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Minamitani M, Katano A, Mukai T, Ohira S, Nakagawa K. Comparative analysis of treatment decision-making in patients with localized prostate and cervical cancer: what influences receiving surgery or radiotherapy? Support Care Cancer 2024; 32:391. [PMID: 38806815 PMCID: PMC11133204 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08589-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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PURPOSE This study focused on identifying the factors influencing the decision-making process in patients with localized prostate and cervical cancer in Japan and specifically examining the choice between surgery and radiotherapy. METHODS Patients with specific cancer stages registered with a healthcare research company for whom radical surgery or radiotherapy was equally effective and recommended participated in this cross-sectional online survey. RESULTS The responses of 206 and 231 patients with prostate and cervical cancer, respectively, revealed that both groups relied heavily on the physicians' recommendations (prostate: odds ratio (OR) = 40.3, p < 0.001; cervical: OR = 5.59, p < 0.001) and their impression of radiotherapy (prostate: OR = 9.22, p < 0.001; cervical: OR = 2.31, p < 0.001). Factors such as hypertension (OR = 6.48, p < 0.05), diabetes mellitus (OR = 9.68, p < 0.05), employment status (OR = 0.08, p < 0.01), and impressions of surgery (OR = 0.14, p < 0.01) also played a significant role in patients with prostate cancer. In contrast, the specialty of the physician (OR = 4.55, p < 0.05) proposing the treatment influenced the decision-making process of patients with cervical cancer. Information sources varied between the two groups: patients with prostate cancer were more inclined towards printed materials, whereas patients with cervical cancer were more inclined towards interpersonal relationships. CONCLUSION Although several limitations, such as the sample and recall bias, were noted, this study emphasizes the role of psychosocial factors in the decision-making process and the requirement for tailored information sources.
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- Masanari Minamitani
- Department of Comprehensive Radiation Oncology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Fukuyama University, 985-1Higashimura-Machi, SanzoFukuyama-City, Hiroshima, 729-0292, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Radiation Oncology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Comprehensive Radiation Oncology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Sugimori E, Yamaguchi M, Kusumi T. Writing to your past-self can make you feel better. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1327595. [PMID: 38476384 PMCID: PMC10927754 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1327595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Self-compassionate writing has been shown to be helpful for improving the mental state in some individuals. Here, we investigated how the writer's attitude toward his/her past, present and future and the focus of the writing, i.e., social experience in the past versus self-experience, modulate these effects. In Experiment 1, 150 undergraduates wrote a compassionate letter to their past-self and to their future-self and responded to the Japanese version of the Adolescent Time Inventory-Time Attitudes (ATI-TA) questionnaire. Writing to past-self decreased negative feelings more than writing to future-self. Further, participants who had negative feelings toward their past, present, and future, as assessed by the ATI-TA, were more likely to be emotionally affected by writing a letter to their past-self. In Experiment 2, 31 undergraduates wrote a letter focusing on what they had experienced together with someone, and another 31 undergraduates wrote focusing on what they had experienced alone. Focusing on a social experience was more helpful for recovering from negative feelings than focusing on a self-experience. In conclusion, writing a compassionate letter to one's past-self can improve mood, especially in individuals with a negative time attitude who focus their writing on a social connection.
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- Eriko Sugimori
- School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cognitive Psychology in Education, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Naik H, Murray TM, Khan M, Daly-Grafstein D, Liu G, Kassen BO, Onrot J, Sutherland JM, Staples JA. Population-Based Trends in Complexity of Hospital Inpatients. JAMA Intern Med 2024; 184:183-192. [PMID: 38190179 PMCID: PMC10775081 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Importance Clinical experience suggests that hospital inpatients have become more complex over time, but few studies have evaluated this impression. Objective To assess whether there has been an increase in measures of hospital inpatient complexity over a 15-year period. Design, Setting and Participants This cohort study used population-based administrative health data from nonelective hospitalizations from April 1, 2002, to January 31, 2017, to describe trends in the complexity of inpatients in British Columbia, Canada. Hospitalizations were included for individuals 18 years and older and for which the most responsible diagnosis did not correspond to pregnancy, childbirth, the puerperal period, or the perinatal period. Data analysis was performed from July to November 2023. Exposure The passage of time (15-year study interval). Main Outcomes and Measures Measures of complexity included patient characteristics at the time of admission (eg, advanced age, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, recent hospitalization), features of the index hospitalization (eg, admission via the emergency department, multiple acute medical problems, use of intensive care, prolonged length of stay, in-hospital adverse events, in-hospital death), and 30-day outcomes after hospital discharge (eg, unplanned readmission, all-cause mortality). Logistic regression was used to estimate the relative change in each measure of complexity over the entire 15-year study interval. Results The final study cohort included 3 367 463 nonelective acute care hospital admissions occurring among 1 272 444 unique individuals (median [IQR] age, 66 [48-79] years; 49.1% female and 50.8% male individuals). Relative to the beginning of the study interval, inpatients at the end of the study interval were more likely to have been admitted via the emergency department (odds ratio [OR], 2.74; 95% CI, 2.71-2.77), to have multimorbidity (OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.47-1.53) and polypharmacy (OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.78-1.85) at presentation, to receive treatment for 5 or more acute medical issues (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 2.02-2.09), and to experience an in-hospital adverse event (OR, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.19-1.22). The likelihood of an intensive care unit stay and of in-hospital death declined over the study interval (OR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.95-0.97, and OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.80-0.83, respectively), but the risks of unplanned readmission and death in the 30 days after discharge increased (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.12-1.16, and OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.25-1.31, respectively). Conclusions and Relevance By most measures, hospital inpatients have become more complex over time. Health system planning should account for these trends.
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- Hiten Naik
- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Statistics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Center for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR), School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Center for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR), School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation (C2E2), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Moilanen KL, Crockett LJ, Pierson A. Beyond the Morning After: Measuring Positive and Negative Psychosocial Consequences of Sexual Encounters in Early Adulthood. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2023; 52:3081-3096. [PMID: 37407893 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-023-02645-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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This study evaluated the validity of a revised measure of positive and negative psychosocial consequences of partnered sexual behaviors (Vasilenko et al., 2012) in a sample of 254 college students (85% women; 88% European American) aged 18-22 years (M = 19.48, SD = 1.22). Confirmatory factor analysis of a broad array of psychosocial consequences (e.g., feelings of satisfaction, emotional intimacy) indicated two subscales corresponding to positive and negative consequences. These factors demonstrated acceptable short-term stability, as well as construct validity in relation to several measures of sexual health and contextual factors (e.g., type of partner) that are logically related to psychosocial consequences of sex. The results suggest that this modified measure is sufficiently reliable and valid as an assessment of common consequences of sexual encounters. The findings also provide novel information on the individual, situational, and relational correlates of positive and negative consequences.
