Acta Psychologica最新文献

英文中文

Motivation and English self-efficacy in online learning applications among Saudi EFL learners: Exploring the mediating role of self-regulated learning strategies

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104796

Mayez Abdullah Almayez , Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh , Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri , Ibrahim Ali Alkhateeb , Thamir Issa M. Alomaim

Online language learning applications have transformed English as a foreign language instruction by providing flexible and personalized pathways to language learning. For EFL learners, proficiency is crucial for academic and career advancement, necessitating understanding how motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and self-efficacy interact within the digital environment. However, a scholarly gap remains regarding how these psychological factors influence language learning outcomes. Thus, this study investigates the relationships between motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and English self-efficacy among Saudi EFL learners utilizing online language applications. Employing a quantitative correlational design, this study sampled 808 university students through stratified selection to ensure representative diversity. Data were collected using three validated instruments to measure each construct and were analyzed using Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, followed by Structural Equation Modelling. The results revealed three significant insights. First, Duolingo emerged as the most widely utilized application, supporting a comprehensive range of language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Other popular applications were frequently used for specific skill development, such as conversational practice and vocabulary enhancement, displaying the high frequency of online language learning app use. Second, strong positive correlations were found among motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and English self-efficacy, accentuating their combined influence on language learning success. Finally, hypothesis testing confirmed that motivation directly influences self-regulation and self-efficacy, with self-regulated learning strategies mediating between motivation and self-efficacy. This suggests that online language learning applications fostering motivation and self-regulation can significantly improve learners' confidence and proficiency in English, providing practical insights for teachers and practitioners in language instruction.

{"title":"Motivation and English self-efficacy in online learning applications among Saudi EFL learners: Exploring the mediating role of self-regulated learning strategies","authors":"Mayez Abdullah Almayez , Mohammad Hamad Al-khresheh , Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri , Ibrahim Ali Alkhateeb , Thamir Issa M. Alomaim","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104796","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Online language learning applications have transformed English as a foreign language instruction by providing flexible and personalized pathways to language learning. For EFL learners, proficiency is crucial for academic and career advancement, necessitating understanding how motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and self-efficacy interact within the digital environment. However, a scholarly gap remains regarding how these psychological factors influence language learning outcomes. Thus, this study investigates the relationships between motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and English self-efficacy among Saudi EFL learners utilizing online language applications. Employing a quantitative correlational design, this study sampled 808 university students through stratified selection to ensure representative diversity. Data were collected using three validated instruments to measure each construct and were analyzed using Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, followed by Structural Equation Modelling. The results revealed three significant insights. First, Duolingo emerged as the most widely utilized application, supporting a comprehensive range of language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Other popular applications were frequently used for specific skill development, such as conversational practice and vocabulary enhancement, displaying the high frequency of online language learning app use. Second, strong positive correlations were found among motivation, self-regulated learning strategies, and English self-efficacy, accentuating their combined influence on language learning success. Finally, hypothesis testing confirmed that motivation directly influences self-regulation and self-efficacy, with self-regulated learning strategies mediating between motivation and self-efficacy. This suggests that online language learning applications fostering motivation and self-regulation can significantly improve learners' confidence and proficiency in English, providing practical insights for teachers and practitioners in language instruction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104796"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Effect of Confucian-based acceptance and commitment therapy(C-ACT) on mental health and psychological flexibility improvement of college students: A randomized controlled trial

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104808

Yaping Zhou , Xiaochen Wen , Siyi Han , Yinan Li , Yue Lv , Qiushan Li

Chinese university students face multiple psychological pressures from social and economic aspects. Despite the availability of evidence-based psychological interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), there is a widespread tendency among these students to forgo seeking help. Thus, there is an urgent need to design an efficient and concise psychological intervention method. Theoretical Model of Confucian Self-Development (TMCS), represented by Zeng Guofan's ethical practices and cultivation techniques of the Qing Dynasty in China, offers the possibility of cross-cultural adaptation of Confucian ethics and ACT through Psychological Flexibility, and from this, the development of the Confucian-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (C-ACT) intervention program. Through A Randomized Controlled Trial, 76 college student participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (C-ACT, n = 38) versus a control group (Mindfulness-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, M-ACT). All participants received an 8-week intervention session with a social worker and counselor. The results of the study showed that the C-ACT group and the M-ACT group showed significant improvements in the levels of Psychological Flexibility and Psychological Distress at all stages, and in addition, the C-ACT group showed a more significant level of improvement in Harnessing than the M-ACT group. Therefore, C-ACT is a compelling psychological intervention for college students in mainland China and has significant potential for cross-cultural improvement and intervention organization based on the group's cultural background.

