mental representations that encode instrumental relationships between actions and their outcomes. The present study investigated how people acquire representations of joint actions where co-actors perform synchronized action contributions to produce joint outcomes in the environment. Adapting an experimental procedure to assess individual action-outcome learning, we tested whether co-acting individuals link jointly produced action outcomes to individual-level features of their own action contributions or to group-level features of their joint action instead. In a learning phase, pairs of participants produced musical chords by synchronizing individual key press responses. In a subsequent test phase, the previously produced chords were presented as imperative stimuli requiring forced-choice responses by both pair members. Stimulus-response mappings were systematically manipulated to be either compatible or incompatible with the individual and joint action-outcome mappings of the preceding learning phase. Only joint but not individual compatibility was found to modulate participants' performance in the test phase. Yet, opposite to predictions of associative accounts of action-outcome learning, jointly incompatible mappings between learning and test phase resulted in better performance. We discuss a possible explanation of this finding, proposing that pairs' group-level learning experience modulated how participants encoded ambiguous task instructions in the test phase. Our findings inform current debates about mechanistic explanations of action-outcome learning effects and provide novel evidence that joint action is supported by dedicated mental representations encoding own and others' actions on a group level.
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- Department of Psychology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Vienna, Austria.
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Garofalo C, Jones A, Nentjes L, Gillespie SM. Psychopathy and gaze cueing. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2024; 83:101936. [PMID: 38128274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Psychopathic traits - and especially callous affective features - have been linked to altered processing of others' emotional expressions, and to reduced attention to the eyes. Despite the importance of gaze cueing (i.e., the tendency to orient attention toward where someone else is looking) for social functioning, few studies have investigated relationships between psychopathic traits and gaze cueing, and whether facial emotional expression influence these relationships, obtaining mixed results. To address this gap, the present study aimed to evaluate associations between psychopathic traits and gaze cueing for emotional and neutral expressions. METHODS 65 non-clinical male participants (Mage = 27.3 years) completed two self-report measures of psychopathy and performed laboratory tasks to assess gaze-cueing for emotional vs. neutral faces and an arrow-cueing task as a comparison. RESULTS Linear mixed models showed no significant associations of emotional (versus neutral) expressions, or psychopathy trait dimensions, with either gaze cueing or arrow cueing. LIMITATIONS Reliance on a convenience sample of non-clinical men, assessed with self-reports measures of psychopathy, and using static emotional stimuli limit the generalizability of our findings. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that psychopathic traits are not associated with individual differences in following others' gaze to direct attention, and that there was no advantage for affective relative to neutral expressions.
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- Carlo Garofalo
- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Italy.
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- School of Psychology, Liverpool John Moore's University, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Krokos O, Brandhorst I, Seizer L, Gawrilow C, Löchner J. Improving mental health by improving the mental health literacy? Study protocol for a randomised controlled evaluation of an e-mental health application as a preventive intervention for adolescents and young adults. Internet Interv 2024; 36:100733. [PMID: 38510271 PMCID: PMC10950738 DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2024.100733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Background From the age of 14, many adolescents enter a vulnerable developmental phase, with a sharp increase in mental illness at 16. The COVID19 pandemic has further exacerbated this issue. Hence, universal and easily accessible prevention in the young is needed. E-mental health interventions are on the rise due to numerous benefits such as potential low-costs, low-threshold and high scalability. However, effectiveness and acceptance of mobile health (mHealth) preventive interventions remain unresearched. Method In a two-armed, randomised controlled study design adolescents and young adults from 14 years old will be recruited. Following an initial baseline assessment, they will be randomised to a) the intervention group (IG, n = 75), which will receive a mHealth intervention (the application 'Mental Health Guide', co-developed by lived experience experts) or b) the waiting list control group (CG, n = 75). Both groups will be followed up after 3 and 6 months following post assessment. We hypothesize an increase in mental health literacy in the IG compared to the CG for post and follow-up assessment (primary outcome: Mental Health Literacy Scale). In addition, we expect an improvement in mental health and psychological well-being, improved emotion regulation, reduced psychological distress, as well as good quality ratings in usability and acceptance in the use of the 'Mental Health Guide' We performed multiple simulations of possible outcome scenarios, incorporating an array of factors, to generate realistic datasets and obtain accurate estimates of statistical power. Conclusion As a first-of-its-kind in this field, this study investigates whether a mHealth intervention based on mental health literacy may improve the mental health literacy and further aspects of psychological functioning of young people in a vulnerable phase. Furthermore, the results promise to provide important knowledge of how universal prevention may be implemented with low costs for diverse populations. Trial registration This trial was registered in the DRKS register (DRKS-ID: DRKS00031810) on 23 June 2023.
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- Olivia Krokos
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
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- Department of School Psychology, Universität Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany
- German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), Germany
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Yeomans MR, Kesserwan N, Boon I. Uncontrolled eating is associated with higher impulsiveness, risk taking and novelty-seeking. Appetite 2024; 197:107330. [PMID: 38556056 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Previous studies suggest that trait disinhibition as measured by the Three Factor eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) is related to selected measures of impulsivity and risk taking. However, the factor validity of the original trait disinhibition measure has been questioned, and a revised scale of uncontrolled eating consequently developed. To date few studies have revisited the relationship between impulsivity and the uncontrolled and emotional eating scales of the revised TFEQ. In the present study, 283 participants (208 women) completed the revised TFEQ alongside a battery of measures of impulsivity and risk taking in an online study. The total and all subscale scores on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale were significantly associated with scores on the uncontrolled, but not emotional or restrained, TFEQ scale. Likewise, risky behaviour indexed by the average number of pumps per trial on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task were also associated with uncontrolled, but not emotional or restrained, eating, and the same pattern of associations were also found for the novelty, but not intensity, subscales of the Arnetts Inventory of Sensation Seeking. Overall these data suggest that uncontrolled eating is related to wider personality traits of risky decision making, novelty seeking and wider cognitive impulsivity, which may in turn increase of future weight gain.
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- Martin R Yeomans
- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK.
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK
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Ding Z, Liu RD, Ding Y, Yang Y, Liu J. Parent-child educational aspiration congruence and adolescents' internalizing problems: The moderating effect of SES. J Affect Disord 2024; 354:89-97. [PMID: 38479507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Previous studies have found that adolescents and their parents may hold discrepant views about educational aspirations. However, little is known about how these discrepancies affect adolescents' internalizing problems and the moderating effect of SES on the relation between (in)congruence of parent-child educational aspirations and adolescents' internalizing problems. Therefore, this study explored the relation between (in)congruence of parent-child educational aspirations and adolescents' internalizing problems, and further tested the moderating role of SES. Based on two-wave survey data collected from a nationally representative sample of 8194 parent-child dyads in China (51.3 % boys, mean age = 13.58 years), multilevel polynomial regression and response surface analysis were performed to investigate the hypotheses. The results found that (1) internalizing problems were minimal when the two educational aspiration variables were congruent, (2) internalizing problems were the highest when the discrepancy between child educational and parental educational aspirations was largest, and (3) SES moderated the relation between (in)congruence in educational aspirations and adolescents' internalizing problems. The study's results not only comprehensively and intuitively reveal the influence of parents' and children's educational aspirations on adolescents' internalizing problems, but also provide targeted guidance and suggestions regarding parenting practices for families from diverse SES backgrounds.
