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Malas O, Boustani NM, Duradoni M, Omotoso D, Avşar AŞ, Shyroka A, Colombini G, Blanch A. The Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6): Adaptation, Cross-Cultural Validation, and Invariance among Genders and Six Different Cultures, Applying Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2024; 14:808-822. [PMID: 38667807 PMCID: PMC11049080 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14040052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a meaningful impact on several areas of human activity. With respect to psychological assessment, the requirements to study the fear of vaccination as a means to diminish negative behaviour towards vaccination had been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the factorial invariance of the six-item Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) across individuals and cultures. To achieve this goal, a sample of university students was recruited (n = 2535; mean age = 20.59, SD = 2.04; males: 26.75%, females: 73.25%) from Spain (n = 388; 15.3%), Italy (n = 376; 14.83%), Lebanon (n = 487; 19.21%), Nigeria (n = 561; 22.13%), Turkey (n = 410; 16.17%), and Ukraine (n = 313; 12.34%). The results showed that the most appropriate factorial structure, exhibiting excellent fit indices, was a model with two correlated factors (cognitive symptoms: items 1, 2, and 4; somatic symptoms: items 3, 5, and 6) for both the total sample and individual samples from each country and language (Spanish, Italian, Arabic, English, Turkish, and Ukrainian). Notably, the VFS-6 demonstrated configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance across sex. Regarding countries and languages, configural invariance was observed between them. Also, metric invariance was observed between Spain, Italy, and Ukraine and between Lebanon, Nigeria, and Turkey, which indicates the presence of two well-differentiated groups of countries and the possibility of inferential analysis between them. Item Response Theory analysis suggested an appropriate level of discrimination and difficulty of the test. These significant findings lay the groundwork for future investigations into vaccination fear across diverse cultural backgrounds, providing valuable insights for addressing vaccination-related concerns worldwide.
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- Olga Malas
- Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Avinguda de l’Estudi General, 4, 25001 Lleida, Spain
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- Faculty of Business and Management, Saint Joseph University, P.O. Box 17-5208 Mar Mikhael, Beirut 1104 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Education, Languages, Interculture, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi, 12, Building 26, 50135 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Redeemer’s University, Ede 232103, Nigeria
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- Department of Measurement and Evaluation in Education, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ukrainian Catholic University, Sventsitskogo 17, 79011 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Department of Education, Languages, Interculture, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Via di San Salvi, 12, Building 26, 50135 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Avinguda de l’Estudi General, 4, 25001 Lleida, Spain
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Martínez A, Blanch A. Are rescue workers still at risk? A meta-regression analysis of the worldwide prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and risk factors. Stress Health 2024. [PMID: 38217850 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Rescue workers (policemen, firefighters, emergency medical staff, etc.) experience intense stress due to rescuing and helping victims of accidents, terrorist attacks, violent crimes, and natural disasters. Overexposure and ineffective coping with such stressful events may lead to developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Meta-regression procedures were applied to examine moderators such as the sample sex composition, age, working experience, occupation, country, or type of PTSD evaluation. The 9.8% PTSD prevalence found here was virtually the same compared with earlier findings from 10 years ago. There was a large heterogeneity, however, associated with geographical location and the instrument used to evaluate PTSD. The main findings revealed that rescue workers are a high-risk group with increased levels of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Moreover, PTSD prevalence could depend on a great extent on geographical and cultural factors, and on the type of PTSD evaluation.
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- Albert Martínez
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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Anderson JL, Blanch A, Suhr JA. Clinical assessment in the time of COVID-19: Introduction to the special issue. Psychol Assess 2023; 35:895-900. [PMID: 37902659 DOI: 10.1037/pas0001281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic placed much of the practice of psychological assessment in unchartered territory-including assessment via telehealth, assessment with masks or other safety measures, and accounting for the impact of a major global event in measuring performance or psychopathology. The goal of this special issue was to highlight research that addresses the numerous ways in which the pandemic impacted psychological assessment, covering three broad areas. Several articles addressed pandemic restrictions (i.e., telehealth assessment due to lockdown or social distancing, masks) and their impact on the assessment process or test validity. Another set of articles examined the impact of the pandemic on psychopathology and assessment performance more broadly, highlighting the impact on assessment and normative expectations, including in the areas of neuropsychological performance, academic achievement, and levels of psychopathology. Finally, several articles examined the validity of measures developed specifically to assess COVID-19 pandemic-related experiences. Each study is briefly reviewed, and implications for clinical practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Jaime L Anderson
- Department of Psychology and Philosophy, Sam Houston State University
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Blanch A, Solé S. Classification of pain intensity with the pain beliefs and perceptions inventory (PBPI) and the pain catastrophizing scales (PCS). Qual Life Res 2023; 32:2853-2859. [PMID: 37233965 PMCID: PMC10214345 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-023-03444-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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PURPOSE The pain beliefs and perceptions inventory (PBPI) and the pain catastrophizing scales (PCS) characterize beliefs or distress dimensions of the pain experience. It is relatively unknown, however, to what degree the PBPI and the PCS are well suited to classifying pain intensity. METHODS This study applied a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) approach to these instruments against the criterion of a visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain intensity with fibromyalgia and chronic back pain patients (n = 419). RESULTS The largest areas under the curve (AUC) were moderate and limited to the constancy subscale (71%) and total score (70%) of the PBPI and to the helplessness subscale (75%) and total score (72%) of the PCS. The best cut-off scores for the PBPI and PCS were better off at detecting true negatives than true positives, with larger specificity than sensitivity values. CONCLUSION Whereas, the PBPI and PCS are certainly useful instruments to evaluate diverse pain experiences, they may be inappropriate to classify intensity. The PCS performs marginally better than the PBPI for classifying pain intensity.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Department of Physiotherapy, Andalucia TECH, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain
