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Vlasakova N, Musalek M, Cepicka L. A Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Czech Version of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire: The Content Validity Part. Children (Basel) 2024; 11:482. [PMID: 38671699 PMCID: PMC11048811 DOI: 10.3390/children11040482] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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The Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) is a widely used parent questionnaire for screening motor coordination disorders in children aged 5-15 years. Despite increasing motor difficulties in children, a validated version is lacking in Central Europe. In addition, previous studies pointed out that several DCDQ items were shown to be problematic in different cultural environments. We found that the majority of these studies did not assess the item's content validity approach for keeping the semantic form and linguistic intelligibility of the original items. Therefore, this study aimed to translate the DCDQ, determine the content validity of items, and adapt the DCDQ for Czech children aged 6-10 years, where the identification of motor difficulties is crucial. Back-translation was employed, and face validity was consulted with linguistic experts and occupational therapists. A sample of 25 bilingual parents and practitioners evaluated the translated version, with content validity assessed using the Content Validity Ratio coefficient (CVR). Initial CVR scores ranged from 0.6 to 1.0. Lower scores were found for items 14 and 15, which were shown to be problematic in previous studies. The reason for the lower content validity in these items was due to double negation. Following linguistic modifications, the CVR values improved (range: 0.87-1.0), indicating content and semantic stability. Our findings underscore the importance of considering content validity and language specificity, including issues like double negation, during cross-cultural questionnaire validation to mitigate potential psychometric concerns in the future. The adapted Czech version exhibits significant content validity, thereby warranting further validation of its psychometric properties.
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- Nikol Vlasakova
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (N.V.); (M.M.)
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (N.V.); (M.M.)
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- Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia, 301 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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Nielsen TR, Franzen S, Watermeyer T, Jiang J, Calia C, Kjærgaard D, Bothe S, Mukadam N. Interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessment: Clinical considerations and recommendations from the European Consortium on Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology (ECCroN). Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-31. [PMID: 38588670 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2335113] [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: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVE With increasing international migration, societies have become increasingly diverse worldwide. Although neuropsychological assessment is influenced by several diversity characteristics, language barriers have repeatedly been identified as one of the main challenges to cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment in migrant populations. Importantly, neuropsychologists are often required to conduct interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessments without any graduate training or continuing education on the topic. To address this gap, the objective of this paper is to provide guidelines for interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessment. METHOD A European Consortium on Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology (ECCroN) task force conducted a conceptual literature review and provided recommendations for good practice and working principles to inform the preparation and administration of interpreter-mediated assessments. RESULTS ECCroN takes the position that it is the responsibility of neuropsychologists, as well as the institutions or organizations that employ them, to ensure effective communication between themselves and their patients. This may be accomplished by preparing for an interpreter-mediated assessment by engaging an appropriate interpreter, which in most circumstances will be a professional in-person interpreter speaking the same language(s) or dialect(s) as the patient, and considering practical, language, and cross-cultural issues. During the assessment, reasonable steps should be taken to proactively manage the proceedings and adopt a communication style that facilitates effective patient-directed communication, and when interpreting test data and determining formulations and diagnoses, the limitations of interpreter-mediated assessment should be carefully considered. CONCLUSION Adhering to the provided recommendations and working principles may help neuropsychologists provide competent interpreter-mediated neuropsychological assessments to linguistically diverse patients.
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- T Rune Nielsen
- Danish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology & Alzheimer Center, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Edinburgh Dementia Prevention, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Danish Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Ros L, Barry TJ, López-Honrubia R, Villanueva-Benite ME, Morcillo A, Ricarte JJ. Cross-cultural validation of the Spanish version of the mini cambridge-exeter repetitive thought scale (Mini-CERTS) in two Spanish-speaking populations. Transcult Psychiatry 2024; 61:142-150. [PMID: 38092709 DOI: 10.1177/13634615231209143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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The Mini Cambridge-Exeter Repetitive Thoughts Scale (Mini-CERTS) captures constructive and unconstructive aspects of repetitive thinking, but there is a need to revise and improve it given its novelty. For this reason, we present a validation and factor analysis of the Spanish version of the Mini-CERTS. Given that it is important to take cultural issues into account in instrument adaptation, we also assess its measurement invariance across Spanish (N = 430) and Peruvian (N = 394) populations. After deleting conflictive items, a 9-items version of the Mini-CERTS showed a two-factor model distinguishing constructive and unconstructive repetitive thinking, although this solution was not invariant across groups. Results also showed that the unconstructive factor was positively associated with anxiety, depression and stress measures. Despite its acceptable internal consistency, the absence of measurement invariance across groups does not recommend its use in cross-group comparisons in these populations. Cultural issues that could explain this result are discussed. Our findings highlight the importance of performing cross-cultural adaptations of assessment instruments even with the same language.
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- Laura Ros
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Department of Psychology, The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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Ben-Arye E, Lopez AM, Daoud N, Zoller L, Walker E, Davidescu M, Shulman K, Gressel O, Stein N, Brosh S, Schiff E, Samuels N. Identifying Factors Associated With Disparities in Access to Integrative Oncology Program. J Pain Symptom Manage 2024:S0885-3924(24)00673-0. [PMID: 38552747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.018] [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: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES Cancer centers are increasingly providing complementary medicine as part of an emerging discipline termed 'integrative oncology' (IO). The present study explored factors associated with disparities in referral and adherence to a freely-provided IO program. METHODS The databases of three oncology centers in northern Israel were searched retrospectively for chemotherapy-treated oncology patients eligible for referral by their oncology healthcare professionals to an integrative physician (IP) consultation. Demographic and cancer-related variables associated with the referral, and attendance by patients at the consultation were identified, as was adherence to the 6-week IO treatment program (high adherence, attending ≥4 IO treatment sessions; low adherence, 0-3 sessions). RESULTS Of 4988 eligible patients, 1694 (34%) were referred to the IP consultation, with 1331 (78.6%) attending the consultation of which 766 (57.6%) were adherent to IO treatments. Multivariate analysis revealed lower referral rates among patients speaking primarily Arabic and Russian vs. Hebrew (OR = 3.0, 95% CI = 2.0-4.6, P < 0.0001); males vs. females (OR = 1.94, CI = 1.3-2.9, P = 0.001); those not reporting emotional distress (OR = 1.5, CI = 1.02-2.16, P = 0.037); and older age (OR = 1.04, CI = 1.03-1.06, P < 0.0001). Arabic and Russian-speaking patients were less likely to adhere to IO treatments (OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.32-0.83, P = 0.006). CONCLUSION Patients' ethno-national origin and immigration status (primary language, Arabic and Russian), male gender and older age were associated with lower rates of referral to and attendance of the IP consultation, with reduced adherence to weekly IO treatments. These findings require further study to identify barriers toward diversity, equity and inclusion in IO care, increasing awareness among healthcare professionals regarding the benefits of these services for improving patient wellbeing.
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- Eran Ben-Arye
- Integrative Oncology Program (E.B.A., M.D.), The Oncology Service, Lin, Zebulun, and Carmel Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine (E.B.A., K.S., E.S.), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.M.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Public health, Faculty of Health Sciences (N.D.), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel
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- Haifa and Western Galilee District (L.Z.), Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel
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- Integrative Oncology Program (E.B.A., M.D.), The Oncology Service, Lin, Zebulun, and Carmel Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine (E.B.A., K.S., E.S.), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; The Oncology Service (K.S.), Lin and Zebulun Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel
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- Integrative Oncology Program (E.B.A., M.D.), The Oncology Service, Lin, Zebulun, and Carmel Medical Centers, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology (N.S.), Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine (E.B.A., K.S., E.S.), Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Department of Internal Medicine & Integrative Medicine Service (E.S.), Bnai-Zion, hospital, Haifa, Israel
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- Center for Integrative Complementary Medicine (N.S.), Shaarei Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Li H, Xu Y. Unraveling the Cross-Cultural Differences in Online Expression of Social Anxiety in Online Support Communities. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2024. [PMID: 38526233 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2023.0539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder (SAD) are increasingly turning to online support communities for self-disclosure and social support. Despite the extensive body of research on online mental health discourses, the cultural nuances within SAD-related discussions remain underexplored. In this study, we examine the cultural differences in online expression of social anxiety by analyzing individuals' self-disclosure and support-seeking behaviors in social media posts. Using two-week data (n = 1,681) from two SAD support communities on the Reddit and Douban groups, we used both qualitative thematic analysis and quantitative semantic analysis to discern prevalent themes and linguistic attributes characterizing these online expressions. Our findings not only uncover common themes such as sharing personal experiences and seeking mutual validations in both communities but also identify their divergences, as Western users primarily sought advice and information in posts, whereas Chinese users were more inclined toward networking. Cultural variations in language use were evident, particularly in individuals' affect and their expression of personal and social concerns. Western users were more likely to convey negative emotions and delve into personal matters related to SAD, whereas Chinese users tended to grapple more with workplace anxieties. This study contributes to the cultural understanding of online mental health discourses and offers insights for crafting culturally sensitive interventions and supports for people with SAD.
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- Han Li
- Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Communication, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Yang JY, McDonald KL, Seo S. Coping strategies in response to peer victimization: Comparing adolescents in the United States and Korea. J Res Adolesc 2024; 34:159-172. [PMID: 38083990 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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We examined cultural specificity in how adolescents' coping strategies in response to peer victimization are associated with adjustment with a sample of 7th-8th graders from the United States (n = 292, 60% female, Mage = 13.6, SD = 0.65) and South Korea (n = 462, 50.2% female, Mage = 13.7, SD = 0.58). Participants read scenarios describing victimization and rated the likelihood of utilizing different coping strategies. US adolescents rated conflict resolution, cognitive distancing, and revenge higher than Korean adolescents, while Korean adolescents endorsed social support seeking more than US adolescents. Social support seeking was positively associated with global self-worth in both countries; however, social support seeking was negatively related to depression and social anxiety only for Korean youth.
