Pub Date : 2023-02-07DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2171184
Khaled A. Al-Dassean
Abstract The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue-SF), a brief and effective tool used for assessing emotional intelligence, originated in the Western culture and needs to be adapted to other cultures. The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of an Arabic-adapted version of the TEIQue-SF. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 487 Arabic-speaking participants, including students and laypeople. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the conceptual factorial structure. Measurement invariance analyses were performed across genders. The big five were employed as external validation measures. The CFA findings validated the proposed TEIQue-SF structure, which included one latent factor (global trait EI) and four indicator factors. Analysis of measurement invariance revealed that the TEIQue-SF Arabic version was factorially equivalent across genders. Furthermore, TEIQue-SF demonstrated good internal consistency. No significant differences are observed between women and men in terms of trait emotional intelligence. The correlations between TEIQue-SF and the big five dimensions demonstrated the theoretically predicted relationships with these variables. We concluded that the Arabic version of the TEIQue-SF is psychologically sound and appropriate for research and practice in Jordan.
{"title":"Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue-SF)","authors":"Khaled A. Al-Dassean","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2023.2171184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2171184","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue-SF), a brief and effective tool used for assessing emotional intelligence, originated in the Western culture and needs to be adapted to other cultures. The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of an Arabic-adapted version of the TEIQue-SF. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 487 Arabic-speaking participants, including students and laypeople. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the conceptual factorial structure. Measurement invariance analyses were performed across genders. The big five were employed as external validation measures. The CFA findings validated the proposed TEIQue-SF structure, which included one latent factor (global trait EI) and four indicator factors. Analysis of measurement invariance revealed that the TEIQue-SF Arabic version was factorially equivalent across genders. Furthermore, TEIQue-SF demonstrated good internal consistency. No significant differences are observed between women and men in terms of trait emotional intelligence. The correlations between TEIQue-SF and the big five dimensions demonstrated the theoretically predicted relationships with these variables. We concluded that the Arabic version of the TEIQue-SF is psychologically sound and appropriate for research and practice in Jordan.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42017649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-26DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2168424
J. S. T. Tan
Abstract Perfectionism has been a challenge in university students’ everyday lives. As perfectionism can negatively affect students’ mental health, researchers have suggested ways to manage perfectionism and build students’ resilience towards having a better wellbeing. One way is to practice self-compassion. This study utilized mediation analyses to investigate if self-compassion mediates the relationship between the trait dimensions of perfectionism and psychological resilience among Filipino university students. A sample of 317 undergraduate students from the University of the Philippines Diliman participated and answered scales that measure the variables of interest. Results indicate that when covariates were excluded, self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) and socially prescribed perfectionism influenced psychological resilience indirectly via self-compassion, while SOP and other-oriented perfectionism (OOP) directly affected psychological resilience, independent of self-compassion. When covariates were included, the same findings were found, but OOP also influenced psychological resilience indirectly via self-compassion. Implications of the findings are discussed in this study.