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- Zien Ding
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Domes G, Linnig K, von Dawans B. Gonads under stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of acute psychosocial stress on gonadal steroids secretion in humans. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2024; 164:107004. [PMID: 38471257 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Animal research has shown that the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is inhibited by (chronic and/or severe) stress, which can lead to impaired fertility and reproductive functioning, presumably caused by the inhibition of gonadal steroid secretion and in interactions with glucocorticoids. However, what has not been clarified is how acute psychosocial stress modulates gonadal steroid secretion in humans. Here we summarize the experimental research on the acute effects of stress on the secretion of gonadal steroids in humans. A systematic literature search revealed 21 studies (with N=881 individuals) measuring testosterone, progesterone or estradiol in response to a standardized acute laboratory stressor in healthy humans. Both our literature review and quantitative meta-analysis suggest that in humans, acute stress stimulates rather than inhibits HPG axis activity, although there is a considerable heterogeneity in the reported methods and results. Increased gonadal steroids in response to acute stress contrasts with many animal studies reporting the opposite pattern, at least regarding severe and/or chronic stressors. We discuss methodological issues and challenges for future research and hope to stimulate experimental studies within this area. A better understanding of these mechanisms is needed, and may have important implications for health and disease, as well as the modulation of various behaviors by acute stressors.
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- Gregor Domes
- Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology, University of Trier, Germany; Institute for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, University of Trier, Germany.
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- Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology, University of Trier, Germany; Institute for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, University of Trier, Germany
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- Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology, University of Trier, Germany; Institute for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, University of Trier, Germany
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Behmer LP. Mu-ERD reflects action understanding, but the effect is small. Brain Res 2024; 1832:148854. [PMID: 38493572 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Since the mid-2000's, many researchers have provided evidence that mu-ERD measured at the motor cortex may reflect the collective activation of upstream brain regions associated with the human mirror system during action observation paradigms; however, several recent papers have called these findings into question. Our study represents an effort to address these criticisms. In our study, participants watched videos in which the type of grip an actor used to grasp a coffee mug either conveyed the goal with 100 % certainty (unambiguous-goal trials), or offered no predictive information (ambiguous-goal trials). If mu-ERD indexes action understanding, then we predicted that mu-ERD should increase while participants watched the actor grasp the mug for unambiguous-goal trials, but not for ambiguous-goal trials. During the intervals where participants watched the actor execute the goal, mu-ERD for unambiguous-goal trials should remain steady, whereas mu-ERD for ambiguous-goal trials should now increase. Conversely, if mu-ERD does not index action understanding, and instead reflects general motor processes associated with action (such as the activation of population vectors in M1 or planning processes), then mu-ERD should show no difference across conditions. Across most comparisons, we found that mu-ERD mostly reflected general motor processes; however, there was a small effect when participants overserved unambiguous-goal trials while watching the actor execute the goal suggesting that mu-ERD does reflect mirroring, but the effect is small.
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Finegood ED, Weissman-Tsukamoto R, Lam P, Chen E, Miller GE. Interpersonal violence exposure and inflammation during adolescence and young adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2024; 164:107022. [PMID: 38518706 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Exposure to violence increases young peoples' risk of developing mental and physical health problems. Chronic stress-related upregulation of innate immune system activity and the development of low-grade inflammation may partially underlie this health risk. However, much of the previous research has been limited to cross-sectional studies utilizing between-person analytic designs, susceptible to confounding by unmeasured factors. In this six-wave panel study of N=157 female adolescents and young adults, we tested within-person associations between interpersonal violence exposure and multiple measures of inflammatory activity. Ex vivo culture studies suggested that participants' immune cells were more reactive to microbial stimulation and less sensitive to inhibition by glucocorticoids after violence. Numbers of circulating monocyte cells increased after violence, but serum levels of interleukin-6 and c-reactive protein did not. Findings from this within-person analysis suggest that violence exposure up-regulates innate immune system activity during adolescence and young adulthood in ways that may increase mental and physical health risk.
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- Eric D Finegood
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States.
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- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Swift Hall, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Swift Hall, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Swift Hall, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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Niemivirta M, Tapola A, Tuominen H, Viljaranta J. Developmental trajectories of school-beginners' ability self-concept, intrinsic value and performance in mathematics. Br J Educ Psychol 2024; 94:441-459. [PMID: 38131102 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although research clearly demonstrates the importance of motivation in mathematics learning, relatively little is known about the developmental dynamics between different facets of mathematics motivation and performance, especially in the early years of schooling. AIMS In a longitudinal setting, we examined (1) how children's ability self-concept and intrinsic value in mathematics change over time during their first 3 years in school, (2) how those changes relate to each other and (3) how they connect with mathematics performance. SAMPLE The participants were 285 Finnish school-beginners (52.7% girls). METHODS Latent growth curve modelling was used to examine the developmental trajectories of children's ability self-concept and intrinsic value, and how those trajectories predicted later mathematics achievement (both mathematics test performance and teacher-rated grades), while controlling for previous mathematics performance and gender. RESULTS The results showed significant decreases in children's ability self-concept and intrinsic value, but also significant individual differences in the trajectories. The strong dependency between the levels and changes in self-concept and intrinsic value led us to specify a factor-of-curves latent growth curve model, thus merging the trajectories of ability self-concept and intrinsic value into one common model. Subsequent results showed prior mathematics performance to predict change in children's mathematics motivation, and both the level and change in mathematics motivation to predict third-grade performance and teacher-rated grade. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide evidence for a developmental link between children's ability self-concept, intrinsic value and achievement. Achievement seems to enhance mathematics motivation, and positive motivation appears to support the further development of mathematics skills.
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- Markku Niemivirta
- School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa, Finland
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- School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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Lichtmannegger T, Hell M, Wehner M, Ebner C, Bockreis A. Seasonal tourism's impact on wastewater composition: Evaluating the potential of alternating activated adsorption in primary treatment. Sci Total Environ 2024; 926:171869. [PMID: 38531453 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Primary treatment processes have gained attention in recent research and development due to their potential for redirecting carbon towards anaerobic digestion, which can subsequently be used for the production of biomethane. The alternating activated adsorption (AAA) process is implemented on full-scale at several wastewater treatment plants across Europe. However, there is a lack of full-scale studies of advanced carbon capture technology implementations in literature. This study demonstrates the ability of a full-scale AAA process to remove and redirect carbon in a region heavily influenced by tourism. Periods in high and off-season were compared to study the impact of tourism on the composition of the wastewater and the AAA-process. The wastewater characteristics of the high season differed significantly from the low season. During the high season, the PE increased by 37 %, total suspended solids went up by 75 % and chemical oxygen demand increased by 58 %, compared to the low season. Additionally, 80 % of the low volatile lipophilic substances (LVLS) measured were attributed to the impact of tourism. A mass-balance of primary treatment for chemical oxygen demand (COD) and LVLS was conducted for both trial periods. The primary treatment was able to eliminate 56 % of the COD and 62 % of the LVLS in the non-tourist season and 53 % of the COD and 54 % of the LVLS in the tourist season. The increased wastewater load was effectively managed in the AAA-process. Key process parameters like sludge settling characteristics, hydraulic retention time and total suspended solids removal rates remained stable during the high season in winter.