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- Joo Young Yang
- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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Esnaola I, Sesé A, Azpiazu L, Wang Y. Revisiting the academic self-concept transcultural measurement model: The case of Spain and China. Br J Educ Psychol 2024; 94:89-111. [PMID: 37715352 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12635] [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: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Modelling academic self-concept through second-order factors or bifactor structures is an important issue with substantive and practical implications; besides, the bifactor model has not been analysed with a Chinese sample and cross-cultural studies in the academic self-concept are scarce. Likewise, latent structure validity evidence using network psychometrics has not been carried out. AIMS The aim of this study is twofold: to analyse (1) the internal structure of ASC through the Self-Description Questionnaire II-Short (SDQII-S) in Chinese and Spanish samples using two approaches, structural equation modelling and network psychometrics conducting an exploratory graph analysis; and (2) the measurement invariance of the best model across countries and investigate the cross-cultural differences in ASC. SAMPLE The sample was composed by 651 adolescents. Seven models of ASC were tested. RESULTS Results supported the multi-dimensional nature of the data as well as the reliability. The best-fitted model for the two subsamples was the three-factor ESEM model, but only the configural invariance of this model was supported across countries. The graph function shows that the school dimension appears more related to the verbal factor in the Spanish subsample and to the math dimension in the Chinese subsample. Likewise, the relationship between verbal and math factors in Spanish students is non-existent, but this connection is more relevant for Chinese students. CONCLUSION These two differences may be behind the difficulty in finding invariance using SEM models. It is a question of the construct's nature, less related to analytical phenomena, and deserves deeper discussion.
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- Igor Esnaola
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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- University of Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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- Myda Educational Consulting, Kingston, Canada
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Christensen JF, Khorsandi S, Wald-Fuhrmann M. Iranian classical dance as a subject for empirical research: An elusive genre. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2024; 1533:51-72. [PMID: 38319099 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15098] [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] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Dance has entered mainstream empirical research: dance as an experimental stimulus, and dancers as movement experts. Informed by several sources, including primary sources (original, historical documents, and oral reports, such as interviews with practitioners and academic scholars of Iranian dance genres) and secondary sources (research literature), we describe what we label "Iranian classical dance" within this paper as an important resource for empirical research, not only in humanities scholarship but also, and importantly, for empirical aesthetics, emotion psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and affective neuroscience. For this purpose, we (1) describe the aesthetics, characteristics, and history of Iranian classical dance; (2) outline issues of definition and systematization; and (3) give an overview of the cultural complexities and sociopolitical issues regarding Iranian classical dance in the past 40 years, which have shaped its current form. After the political revolution of 1979 (Iranian solar calendar year: 1358), dance in Iran-both as everyday practice and as a cultural heritage-was first forbidden, and now remains heavily restricted. International, interdisciplinary research teams can contribute to safeguarding Iranian classical dance in the future by firmly enshrining it into empirical research on human dance. We outline empirical research perspectives on Iranian classical dance, dataset resources, and expert communities.
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- Julia F Christensen
- Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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- Department of Music, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt/M, Germany
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Aung T, Hill AK, Hlay JK, Hess C, Hess M, Johnson J, Doll L, Carlson SM, Magdinec C, G-Santoyo I, Walker RS, Bailey D, Arnocky S, Kamble S, Vardy T, Kyritsis T, Atkinson Q, Jones B, Burns J, Koster J, Palomo-Vélez G, Tybur JM, Muñoz-Reyes J, Choy BKC, Li NP, Klar V, Batres C, Bascheck P, Schild C, Penke L, Pazhoohi F, Kemirembe K, Valentova JV, Varella MAC, da Silva CSA, Borras-Guevara M, Hodges-Simeon C, Ernst M, Garr C, Chen BB, Puts D. Effects of Voice Pitch on Social Perceptions Vary With Relational Mobility and Homicide Rate. Psychol Sci 2024; 35:250-262. [PMID: 38289294 DOI: 10.1177/09567976231222288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2024] Open
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Fundamental frequency ( fo) is the most perceptually salient vocal acoustic parameter, yet little is known about how its perceptual influence varies across societies. We examined how fo affects key social perceptions and how socioecological variables modulate these effects in 2,647 adult listeners sampled from 44 locations across 22 nations. Low male fo increased men's perceptions of formidability and prestige, especially in societies with higher homicide rates and greater relational mobility in which male intrasexual competition may be more intense and rapid identification of high-status competitors may be exigent. High female fo increased women's perceptions of flirtatiousness where relational mobility was lower and threats to mating relationships may be greater. These results indicate that the influence of fo on social perceptions depends on socioecological variables, including those related to competition for status and mates.
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- Toe Aung
- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Faculty of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico
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- School of Education, University of California, Irvine
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- School of Psychology, University of Auckland
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati
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- Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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- Center for Advanced Studies, Playa Ancha University of Educational Sciences
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- School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
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- School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University
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- Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
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- Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
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- Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
- Department of Psychology, University of Siegen
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- Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
- Leibniz Science Campus Primate Cognition, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
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- Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
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Ramos-Vera C, García O’Diana A, Calle D, Basauri-Delgado M, Bonfá-Araujo B, Lima-Costa AR, Duradoni M, Nasir S, Calizaya-Milla YE, Saintila J. A Network Analysis Approach to Understanding Centrality and Overlap of 21 Dark Triad Items in Adults of 10 Countries. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2024; 17:467-483. [PMID: 38371713 PMCID: PMC10870934 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s435871] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Background Previous research has suggested that manipulation and callousness are central to Dark Triad traits, but it has not identified which specific manifestations are expressed across various countries. Objective This study aimed to identify the core and overlapping manifestations of Dark Triad traits across 10 countries. Methods We used the Short Dark Triad (SD3) scale and assessed a sample of 8093 participants (59.7% women, M(age) = 32.68 years). For graphical representation, the spinglass algorithm was applied to understand the cluster distribution among Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and subclinical narcissism traits. Centrality indices were used to identify the most influential items, and the clique-percolation algorithm was employed to detect shared attributes among multiple Dark Triad items. Results Straightforward SD3-21 items demonstrated better interpretability as aversive traits within the broader system. Items with higher centrality values were those related to short-term verbal manipulation from the psychopathy domain, clever manipulation, strategic revenge-seeking from Machiavellianism, and narcissistic motivations for connecting with significant individuals. The most predicted items were linked to planned revenge, using information against others from Machiavellianism, short-term psychopathic verbal manipulation, and narcissistic belief of specialness based on external validation. Items like short-term verbal manipulation had overlaps with both psychopathy and narcissism clusters, while clever manipulation overlapped with Machiavellianism and psychopathy. Conclusion This cross-cultural study highlights the central role of verbal manipulation within the Dark Triad traits, along with identifying overlapping items among traits measured using straightforward SD3 scale items. In line with our findings, future research that incorporates a wide range of cultural contexts is encouraged to establish the consistency of these findings with the SD3 Scale or alternative measures.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad César Vallejo, Lima, Peru
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- Faculty of Social Science, the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Education, Literatures, Intercultural Studies, Languages and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Lewczuk K, Marcowski P, Wizła M, Gola M, Nagy L, Koós M, Kraus SW, Demetrovics Z, Potenza MN, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako RI, Fernandez DP, Fujiwara H, Fernandez EF, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gewirtz-Meydan A, Gjoneska B, Grubbs JB, Hashim HT, Islam MS, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez MC, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee SK, Lin CY, Lin YC, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller DJ, Orosová O, Orosz G, Ponce FP, Quintana GR, Quintero Garzola GC, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, Tubino Scanavino MD, Schulmeyer MK, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib S, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein DJ, Ünsal BC, Vaillancourt-Morel MP, Claire Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Cross-Cultural Adult ADHD Assessment in 42 Countries Using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Screener. J Atten Disord 2024; 28:512-530. [PMID: 38180045 DOI: 10.1177/10870547231215518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We analyzed adult ADHD symptoms in a cross-cultural context, including investigating the occurrence and potential correlates of adult ADHD and psychometric examination of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener. METHOD Our analysis is based on a large-scale research project involving 42 countries (International Sex Survey, N=72,627, 57% women, Mage=32.84; SDage=12.57). RESULTS The ASRS Screener demonstrated good reliability and validity, along with partial invariance across different languages, countries, and genders. The occurrence of being at risk for adult ADHD was relatively high (21.4% for women, 18.1% for men). The highest scores were obtained in the US, Canada, and other English-speaking Western countries, with significantly lower scores among East Asian and non-English-speaking European countries. Moreover, ADHD symptom severity and occurrence were especially high among gender-diverse individuals. Significant associations between adult ADHD symptoms and age, mental and sexual health, and socioeconomic status were observed. CONCLUSIONS Present results show significant cross-cultural variability in adult ADHD occurrence as well as highlight important factors related to adult ADHD. Moreover, the importance of further research on adult ADHD in previously understudied populations (non-Western countries) and minority groups (gender-diverse individuals) is stressed. Lastly, the present analysis is consistent with previous evidence showing low specificity of adult ADHD screening instruments and contributes to the current discussion on accurate adult ADHD screening and diagnosis.
