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Colombo D, Baños RM, Desdentado L, Kleiboer A, Pavani JB, Wrzesien M, Bretón López JM. Daily stress encounters: Positive emotion upregulation and depressive symptoms. Emotion 2024:2024-65644-001. [PMID: 38512200 DOI: 10.1037/emo0001362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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When it comes to coping with stress, positive emotion upregulation is of utmost importance. Positive emotions have been suggested to be an important resource during stressful times since people try to create and upregulate pleasant emotional states when feeling stressed. Accordingly, individual differences in the ability to generate and savor positive emotional states could also affect one's skills in dealing with stress. In this regard, an important factor might be depression, which is associated with impaired positive emotion regulation. To disentangle the reciprocal influence between perceived stress and positive emotion upregulation, we conducted an Ecological Momentary Assessment study (n = 92) in which we assessed participants' stress levels and use of positive upregulating strategies (attentional deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation) three times a day over 2 weeks. Results from linear mixed-effects models showed that higher levels of perceived stress at one point predicted increased use of positive upregulating strategies from this point to the next which, in turn, resulted in subsequent diminished stress levels. Interaction analyses indicated that participants with higher depressive symptoms implemented upregulating strategies to a lower extent when experiencing intense stress. Furthermore, attentional deployment was less effective in decreasing stress in individuals higher in depression, whereas the other strategies showed comparable or even higher efficacy. Overall, positive emotion upregulation might be regarded as an adaptive tool that helps cope with stress. This mechanism might be altered in people higher in depression, who specifically struggle to implement positive upregulating strategies during times of stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Desirée Colombo
- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I
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- Polibienestar Institute, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia
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- Polibienestar Institute, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit
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- Center for Research on the Psychology of Cognition, Language and Emotion (PSYCLE), Aix Marseille University
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- Polibienestar Institute, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia
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- Polibienestar Institute, Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia
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Miragall M, Escrivá-Martínez T, Wrzesien M, Vara MD, Herrero R, Desdentado L, Baños RM. Too many lemons to make lemonade? Disentangling mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain. Curr Psychol 2022:1-13. [PMID: 36213570 PMCID: PMC9533265 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03638-2] [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: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The study aimed to analyze the longitudinal change in mental health during the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Spain. Negative (e.g., emotional distress) and positive (e.g., positive functioning variables) outcomes were analyzed. Protective factors (e.g., resilience) as predictors of psychological adjustment (i.e., positive mental health, openness to the future, and low burden due to COVID-19) after ten months of the pandemic were also examined. The sample consisted of 164 participants, and self-reported questionnaires were administered at the beginning of the lockdown (March 2020), at the end of the lockdown (June 2020), and during the third wave (January 2021). Linear mixed models showed that individuals' emotional distress increased, and positive functioning variables (i.e., meaning in life, gratitude, resilience, and life satisfaction) decreased over time, but an increase was observed in some dimensions of posttraumatic growth. Regression analyses showed that resilience scores at all three data collection time points were significant predictors of positive mental health, openness to the future, and burden during the third wave. Mediation analyses showed that positive mental health and openness to the future were mediators of the effect of resilience on burden. The prolonged situation of the COVID-19 crisis had an important impact on positive and negative mental health. However, resilience may help to build up resources that can act as a buffer against adverse psychological effects.
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- Marta Miragall
- Department of Personality, Evaluation, and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation, and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychology and Sociology, Universidad de Zaragoza, Teruel, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation, and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation, and Psychological Treatments, University of Valencia, Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, 21, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Polibienestar, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 21, Valencia, Spain
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Wrzesien M, Alcañiz M, Botella C, Burkhardt JM, Bretón-López J, Ortega M, Brotons DB. The therapeutic lamp: treating small-animal phobias. IEEE Comput Graph Appl 2013; 33:80-86. [PMID: 24807885 DOI: 10.1109/mcg.2013.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We all have an irrational fear or two. Some of us get scared by an unexpected visit from a spider in our house; others get nervous when they look down from a high building. Fear is an evolutionary and adaptive function that can promote self-preservation and help us deal with the feared object or situation. However, when this state becomes excessive, it might develop into psychological disorders such as phobias, producing high anxiety and affecting everyday life. The Therapeutic Lamp is an interactive projection-based augmented-reality system for treating small-animal phobias. It aims to increase patient-therapist communication, promote more natural interaction, and improve the patient's engagement in the therapy.
