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Deviaterikova A, Kasatkin V, Malykh S. The Role of the Cerebellum in Visual-Spatial Memory in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Survivors. Cerebellum 2024; 23:197-203. [PMID: 36737535 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-023-01525-5] [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] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The cerebellum is involved in motor and non-motor functions. Cerebellar lesions can underlie the disruption of various executive functions. The violation of executive functions in cerebellar lesions is a serious problem, since children, after completing treatment, must return to school, finish their education, and get a profession. One of the important executive functions is working memory, which contributes to academic success. Deficits of verbal working memory in cerebellar tumors have been studied, in contrast to visual-spatial working memory. To assess this issue, 101 patients who survived cerebellar tumors and 100 healthy control subjects performed a visual-spatial working memory test. As a result, in children who survived cerebellar tumors, visual-spatial working memory is impaired compared to the control group. Moreover, with age, and hence the time since the end of treatment, the number of elements that children can retain in visual-spatial working memory increases, but still remains smaller compared to the control group. Our findings complement the idea of cerebellar involvement in visual-spatial working memory and suggest that it is disrupted by cerebellar lesions in children.
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- Alena Deviaterikova
- Neurocognitive Laboratory, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
- Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, 117198, Russia.
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- Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, 117198, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, 125009, Russia
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Marakshina J, Adamovich T, Vasin G, Ismatullina V, Lobaskova M, Malykh A, Kolyasnikov P, Tabueva A, Zakharov I, Malykh S. Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale in Russian adolescents. Sci Rep 2024; 14:775. [PMID: 38191640 PMCID: PMC10774267 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-51104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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This study involved a psychometric analysis of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). To investigate the Russian version of the PSS-10 for adolescents, 3530 adolescents aged 13-17 years were recruited. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the data corresponded to the expected two-factor configuration. Psychometric properties and factor structure were evaluated. As expected, the PSS-10 included two factors: perceived helplessness and perceived self-efficacy. Internal consistency demonstrated acceptable values (Cronbach's alpha was 0.82 for perceived helplessness, 0.77 for perceived self-efficacy, and 0.80 for the overall PSS score). Measurement invariance across sexes was assessed, and configural and metric invariance were confirmed. The developed diagnostic tool can be used both in the school system to alleviate the negative consequences of academic stress in adolescents and, in the future, in other areas, particularly in clinical practice.
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- Julia Marakshina
- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia.
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Marakshina J, Pavlova A, Ismatullina V, Adamovich T, Mironets S, Sitnikova MA, Lobaskova M, Malykh S. The Russian version of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale: psychometric properties in adolescents aged 13-16 years. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1275212. [PMID: 38162961 PMCID: PMC10757330 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1275212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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This study is the first to assess the internal consistency and factor validity of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) in a sample of Russian adolescents as well as gender differences and gender invariance. The study included 4,218 adolescents in grades 7-9 (M = 14.23, SD = 0.92). Internal consistency, measured with Cronbach's alpha, was high. Analysis of the factor structure revealed the best correspondence of the second-order factor model, which included two scales (learning math anxiety and math evaluation anxiety) and the general scale of math anxiety. There were greater gender differences in the all three scales. Analysis of gender invariance demonstrated that the mathematics anxiety construct was uniform in boys and girls. These findings confirm the reliable psychometric properties and validity of the AMAS, enabling its use in adolescents.
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- Julia Marakshina
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Educational Sciences, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Federal Research Centre of Psychological and Interdisciplinary Studies, Moscow, Russia
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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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Kuzmina Y, Marakshina J, Lobaskova M, Zakharov I, Tikhomirova T, Malykh S. The Interaction between Congruency and Numerical Ratio Effects in the Nonsymbolic Comparison Test. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:983. [PMID: 38131839 PMCID: PMC10740770 DOI: 10.3390/bs13120983] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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The nonsymbolic comparison task is used to investigate the precision of the Approximate Number Sense, the ability to process discrete numerosity without counting and symbols. There is an ongoing debate regarding the extent to which the ANS is influenced by the processing of non-numerical visual cues. To address this question, we assessed the congruency effect in a nonsymbolic comparison task, examining its variability across different stimulus presentation formats and numerical proportions. Additionally, we examined the variability of the numerical ratio effect with the format and congruency. Utilizing generalized linear mixed-effects models with a sample of 290 students (89% female, mean age 19.33 years), we estimated the congruency effect and numerical ratio effect for separated and intermixed formats of stimulus presentation, and for small and large numerical proportions. The findings indicated that the congruency effect increased in large numerical proportion conditions, but this pattern was observed only in the separated format. In the intermixed format, the congruency effect was insignificant for both types of numerical proportion. Notably, the numerical ratio effect varied for congruent and incongruent trials in different formats. The results may suggest that the processing of visual non-numerical parameters may be crucial when numerosity processing becomes noisier, specifically when numerical proportion becomes larger. The implications of these findings for refining the ANS theory are discussed.
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (Y.K.); (J.M.); (M.L.); (I.Z.); (T.T.)
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Tikhomirova T, Kuzmina Y, Malykh A, Malykh S. Processing Speed throughout Primary School Education: Evidence from a Cross-Country Longitudinal Study. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:873. [PMID: 37887523 PMCID: PMC10603980 DOI: 10.3390/bs13100873] [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: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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This cross-country four-year longitudinal study investigated the development of processing speed throughout primary school education. The analyses were conducted on data accumulated from 441 pupils in grades from 1 to 4 (aged 6.42 to 11.85 years) in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Mixed effects growth modeling was applied to estimate average and individual growth trajectories for processing speed in two cross-country samples. Latent class growth modeling was conducted to describe various types of growth trajectories for processing speed and to compare the distribution of the types within the analyzed samples. According to the results, processing speed significantly increases across primary school years. The trajectory is described by nonlinear changes with most dynamic growth between grades 1 and 2, which slows down until grade 4. No significant cross-country differences were found in the initial score of processing speed or developmental changes in processing speed across primary school years. The development of processing speed is described by a model including three quadratic growth types but this minimally differs. It is concluded that in both samples, the development of processing speed may be characterized by homogeneity, with the most intensive growth from grade 1 to grade 2 and subsequent linear improvement until grade 4.
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- Tatiana Tikhomirova
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia;
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (Y.K.); (A.M.)
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (Y.K.); (A.M.)
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (Y.K.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia;
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (Y.K.); (A.M.)