{"title":"Effect of Confucian-based acceptance and commitment therapy(C-ACT) on mental health and psychological flexibility improvement of college students: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Yaping Zhou , Xiaochen Wen , Siyi Han , Yinan Li , Yue Lv , Qiushan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104808","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104808","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chinese university students face multiple psychological pressures from social and economic aspects. Despite the availability of evidence-based psychological interventions, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), there is a widespread tendency among these students to forgo seeking help. Thus, there is an urgent need to design an efficient and concise psychological intervention method. Theoretical Model of Confucian Self-Development (TMCS), represented by Zeng Guofan's ethical practices and cultivation techniques of the Qing Dynasty in China, offers the possibility of cross-cultural adaptation of Confucian ethics and ACT through Psychological Flexibility, and from this, the development of the Confucian-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (C-ACT) intervention program. Through A Randomized Controlled Trial, 76 college student participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (C-ACT, <em>n</em> = 38) versus a control group (Mindfulness-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, M-ACT). All participants received an 8-week intervention session with a social worker and counselor. The results of the study showed that the C-ACT group and the M-ACT group showed significant improvements in the levels of Psychological Flexibility and Psychological Distress at all stages, and in addition, the C-ACT group showed a more significant level of improvement in Harnessing than the M-ACT group. Therefore, C-ACT is a compelling psychological intervention for college students in mainland China and has significant potential for cross-cultural improvement and intervention organization based on the group's cultural background.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104808"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Chilling trust: Exploring the impact of ambient temperature on generalized trust in China

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104811

Liang Xu , Zehua Jiang , Liuchang Xu , Zaoyi Sun

Given its capacity to foster pro-social behavior and enhance subjective well-being, the investigation of determinants influencing generalized trust has assumed particular importance. While extensive prior research has delved into individual-level and social-level factors affecting generalized trust, the role of natural environmental factors has remained relatively unexplored. Since humans consistently experience and respond to ambient temperature, this study sought to examine the potential association between ambient temperature and generalized trust in the expansive geographic context of China. Drawing on data from a nationwide survey in China (N = 26,910), the consistent findings from zero-order correlation, multilevel models, and machine learning analyses collectively unveil a negative correlation between temperature clemency and generalized trust. This implies that individuals residing in regions characterized by comfortable temperatures (approximating 22 °C) in China are less inclined to place trust in strangers within society. Furthermore, random forests analyses demonstrate that temperature clemency surpasses several influential variables (such as sex and population) in predicting generalized trust, underscoring the role of ambient temperature as one of the determinants of generalized trust.

{"title":"Chilling trust: Exploring the impact of ambient temperature on generalized trust in China","authors":"Liang Xu , Zehua Jiang , Liuchang Xu , Zaoyi Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104811","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104811","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given its capacity to foster pro-social behavior and enhance subjective well-being, the investigation of determinants influencing generalized trust has assumed particular importance. While extensive prior research has delved into individual-level and social-level factors affecting generalized trust, the role of natural environmental factors has remained relatively unexplored. Since humans consistently experience and respond to ambient temperature, this study sought to examine the potential association between ambient temperature and generalized trust in the expansive geographic context of China. Drawing on data from a nationwide survey in China (<em>N</em> = 26,910), the consistent findings from zero-order correlation, multilevel models, and machine learning analyses collectively unveil a negative correlation between temperature clemency and generalized trust. This implies that individuals residing in regions characterized by comfortable temperatures (approximating 22 °C) in China are less inclined to place trust in strangers within society. Furthermore, random forests analyses demonstrate that temperature clemency surpasses several influential variables (such as sex and population) in predicting generalized trust, underscoring the role of ambient temperature as one of the determinants of generalized trust.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104811"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Effects of group membership on adults' essentialism of ethnicity and SES

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104776

Tonghui Zhu, Rose M. Scott

Previous research suggests that adults' essentialist beliefs depend on their own social-group membership. However, these studies have examined the effects of one social-group membership at a time (e.g., the influence of race on essentialism of race), even though all individuals belong to multiple social groups. It is therefore unclear whether membership in one social category (e.g., ethnicity) predicts essentialism of another category (e.g., SES). To address this question, the present study simultaneously explored the relationship between individuals' racial and ethnic background and subjective SES and their essentialism of ethnicity and SES. Results showed that participants' racial and ethnic background predicted their essentialist beliefs about ethnicity, but their subjective SES did not. In contrast, participants' subjective SES and ethnicity interacted to predict their essentialist beliefs about SES: for non-Hispanic White individuals, higher subjective SES predicted stronger essentialist beliefs about SES across multiple dimensions of essentialism, but no such pattern emerged for members of racial and ethnic minority groups. These findings suggest that adults' essentialist beliefs are influenced by a complex interplay of their multiple social-group memberships.