{"title":"The mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between trait perfectionism and psychological resilience among Filipino university students","authors":"J. S. T. Tan","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2023.2168424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2168424","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Perfectionism has been a challenge in university students’ everyday lives. As perfectionism can negatively affect students’ mental health, researchers have suggested ways to manage perfectionism and build students’ resilience towards having a better wellbeing. One way is to practice self-compassion. This study utilized mediation analyses to investigate if self-compassion mediates the relationship between the trait dimensions of perfectionism and psychological resilience among Filipino university students. A sample of 317 undergraduate students from the University of the Philippines Diliman participated and answered scales that measure the variables of interest. Results indicate that when covariates were excluded, self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) and socially prescribed perfectionism influenced psychological resilience indirectly via self-compassion, while SOP and other-oriented perfectionism (OOP) directly affected psychological resilience, independent of self-compassion. When covariates were included, the same findings were found, but OOP also influenced psychological resilience indirectly via self-compassion. Implications of the findings are discussed in this study.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45597225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-21DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2167503
Christopher Mensah, E. M. Azila-Gbettor, Collins R. Nunyonameh, Melody Enyonam Appietu, S. N. Amedome
Abstract The integration and mandatory study of research method courses by university students is a global phenomenon. However, students demonstrate apprehension and disinterest in research methods courses. Consequently, this study investigated the interplay among research methods anxiety, positive disposition toward research, perception of usefulness, self-efficacy, and academic effort in research. Paper-and-pencil questionnaires were used to collect data from a convenience sample of 636 technical university students in Ghana. Based on partial least squares structural equation modeling results, research anxiety reduces students’ self-beliefs (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000) and negatively affects perception of research usefulness (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000). A positive disposition towards research enhances students’ academic efforts in research (β = 0.919; t = 3.308; p = 0.001). Furthermore, self-efficacy drives students’ efforts (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000), enhances positive disposition toward research (β = 0.191; t = 3.308; p = .001) and perception of research usefulness among students (β = 0.224; t = 3.064; p = .002). Students’ perception of research usefulness mediates the relationship between anxiety and effort in research (β = −0.075; t = 3.653; p = .000), positive research disposition and effort (β = −0.056; t = 2.519; p = .012) as well as research self-efficacy and effort in studies (β = 0.083; t = 3.02; p = .003).
{"title":"Research methods anxiety, attitude, self-efficacy and academic effort: A social cognitive theory perspective","authors":"Christopher Mensah, E. M. Azila-Gbettor, Collins R. Nunyonameh, Melody Enyonam Appietu, S. N. Amedome","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2023.2167503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2167503","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The integration and mandatory study of research method courses by university students is a global phenomenon. However, students demonstrate apprehension and disinterest in research methods courses. Consequently, this study investigated the interplay among research methods anxiety, positive disposition toward research, perception of usefulness, self-efficacy, and academic effort in research. Paper-and-pencil questionnaires were used to collect data from a convenience sample of 636 technical university students in Ghana. Based on partial least squares structural equation modeling results, research anxiety reduces students’ self-beliefs (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000) and negatively affects perception of research usefulness (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000). A positive disposition towards research enhances students’ academic efforts in research (β = 0.919; t = 3.308; p = 0.001). Furthermore, self-efficacy drives students’ efforts (β = −0.172; t = 2.729; p = .000), enhances positive disposition toward research (β = 0.191; t = 3.308; p = .001) and perception of research usefulness among students (β = 0.224; t = 3.064; p = .002). Students’ perception of research usefulness mediates the relationship between anxiety and effort in research (β = −0.075; t = 3.653; p = .000), positive research disposition and effort (β = −0.056; t = 2.519; p = .012) as well as research self-efficacy and effort in studies (β = 0.083; t = 3.02; p = .003).","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45485150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-14DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2157964
Allen Joshua George, Romate John, E. Rajkumar, Maria Wajid, R Lakshmi
Abstract Both hedonia and eudaimonia contribute to well-being, but existing literature on alcohol-dependence concentrates on hedonic needs alone, leaving a research gap on the role of eudaimonia in alcohol-dependence. Theoretically, mindfulness promotes eudaimonia that presumably benefits individuals with alcohol-dependence, but the empirical literature on the same is scarce. Hence, the current pilot study intended to examine the association of eudaimonia and mindfulness with alcohol-dependence, and assess the feasibility of the main study. Study-I compared mindfulness and eudaimonia of individuals with (N = 154) and without (N = 160) alcohol-dependence. Its results called forth a study-II that explored the role of eudaimonia and mindfulness in predicting alcohol-dependence among the individuals undergoing treatment for alcohol-dependence (N = 110). The data were analyzed using the independent-sample t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. Study-I revealed the significant deficiency of mindfulness and eudaimonia among individuals with alcohol-dependence compared to those without alcohol-dependence. Study-II found that mindfulness and eudaimonia predicted alcohol-dependence and alcohol craving. Study result indicates the potential role of mindfulness and eudaimonia in the effective treatment of alcohol-dependence, through significant correlation among the variables. The study also highlights the feasibility and utility of the main study.