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- Karol Lewczuk
- Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland
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- University of California, San Diego, USA
- Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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- ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
- University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, USA
- Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Université de Montréal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Problèmes Conjugaux et les Agressions Sexuelles (CRIPCAS), Canada
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- University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lausanne University Hospitals, Switzerland
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- University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
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- Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Tokyo, Japan
- The General Research Division, Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, Osaka, Japan
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- Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic
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- Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Republic of North Macedonia
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- Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Centre for Advanced Research Excellence in Public Health, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Colombia
- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica y de Patología, Colombia
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- Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, South Korea
- Chuncheon Addiction Management Center, South Korea
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- National Cheng Kung University, Tainan
- University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran
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- Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia
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- Western University, St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada
- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Health Services, Srinagar, India
- Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
- Psychosis Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
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- University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
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- ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Problèmes Conjugaux et les Agressions Sexuelles (CRIPCAS), Canada
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Problèmes Conjugaux et les Agressions Sexuelles (CRIPCAS), Canada
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Putkinen V, Zhou X, Gan X, Yang L, Becker B, Sams M, Nummenmaa L. Bodily maps of musical sensations across cultures. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2308859121. [PMID: 38271338 PMCID: PMC10835118 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2308859121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Emotions, bodily sensations and movement are integral parts of musical experiences. Yet, it remains unknown i) whether emotional connotations and structural features of music elicit discrete bodily sensations and ii) whether these sensations are culturally consistent. We addressed these questions in a cross-cultural study with Western (European and North American, n = 903) and East Asian (Chinese, n = 1035). We precented participants with silhouettes of human bodies and asked them to indicate the bodily regions whose activity they felt changing while listening to Western and Asian musical pieces with varying emotional and acoustic qualities. The resulting bodily sensation maps (BSMs) varied as a function of the emotional qualities of the songs, particularly in the limb, chest, and head regions. Music-induced emotions and corresponding BSMs were replicable across Western and East Asian subjects. The BSMs clustered similarly across cultures, and cluster structures were similar for BSMs and self-reports of emotional experience. The acoustic and structural features of music were consistently associated with the emotion ratings and music-induced bodily sensations across cultures. These results highlight the importance of subjective bodily experience in music-induced emotions and demonstrate consistent associations between musical features, music-induced emotions, and bodily sensations across distant cultures.
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- Vesa Putkinen
- Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland
- Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku 20014, Finland
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- Institute of Brain and Psychological Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, China
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- The Center of Psychosomatic Medicine, Sichuan Provincial Center for Mental Health, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China
- MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- College of Mathematics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, Espoo 00076, Finland
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- Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland
- Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku 20520, Finland
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Rothenberg WA, Skinner AT, Lansford JE, Bacchini D, Bornstein MH, Chang L, Deater-Deckard K, Di Giunta L, Dodge KA, Gurdal S, Junla D, Liu Q, Long Q, Oburu P, Pastorelli C, Sorbring E, Steinberg L, Tirado LMU, Yotanyamaneewong S, Alampay LP, Al-Hassan SM. How adolescents' lives were disrupted over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal investigation in 12 cultural groups in 9 nations from March 2020 to July 2022. Dev Psychopathol 2024:1-17. [PMID: 38273765 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579423001621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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It is unclear how much adolescents' lives were disrupted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic or what risk factors predicted such disruption. To answer these questions, 1,080 adolescents in 9 nations were surveyed 5 times from March 2020 to July 2022. Rates of adolescent COVID-19 life disruption were stable and high. Adolescents who, compared to their peers, lived in nations with higher national COVID-19 death rates, lived in nations with less stringent COVID-19 mitigation strategies, had less confidence in their government's response to COVID-19, complied at higher rates with COVID-19 control measures, experienced the death of someone they knew due to COVID-19, or experienced more internalizing, externalizing, and smoking problems reported more life disruption due to COVID-19 during part or all of the pandemic. Additionally, when, compared to their typical levels of functioning, adolescents experienced spikes in national death rates, experienced less stringent COVID-19 mitigation measures, experienced less confidence in government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, complied at higher rates with COVID-19 control measures, experienced more internalizing problems, or smoked more at various periods during the pandemic, they also experienced more COVID-19 life disruption. Collectively, these findings provide new insights that policymakers can use to prevent the disruption of adolescents' lives in future pandemics.
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- W Andrew Rothenberg
- Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- University of Miami Miller, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA
- UNICEF, New York, NY, USA
- Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, UK
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
- Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Helsinki, Finland
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- Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, China
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- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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Lizcano-Prada J, Maestre-Matos M, Mesias FJ, Lami O, Giray H, Özçiçek Dölekoğlu C, Bamoi AGA, Martínez-Carrasco F. Does Consumers' Cultural Background Affect How They Perceive and Engage in Food Sustainability? A Cross-Cultural Study. Foods 2024; 13:311. [PMID: 38254612 PMCID: PMC10814856 DOI: 10.3390/foods13020311] [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: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Motivated by the evolving global food landscape and its detrimental impacts on society, the environment, and health, this research aims to understand consumer perceptions, preferences and involvement regarding sustainable food products and consumption practices. To this aim, three countries were chosen for their distinct economic, cultural, and demographic differences (Spain, Türkiye, and Colombia), enabling an exploration of how these factors influence sustainability perceptions. The results show high levels of awareness, knowledge, consumption, and willingness to switch to more sustainable habits, although differences between countries were also found (price sensitivity in Spain and demand for information regarding sustainable food in Colombia). In addition, a group of consumers has been identified that is influenced by health, shows positive behaviours and perceptions towards sustainable food, and is not price sensitive. The study is significant, as it addresses the information gap between consumers, producers, and policymakers regarding sustainable food awareness. It seeks to provide insights into cultural influences on sustainability perceptions and aims to assist in developing educational programs and policies to promote sustainable consumption.
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- Julieth Lizcano-Prada
- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta 470004, Colombia; (J.L.-P.); (M.M.-M.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta 470004, Colombia; (J.L.-P.); (M.M.-M.)
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- Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain;
- Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Recursos Agrarios, Universidad de Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
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- Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06007 Badajoz, Spain;
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU), 26160 Odunpazarı, Türkiye;
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- Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, 01250 Adana, Türkiye;
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Türkiye;
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- Department of Applied Economics, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain;
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Much of what we know and love about music hinges on our ability to make successful predictions, which appears to be an intrinsically rewarding process. Yet the exact process by which learned predictions become pleasurable is unclear. Here we created novel melodies in an alternative scale different from any established musical culture to show how musical preference is generated de novo. Across nine studies (n = 1,185), adult participants learned to like more frequently presented items that adhered to this rapidly learned structure, suggesting that exposure and prediction errors both affected self-report liking ratings. Learning trajectories varied by music-reward sensitivity but were similar for U.S. and Chinese participants. Furthermore, functional MRI activity in auditory areas reflected prediction errors, whereas functional connectivity between auditory and medial prefrontal regions reflected both exposure and prediction errors. Collectively, results support predictive coding as a cognitive mechanism by which new musical sounds become rewarding.
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- Nicholas Kathios
- Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
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- Department of Music, College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University
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- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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- Department of Psychology, College of Science, Northeastern University
- Department of Music, College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University
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Dell PF. What is the Source of Hypnotic Responses? Int J Clin Exp Hypn 2024; 72:64-83. [PMID: 38060715 DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2023.2276846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The author proposes that hypnosis is a culture-bound concept that has misattributed - to suggestion and hypnosis - the functioning of a natural, freestanding, human ability to alter personal experience. The 18th-century attribution of these phenomena (to the suggestions of a magnetizer) continues today because science and Western culture still do not explicitly acknowledge that humans possess a natural capacity to intentionally alter their own experiences. Like every other human ability (e.g. athletic, artistic, musical, mathematical, etc.), utilization of the natural human ability to intentionally alter one's personal experience does not require suggestion, trance, or hypnotic induction. This ability has been studied for over 200 years under the conceptual aegis of suggestibility and hypnosis. As a consequence, the phenomena of this freestanding ability have been veiled and conflated with hypnosis, suggestion, suggestibility, and hypnotizability. One serious consequence of this conflation is an underdeveloped, nomological network of hypnosis-centric concepts that has impeded the integration of hypnosis with the rest of science.
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- Paul F Dell
- Churchland Psychological Center, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Pham D, Lin A, Rosenthal H, Milanaik R. ADHD Diagnosis in Children of Non-US-Born Parents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Atten Disord 2024; 28:3-13. [PMID: 37694890 DOI: 10.1177/10870547231197242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE(S) To assess the likelihood of ADHD diagnosis in children of non-US-born caregivers relative to children of US-born caregivers. METHOD Cross-sectional analysis of a combined 2016 to 2019 National Survey of Children's Health dataset (n = 109,881) was performed to identify associations between caregiver's birth outside the U.S. and child's ADHD diagnosis. Logistic regression models adjusted for potential sociodemographic confounders. RESULTS Children with one or two non-US-born caregivers were less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (aOR = 0.58, p < .001; aOR = 0.59, p < .001, respectively). Likelihood of a diagnosis increased as non-US-born caregivers spent more time in the US. After a diagnosis, children of two non-US-born caregivers were less likely to be treated with medication. CONCLUSION The lower likelihood of ADHD diagnosis in children with non-US-born caregivers may reflect an increasing need for public health education to raise awareness about ADHD among this population and the development of culturally sensitive ADHD identification methodologies.
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- Duy Pham
- Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, USA
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- Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, USA
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- Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, USA
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- Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, USA
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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Óladóttir S, Pálmadóttir G, Óskarsson GK, Egilson ST. Psychometric properties of the client-centred rehabilitation questionnaire-is derived from a large and varied group of rehabilitation users. Disabil Rehabil 2024; 46:387-394. [PMID: 36587629 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2160835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to inspect and establish the factor structure of the Icelandic Client-Centred Rehabilitation Questionnaire [CCRQ-is] and investigate the service experiences of a large and varied sample of rehabilitation users. MATERIALS AND METHODS Altogether 499 rehabilitation users completed the questionnaire. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis was conducted for analysis of items. Mann-Whitney's U and Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare subscale responses based on participants' characteristics. RESULTS Four factors explained 53,2% of the variance: Respect and attentiveness, Interaction with significant others, Responsiveness to needs and preferences and Education and enablement. Subscales showed internal consistency from 0.72-0.91 and 0.92 for the whole instrument. The subscale Respect and attentiveness represented user centred rehabilitation the most and Interaction with significant others the least. Significant differences in relation to health conditions and age were obtained on all four subscales and differences by gender on one subscale. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the CCRQ-is is a reliable tool that can be used with rehabilitation users with a broad range of characteristics within the Icelandic context. The extent to which the intersection of age, gender and health issues influence users' perception of services needs to be further scrutinized.