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Kazantseva A, Davydova Y, Enikeeva R, Mustafin R, Malykh S, Lobaskova M, Kanapin A, Prokopenko I, Khusnutdinova E. A Combined Effect of Polygenic Scores and Environmental Factors on Individual Differences in Depression Level. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1355. [PMID: 37510260 PMCID: PMC10379734 DOI: 10.3390/genes14071355] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The risk of depression could be evaluated through its multifactorial nature using the polygenic score (PGS) approach. Assuming a "clinical continuum" hypothesis of mental diseases, a preliminary assessment of individuals with elevated risk for developing depression in a non-clinical group is of high relevance. In turn, epidemiological studies suggest including social/lifestyle factors together with PGS to address the "missing heritability" problem. We designed regression models, which included PGS using 27 SNPs and social/lifestyle factors to explain individual differences in depression levels in high-education students from the Volga-Ural region (VUR) of Eurasia. Since issues related to population stratification in PGS scores may lead to imprecise variant effect estimates, we aimed to examine a sensitivity of PGS calculated on summary statistics of depression and neuroticism GWAS from Western Europeans to assess individual proneness to depression levels in the examined sample of Eastern Europeans. A depression score was assessed using the revised version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in 1065 young adults (age 18-25 years, 79% women, Eastern European ancestry). The models based on weighted PGS demonstrated higher sensitivity to evaluate depression level in the full dataset, explaining up to 2.4% of the variance (p = 3.42 × 10-7); the addition of social parameters enhanced the strength of the model (adjusted r2 = 15%, p < 2.2 × 10-16). A higher effect was observed in models based on weighted PGS in the women group, explaining up to 3.9% (p = 6.03 × 10-9) of variance in depression level assuming a combined SNPs effect and 17% (p < 2.2 × 10-16)-with the addition of social factors in the model. We failed to estimate BDI-measured depression based on summary statistics from Western Europeans GWAS of clinical depression. Although regression models based on PGS from neuroticism (depression-related trait) GWAS in Europeans were associated with a depression level in our sample (adjusted r2 = 0.43%, p = 0.019-for unweighted model), the effect was mainly attributed to the inclusion of social/lifestyle factors as predictors in these models (adjusted r2 = 15%, p < 2.2 × 10-16-for unweighted model). In conclusion, constructed PGS models contribute to a proportion of interindividual variability in BDI-measured depression in high-education students, especially women, from the VUR of Eurasia. External factors, including the specificity of rearing in childhood, used as predictors, improve the predictive ability of these models. Implementation of ethnicity-specific effect estimates in such modeling is important for individual risk assessment.
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- Anastasiya Kazantseva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics-Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
- Laboratory of Neurocognitive Genomics, Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Ufa University of Science and Technology, 450076 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics-Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
- Laboratory of Neurocognitive Genomics, Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Ufa University of Science and Technology, 450076 Ufa, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics-Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
- Laboratory of Neurocognitive Genomics, Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Ufa University of Science and Technology, 450076 Ufa, Russia
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Bashkir State Medical University, 450008 Ufa, Russia
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- Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Neurocognitive Genomics, Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Ufa University of Science and Technology, 450076 Ufa, Russia
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- Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
- People-Centred Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics-Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054 Ufa, Russia
- Laboratory of Neurocognitive Genomics, Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Ufa University of Science and Technology, 450076 Ufa, Russia
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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Malykh S, Tarasov S, Baeva I, Nikulchev E, Kolyasnikov P, Ilin D, Marnevskaia I, Malykh A, Ismatullina V, Kuzmina Y. Large-scale study of the precision of the approximate number system: Differences between formats, heterogeneity and congruency effects. Heliyon 2023; 9:e14912. [PMID: 37064479 PMCID: PMC10102223 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The study used a large sample of elementary schoolchildren in Russia (N = 3,448, 51.6% were girls, with a mean age of 8.70 years, ranging 6-11 years) to investigate the congruency, format and heterogeneity effects in a nonsymbolic comparison test and between-individual differences in these effects with generalized linear mixed effects models (GLMMs). The participants were asked to compare two arrays of figures of different colours in spatially separated or spatially intermixed formats. In addition, the figures could be similar or different for the two arrays. The results revealed that congruency (difference between congruent and incongruent items), format (difference between mixed and separated formats) and heterogeneity (difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions) interacted. The heterogeneity effect was higher in the separated format, while the format effect was higher for the homogeneous condition. The separated format produced a greater congruency effect than the mixed format. In addition, the congruency effect was lower in the heterogeneous condition than in the homogeneous condition. Analysis of between-individual differences revealed that there was significant between-individual variance in the format and congruency effects. Analysis of between-grade differences revealed that accuracy improved from grade 1 to grade 4 only for congruent trials in separated formats. Consequently, the congruency effect increased in separated/homogeneous and separated/heterogeneous conditions. In general, the study demonstrated that the test format and heterogeneity affected accuracy and that this effect varied for congruent and incongruent items.
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- S. Malykh
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
- Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
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- The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- MIREA—Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- MIREA—Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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Marakshina J, Vasin G, Ismatullina V, Malykh A, Adamovich T, Lobaskova M, Malykh S. The brief COPE-A inventory in Russian for adolescents: Validation and evaluation of psychometric properties. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13242. [PMID: 36747558 PMCID: PMC9898444 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In this paper, the results of a psychometric analysis of a Brief Russian-language version of the COPE-A inventory for adolescents are presented. The inventory was designed for identifying coping strategies used in stressful situations and is comprised of 31 items. The study involved 3530 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years old. Using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, it was shown that the data correspond to the expected six-factor configuration, but the distribution of items by factors differs from the theoretical structure. To improve the factor structure, two questions were excluded; the final version included 29 items. The resulting inventory's scales turned out to be highly reliable (Cronbach's alpha values range from 0.72 to 0.89). Additionally, the construct validity of the method was assessed. In conclusion, the adapted version of the Brief COPE-A is suitable for use in the adolescent population.
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- Julia Marakshina
- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Center of Population Research, Ural Institute of Humanities, Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia,Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Russia,Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.