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- Thomas Lichtmannegger
- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Wastewater Association AIZ, 6261 Strass im Zillertal, Austria
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Unit of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Pinciotti CM, Van Kirk N, Horvath G, Storch EA, Mancebo MC, Abramowitz JS, Fontenelle LF, Goodman WK, Riemann BC, Cervin M. Co-occurring PTSD in intensive OCD treatment: Impact on treatment trajectory vs. response. J Affect Disord 2024; 353:109-116. [PMID: 38452939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with more severe and chronic OCD. However, findings regarding treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) with exposure and response prevention (ERP) with this comorbidity are mixed. Research aimed at understanding the precise barriers to OCD treatment effectiveness for individuals with co-occurring PTSD may help elucidate unique treatment needs. METHODS The current study used linear regression and latent growth curve analysis comparing treatment response and trajectory from patients with OCD (n = 3083, 94.2 %) and OCD + PTSD (n = 191, 5.2 %) who received CBT with ERP in two major intensive OCD treatment programs. RESULTS Although patients with OCD + PTSD evidenced similar trajectories of overall severity change, patients at one site required nearly 11 additional treatment days to achieve comparable reduction in OCD severity. Further, at the dimensional level, those with OCD + PTSD had poorer treatment response for unacceptable thoughts and symmetry symptoms. The moderate effect for unacceptable thoughts, indicating the widest gap in treatment response, suggests these symptoms may be particularly relevant to PTSD. LIMITATIONS Findings are limited by a naturalistic treatment sample with variation in treatment provision. CONCLUSIONS Findings emphasize caution in using a one-size-fits-all approach for patients with co-occurring OCD + PTSD within intensive OCD treatment programs, as broadly defined outcomes (e.g., reduction in overall severity) may not translate to reduction in the nuanced symptom dimensions likely to intersect with trauma. Unacceptable thoughts and symmetry symptoms, when co-occurring with PTSD, may require a trauma-focused treatment approach within intensive OCD treatment.
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- Caitlin M Pinciotti
- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- OCD Institute, Office of Clinical Assessment and Research (OCAR), McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Obsessive, Compulsive, and Anxiety Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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McKay NJ, Horvatits EJ, Jean M, Doyle JT, Harrington MP, Amir US, Carr KA. An acute social stressor decreases reinforcing value of both high and low energy-dense food in college students in a randomized controlled trial. Physiol Behav 2024; 279:114531. [PMID: 38552705 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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It is well known that a large portion of the population elevates their intake of high energy-dense foods during times of stress; however, it is understudied whether stress affects the reinforcing value of a food reward. Further knowledge of this relationship may help us better understand the positive correlation between reinforcing value of food and obesity. Therefore, it was tested if an acute stressor would increase the reinforcing value of low or high energy-dense food. Participants (N = 70) were randomized to a stress or no-stress condition after which they were allowed to work to gain access to a food reward and reading time. To determine if high energy-dense food was specifically affected, half the participants from each stress manipulation were randomly assigned to work for either grapes or chocolate candies. Participants in the stress condition worked less for food access than those in the no-stress condition, for both low and high energy-dense foods, but stress did not affect the reinforcing value of reading time. These results indicate that, contrary to our hypothesis, in a sample of college students, an acute stressor decreased reinforcing value of food, with no difference between a low and high energy-dense food item.
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- Naomi J McKay
- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
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- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
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- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
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- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
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- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
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- SUNY Buffalo State University, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Department of Psychology, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine, Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, USA
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Basten M, Pan KY, van Tuijl LA, de Graeff A, Dekker J, Hoogendoorn AW, Lamers F, Ranchor AV, Vermeulen R, Portengen L, Voogd AC, Abell J, Awadalla P, Beekman ATF, Bjerkeset O, Boyd A, Cui Y, Frank P, Galenkamp H, Garssen B, Hellingman S, Huisman M, Huss A, Keats MR, Kok AAL, Krokstad S, van Leeuwen FE, Luik AI, Noisel N, Payette Y, Penninx BWJH, Rissanen I, Roest AM, Rosmalen JGM, Ruiter R, Schoevers RA, Soave D, Spaan M, Steptoe A, Stronks K, Sund ER, Sweeney E, Twait EL, Teyhan A, Verschuren WMM, van der Willik KD, Geerlings MI. Psychosocial factors, health behaviors and risk of cancer incidence: Testing interaction and effect modification in an individual participant data meta-analysis. Int J Cancer 2024; 154:1745-1759. [PMID: 38289012 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Depression, anxiety and other psychosocial factors are hypothesized to be involved in cancer development. We examined whether psychosocial factors interact with or modify the effects of health behaviors, such as smoking and alcohol use, in relation to cancer incidence. Two-stage individual participant data meta-analyses were performed based on 22 cohorts of the PSYchosocial factors and CAncer (PSY-CA) study. We examined nine psychosocial factors (depression diagnosis, depression symptoms, anxiety diagnosis, anxiety symptoms, perceived social support, loss events, general distress, neuroticism, relationship status), seven health behaviors/behavior-related factors (smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, body mass index, sedentary behavior, sleep quality, sleep duration) and seven cancer outcomes (overall cancer, smoking-related, alcohol-related, breast, lung, prostate, colorectal). Effects of the psychosocial factor, health behavior and their product term on cancer incidence were estimated using Cox regression. We pooled cohort-specific estimates using multivariate random-effects meta-analyses. Additive and multiplicative interaction/effect modification was examined. This study involved 437,827 participants, 36,961 incident cancer diagnoses, and 4,749,481 person years of follow-up. Out of 744 combinations of psychosocial factors, health behaviors, and cancer outcomes, we found no evidence of interaction. Effect modification was found for some combinations, but there were no clear patterns for any particular factors or outcomes involved. In this first large study to systematically examine potential interaction and effect modification, we found no evidence for psychosocial factors to interact with or modify health behaviors in relation to cancer incidence. The behavioral risk profile for cancer incidence is similar in people with and without psychosocial stress.
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- Maartje Basten
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviors and Chronic Diseases program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Levanger, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
- Levanger hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Mathematics, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, and Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Center for Urban Mental Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Levanger, Norway
- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
- Levanger hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Personalized Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, and Mood, Anxiety, Psychosis, Stress, and Sleep, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Miranda-Mendizabal A, Castellví P, Vilagut G, Alayo I, Almenara J, Ballester L, Echeburúa E, Gabilondo A, Gili M, Mortier P, Piqueras JA, Roca M, Auerbach RP, Bruffaerts R, Kessler RC, Alonso Caballero J. Suicidal ideation risk among LGB Spanish university students: The role of childhood and adolescence adversities and mental disorders. J Affect Disord 2024; 353:52-59. [PMID: 38417714 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Childhood/adolescence adversities and mental disorders are higher among LGB youths. AIMS To evaluate the role of childhood maltreatment, bullying, and mental disorders on the association between sexual orientation and suicidal ideation (SI); and the role of mental disorders on the association between sexual orientation discrimination and SI. METHODS Baseline and 12-month follow-up online surveys of Spanish first-year university students (18-24-year-olds). Multivariable logistic regression models assessed the effects of childhood/adolescence adversities and mental disorders in the relationship between sexual orientation, discrimination and SI. RESULTS A total of 1224 students were included (16.4 % LGBs). Risk factors of lifetime SI were sexual orientation (OR 2.4), any bullying (OR 2.4), any childhood maltreatment (OR 4.0), and any mental disorders (OR 3.8). Final model Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0.78. Among homosexual and bisexual students, discrimination showed increased risk of 12-month SI (OR 2.2), but this effect was no longer statistically significant when any 12-month mental disorder was added (OR 7.8). Final model AUC 0.72. LIMITATIONS Sample of interest was relatively small. But it was similar to comparable studies and statistical adjustments have been performed. Assessment of mental disorders and SI was not based on clinical assessment. However, validated scales showing good diagnostic agreement with clinical judgement were used. CONCLUSIONS Childhood/adolescence adversities and mental disorders interact in the association between sexual orientation and SI. Mental disorders may mediate the association between sexual orientation discrimination and SI. Further research using larger samples and causal modelling approach assessing the mediators of SI risk among LGBs is needed.