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- Kristin L Moilanen
- Department of Counseling and Learning Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of NE - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Learning Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Graham B, Smith JE, Barham F, Latour JM. Involving patients and caregivers to develop items for a new patient-reported experience measure for older adults attending the emergency department. Findings from a nominal group technique study. Health Expect 2023; 26:2040-2049. [PMID: 37391897 PMCID: PMC10485325 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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CONTEXT Patient experience is an important component of high-quality care and is linked to improved clinical outcomes across a range of different conditions. Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are psychometrically validated instruments designed to identify where strengths and vulnerabilities in care exist. Currently, there is no validated instrument available to measure patient experience among people aged over 65 years attending the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVE This paper aims to describe the process of generating, refining and prioritising candidate items for inclusion in a new PREM measuring older adults' experiences in ED (PREM-ED 65). DESIGN One hundred and thirty-six draft items were generated via a systematic review, interviews with patients and focus groups with ED staff exploring older adults' experiences in the ED. A 1-day multiple stakeholder workshop was then convened to refine and prioritise these items. The workshop entailed a modified nominal groups technique exercise comprised of three discrete parts-(i) item familiarisation and comprehension assessment, (ii) initial voting and (iii) final adjudication. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Twenty-nine participants attended the stakeholder workshop, conducted in a nonhealthcare setting (Buckfast Abbey). The average age of participants was 65.6 years. Self-reported prior experiences of emergency care among the participants included attending the ED as a patient (n = 16, 55.2%); accompanying person (n = 11, 37.9%) and/or as a healthcare provider (n = 7, 24.1%). RESULTS Participants were allocated time to familiarise themselves with the draft items, suggest any improvements to the item structure or content, and suggest new items. Two additional items were proposed by participants, yielding a total of 138 items for prioritisation. Initial prioritisation deemed most items 'critically important' (priority 7-9 out of 9, n = 104, 75.4%). Of these, 70 items demonstrated suitable inter-rater agreement (mean average deviation from the median < 1.04) and were recommended for automatic inclusion. Participants then undertook final adjudication to include or exclude the remaining items, using forced choice voting. A further 29 items were included. Thirty-nine items did not meet the criteria for inclusion. CONCLUSIONS This study has generated a list of 99 prioritised candidate items for inclusion in the draft PREM-ED 65 instrument. These items highlight areas of patient experience that are particularly important to older adults accessing emergency care. This may be of direct interest to those looking to improve the patient experience for older adults in the ED. For the final stage of development, psychometric validation amongst a real-world population of ED patients is now planned. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Initial item generation was informed using qualitative research, including interviews with patients in the ED. The opinions of patients and members of the public were integral to achieving outcomes from the prioritisation meeting. The lay chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine participated in the meeting and reviewed the results of this study.
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- Blair Graham
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of HealthUniversity of PlymouthPlymouthUK
- Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouthUK
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- Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouthUK
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- Department of Emergency MedicineUniversity Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouthUK
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of HealthUniversity of PlymouthPlymouthUK
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health SciencesCurtin UniversityPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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Mastroianni AM, Gilbert DT. The illusion of moral decline. Nature 2023:10.1038/s41586-023-06137-x. [PMID: 37286595 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anecdotal evidence indicates that people believe that morality is declining1,2. In a series of studies using both archival and original data (n = 12,492,983), we show that people in at least 60 nations around the world believe that morality is declining, that they have believed this for at least 70 years and that they attribute this decline both to the decreasing morality of individuals as they age and to the decreasing morality of successive generations. Next, we show that people's reports of the morality of their contemporaries have not declined over time, suggesting that the perception of moral decline is an illusion. Finally, we show how a simple mechanism based on two well-established psychological phenomena (biased exposure to information and biased memory for information) can produce an illusion of moral decline, and we report studies that confirm two of its predictions about the circumstances under which the perception of moral decline is attenuated, eliminated or reversed (that is, when respondents are asked about the morality of people they know well or people who lived before the respondent was born). Together, our studies show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced. This illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce resources3, the underuse of social support4 and social influence5.
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Schmidt P, Jendryczko D, Zurbriggen CLA, Nussbeck FW. Recall bias of students' affective experiences in adolescence: The role of personality and internalizing behavior. J Adolesc 2023. [PMID: 36945192 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Adolescence is characterized by multiple biopsychosocial changes, associated with a high intraindividual variability of emotional experiences. Previous findings suggest that this intraindividual variability is reflected in a recall bias of adolescents' emotion reports. However, corresponding findings are scarce and inconclusive. Studies on predictors of recall bias in adulthood indicate that personality traits, especially neuroticism and extraversion, as well as specific internalizing disorders might affect recall bias of emotion reports. METHODS The sample consists of 118 Swiss adolescent students in grade 8 and 9 (Mage = 15.15, SDage = 0.89). The students' momentary affective experience was recorded using smartphones over seven consecutive days in situ at 42 randomly generated occasions (six per day), with a total of 1059 protocols on current events. At the end of the experience-sampling phase, students filled out an online questionnaire, providing information about their personality and typical behavior as well as their retrospective affective experience. In addition, the students' behavior was evaluated by their teachers. We applied two-level structural equation modeling with latent difference variables. RESULTS Adolescents high in extraversion showed retrospective overestimation of positive affective experiences and underestimation of negative affective experiences. Adolescents with high neuroticism tended to overestimate negative affect retrospectively, showing no significant effects for positive affect. However, internalizing behavior did not predict a negative recall bias in adolescents' affective experience. CONCLUSIONS Retrospective self-reports about adolescents' affective experience are biased by relatively stable individual factors, whereas less stable individual factors did not seem to have any influence.
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- Philipp Schmidt
- Faculty of Educational Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Aas M, Ueland T, Lagerberg TV, Melle I, Aminoff SR, Hoegh MC, Lunding SH, Laskemoen JF, Steen NE, Andreassen OA. Retrospectively assessed childhood trauma experiences are associated with illness severity in mental disorders adjusted for symptom state. Psychiatry Res 2023; 320:115045. [PMID: 36621206 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Converging evidence suggests that childhood trauma is a causal factor in schizophrenia (SZ) and in bipolar disorders (BD). Here, we investigated whether retrospective reports are associated with severity of illness, independent of current symptom state in a large sample of participants with SZ or BD. We included 1260 individuals (SZ [n = 461], BD [n = 352]), and healthy controls; HC [n = 447]) recruited from the same catchment area. A history of childhood trauma was obtained with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Diagnosis and episodes were obtained with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). Clinical symptoms (state) were assessed with the Positive and Negative Syndrome scale (PANSS), the Calgary Depression Scale (CDSS). Trait related illness characteristics were assessed with age at illness onset, number of episodes, and lifetime suicide attempts. Patients who reported multiple types of childhood trauma experiences had significantly more severe illness course including an earlier illness onset, more mood episodes, and increased risk of at least one suicide attempt, also after adjusting for current symptom state. Retrospective assessed childhood trauma experiences are associated with illness severity in mental disorders adjusted for symptom state. Our results strengthen the role of childhood trauma in development of psychopathology.
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- Monica Aas
- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway; Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway; Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK; Early Intervention in Psychosis Advisory Unit for South East Norway, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway
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Francis Z, Inzlicht M. Expecting tasks to help or hurt subsequent cognitive performance: Variability, accuracy, and bias in forecasted after‐effects. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Zoë Francis
- University of the Fraser Valley British Columbia Canada
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Bosse JD, Dion KA, Campbell Galman S, Chiodo LM. Transgender and nonbinary young adults' perception of sibling and parental support for gender identity. Res Nurs Health 2022; 45:569-579. [DOI: 10.1002/nur.22251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jordon D. Bosse
- School of Nursing Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts USA
- External Faculty Nurse Scientist Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Elaine Marieb College of Nursing University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Child and Family Studies, College of Education University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Elaine Marieb College of Nursing University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts USA
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Romanelli F. The Nostalgia of Pencils, Chalk, and Typewriters. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2022; 86:8785. [PMID: 34301590 PMCID: PMC10159446 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nostalgia is characterized by feelings of sentimentality and wistfulness. Once considered pathologic, nostalgia is now recognized as a normal and perhaps essential part of the human condition. Closely related to but distinct from nostalgia is a phenomenon known as "rosy retrospection." Rosy retrospection is a bias where individuals judge the past as being disproportionally superior to the present. Nostalgia plays a role in helping individuals and society gauge its progress and accomplishments. It also serves to offer comfort in difficult times. Individuals should be careful to understand the differences between nostalgia and rosy retrospection and make efforts to build nostalgic moments with colleagues and family members both inside and outside of the classroom.