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- Sólrún Óladóttir
- Centre of Disability Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland
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- Centre of Disability Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Guo J, Basarkod G, Perales F, Parker PD, Marsh HW, Donald J, Dicke T, Sahdra BK, Ciarrochi J, Hu X, Lonsdale C, Sanders T, Del Pozo Cruz B. The Equality Paradox: Gender Equality Intensifies Male Advantages in Adolescent Subjective Well-Being. Pers Soc Psychol Bull 2024; 50:147-164. [PMID: 36205464 DOI: 10.1177/01461672221125619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Individuals' subjective well-being (SWB) is an important marker of development and social progress. As psychological health issues often begin during adolescence, understanding the factors that enhance SWB among adolescents is critical to devising preventive interventions. However, little is known about how institutional contexts contribute to adolescent SWB. Using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 and 2018 data from 78 countries (N = 941,475), we find that gender gaps in adolescents' SWB (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) are larger in more gender-equal countries. Results paradoxically indicated that gender equality enhances boys' but not girls' SWB, suggesting that greater gender equality may facilitate social comparisons across genders. This may lead to an increased awareness of discrimination against females and consequently lower girls' SWB, diluting the overall benefits of gender equality. These findings underscore the need for researchers and policy-makers to better understand macro-level factors, beyond objective gender equality, that support girls' SWB.
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- Jiesi Guo
- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Oxford, UK
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- The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hughes S, Junuzovic-Zunic L, Mostafa E, Weidner M, Özdemir RS, Daniels DE, Glover H, Göksu A, Konrot A, St Louis KO. Mothers' and fathers' attitudes toward stuttering in the Middle East compared to Europe and North America. Int J Lang Commun Disord 2024; 59:354-368. [PMID: 37715532 DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parents play a central role in the treatment of childhood stuttering. Addressing parental attitudes toward stuttering is helpful therapeutically. The extent to which differences in attitudes toward stuttering exist on the basis of sex, geographical region and parental status (e.g., parent of a stuttering child, parent of a nonstuttering child, nonparent) is unclear. Many studies investigating such factors have used the Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes-Stuttering (POSHA-S) questionnaire. A large POSHA-S database has collected responses from over 20 000 people from 49 countries. AIMS The aim of this study was to use the POSHA-S database to examine the extent to which the following variables influence attitudes toward stuttering: (a) parents' sex (mothers vs. fathers), (b) geographic region (Middle East vs. Europe and North America), (c) parents' children (stuttering vs. nonstuttering) and (d) parental status (parents versus nonparents). METHODS & PROCEDURES Data used in this study were extracted from selected, relevant studies that administered the POSHA-S to respondents. The Overall Stuttering Scores were compared on the basis of sex and parent status (i.e., mothers and fathers; nonparent women and men) and were then compared within and across the two geographical areas. Group comparisons were performed using analysis of variance followed by independent t tests, and Cohen's d was calculated to determine effect sizes. OUTCOMES & RESULTS Statistically significant differences were observed upon the basis of geographical region. In general, male parents and nonparents tend to have more positive stuttering attitudes among the Middle Eastern samples while female parents and nonparents tend to show more positive attitudes in European and North American samples in the POSHA-S database. Effect sizes were small for all comparisons. CONCLUSIONS & IMPLICATIONS The effect of geographic region and culture may predict sex-based differences among mothers' and fathers' attitudes toward stuttering; however, the clinical significance is unclear. Additional research is needed to better understand how children who stutter are affected by their parents' attitudes toward stuttering. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS What is already known on this subject The research clearly indicates that attitudes toward stuttering vary according to geographical region. Less clear is whether mothers and fathers from geographically diverse backgrounds hold different attitudes toward stuttering and the extent to which parental status (being a parent, parent of a child who stutters or nonparent) affects attitudes toward stuttering. What this study adds This study's findings confirm that geographical differences do influence attitudes toward stuttering. Male parents and nonparents tend to have equal or more positive attitudes toward stuttering in Middle Eastern samples, whereas non-Middle Eastern female parents and nonparents tend to show hold more positive attitudes. What are the clinical implications of this work? In addition to being culturally sensitive when working with parents of children who stutter, clinicians should also consider that mothers and fathers may have some differences in attitudes and behaviours toward their child's stuttering. These differences should be considered when designing treatment plans. It should also be noted that, despite statistical significance, the effect sizes in this study were low, suggesting that further research as well as close collaboration with parents of children who stutter is warranted.
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- Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Phoniatric Unit, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Pennsylvania Western University Edinboro, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- West Virginia Birth to Three, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Stockton MA, Mazinyo EW, Mlanjeni L, Nogemane K, Ngcelwane N, Sweetland AC, Basaraba CN, Bezuidenhout C, Sansbury G, Lovero KL, Olivier D, Grobler C, Wall MM, Medina-Marino A, Nobatyi P, Wainberg ML. Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa. Glob Ment Health (Camb) 2023; 11:e4. [PMID: 38283876 PMCID: PMC10808975 DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2023.89] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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In low-resource settings, valid mental health screening tools for non-specialists can be used to identify patients with psychiatric disorders in need of critical mental health care. The Mental Wellness Tool-13 (mwTool-13) is a 13-item screener for identifying adults at risk for common mental disorders (CMDs) alcohol-use disorders (AUDs), substance-use disorders (SUD), severe mental disorders (SMDs), and suicide risk (SR). The mwTool-13 is administered in two steps, specifically, only those who endorse any of the initial three questions receive the remaining ten questions. We evaluated the performance of mwTool-13 in South Africa against a diagnostic gold standard. We recruited a targeted, gender-balanced sample of adults, aged ≥18 years at primary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Eastern Cape Province. Of the 1885 participants, the prevalence of CMD, AUD, SMD, SR, and SUD was 24.4%, 9.5%, 8.1%, 6.0%, and 1.6%, respectively. The mwTool-13 yielded high sensitivities for CMD, SMD, and SR, but sub-optimal sensitivities for AUD and SUD (56.7% and 64.5%, respectively). Including a single AUD question in the initial question set improved the tool's performance in identifying AUD and SUD (sensitivity > 70%), while maintaining brevity, face-validity, and simplicity in the South African setting.
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- Melissa Ann Stockton
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Research Unit, Foundation for Professional Development, Buffalo City Metro, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- University of California Global Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Research Unit, Foundation for Professional Development, Buffalo City Metro, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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- Buffalo City Metro Health District, Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health, Bisho, South Africa
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- Buffalo City Metro Health District, Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health, Bisho, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA
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- The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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- The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Buffalo City Metro Health District, Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Health, Bisho, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
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Delvecchio E, Cenci G, Lis A, Li JB, Vazsonyi AT, Nartova-Bochaver S, Zadworna M, Mazzeschi C. Anxiety and Stress among American, Chinese, Italian, and Russian Emerging Adults: Does Uncertainty Avoidance Matter? Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:3101. [PMID: 38131991 PMCID: PMC10742959 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11243101] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Levels of anxiety and stress vary throughout the lifespan and across cultures. Uncertainty appears particularly relevant during emerging adulthood, thus potentially affecting both stress and anxiety. Uncertainty as a construct was identified by Hofstede (i.e., Uncertainty Avoidance Index, UAI), who defined it as the extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and tend to avoid them. The UAI was considered as a means to understand cultures in addition to the "classic" distinction between collectivist and individualistic cultures. The present study compared levels of anxiety and stress in 1790 university students (18-21 years old) from two individualistic (Italy and the US) and two collectivistic (China and Russia) countries, with a consideration of country UAI levels. Results showed that country-level UAI scores were associated with levels of anxiety and stress, controlling for age and sex. Italian and Russian students reported greater anxiety than American and Chinese ones. Chinese emerging adults reported the lowest stress levels, followed by American, Italian, and Russian students. The study findings provide initial evidence that anxiety and stress in emerging adults are associated with how a culture deals with perceived instability and uncertainty about the future.
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- Elisa Delvecchio
- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.C.); (C.M.)
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.C.); (C.M.)
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- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China;
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- Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Moscow 101000, Russia;
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Lodz, 90-128 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy; (G.C.); (C.M.)
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Copeland WE, Ivanova MY, Achenbach TM, Turner LV, Tong G, Ahmeti-Pronaj A, Au A, Bellina M, Caldas JC, Chen YC, Csemy L, da Rocha MM, Dobrean A, Ezpeleta L, Funabiki Y, Harder VS, Lecannelier F, Leiner de la Cabada M, Leung P, Liu J, Mahr S, Malykh S, Markovic J, Ndetei DM, Oh KJ, Petot JM, Riad G, Sakarya D, Samaniego VC, Sebre S, Shahini M, Silvares E, Simulioniene R, Sokoli E, Talcott JB, Vazquez N, Wolanczyk T, Zasepa E. Cultural contributions to adults' self-rated mental health problems and strengths: 7 culture clusters, 28 societies, 16 906 adults. Psychol Med 2023; 53:7581-7590. [PMID: 37203460 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723001332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is unknown how much variation in adult mental health problems is associated with differences between societal/cultural groups, over and above differences between individuals. METHODS To test these relative contributions, a consortium of indigenous researchers collected Adult Self-Report (ASR) ratings from 16 906 18- to 59-year-olds in 28 societies that represented seven culture clusters identified in the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavioral Effectiveness study (e.g. Confucian, Anglo). The ASR is scored on 17 problem scales, plus a personal strengths scale. Hierarchical linear modeling estimated variance accounted for by individual differences (including measurement error), society, and culture cluster. Multi-level analyses of covariance tested age and gender effects. RESULTS Across the 17 problem scales, the variance accounted for by individual differences ranged from 80.3% for DSM-oriented anxiety problems to 95.2% for DSM-oriented avoidant personality (mean = 90.7%); by society: 3.2% for DSM-oriented somatic problems to 8.0% for DSM-oriented anxiety problems (mean = 6.3%); and by culture cluster: 0.0% for DSM-oriented avoidant personality to 11.6% for DSM-oriented anxiety problems (mean = 3.0%). For strengths, individual differences accounted for 80.8% of variance, societal differences 10.5%, and cultural differences 8.7%. Age and gender had very small effects. CONCLUSIONS Overall, adults' self-ratings of mental health problems and strengths were associated much more with individual differences than societal/cultural differences, although this varied across scales. These findings support cross-cultural use of standardized measures to assess mental health problems, but urge caution in assessment of personal strengths.