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- Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal
- Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain; Mental Health Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain; Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain; Carrer Dr. Antoni Pujadas 42, 08830 Sant Boi de Llobregar, Spain; Department of Health & Experimental Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Outpatient Mental Health Care Network, Osakidetza-Basque Health Service, Biodonosti Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS-IDISPA), University of Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Alicante, Spain
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- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS-IDISPA), University of Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum, KU Leuven (UPC-KUL), Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Health Services Research Group, IMIM-Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain; Department of Health & Experimental Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
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Xie L, Mo PKH, Wang Z, Tian X, Lau JTF. Men who have sex with men were more depressed than their counterparts because of lower social support and higher loneliness: A comparative survey among Chinese university students. J Affect Disord 2024; 353:11-18. [PMID: 38373515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Poor mental health is prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM), including MSM university students (MSMUS), causing a significant burden on their health and society. The study aimed to compare the difference in levels of depressive symptoms between Chinese MSMUS and non-MSMUS and test the mediating roles of social support and loneliness in the relationship between MSM status and depressive symptoms among male university students. METHODS From June to October 2018, a total of 305 MSMUS and 2447 non-MSMUS from two cities in Sichuan province (China) were investigated using questionnaires. RESULTS The proportion of depression in the MSMUS and non-MSMUS groups was 54.1 % and 36.4 %, respectively. MSM status, social support, and loneliness were all significantly associated with depressive symptoms among Chinese university students. Structural equation modelling showed that the association between MSM status and depressive symptoms was partially mediated by three indirect paths, including 1) via social support (mediated proportion = 19.4 %), 2) via loneliness (mediated proportion = 19.3 %), and 3) via social support and then loneliness (mediated proportion = 16.1 %). CONCLUSIONS Depression was prevalent among university students in China, especially MSMUS. The findings increased our understanding of the mediating roles of social support and loneliness in the link between MSM status and depressive symptoms among Chinese male university students, which have great implications for designing interventions to improve their mental health. LIMITATION The cross-sectional study design limited causal inferences.
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- Luyao Xie
- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Centre for Health Behaviours Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, North Sichuan Medical University, Nanchong, China
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- Public Mental Health Center, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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Yazawa A, Hikichi H, Shiba K, Okuzono SS, Kondo K, Sasaki S, Kawachi I. Association of disaster-related damage with inflammatory diet among older survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Br J Nutr 2024; 131:1648-1656. [PMID: 38258409 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114524000217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Traumatic experiences from disasters have enduring effects on health, both directly and indirectly by influencing health behaviours. Among potential pathways, the impact of disaster-related trauma on dietary patterns has been understudied. This study investigated the relationship between disaster-related trauma and dietary inflammatory index (DII®), and how these relationships differed by gender and whether they prepare meal by themselves or not among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (n 1375). Dietary data were collected in 2020 using a brief-type self-administered diet history questionnaire, from which we derived a dietary inflammatory index (DII®) based on twenty-six food/nutrient items, where higher scores indicate pro-inflammatory (i.e. unhealthy) diet. We found that the experience of housing damage due to the earthquake and tsunami was associated with slightly higher DII scores (coef. = 0·38, 95 % CI -0·05, 0·81). Specifically, women who cooked by themselves tended to have higher DII when they experienced housing damage (coef. = 1·33, 95 %CI -0·63, 3·28). On the other hand, loss of friends was associated with a lower DII score (coef. = -0·28, 95 % CI -0·54, -0·01). These findings highlight the importance of providing support to groups who are at increased risk of deterioration in dietary quality in the aftermath of disasters.
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- Aki Yazawa
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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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 Social Preventive Medical Sciences, Center for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Gerontological Evaluation, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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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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Carvalho SA, Carvalho F, Fonseca L, Santos G, Castilho P. Beyond the Centrality of Shame: How Self-Concealment and Fear of Receiving Compassion From Others Impact Psychological Suffering in Transgender Adults. J Homosex 2024; 71:1373-1391. [PMID: 36043899 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2022.2114398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Shame-based social interactions are a minority social stressor commonly experienced by transgender individuals. However, few studies have explored the centrality of shame experiences in transgender identity and mental health. Also, the ability to receive care and soothing support may be influenced by intrapersonal shame- and fear-related factors, which may hinder openness, and support and care seeking, thus contributing to psychological distress. This study aims to examine the relationship between central shame experiences, fear of receiving compassion from others, self-concealment, and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms) in a sample of Portuguese transgender adults. Following a cross-sectional design, data from a convenience sample of 70 self-identified transgender individuals undergoing gender-affirming medical interventions (GAMIs) were analyzed, using SPSS PROCESS, to determine whether the relationship between central shame experiences and psychological suffering occurred indirectly through fear of receiving compassion from others, and self-concealment. Results suggest that fear of receiving compassion from others, but not self-concealment, was the underlying factor between central shame experiences, and depression and anxiety. Results suggest that the centrality of shame experiences and stress symptomatology associate sequentially through fear of compassion and, in turn, through self-concealment. Clinical implications for mental health interventions with transgender individuals undergoing GAMI are discussed.
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- Sérgio A Carvalho
- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab, School of Psychology and Life Sciences (EPCV), Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Psychological Medicine (IPM), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CHUC, Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Psiquiatria (CRIP), Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CHUC, Centro de Responsabilidade Integrada de Psiquiatria (CRIP), Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Salim SM, Anilal L, Prabhakaran A. Sexual Orientation Change Efforts Among LGBT+ People of Kerala: Prevalence, Correlates, and Mental Health Aspects. J Homosex 2024; 71:1487-1506. [PMID: 36745044 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2174473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) have been reported worldwide and have adverse psychiatric consequences. However, no data are available for India or Kerala. We assessed the prevalence of SOCE, its characteristics, and mental health aspects among LGBT+ individuals in Kerala. This cross-sectional survey used snowball sampling. An online questionnaire collected sociodemographic information and history and characteristics of SOCE. Religiosity and SOCE-associated distress were evaluated using 6-point Likert scales. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) screened for depressive symptoms; its ninth question assessed death wishes and self-harm thoughts. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) screened for anxiety symptoms. Participants' (n = 130) mean age was 26.80 ± 7.12 years. Most common biological sex (63.1%) and gender identity (50.8%) were male, and sexual orientation was gay(42.3%). Prevalence of SOCE was 45.4%. In SOCE group, 39% reported very severe distress. SOCE was most commonly self-prompted (47.5%), performed through psychotherapy (28.8%), and performed by doctors (28.8%). SOCE group had significantly higher religiosity scores (t = 2.61, p = .01). Among cisgender men, 48.48% had SOCE history, against 28.57% among cisgender women (χ2 = 3.19, p = .07). SOCE is highly prevalent among the LGBT+ community in Kerala, with high associated distress. Multi-level approaches are necessary to mitigate this problem.
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- Sreya Mariyam Salim
- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Killian T, Fredrick EG. "God Loves All Equally and Infinitely": A Mixed Methods Analysis of LGBTQ+ Ally Development Within Religious/Spiritual Contexts. J Homosex 2024; 71:1507-1535. [PMID: 36826977 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2177130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Within the United States, conservative theological perspectives have exerted influential sociocultural influences toward LGBTQ+ communities, with profound implications toward ally development. Ally development can present its challenges, especially for those in non-affirming religious and/or spiritual (R/S) contexts. We employed a mixed methods approach, utilizing both Enhanced Critical Incident Technique and chi-square tests of independence, focusing on the self-identified incidents that influenced the internal negotiation process of 315 LGBTQ+ allies within R/S contexts. Participants described critical R/S incidents that impacted their ally development, and these incidents fell into four main categories: (1) the influence of religious organizations, leaderships, and congregants, (2) the impact of meaningful relationships, (3) the experience of spiritual or divine shifting events, and (4) meaning making. Additionally, participants identified wish list items represented by four main themes: (1) fostering ally development, (2) taking action, (3) nothing should have changed, and (4) wishing for support broadly. Chi-square tests of independence revealed that R/S incidences were related to specific wish list items.
