Pub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241303.12
Weiming Song, Zhiwei Zheng, Jingyang Wu
Light can influence human emotional well-being, sleep quality, and circadian rhythms. The application of these qualities in a therapeutic context is currently being explored. Research has been conducted into the effects of light therapy on wound healing, sleep enhancement, stress management, and the improvement of depressive symptoms. Despite the extensive amount of studies in this field, a satisfactory framework for categorizing light therapies has yet to be developed. To address this problem, our research team proposes to categorize light therapy by wavelength (color). The benefit of this categorization is that, while therapeutic applications may evolve, the fundamental properties of light colors remain constant. Categorizing by color supports scientific innovation and maintains consistent categories even as new research emerges. On the other hand, light therapy’s potential is undermined. Light therapy is characterized by its affordability, durability, consistency, and minimal side effects. While light therapy is interchangeable with other therapeutic methods in common scenarios, it is specifically suited for environments where all those attributes are essential. Space missions represent one such environment. Space exploration is a major frontier for humanity, yet the mental health and living conditions of astronauts have received limited attention. Space missions present unique environmental challenges to astronauts due to altered light exposure, high-pressure, and isolated living environments. These environmental problems need to be addressed, but the resource-scarce space environment requires a reliable and durable solution. Light therapy’s advantages align well with these constraints. Moreover, its ability to address issues such as disrupted circadian rhythms and psychological stress caused by space environmental problems renders it an optimal intervention for space exploration. This article will examine the therapeutic effects of light therapy, with a particular focus on the ways in which different light colors address various health issues and recent discoveries. The potential of light therapy will be demonstrated through the use of space missions as an illustrative example. Additionally, we will briefly discuss future research directions for light therapy. Our primary objective is to establish an intuitive and stable categorization of light therapy. We will examine the potential of light therapy in unique environments, such as space missions, and discuss how it can address common symptoms experienced during these missions. Our ultimate goal is to fully realize the potential of light therapy in tailored environments and inspire the discovery of other scenarios where light therapy can be equally effective.
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Pub Date : 2024-05-10DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241303.11
Achille Mouafo, Sylvestre Lontio
Stockholm syndrome, a paradoxical phenomenon, characteristic of the particular psychological functioning of people in captivity and victims of mistreatment, sexual abuse and gender-based violence, arouses significant interest in psychological sciences. However, the related instrumentation remains limited, due to the fact that there is not a significant number of measurements that can evaluate it. In addition, the current main measure (the scale for identifying “Stockholm Syndrome” reactions in young dating women/Escala para identificar reacciones de síndrome de Estocolmo (SISSR) relacionada con violencia de pareja), only exists in the English and Spanish languages; which constitutes a linguistic obstacle for its administration to individuals who speak other languages, such as French. However, the simple translation of the items of a measurement does not guarantee its reliability from a psychometric point of view. In this vein, this study proposes the translation in French and validation of the Spanish version of this measure. It also proposes, as part of testing the predictive validity of the measure, to link the construct of Stockholm syndrome with gender-related ideologies and attitudes. The validation of the French version of the Stockholm syndrome measurement scale was carried out with two samples (N = 836) consisting entirely of women. The exploratory test (EFA) carried out with 400 participants reveals a reliable tri-factorial structure of 16 elements, after the elimination of 33 elements, due to factor loadings lower than .40. The confirmatory analysis of this factorial structure, using the Structural Equation Method (CFA-SEM), carried out on a sample of 436 participants, supports the tri-factorial structure which fits the data better. Tests of factorial invariance of the measurement, depending on marital status (n1 = 215 married women; n2 = 221 concubine) reveal a structural equivalence between the groups. The predictive validity of the measure reveals that Stockholm syndrome is linked to attitudes towards gender-based violence, sexism, feminism, non-justification of the gender system and gender-based social dominance.