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- William E Copeland
- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Yale University, 135 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Kosova, 10000 Prishtine, Kosova
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute, 7 Padiglione, Via Don Luigi Monza 20, Bosisio Parini, Lecco 23842, Italy
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- Departamento de Ciências Sociais e do Comportamento, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, PRD, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology, National Chung Cheng University, 168 University Road, Min-Hsiung, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan
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- Prague Psychiatric Centre, Laboratory of Social Psychiatry, Ustavni 91, 181 03 Praha 8, Prague, Czech Republic
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- University Paulista (Unip), Institute of Human Sciences, Rua Francisco Bautista, 300, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University, 400015, Rupublicii st. 37, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Departament de Psicologia Clinica i de la Salut, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Edifici B, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, P. O. Box 43091 Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Room 356, Sino Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd., Room 426, Claire M. Fagin Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departement de Psychologie, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense, Laboratoire EVACLIPSY, Batiment C, 3e Etage, Salles C.319 & C.321, 200 Avenue de la Republique, Nanterre 92001, France
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Mokhovaya str, 9/4, Moscow 125009, Russia
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Hajduk Veljkova 1, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
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- Africa Mental Health Foundation, P.O. Box 48423-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Soedaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Departement de Psychologie, Université de Paris Ouest, Laboratoire EVACLIPSY, Batiment C, 3 Etage, Salles C.319 & C.321, 200 Avenue de la Republique, Nanterre 92001, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, University of Latvia, Jurmalas Avenue 74/76, Riga, Latvia LV-1083
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Kosova, 10000 Prishtine, Kosova
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- University of São Paulo, Instituto de Psicologia, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes 1721, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Klaipeda University, Herkaus Manto str. 84, Klaipeda 92294, Lithuania
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- Department of Psychology, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Aston Brain Centre, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UK B4 7ET
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Room 3609, Szczesliwicka 40, 02-353, Warsaw, Poland
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Caycho-Rodríguez T, Valencia PD, Vilca LW, Lee SA, Carbajal-León C, Vivanco-Vidal A, Saroli-Araníbar D, Reyes-Bossio M, White M, Rojas-Jara C, Polanco-Carrasco R, Gallegos M, Cervigni M, Martino P, Palacios DA, Moreta-Herrera R, Samaniego-Pinho A, Rivera MEL, Figares AB, Puerta-Cortés DX, Corrales-Reyes IE, Calderón R, Tapia BP, Ferrari IF, Flores-Mendoza C, Gallegos WLA. COVID-19 Bereavement in Ten Latin American Countries: Measurement Invariance of the Pandemic Grief Scale and Its Relation to Suicidal Ideation. Omega (Westport) 2023; 88:591-619. [PMID: 34666552 PMCID: PMC10647883 DOI: 10.1177/00302228211048566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Pandemic Grief Scale (PGS) in ten Latin American countries. A total of 2,321 people who had lost a family member or other loved one due to COVID-19 participated, with a mean age of 34.22 years old (SD = 11.99). In addition to the PGS, a single item of suicidal ideation was applied. The unidimensional model of the PGS had adequate fit in most countries and good reliability estimates. There was evidence of measurement invariance by country and gender. Also, a one-point increase in the PGS was associated with an almost twofold increase in the odds of suicidal ideation. Scores greater than or equal to 4 on the PGS are proposed as a cut off to identify individuals with suicidal ideation. Strong evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the PGS is provided.
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- Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada del Norte, Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlanepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú
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- Department of Psychology, Christopher Newport University, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, United States
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada del Norte, Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
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- Dirección General de Investigación, Universidad Peruana Unión, Universidad Peruana Unión, Lima, Perú
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Pontificia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brasil
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rosario, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada del Norte, Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Perú
- Centro de Investigación en Neurociencias de Rosario, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación en Neurociencias de Rosario, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ambato, Ecuador
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- Carrera de Psicología, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital General Universitario Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, Bayamo, Granma, Cuba
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- Carrera de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Valle de México, Universidad del Valle de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Carrera de Psicología, Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, La Paz, Bolivia
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- Facultad de Filosofía y Ciencias Humanas. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Lei F, Chen WT, Brecht ML, Zhang ZF, Hu Y, Xu T, Wang S, Lee E. Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale in Chinese Americans: A Methodological Study. J Nurs Meas 2023; 31:489-501. [PMID: 37871962 DOI: 10.1891/jnm-2021-0093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the process of adapting the existing Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale to be used in Chinese Americans. Methods: Guided by Flaherty et al.'s cross-cultural equivalency model, the methodology used in the adaptation process consists of four steps, including preliminary modification after a comprehensive literature review, forward and backward translation, expert review, and cognitive interviews among participants. Results: The modified culturally fitted Lung Cancer Screening Health Belief Scale included 57 items and 6 subscales, which proved highly reliable and valid through the expert review and participants' review. Conclusions: This study provided an example for a novice cross-cultural researcher to adapt an instrument to be used in another population with a different language. Further research is needed to work out a standard guideline for cross-cultural instrument adaptation.
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- Fang Lei
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Charles B. Wang Health Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, USA
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- Case Western Reverse University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Marchetti I, Micheli I, Grassi M. Defense styles, well-being, and functional disability in the African context: A structured interview-based study. J Pers 2023. [PMID: 38014707 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the defense styles in the African context by exploring their internal structure in Burkinabé individuals. Moreover, we explored how defense styles were related to sociocultural variables. Finally, we tested whether defense styles could mediate the relationship between sociocultural variables and mental well-being as well as functional disability. METHOD The study recruited 998 individuals (66.9% male; age = 25.50 ± 7.8 years) living in Burkina Faso. Standard measures for defense mechanisms, mental well-being, and functional disability were administered as a structured interview in the local vehicular language, that is, Dyula. RESULTS Principal component analysis identified three major defense styles-mature, neurotic, and immature. Gender, formal education, living area, and believing in traditional practices were associated with any of the three defense styles. Moreover, the immature style mediated the impact of sociocultural variables on specific outcomes, such as higher functional disability and lower mental well-being. The neurotic style was associated with lower functional disability, while the mature style was not associated with any of the outcome variables. CONCLUSION Our study provided preliminary support to the notion that defense styles may function similarly across cultures and they are likely reactive to the sociocultural context.
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- Igor Marchetti
- Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Legal, Language, Interpreting and Translation Studies, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Newbury J, Eagle J. The complexities of diagnosis: New Zealand parents' knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of identification of their children's language and literacy difficulties. Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37991717 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2272587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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PURPOSE This study reported the experiences of New Zealand caregivers of children with language and literacy difficulties in having their child's needs identified. METHOD The participants were 14 mothers of children with idiopathic language and literacy difficulties, recruited through social media language and literacy difficulties support groups. Two mothers identified as Māori and 12 New Zealand European. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A phenomenological approach using reflexive thematic analysis was used. RESULT These mothers had learned about language, literacy, and the education system to advocate for their child and perceived a lack of knowledge on the part of schools. Nearly all had sought a diagnosis, with understanding and access to support reported as positive consequences and stigma as a negative. Some preferred labels emphasising difference rather than disorder, consistent with traditional Māori and neurodiversity views. The mothers described their experience as a fight, due to their concerns being ignored, the need to pay for private diagnostic assessments and difficulty accessing services. They appreciated assessors who gave useful, comprehensible information and supported school liaison. CONCLUSION These mothers wanted improved teacher training and publicly funded diagnostic assessment services to improve access to best practice language and literacy instruction for their children.
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- Jayne Newbury
- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Bordes Edgar V, Dorsman KA, Horton D, Messahel S, MacDonald B. Neuropsychological assessment in rare pediatric neurogenetic disorders: considerations for cross-cultural clinical research. Child Neuropsychol 2023:1-18. [PMID: 37982761 DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2283939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Neuropsychological assessment in rare neurodevelopmental disorders has provided clinicians and researchers with a more comprehensive view of natural history as well as opportunities for additional endpoints in treatment trials. While challenges to protocol development have been addressed in the literature, cultural considerations have been overly broad resulting in limited utility when including mixed international samples. Using experiences over the past five years with the development of ten different protocols for neurogenetic rare diseases, this paper presents further considerations for protocol development that are culturally sensitive to international samples. Recommendations are offered across areas including participants from multiple countries; cognitive, sensory and motor impairments; psychometrics; and assessment logistics. A neuropsychological assessment selection checklist that guides researchers and clinicians through considerations and a standard operating procedure that provides guidance on thinking through the assessment process are offered.
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- Veronica Bordes Edgar
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Children's Health, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Children's Health, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Children's Health, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Children's Health, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Graziosi M, Singh M, Nayak SM, Yaden DB. Acute Subjective Effects of Psychedelics within and Beyond WEIRD Contexts. J Psychoactive Drugs 2023; 55:558-569. [PMID: 37679890 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2023.2255274] [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: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Reports of psychedelic experiences may contain similarities and differences across cultural contexts, but most current characterizations and quantifications of psychedelic experiences come from Western medical and naturalistic settings. In this article, we begin with a brief history of the diversity of psychedelic use in non-Western settings. We then compare and contrast accounts of psychedelic experiences within and beyond Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) contexts. We focus on specific reports of direct testimony of the acute subjective effects of psychedelics experienced across these contexts. We compare themes from each of these various contexts, with special emphasis on psychometric measures such as the mystical experiences questionnaire (MEQ), the five-dimensional altered states of consciousness (5D-ASC) scale, the Survey of God Encounters, and the Survey of Entity Encounters, the Challenging Experiences Questionnaire, and the Inventory of Nonordinary Experiences (INOE). Finally, we offer recommendations for future research to quantify these similarities and differences across cultures to assess them empirically in the future.