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(131)I has been widely used in nuclear medicine for many years, particularly in the form of iodide for the diagnosis and therapy of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases. Manual dispensing of radioiodine-based radiopharmaceuticals results in potentially significant radiation doses to the hands of nuclear medicine personnel performing this task. This article reports the results of thermoluminescent dosemeter-based measurement of radiation doses at various points on the hands of personnel dispensing radioiodine radiopharmaceuticals.
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- M Wrzesien
- Department of Nuclear Physics and Radiation Safety, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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Wrzesien M, Rey B, Alcañiz M, Baños R, Martínez MG, Pérez-López D, Rodríguez Ortega A, Rasal P, Vargas EP, Provinciale JG. Virtual representations of the self: engaging teenagers in emotional regulation strategies learning. Stud Health Technol Inform 2012; 181:248-252. [PMID: 22954865] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The aim of this paper is to present digital representations of humans (i.e., avatars) that look like the self, applied to the Mental Health (MH) field. Virtual Representations of the Self (VRS) are in our opinion a tool with a great potential for engaging teenagers in emotional regulation strategies learning and an excellent example of new technology application to the basic concept in psychology field such as Bandura's modeling [1]. VRSs have already demonstrated their potential on human behavior modification (e.g. modification of physical activity; eating habits) in general population [2]. Thus, the same technology can bring in our opinion a lot to the Mental Health field, especially in emotional regulation learning. This paper presents a theoretical background and describes the methodology that we plan to apply in order to validate the efficacy of VRSs in clinical settings. Also, the implications of such technology and future research lines are discussed.
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- Maja Wrzesien
- Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, España.
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Rodríguez A, Rey B, Alcañiz M, Baños R, Guixeres J, Wrzesien M, Gómez M, Pérez D, Rasal P, Parra E. GameTeen: new tools for evaluating and training emotional regulation strategies. Stud Health Technol Inform 2012; 181:334-338. [PMID: 22954883] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The aim of this paper is to describe GameTeen, a novel instrument for the assessment and training of Emotional Regulation (ER) strategies in adolescent population. These new tools are based on the use of 3D serious games that can be played under different settings. The evolution of ER strategies will be monitored in two ways depending on the setting where the tool is presented. Firstly, in the laboratory, physiological signals and facial expressions of participants will be recorded. Secondly, in real life settings, ecological momentary assessment tools will be used to obtain answers from the subjects using their mobile phone. The goal is to obtain more attractive and reliable tools to evaluate and train ER strategies.
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Wrzesien M, Burkhardt JM, Alcañiz Raya M, Botella C, Bretón López JM. Analysis of distributed-collaborative activity during augmented reality exposure therapy for cockroach phobia. Stud Health Technol Inform 2010; 154:134-139. [PMID: 20543285] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Recent research presents Augmented Reality Exposure Therapy (ARET) for treatment of phobia of cockroaches as a potentially effective technique. However, to the authors' knowledge no studies have been published concerning the Human-Computer-Interaction issues of such a system. The aim of this paper is to report some preliminary data on how patients, therapists and an Augmented Reality system collaborate and interact during the therapeutic process. The results show that the therapeutic process is distributed between individuals (patient and therapist) and artifacts (e.g. AR cockroaches, a computer screen, a Head Mounted Display (HMD), a keyboard, a swatter and therapists' notes on paper). The results are discussed in terms of possible improvement of the ARET system.
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- Maja Wrzesien
- Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (I3BH), (UPV), 46022 Valencia, España.
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