{"title":"Eudaimonia and mindfulness as predictors of alcohol-dependence: a pilot study","authors":"Allen Joshua George, Romate John, E. Rajkumar, Maria Wajid, R Lakshmi","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2022.2157964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2157964","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Both hedonia and eudaimonia contribute to well-being, but existing literature on alcohol-dependence concentrates on hedonic needs alone, leaving a research gap on the role of eudaimonia in alcohol-dependence. Theoretically, mindfulness promotes eudaimonia that presumably benefits individuals with alcohol-dependence, but the empirical literature on the same is scarce. Hence, the current pilot study intended to examine the association of eudaimonia and mindfulness with alcohol-dependence, and assess the feasibility of the main study. Study-I compared mindfulness and eudaimonia of individuals with (N = 154) and without (N = 160) alcohol-dependence. Its results called forth a study-II that explored the role of eudaimonia and mindfulness in predicting alcohol-dependence among the individuals undergoing treatment for alcohol-dependence (N = 110). The data were analyzed using the independent-sample t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. Study-I revealed the significant deficiency of mindfulness and eudaimonia among individuals with alcohol-dependence compared to those without alcohol-dependence. Study-II found that mindfulness and eudaimonia predicted alcohol-dependence and alcohol craving. Study result indicates the potential role of mindfulness and eudaimonia in the effective treatment of alcohol-dependence, through significant correlation among the variables. The study also highlights the feasibility and utility of the main study.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43782505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-14DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2166307
S. Pathak, K. B. Srivastava, R. Dewangan
Abstract This study attempts to assess preferences for processing information (decision style) in normative and descriptive decision-making tasks. This study examines the relationship of rational and experiential decision styles with heuristics and the application of decision rules. 324 undergraduate and postgraduate students were drawn purposively from a technical institute. They were administered “Rational‐Experiential Inventory”, “Applying Decision Rule” task and two versions (expert and not-expert) of an essay (as a measure of heuristics). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression techniques. The results suggest that rational decision style (RDS) is positively related to the application of decision rules, but negatively associated with the heuristic cue. Experiential decision style (EDS) and the use of heuristic in decision-making has a significant positive relationship. The application of decision rules (integration skill) and the use of heuristics showed a significant negative correlation. The regression result indicates that both decision styles, rational and experiential, play a significant role in decision-making and impact the use of heuristics and the application of decision rules in decision-making. The findings show the utility of investigating cognitive process manifestations such as decision-making styles and the application of decision-making rules based on competencies.
{"title":"Decision styles and their association with heuristic cue and decision-making rules","authors":"S. Pathak, K. B. Srivastava, R. Dewangan","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2023.2166307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2166307","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study attempts to assess preferences for processing information (decision style) in normative and descriptive decision-making tasks. This study examines the relationship of rational and experiential decision styles with heuristics and the application of decision rules. 324 undergraduate and postgraduate students were drawn purposively from a technical institute. They were administered “Rational‐Experiential Inventory”, “Applying Decision Rule” task and two versions (expert and not-expert) of an essay (as a measure of heuristics). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression techniques. The results suggest that rational decision style (RDS) is positively related to the application of decision rules, but negatively associated with the heuristic cue. Experiential decision style (EDS) and the use of heuristic in decision-making has a significant positive relationship. The application of decision rules (integration skill) and the use of heuristics showed a significant negative correlation. The regression result indicates that both decision styles, rational and experiential, play a significant role in decision-making and impact the use of heuristics and the application of decision rules in decision-making. The findings show the utility of investigating cognitive process manifestations such as decision-making styles and the application of decision-making rules based on competencies.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48106287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2023.2196005
Alexander Hammant, Tamara Chithiramohan, Victoria Haunton, Lucy Beishon
Cognitive deficits are prevalent after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and result in loss of function, poorer quality of life and increased risks of dependency and mortality. This systematic review aimed to synthesise the available evidence on cognitive assessment in TIA patients to determine the prevalence of cognitive deficits, and the optimal tests for cognitive assessment. Medline, Embase, PsychINFO and CINAHL databases were searched for relevant articles. Articles were screened by title and abstract. Full-text analysis and quality assessment was performed using the National Institute of Health Tool. Data were extracted on study characteristics, prevalence of TIA deficits, and key study findings. Due to significant heterogeneity, meta-analysis was not possible. Twenty-five full-text articles met the review inclusion criteria. There was significant heterogeneity in terms of cognitive tests used, definitions of cognitive impairment and TIA, time points post-event, and analysis methods. The majority of studies used the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) (n = 23). Prevalence of cognitive impairment ranged from 2% to 100%, depending on the time-point and cognitive domain studied. The MoCA was more sensitive than the MMSE for identifying cognitive deficits. Deficits were common in executive function, attention, and language. No studies assessed diagnostic test accuracy against a reference standard diagnosis of cognitive impairment. Recommendations on cognitive testing after TIA are hampered by significant heterogeneity between studies, as well as a lack of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Future research should focus on harmonising tools, definitions, and time-points, and validating tools specifically for the TIA population.