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- Thomas Killian
- Department of Counseling, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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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. J Homosex 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] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Waizman Y, Herschel E, Cárdenas SI, Vaccaro AG, Aviv EC, Sellery PE, Goldenberg D, Kaplan J, Saxbe DE. Neural correlates of inhibitory control in the context of infant cry and paternal postpartum mental health. Behav Brain Res 2024; 465:114947. [PMID: 38460795 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2024.114947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Inhibitory control, a form of self-regulation, may support sensitive parenting, but has been understudied in new fathers despite their pronounced risk for stress and mental health challenges. METHODS This study probed the neural correlates of inhibitory control and its associations to first-time fathers' postpartum mental health, focusing on depressive symptoms, state anxiety, and perceived stress. Six months after their child's birth, 38 fathers self-reported on their mood, anxiety, and stress, and performed a Go/No-Go fMRI task while listening to three sets of sounds (infant cry, pink noise, and silence). RESULTS Fathers' behavioral inhibition accuracy was consistent across the sound conditions, but their patterns of neural activation varied. Compared to the pink noise condition, fathers showed heightened engagement in prefrontal regulatory regions when self-regulating during the infant cry and silent conditions. When examining correct trials only, results in visual motor area and primary somatosensory cortex emerged only for infant cry and not for pink noise and silence. Moreover, fathers reporting higher levels of postpartum depression, state anxiety, and perceived stress showed greater activation in prefrontal regions when inhibiting during infant cry or silence. CONCLUSION This study is the first to underscore the complex interplay between the neural mechanisms related to inhibitory control and postpartum mental health and stress across varied auditory context, laying the groundwork for future research.
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- Yael Waizman
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States
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Xia W, Wai Li LM. When and how to share? The role of inspiration. J Soc Psychol 2024; 164:336-350. [PMID: 35659508 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2022.2080038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sharing what we know with others has an important role in facilitating people's social learning and communication across settings. To advance the understanding of when and how people share, the present study examined the role of inspiration, an emotion that contains strong motivational elements, on people's sharing tendencies in three studies. Study 1 showed a positive association between the inspiring level of a given message and its likelihood of being shared. Study 2 replicated the finding with carefully controlling for the effect of positivity of a given message. Study 3 further provided evidence that inspiration shaped how people share. The results showed that participants shared inspiring messages in a more innovative way than when they shared less inspiring messages. The present research has implications for how to promote the sharing process in different settings through the role of inspiration.
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In three studies (N = 553) we found that despite reporting that others enjoy a more active social life than they do, participants believed that they possessed more social traits than their peers (Study 1), that their level of social activity exceeds the necessary standards for living a satisfying social life (Study 2), and that their social lives would improve significantly in the future (Study 3). Additionally, people were not comparatively pessimistic about the number of close friends they have (Studies 1 and 3), and their pessimism about their social engagement was associated with lowered perceived importance of the social activities in question (Study 3). Taken together, these findings suggest that people's outlook on their social lives is not as grim as others have suggested, but rather, self-enhancing beliefs reside comfortably alongside individuals' acknowledgments of their social deficits.
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McCann SJH. Does diversity foster individualism? The relation of racial-ethnic diversity to individualism-collectivism across the 50 American States. J Soc Psychol 2024; 164:387-394. [PMID: 35659224 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2022.2085073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Recent longitudinal research by others analyzing the relation between racial-ethnic diversity and individualism-collectivism in the 50 American states over the period 2000-2018 suggests that racial-ethnic diversity promotes individualism. The present study used a cross-sectional approach based on 2013 data to determine whether a relation mirroring the longitudinal pattern exists between racial-ethnic diversity and individualism-collectivism across the 50 states. Two measures of state racial-ethnic diversity were related to four measures of state individualism-collectivism using Pearson correlation and partial correlation controlling for state socioeconomic status. All correlations between diversity and individualism were negative and all those between diversity and collectivism were positive. The absolute magnitudes ranged from .43 to .68 for the Pearson correlations and from .43 to .67 for the partial correlations. Contrary to the earlier longitudinal findings, the current results show that states with higher racial-ethnic diversity are less individualistic and more collectivistic.
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Lebowitz MS, Tabb K, Appelbaum PS. Asymmetric genetic attributions for one's own prosocial versus antisocial behavior. J Soc Psychol 2024; 164:273-279. [PMID: 35358028 PMCID: PMC9522892 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2022.2058906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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People tend to rate prosocial or positive behavior as more strongly influenced by the actor's genes than antisocial or negative behavior. The current study tested whether people would show a similar asymmetry when rating the role of genes in their own behavior, and if so, what variables might mediate this difference. Participants were prompted to think about an example of their own behavior from the past year that was either prosocial or antisocial. Those in the prosocial condition rated the role of genetics in causing the behavior as significantly greater than did those in the antisocial condition. A mediation analysis suggested that this asymmetry could be accounted for by a tendency to view prosocial behavior as more natural and more aligned with one's true self than antisocial behavior. These findings add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that people's reasoning about genetics may be influenced by evaluative judgments.
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- Matthew S. Lebowitz
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; NY State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 122, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Philosophy Program, Bard College, P.O. Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; NY State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 122, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Prasad A, Sockbeson CES, O'Brien LT. Examining stereotypes in a dynamic social order: the stereotype content model in India. J Soc Psychol 2024; 164:293-301. [PMID: 35575230 DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2022.2071670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stereotypes are tools of social perception that attribute a superficial uniformity to individuals within a social group, providing an instrument to assess individuals and groups. The stereotype content model (SCM) provides a framework for understanding these dynamics. SCM explores how groups are stereotyped on competence and warmth. This research utilizes the SCM to study India, a heterogenous society with diverse social groups. The purpose of this paper is to study caste stereotypes using SCM within India while also comparing two distinct regions of the country - the north and the south. This study is unique because (a) earlier studies have not explored stereotyping while recognizing the regional variations "within" India and (b) it applies SCM to caste. We also include how caste perceptions are further defined for groups that fall under the affirmative action program. Using Amazon's Mechanical Turk, we recruited subjects who responded to questions that assessed stereotypes of different social groups. The results indicate the presence of more ambivalent stereotypes and higher belief in karmic ideology in the four southern states compared to the northern states. Possible explanations discussed.