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Kuzmina Y, Malykh S. The effect of visual parameters on nonsymbolic numerosity estimation varies depending on the format of stimulus presentation. J Exp Child Psychol 2022; 224:105514. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tikhomirova T, Malykh A, Lysenkova I, Kuzmina Y, Malykh S. The development of number line accuracy in elementary school children: A cross‐country longitudinal study. Brit J of Edu Psychol 2022; 93:423-436. [PMID: 36397654 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Number line accuracy (NL accuracy) shows improvement over the course of a school education. However, there are practically no cross-country longitudinal studies of NL accuracy over the whole course of elementary school. AIMS This study investigated the developmental trajectories of NL accuracy and its types across the elementary school years in two countries-Russia and Kyrgyzstan. SAMPLE(S) The analyses were carried out on the data collected from the sample of 508 schoolchildren at Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 (aged 6.4-11.9 years) from Russia and Kyrgyzstan, who were surveyed as part of the 'Cross-cultural Longitudinal Analysis of Student Success' project. METHODS The participants were administered the 'Number Line' computerized test task and a paper-and-pencil 'Standard Progressive Matrices' test at the end of each academic year. RESULTS During the course of the elementary school education, NL accuracy increases nonlinearly in both samples from Grade 1 to Grade 4, with a pronounced increase in the rate of improvement from the first to the second year. Cross-country differences in NL accuracy were observed during each year of schooling as well as in the growth of NL accuracy. The development of NL accuracy is described by a model with two developmental types: (1) 'high start and growth' (93% of the pooled sample) and (2) 'low start and no growth' (7%). CONCLUSIONS Both NL accuracy and the rate of its growth during elementary school depend on educational conditions. Cross-country differences in the distribution of schoolchildren by these two developmental types were statistically insignificant.
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- Tatiana Tikhomirova
- Department of Psychology Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education Moscow Russia
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education Moscow Russia
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- Department of Psychology Kyrgyz‐Russian Slavic University Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education Moscow Russia
- HSE University Moscow Russia
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- Department of Psychology Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow Russia
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education Moscow Russia
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Adamovich T, Zakharov I, Tabueva A, Malykh S. The thresholding problem and variability in the EEG graph network parameters. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18659. [PMID: 36333413 PMCID: PMC9636266 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22079-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Graph thresholding is a frequently used practice of eliminating the weak connections in brain functional connectivity graphs. The main aim of the procedure is to delete the spurious connections in the data. However, the choice of the threshold is arbitrary, and the effect of the threshold choice is not fully understood. Here we present the description of the changes in the global measures of a functional connectivity graph depending on the different proportional thresholds based on the 146 resting-state EEG recordings. The dynamics is presented in five different synchronization measures (wPLI, ImCoh, Coherence, ciPLV, PPC) in sensors and source spaces. The analysis shows significant changes in the graph's global connectivity measures as a function of the chosen threshold which may influence the outcome of the study. The choice of the threshold could lead to different study conclusions; thus it is necessary to improve the reasoning behind the choice of the different analytic options and consider the adoption of different analytic approaches. We also proposed some ways of improving the procedure of thresholding in functional connectivity research.
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- Timofey Adamovich
- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- grid.466465.3Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ,grid.412761.70000 0004 0645 736XUral Federal University Named After the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Melnikov D, Tretyakova A, Grudanov N, Baranova O, Senator S, Muldashev A, Podgaevskaya E, Zolotareva N, Erokhin N, Vorobiev A, Knyazev MS, Glazunov V, Kapitonova O, Allayarova V, Naumenko N, Efimik E, Malykh S, Merker V, Morozyuk Y, Burundukova D, Shubin D, Shilov D. Pteridophyte distribution of the Urals and adjacent areas: a dataset. Biodivers Data J 2021; 9:e76680. [PMID: 34866963 PMCID: PMC8639601 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.9.e76680] [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: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Data on the species diversity and distribution of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) in the Urals and adjacent areas are presented. The dataset includes 13,742 observations of two classes Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida. In total, the dataset contains information on 16 families, 28 generas, 65 species, four subspecies and nine interspecies hybrids. All records are for lycophytes and ferns collected over 170 years between 1853 and 2021. The dataset presented is based on herbarium specimens, published data and field research conducted by the authors. This dataset is the first and important step towards generalising information on the current diversity and geographical distribution of pteridophytes in the Urals and adjacent areas. NEW INFORMATION The dataset contains 13,742 records of 65 species of pteridophytes occurrences in the Urals and adjacent territories: Udmurt Republic (42,100 km2); Perm Krai (160,600 km2); Sverdlovsk Oblast (194,800 km2); Chelyabinsk Oblast (87,900 km2); Republic of Bashkortostan (143,600 km2); Tyumen Oblast (160,100 km2); Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (769,300 km2); Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (534,800km2) and Kurgan Oblast (71,500 km2). Each record includes a geographical description of the place of discovery and habitat, year of discovery, author of the finding and determination, as well as a link to a literary source (if the data were published) or the place of storage of the herbarium specimen. The presented dataset supplements the information on the occurrence of pteridophytes in the Russian Federation as a whole and clarifies their distribution in the Urals.
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- Denis Melnikov
- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaKomarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. PetersburgRussia
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- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg, RussiaUral Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.YeltsinYekaterinburgRussia
- Institute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, RussiaKomarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesSt. PetersburgRussia
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- Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaTsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
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- Ufa Institute of biology – Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, RussiaUfa Institute of biology – Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of Russian Academy of SciencesUfaRussia
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, RussiaInstitute Botanic Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Institute of the problems of Northern development, Tyumen Scientific Centre Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tyumen, RussiaInstitute of the problems of Northern development, Tyumen Scientific Centre Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesTyumenRussia
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- Tobolsk complex scientific station of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tobolsk, RussiaTobolsk complex scientific station of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesTobolskRussia
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- Tobolsk complex scientific station of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tobolsk, RussiaTobolsk complex scientific station of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of SciencesTobolskRussia
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- Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, RussiaUdmurt State UniversityIzhevskRussia
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- Perm State University, Perm, RussiaPerm State UniversityPermRussia
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- Perm State University, Perm, RussiaPerm State UniversityPermRussia
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- Botanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, RussiaBotanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State UniversityChelyabinskRussia
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- Botanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, RussiaBotanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State UniversityChelyabinskRussia
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- Botanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, RussiaBotanical Garden of the Chelyabinsk State UniversityChelyabinskRussia
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- Natural Park "Reka Chusovaya", Nizhniy Tagil, RussiaNatural Park "Reka Chusovaya"Nizhniy TagilRussia
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- Visimskiy State Reserve, Kirovgrad, RussiaVisimskiy State ReserveKirovgradRussia
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Malykh S, Kuzmina Y, Tikhomirova T. Developmental Changes in ANS Precision Across Grades 1-9: Different Patterns of Accuracy and Reaction Time. Front Psychol 2021; 12:589305. [PMID: 33841232 PMCID: PMC8024480 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.589305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The main aim of this study was to analyze the patterns of changes in Approximate Number Sense (ANS) precision from grade 1 (mean age: 7.84 years) to grade 9 (mean age: 15.82 years) in a sample of Russian schoolchildren. To fulfill this aim, the data from a longitudinal study of two cohorts of children were used. The first cohort was assessed at grades 1-5 (elementary school education plus the first year of secondary education), and the second cohort was assessed at grades 5-9 (secondary school education). ANS precision was assessed by accuracy and reaction time (RT) in a non-symbolic comparison test ("blue-yellow dots" test). The patterns of change were estimated via mixed-effect growth models. The results revealed that in the first cohort, the average accuracy increased from grade 1 to grade 5 following a non-linear pattern and that the rate of growth slowed after grade 3 (7-9 years old). The non-linear pattern of changes in the second cohort indicated that accuracy started to increase from grade 7 to grade 9 (13-15 years old), while there were no changes from grade 5 to grade 7. However, the RT in the non-symbolic comparison test decreased evenly from grade 1 to grade 7 (7-13 years old), and the rate of processing non-symbolic information tended to stabilize from grade 7 to grade 9. Moreover, the changes in the rate of processing non-symbolic information were not explained by the changes in general processing speed. The results also demonstrated that accuracy and RT were positively correlated across all grades. These results indicate that accuracy and the rate of non-symbolic processing reflect two different processes, namely, the maturation and development of a non-symbolic representation system.