{"title":"Cognitive testing following transient ischaemic attack: A systematic review of clinical assessment tools.","authors":"Alexander Hammant, Tamara Chithiramohan, Victoria Haunton, Lucy Beishon","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2023.2196005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2196005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cognitive deficits are prevalent after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and result in loss of function, poorer quality of life and increased risks of dependency and mortality. This systematic review aimed to synthesise the available evidence on cognitive assessment in TIA patients to determine the prevalence of cognitive deficits, and the optimal tests for cognitive assessment. Medline, Embase, PsychINFO and CINAHL databases were searched for relevant articles. Articles were screened by title and abstract. Full-text analysis and quality assessment was performed using the National Institute of Health Tool. Data were extracted on study characteristics, prevalence of TIA deficits, and key study findings. Due to significant heterogeneity, meta-analysis was not possible. Twenty-five full-text articles met the review inclusion criteria. There was significant heterogeneity in terms of cognitive tests used, definitions of cognitive impairment and TIA, time points post-event, and analysis methods. The majority of studies used the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) (<i>n</i> = 23). Prevalence of cognitive impairment ranged from 2% to 100%, depending on the time-point and cognitive domain studied. The MoCA was more sensitive than the MMSE for identifying cognitive deficits. Deficits were common in executive function, attention, and language. No studies assessed diagnostic test accuracy against a reference standard diagnosis of cognitive impairment. Recommendations on cognitive testing after TIA are hampered by significant heterogeneity between studies, as well as a lack of diagnostic test accuracy studies. Future research should focus on harmonising tools, definitions, and time-points, and validating tools specifically for the TIA population.</p>","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":"10 1","pages":"2196005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10069374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9628586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-31DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2086665
E. Ozturk, J. Mohler
Abstract Objective Research has shown that social factors like peer networks and screen time exposure have a critical role in personal perceptions of weight. This study examined the relationships between television, computer/video games exposure, unstructured socializing (UnS), perceived resilience (PR), self-perceived overweight (SPO), and misperceptions of overweight (MO) in early adulthood. Method Data were obtained from Add Health, a public use sample of 2033 men and 2336 women 18–26 years old (M = 21.81 years; SD = 1.80). Binary logistic regression was used for all data analyses. Hesmer-Lemeshow and Wald test statistics were reported to compare binary logit models. Nagelkerke pseudo-R2 was computed for effect sizes. Results The results showed that TV had a positive effect on SPO and MO. Gender-specific patterns were found in SPO and MO that women were more likely to overestimate their weight than men, and men were more likely to have MO compared to women. The results yielded that the effect of PR on SPO is significant at .001 level. The moderator effect of PR was statistically significant only for the relationship between computer/video games exposure and SPO. Conclusion Reducing TV exposure might be a protective factor to prevent weight misperceptions. Further studies are needed to examine the effects of low, moderate, and high levels of leisure-based ST and gender-specific resilience strength programs on weight misperceptions.