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- Frank Romanelli
- University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky
- Executive Associate Editor, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Arlington, Virginia
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Kumar A. The Unmatchable Brightness of Doing: Experiential Consumption Facilitates Greater Satisfaction than Spending on Material Possessions. Curr Opin Psychol 2022; 46:101343. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Loued-Khenissi L, Trofimova O, Vollenweider P, Marques-Vidal P, Preisig M, Lutti A, Kliegel M, Sandi C, Kherif F, Stringhini S, Draganski B. Signatures of life course socioeconomic conditions in brain anatomy. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:2582-2606. [PMID: 35195323 PMCID: PMC9057097 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Socioeconomic status (SES) plays a significant role in health and disease. At the same time, early-life conditions affect neural function and structure, suggesting the brain may be a conduit for the biological embedding of SES. Here, we investigate the brain anatomy signatures of SES in a large-scale population cohort aged 45-85 years. We assess both gray matter morphometry and tissue properties indicative of myelin content. Higher life course SES is associated with increased volume in several brain regions, including postcentral and temporal gyri, cuneus, and cerebellum. We observe more widespread volume differences and higher myelin content in the sensorimotor network but lower myelin content in the temporal lobe associated with childhood SES. Crucially, childhood SES differences persisted in adult brains even after controlling for adult SES, highlighting the unique contribution of early-life conditions to brain anatomy, independent of later changes in SES. These findings inform on the biological underpinnings of social inequality, particularly as they pertain to early-life conditions.
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- Leyla Loued-Khenissi
- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.,Theory of Pain Laboratory, University of Geneva, Geneva
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- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne
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- Department of medicine, Internal medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne
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- Laboratoire du Vieillissement Cognitif, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne
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- University Centre for General Medicine and Public Health (UNISANTE), Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Unit of Population Epidemiology, Primary Care Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne.,Neurology Department, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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Jolles D, Lamarche VM, Rolison JJ, Juanchich M. Who will I be when I retire? The role of organizational commitment, group memberships and retirement transition framing on older worker’s anticipated identity change in retirement. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02869-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AbstractRetirement is an eagerly awaited life transition for many older workers, but some may anticipate their exit from the workforce will result in loss of meaningful work-based activities and social interactions. For older workers more committed to their organization, retirement might represent a threat to maintaining a consistent, positive identity. Across three pre-registered studies of US adults aged 49 to 75, we investigated the relationship between organizational commitment and anticipated identity changes in retirement. Studies 1 and 2 (N = 1059) found that older workers largely anticipated positive changes to their identity in retirement. In Study 2, we divided older workers into two conditions and used a framing manipulation to present retirement as either a ‘role exit’ or a ‘role entry’. In the ‘role exit’ condition, older workers less committed to their organization anticipated more positive changes when they held more group memberships compared to those with fewer group memberships. Those in the ‘role entry’ condition anticipated significantly more positive changes to their identity in retirement than those in the ‘role exit’ condition, but did not anticipate more positive changes based on organizational commitment or group memberships. More group memberships, but not lower organizational commitment, was associated with more positive anticipation of identity changes in retirement. Study 3 (N = 215) surveyed older adults after they had retired, finding that identity changes experienced post-retirement were less positive than those anticipated by older workers. We discuss the theoretical and applied implications of these findings for older workers’ retirement decisions and wellbeing.
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Colombo D, Serino S, Suso-Ribera C, Fernández-Álvarez J, Cipresso P, García-Palacios A, Riva G, Botella C. The Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation in the Recall of Negative Autobiographical Memories. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:7122. [PMID: 34281058 PMCID: PMC8296894 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18137122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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When facing a negative event, people implement different strategies to regulate ongoing emotions. Although the previous literature has suggested that the emotional intensity of a negative episode is associated with the characteristics of the subsequent autobiographical memory, it is still unknown whether emotion regulation (ER) moderates this relationship. In the present study, we provided undergraduate students with a smartphone-based diary to report a negative episode immediately after its occurrence and rate the momentary use of two ER strategies: cognitive reappraisal and rumination. To explore autobiographical memory, two "surprise" recall tasks were performed one week and one month after the event. According to the results, cognitive reappraisal was linked with better memory performances, and a tendency to retrospectively underestimate the negativity of highly intense events was observed only in participants adopting high rates of this strategy. Conversely, intense rumination was found to be associated with less detailed memories of emotionally intense events, as well as with higher emotional involvement with negative episodes over time, regardless of their intensity. Together, our results support the maladaptive role of rumination and the adaptive influence of cognitive reappraisal on autobiographical memory.
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- Desirée Colombo
- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
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- Department of Psychology, Università di Torino, 10124 Torino, Italy;
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Humane Technology Lab, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20123 Milan, Italy; (S.S.); (J.F.-Á.); (G.R.)
- Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Basic Psychology, Clinic and Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; (A.G.-P.); (C.B.)
- CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Exploring the Engaged Worker over Time-A Week-Level Study of How Positive and Negative Work Events Affect Work Engagement. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18136699. [PMID: 34206310 PMCID: PMC8297064 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although work events can be regarded as pivotal elements of organizational life, only a few studies have examined how positive and negative events relate to and combine to affect work engagement over time. Theory suggests that, to better understand how current events affect work engagement (WE), we have to account for recent events that have preceded these current events. We present competing theoretical views on how recent and current work events may affect employees (e.g., getting used to a high frequency of negative events or becoming more sensitive to negative events). Although the occurrence of events implies discrete changes in the experience of work, prior research has not considered whether work events actually accumulate to sustained mid-term changes in WE. To address these gaps in the literature, we conducted a week-level longitudinal study across a period of 15 consecutive weeks among 135 employees, which yielded 849 weekly observations. While positive events were associated with higher levels of WE within the same week, negative events were not. Our results support neither satiation nor sensitization processes. However, a high frequency of negative events in the preceding week amplified the beneficial effects of positive events on WE in the current week. Growth curve analyses show that the benefits of positive events accumulate to sustain high levels of WE. WE dissipates in the absence of a continuous experience of positive events. Our study adds a temporal component by highlighting that positive events affect work engagement, particularly in light of recent negative events. Our study informs research that has taken a feature-oriented perspective on the dynamic interplay of job demands and resources.
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Lee S, Kim J, Sung YH. When infographics work better: the interplay between temporal frame and message format in e-health communication. Psychol Health 2021; 37:917-931. [PMID: 33886402 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.1912342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the effects of temporal frame and message format on users' risk perception, message elaboration, and intention to disseminate the message to others. METHODS 268 undergraduate students at a U.S. public university participated in a 2 (temporal frame: day vs. year) x 2 (message format: text-based vs. visual-based infographics) online experiment. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions and completed questions about perceived risk, message elaboration, intention to share information, and their demographics, and medical history. RESULTS Findings reported that the interaction was significant for all dependent variables: perceived risk, F(1, 264) = 11.46, p < .01, ηp2 = .04, message elaboration, F(1, 264) = 8.73, p < .01, ηp2 = .03, and sharing intention, F(1, 264) = 11.74, p < .01, ηp2 = .04. CONCLUSION Visual-based infographics were more effective when paired with a day frame, while text-based messages were more influential when used with a year frame.