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Blanch A, Solé S. Work-family conflict, wellbeing and strain: Sex differences and children at home. Int J Psychol 2023; 58:116-123. [PMID: 36644937 DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The work and family interface elicits work-family conflict (WFC) leading to positive and negative outcomes. Sex is a central element in WFC, with a wealth of studies reporting either sex differences or similarities. The presence of children at home, however, is a rather understudied moderator. This study aimed to contrast whether two main components of WFC, work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW) associated differentially with wellbeing and strain depending on sex or children. There were data from 762 Spanish individuals (455 females) in dual-earner families. A structural equation model with four latent variables (WIF, FIW, wellbeing and strain) was contrasted across two moderators, sex and children. Males and females endured a similar association between WIF and FIW with wellbeing and strain compared with workers with children. Childless workers experienced lower associations between FIW with wellbeing and strain compared with workers with children. Children at home rather than sex alone elicit stronger links of WFC with wellbeing and strain. Examining the presence of children at home, including children ages, should be conducted regularly in WFC research.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Lleida, Spain.,Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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Blanch A, Martínez A. Age and skill in chess: Accuracy and speed‐accuracy performance in reasoning and knowledge. Applied Cognitive Psychology 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/acp.4062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Teague KD, Tellez-Isaias G, Chai J, Petrone-Garcia V, Vuong CN, Blanch A, Rasmussen SH, Brown K, Zhao J, Rochell SJ. Dietary soy galactooligosaccharides affect the performance, intestinal function, and gut microbiota composition of growing chicks. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102440. [PMID: 36736136 PMCID: PMC10102551 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effects of the dietary soy galactooligosaccharides (GOS), raffinose and stachyose, on performance, gastrointestinal health, and systemic stress in young broilers. Birds were fed a GOS-devoid diet based on soy protein isolate (SPI) or the SPI diet with 0.9, 1.8, 2.7, or 3.6% added stachyose and raffinose in a ratio of 4:1 at the expense of corn starch. These 5 treatments were administered to 10 replicate cages of 8 birds. Performance was measured weekly and excreta moisture, N retention, apparent metabolizeable energy, and complete blood cell counts were determined at 14 and 21 d. At 21 d, 2 birds per cage were orally gavaged with fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (FITC-d) and serum samples were analyzed for FITC-d as a marker of gut leakage. Additionally, intestinal morphology, crop presumptive lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts, crop and cecal pH, and cecal microbiota via16S rRNA microbial sequencing were evaluated at 21 d. From 0 to 21 d, feed intake increased linearly (P < 0.01) as dietary GOS increased, whereas BWG increased (P < 0.05) quadratically. Feed conversion ratio increased (P < 0.01) linearly as GOS increased. There were linear increases (P < 0.05) in excreta moisture as dietary GOS increased at 14 and 21 d, as well as dose-dependent responses (P < 0.05) in N retention, AME, and AMEn. There was a quadratic increase (P < 0.05) in crop LAB recovery and a linear decrease (P < 0.01) in ceca pH as GOS increased. At 14 d, a linear increase (P < 0.05) in blood heterophil to lymphocyte ratio was observed as dietary GOS increased. Serum concentrations of FITC-d increased quadratically (P < 0.01) to dietary GOS. Increasing levels of GOS influenced alpha and beta diversities and composition of gut microbiota, including the abundance of Ruminococcus and Bifidobacterium. Results from this trial indicate that soy-derived GOS exert dose-dependent effects on nutrient utilization and intestinal health in young broilers.
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- K D Teague
- Division of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Division of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Division of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Faculty of Higher Studies Cuautitlan, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuautitlan Izcalli, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Division of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Hamlet Protein A/S, DK-8700 Horsens, Denmark
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- Hamlet Protein A/S, DK-8700 Horsens, Denmark
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- Division of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Division of Agriculture, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA; Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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Mészáros V, Kövi Z, Blanch A, Ferenczi A, Tanyi Z, Karai V, Hittner JB, Kulig B, Kovács D, Smohai M, Ádám S. The validity and reliability of the hungarian version of the brief work-family conflict questionnaire – an effective method to measure work-to-family and family-to-work conflict. Interpersona 2022. [DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.6309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The current study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Hungarian version of the brief Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire (Conflicto Trabajo – Familia, CCTF) using both homogeneous (social care workers, N = 206) and heterogeneous (N = 586) occupational samples. In order to examine construct validity, we explored both two-factor and bifactor models. Our findings provided greater support for the two-factor model (homogeneous sample: χ2 = 14.032, p = .379, df = 13; CFI = 0.999; NNFI = 0.998; RMSEA = 0.020 [0.000–0.051]; heterogeneous sample: χ2 = 40.213, p < .001 df = 13; CFI = 0.993; NNFI = 0.985; RMSEA = 0.060 [0.023–0.079]). Our results demonstrated good reliability (ω = 0.797–0.911) and predictive validity, which we tested by exploring the relation of the construct with burnout and psychosomatic symptoms. Our results suggest that the Hungarian version of the CCTF is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring both work-to-family and family-to-work conflict.