{"title":"Moderation effects of perceived resilience on the relationship between screen time, unstructured socializing, and self-perceived overweight","authors":"E. Ozturk, J. Mohler","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2022.2086665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2086665","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective Research has shown that social factors like peer networks and screen time exposure have a critical role in personal perceptions of weight. This study examined the relationships between television, computer/video games exposure, unstructured socializing (UnS), perceived resilience (PR), self-perceived overweight (SPO), and misperceptions of overweight (MO) in early adulthood. Method Data were obtained from Add Health, a public use sample of 2033 men and 2336 women 18–26 years old (M = 21.81 years; SD = 1.80). Binary logistic regression was used for all data analyses. Hesmer-Lemeshow and Wald test statistics were reported to compare binary logit models. Nagelkerke pseudo-R2 was computed for effect sizes. Results The results showed that TV had a positive effect on SPO and MO. Gender-specific patterns were found in SPO and MO that women were more likely to overestimate their weight than men, and men were more likely to have MO compared to women. The results yielded that the effect of PR on SPO is significant at .001 level. The moderator effect of PR was statistically significant only for the relationship between computer/video games exposure and SPO. Conclusion Reducing TV exposure might be a protective factor to prevent weight misperceptions. Further studies are needed to examine the effects of low, moderate, and high levels of leisure-based ST and gender-specific resilience strength programs on weight misperceptions.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43553057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-31DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2079802
Lauren Taylor, B. Dibb
Abstract The aim of the present study was to explore perceptions of the Digital Twin (a three-dimensional digital representation of an anatomical body) on a mobile health application, and the potential mechanisms that are important for behaviour change, with a focus on health and weight management. An explorative and participant-led approach was taken using semi-structured online interviews to explore the experiences of people, in this case non-users and users wanting to independently manage their health. An opportunity sample of forty participants from the United Kingdom (20 who had not used digitally assistive technology and 20 who had) were recruited from social media platforms (22 females and 18 males; mean age was 30). The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Thematic Analysis. Two main themes were elicited: Initiators of behaviour change (i.e., autonomous choices, social influences, and personalisation) and Barriers to behaviour change (i.e., adverse reactions, weight management norms and negative attitudes). Overall, it was suggested that the Digital Twin should be representative of a user’s personalised health information and BMI. These results can inform an intervention designed to use the Digital Twin to initiate and maintain lifestyle behaviour change. It can also develop our understanding of how such technology can be applied as a tool for health management.
{"title":"Exploring users and non-users views of the Digital Twin on a mHealth app: a Thematic, qualitative approach","authors":"Lauren Taylor, B. Dibb","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2022.2079802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2079802","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aim of the present study was to explore perceptions of the Digital Twin (a three-dimensional digital representation of an anatomical body) on a mobile health application, and the potential mechanisms that are important for behaviour change, with a focus on health and weight management. An explorative and participant-led approach was taken using semi-structured online interviews to explore the experiences of people, in this case non-users and users wanting to independently manage their health. An opportunity sample of forty participants from the United Kingdom (20 who had not used digitally assistive technology and 20 who had) were recruited from social media platforms (22 females and 18 males; mean age was 30). The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Thematic Analysis. Two main themes were elicited: Initiators of behaviour change (i.e., autonomous choices, social influences, and personalisation) and Barriers to behaviour change (i.e., adverse reactions, weight management norms and negative attitudes). Overall, it was suggested that the Digital Twin should be representative of a user’s personalised health information and BMI. These results can inform an intervention designed to use the Digital Twin to initiate and maintain lifestyle behaviour change. It can also develop our understanding of how such technology can be applied as a tool for health management.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44029025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT This article remarks on the development of a training program for psychology students based on an integrative counseling model to promote humanistic counseling competencies to cultivate social justice. Objectives of this study: to investigate outcomes of a training program for psychology students based on an integrative counseling model to promote humanistic counseling competencies to cultivate social justice and to investigate an impact of the training program on congruence and humanistic counseling competencies to promote social justice. The training program is developed through assimilative integration in which the Satir model is primarily applied together with empowerment counseling and training skills as the supplement techniques. Results reveal that the training program effectively assists in the promotion of congruence and humanistic counseling competencies among psychology students.