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- Marianna Graziosi
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
- Center for Consciousness and Psychedelic Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Consciousness and Psychedelic Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Consciousness and Psychedelic Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Zaragoza Scherman A, Salgado S, Shao Z, Berntsen D. Self- and other-focused autobiographical memories of life story events across cultures. Memory 2023; 31:1387-1401. [PMID: 37962548 DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2023.2267226] [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: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Autobiographical memory and personal life stories are typically conceived as memories about the self. However, personal life stories often contain information about important events from other people's lives. Sometimes those memories become an important part of our own life stories, illuminating the role that other people play in remembering our personal past. In this study, we examined the extent to which memories of important life story events are self-focused (e.g., I moved to Japan) or other-focused (e.g., My child graduated from college). Participants from Mexico, Greenland, China, Denmark and the United States recalled and dated seven autobiographical memories of important personal life story events. Participants also rated the memories for importance and emotional valence. The memories were coded as self- or other-focused. Participants recalled mainly self-focused memories. However, Danish and Chinese participants recalled about 20% other-focused memories. Danish participants recalled negative events about their parents, whereas Chinese participants recalled positive events about their children. Self-focused and other-focused memories differed in their emotional valence and lifespan distribution, but not in importance. The findings show that individuals remember other-focused memories and also incorporate them into their own personal life stories. Conceptual implications for autobiographical memory are discussed.
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- Alejandra Zaragoza Scherman
- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Qiao L, Chen D, Zhang F, Zhang L, Gao X, Chen J, Yu W, Xu J, Chu P, Huang Q, Yin M. Assessing Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire 2.0: A Methodological Systematic Review Regard to Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments Guideline. Global Spine J 2023:21925682231208082. [PMID: 37857372 DOI: 10.1177/21925682231208082] [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] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN systematic review of cross-cultural adaptation. OBJECTIVES SOSGOQ 2.0 was widely used to assess the HRQQOL of patients with spinal metastasis. Due to the lack of methodological quality assessment, it is a challenge to use the questionnaire in routine practice. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the translation procedures and measurement attributes of SOSGOQ 2.0 according to COSMIN guidelines. METHODS The literature was reviewed adhering to the PRISMA guidelines. Each translation process and different cultural adaptation methods were classified according to the guidelines for Cross cultural Adaptation Process of Self Reporting Measures, and the methodological quality of the identified research was evaluated according to the consensus based on the selection criteria of health measurement tools. RESULTS 6 publications finally met the inclusion criteria. As for the evaluation of translation procedures and cross-cultural adaptability, two adaptations did not report the detailed information in translation and cross-cultural adaptation (synthesis, back translation, review by expert committee, pre-test), factor analysis and sample size calculation were only mentioned in two studies, and only one adaptation met the minimum sample size standard. Regard to the methodological quality assessment of measurement attributes, all adaptations completed internal consistency, structural effectiveness and reliability. However, none of the adaptations reported measurement errors and only one reported response sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS We found that the methodological quality of the current adaptation was uneven, and the report of measurement attribute results was not comprehensive. We recommend higher quality German, Italian and Chinese adaptation.
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- Liang Qiao
- Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Maanshan General Hospital of Ranger-Duree Healthcare, Maanshan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Fernandez-Velasco P, Coutrot A, Oloye H, Wiener JM, Dalton RC, Holscher C, Manley E, Hornberger M, Spiers HJ. No link between handedness and spatial navigation: evidence from over 400 000 participants in 41 countries. Proc Biol Sci 2023; 290:20231514. [PMID: 37817602 PMCID: PMC10565369 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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There is an active debate concerning the association of handedness and spatial ability. Past studies used small sample sizes. Determining the effect of handedness on spatial ability requires a large, cross-cultural sample of participants and a navigation task with real-world validity. Here, we overcome these challenges via the mobile app Sea Hero Quest. We analysed the navigation performance from 422 772 participants from 41 countries and found no reliable evidence for any difference in spatial ability between left- and right-handers across all countries. A small but growing gap in performance appears for participants over 64 years old, with left-handers outperforming right-handers. Further analysis, however, suggests that this gap is most likely due to selection bias. Overall, our study clarifies the factors associated with spatial ability and shows that left-handedness is not associated with either a benefit or a deficit in spatial ability.
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- P. Fernandez-Velasco
- Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Experimental Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
- Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Philosophy, University of York, York, UK
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- LIRIS, CNRS, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
- Centre of Medical Imaging Computing, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Ageing and Dementia Research Centre, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
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- Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, London, UK
- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Experimental Psychology, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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Russo-Netzer P, Dabija DC, Acevedo BP. Editorial: Highlights in personality and social psychology: life satisfaction. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1289803. [PMID: 37876840 PMCID: PMC10591447 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1289803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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- Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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Cepeda-Benito A, Ugarte Pérez C, Lizana-Calderón P, Moreno-Domínguez S. Editorial: Food-cravings, body image and eating disorders: perspectives across cultures and genders. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1285834. [PMID: 37860293 PMCID: PMC10583545 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1285834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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- Antonio Cepeda-Benito
- Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Centro de Estudios de la Conducta Alimentaria (CECA), Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Estudios de la Conducta Alimentaria (CECA), Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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Iyer SN, Rangaswamy T, Mustafa S, Pawliuk N, Mohan G, Joober R, Schmitz N, Margolese H, Padmavati R, Malla A. Context and Expectations Matter: Social, Recreational, and Independent Functioning among Youth with Psychosis in Chennai, India and Montreal, Canada. Can J Psychiatry 2023; 68:766-779. [PMID: 36744381 PMCID: PMC10517650 DOI: 10.1177/07067437231153796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Most cross-cultural psychosis research has focused on a limited number of outcomes (generally symptom-related) and perspectives (often clinician-/observer-rated). It is unknown if the purported superior outcomes for psychosis in some low- and middle-income countries extend to patient-reported measures of social, recreational, and independent functioning. Addressing this gap, this study aimed to compare these outcomes in first-episode psychosis at a high-income site and a lower middle-income site. METHODS Patients receiving similarly designed early intervention for psychosis in Chennai, India (N = 164) and Montreal, Canada (N = 140) completed the self-reported Social Functioning Scale-Early Intervention, which measures prosocial, recreation, and independence-performance functioning. Their case managers rated expected independence-performance functioning. Both sets of assessments were done at entry and Months 6, 18, and 24. Linear mixed model analyses of differences between sites and over time were conducted, accounting for other pertinent variables, especially negative symptoms. RESULTS Linear mixed models showed that prosocial, recreation, and independence-performance functioning scores were significantly higher in Montreal than Chennai and did not change over time. Expected independence-performance was also higher in Montreal and increased over time. Negative symptoms and education independently predicted prosocial, recreation, and expected independence-performance functioning. When added to the model, expected independence-performance predicted actual independence-performance and site was no longer significant. At both sites, prosocial and recreation scores were consistently lower (<40%) than independence-performance (40-65%). CONCLUSION This is the first cross-cultural investigation of prosocial, recreation, and independent functioning in early psychosis. It demonstrates that these outcomes differ by socio-cultural context. Differing levels of expectations about patients, themselves shaped by cultural, illness, and social determinants, may contribute to cross-cultural variations in functional outcomes. At both sites, social, recreational, and independent functioning were in the low-to-moderate range and there was no improvement over time, underscoring the need for effective interventions specifically designed to impact these outcomes.
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- Srividya N. Iyer
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF), Chennai, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Population-Based Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychosis (PEPP-Montreal), Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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Voegeli R, Campiche R, Biassin R, Rawlings AV, Shackelford TK, Fink B. Predictors of female age, health and attractiveness perception from skin feature analysis of digital portraits in five ethnic groups. Int J Cosmet Sci 2023; 45:672-687. [PMID: 37338195 DOI: 10.1111/ics.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Research indicates the impact of skin colour, tone evenness and surface topography on ratings of age, health and attractiveness in women. In addition to subjective assessments, these effects have been quantified with objective measures derived from skin image analysis. Signs of skin ageing may manifest differently across ethnic groups. However, comparisons have been limited to research with two ethnic groups, preventing conclusions about an ethnicity-specific ranking of skin ageing signs. METHODS We report results from a multi-ethnic and multi-centre study in which faces of women (n = 180; aged 20-69 years) from five ethnic groups were imaged. Facial images were rated for age, health and attractiveness by members of the same ethnic group (each n = 120). Digital image analysis was used to quantify skin colour, gloss, tone evenness and wrinkling/sagging. We assessed associations between face ratings and skin image measurements in the total sample (i.e. all ethnic groups) and separately by ethnicity. RESULTS Skin image analysis revealed differences between ethnic groups, including skin colour, gloss, tone evenness, wrinkling and sagging. Differences in the relative predictive utility of individual skin features in accounting for ratings of age, health and attractiveness also were observed between ethnic groups. Facial wrinkling and sagging were the best predictors of face ratings in each ethnic group, with some differences in the type (or predictive magnitude) of skin features. CONCLUSION The current findings corroborate previous reports of differences between ethnic groups in female facial skin and indicate differential effects of skin features on ratings of age, health and attractiveness, within and between ethnic groups. Facial wrinkling and sagging were the best predictors of age and attractiveness ratings, and skin tone evenness and gloss had an additional role in ratings of health.
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- Biosocial Science Information, Biedermannsdorf, Austria
- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences (HEAS), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Gore-Gorszewska G, Ševčíková A. Trajectories of intimacy in later-life: a qualitative study of Czech and Polish narratives. Cult Health Sex 2023; 25:1324-1339. [PMID: 36527453 DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2155708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Intimacy has been identified as an important component of satisfying sexual activity in later life. While the existing literature reports that the importance of intimacy increases with age, the mechanisms behind this process have not been extensively researched. Even less is known about later-life sexual intimacy among women and men from former communist countries. This study explored the nuances of sex and intimacy by interviewing 50 Polish and Czech women and men aged 60 to 82. Data were analysed thematically using an inductive approach. Three main themes were developed to represent the extent to which intimacy was part of participants' lives: 1) lifelong representation of sex as an intimate connection between individuals; 2) later-life shift towards intimacy-oriented sex for two main reasons: health-related necessities and a new relationship context; and 3) no intimacy whatsoever. The study findings indicate that a later-life refocus from an instrumental, penetrative-oriented view of sex towards a wider variety of intimate behaviours may be beneficial, not only for improving quality of sexual life, but also to gain new ways to express emotional connections between the partners.