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Blanch A, Solé S. Performance in male and female elite tennis across season of birth. Chronobiol Int 2021; 38:851-857. [PMID: 33771059 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1896532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In the field of sports, there is an overrepresentation of athletes born in the initial months of the selection year, and an underrepresentation of athletes born in the latter months of the selection year. This season of birth effect appears to lead to a disadvantage in performance, even though with a considerable variability regarding age, sex, and skill. This study addressed season of birth effects on performance with the best one hundred male and female tennis players in the world. Specifically, we examined whether season of birth moderates the association of body height and ranking position with tennis performance. The main findings indicated that body height and rank associated in the expected direction with first service wins, break points saved, and a success rate describing the ratio of match wins to match defeats. For females born later in the selection year, however, height was unrelated to the percentage of first service wins or break points saved, and occupying higher positions in the ranking did not contribute to improve the ratio of wins to defeats. These findings suggest that season of birth effects on performance might operate for women but not for men when comparing highly selected populations such as the best tennis players in the world.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.,Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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García JR, Compte A, Buxeda M, Mourelo S, Soler M, Blanch A, Valls E, Riera E. Value of 18F-Choline PET/MRI hybrid technique on the therapeutic approach for patients with prostate cancer treated with prostatectomy and rising prostate specific antigen levels below 1 ng/ml. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2020; 39:197-203. [PMID: 32165153 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2020.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the detection rate of 18F-Choline PET/MRI and subsequent changes in therapy approach for patients with prostate cancer treated by prostatectomy and with rising levels of PSA <1 ng/ml. METHODS Prospective study with our first 36 patients with prostatectomy for prostate cancer and rising levels of PSA, who were referred for an 18F-Choline PET/MRI study. A dual-phase study was acquired after intravenous administration of 185±10% MBq of 18F-Choline: 1) early imaging (immediately after tracer administration) of prostate area (emission PET/Multiparametric MRI). 2) whole-body imaging 1 h after tracer injection (emission PET/MRI: T1, T2, STIR, diffusion). The therapy approach for patients was decided upon the Oncology Committee consensus based on 18F-Choline PET/MRI findings. RESULTS Twenty out of 36 patients (55.6%) were positive for the 18F-Choline PET/MRI study: 8 (22.2%) within the prostatectomy bed, 7 (19.4%) with infradiaphragmatic lymph nodes, 4 (11.1%) with local recurrence and infradiaphragmatic lymph nodes, and 1 (2.8%) with bone metastasis. Sixteen out of the 36 patients (44.4%) were negative for the 18F-Choline PET/MRI study. 18F-Choline PET/MRI findings had an impact on the therapy approach to follow: 15 patients (41.6%) showed oligometastatic disease which was treated by imaging-guided radiotherapy, 5 (13.9%) with multiple metastatic disease were treated by androgen deprivation therapy, 16 (44.4%) negative were under active surveillance. CONCLUSION Hybrid 18F-Choline PET/MRI procedure showed a high detection rate for recurrence in prostate cancer patients treated with prostatectomy and rising PSA levels <1 ng/ml, and 18F-Choline PET/MRI findings resulted in a better tailored therapy approach delivered to our patients.
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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- CETIR, ASCIRES, Barcelona, España
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Aluja A, Balada F, Blanco E, Fibla J, Blanch A. Twenty candidate genes predicting neuroticism and sensation seeking personality traits: A multivariate analysis association approach. Personality and Individual Differences 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Elhassan M, Ali A, Blanch A, Kehlet A, Madekurozwa MC. Morphological Responses of the Small Intestine of Broiler Chicks to Dietary Supplementation With a Probiotic, Acidifiers, and Their Combination. J APPL POULTRY RES 2019. [DOI: 10.3382/japr/pfy042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Goodarzi Boroojeni F, Vahjen W, Männer K, Blanch A, Sandvang D, Zentek J. Bacillus subtilis in broiler diets with different levels of energy and protein. Poult Sci 2018; 97:3967-3976. [PMID: 30272239 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The present study evaluated the impacts of Bacillus subtilis (BAS) inclusion in broiler diets with standard nutrient content or nutrient deficiency (ND) on growth performance (GP) and nutrient digestibility. The 42 d experiment consisted of 6 experimental diets, a diet with standard nutrient content, and 2 diets with different levels of energy and protein deficiency, without or with BAS. At the end of experiment, apparent ileal digestibility coefficients (AIDC) of starch, crude protein (CP), and gross energy (GE) were determined. Furthermore, impacts of BAS supplementation in standard diets on gut histomorphology, bacterial metabolic activity, and composition were evaluated. Performance and AIDC data were subjected to ANOVA using GLM procedure with a 3 (nutrient levels) × 2 (BAS presence/absences) factorial arrangement of treatments. Gut histomorphology and microbiology data, obtained from broilers fed standard diets without (S) and with BAS (SB), were assessed by an independent Student's t-test. The ND in diets was effective enough to cause nutritional stress and negatively affect performance. Inclusion of BAS in both types of diet improved GP, which was due to the fact that adding BAS in these diets led to improvements in AIDC of CP, starch, and GE (P ≤ 0.05). Comparing only 2 experimental groups, S and SB, revealed no impact on bacterial composition and metabolism in the ileum and cecum, except a reduction in ileal lactobacilli number for SB group. Adding BAS to standard diet reduced crypt depth (CD) and increased villus length to CD ratio in the duodenum, whereas it had no impact on other histomorphological variables in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. In conclusion, supplementation of broiler diets with probiotic BAS can positively affect growth performance and nutrient digestibility and this positive impact might even be more pronounced in nutrient-deficient diets. However, the extent of the alleviating ability of BAS in nutrient-deficient diets as well as the biological mechanisms for such a phenomenon needs to be studied further.