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- Seungae Lee
- Department of Sports Industry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Communications, Dankook University, Yongin, Korea
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- Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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Villinger K, Wahl DR, Schupp HT, Renner B. Memorable meals: The memory-experience gap in day-to-day experiences. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249190. [PMID: 33784338 PMCID: PMC8009353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Research shows that retrospective memory is often more extreme than in-the-moment experiences. While investigations into this phenomenon have mostly focused on distinct, one-time experiences, we examined it with respect to recurring day-to-day experiences in the eating domain, focusing on variables of the snapshot model-i.e., the most intense and the final experience. We used a smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment to assess the food intake and eating happiness of 103 participants (82.52% female, Mage = 21.97 years) over eight days, and then calculated their best (positive peak), worst (negative peak) and final experiences. Remembered eating happiness was assessed immediately after the study (immediate recall) and after four weeks (delayed recall). A significant memory-experience gap was revealed at immediate recall (d = .53). Remembered eating happiness was predicted by the worst eating experience (β = .41, p < .001), but not by the best or final eating experience. Analyzing changes over time did not show a significant memory-experience gap at delayed recall, but did reveal a similar influence of the worst eating experience (β = .39, p < .001). Findings indicate that, in the domain of eating, retrospective memory is mainly influenced by negative experiences. Overall, the results indicate that the snapshot model is a valid conceptualization to explain recall of both outstanding and day-to-day experiences.
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- Karoline Villinger
- Department of Psychology, Psychological Assessment & Health Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Psychological Assessment & Health Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, General Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Psychological Assessment & Health Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Crawford J, Jones A, Rose A, Cooke R. 'You see the pictures the morning after and you're like I wish I was in them': an interpretative phenomenological analysis of university student's alcohol-related regrets. Psychol Health 2021; 37:490-506. [PMID: 33410721 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2020.1867728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES University students report experiencing regrettable health and social outcomes following excessive alcohol consumption. Students also report experiencing regret when they are unable to attend drinking events. This study explored how such experiences influence risk appraisals and decisions about future alcohol consumption. DESIGN AND MEASURES Thirteen university students (69% female, 18-20 years old) discussed the interplay of regret with alcohol consumption, and nonattendance at drinking events, in one of three focus groups. Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). RESULTS IPA produced three super-ordinate themes: 'It's not something I would have done sober', 'Attitudes towards action regret' and 'Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)'. Participants reported regrettable experiences (e.g. alcohol poisoning, tattoos), and a gender difference in risk appraisals was apparent. Attitudes towards action regret affected risk appraisals and informed future drinking decisions. Participants reported experiencing FoMO when they were unable to attend drinking events. CONCLUSION Regrettable incidents following excessive consumption were seen as common but did not affect risk appraisals or future drinking decisions. Students' reported they preferred the regrettable experiences that follow excessive consumption than the FoMO experienced when they were unable to attend drinking events, suggesting FoMO may drive attendance at future drinking events.
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- Joel Crawford
- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Booth M, Rishniw M, Kogan LR. The shortage of veterinarians in emergency practice: A survey and analysis. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2020; 31:295-305. [PMID: 33377583 DOI: 10.1111/vec.13039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine factors that impact veterinarians' decisions to pursue a career in, or remain working in emergency medicine. DESIGN Survey. SETTING General practitioner and student members of Veterinary Information Network. ANIMALS None. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS Veterinarians working in (or having worked in), and students hoping to work in emergency medicine mostly enjoy this type of medicine but find the scheduling and stress of the job create impediments to remaining in the field. Fear of being left without support, especially early in their career, also hinder veterinarians from pursuing a career in or remaining in emergency medicine. CONCLUSIONS Programs that increase flexibility of work hours or schedules, and provide either a formal or informal mentoring environment, might help increase retention of veterinarians within the field and encourage students to consider a career in emergency medicine.
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- Matthew Booth
- Alpenglow Veterinary Specialty + Emergency Center, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Veterinary Information Network, 777 West Covell Blvd, Davis, 95615, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Hung HY, Hung SP, Chang YJ. Development and validation of the prenatal activity restriction stress questionnaire: a Rasch rating scale analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:659. [PMID: 33129285 PMCID: PMC7603674 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03347-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Antepartum activity restriction (AAR) is a common recommendation given to women at risk for preterm delivery. However, such treatment has been shown to cause heavy emotional burdens on the women receiving it since it requires them to face many challenges derived from the intervention. Nevertheless, current existing scales lack effective items that can reflect the distress of these women. The aim of this study was to develop a reliable instrument to assess the distress of women experiencing AAR. Method The Prenatal Activity Restriction Stress Questionnaire (PARSQ) was developed according to comprehensive literature review, women’s interviews, and existing pregnancy-special stress scales from August 2016 to July 2017 in southern Taiwan. Six experts evaluated its content validity; the Rasch rating scale model (RSM) was used to examine its item-fit, dimensionality, and reliability with 200 women with AAR experience. Furthermore, the concurrent validity was assessed through computing the correlation of AAR women’s scores on the PARSQ and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and discriminant validity of the PARSQ was assessed to compare the scores’ differences between the AAR women and the healthy pregnant women. Results The PARSQ was constructed with 23 items in the 4-dimensional scale: Role function changes (8 items), Fetal safety and health (5 items), Physical and psychological care issues (5 items), and Socioeconomic and medical issues (5 items). It was confirmed to have satisfactory content vitality (CVI = 0.78 to 1.0), reasonable item-fit (0.77 to 1.51), and good reliability in RSM model, as well as adequate concurrent validity (p = 0.005) and discriminant validity (p < 0.001). Conclusions Understanding the distress of women undergoing AAR is necessary for developing appropriate prenatal care to assist women in coping with their situation to alleviate their emotional burdens. The developed PARSQ with satisfied psychometric properties can be an informative instrument for clinicians/researchers to assess the specific stress of pregnant women with AAR. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-020-03347-3.
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- Hsiao-Ying Hung
- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Center of Teacher Education & Institute of Education, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences & Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Konradt U, Oldeweme M, Krys S, Otte K. A meta‐analysis of change in applicants' perceptions of fairness. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ijsa.12305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Udo Konradt
- Work and Organizational Psychology Institute of Psychology Kiel University Kiel Germany
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- Work and Organizational Psychology Institute of Psychology Kiel University Kiel Germany
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- Work and Organizational Psychology Institute of Psychology Kiel University Kiel Germany
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- Work and Organizational Psychology Institute of Psychology Kiel University Kiel Germany
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Haimson OL, Veinot TC. Coming Out to Doctors, Coming Out to "Everyone": Understanding the Average Sequence of Transgender Identity Disclosures Using Social Media Data. Transgend Health 2020; 5:158-165. [PMID: 32923666 PMCID: PMC7480726 DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2019.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose: Gender transition is a complex life change, and transgender identity disclosures are pivotal moments that delineate the gender transition process. The purpose of this study was to quantify the average sequence in which transgender people disclose their transgender identity to different people in their lives, such as medical professionals, family members, and online networks, and to understand the emotional implications of these disclosures. Methods: We used mixed methods to identify 362 transgender identity disclosure social media posts within 41,066 total posts from 240 Tumblr transition blogs (online spaces in which transgender people document gender transitions). We manually assigned each disclosure post an audience category, and then calculated the average sequence in which people in this sample disclosed their transgender identity to different audiences. Results: Health professionals, such as physicians and therapists, were on average some of the very first people to whom transgender Tumblr bloggers disclosed their transgender identity. Such disclosures were often anxiety provoking and emotionally difficult, whether intentional or involuntary. Next, they often disclosed to friends, followed by close family (e.g., parents and siblings) and then extended family (e.g., grandparents). Mass disclosures to large portions of a person's network, such as on one's Facebook profile, usually came late in the disclosure process. Conclusion: Gender transition is a staged process that includes a series of disclosures to different audiences that follows an average sequence. Because health care providers (e.g., physicians and therapists) who work with transgender patients are often some of the very first people to whom transgender people in our sample disclosed, providers must practice extra sensitivity when responding to such disclosures.