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- Sergey Malykh
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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Feklicheva I, Zakharov I, Chipeeva N, Maslennikova E, Korobova S, Adamovich T, Ismatullina V, Malykh S. Assessing the Relationship between Verbal and Nonverbal Cognitive Abilities Using Resting-State EEG Functional Connectivity. Brain Sci 2021; 11:94. [PMID: 33450902 PMCID: PMC7828310 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11010094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the relationship between individual differences in verbal and non-verbal cognitive abilities and resting-state EEG network characteristics. We used a network neuroscience approach to analyze both large-scale topological characteristics of the whole brain as well as local brain network characteristics. The characteristic path length, modularity, and cluster coefficient for different EEG frequency bands (alpha, high and low; beta1 and beta2, and theta) were calculated to estimate large-scale topological integration and segregation properties of the brain networks. Betweenness centrality, nodal clustering coefficient, and local connectivity strength were calculated as local network characteristics. We showed that global network integration measures in the alpha band were positively correlated with non-verbal intelligence, especially with the more difficult part of the test (Raven's total scores and E series), and the ability to operate with verbal information (the "Conclusions" verbal subtest). At the same time, individual differences in non-verbal intelligence (Raven's total score and C series), and vocabulary subtest of the verbal intelligence tests, were negatively correlated with the network segregation measures. Our results show that resting-state EEG functional connectivity can reveal the functional architecture associated with an individual difference in cognitive performance.
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- Inna Feklicheva
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Education, Russian Academy of Education, 199121 Moscow, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of Human Health and Development, Scientific and Educational Center “Biomedical Technologies”, Higher Medical and Biological School, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; (N.C.); (S.K.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia; (I.Z.); (T.A.); (V.I.); (S.M.)
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Kazantseva A, Davydova Y, Enikeeva R, Lobaskova M, Mustafin R, Malykh S, Takhirova Z, Khusnutdinova E. AVPR1A main effect and OXTR-by-environment interplay in individual differences in depression level. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05240. [PMID: 33088973 PMCID: PMC7567928 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Multiple studies of depression indicated a significant role of gene-by-environment interactions; however, they are mainly limited to the examination of modulating effect of recent stressful life events. Other environmental factors occurring at different stages of ante- and postnatal development may affect the association between multiple genes and depression. The study aimed to analyze the main and haplotype-based effect of serotonergic system and HPA-axis gene polymorphisms on depression and to detect gene-by-environment interaction models explaining individual variance in depression in mentally healthy young adults from Russia. Methods Depression score was assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in 623 healthy individuals (81% women; 17-25 years) of Caucasian origin (Russians, Tatars, Udmurts) from Russia. The main- and gene-based effects of 12 SNPs in SLC6A4 (5-HTTLPR, rs1042173), HTR2A (rs7322347), OXTR (rs7632287, rs2254298, rs13316193, rs53576, rs2228485, rs237911), AVPR1A (rs3803107, rs1042615), and AVPR1B (rs33911258) genes, and gene-by-environment interactions were tested with linear regression models (PLINK v.1.9) adjusted for multiple comparisons. Results We observed ethnicity-specific main effect of the AVPR1A rs3803107 (P = 0.003; PFDR = 0.047) and gene-based effect of the OXTR gene (Р = 0.005; Pperm = 0.034) on BDI-measured depression, and modifying effect of paternal care on OXTR rs53576 (P = 0.004; PFDR = 0.012) and birth order on OXTR rs237911 (P = 0.006; PFDR = 0.018) association with depression level. Limitations A hypothesis driven candidate gene approach, which examined a limited number of genetic variants in a moderately large sample, was used. Conclusions Our preliminary findings indicate that familial environment may play a permissive role modulating the manifestation of OXTR-based depression variance in mentally healthy subjects.
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- A Kazantseva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, 450054, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, 450054, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, 450054, Russia
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- Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, 9/4, Mohovaya Street, Moscow, 125009, Russia
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- Bashkir State Medical University, 3, Lenin Street, Ufa, 450008, Russia
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- Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, 9/4, Mohovaya Street, Moscow, 125009, Russia
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- Russian Academy of Education, 8, Pogodinskaya Street, Moscow, 119121, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Subdivision of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa, 450054, Russia
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Tikhomirova T, Malykh A, Malykh S. Predicting Academic Achievement with Cognitive Abilities: Cross-Sectional Study across School Education. Behav Sci (Basel) 2020; 10:E158. [PMID: 33080874 PMCID: PMC7602962 DOI: 10.3390/bs10100158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The relationship between cognitive abilities and academic achievement across schooling from the first to the eleventh grade was analyzed. Information processing speed, visuospatial working memory, number sense, and fluid intelligence were considered predictors of general academic achievement, which was derived from grades in mathematics, language, and biology. This cross-sectional study involved 1560 pupils who were in grades 1-11 at general education schools and were aged from 6.8 to 19.1 years (50.4% were boys). Information processing speed, visuospatial working memory, and number sense were measured using the Choice Reaction Time, Corsi Block-Tapping, and Number Sense computerized tests, respectively. Fluid intelligence was measured using the paper-and-pencil version of the Standard Progressive Matrices test. Correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were carried out. It was shown that it is possible to describe the structure of the relationship between cognitive abilities and academic achievement for all levels of schooling with a single model. In this model, information processing speed is the key predictor of fluid intelligence, working memory, and number sense, which in turn contribute to individual differences in academic success. Additionally, the specificity of the relationship between individual indicators of cognitive abilities and academic achievement at each level of schooling was revealed.