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- Institute for Research on Children, Youth and Family, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Chaudhary N, Swanepoel A. Editorial Perspective: What can we learn from hunter-gatherers about children's mental health? An evolutionary perspective. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2023; 64:1522-1525. [PMID: 36882094 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Humans lived as hunter-gatherers for more than 95% of our evolutionary history, thus studying contemporary hunter-gatherer populations offers insight into the conditions children may be psychologically adapted to. Here, we contrast hunter-gatherer childhoods with those of WEIRD (Western Educated Industrialised Rich Democratic) societies and consider the implications for children's mental health. Hunter-gatherer infants receive continuous physical contact and more sensitive and responsive caregiving than is typical of WEIRD societies, due to the extensive involvement of alloparents (non-parental caregivers) who generally provide 40-50% of their care. Alongside positive attachment outcomes, alloparenting likely reduces the harms of family adversity and risk of abuse/neglect. From late infancy, hunter-gatherers spend their time in mixed-age 'playgroups' where they learn via active play and exploration without adult supervision. This contrasts with WEIRD norms surrounding the need for adult supervision of children, as well as with the passive teacher-led classrooms, which could potentially lead to suboptimal learning outcomes and pose difficulties to children with ADHD. Based on this preliminary comparison, we consider practical solutions to potential harms arising from discordance between what children are adapted to and exposed to. These include infant massage and babywearing; increased sibling and extra-familial involvement in childcare; and educational adjustments.
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- Nikhil Chaudhary
- Department of Archaeology, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Hennemann S, Killikelly C, Hyland P, Maercker A, Witthöft M. Somatic symptom distress and ICD-11 prolonged grief in a large intercultural sample. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2023; 14:2254584. [PMID: 37767693 PMCID: PMC10540649 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2254584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Background: Grief is a multi-faceted experience including emotional, social, and physical reactions. Research in ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder (PGD) in different cultural contexts has revealed different or potentially missing grief symptoms that may be relevant.Objective: This study thus aimed to explore the prevalence of somatic symptom distress and its associations with grief and negative affect in a culturally diverse sample of bereaved individuals with symptoms of PGD.Methods: Based on cross-sectional survey data from the Measurement and Assessment of Grief (MAGIC) project, this study included 1337 participants (mean age 23.79 yrs, 76.1% female) from three regions (USA: 62.3%, Turkey/Iran: 24.2%, Cyprus/Greece: 13.5%), who experienced a loss of a significant other. Associations between somatic symptom distress (Somatic Symptom Scale, SSS-8), symptoms of PGD (International Prolonged Grief Disorder Scale, IPGDS-33), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, GAD-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9) as well as demographic and loss related characteristics were investigated. Three hundred and thirteen participants (23.4%) scored above the proposed cut-off for clinically severe PGD.Results: 'High' or 'very high' levels of somatic symptom distress were more frequent in a possible PGD group (58.2%), than in a non-PGD group (22.4%), p < .001, as divided per cut-off in the IPGDS. In a multiple regression analysis, PGD symptoms were significantly but weakly associated with somatic symptom distress (β = 0.08, p < .001) beyond demographics, loss-related variables, and negative affect. Negative affect (anxiety and depression) mediated the relationship of PGD symptoms with somatic symptom distress and the indirect effect explained 58% of the variance.Conclusions: High levels of somatic symptom distress can be observed in a substantial proportion of bereaved across cultures. Our findings suggest that PGD is related to somatic symptom distress partly and indirectly through facets of negative affect.
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- Severin Hennemann
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Kaçan-Bibican B, Chasson M, Taubman-Ben-Ari O. Contribution of personal and community resources to personal growth of mothers from Israel and Turkey. J Reprod Infant Psychol 2023:1-21. [PMID: 37740723 DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2023.2260831] [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: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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AIMS The transition to parenthood is considered one of the most important milestones in a person's life, bringing with it various changes and challenges. One possible outcome of such a life-altering and stressful event is the experience of personal growth (PG). This study examines the contribution of a mother's personal resources (emotion regulation strategies, resilience) and environmental resources (sense of community) to her PG following the transition to motherhood, taking into account the role played by ethnicity. METHODS Data was collected from 402 Israeli Arab, Israeli Jewish, and Turkish first-time mothers of babies up to twenty-four months old. RESULTS It was found that Israeli Arab mothers reported significantly higher expressive suppression and PG than the other two groups. In addition, Israeli Arab mothers scored significantly higher on resilience, and Israeli Jewish mothers scored significantly higher on sense of community, than Turkish mothers. After controlling for mother and baby background variables, cognitive reappraisal and sense of community were found to predict PG. Two interactions emerged: higher sense of community was related to greater PG only among Israeli Arab mothers; and a positive association between resilience and growth was found only among Israeli Jewish mothers. The results are discussed in relation to the literature. CONCLUSION Personal and environmental resources contribute differently to growth of first-time mothers in different cultures. Thus, rather than implementing the same type of intervention in all cultures, appropriate interventions should be tailored for each culture in accordance with its unique characteristics.
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- Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Yurdum L, Singh M, Glowacki L, Vardy T, Atkinson QD, Hilton CB, Sauter D, Krasnow MM, Mehr SA. Universal interpretations of vocal music. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2218593120. [PMID: 37676911 PMCID: PMC10500275 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218593120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Despite the variability of music across cultures, some types of human songs share acoustic characteristics. For example, dance songs tend to be loud and rhythmic, and lullabies tend to be quiet and melodious. Human perceptual sensitivity to the behavioral contexts of songs, based on these musical features, suggests that basic properties of music are mutually intelligible, independent of linguistic or cultural content. Whether these effects reflect universal interpretations of vocal music, however, is unclear because prior studies focus almost exclusively on English-speaking participants, a group that is not representative of humans. Here, we report shared intuitions concerning the behavioral contexts of unfamiliar songs produced in unfamiliar languages, in participants living in Internet-connected industrialized societies (n = 5,516 native speakers of 28 languages) or smaller-scale societies with limited access to global media (n = 116 native speakers of three non-English languages). Participants listened to songs randomly selected from a representative sample of human vocal music, originally used in four behavioral contexts, and rated the degree to which they believed the song was used for each context. Listeners in both industrialized and smaller-scale societies inferred the contexts of dance songs, lullabies, and healing songs, but not love songs. Within and across cohorts, inferences were mutually consistent. Further, increased linguistic or geographical proximity between listeners and singers only minimally increased the accuracy of the inferences. These results demonstrate that the behavioral contexts of three common forms of music are mutually intelligible cross-culturally and imply that musical diversity, shaped by cultural evolution, is nonetheless grounded in some universal perceptual phenomena.
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- Lidya Yurdum
- Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT06520
- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam1018WT, Netherlands
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- Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, DavisCA95616
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- Department of Anthropology, Boston University, Boston, MA02215
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- School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam1018WT, Netherlands
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- Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138
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- Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT06520
- School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland1010, New Zealand
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Elhami Athar M. The pitfalls of untested assumptions and unwarranted/oversimplistic interpretation of cultural phenomenon: a commentary on Sajjadi et al. (2023). Front Psychol 2023; 14:1248246. [PMID: 37744575 PMCID: PMC10513459 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1248246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Davoren N, McEleney A, Corcoran S, Tierney P, Fortune DG. Refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced trauma: Thematic synthesis of therapeutic boundary considerations. Clin Psychol Psychother 2023. [PMID: 37658701 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2894] [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: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Therapeutic boundaries are limits to appropriate behaviours within a therapist-client relationship (e.g. related to accepting gifts, self-disclosures, therapist neutrality and advocacy). Therapeutic boundary considerations are fundamental in the care of refugees and asylum seekers. Research on the experiences of therapists navigating such boundaries is sparse and warrants further exploration. The aim of this qualitative systematic review was to thematically synthesise literature regarding therapists' (psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors) experiences of implementing flexible therapeutic boundaries with refugee and asylum seeker clients and determine how such applications have been helpful for therapeutic interventions. METHOD Six databases were searched. Following full-text screening, 21 papers were included in the analysis. Boundary theory underpinned the analysis. RESULTS Three major themes were developed: (i) Changes to Therapeutic Practice & Therapeutic Intervention, (ii) Re-Conceptualisation of Therapy as 'Clinical Political' and Re-Conceptualisation of Therapist Identity and (iii) Careful Monitoring of Personal Boundaries-Not becoming 'Hardened' or 'Haunted'. Papers described how, when used in a reflective, considerate way, flexible therapeutic boundaries can strengthen the therapist-client alliance and positively impact therapeutic interventions. Many therapists acknowledged making conscious efforts to re-conceptualise therapeutic work with refugee and asylum seeker clients from advocacy standpoints. However, systemic constraints, and lack of guidance, made this difficult to navigate and contributed to therapist burn-out. CONCLUSIONS Boundary considerations manifested as interpersonal, structural and cultural changes to practice. These have implications for clinical practice and developing guidelines on boundary practices with refugees and asylum seekers. Future research should explore promoting therapist well-being and training needs for therapists supporting this population.