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Pak R, McLaughlin AC, Engle R. The Relevance of Attention Control, Not Working Memory, in Human Factors. Hum Factors 2024; 66:1321-1332. [PMID: 36853758 DOI: 10.1177/00187208231159727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Discuss the human factors relevance of attention control (AC), a domain-general ability to regulate information processing functions in the service of goal-directed behavior. BACKGROUND Working memory (WM) measures appear as predictors in various applied psychology studies. However, measures of WM reflect a mixture of memory storage and controlled attention making it difficult to interpret the meaning of significant WM-task relations for human factors. In light of new research, complex task performance may be better predicted or explained with new measures of attention control rather than WM. METHOD We briefly review the topic of individual differences in abilities in Human Factors. Next, we focus on WM, how it is measured, and what can be inferred from significant WM-task relations. RESULTS The theoretical underpinnings of attention control as a high-level factor that affects complex thought and behavior make it useful in human factors, which often study performance in complex and dynamic task environments. To facilitate research on attention control in applied settings, we discuss a validated measure of attention control that predicts more variance in complex task performance than WM. In contrast to existing measures of WM or AC, our measures of attention control only require 3 minutes each (10 minutes total) and may be less culture-bound making them suitable for use in applied settings. CONCLUSION Explaining or predicting task performance relations with attention control rather than WM may have dramatically different implications for designing more specific, equitable task interfaces, or training. APPLICATION A highly efficient ability predictor can help researchers and practitioners better understand task requirements for human factors interventions or performance prediction.
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- Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Gale A, Nepomnyaschy L. School Connectedness and Mental Health Among Black Adolescents. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1066-1077. [PMID: 37938482 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01898-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Black students' school experiences are important for their mental health. The current study explored the link between school connectedness in middle childhood and depressive symptoms and aggressive behaviors among Black adolescents. Participants were Black youth (Mage = 9.36 years, SD = 0.38 at time 1), (Mage = 15.59 years, SD = 0.60 at time 2), and 50.2% female. The findings demonstrated a significant association between school connectedness assessed at age nine and reduced depressive symptoms and aggressive behaviors reported at age fifteen. Notably, gender moderated the relationship between school connectedness and depressive symptoms, with a stronger association found for girls. These results offer valuable insights into how early perceptions of school connectedness impact the mental health of Black adolescents as they grow older. These findings also indicate that girls might be more attuned to the social and emotional aspects of their schools. These findings validate the significance of a sense of connection to school with mental health outcomes among Black adolescents and indicate the possibility of school connectedness interventions to enhance their overall well-being.
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- Adrian Gale
- Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
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Fan S, Zhang J, Zhang L. Life Satisfaction Trajectories During the Transition from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood and the Role of Gender and Achievement Attribution: A Longitudinal Study of Chinese Youth. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1244-1257. [PMID: 38157185 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01934-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Life satisfaction is vital for a smooth transition to emerging adulthood. However, research on age and gender-related fluctuations in life satisfaction has yielded inconclusive and culture-specific results, which necessitates further investigation in more diverse contexts, including the Chinese culture. Despite the attribution theory and the value-as-a-moderator model highlighting the significance of achievement attribution in this period characterized by the pursuit of success, little is known about the specific impact of internal and external achievement attribution on the development of life satisfaction. This study examined life satisfaction trajectories from adolescence to emerging adulthood and explored the moderating effects of gender and achievement attribution, using five waves of data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). The sample consists of 504 youth (52.2% female), whose life satisfaction was tracked from 2012 (Mage = 16.55, SD = 0.50) to 2020 (Mage = 24.56, SD = 0.50). The multilevel growth models revealed that life satisfaction increased from ages 16 to 18, peaked at age 18, fell until age 20, and then remained stable from ages 20 to 24. No significant association was found between gender or external achievement attribution and life satisfaction development. Youth with higher internal achievement attribution had a greater increase in life satisfaction from ages 16 to 18, but had a larger decrease from ages 18 to 20. Adjusting internal achievement attribution may help alleviate the vulnerability of youth experiencing declining life satisfaction when transitioning to adulthood.
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- Shuming Fan
- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Rouse PC, Ingram T, Standage M, Sengupta R. Fear of movement and competence frustration mediate the relationship between pain catastrophising and physical function in people living with axSpA: an online cross-sectional survey. Rheumatol Int 2024; 44:933-941. [PMID: 38506923 PMCID: PMC10980646 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-024-05557-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The objective of this study is to examine the contribution of pain catastrophising to Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patient's physical function and to test the mediating role of fear of movement, and uniquely, the contribution of competence frustration to the fear-avoidance model. Participants (N = 98, 70% female, M age = 45.62, SD 12.16) completed an online survey (December 2020-May 2021) distributed in the United Kingdom via the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (n ≈ 3500; NASS, 2019). The PROCESS SPSS macro was used to test three mediation models using percentile bootstrap 95% confidence intervals (PBCI). A significant indirect effect on the relationship between pain and physical function via fear of movement (β = 0.10, 95% PBCI = 0.030-0.183) was observed (Model 1). Model 2 showed the relationship between pain catastrophising and physical function to be significantly mediated by fear of movement (β = 0.16, 95% PBCI = 0.005-0.322). Finally, Model 3 showed a significant indirect effect on the relationship between pain catastrophising and physical function via competence frustration (β = 0.15, 95% PBCI = 0.014-0.309) but not through fear of movement (β = 0.062, 95% PBCI = - 0.134 to 0.248). To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine and demonstrate the unique contribution of competence need frustration to the Fear-avoidance model in people that live with axSpA. Identifying modifiable factors that contribute to disease outcomes such as physical function can improve the care and quality of life for people living with a disease currently without a cure.
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- Peter C Rouse
- Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Centre for Motivation and Health Behaviour Change, Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Combe Park, Bath, Avon, BA1 3NG, UK
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Xu M, Corbeil T, Bochicchio L, Scheer JR, Wall M, Hughes TL. Childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, revictimization, and coping among sexual minority women. Child Abuse Negl 2024; 151:106721. [PMID: 38479262 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Compared with heterosexual women, sexual minority women experience higher rates and greater severity of sexual victimization. Little is known about how childhood sexual abuse (CSA), adult sexual assault (ASA), and revictimization impact coping in this population. Few studies have examined the effects of recency, developmental stage, and revictimization on coping. OBJECTIVE To improve psychosocial outcomes following sexual victimization, it is important to understand whether different patterns of exposure differentially impact coping over time. To do so, we investigated associations between CSA, ASA, and revictimization (both CSA and ASA) and adult sexual minority women's coping strategies. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Data are from a longitudinal community-based sample of 513 sexual minority women of diverse ages and races/ethnicities. METHODS Participants reported CSA ( RESULTS High-risk (i.e., genital penetration) CSA and recent ASA were associated with more avoidant coping (compared to no CSA or no ASA). No interaction between CSA and ASA was found, but history of both CSA and ASA had a stronger effect on avoidant coping than no victimization or CSA only. CONCLUSIONS Although sexual revictimization had a stronger impact on coping than CSA or ASA only, we did not find a synergistic effect (i.e., CSA and ASA may have had stacked independent effects). History of ASA was more strongly associated with coping than CSA. Recency of sexual victimization appears especially salient to coping among sexual minority women.
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- Mariah Xu
- Columbia University, School of Nursing, United States of America.