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- Farshad Goodarzi Boroojeni
- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Bøge Allé 10-12, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Bøge Allé 10-12, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Blanch A, Lucas I, Balada F, Blanco E, Aluja A. Sex differences and personality in the modulation of the acoustic startle reflex. Physiol Behav 2018; 195:20-27. [PMID: 30053432 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The modulation of the eyeblink component of the acoustic startle reflex (ASR) has been used to study human motivation, attention, and emotion towards affective stimuli of different valence. However, sex and individual differences in personality have been rather overlooked concerning the change in the ASR to brief affective sequences. In this study, we aimed to evaluate sex differences in the ASR, together with the influence of sensitivity to punishment (SP) and sensitivity to reward (SR) in the affective modulation of the ASR to pleasant and unpleasant pictures. We addressed this topic with a latent curve model (LCM) representing the change in the ASR of an extensive group of men (n = 166) and women (n = 109). There was a significant habituation of the ASR to the pleasant pictures, and a significant sensitization of the ASR to the unpleasant pictures. Both effects were higher and more variable for women than for men. There were in addition interactive and quadratic effects of SP and SR on the ASR to the pleasant and unpleasant pictures. Men and women with extreme scores in SP, and women with low scores in SR habituated faster to the pleasant stimuli. For men scoring low in SP, higher scores in SR related with an attenuated initial ASR to the unpleasant stimuli. Women with extreme scores in SP had a higher initial ASR to the unpleasant stimuli. There were remarkable asymmetries between men and women concerning personality effects on the change in the ASR to affective stimuli.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB), Lleida, Spain.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB), Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB), Lleida, Spain; Department of Psychobiology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB), Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB), Lleida, Spain
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Aluja A, Balada F, Blanco E, Lucas I, Blanch A. Startle reflex modulation by affective face “Emoji” pictographs. Psychological Research 2018; 84:15-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s00426-018-0991-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abstract. The development of information and communication technologies has stimulated a variety of data and informational resources about human behavior. This is contributing toward collaborative efforts in the formalization and systematization of an overwhelming volume of scientific information. Several tools are helpful for this endeavor, among which the ontology is growing in popularity. Most of the available informational resources adopt the ontology to organize a shared conceptualization of a given body of knowledge. In the present study, we reviewed ontology resources (n = 17) that can be of interest to researchers and scholars involved in human behavior and psychological research. The selected ontologies were contrasted on the three main components of ontologies, classes, individuals, and properties, and on scheme and knowledge metrics. Moreover, we recorded the associations of the terms within a given ontology with terms of other ontologies (mappings), the number of projects using a particular ontology, and whether an ontology was available within the Bioportal, an extensive repository about biomedical ontologies. A few working examples were also provided to clarify how these resources might contribute to improve the analysis, understanding, and research cooperation about human behavior and psychological research.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain
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- Department of Computing Science and Industrial Engineering, University of Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computing Science and Industrial Engineering, University of Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Computing Science and Industrial Engineering, University of Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology, Institute of Neurosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work, University of Lleida, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain
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Moreno F, Martínez-Jañez N, Garau I, Guerra JA, Alarcón J, Bermejo B, Gonzalez-Cortijo L, Bueno C, Lao J, Bezares S, Rosell L, Blanch A, Caballero R, Carrasco E, Rojo F, Martín M, O'Connor M, Hernando A, Albanell J. Abstract OT3-02-07: A phase II study to compare fulvestrant (F) 500mg plus placebo versus (vs) F 500mg plus palbociclib (P) as first line treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive advanced breast cancer (BC) sensitive to endocrine therapy (ET). “The FLIPPER study” (GEICAM/2014-12). Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-ot3-02-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Delaying/overcoming resistance to ET in HR-positive HER2-negative BC patients (pts) is a major need to futhrt improve safe and efficacious treatment options. F is a selective estrogen receptor (ER) downregulator currently indicated for the treatment of HR-positive metastatic BC in postmenopausal women with disease progression following anti-estrogen therapy. In FIRST trial F 500mg improved median time to progression (TTP) over anastrozole (23.4 vs 13.1 months, respectively) in untreated metastatic BC. P is a selective reversible inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6. FDA granted its accelerated approval based on progression-free survival (PFS) in combination with letrozole for postmenopausal women with ER-positive and HER2-negative advanced BC as initial ET (PALOMA-1). In another study, after progression to ET, P in combination with F resulted in longer PFS than F alone (PALOMA-3).
The high median TTP achieved with F alone (FIRST) coupled with the significant benefit of adding P to F (PALOMA-3) suggest that F 500mg in combination with P in the first-line setting may significantly improve long-term disease control.
Trial Design:This is an international, randomized, double-blind, multicentre phase II study comparing F 500mg in combination with P vs F 500mg plus placebo as first line therapy in postmenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic BC who have received ≥5 years of adjuvant ET for early disease and remained disease free for >12 months following its completion or have “de novo” metastatic disease. HR and HER2 status will be based on central testing on the most recent tumour biopsy. Patients will be randomized 1:1. The primary objective is to compare the efficacy of both treatment arms in terms of PFS at 1 year according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 by investigator assessment. As secondary efficacy objectives,PFS, Objective Response Rate (ORR), Clinical Benefit Rate (CBR), Overall Survival (OS), and 1-year and 2-year survival probabilities, have been considered. Other secondary objectives include the comparison of safety, tolerability and health-related quality of life between the treatment arms. As exploratory objectives, the identification of promising biomarkers related with response to study therapy and primary/acquired drug resistance. Pts will be stratified by the site of disease (visceral vs non-visceral) and disease presentation at study entry (recurrent disease vs metastatic “de novo”). With a sample size of 190 pts, the analysis would have 80% power to detect a difference between both treatment arms, assuming PFS proportions of 0.545 and 0.695, respectively. This study is sponsored by GEICAM and Cancer Trials Ireland (formerly ICORG) is also participating. Recruitment started in February 2016 with 14 pts included. Analysis of the primary endpoint is planned for Q1 2018. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:NCT02690480.
