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Marakshina J, Adamovich T, Vasin G, Ismatullina V, Lobaskova M, Malykh A, Kolyasnikov P, Tabueva A, Zakharov I, Malykh S. Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale in Russian adolescents. Sci Rep 2024; 14:775. [PMID: 38191640 PMCID: PMC10774267 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-51104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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This study involved a psychometric analysis of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). To investigate the Russian version of the PSS-10 for adolescents, 3530 adolescents aged 13-17 years were recruited. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the data corresponded to the expected two-factor configuration. Psychometric properties and factor structure were evaluated. As expected, the PSS-10 included two factors: perceived helplessness and perceived self-efficacy. Internal consistency demonstrated acceptable values (Cronbach's alpha was 0.82 for perceived helplessness, 0.77 for perceived self-efficacy, and 0.80 for the overall PSS score). Measurement invariance across sexes was assessed, and configural and metric invariance were confirmed. The developed diagnostic tool can be used both in the school system to alleviate the negative consequences of academic stress in adolescents and, in the future, in other areas, particularly in clinical practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julia Marakshina
- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia.
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Marakshina J, Pavlova A, Ismatullina V, Adamovich T, Mironets S, Sitnikova MA, Lobaskova M, Malykh S. The Russian version of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale: psychometric properties in adolescents aged 13-16 years. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1275212. [PMID: 38162961 PMCID: PMC10757330 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1275212] [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: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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This study is the first to assess the internal consistency and factor validity of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) in a sample of Russian adolescents as well as gender differences and gender invariance. The study included 4,218 adolescents in grades 7-9 (M = 14.23, SD = 0.92). Internal consistency, measured with Cronbach's alpha, was high. Analysis of the factor structure revealed the best correspondence of the second-order factor model, which included two scales (learning math anxiety and math evaluation anxiety) and the general scale of math anxiety. There were greater gender differences in the all three scales. Analysis of gender invariance demonstrated that the mathematics anxiety construct was uniform in boys and girls. These findings confirm the reliable psychometric properties and validity of the AMAS, enabling its use in adolescents.
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- Julia Marakshina
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia
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Marakshina J, Vasin G, Ismatullina V, Malykh A, Adamovich T, Lobaskova M, Malykh S. The brief COPE-A inventory in Russian for adolescents: Validation and evaluation of psychometric properties. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13242. [PMID: 36747558 PMCID: PMC9898444 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13242] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In this paper, the results of a psychometric analysis of a Brief Russian-language version of the COPE-A inventory for adolescents are presented. The inventory was designed for identifying coping strategies used in stressful situations and is comprised of 31 items. The study involved 3530 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years old. Using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, it was shown that the data correspond to the expected six-factor configuration, but the distribution of items by factors differs from the theoretical structure. To improve the factor structure, two questions were excluded; the final version included 29 items. The resulting inventory's scales turned out to be highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha values range from 0.72 to 0.89). Additionally, the construct validity of the method was assessed. In conclusion, the adapted version of the Brief COPE-A is suitable for use in the adolescent population.
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- Julia Marakshina
- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia,Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.
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Adamovich T, Zakharov I, Tabueva A, Malykh S. The thresholding problem and variability in the EEG graph network parameters. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18659. [PMID: 36333413 PMCID: PMC9636266 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22079-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Graph thresholding is a frequently used practice of eliminating the weak connections in brain functional connectivity graphs. The main aim of the procedure is to delete the spurious connections in the data. However, the choice of the threshold is arbitrary, and the effect of the threshold choice is not fully understood. Here we present the description of the changes in the global measures of a functional connectivity graph depending on the different proportional thresholds based on the 146 resting-state EEG recordings. The dynamics is presented in five different synchronization measures (wPLI, ImCoh, Coherence, ciPLV, PPC) in sensors and source spaces. The analysis shows significant changes in the graph's global connectivity measures as a function of the chosen threshold which may influence the outcome of the study. The choice of the threshold could lead to different study conclusions; thus it is necessary to improve the reasoning behind the choice of the different analytic options and consider the adoption of different analytic approaches. We also proposed some ways of improving the procedure of thresholding in functional connectivity research.
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- Timofey Adamovich
- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Adamovich T, Zakharov I, Mikadze Y. Age-Related Differences in Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Women. Int J Psychophysiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.07.392] [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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Marakshina J, Adamovich T, Kuzmina Y, Zakharov I, Lobaskova M. Electrophysiological Analysis of the Congruency Effects and Proportion for the Non-Symbolic Number Sense: EEG Study. Int J Psychophysiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.07.371] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Feklicheva I, Zakharov I, Chipeeva N, Maslennikova E, Korobova S, Adamovich T, Ismatullina V, Malykh S. Assessing the Relationship between Verbal and Nonverbal Cognitive Abilities Using Resting-State EEG Functional Connectivity. Brain Sci 2021; 11:94. [PMID: 33450902 PMCID: PMC7828310 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the relationship between individual differences in verbal and non-verbal cognitive abilities and resting-state EEG network characteristics. We used a network neuroscience approach to analyze both large-scale topological characteristics of the whole brain as well as local brain network characteristics. The characteristic path length, modularity, and cluster coefficient for different EEG frequency bands (alpha, high and low; beta1 and beta2, and theta) were calculated to estimate large-scale topological integration and segregation properties of the brain networks. Betweenness centrality, nodal clustering coefficient, and local connectivity strength were calculated as local network characteristics. We showed that global network integration measures in the alpha band were positively correlated with non-verbal intelligence, especially with the more difficult part of the test (Raven's total scores and E series), and the ability to operate with verbal information (the "Conclusions" verbal subtest). At the same time, individual differences in non-verbal intelligence (Raven's total score and C series), and vocabulary subtest of the verbal intelligence tests, were negatively correlated with the network segregation measures. Our results show that resting-state EEG functional connectivity can reveal the functional architecture associated with an individual difference in cognitive performance.
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- Inna Feklicheva
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Education, Russian Academy of Education, 199121 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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Zakharov I, Tabueva A, Adamovich T, Kovas Y, Malykh S. Alpha Band Resting-State EEG Connectivity Is Associated With Non-verbal Intelligence. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:10. [PMID: 32116601 PMCID: PMC7010914 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether EEG resting state connectivity correlates with intelligence. One-hundred and sixty five participants took part in the study. Six minutes of eyes closed EEG resting state was recorded for each participant. Graph theoretical connectivity metrics were calculated separately for two well-established synchronization measures [weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI) and Imaginary Coherence (iMCOH)] and for sensor- and source EEG space. Non-verbal intelligence was measured with Raven's Progressive Matrices. In line with the Neural Efficiency Hypothesis, path lengths characteristics of the brain networks (Average and Characteristic Path lengths, Diameter and Closeness Centrality) within alpha band range were significantly correlated with non-verbal intelligence for sensor space but no for source space. According to our results, variance in non-verbal intelligence measure can be mainly explained by the graph metrics built from the networks that include both weak and strong connections between the nodes.
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- Ilya Zakharov
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom
- International Centre for Research in Human Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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