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, United States of America
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- Syracuse University, Department of Psychology, United States of America
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, United States of America
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- Columbia University, School of Nursing, United States of America
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Antici EE, Kuhlman KR, Treanor M, Craske MG. Salivary CRP predicts treatment response to virtual reality exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. Brain Behav Immun 2024; 118:300-309. [PMID: 38467380 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Social anxiety disorder (SAD) places a profound burden on public health and individual wellbeing. Systemic inflammation may be important to the onset and maintenance of SAD, and anti-inflammatory treatments have shown promise in relieving symptoms of SAD. In the present study, we conducted secondary analyses on data from a randomized clinical trial to determine whether C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and social anxiety symptoms decreased over the course of virtual reality exposure therapy, and whether changes in social anxiety symptoms as a function of treatment varied as a function of CRP. METHOD Adult participants (N = 78) with a diagnosis of SAD (59 % female) were randomized to receive exposure therapy alone, or exposure therapy supplemented with scopolamine. Social anxiety symptoms, salivary CRP, and subjective units of distress were measured across three exposure therapy sessions, at a post-treatment extinction retest, and at a 1-month follow-up. RESULTS CRP decreased over the course of treatment, b = -0.03 (SE = 0.01), p =.02 95 %CI [-0.06, -0.004], as did all social anxiety symptom domains and subjective distress. Higher CRP was associated with greater decreases from pre-treatment to 1-month follow-up in fear, b = -0.45 (SE = 0.15), p =.004 95 %CI [-0.74, -0.15], and avoidance, b = -0.62 (SE = 0.19), p =.002 95 %CI [-1.01, -0.23], and in-session subjective distress from pre-treatment to post-treatment, b = -0.42 (SE = 0.21), p =.05 95 %CI [-0.83, -0.001]. However, declines in CRP were not correlated with declines in fear, r = -0.07, p =.61, or avoidance, r = -0.10, p =.49, within-persons. CONCLUSIONS Virtual reality exposure therapy may be associated with an improvement in systemic inflammation in patients with severe SAD. Pre-treatment CRP may also be of value in predicting which patients stand to benefit the most from this treatment.
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- Elizabeth E Antici
- Department of Psychological Science, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Science, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Samrani G, Persson J. Encoding-related Brain Activity Predicts Subsequent Trial-level Control of Proactive Interference in Working Memory. J Cogn Neurosci 2024; 36:828-835. [PMID: 38261380 DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Proactive interference (PI) appears when familiar information interferes with newly acquired information and is a major cause of forgetting in working memory. It has been proposed that encoding of item-context associations might help mitigate familiarity-based PI. Here, we investigate whether encoding-related brain activation could predict subsequent level of PI at retrieval using trial-specific parametric modulation. Participants were scanned with event-related fMRI while performing a 2-back working memory task with embedded 3-back lures designed to induce PI. We found that the ability to control interference in working memory was modulated by level of activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus, left hippocampus, and bilateral caudate nucleus during encoding. These results provide insight to the processes underlying control of PI in working memory and suggest that encoding of temporal context details support subsequent interference control.
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- George Samrani
- Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University
- Umeå University
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- Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University
- Örebro University
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Uher R, Pavlova B, Najafi S, Adepalli N, Ross B, Howes Vallis E, Freeman K, Parker R, Propper L, Palaniyappan L. Antecedents of major depressive, bipolar, and psychotic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 160:105625. [PMID: 38494121 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Major depressive, bipolar, or psychotic disorders are preceded by earlier manifestations in behaviours and experiences. We present a synthesis of evidence on associations between person-level antecedents (behaviour, performance, psychopathology) in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood and later onsets of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or psychotic disorder based on prospective studies published up to September 16, 2022. We screened 11,342 records, identified 460 eligible publications, and extracted 570 risk ratios quantifying the relationships between 52 antecedents and onsets in 198 unique samples with prospective follow-up of 122,766 individuals from a mean age of 12.4 to a mean age of 24.8 for 1522,426 person years of follow-up. We completed meta-analyses of 12 antecedents with adequate data. Psychotic symptoms, depressive symptoms, anxiety, disruptive behaviors, affective lability, and sleep problems were transdiagnostic antecedents associated with onsets of depressive, bipolar, and psychotic disorders. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity and hypomanic symptoms specifically predicted bipolar disorder. While transdiagnostic and diagnosis-specific antecedents inform targeted prevention and help understand pathogenic mechanisms, extensive gaps in evidence indicate potential for improving early risk identification.
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- Rudolf Uher
- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- WK Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Quebec, Montreal, Canada; Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Canada
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Xing J, Wei R, Wang H, Hua Z, Tang X, Yi L, Li X, Liu J. Symptoms of ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder Interactively Predict Children's Verbal Fluency. J Atten Disord 2024; 28:1092-1104. [PMID: 38353406 DOI: 10.1177/10870547241232081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Verbal fluency, the capacity to generate words from a designated category, predicts myriad cognitive and life outcomes. The study investigated verbal fluency in children with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and comorbid ADHD and ASD, to understand how ADHD- and ASD-related symptoms individually and jointly predict verbal fluency, and the underlying linguistic and cognitive substrates. METHOD Thirty-three school-aged children with ADHD, 27 with ASD, 25 with comorbid ADHD and ASD, and 39 with typical development, were assessed for ADHD and ASD symptoms and completed a semantic verbal fluency task. RESULTS Findings indicated that ADHD and ASD symptoms, especially ADHD hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms and language-related ASD symptoms, interactively predicted verbal fluency across diagnostic groups. CONCLUSION The study implicated the potential cognitive and linguistic mechanisms underlying verbal fluency differences in ADHD and/or ASD, and clinical practices on enhancing verbal fluency in these clinical groups.
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- Peking University, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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- Peking University, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders (Peking University Sixth Hospital), Beijing, China
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Steinmann S, Tiedemann KJ, Kellner S, Wellen CM, Haaf M, Mulert C, Rauh J, Leicht G. Reduced frontocingulate theta connectivity during emotion regulation in major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 173:245-253. [PMID: 38554620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive reappraisal is an essential emotion regulation skill for social life and psychological health. However, individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) cannot use this skill effectively. Successful cognitive reappraisal in healthy controls (HC) has been shown to be associated with theta activity in a frontal and subcortical network. In the present study, we investigated whether MDD patients are characterized by altered theta power and connectivity pattern during cognitive reappraisal compared to HC. METHODS Using EEG and eLORETA, we examined both theta activity and connectivity when 25 controls and 24 patients with MDD were asked to complete the emotion cognitive reappraisal task of viewing neutral and negative pictures and reappraise negative pictures. Habitual use of emotion regulation skills was collected using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). RESULTS The results showed that MDD patients had (1) reduced theta activity in the left dorsolateral (dlPFC), dorsomedial prefrontal (dmPFC), and rostral-ventral cingulate cortices (rvACC), as well as (2) reduced dlPFC-rvACC theta connectivity than HC during reappraisal. In addition, left dlPFC-rvACC theta connectivity was positively correlated with self-reported cognitive reappraisal in HC. This relation was not observed in MDD. In contrast, CERQ revealed significantly greater use of inadequate regulations skills and significantly lower use of adaptive skills in MDD. LIMITATION Sample size, limited solution space to cortical grey matter excluding regions such as the amygdala. CONCLUSION This study may indicate a putative frontocingulate dysfunction leading either to an increased use of inadequate emotion regulation or a decreased use of skills that serve to boost positive emotion.
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- Saskia Steinmann
- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Center for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Larkin F, Oostenbroek J, Lee Y, Hayward E, Fernandez A, Wang Y, Mitchell A, Li LY, Meins E. A smartphone app effectively facilitates mothers' mind-mindedness: A randomized controlled trial. Child Dev 2024; 95:831-844. [PMID: 37965827 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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The efficacy of a smartphone app intervention (BabyMind©) in facilitating mind-mindedness was investigated in a randomized controlled trial, assigning mothers and their 6-month-olds (N = 152; 72 girls, 146 White) to intervention or active control conditions. Mothers who had received the BabyMind© app intervention scored higher for appropriate (d = .61, 95% CI .28, .94) and lower for non-attuned (d = -.55, 95% CI -.92, -.18) mind-related comments at follow-up (age 12 months), compared with their control group counterparts. Adjusting for missing data did not alter this pattern of findings. Mothers' baseline parental reflective functioning did not moderate these relations. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits of early intervention and exploring the efficacy of the app in more diverse populations.