Citation Format: Moreno F, Martínez-Jañez N, Garau I, Guerra JA, Alarcón J, Bermejo B, Gonzalez-Cortijo L, Bueno C, Lao J, Bezares S, Rosell L, Blanch A, Caballero R, Carrasco E, Rojo F, Martín M, O'Connor M, Hernando A, Albanell J. A phase II study to compare fulvestrant (F) 500mg plus placebo versus (vs) F 500mg plus palbociclib (P) as first line treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive advanced breast cancer (BC) sensitive to endocrine therapy (ET). “The FLIPPER study” (GEICAM/2014-12) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT3-02-07.
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- F Moreno
- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Llátzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Son Espasses, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Universitario Quirón Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; GEICAM (Spanish Breast Cancer Group), Madrid, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ICORG (Cancer Trials Ireland), Ireland; Hospital del Mar - IMAS, Barcelona, Spain
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Aluja A, Blanch A, Martí-Guiu M, Blanco E. Inconsistency Index for the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ). European Journal of Psychological Assessment 2017. [DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. The purpose of this study is the development of an index to assess inconsistency in the answers of Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) in order to identify and discard inconsistent subjects in applied psychology, as clinical, forensics, or personnel selection. The procedure consists in the use of 10 pairs of highly correlated items in a wide sample of voluntary and anonymous subjects of both sexes (n = 5.644). We inserted random cases to the original data in order to obtain simulated scores of inconsistency and we established a cut-off criterion to discriminate between consistent and inconsistent subjects according to a 70 T Score. A score higher than 10 points discriminated the 3.7% of the subjects. Cronbach’s alpha average for facets was calculated by ZKA-PQ facets distributed in 8 (α: 0.79), 9–10 (α: 0.67), and above 10 points (α: .50) of the inconsistency index. The Feldt test indicates that alpha differences were significant. The inconsistency score did not affect the factorial structure of the ZKA-PQ. We discussed the utility of this index to identify inconsistent subjects with the ZKA-PQ, as, for instance, those with individual difficulties (a limited vocabulary, poor verbal comprehension, an idiosyncratic way of interpreting item meanings, carelessness, inattentiveness…).
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- Anton Aluja
- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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Balada F, Aluja A, Blanch A, García O, García L, Blanco E. Prefrontal brain activation in inhibited versus disinhibited subjects in response to viewing pictures with different emotional valence. Personality and Individual Differences 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Aluja A, Blanch A, Petrides K. Psychometric properties of the Catalan version of the Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEIQue): Comparison between Catalan and English data. Personality and Individual Differences 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Blanch A, Aluja A, Blanco E, Balada F. Examining habituation of the startle reflex with the reinforcement sensitivity theory of personality. Psychophysiology 2016; 53:1535-41. [DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology; University of Lleida; Lleida Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida); Lieda Spain
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- Department of Psychology; University of Lleida; Lleida Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida); Lieda Spain
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- Department of Psychology; University of Lleida; Lleida Spain
- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida); Lieda Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida); Lieda Spain
- Departament de Psicobiologia; Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Spain
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Blanch A. Social support as a mediator between job control and psychological strain. Soc Sci Med 2016; 157:148-55. [PMID: 27086104 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Social support is a key influencing factor on health, and one of the main dimensions of the Demand - Control - Support (DCS) model within the occupational health field. The buffer hypothesis of the DCS determines that job control and social support relieve the effects of a high job demand on health. This hypothesis has been evaluated in several studies to predict worker's health, even though it has yielded ambiguous and inconclusive results. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated whether social support mediated the effect of job demand or job control on job strain. This mediation mechanism might represent a plausible and coherent alternative to the buffer hypothesis deserving to be analyzed within this field. METHOD Two models considering support as the mediator variable in the explanation of job strain were assessed with a group of administrative and technical workers (N = 281). RESULTS While there was no evidence for support behaving as a mediator variable between demand and job strain, social support was a consistent mediator in the association of job control with job strain. The effect of job control on job strain was fully mediated by social support from supervisors and coworkers. CONCLUSION The role of social support as a mediator implicates that the prevention of psychosocial stressors in the job place should place a stronger emphasis on improving social relationships at work.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain.