斯德哥尔摩综合症是一种自相矛盾的现象，是被囚禁者和虐待、性虐待和性别暴力受害者的特殊心理功能的特征，引起了心理科学界的极大兴趣。然而，相关的工具仍然有限，因为没有大量的测量方法可以对其进行评估。此外，目前的主要测量方法（用于识别年轻约会女性的 "斯德哥尔摩综合症 "反应的量表/Escala para identificar reacciones de síndrome de Estocolmo (SISSR) relacionada con violencia de pareja）只有英语和西班牙语版本，这对使用其他语言（如法语）的人来说是一个语言障碍。然而，从心理测量学的角度来看，简单翻译测量项目并不能保证其可靠性。因此，本研究建议将该测量法翻译成法语，并验证其西班牙语版本。作为测试该测量方法预测有效性的一部分，本研究还建议将斯德哥尔摩综合症与性别相关的意识形态和态度联系起来。法文版斯德哥尔摩综合症测量量表的验证是在两个完全由女性组成的样本（N = 836）中进行的。对 400 名参与者进行的探索性测试（EFA）显示，由于因子载荷低于 0.40，在剔除 33 个因子后，形成了一个由 16 个因子组成的可靠的三因子结构。使用结构方程法（CFA-SEM）对这一因子结构进行了确认分析，对 436 名参与者进行了抽样调查，结果表明三因子结构更适合数据。根据婚姻状况（n1 = 215 名已婚妇女；n2 = 221 名妾室）对测量的因子不变性进行的测试表明，各组之间在结构上是等效的。测量的预测有效性表明，斯德哥尔摩综合症与对性别暴力、性别主义、女权主义、性别制度的非合理性和基于性别的社会支配地位的态度有关。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-17DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.13
Vincent Kavita, Jacob Masika, Priscilla Kabue
Introduction: Majority of youths all over the world ignorantly rely on one or more types of drugs for their everyday activities, including Mandrax, Cocaine, Tobacco, Heroine, Khat, Morphine, Alcohol, Amphetamines, Ephedrine, and Glue among others. This study’s purpose was to evaluate the epidemiology of substance abuse among the youths in Makueni County, Kenya. The broad objectives that guided the study was; to determine the epidemiology of substance abuse among the youths in Makueni County, Kenya. Methodology: -A Cross-sectional mixed-method study design was undertaken, with the target population consisting of all youths from Makueni County's eight main marketplaces. Purposive sampling was employed to obtain the 8 Major urban centres while simple random selection approach was employed to obtain respondents in each market. Qualitative data was collected using 8 key informants to supplement the quantitative data collected from the youths. A self-administered questionnaire was employed. Quantitative data was analysed using Descriptive as well as inferential statistics while qualitative narrative data was grouped into themes and was presented inform of texts with verbatim quotes used to amplify the voice of the informants. Results: The study sampled 384 respondents from Makueni County. Prevalence of Drug/Substance abuse stood at 62.3 % with alcohol (58.3%) being the most commonly abused drug/Substance. Hard Drugs were the least abused with 96.9% reporting they had never abused. Pearson correlation between gender, age and education level on prevalence of drug abuse in Makueni showed a weak positive relationship(r=0.032), weak negative relationship (r=-0.064) and a significant negative relationship (r=-0.212) respectively. High unemployment rates 62.3%, easy availability of drugs 34.3%, Peer pressure 72.3%, cheap cost of drugs 28.3% and poverty level 15.1% are main contributory factors to drug abuse. A chi-square run on the factors contributing to drug abuse also indicated a significant positive relationship between the local music, TV programs, friends, and social media with prevalence of drug abuse in Makueni County. The chi-square results also revealed a weak positive relationship between parents and prevalence of drug abuse in Makueni County. Faith-based organizations, local leaders, religious leaders, and non-governmental organizations had a strong negative relationship with prevalence of drug abuse in Makueni County. Conclusion & Recommendations: There is high prevalence of Drug/Substance abuse among the youths in Makueni County and both the County Government, national Government and the community in general must put stringent measures to curb the easy availability, sale and buying of abusive Drugs and other substances in the county.