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- Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Ganotice FA, Tipoe GL, Orlu M, Tipoe E. Breaking disciplinary silos: A global approach to interprofessional education. Med Educ 2024; 58:608-609. [PMID: 38351858 DOI: 10.1111/medu.15342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Potthoff J, Herrmann C, Schienle A. Cookie cravings - Examining the impact of sugar content information on Christmas treat preferences via mobile eye-tracking. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 245:104213. [PMID: 38479215 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Diets high in added sugar can promote the development of overweight. Especially during the Holiday season, when high-sugar food is abundant, people overeat and gain more weight than during other times of the year. The present study with mobile eye-tracking glasses (Pupil Labs Invisible) investigated how sugar content information affects food preference (liking/wanting) and visual attention (where and how long one is looking) in a buffet-like situation. METHODS Fifty-eight participants who were well acquainted with the local Christmas traditions and foods (38 female, 19 male, one diverse; mean age = 25 years, SD = 6.3 years; mean body mass index = 22.2 kg/m2, SD = 3.2 kg/m2) were presented with four cookies and two non-food items (wrapped presents) in a free viewing task. Two of the displayed cookies were 'Christmas cookies' (cookies that are traditionally eaten only during the Holiday season) and two cookies had no Christmas association. The cookies were either labeled as cookies made with or without sugar, resulting in a 3 (Category: cookies with sugar, cookies without sugar, non-food) by 2 (Christmas association: yes, no) repeated-measures design. RESULTS Analyses of variance indicated that participants reported higher wanting and liking for cookies with sugar, particularly Christmas cookies (interaction effect for wanting: p = .047, ηp2 = .059; interaction effect for liking: p = .017, ηp2 = .084). Sugar-free cookies were fixated more often (p = .028; d = 0.35) and shorter (p < .001; d = 0.64) than sugar cookies. CONCLUSION Assuming that cookies are sugar-free reduced the reported preference for this product, which was associated with a more detail-oriented (critical) viewing pattern. The study's findings have potential implications for public health and can aid in developing targeted interventions to promote healthier food choices during festive periods. The new strategies should not focus on the sugar content of foods.
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- University of Graz, Department of Psychology, Austria
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Čvorović J. The impact of welfare on maternal investment and sibling competition: evidence from Serbian Roma communities. J Biosoc Sci 2024; 56:560-573. [PMID: 37746716 DOI: 10.1017/s0021932023000184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Siblings compete for limited parental resources, which can result in a trade-off between family size and child growth outcomes. Welfare incentives may improve parental circumstances in large families by compensating for the additional costs of an extra child and increasing the resources available to a family. The improvements in conditions may influence parents to increase their investment, expecting greater returns from the investment in child survival and development, while in turn increase sibling competition for the investment. This study assessed whether welfare benefits have influenced parental investment trade-offs and competition between siblings among Serbian Roma, a population largely dependent on welfare. Using data from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 6, this study assessed the associations between maternal investment, child cash benefits, sibship size, and child anthropometry, as an indicator of health, among 1096 Serbian Roma children aged 0 to 59 months. Living in a small family benefited Roma children, while the incentives increased competition between siblings. Maternal investment was negatively associated with incentives, as the improvements brought about were insufficient to influence a change in maternal perceptions about the local setting uncertainty and thus promote an increase in investment.
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- Jelena Čvorović
- Institute of Ethnography, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Kneza Mihaila 36, Belgrade11000, Serbia
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Thiffault F, Cinq-Mars J, Brisson B, Blanchette I. Hearing fearful prosody impairs visual working memory maintenance. Int J Psychophysiol 2024; 199:112338. [PMID: 38552908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2024.112338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Interference by distractors has been associated multiple times with diminished visual and auditory working memory (WM) performance. Negative emotional distractors in particular lead to detrimental effects on WM. However, these associations have only been seen when distractors and items to maintain in WM are from the same sensory modality. In this study, we investigate cross-modal interference on WM. We invited 20 participants to complete a visual change-detection task, assessing visual WM (VWM), while hearing emotional (fearful) and neutral auditory distractors. Electrophysiological activity was recorded to measure contralateral delay activity (CDA) and auditory P2 event-related potentials (ERP), indexing WM maintenance and distractor salience respectively. At the behavioral level, fearful prosody didn't decrease significantly working memory accuracy, compared to neutral prosody. Regarding ERPs, fearful distractors evoked a greater P2 amplitude than neutral distractors. Correlations between the two ERP potentials indicated that P2 amplitude difference between the two types of prosody was associated with the difference in CDA amplitude for fearful and neutral trials. This association suggests that cognitive resources required to process fearful prosody detrimentally impact VWM maintenance. That result provides a piece of additional evidence that negative emotional stimuli produce greater interference than neutral stimuli and that the cognitive resources used to process stimuli from different modalities come from a common pool.
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- François Thiffault
- CogNAC Research Group (Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect et Comportement), Québec, Canada; Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
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- CogNAC Research Group (Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect et Comportement), Québec, Canada; Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- CogNAC Research Group (Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect et Comportement), Québec, Canada; Département de Psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.
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- CogNAC Research Group (Cognition, Neurosciences, Affect et Comportement), Québec, Canada; École de Psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada; CERVO Brain Research Center, Québec, Québec, Canada.
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McBride S, Thomas L, Decker S, Pierce M, Burson S, Song H, Haerling Adamson K. Validation of a Tool to Evaluate Nursing Students' Electronic Health Record Competency in Simulation. Nurs Educ Perspect 2024; 45:161-168. [PMID: 38407222 DOI: 10.1097/01.nep.0000000000001240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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AIM The aim of the study was to establish reliability and validity of the Competency Assessment in Simulation of Electronic Health Records (CASE) tool. BACKGROUND Effective teaching and learning practices, including valid and reliable assessment of students' electronic health record (EHR) competency, contribute to safe, high-quality, efficient nursing care. METHOD The study used a mixed-methods design to test reliability and validity of the CASE tool. RESULTS A nationally representative sample of faculty from universities representing 27 states provided scores for videos using the CASE tool. Forty-seven participants completed the first scoring survey; 22 of the 47 participants (47%) completed the second-round scoring. Intraclass correlation for the final score between the first and second responses shows the consistency of test-retest reliability (ICC = .78, p < .001). CONCLUSION The CASE tool provided evidence of validity and reliability in evaluating EHR competency in simulation.
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- Susan McBride
- About the Authors Susan McBride, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean of research, The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, Tyler, Texas. Laura Thomas, PhD, RN, CNE, is a professor, University of North Texas Health Sciences Center College of Nursing, Fort Worth, Texas. Sharon Decker, PhD, RN, FSSH, ANEF, FAAN, is professor emeritus, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas. Matthew Pierce, MS, NREMT, CHSOS, is director of health information, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Shelley Burson, MEd, is coordinator of special projects, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Huaxin Song, PhD, is assistant professor, The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing. Katie Haerling (Adamson), PhD, RN, CHSE, is a professor, University of Washington Tacoma School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, Tacoma, Washington. This research was supported by funding from the Dorothy Otto Research Award under the National League for Nursing Research Awards in 2021. The research team acknowledges the contributions of the University Medical Center Health System, Lubbock, Texas, and the following nurses, faculty, and technology support: Rebecca Clark, Erin Gibson, Heather Guest, Courtnie Moore, Belen Ramirez, Tammy Williams, Bill Eubanks, Autumn Harris, Apryl Keaty, George Esquivel, Emmanuel Sanchez, Adam Wood, and William McGaghie. For more information, contact Dr. McBride at
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