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- Niamh Davoren
- Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
- Health Service Executive, Mid-West Region, Limerick, Ireland
- Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Dolscheid S, Çelik S, Erkan H, Küntay A, Majid A. Children's associations between space and pitch are differentially shaped by language. Dev Sci 2023; 26:e13341. [PMID: 36315982 DOI: 10.1111/desc.13341] [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: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Musical properties, such as auditory pitch, are not expressed in the same way across cultures. In some languages, pitch is expressed in terms of spatial height (high vs. low), whereas others rely on thickness vocabulary (thick = low frequency vs. thin = high frequency). We investigated how children represent pitch in the face of this variable linguistic input by examining the developmental trajectory of linguistic and non-linguistic space-pitch associations in children who acquire Dutch (a height-pitch language) or Turkish (a thickness-pitch language). Five-year-olds, 7-year-olds, 9-year-olds, and 11-year-olds were tested for their understanding of pitch terminology and their associations of spatial dimensions with auditory pitch when no language was used. Across tasks, thickness-pitch associations were more robust than height-pitch associations. This was true for Turkish children, and also Dutch children not exposed to thickness-pitch vocabulary. Height-pitch associations, on the other hand, were not reliable-not even in Dutch-speaking children until age 11-the age when they demonstrated full comprehension of height-pitch terminology. Moreover, Turkish-speaking children reversed height-pitch associations. Taken together, these findings suggest thickness-pitch associations are acquired in similar ways by children from different cultures, but the acquisition of height-pitch associations is more susceptible to linguistic input. Overall, then, despite cross-cultural stability in some components, there is variation in how children come to represent musical pitch, one of the building blocks of music. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Children from diverse cultures differ in their understanding of music vocabulary and in their nonlinguistic associations between spatial dimensions and auditory pitch. Height-pitch mappings are acquired late and require additional scaffolding from language, whereas thickness-pitch mappings are acquired early and are less susceptible to language input. Space-pitch mappings are not static from birth to adulthood, but change over development, suggesting music cognition is shaped by cross-cultural experience.
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- Sarah Dolscheid
- University of Cologne, Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education, Cologne, Germany
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- Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Ferreira-Valente A, Sharma S, Chan J, Bernardes SF, Pais-Ribeiro J, Jensen MP. Pain-Related Beliefs, Coping, and Function: An Observational Study on the Moderating Influence of Country of Origin. J Pain 2023; 24:1645-1663. [PMID: 37146671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience and pain treatments targeting psychosocial factors reduce pain and improve function. These treatments often overlook the sociocultural factors that influence pain and the psychological factors associated with function in people with chronic pain. Although preliminary findings suggest that cultural background may influence pain and function via their effects on beliefs and coping, no previous study has directly tested if the country of origin moderates the associations between these psychological factors and pain and function. This study sought to address this knowledge gap. Five hundred sixty-one adults with chronic pain, born and living in the USA (n = 273) or Portugal (n = 288), completed measures of pain, function, pain-related beliefs, and coping. Between-country similarities were found in the endorsement of beliefs related to disability, pain control, and emotion, and in asking for assistance, task persistence, and coping self-statement responses. Portuguese participants reported greater endorsement of harm, medication, solicitude, and medical cure beliefs, more frequent use of relaxation and support seeking, and less frequent use of guarding, resting, and exercising/stretching. In both countries, disability and harm beliefs and guarding responses were associated with worse outcomes; pain control and task persistence were associated with better outcomes. Six country-related small effect-size moderation effects emerged, such that task persistence and guarding are stronger predictors of pain and function in adults from the USA, but pain control, disability, emotion, and medication beliefs are more important in adults from Portugal. Some modifications may be needed when adapting multidisciplinary treatments from one country to another. PERSPECTIVE: This article examines the similarities and differences in beliefs and coping endorsed by adults with chronic pain from 2 countries, and the potential moderation effects of country on the associations between these variables and pain and function. The findings suggest that some modifications may be needed when culturally customizing psychological pain treatments.
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- Alexandra Ferreira-Valente
- William James Center for Research, Ispa - University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Research Center for Human Development, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Centre for Social Research and Intervention (CIS-IUL), ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, Ispa - University Institute, Lisbon, Portugal; Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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de Lenne O, Mahon C, Eggermont S, Smits T, Hevey D, Vandenbosch L. Intercultural insights on the impact of different non-idealized models on men's body image and advertising perceptions. J Health Psychol 2023; 28:913-928. [PMID: 36825617 DOI: 10.1177/13591053231152012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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This experiment with 363 Irish and Flemish men aged 19 to 30 years (M = 23.56, SD = 2.36) investigated exposure to different male model ads (i.e. muscular, slim, plus-size, overall diversity, and no models) on well-being (i.e. body image, low body fat and muscularity attitudes, self-objectification, and self-esteem) and advertising outcomes (i.e. ad attitudes, brand attitudes, and purchase intent). Moderation effects of country and masculinity (i.e. dominance, winning) were investigated. The diversity condition generated more positive effects for low body fat attitudes than the muscular, slim, and no model conditions. Yet, no differences appeared for this outcome between the diversity and plus-size condition. No effects for the other well-being and advertising variables were found. Moderation analyses revealed higher purchase intent in the slim condition for men high in dominance. No effects were found for country and winning. Findings suggest that non-idealized models have protective effects for some men.
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- Orpha de Lenne
- School for Mass Communication Research (SMCR), Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven
- Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen)
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- Institute for Media Studies (IMS), Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven
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- School for Mass Communication Research (SMCR), Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Youth Mental Health Laboratory, School of Psychology, University College Dublin
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- School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School for Mass Communication Research (SMCR), Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven
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Vindbjerg E, Sandahl H, Mortensen EL, Roberts NP, Carlsson J. The structure of ICD-11 post traumatic stress disorder in a clinical sample of refugees based on the International Trauma Interview. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2023; 148:302-309. [PMID: 37469111 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The ICD-11 proposes fundamental changes to the PTSD diagnostic criteria, prompting thorough validation. While this is ideally carried out based on diagnostic interviews, most-and in the case of transcultural psychiatry all-studies have relied on self-reported measures. In this study, we used the International Trauma Interview (ITI) to assess the factor structure of ICD-11 PTSD symptoms in a sample of trauma-affected refugees. METHOD The ITI was administered with a sample of refugees (n = 198), originating mainly from the Greater Middle East. The symptom ratings were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), comparing the ICD-11 concordant three-factor model with alternative two- and one-factor models. RESULTS The overall fit was adequate for both the two- and three-factor models, but favored the two-factor model. Results for both models indicated local misspecifications and that item 5, hypervigilance, displayed a suboptimal loading. CONCLUSION The results generally support the use of the ITI in a severely trauma-affected refugee population, albeit with particular attention needed in the administration of item 5. The superior fit of a two-factor model warrants further testing across populations.
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- Erik Vindbjerg
- Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Ballerup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Ballerup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health and Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Ballerup, Copenhagen University Hospital - Mental Health Services CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Shilton D, Passmore S, Savage PE. Group singing is globally dominant and associated with social context. R Soc Open Sci 2023; 10:230562. [PMID: 37680502 PMCID: PMC10480695 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230562] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Music is an interactive technology associated with religious and communal activities and was suggested to have evolved as a participatory activity supporting social bonding. In post-industrial societies, however, music's communal role was eclipsed by its relatively passive consumption by audiences disconnected from performers. It was suggested that as societies became larger and more differentiated, music became less participatory and more focused on solo singing. Here, we consider the prevalence of group singing and its relationship to social organization through the analysis of two global song corpora: 5776 coded audio recordings from 1024 societies, and 4709 coded ethnographic texts from 60 societies. In both corpora, we find that group singing is more common than solo singing, and that it is more likely in some social contexts (e.g. religious rituals, dance) than in others (e.g. healing, infant care). In contrast, relationships between group singing and social structure (community size or social differentiation) were not consistent within or between corpora. While we cannot exclude the possibility of sampling bias leading to systematic under-sampling of solo singing, our results from two large global corpora of different data types provide support for the interactive nature of music and its complex relationship with sociality.
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- Dor Shilton
- Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Evolution of Cultural Diversity Initiative, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan
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- School of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan
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Zhu D, Qi Z, Wang A, Zhang Y, Yu H. Emerging Validation for the Adapted Chinese Version of Quick Aphasia Battery. J Multidiscip Healthc 2023; 16:2557-2566. [PMID: 37667799 PMCID: PMC10475279 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s417810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Purpose The quick aphasia battery (QAB) was designed to evaluate language disorder from multi-dimension efficiently, which had been translated into several languages but lacked in Chinese. This study conducted cross-cultural adaption for the Chinese version and verified its psychometric properties. Material and Methods First, the Chinese Version of quick aphasia battery (CQAB) was adapted following WHO literature guidelines with steps of forward translation, expert panel, back-translation, pre-test, and interview, then develop the final version. Second, the psychometric properties tests were conducted in 128 post-stroke patients to identify if aphasia happens and verify the validity and reliability of CQAB. Results The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the CQAB is 0.962, test-retest reliability 0.849, and inter-rater reliability 0.998. Content validity 0.917, KMO 0.861, exploratory factor analysis extracted 2 factors named "language understanding" and "language program", cumulative variance contribution rate is 91.588% >50%. Calibration association validity 0.977. Sensitivity 0.977, specificity 0.932, with the optimal cutoff point is 8.86. Conclusion The study supported CQAB, which adapted following standardized guidelines, is reliable and effective to assess language impairment in post-stroke patients.
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- Dan Zhu
- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200082, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pediatric, Shanghai United Family Healthcare, Shanghai, 200050, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Nursing, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200082, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200082, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Pediatric, Shanghai United Family Healthcare, Shanghai, 200050, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200082, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, People’s Republic of China
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Bellon-Harn ML, John S. Clinical utility of shared book reading on YouTube: An analysis of metadata, evidence-based content, understandability, and actionability. Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37590012 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2237703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Digital content may increase parental access to training as well as the diversity of the training programs. YouTube videos may provide a platform from which professionals may adopt content for such programs. This study provides data regarding the clinical utility of YouTube videos about shared book reading (SBR) found on the United States (USA) and India channels. METHOD A cross-sectional analysis of videos about SBR was conducted to examine metadata, evidence-based content, understandability, and actionability. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse metadata and content. Health literacy concepts of understandability and actionability were measured, and descriptive statistics are reported. RESULT Of 800 videos identified, 10 included information related to storybook selection, dialogic reading, extra-textual strategies, and print-referencing strategies. These met adequate levels of understandability and actionability. CONCLUSION Results provide some direction and recommendations for parent-training programs in the USA and India. The study highlights the use of YouTube videos and suggests its utility as a supplement source within parent-training programs.
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- Monica L Bellon-Harn
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Piedmont University, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Speech & Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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