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- Oliver L Haimson
- School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Kaplan S, Winslow C, Craig L, Lei X, Wong C, Bradley-Geist J, Biskup M, Ruark G. "Worse than I anticipated" or "This isn't so bad"?: The impact of affective forecasting accuracy on self-reported task performance. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235973. [PMID: 32658900 PMCID: PMC7357752 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Various motivational theories emphasize that desired emotional outcomes guide behavioral choices. Although motivational theory and research has emphasized that behavior is affected by desired emotional outcomes, little research has focused on the impact of anticipated feelings about engaging in behavior. The current research seeks to partly fill that void. Specifically, we borrow from affective forecasting research in suggesting that forecasts about engaging in performance-relevant behaviors can be more or less accurate. Furthermore, we suggest that the degree of accuracy has implications for self-reported task performance. To examine these ideas, we conducted two studies in which individuals made affective predictions about engaging in tasks and then later reported how they actually felt during task engagement. We also assessed their self-reported task performance. In Study 1, 214 workers provided affective forecasts about upcoming work tasks, and in Study 2, 185 students made forecasts about studying for an exam. Results based on polynomial regression were largely consistent across the studies. The accuracy of the forecasts did not conform to the pattern of affective forecasting accuracy typically found outside the performance domain. Furthermore, anticipated and experienced affect jointly predicted self-reported task performance in a consistent manner. Collectively, these findings suggest that taking into account anticipated affect, and its relationship with later experienced affect, provides a more comprehensive account of affect’s role in task performance.
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- Seth Kaplan
- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America
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- George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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Villinger K, Wahl DR, König LM, Ziesemer K, Butscher S, Müller J, Reiterer H, Schupp HT, Renner B. Do We Know What We Enjoy? Accuracy of Forecasted Eating Happiness. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1187. [PMID: 32625135 PMCID: PMC7311650 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Forecasting how we will react in the future is important in every area of our lives. However, people often demonstrate an "impact bias" which leads them to inaccurately forecast their affective reactions to distinct and outstanding future events. The present study examined forecasting accuracy for a day-to-day repetitive experience for which people have a wealth of past experiences (eating happiness), along with dispositional expectations toward eating ("foodiness"). Seventy-three participants (67.12% women, M age = 41.85 years) used a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment to assess their food intake and eating happiness over 14 days. Eating happiness experienced in-the-moment showed considerable inter-and intra-individual variation, ICC = 0.47. Comparing forecasted and in-the-moment eating happiness revealed a significant discrepancy whose magnitude was affected by dispositional expectations and the variability of the experience. The results demonstrate that biased forecasts are a general phenomenon prevalent both in outstanding and well-known experiences, while also emphasizing the importance of inter-individual differences for a detailed understanding of affective forecasting.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Background
According to a growing body of literature, people are quite inaccurate in recalling past affective experiences. Nevertheless, the mechanism underlying this recall bias (i.e., the tendency to overestimate and/or underestimate positive or negative past emotional experiences) remains unclear, and its association with mental health has not been studied yet.
Methods
We adopted a smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment to monitor daily affect (n = 92) and investigate the association between affect recall bias, mental health and resilience.
Results
While the tendency to overestimate negative affective experiences was observed in participants reporting mild depressive symptoms, positive affect (PA) overestimation as compared to PA underestimation was associated with better mental health (i.e. higher psychological well-being and lower depressive and anxiety symptoms) through the enhancement of resilience. Furthermore, positively biased participants (i.e. PA over estimators) benefited from greater well-being, even when compared to accurate individuals.
Conclusions
While people appear to use retrospective PA overestimation as a strategy to enhance well-being and resilience, they are not likely to underestimate past negative experiences to feel better. Accordingly, owning an optimistic vision of the past may represent an adaptive “distortion” of reality that fosters people’s mental health. The clinical implications of cultivating PA and learning strategies to regulate both negative and positive emotions are discussed.
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Merkel S, Chan HF, Schmidt SL, Torgler B. Optimism and Positivity Biases in Performance Appraisal Ratings: Empirical Evidence from Professional Soccer. APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW-PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/apps.12266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Queensland University of Technology Australia
- Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology Australia
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- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Germany
- Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts Switzerland
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- Queensland University of Technology Australia
- Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology Australia
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management Germany
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Spending on doing promotes more moment-to-moment happiness than spending on having. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2020.103971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This paper advances a new and updated understanding of memory that should also change the coordinates of the memory enhancement debate. Instead of thinking of memory as a storehouse, we should think of memory from a narrative perspective. This view allows for a better understanding of the process in which we actually construct our memories by elaborating meaningful summaries, rather than adding discrete elements. I argue that this new way of thinking about memory makes most of the memory enhancement technologies we have or will have in the near future much less ethically problematic. The main idea is that (biological) memory interacts with memory enhancement in the creative and re-elaborative way it ordinarily does. To conclude, I discuss some cases to illustrate the previous points.
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Dimara E, Franconeri S, Plaisant C, Bezerianos A, Dragicevic P. A Task-Based Taxonomy of Cognitive Biases for Information Visualization. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS 2020; 26:1413-1432. [PMID: 30281459 DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2018.2872577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Information visualization designers strive to design data displays that allow for efficient exploration, analysis, and communication of patterns in data, leading to informed decisions. Unfortunately, human judgment and decision making are imperfect and often plagued by cognitive biases. There is limited empirical research documenting how these biases affect visual data analysis activities. Existing taxonomies are organized by cognitive theories that are hard to associate with visualization tasks. Based on a survey of the literature we propose a task-based taxonomy of 154 cognitive biases organized in 7 main categories. We hope the taxonomy will help visualization researchers relate their design to the corresponding possible biases, and lead to new research that detects and addresses biased judgment and decision making in data visualization.
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Zygar-Hoffmann C, Schönbrodt FD. Recalling Experiences: Looking at Momentary, Retrospective and Global Assessments of Relationship Satisfaction. COLLABRA: PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1525/collabra.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Relationship satisfaction can be assessed in retrospection, as a global evaluation, or as a momentary state. In two experience sampling studies (N = 130, N = 510) the specificities of these assessment modalities are examined. We show that 1) compared to other summary statistics like the median, the mean of relationship satisfaction states describes retrospective and global evaluations best (but the difference to some other summary statistics was negligible); 2) retrospection introduces an overestimation of the average annoyance in the relationship reported on a momentary basis, which results in an overall negative mean-level bias for retrospective relationship satisfaction; 3) this bias is most strongly moderated by global relationship satisfaction at the time of retrospection; 4) snapshots of momentary relationship satisfaction get representative of global evaluations after approximately two weeks of sampling. The findings extend the recall bias reported in the literature for retrospection of negative affect to the domain of relationship evaluations and assist researchers in designing efficient experience sampling studies.