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- Tatiana Tikhomirova
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia;
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- Russian Academy of Education, 119121 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 125009 Moscow, Russia;
- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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Zakharov I, Tabueva A, Adamovich T, Kovas Y, Malykh S. Alpha Band Resting-State EEG Connectivity Is Associated With Non-verbal Intelligence. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:10. [PMID: 32116601 PMCID: PMC7010914 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether EEG resting state connectivity correlates with intelligence. One-hundred and sixty five participants took part in the study. Six minutes of eyes closed EEG resting state was recorded for each participant. Graph theoretical connectivity metrics were calculated separately for two well-established synchronization measures [weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI) and Imaginary Coherence (iMCOH)] and for sensor- and source EEG space. Non-verbal intelligence was measured with Raven's Progressive Matrices. In line with the Neural Efficiency Hypothesis, path lengths characteristics of the brain networks (Average and Characteristic Path lengths, Diameter and Closeness Centrality) within alpha band range were significantly correlated with non-verbal intelligence for sensor space but no for source space. According to our results, variance in non-verbal intelligence measure can be mainly explained by the graph metrics built from the networks that include both weak and strong connections between the nodes.
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- Ilya Zakharov
- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths University of London, London, United Kingdom
- International Centre for Research in Human Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Developmental Behavioral Genetics Laboratory, Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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Tikhomirova T, Kuzmina Y, Malykh S. Trajectories in development of information processing speed across primary school years: longitudinal study. PSY 2020. [DOI: 10.31857/s020595920008507-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tikhomirova T, Kuzmina Y, Lysenkova I, Malykh S. The Relationship Between Non-symbolic and Symbolic Numerosity Representations in Elementary School: The Role of Intelligence. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2724. [PMID: 31866910 PMCID: PMC6906201 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This study aimed to estimate the extent to which the development of symbolic numerosity representations relies on pre-existing non-symbolic numerosity representations that refer to the Approximate Number System. To achieve this aim, we estimated the longitudinal relationships between accuracy in the Number Line (NL) test and “blue–yellow dots” test across elementary school children. Data from a four-wave longitudinal study involving schoolchildren in grades 1–4 in Russia and Kyrgyzstan (N = 490, mean age 7.65 years in grade 1) were analyzed. We applied structural equation modeling and tested several competing models. The results revealed that at the start of schooling, the accuracy in the NL test predicted subsequent accuracy in the “blue–yellow dots” test, whereas subsequently, non-symbolic representation in grades 2 and 3 predicted subsequent symbolic representation. These results indicate that the effect of non-symbolic representation on symbolic representation emerges after a child masters the basics of symbolic number knowledge, such as counting in the range of twenty and simple arithmetic. We also examined the extent to which the relationships between non-symbolic and symbolic representations might be explained by fluid intelligence, which was measured by Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices test. The results revealed that the effect of symbolic representation on non-symbolic representation was explained by fluid intelligence, whereas at the end of elementary school, non-symbolic representation predicted subsequent symbolic representation independently of fluid intelligence.
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- Tatiana Tikhomirova
- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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Tikhomirova T, Kuzmina Y, Lysenkova I, Malykh S. Development of approximate number sense across the elementary school years: A cross-cultural longitudinal study. Dev Sci 2019; 22:e12823. [PMID: 30811762 DOI: 10.1111/desc.12823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In recent years, there has been growing interest among researchers in exploring approximate number sense (ANS)-the ability to estimate and discriminate quantities without the use of symbols. Despite the growing number of studies on ANS, there have been no cross-cultural longitudinal studies to estimate both the development of ANS and the cross-cultural differences in ANS growth trajectories. In this study, we aimed to estimate the developmental trajectories of ANS from the beginning of formal education to the end of elementary school in two countries, Russia and Kyrgyzstan, which have similar organization of their educational systems but differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and in the results of large-scale educational assessments. To assess the developmental trajectories of ANS, we used a four-wave longitudinal study with 416 participants from two countries and applied the mixed effect growth approach and the latent class growth approach. Our analysis revealed that the rate of growth in ANS accuracy was higher for the Russian sample than for the Kyrgyz sample and that this difference remained significant even after controlling for fluid intelligence. We identified two latent classes of growth trajectories: the first class had a significant growth in ANS, whereas the second class had no growth. Comparing the distribution of latent classes within the two countries revealed that there was a significantly larger proportion of schoolchildren from the second class in Kyrgyzstan than in Russia.
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- Tatiana Tikhomirova
- Department of Psychology, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Psychology, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Tosto MG, Garon-Carrier G, Gross S, Petrill SA, Malykh S, Malki K, Hart SA, Thompson L, Karadaghi RL, Yakovlev N, Tikhomirova T, Opfer JE, Mazzocco MMM, Dionne G, Brendgen M, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Boivin M, Kovas Y. The nature of the association between number line and mathematical performance: An international twin study. Br J Educ Psychol 2018; 89:787-803. [PMID: 30548254 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The number line task assesses the ability to estimate numerical magnitudes. People vary greatly in this ability, and this variability has been previously associated with mathematical skills. However, the sources of individual differences in number line estimation and its association with mathematics are not fully understood. AIMS This large-scale genetically sensitive study uses a twin design to estimate the magnitude of the effects of genes and environments on: (1) individual variation in number line estimation and (2) the covariation of number line estimation with mathematics. SAMPLES We used over 3,000 8- to 16-year-old twins from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Russia, and a sample of 1,456 8- to 18-year-old singleton Russian students. METHODS Twins were assessed on: (1) estimation of numerical magnitudes using a number line task and (2) two mathematics components: fluency and problem-solving. RESULTS Results suggest that environments largely drive individual differences in number line estimation. Both genes and environments contribute to different extents to the number line estimation and mathematics correlation, depending on the sample and mathematics component. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, the results suggest that in more heterogeneous school settings, environments may be more important in driving variation in number line estimation and its association with mathematics, whereas in more homogeneous school settings, genetic effects drive the covariation between number line estimation and mathematics. These results are discussed in the light of development and educational settings.