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Rossier J, Aluja A, Blanch A, Barry O, Hansenne M, Carvalho AF, Valdivia M, Wang W, Desrichard O, Hyphantis T, Suranyi Z, Glicksohn J, De Pascalis V, León–Mayer E, Piskunov A, Stivers A, Morizot J, Ostendorf F, Čekrlija Đ, Bellaj T, Markiewicz D, Motevalian A, Karagonlar G. Cross–cultural Generalizability of the Alternative Five–factor Model Using the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire. Eur J Pers 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/per.2045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Several personality models are known for being replicable across cultures, such as the Five–Factor Model (FFM) or Eysenck's Psychoticism–Extraversion–Neuroticism (PEN) model, and are for this reason considered universal. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the cross–cultural replicability of the recently revised Alternative FFM (AFFM). A total of 15 048 participants from 23 cultures completed the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA–PQ) aimed at assessing personality according to this revised AFFM. Internal consistencies, gender differences and correlations with age were similar across cultures for all five factors and facet scales. The AFFM structure was very similar across samples and can be considered as highly replicable with total congruence coefficients ranging from .94 to .99. Measurement invariance across cultures was assessed using multi–group confirmatory factor analyses, and each higher–order personality factor did reach configural and metric invariance. Scalar invariance was never reached, which implies that culture–specific norms should be considered. The underlying structure of the ZKA–PQ replicates well across cultures, suggesting that this questionnaire can be used in a large diversity of cultures and that the AFFM might be as universal as the FFM or the PEN model. This suggests that more research is needed to identify and define an integrative framework underlying these personality models. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology
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- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Catalonia is a nation with its own culture and language located in Spain
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- University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Catalonia is a nation with its own culture and language located in Spain
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
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- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russia
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Aluja A, Martí-Guiu M, Blanco E, Blanch A. Dimensional assessment of normal and abnormal personality in adults of the general population: Comparison of “five” and “alternative five” personality models. Personality and Individual Differences 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Blanch A, Aluja A, Cornadó MP. Sex differences in chess performance: Analyzing participation rates, age, and practice in chess tournaments. Personality and Individual Differences 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There are several recommendations about the routine to undertake when back translating self-report instruments in cross-cultural research. However, text mining methods have been generally ignored within this field. This work describes a text mining innovative application useful to adapt a personality questionnaire to 12 different languages. The method is divided in 3 different stages, a descriptive analysis of the available back-translated instrument versions, a dissimilarity assessment between the source language instrument and the 12 back-translations, and an item assessment of item meaning equivalence. The suggested method contributes to improve the back-translation process of self-report instruments for cross-cultural research in 2 significant intertwined ways. First, it defines a systematic approach to the back translation issue, allowing for a more orderly and informed evaluation concerning the equivalence of different versions of the same instrument in different languages. Second, it provides more accurate instrument back-translations, which has direct implications for the reliability and validity of the instrument's test scores when used in different cultures/languages. In addition, this procedure can be extended to the back-translation of self-reports measuring psychological constructs in clinical assessment. Future research works could refine the suggested methodology and use additional available text mining tools. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Lleida
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- Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Lleida
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Aluja A, Blanch A, Blanco E, Balada F. Affective modulation of the startle reflex and the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of personality: The role of sensitivity to reward. Physiol Behav 2015; 138:332-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Moya J, Blanch A, Balada F, Aluja A. Personality trait disorders predicted by the NEO-FFI-R and the ZKPQ-50-CC: a comparative study. Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moya J, Balada F, Blanch A, Aluja A. The ZKA-PQ and its association with alcohol use problems: A mediational analysis. Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aluja A, García L, García O, Fibla J, Blanch A. Testosterone and androgen receptor CAG repeats length genotype interaction in motor impulsiveness. Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Blanch A, Aluja A. Text mining techniques for the translation of personality questionnaires in cross-cultural research. Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Blanch A, Balada F, Aluja A. Habituation in acoustic startle reflex: individual differences in personality. Int J Psychophysiol 2014; 91:232-9. [PMID: 24412342 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study analyzed the relationship of individual differences in personality with habituation in the acoustic startle response (ASR). Data from nine trials in ASR to white noise bursts and a personality questionnaire based on the alternative big five personality approach were modelled with a latent growth curve (LCM) including intercept and slope habituation growth factors. There was a negative correlation between the intercept and slope, indicating that individuals with higher initial ASR levels had also a more pronounced and faster decrease in the ASR. Contrary to expectations, Extraversion and Sensation Seeking did not relate with habituation in ASR. Neuroticism and Aggressiveness related asymmetrically with the habituation rate in ASR. Higher levels of Neuroticism were related with faster habituation, whereas higher levels of Aggressiveness were related with slower habituation. Further studies with the LCM should be undertaken to clarify in a greater extent the association of personality with habituation in ASR.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain; Department of Psychobiology, Institute of Neurosciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain; Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB Lleida), Spain
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Balada F, Blanch A, Aluja A. Arousal and Habituation Effects (Excitability) on Startle Responses to the International Affective Picture Systems (IAPS). J PSYCHOPHYSIOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The magnitude and habituation of startle reflex responses have been used to evaluate the excitability of the neural structures involved in this psychophysiological response. We analyzed the magnitude and habituation responses to startle reflex probes in 112 women. Results confirmed the modulation of eyeblink reflex by affective valence for arousing (F = 34.79, p < .001), but not for nonarousing pictures (F = 1.08, ns). Our results indicate that there is a linear adjustment for habituation in all picture groups, except for arousing unpleasant pictures where there is a quadratic adjustment that could be due to initial sensitization followed by the subsequent habituation. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the startle magnitude was partially determined by arousal and startle presentation order. In conclusion, our results emphasize the usefulness of arousing pictures to study startle reflex response and show evidence of different response mechanisms for pleasant and unpleasant pictures conditions.