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The current research is centered on investigating the neurophysiological correlates associated with various talents, with the goal of determining whether specific brain areas are activated during the expression of these talents. The study specifically investigates individuals with different occupational roles, distinguishing between social/healthcare and non-healthcare (administrative) positions. The research was conducted in three phases. The initial phase involved the selection of 60 employees from the Piccola Opera Caritas of Giulianova. Participants were administered the Brain Talent Profile questionnaire to gather information about their talents. The second phase focused on identifying neuroanatomical correlates using the BrainBit helmet. Participants engage in various brief activities while wearing the EEG headband, suitable for both neurofeedback and brain activity measurements. The final phase was dedicated to analyze the data collected through the Brain Brief Profile, which comprises three domains: Perception, Evaluation, and Action. Our hypothesis suggests significant correlations between participants' talents and recorded EEG patterns. To validate this hypothesis, the outcomes derived from the Social and Emotional Intelligence (SEI) test were compared with EEG measurements. This research holds potential applications in the recruitment phase, providing insights into the neurological basis of talents in prospective employees. It may offer advantages in training initiatives dedicated to enhancing talents and skills across diverse organizational roles. The emphasis on various job roles, particularly in the social/healthcare and administrative sectors, strengthens the practical relevance of the study for talent assessment and development within organizational contexts. In summary, our research aims to bridge the gap between talents and neurophysiological correlates, with potential implications for recruitment and training strategies within organizational settings.
{"title":"Pilot Research for the Assessment of Neuroanatomical Correlates in Relation to Brain Talents Identified Through the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment","authors":"Iannoccari Alfredo, Cariani Tania, Domenico Rega, Fariselli Lorenzo, Iseppato Ilaria","doi":"10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.12","url":null,"abstract":"The current research is centered on investigating the neurophysiological correlates associated with various talents, with the goal of determining whether specific brain areas are activated during the expression of these talents. The study specifically investigates individuals with different occupational roles, distinguishing between social/healthcare and non-healthcare (administrative) positions. The research was conducted in three phases. The initial phase involved the selection of 60 employees from the Piccola Opera Caritas of Giulianova. Participants were administered the Brain Talent Profile questionnaire to gather information about their talents. The second phase focused on identifying neuroanatomical correlates using the BrainBit helmet. Participants engage in various brief activities while wearing the EEG headband, suitable for both neurofeedback and brain activity measurements. The final phase was dedicated to analyze the data collected through the Brain Brief Profile, which comprises three domains: Perception, Evaluation, and Action. Our hypothesis suggests significant correlations between participants' talents and recorded EEG patterns. To validate this hypothesis, the outcomes derived from the Social and Emotional Intelligence (SEI) test were compared with EEG measurements. This research holds potential applications in the recruitment phase, providing insights into the neurological basis of talents in prospective employees. It may offer advantages in training initiatives dedicated to enhancing talents and skills across diverse organizational roles. The emphasis on various job roles, particularly in the social/healthcare and administrative sectors, strengthens the practical relevance of the study for talent assessment and development within organizational contexts. In summary, our research aims to bridge the gap between talents and neurophysiological correlates, with potential implications for recruitment and training strategies within organizational settings.","PeriodicalId":508573,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Behavioral Sciences","volume":"67 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140755389","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 : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.11
N. Linares-Orama, Hillary Fossas, Valeria Torres
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that the first Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) screening of development and behavior for all children can be completed as early as 9 months of age. To address this recommendation this study was aimed at describing the gestural and oral receptive and expressive social communicative behavior of typical Puerto Rican Hispanic children, using skills in the Early Social-Communication Scales (ESCS). Twenty Puerto Rican infants and toddlers, 10-14 months of age, were studied. Each participant was examined and observed (using video-audio recordings), by a trained speech-language pathology graduate student and a speech-language pathologist of the FILIUS Center. One clinician elicited while the other observed each child’s responses to the ESCS items. At the end, the recorded sessions were analyzed and discussed by the two observers to assign values to observed abilities on a scale of from 1 to 5 for each skill (1= does not execute; 5=very frequent execution). The strongest indicators of typical social communication in these Hispanic infants and toddlers demonstrate that, at that very early age, infants and toddlers are driven to interact with a stranger when accompanied by their mothers as a confirmation of their empathic dispositions. These strong indicators of social communication in typical Hispanic infants and toddlers can be observed by health professionals to identify difficulties in interaction skills as signs to refer children at-risk of autism.