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- Maria Grazia Tosto
- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia.,Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology& Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Center for Reading Research, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology& Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Psychoeducation, Department of Pediatrics and Psychology, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia.,Department of Psychoeducation, Department of Pediatrics and Psychology, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.,School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia.,School of Psychology, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Oblast, Russia.,MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology& Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.,Department of Psychology, University of London, UK
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Marakshina J, Piatnitskaia L, Ivanov M, Zakharov I, Malykh S. Effects of tDCS on DLPFC functions. Int J Psychophysiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.07.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rodic M, Cui J, Malykh S, Zhou X, Gynku EI, Bogdanova EL, Zueva DY, Y. Bogdanova O, Kovas Y. Cognition, emotion, and arithmetic in primary school: A cross-cultural investigation. Br J Dev Psychol 2018; 36:255-276. [PMID: 29878517 PMCID: PMC6001455 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The study investigated cross-cultural differences in variability and average performance in arithmetic, mathematical reasoning, symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude processing, intelligence, spatial ability, and mathematical anxiety in 890 6- to 9-year-old children from the United Kingdom, Russia, and China. Cross-cultural differences explained 28% of the variance in arithmetic and 17.3% of the variance in mathematical reasoning, with Chinese children outperforming the other two groups. No cross-cultural differences were observed for spatial ability and mathematical anxiety. In all samples, symbolic magnitude processing and mathematical reasoning were independently related to early arithmetic. Other factors, such as non-symbolic magnitude processing, mental rotation, intelligence, and mathematical anxiety, produced differential patterns across the populations. The results are discussed in relation to potential influences of parental practice, school readiness, and linguistic factors on individual differences in early mathematics. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Cross-cultural differences in mathematical ability are present in preschool children. Similar mechanisms of mathematical development operate in preschool children from the United Kingdom, Russia, and China. Tasks that require understanding of numbers are best predictors of arithmetic in preschool children. What does this study add? Cross-cultural differences in mathematical ability become greater with age/years of formal education. Similar mechanisms of mathematical development operate in early primary school children from the United Kingdom, Russia, and China. Symbolic number magnitude and mathematical reasoning are the main predictors of arithmetic in all three populations.
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- Maja Rodic
- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural GeneticsTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
- InLabDepartment of PsychologyGoldsmiths, University of LondonUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural GeneticsTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
- Psychological InstituteRussian Academy of EducationMoscowRussia
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChina
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural GeneticsTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
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- Unit of General and Educational PsychologyPsychology DepartmentTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural GeneticsTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
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- Unit of General and Educational PsychologyPsychology DepartmentTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural GeneticsTomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
- InLabDepartment of PsychologyGoldsmiths, University of LondonUK
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Tosto MG, Petrill SA, Malykh S, Malki K, Haworth CMA, Mazzocco MMM, Thompson L, Opfer J, Bogdanova OY, Kovas Y. Number sense and mathematics: Which, when and how? Dev Psychol 2017; 53:1924-1939. [PMID: 28758784 PMCID: PMC5611774 DOI: 10.1037/dev0000331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Individual differences in number sense correlate with mathematical ability and performance, although the presence and strength of this relationship differs across studies. Inconsistencies in the literature may stem from heterogeneity of number sense and mathematical ability constructs. Sample characteristics may also play a role as changes in the relationship between number sense and mathematics may differ across development and cultural contexts. In this study, 4,984 16-year-old students were assessed on estimation ability, one aspect of number sense. Estimation was measured using 2 different tasks: number line and dot-comparison. Using cognitive and achievement data previously collected from these students at ages 7, 9, 10, 12, and 14, the study explored for which of the measures and when in development these links are observed, and how strong these links are and how much these links are moderated by other cognitive abilities. The 2 number sense measures correlated modestly with each other (r = .22), but moderately with mathematics at age 16. Both measures were also associated with earlier mathematics; but this association was uneven across development and was moderated by other cognitive abilities.
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- King's College London at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN)
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
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- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University
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- Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University
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Tikhomirova T, Voronina I, Belova A, Leonova N, Modyaev A, Malykh S. Sex Differences in the Relationship between “Big Five” Personality Traits and Intelligence Scores in Russian Young Adults. Personality and Individual Differences 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vasin G, Lobaskova M, Gindina E, Malykh S. Gender differences in the relationships of temperament and behavioral problems in Russian adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.05.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Malanchini M, Tosto MG, Garfield V, Dirik A, Czerwik A, Arden R, Malykh S, Kovas Y. Preschool Drawing and School Mathematics: The Nature of the Association. Child Dev 2016; 87:929-43. [PMID: 27079561 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The study examined the etiology of individual differences in early drawing and of its longitudinal association with school mathematics. Participants (N = 14,760), members of the Twins Early Development Study, were assessed on their ability to draw a human figure, including number of features, symmetry, and proportionality. Human figure drawing was moderately stable across 6 months (average r = .40). Individual differences in drawing at age 4½ were influenced by genetic (.21), shared environmental (.30), and nonshared environmental (.49) factors. Drawing was related to later (age 12) mathematical ability (average r = .24). This association was explained by genetic and shared environmental factors that also influenced general intelligence. Some genetic factors, unrelated to intelligence, also contributed to individual differences in drawing.
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- Goldsmiths University of London.,Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry (WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Services Development), Queen Mary University of London
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- Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education
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- Goldsmiths University of London.,Tomsk State University.,King's College London.,New York University in London
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Rodic M, Tikhomirova T, Kolienko T, Malykh S, Bogdanova O, Zueva DY, Gynku EI, Wan S, Zhou X, Kovas Y. Spatial complexity of character-based writing systems and arithmetic in primary school: a longitudinal study. Front Psychol 2015; 6:333. [PMID: 25859235 PMCID: PMC4374393 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous research has consistently found an association between spatial and mathematical abilities. We hypothesized that this link may partially explain the consistently observed advantage in mathematics demonstrated by East Asian children. Spatial complexity of the character-based writing systems may reflect or lead to a cognitive advantage relevant to mathematics. Seven hundered and twenty one 6–9-year old children from the UK and Russia were assessed on a battery of cognitive skills and arithmetic. The Russian children were recruited from specialist linguistic schools and divided into four different language groups, based on the second language they were learning (i.e., English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese). The UK children attended regular schools and were not learning any second language. The testing took place twice across the school year, once at the beginning, before the start of the second language acquisition, and once at the end of the year. The study had two aims: (1) to test whether spatial ability predicts mathematical ability in 7–9 year-old children across the samples; (2) to test whether acquisition and usage of a character-based writing system leads to an advantage in performance in arithmetic and related cognitive tasks. The longitudinal link from spatial ability to mathematics was found only in the Russian sample. The effect of second language acquisition on mathematics or other cognitive skills was negligible, although some effect of Chinese language on mathematical reasoning was suggested. Overall, the findings suggest that although spatial ability is related to mathematics at this age, one academic year of exposure to spatially complex writing systems is not enough to provide a mathematical advantage. Other educational and socio-cultural factors might play a greater role in explaining individual and cross-cultural differences in arithmetic at this age.