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- Ferran Balada
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Spain
- Department of Psychobiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Spain
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Aluja A, Blanch A, Balada F. Normal personality versus pathological personality: dimensional and predictive study. Personal Ment Health 2013; 7:288-97. [PMID: 24343978 DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The present study aimed to replicate the previous relationship between the Zuckerman personality model and the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology-Basic Questionnaire (DAPP-BQ) and to evaluate the contribution of the facets and factors from Zuckerman's new instrument Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) versus the old Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire to the four clusters of the DAPP-BQ. The sample consisted of 443 subjects from the general population of both sexes. The ZKA-PQ dimensions predicted between 35 % and 61% of the DAPP-BQ cluster variance and facets between 54% and 63%. Local regression graphical analysis (LOESS) showed that neuroticism and aggressiveness are the dimensions most related with emotional dysregulation. Sensation seeking and aggressiveness were associated with dissocial behaviour. Neuroticism and extraversion (negative) were associated with social avoidance and activity and sensation seeking (negative) with compulsiveness. The new ZKA-PQ improves the psychometric properties of the old Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire. Both dimensional personality measures can play a role in the prediction of the future DSM-V personality disorder dimensional system.
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- Anton Aluja
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Avda. Estudi General, 4. 25001, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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Gonzalez-Cano L, Hillje AL, Fuertes-Alvarez S, Marques MM, Blanch A, Ian RW, Irwin MS, Schwamborn JC, Marín MC. Regulatory feedback loop between TP73 and TRIM32. Cell Death Dis 2013; 4:e704. [PMID: 23828567 PMCID: PMC3730401 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2013.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The p73 transcription factor is one of the members of the p53 family of tumor suppressors with unique biological functions in processes like neurogenesis, embryonic development and differentiation. For this reason, p73 activity is tightly regulated by multiple mechanisms, including transcription and post-translational modifications. Here, we identified a novel regulatory loop between TAp73 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif protein 32 (TRIM32). TRIM32, a new direct p73 transcriptional target in the context of neural progenitor cells, is differentially regulated by p73. Although TAp73 binds to the TRIM32 promoter and activates its expression, TAp73-induced TRIM32 expression is efficiently repressed by DNp73. TRIM32 in turn physically interacts with TAp73 and promotes its ubiquitination and degradation, impairing p73-dependent transcriptional activity. This mutual regulation between p73 and TRIM32 constitutes a novel feedback loop, which might have important implications in central nervous system development as well as relevance in oncogenesis, and thus emerges as a possible therapeutic target.
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- L Gonzalez-Cano
- Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Department of Molecular Biology, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana, León 24071, Spain
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Blanch A, Balada F, Aluja A. Presentation and AcqKnowledge: an application of software to study human emotions and individual differences. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2013; 110:89-98. [PMID: 23159496 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2012.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This work describes an experiment about startle reflex and individual differences in personality with the application of the Presentation and AcqKnowledge software. First, Presentation was useful for the design of the display and timing of a set of pictures from the IAPS (International Affective Picture System) that modulated the elicitation of the startle reflex response to an acoustic stimulus. Second, the AcqKnowledge program allowed to record and store psychophysiological data, while a Java routine helped to transform the output data into a proper data disposition better suited to analyze individual differences. The software used in psychophysiological experiments is of an utmost importance concerning the design and presentation of stimuli, and to the general management of this type of information. In this work, we present an example of the use of two computer programs that are helpful for the research about the psychophysiological bases of individual differences in relation with human personality, even though they are extensible to other biomedical areas of interest.
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- Angel Blanch
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Spain.
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The impact of personality and job characteristics on parental rearing styles was compared in 353 employees. Hypotheses concerning the relationships between personality and job variables were formulated in accordance with findings in past research and the Belsky's model (1984). Structural equation nested models showed that Aggression-hostility, Sociability and job Demand were predictive of Rejection and Emotional Warmth parenting styles, providing support for some of the hypothesized relationships. The findings suggest a well-balanced association of personality variables with both parenting styles: Aggression-Hostility was positively related to Rejection and negatively to Emotional Warmth, whereas Sociability was positively related to Emotional Warmth and negatively related to Rejection. Personality dimensions explained a higher amount of variance in observed parenting styles. However, a model that considered both, personality and job dimensions as antecedent variables of parenting was the best representation of observed data, as both systems play a role in the prediction of parenting behavior.
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Blanch A, Jain P, Jabeen A, Fernandez N. The role of the cytoskeleton in foeto-maternal immunotolerance. J Reprod Immunol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.03.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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García O, Aluja A, García LF, Escorial S, Blanch A. Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory Revised (TCI-R): a comparative study. Scand J Psychol 2012; 53:247-57. [PMID: 22621728 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2012.00943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric properties (normal distribution values, reliabilities and factor structure) of the Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA-PQ) and the Temperament and Character Inventory revised (TCI-R). The total sample consisted of 482 subjects (53.1% men and 46.9% women) from diverse age. Results showed somewhat better psychometric properties, like reliability and facet-factor structure, for the ZKA-PQ than the TCI-R. The expected five-factor facet structure of the ZKA-PQ was clear found. However, the seven-factor structure of TCI-R was not clear and it did not show a clear distinction between Temperament and Character factors. When ZKA-PQ and TCI-R variables are analyzed together, the ZKA-PQ factors are related to the Character as well as the Temperament factors. In some cases they represent the opposite poles of ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Neuroticism versus Self-Directiveness and Aggression versus Cooperativeness. Some are directly and highly related to ZKA-PQ factors; for example, Sensation Seeking and Novelty Seeking, Extraversion and Reward Dependence, Neuroticism and Harm Avoidance, and Activity and Persistence.