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Wahl DR, Villinger K, Blumenschein M, König LM, Ziesemer K, Sproesser G, Schupp HT, Renner B. Why We Eat What We Eat: Assessing Dispositional and In-the-Moment Eating Motives by Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020; 8:e13191. [PMID: 31909719 PMCID: PMC6996745 DOI: 10.2196/13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Why do we eat? Our motives for eating are diverse, ranging from hunger and liking to social norms and affect regulation. Although eating motives can vary from eating event to eating event, which implies substantial moment-to-moment differences, current ways of measuring eating motives rely on single timepoint questionnaires that assess eating motives as situation-stable dispositions (traits). However, mobile technologies including smartphones allow eating events and motives to be captured in real time and real life, thus capturing experienced eating motives in-the-moment (states). Objective This study aimed to examine differences between why people think they eat (trait motives) and why they eat in the moment of consumption (state motives) by comparing a dispositional (trait) and an in-the-moment (state) assessment of eating motives. Methods A total of 15 basic eating motives included in The Eating Motivation Survey (ie, liking, habit, need and hunger, health, convenience, pleasure, traditional eating, natural concerns, sociability, price, visual appeal, weight control, affect regulation, social norms, and social image) were assessed in 35 participants using 2 methodological approaches: (1) a single timepoint dispositional assessment and (2) a smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) across 8 days (N=888 meals) capturing eating motives in the moment of eating. Similarities between dispositional and in-the-moment eating motive profiles were assessed according to 4 different indices of profile similarity, that is, overall fit, shape, scatter, and elevation. Moreover, a visualized person × motive data matrix was created to visualize and analyze between- and within-person differences in trait and state eating motives. Results Similarity analyses yielded a good overall fit between the trait and state eating motive profiles across participants, indicated by a double-entry intraclass correlation of 0.52 (P<.001). However, although trait and state motives revealed a comparable rank order (r=0.65; P<.001), trait motives overestimated 12 of 15 state motives (P<.001; d=1.97). Specifically, the participants assumed that 6 motives (need and hunger, price, habit, sociability, traditional eating, and natural concerns) are more essential for eating than they actually were in the moment (d>0.8). Furthermore, the visualized person × motive data matrix revealed substantial interindividual differences in intraindividual motive profiles. Conclusions For a comprehensive understanding of why we eat what we eat, dispositional assessments need to be extended by in-the-moment assessments of eating motives. Smartphone-based EMAs reveal considerable intra- and interindividual differences in eating motives, which are not captured by single timepoint dispositional assessments. Targeting these differences between why people think they eat what they eat and why they actually eat in the moment may hold great promise for tailored mobile health interventions facilitating behavior changes.
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- Deborah Ronja Wahl
- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Data Analysis and Visualization, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- General and Biological Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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Hult Khazaie D, Khan SS. Shared social identification in mass gatherings lowers health risk perceptions via lowered disgust. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 59:839-856. [PMID: 31872907 PMCID: PMC7586968 DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previous research concerning mass gathering‐associated health risks has focused on physical factors while largely neglecting the role of psychological factors. The present research examined the effect of experiencing shared social identification on perceptions of susceptibility to health risks in mass gatherings. Participants in Study 1 were asked to either recall a crowd in which they shared a social identity with other crowd members or a crowd in which they did not. Participants subsequently completed measures assessing shared social identity, disgust, and health risk perceptions. Study 2 involved administering the same measures as part of a survey to participants who had recently attended a music festival. The results from both studies indicated that sharing a social identity lowered health risk perceptions; this effect was indirect and mediated via disgust. This highlights the importance of considering social identity processes in the design of health communication aimed at reducing mass gathering‐associated health risks.
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- School of Psychology, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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The customer experience – loyalty link: moderating role of motivation orientation. JOURNAL OF SERVICE MANAGEMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/josm-04-2019-0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to examine the effects of different touch points on customer experience, second, effects of customer experience on loyalty intentions, and actual spend, and third, the moderating role of motivation orientation on these effects.
Design/methodology/approach
By recognizing the importance of capturing customer experience assessments at the “time of the experience”, a smartphone technology mobile app was developed for the purpose of this study. Real time customer experience data were collected at individual touch points.
Findings
The results show that the real-time touch point evaluations significantly effect overall customer experience and that these effects significantly differ for utilitarian and hedonic motivation orientations. The effects of technology, atmospherics, employee–customer interaction and service/product interaction touch points on overall customer experience are significantly stronger for hedonic orientation than for utilitarian orientation. In contrast, the effect of process touch point on overall customer experience is significantly stronger for utilitarian than hedonic orientation. Also, favorable overall customer experience evaluations exert significant positive influence on loyalty intentions, and actual spend, and these influences are significantly stronger for consumers with hedonic than utilitarian motivation orientations.
Practical implications
The findings of this study will enable companies to manage customer experience programs effectively by providing an understanding of the distinct touch points that occur along the customer journey and the relative importance of each of these touch points in enhancing customer experience.
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This is the first empirical study that offers important insights on the effects of different touch points on customer experience, and on the moderating role of consumer motivation orientations on the touch points – customer experience – loyalty link by using real-time data.
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Tontini G, Vaz E, Neto EV, de Souza JCL, da Silva LA, Nowazick MPM. Exploring the nonlinear impact of critical incidents on users' satisfaction with healthcare services. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2019; 32:621-634. [PMID: 31018791 DOI: 10.1108/ijhcqa-04-2018-0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the nonlinear impact of users' memories on their general evaluation of outpatient healthcare services by the integration of two methodologies: critical incidents technique (CIT) and penalty-reward contrast analysis (PRCA). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The authors carried out a survey with 356 respondents, users of seven outpatient clinics located in the city of Blumenau/SC, Brazil, during 2016. The participants were asked about their perceptions of positive and negative aspects of the service; and, using CIT, the answers were categorized according to the following dimensions: empathy, communication, facilities, access, promptness, medicines availability, complementary services, safety/confidentiality and service performance. Then, the authors evaluated the nonlinear impact of critical incidents on users' general evaluation of the service using the identified incidents as input variables in a PRCA. FINDINGS The findings show that users of healthcare services tend to remember emotion and health aspects positively, while technical and formal aspects tend to be more negatively than positively remembered. On the other hand, PRCA identifies that incidents of three dimensions positively influence the overall perception of the service (empathy, complementary services and privacy) and five negatively (empathy, facilities, speed, drugs/pharmacy and health performance), explaining 26.3 percent of the variation in clients' general satisfaction. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The present paper explores the integration of two methodologies, showing how we can use open listening to healthcare service users to identify the nonlinear impact of different incidents on their general evaluation of the service. The results show that what customers remember does not necessarily influence overall customer satisfaction. The present approach allows companies to improve the process of listening to customers. There are no other papers exploring this approach, particularly in relation to healthcare services.
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- Department of Business Management, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB , Blumenau, Brazil.,Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC , Chapecó, Brazil
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- Department of Business Management, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB , Blumenau, Brazil
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- Department of Business Management, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB , Blumenau, Brazil
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Salgado S, Kingo OS. How is physiological arousal related to self-reported measures of emotional intensity and valence of events and their autobiographical memories? Conscious Cogn 2019; 75:102811. [PMID: 31525715 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2019.102811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Research suggests that emotionally intense experiences that elicit higher-than-average physiological arousal responses lead to particularly durable and detailed autobiographical memories. Yet, the lack of objective measures of physiological arousal while events unfold in everyday life makes it hard to corroborate this lab finding. Also, it is uncertain how well arousal maps onto self-reports of the phenomenological characteristics of autobiographical events and memories. Here, we examined how physiological measures of arousal, taken while everyday life events develop, correlate with self-reports. Our results showed that physiological arousal during an event not only was related to self-evaluations of its assessed physical reaction -at the time of report-, but also predicted evaluations of physical reaction, positivity, and importance of their memories one week after. Further analyses revealed that, while arousal affected evaluations of emotional intensity of events and memories, this relationship was moderated by participants' level of awareness about their own emotional processes.