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- Maja Rodic
- InLab, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London London, UK ; Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia ; Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia ; Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
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- InLab, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London London, UK ; Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychology, Tomsk State University Tomsk, Russia
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Kazantseva A, Gaysina D, Kutlumbetova Y, Kanzafarova R, Malykh S, Lobaskova M, Khusnutdinova E. Brain derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) and personality traits: the modifying effect of season of birth and sex. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2015; 56:58-65. [PMID: 25132151 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Personality traits are complex phenotypes influenced by interactions of multiple genetic variants of small effect and environmental factors. It has been suggested that the brain derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) is involved in personality traits. Season of birth (SOB) has also been shown to affect personality traits due to its influences on brain development during prenatal and early postnatal periods. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of BDNF on personality traits; and the modifying effects of SOB and sex on associations between BDNF and personality traits. A sample of 1018 young adults (68% women; age range 17-25years) of Caucasian origin from the Russian Federation was assessed on personality traits (Novelty Seeking, Harm Avoidance, Reward Dependence, Persistence, Self-directedness, Cooperativeness, Self-transcendence) with the Temperament and Character Inventory-125 (TCI-125). Associations between personality traits and 12 BDNF SNPs were tested using linear regression models. The present study demonstrated the effect of rs11030102 on Persistence in females only (PFDR=0.043; r(2)=1.3%). There were significant interaction effects between Val66Met (rs6265) and SOB (PFDR=0.048, r(2)=1.4%), and between rs2030323 and SOB (PFDR=0.042, r(2)=1.3%), on Harm Avoidance. Our findings provide evidence for the modifying effect of SOB on the association between BDNF and Harm Avoidance, and for the modifying effect of sex on the association between BDNF and Persistence.
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- A Kazantseva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa 450054, Russia.
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- Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa 450054, Russia; Bashkir State University, 32, Zaki Validi, Ufa 450074, Russia.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa 450054, Russia; Bashkir State University, 32, Zaki Validi, Ufa 450074, Russia
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- Psychological Institute, Russian Academy of Education, 9/4, Mohovaya Street, Moscow 125009, Russia.
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- Udmurt State University, Universitetskaya St. 1Izhevsk, 426034, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa 450054, Russia; Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH, United Kingdom
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Ivanova MY, Achenbach TM, Rescorla LA, Turner LV, Árnadóttir HA, Au A, Caldas JC, Chaalal N, Chen YC, da Rocha MM, Decoster J, Fontaine JR, Funabiki Y, Guðmundsson HS, Kim YA, Leung P, Liu J, Malykh S, Marković J, Oh KJ, Petot JM, Samaniego VC, Ferreira de Mattos Silvares E, Šimulionienė R, Šobot V, Sokoli E, Sun G, Talcott JB, Vázquez N, Zasępa E. Syndromes of collateral-reported psychopathology for ages 18-59 in 18 Societies. Int J Clin Health Psychol 2015; 15:18-28. [PMID: 29399019 PMCID: PMC5796537 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose was to advance research and clinical methodology for assessing psychopathology by testing the international generalizability of an 8-syndrome model derived from collateral ratings of adult behavioral, emotional, social, and thought problems. Collateral informants rated 8,582 18-59-year-old residents of 18 societies on the Adult Behavior Checklist (ABCL). Confirmatory factor analyses tested the fit of the 8-syndrome model to ratings from each society. The primary model fit index (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation) showed good model fit for all societies, while secondary indices (Tucker Lewis Index, Comparative Fit Index) showed acceptable to good fit for 17 societies. Factor loadings were robust across societies and items. Of the 5,007 estimated parameters, 4 (0.08%) were outside the admissible parameter space, but 95% confidence intervals included the admissible space, indicating that the 4 deviant parameters could be due to sampling fluctuations. The findings are consistent with previous evidence for the generalizability of the 8-syndrome model in self-ratings from 29 societies, and support the 8-syndrome model for operationalizing phenotypes of adult psychopathology from multi-informant ratings in diverse societies.
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- Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
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- Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education, Russia
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- The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
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Ivanova MY, Achenbach TM, Rescorla LA, Tumer LV, Ahmeti-Pronaj A, Au A, Maese CA, Bellina M, Caldas JC, Chen YC, Csemy L, da Rocha MM, Decoster J, Dobrean A, Ezpeleta L, Fontaine JRJ, Funabiki Y, Guðmundsson HS, Harder VS, de la Cabada ML, Leung P, Liu J, Mahr S, Malykh S, Maras JS, 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, Zasepa E. Syndromes of Self-Reported Psychopathology for Ages 18-59 in 29 Societies. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 2014; 37:171-183. [PMID: 29805197 DOI: 10.1007/s10862-014-9448-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 01/30/2023]
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This study tested the multi-society generalizability of an eight-syndrome assessment model derived from factor analyses of American adults' self-ratings of 120 behavioral, emotional, and social problems. The Adult Self-Report (ASR; Achenbach and Rescorla 2003) was completed by 17,152 18-59-year-olds in 29 societies. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the fit of self-ratings in each sample to the eight-syndrome model. The primary model fit index (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation) showed good model fit for all samples, while secondary indices showed acceptable to good fit. Only 5 (0.06%) of the 8,598 estimated parameters were outside the admissible parameter space. Confidence intervals indicated that sampling fluctuations could account for the deviant parameters. Results thus supported the tested model in societies differing widely in social, political, and economic systems, languages, ethnicities, religions, and geographical regions. Although other items, societies, and analytic methods might yield different results, the findings indicate that adults in very diverse societies were willing and able to rate themselves on the same standardized set of 120 problem items. Moreover, their self-ratings fit an eight-syndrome model previously derived from self-ratings by American adults. The support for the statistically derived syndrome model is consistent with previous findings for parent, teacher, and self-ratings of 1½-18-year-olds in many societies. The ASR and its parallel collateral-report instrument, the Adult Behavior Checklist (ABCL), may offer mental health professionals practical tools for the multi-informant assessment of clinical constructs of adult psychopathology that appear to be meaningful across diverse societies.