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García LF, Escorial S, García Ó, Blanch A, Aluja A. Structural Analysis of the Facets and Domains of the Zuckerman–Kuhlman–Aluja Personality Questionnaire (ZKA–PQ) and the NEO PI–R. J Pers Assess 2012; 94:156-63. [DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.645935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Aluja A, Blanch A. Neuropsychological Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and Behavioral Approach System (BAS) assessment: a shortened Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire version (SPSRQ-20). J Pers Assess 2012; 93:628-36. [PMID: 21999386 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.608760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This research was designed to investigate the items and factor structure of the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire (SPSRQ) proposed by Torrubia, Avila, Moltó, and Caseras ( 2001 ), as a measure of the behavioral inhibition system and behavioral activation system in Gray's reinforcement sensitivity theory. Recent studies that analyzed this instrument by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis suggest the need for structural refinement. The Spanish version of the SPSRQ was analyzed by exploratory and confirmatory procedures in calibration (n = 2,102) and validation (n = 746) independent samples. In addition, convergent and discriminant validity was evaluated with the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (Zuckerman, Kuhlman, Teta, Joireman, & Kraft, 1993 ), the Impulsiveness, Venturesomeness and Empathy Inventory (S. B. G. Eysenck, Pearson, Easting, & Allsopp, 1985 ) the Neuroticism, Extraversion and Openness Five Factor Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1992 ), and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scales (Barratt, 1985 ). Results showed the robustness of a 20-item structure of the SPSRQ, with satisfactory fit adjustment, validity, and reliability. The findings are discussed in terms of the better functioning and sound psychometric properties of the SPSRQ 20-item version for Gray's personality theory.
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- Anton Aluja
- Department of Psychology, University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
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Aluja A, Blanch A. The five and seven factors personality models: differences and similitude between the TCI-R, NEO-FFI-R and ZKPQ-50-CC. Span J Psychol 2011; 14:659-66. [PMID: 22059312 DOI: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2011.v14.n2.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The present study tests the relationships between the three frequently used personality models evaluated by the Temperament Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R), Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five Factor Inventory - Revised (NEO-FFI-R) and Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire-50- Cross-Cultural (ZKPQ-50-CC). The results were obtained with a sample of 928 volunteer subjects from the general population aged between 17 and 28 years old. Frequency distributions and alpha reliabilities with the three instruments were acceptable. Correlational and factorial analyses showed that several scales in the three instruments share an appreciable amount of common variance. Five factors emerged from principal components analysis. The first factor was integrated by A (Agreeableness), Co (Cooperativeness) and Agg-Host (Aggressiveness-Hostility), with secondary loadings in C (Conscientiousness) and SD (Self-directiveness) from other factors. The second factor was composed by N (Neuroticism), N-Anx (Neuroticism-Anxiety), HA (Harm Avoidance) and SD (Self-directiveness). The third factor was integrated by Sy (Sociability), E (Extraversion), RD (Reward Dependence), ImpSS (Impulsive Sensation Seeking) and NS (novelty Seeking). The fourth factor was integrated by Ps (Persistence), Act (Activity), and C, whereas the fifth and last factor was composed by O (Openness) and ST (Self- Transcendence). Confirmatory factor analyses indicate that the scales in each model are highly interrelated and define the specified latent dimension well. Similarities and differences between these three instruments are further discussed.
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- Anton Aluja
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRBLleida), Area de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico, Universitat de Lleida, Avda de l'Estudi General, 4. 25001 Lleida, Spain.
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Gotley LM, Blanch A, Kimble R, Frawley K, Acworth JP. Pyloric stenosis: A retrospective study of an Australian population. Emerg Med Australas 2009; 21:407-13. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01218.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aluja A, Garcia LF, Blanch A, De Lorenzo D, Fibla J. Impulsive-disinhibited personality and serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms: association study in an inmate's sample. J Psychiatr Res 2009; 43:906-14. [PMID: 19121834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The association between different impulsive-disinhibited personality traits with 5-HTTLPR and 5-HTTVNTR genetic polymorphisms was examined in an imprisoned male sample. Higher scores of the impulsive-disinhibited personality traits tended to be associated with carrying one or two copies of the 5-HTTPLR S allele (S/S homozygous and S/L heterozygous), and carrying two copies of the 5-HTTVNTR 12 allele (12/12 homozygous). Genotype, allele, haplotype and extended genotype distribution between low and high impulsive-disinhibited groups confirmed this association. Allele S and genotypes S/S+S/L at the 5-HTTLPR locus and allele 12 and genotype 12/12 at the 5-HTTVNTR locus were overrepresented in the high scoring group. Accordingly, allele S and allele 12 conferred a trend for risk to be in the high scoring group with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.8 (p < 0.035) and 1.7 (p < 0.014), respectively. In addition, extended genotype distribution shows that those S allele carriers (S/S homozygote and S/L heterozygote) that were also 12/12 homozygote, were overrepresented in the high scoring group (OR = 3.2; p < 0.004). The main risk of being in the high scoring group was assigned to those carrying two copies of the S-12 haplotype (OR = 5.7; p < 0.0007). We discuss the possible relationship between the two genetic serotonin polymorphisms and the personality impulsive-disinhibited traits investigated.
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- Anton Aluja
- Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Lleida, Avada Estudi General 4, Campus de Cappont, 25100 Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
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Blanch A, Aluja A, Gallart S, Dolcet JM. A review on the use of NEO-PI-R validity scales in normative, job selection, and clinical samples. Eur J Psychiat 2009. [DOI: 10.4321/s0213-61632009000200006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aluja A, Blanch A. Comparison of impulsiveness, venturesomeness and empathy (I7) structure in English and Spanish samples: Analysis of different structural equation models. Personality and Individual Differences 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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