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- Sinué Salgado
- Aarhus University, Department of Psychology, Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Denmark.
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- Aarhus University, Department of Psychology, Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Denmark
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Lee A, Ryu H. Comparison of the change in interpretative stances of lifelog photos versus manually captured photos over time. ONLINE INFORMATION REVIEW 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/oir-03-2018-0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The purpose of this paper is to explore how people differently create meaning from photos taken by either a lifelogging camera (LC) (i.e. automatic capture) or a mobile phone camera (MC) (i.e. manual capture). Moreover, the paper investigates the different changes in the interpretative stance of lifelog photos and manually captured photos over time to figure out how the LC application could support the users’ iconological interpretation of their past.
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A 200-day longitudinal study was conducted with two different user groups that took and reviewed photos taken by either a LC or a MC. The study was structured in two phases: a photo collection phase, which lasted for five days (Day 1‒Day 5), and a three-part semi-structured interview phase, which was conducted on Days 8, 50 and 200.
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Results revealed that the interpretative stance of the LC group changed greatly compared to the MC group that kept a relatively consistent interpretative stance over time. A significant difference between the two groups was revealed on Day 200 when the lifelog photos provoked a more iconological and less pre-iconographical interpretative stance. This stance allowed the viewers of lifelog photos to systemically interpret the photos and look back upon their past with different viewpoints that were not recognized before.
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This paper contributes to further understand the dynamic change in interpretative stance of lifelog photos compared to manually captured photos through a longitudinal study. The results of this study can support the design guidelines for a LC application that could give opportunities for users to create rich interpretations from lifelog photos.
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O'Hara RE, Wang W, Troisi JD. Thanksgiving Day Alcohol Use: Associations With Expectations and Negative Affect. Psychol Rep 2019; 123:741-758. [PMID: 30857481 DOI: 10.1177/0033294119835763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Thanksgiving is known for celebration, indulgence, and, unfortunately, alcohol-related consequences. No research to date, however, has explored predictors of Thanksgiving drinking that may help to explain the risky behaviors commonly observed over this holiday. We examined whether Thanksgiving Day drinking is related to expectations about the holiday and negative affect, as well as gender differences in these associations. This study is the first to examine Thanksgiving as a high-risk drinking event and to focus exclusively on U.S. non-college adults. Two hundred eight participants recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk completed online surveys one week before, one day before, and one day after Thanksgiving 2016. Measures included expectations about Thanksgiving, daily anxiety, depressed affect, stress, and alcohol use. Logistic and Poisson regressions were used to predict whether participants drank and how much they drank on Thanksgiving Day, respectively. Choosing to drink on Thanksgiving was associated with higher daily anxiety but not with daily depressed affect or stress. Among men who drank on Thanksgiving, higher daily depressed affect was associated with more consumption, especially for men with positive expectations about Thanksgiving. Among women who drank on Thanksgiving, higher daily depressed affect was associated with more consumption for women with negative expectations about Thanksgiving but less consumption for women with positive expectations. These findings suggest that negative affect experienced during Thanksgiving is relevant to event-specific alcohol use. This study also underscores the importance of research that focuses on specific, high-risk drinking events, and uses samples of non-college U.S. adults.
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- Ross E O'Hara
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Communication Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA
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Over the past decade, tiny houses and the lifestyle they promote have become a world-wide phenomenon, with the trend especially impactful in the United States. Given their broad appeal and increasing prominence within popular culture, it is surprising how little research exists on them. To help to better understand what motivates people to adopt this lifestyle, this paper presents insights from an exploratory study in the United States and offers the first contours of a new conceptual framework. Situating the lifestyle within the larger economic and cultural forces of our times, it argues that going “tiny” is seen by tiny house enthusiasts as a practical roadmap to the Good Life: A simpler life characterized by more security, autonomy, relationships, and meaningful experiences. The paper ends with a brief discussion of broader implications and directions for future research.
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Welfare effects of nudges: The emotional tax of calorie menu labeling. JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/s1930297500002874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AbstractTraditionally, information has been assumed to never harm consumers, a notion recently challenged. Salience nudges have been argued to evoke negative emotions, therefore acting as “emotional taxes”. I design a hypothetical restaurant meal experiment to analyze the emotional and short-term consumer welfare impact of a calorie salience nudge (calorie menu labeling) – a policy implemented nationwide in the U.S. in 2018. I find that a calorie salience nudge may act as an emotional tax, but only for some – there is considerable heterogeneity in the emotional response to the nudge. In particular, the nudge emotionally taxes people with low eating self-control, while it emotionally subsidizes those with higher levels of eating self-control. It therefore emotionally taxes the “right” people. However, people with lower levels of self-control may experience fewer benefits from the nudge – the nudge causes them to adjust their high calorie meal consumption by less than do those with higher self-control. It is therefore unsurprising that consumers with lower self-control attach a lower (a negative) value to the calorie salience nudge. Overall, the calorie salience nudge positively affects consumer welfare, although heterogeneity over consumers is substantial – the consumer value ranges from positive to negative. I find no distributional effects over income from the calorie salience nudge.
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Hansen EM, Eklund JH, Hallén A, Bjurhager CS, Norrström E, Viman A, Stocks EL. Does Feeling Empathy Lead to Compassion Fatigue or Compassion Satisfaction? The Role of Time Perspective. THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 152:630-645. [DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2018.1495170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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An Indicator-Based Approach for Analysing the Resilience of Transitions for Energy Regions. Part II: Empirical Application to the Case of Weiz-Gleisdorf, Austria. ENERGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/en11092263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this paper, we apply an indicator-based approach to measure the resilience of energy regions in transition to a case study region in Austria. The indicator-based approach allows to determine the resilience of the transition of regional energy systems towards higher shares of renewables and potentially overall higher sustainability. The indicators are based on two core aspects of resilience, diversity and connectivity. Diversity is thereby operationalized by variety, disparity and balance, whereas connectivity is operationalized by average path length, degree centrality and modularity. In order to get a full picture of the resilience of the energy system at stake throughout time, we apply the measures to four distinct moments, situated in the pre-development, take-off, acceleration and stabilization phase of the transition. By contextually and theoretically embedding the insights in the broader transitions context and empirically applying the indicators to a specific case, we derive insights on (1) how to interpret the results in a regional context and (2) how to further develop the indicator-based approach for future applications.
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Ganzach Y, Yaor E. The Retrospective Evaluation of Positive and Negative Affect. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN 2018; 45:93-104. [PMID: 29938585 DOI: 10.1177/0146167218780695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A vast amount of literature examined the relationship between retrospective affective evaluations and evaluations of affective experiences. This literature has focused on simple momentary experiences, and was based on a unidimensional concept of affect. The current article examines the relationships between evaluations of complex experiences, experiences involving both positive and negative feelings, and the retrospective evaluation of these experiences. Based on the idea that negative information is better remembered than positive information, we predict that in comparison with negative retrospective evaluations, positive evaluations have a stronger correlation with end affect and a weaker correlation with peak affect. These predictions are tested in two studies. We explore boundary conditions for these effects and demonstrate the implications of the asymmetry between positive and negative affect to various topics that are at the center of affect research: the dimensionality of affective experiences, the memory-experience gap, and the analysis of net affect.