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- Masha Y Ivanova
- 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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- Department of Psychology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA,
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- University of Vermont, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, 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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- El Colegio de Chihuahua, Anillo envolvente del PRONAF y calle Partido Díaz, sin número, Colonia Progresista, 32300 Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico,
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute, 7 Padiglione, Via Don Luigi Monza 20, Bosisio Parini, (Lecco), Italy 23842,
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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, Taiwan 62102,
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- Prague Psychiatric Centre, Laboratory of Social Psychiatry, Ustavni 91, 181 03 Praha 8, Prague, Czech Republic,
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- Institute of Human Sciences, University Paulista (Unip), Rua Francisco Bautista, 300, São Paulo, Brazil 04182-020,
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- Department of Personnel Management, Work, and Organizational Psychology, Ghent University, Henry Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University, Rupublicii st. 37, 400015 Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Departament de Psicologia Clinica i de la Salut, Edifici B, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain 08193,
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- Department of Personnel Management, Work, and Organizational Psychology, Ghent University, Henry Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 606-8507
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- Faculty of Social Work, University of Iceland, Gimli v., Saemundargata, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland,
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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, TX 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 19104-6096, USA,
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- Departement de Psychologie, Laboratoire EVACLIPSY, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense, Batiment C, 3e Etage, Salles C.319 & C.321, 200 Avenue de la Republique, Nanterre, France 92001
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- Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Mokhovaya str., 9/4, Moscow, Russia 125009,
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 1, Novi Sad, Serbia 21000,
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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 120-749,
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- Departement de Psychologie, Laboratoire EVACLIPSY, Université, de Paris Ouest, Batiment C, 3 Etage, Salles C.319 & C.321, 200, Avenue de la Republique, Nanterre, France 92001,
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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 1083,
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Kosova, 10000 Prishtine, Kosova
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- Instituto de Psicologia, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes 1721, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brazil 05508-030,
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- Department of Psychology, Klaipeda University, Herkaus Manto, str. 84, Klaipeda, Lithuania 92294,
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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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- The Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Room, 3609, Szczesliwicka 40, 02-353 Warsaw, Poland,
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Kovas Y, Ovcharova O, Tikhomirova T, Kolienko T, Tosto M, Malykh S. Are the mechanisms underlying mathematical learning in mathematically-gifted students fundamentally different? Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lobaskova M, Novgorodova I, Mukhordova O, Gindina E, Malykh S. The nature of individual differences of temperament in Russian-language children of 7–14 ages. Personality and Individual Differences 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Tosto MG, Hanscombe KB, Haworth CMA, Davis OSP, Petrill SA, Dale PS, Malykh S, Plomin R, Kovas Y. Why do spatial abilities predict mathematical performance? Dev Sci 2014; 17:462-70. [PMID: 24410830 PMCID: PMC3997754 DOI: 10.1111/desc.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spatial ability predicts performance in mathematics and eventual expertise in science, technology and engineering. Spatial skills have also been shown to rely on neuronal networks partially shared with mathematics. Understanding the nature of this association can inform educational practices and intervention for mathematical underperformance. Using data on two aspects of spatial ability and three domains of mathematical ability from 4174 pairs of 12‐year‐old twins, we examined the relative genetic and environmental contributions to variation in spatial ability and to its relationship with different aspects of mathematics. Environmental effects explained most of the variation in spatial ability (~70%) and in mathematical ability (~60%) at this age, and the effects were the same for boys and girls. Genetic factors explained about 60% of the observed relationship between spatial ability and mathematics, with a substantial portion of the relationship explained by common environmental influences (26% and 14% by shared and non‐shared environments respectively). These findings call for further research aimed at identifying specific environmental mediators of the spatial–mathematics relationship. Research highlights About a third of the variation in spatial ability at age 12 is explained by genetic factors; a little less than half of the variation in mathematics at this age is genetic. We find no sex differences in the genetic and environmental influences (either in magnitude or type) on mathematical and spatial variation at age 12. The observed overlap between spatial ability and mathematics is substantial (r > .40). Approximately 60% of this overlap is explained by common genetic effects, with 40% of the overlap due to environmental experience.
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- Maria Grazia Tosto
- Department of Psychology, University of York, UK; Laboratory for Cognitive Investigations and Behavioural Genetics, Tomsk State University, Russia
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Kazantseva A, Gaysina D, Malykh S, Khusnutdinova E. The role of dopamine transporter (SLC6A3) and dopamine D2 receptor/ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (DRD2/ANKK1) gene polymorphisms in personality traits. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011; 35:1033-40. [PMID: 21354244 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Variations in personality traits are caused by interactions between multiple genes of small effect and environmental factors. To date, gender- and ethnicity-specific variations in personality have been established. In the present study, we aimed to test: (1) the effects of four polymorphisms of dopamine system genes: ANKK1/DRD2 Taq1A, DRD2 rs6275, SLC6A3 40-bp VNTR and rs27072, on personality traits; (2) whether these effects differ between men and women and between Russians and Tatars. A sample of 652 healthy individuals (222 men and 430 women) of Caucasian origin (233 Russians and 419 Tatars) from Russia was subjected to personality traits assessment with Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) and Temperament and Character Inventory-125 (TCI-125). The associations between each personality trait and polymorphisms were assessed with regression models adjusted for gender and ethnicity. There were significant effects of ANKK1/DRD2 Taq1A on Neuroticism (p=0.016) and of SLC6A3 rs27072 on Persistence (p=0.021) in both genders. The association between ANKK1/DRD2 Taq1A A2/A2-genotype and higher Novelty Seeking and lower Reward Dependence was shown in men only (p for gender interaction=0.018). In women only, there was a significant association between SLC6A3 10R*G-haplotype and higher Persistence (p=0.002). Our findings provide evidence for a modifying effect of gender on the associations between dopamine system genes and approach-related traits (in men) and Persistence (in women).
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- A Kazantseva
- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71, Prospekt Oktyabrya, Ufa 450054, Russia.
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Chiong JR, Rai P, Montiero C, Malykh S, Miller AB. SYNCOPE: A CASE OF A VEIN GRAFT RUPTURE. Chest 2005. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4_meetingabstracts.416s-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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