{"title":"Development of humanistic counseling competencies for social justice, congruence of psychology students as a mediator variable","authors":"Kanyarat Muangkaew, Nanchatsan Sakunpong, Wilailak Langka","doi":"10.1080/23311908.2022.2079192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2022.2079192","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article remarks on the development of a training program for psychology students based on an integrative counseling model to promote humanistic counseling competencies to cultivate social justice. Objectives of this study: to investigate outcomes of a training program for psychology students based on an integrative counseling model to promote humanistic counseling competencies to cultivate social justice and to investigate an impact of the training program on congruence and humanistic counseling competencies to promote social justice. The training program is developed through assimilative integration in which the Satir model is primarily applied together with empowerment counseling and training skills as the supplement techniques. Results reveal that the training program effectively assists in the promotion of congruence and humanistic counseling competencies among psychology students.","PeriodicalId":46323,"journal":{"name":"Cogent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42578278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-31DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2022.2054531
C. Leonidou, E. Constantinou, Maria Panteli, G. Panayiotou
Abstract Alexithymia is a multifaceted personality trait linked to increased risk for psychological, psychosomatic, and physical health problems. One hypothesized mechanism through which alexithymia predisposes individuals to such problems is the interference of alexithymic characteristics in processing affective, particularly unpleasant content. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and biases in attentional processing of threatening vs. neutral pictorial stimuli, disentangling early (vigilance) from late (maintenance) attentional biases. One hundred participants (77 female; 18–35 years old) completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and underwent a free viewing task with picture pairs presenting illness, fear and neutral content, during which dwell time on each picture was recorded at time intervals of 0–500 ms, 501–1000 ms and 1001–6500 ms of exposure. Results from multilevel modeling showed that alexithymia interacted with time interval and picture type. Higher alexithymia scores were related to less dwell time towards fear pictures at 501 ms-1000 ms, but more dwell time at 1001 ms-6500 ms after stimulus onset. This effect was particularly observed for the externally oriented thinking and the difficulty in describing feelings facets of alexithymia, but not the difficulty in identifying feelings. There was no effect of alexithymia on early vigilance at 0–500 ms. This study provides evidence on the association between alexithymic traits and early avoidance, along with late maintenance bias to fear, which appears consistent with the view that alexithymia is associated with avoidant emotion regulation processes, but also greater requirements of cognitive resources for processing affective information.
述情障碍是一种多方面的人格特质，与心理、心身和身体健康问题的风险增加有关。一个假设的机制，通过述情障碍使个人倾向于这些问题是在处理情感，特别是不愉快的内容的述情特征的干扰。本研究旨在探讨述情障碍与威胁性和中性图像刺激注意加工偏差的关系，并从早期(警觉)和后期(维持)注意偏差中分离出来。100名参与者(女性77名;18-35岁)完成多伦多述情障碍量表(Toronto Alexithymia Scale)，并对呈现疾病、恐惧和中性内容的图片对进行自由观看任务，在0-500 ms、501-1000 ms和1001-6500 ms的时间间隔中记录每张图片的停留时间。多层次建模结果表明，述情障碍与时间间隔和图片类型有交互作用。述情障碍得分越高，刺激后501 ms ~ 1000 ms对恐惧图像的停留时间越短，刺激后1001 ms ~ 6500 ms对恐惧图像的停留时间越长。这种影响在外向型思维和述情障碍中描述情感方面的困难中特别明显，但在识别情感方面没有发现困难。述情障碍对0 ~ 500 ms早期警觉性无影响。本研究为述情障碍特征与早期回避以及后期维持恐惧倾向之间的关系提供了证据，这与述情障碍与回避性情绪调节过程相关的观点一致，但也与处理情感信息的认知资源要求更高的观点一致。
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