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- Yoav Ganzach
- 1 Coller School of Mangement, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- 1 Coller School of Mangement, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Syrek CJ, Weigelt O, Kühnel J, de Bloom J. All I want for Christmas is recovery – changes in employee affective well-being before and after vacation. WORK AND STRESS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2018.1427816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Organizational and Personnel Psychology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Hagen, Hagen, Germany
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- Work and Organizational Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Ovsiankina's Great Relief: How Supplemental Work during the Weekend May Contribute to Recovery in the Face of Unfinished Tasks. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14121606. [PMID: 29261139 PMCID: PMC5751022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14121606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Unfinished tasks have been identified as a significant job stressor that impairs employee recovery after work. Classic experimental research by Ovsiankina has shown that people tend to resume yet unfinished tasks to satisfy their need for closure. We apply this notion to current working life and examine supplemental work after hours as a means to achieve peace of mind. We investigate how progress towards goal accomplishment through supplemental work may facilitate recovery in terms of psychological detachment, relaxation, autonomy, and mastery experiences. We conducted a week-level diary study among 83 employees over a period of 14 consecutive weeks, which yielded 575 observations in total and 214 matched observations of unfinished tasks, supplemental work during the weekend, progress, and recovery experiences. Unfinished tasks were assessed on Friday. Supplemental work and recovery experiences were assessed on Monday. Multilevel modeling analyses provide evidence that unfinished tasks at the end of the work week are associated with lower levels of detachment at the intraindividual level, tend to relate to lower relaxation, but are unrelated to autonomy and mastery. Progress towards finishing tasks during the weekend alleviates the detrimental effects of unfinished tasks on both kinds of recovery experiences. Supplemental work is negatively linked to detachment, but largely unrelated to the other recovery experiences.
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Schaefer SM, Alvesson M. Epistemic Attitudes and Source Critique in Qualitative Research. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1056492617739155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this essay, we explore and discuss current practices of source critique. In our empirical analysis of a sample of interview-based studies, we find that few studies show a careful and reflective stance toward their sources. In the majority of cases, we discern a tendency to either ignore basic issues of the trustworthiness of interview material or produce technical descriptions which seem to have no real effect on the actual assessment of the study’s sources. We suggest five epistemic attitudes which describe how scholars engage—or rather not engage—in source critique. To improve source critique, we suggest tactics of intra- and extrasource critique which seriously consider interactional dynamics behind and quality of interview content other than “truth” reporting, aiming to corroborate interview statements by carefully cross-checking interview material with observations and multiple sources.
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Rauschnabel PA, Rossmann A, tom Dieck MC. An adoption framework for mobile augmented reality games: The case of Pokémon Go. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bellingtier JA, Neupert SD, Kotter-Grühn D. The Combined Effects of Daily Stressors and Major Life Events on Daily Subjective Ages. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2017; 72:613-621. [PMID: 26582213 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Stressors may be a contributing factor in determining how old an individual feels, looks, or would like to be. Currently, little research has been devoted to understanding the relationship between stressors and subjective age in older adults. We focus on the combined impact of major life-event stressors and daily stressors on multiple indicators of subjective age: felt age, ideal age, and look age. Furthermore, we examine the process by which daily stressors relate to subjective ages by testing whether positive affect, control, and negative affect mediate this relationship. Method Using a daily-diary design, the current study measured older adults' (60-96 years old) stressors, subjective ages, personal control, and affect. Results Felt, ideal, and look ages each demonstrated a unique pattern of interactions between daily stressors and major life-event stressors. Furthermore, our findings suggest that on the daily level, the relationship between stressors and felt age is mediated by negative affect but not by control and positive affect. Discussion Findings indicate the need to consider the broader contextual picture of stressors, as well as their differential impact on multiple indicators of subjective age.
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Church C, Andreassen OA, Lorentzen S, Melle I, Aas M. Childhood Trauma and Minimization/Denial in People with and without a Severe Mental Disorder. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1276. [PMID: 28883800 PMCID: PMC5573805 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Childhood trauma has garnered extensive research concerning its role in the psychopathology of mental disorders, including psychosis. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) utilizes a minimization/denial (MD) scale to denote potential under-reporters of trauma, yet MD scores are infrequently reported and validations of the scale are lacking in the literature. Study aim: Elucidate differences in MD between patients with severe mental disorders to healthy individuals, and secondly, investigate if MD influences reports of childhood trauma between the groups. Methods: We included 621 patients with a DSM-schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar spectrum diagnosis, or major depression disorder with psychotic features and 299 healthy controls as part of the NORMENT study in Oslo, Norway. History of childhood trauma was obtained using the CTQ. Clinical diagnoses were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders. Results: A significantly greater proportion of healthy controls (42.8%) had a positive MD score compared to patients (26.7%). When controlling for MD, the patient group still exhibited elevated reports of childhood trauma compared to controls (Cohen’s d = 1.27), concordant with reports of childhood trauma being more frequently reported in a population of severe mental disorders. Conclusion: Elevated MD in the healthy control group could suggest an enhanced self-serving bias, potentially attenuated in the psychiatric group. Clinicians and researchers would benefit from including the MD component of CTQ when assessing retrospective information on childhood trauma to rule out potential effect of MD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chelsea Church
- School of Psychology, University of GlasgowGlasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NORMENT K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NORMENT K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOslo, Norway
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- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, NORMENT K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOslo, Norway
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Osorio A, Lopez-Del Burgo C, Carlos S, de Irala J. The Sooner, the Worse? Association between Earlier Age of Sexual Initiation and Worse Adolescent Health and Well-being Outcomes. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1298. [PMID: 28798715 PMCID: PMC5529390 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assesses the association between age of sexual initiation during adolescence and a selection of well-being outcomes regarding that first relationship. High-school adolescents from El Salvador (2,686) and from Peru (3,399) replied to a paper-pencil questionnaire. Those who were sexually initiated replied to several questions regarding their age at sexual initiation, condom use, satisfaction and reasons/circumstances for that sexual relationship. Approximately 19% of participants were sexually initiated (n = 1,179). After retaining participants with valid responses and with sexual initiation ages between 13 and 17, the final sample for this paper consisted of 996 sexually initiated participants (526 Salvadorians and 470 Peruvians). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that those who initiated sex at earlier ages had worse outcomes compared to those who initiated at older ages. Specifically, they had lower odds of having used a condom, of having good memories of that experience and of having had that first relationship because they were in love. Conversely, they had higher odds of having had that first sexual relationship as a result of peer pressure (“Most of my friends already had sex”), because of partner pressure (“I was afraid to lose him/her,” “My partner told me he/she would leave me” or “I did not know how to say no to a person who insisted”), or as a consequence of different forms of impaired autonomy (“I was under the influence of alcohol or drugs” or “As a consequence of seeing sexual images”). Results show that sex at earlier ages is associated with worse adolescent health and well-being outcomes.
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- Alfonso Osorio
- Institute for Culture and Society, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Navarra Institute for Health ResearchPamplona, Spain.,School of Education and Psychology, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Institute for Culture and Society, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Navarra Institute for Health ResearchPamplona, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Institute for Culture and Society, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Navarra Institute for Health ResearchPamplona, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Institute for Culture and Society, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra, Navarra Institute for Health ResearchPamplona, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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