{"title":"Social Communication Traits in Typical Hispanic Infants and Toddlers for Use in Autism Screening","authors":"N. Linares-Orama, Hillary Fossas, Valeria Torres","doi":"10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20241302.11","url":null,"abstract":"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that the first Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) screening of development and behavior for all children can be completed as early as 9 months of age. To address this recommendation this study was aimed at describing the gestural and oral receptive and expressive social communicative behavior of typical Puerto Rican Hispanic children, using skills in the Early Social-Communication Scales (ESCS). Twenty Puerto Rican infants and toddlers, 10-14 months of age, were studied. Each participant was examined and observed (using video-audio recordings), by a trained speech-language pathology graduate student and a speech-language pathologist of the FILIUS Center. One clinician elicited while the other observed each child’s responses to the ESCS items. At the end, the recorded sessions were analyzed and discussed by the two observers to assign values to observed abilities on a scale of from 1 to 5 for each skill (1= does not execute; 5=very frequent execution). The strongest indicators of typical social communication in these Hispanic infants and toddlers demonstrate that, at that very early age, infants and toddlers are driven to interact with a stranger when accompanied by their mothers as a confirmation of their empathic dispositions. These strong indicators of social communication in typical Hispanic infants and toddlers can be observed by health professionals to identify difficulties in interaction skills as signs to refer children at-risk of autism.\u0000","PeriodicalId":508573,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Behavioral Sciences","volume":"26 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140225853","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 : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.12
Yanqiu Tang, Ping Lai, Zhengbo Liang
Preoperative anxiety is a common event-related psychological disorder, which increases the perioperative risk, especially among children. The aim of this study is to establish a specialized waiting room for pediatric patients and investigate the efficiency on preoperative anxiety. This is a single center, open label, randomized controlled trial. Eligible children were randomly allocated into the routine waiting group (control group) and the specialized waiting group (study group). The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS), crying times, separation emotion, the degree of coordination, satisfaction score of parents, and quality of postoperative recovery were collected and analyzed. A total of 150 children were included and analyzed. Patients in the study group had lower CEMS score, less crying times, better separation emotion and coordination degree, and better recovery quality on the 1st postoperative day than those in the control group (p<0.05). However, the recovery quality on the 3rd or 7th postoperative day was comparable between the groups (p>0.05). Besides, the guardians in the study group gave higher scores to the preoperative waiting procedure (p<0.05). Our specialized waiting room for pediatric patients is an effective non-pharmacological method to alleviating preoperative anxiety, increasing parents’ satisfaction score, and enhancing recovery quality of the 1st postoperative day.
{"title":"Effects of the Specialized Preoperative Waiting Room on Preoperative Anxiety in Pediatric Patients","authors":"Yanqiu Tang, Ping Lai, Zhengbo Liang","doi":"10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.12","url":null,"abstract":"Preoperative anxiety is a common event-related psychological disorder, which increases the perioperative risk, especially among children. The aim of this study is to establish a specialized waiting room for pediatric patients and investigate the efficiency on preoperative anxiety. This is a single center, open label, randomized controlled trial. Eligible children were randomly allocated into the routine waiting group (control group) and the specialized waiting group (study group). The Children's Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS), crying times, separation emotion, the degree of coordination, satisfaction score of parents, and quality of postoperative recovery were collected and analyzed. A total of 150 children were included and analyzed. Patients in the study group had lower CEMS score, less crying times, better separation emotion and coordination degree, and better recovery quality on the 1<sup>st</sup> postoperative day than those in the control group (<i>p</i><0.05). However, the recovery quality on the 3<sup>rd</sup> or 7<sup>th</sup> postoperative day was comparable between the groups (<i>p</i>>0.05). Besides, the guardians in the study group gave higher scores to the preoperative waiting procedure (<i>p</i><0.05). Our specialized waiting room for pediatric patients is an effective non-pharmacological method to alleviating preoperative anxiety, increasing parents’ satisfaction score, and enhancing recovery quality of the 1<sup>st</sup> postoperative day.\u0000","PeriodicalId":508573,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Behavioral Sciences","volume":"8 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140244976","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 : 2024-01-23DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.11
Yang Zhou, Jiquan Zhang
{"title":"Analysis of the Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Positive Psychological Adaptation in Migrant Children","authors":"Yang Zhou, Jiquan Zhang","doi":"10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20241301.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":508573,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Behavioral Sciences","volume":"26 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140499111","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 : 2023-12-08DOI: 10.11648/j.pbs.20231206.12
K. Alselwi, Aiman Alwan Azazi
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