{"title":"Effects of group membership on adults' essentialism of ethnicity and SES","authors":"Tonghui Zhu, Rose M. Scott","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104776","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104776","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research suggests that adults' essentialist beliefs depend on their own social-group membership. However, these studies have examined the effects of one social-group membership at a time (e.g., the influence of race on essentialism of race), even though all individuals belong to multiple social groups. It is therefore unclear whether membership in one social category (e.g., ethnicity) predicts essentialism of another category (e.g., SES). To address this question, the present study simultaneously explored the relationship between individuals' racial and ethnic background and subjective SES and their essentialism of ethnicity and SES. Results showed that participants' racial and ethnic background predicted their essentialist beliefs about ethnicity, but their subjective SES did not. In contrast, participants' subjective SES and ethnicity interacted to predict their essentialist beliefs about SES: for non-Hispanic White individuals, higher subjective SES predicted stronger essentialist beliefs about SES across multiple dimensions of essentialism, but no such pattern emerged for members of racial and ethnic minority groups. These findings suggest that adults' essentialist beliefs are influenced by a complex interplay of their multiple social-group memberships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104776"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143402419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Color–taste correspondences influence visual binding errors

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104785

Alessandro Bortolotti , Na Chen , Charles Spence , Riccardo Palumbo

People consistently associate tastes with colors (e.g., sweet-red, sour-yellow, salty-blue). Here, we examined the effect of the congruency of color–taste correspondences on unimodal visual feature binding by studying illusory conjunctions (binding errors). The visual stimuli were typical food words associated with sweet, sour, and salty tastes, and were presented in red, yellow, and blue font. The participants reported the font color of one of the two words with food names presented in pairs briefly under conditions of divided spatial attention. The words were either congruent or incongruent with the color-taste correspondences. The participants made more Illusory conjunctions in the incongruent condition (e.g., sweet-yellow and sour-red) than in the congruent condition (e.g., sweet-red and sour-yellow). These results suggest that the congruency of color-taste correspondences can bias unimodal visual binding errors, likely through a top-down effect.

引用次数: 0

Insights into language acquisition challenges of Russian and Ukrainian immigrant children

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104806

Nihat Bayat , Umay Hazar Deniz , Güçlü Şekercioğlu

This research aims to identify the challenges and barriers in language acquisition faced by preschool children who migrated to Turkey due to the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, and to present the solutions of parents and teachers. This instrumental case study involves 15 children aged 4–5, 5 teachers, and 10 parents, with data gathered through interviews and observations. The findings revealed that children made fundamental errors across various language aspects, from phonetics to syntax. The research identified multiple barriers to second language learning for immigrant children, originating from the children themselves, their parents, teachers, preschool and policy. Teachers used strategies like bilingual translation, encouraging speaking, setting rules, providing feedback, and using the native language, but often relied on ineffective ad hoc solutions, while parents employed various coping mechanisms. Additionally, the study revealed a lack of adequate infrastructure and policy support to meet the language learning needs of immigrant children. National policies addressing the linguistic needs of immigrant children must be developed swiftly, especially in urgent situations. These policies should include a curriculum component for teaching the host country's language as a second language and provide comprehensive guidance programs for teachers and parents to ensure effective implementation.

{"title":"Insights into language acquisition challenges of Russian and Ukrainian immigrant children","authors":"Nihat Bayat , Umay Hazar Deniz , Güçlü Şekercioğlu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104806","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104806","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research aims to identify the challenges and barriers in language acquisition faced by preschool children who migrated to Turkey due to the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, and to present the solutions of parents and teachers. This instrumental case study involves 15 children aged 4–5, 5 teachers, and 10 parents, with data gathered through interviews and observations. The findings revealed that children made fundamental errors across various language aspects, from phonetics to syntax. The research identified multiple barriers to second language learning for immigrant children, originating from the children themselves, their parents, teachers, preschool and policy. Teachers used strategies like bilingual translation, encouraging speaking, setting rules, providing feedback, and using the native language, but often relied on ineffective ad hoc solutions, while parents employed various coping mechanisms. Additionally, the study revealed a lack of adequate infrastructure and policy support to meet the language learning needs of immigrant children. National policies addressing the linguistic needs of immigrant children must be developed swiftly, especially in urgent situations. These policies should include a curriculum component for teaching the host country's language as a second language and provide comprehensive guidance programs for teachers and parents to ensure effective implementation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104806"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143402417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Mindful attention awareness reduces binge watching engagement: The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104805

Pietro Spataro , Irene Messina , Daniele Saraulli , Emiddia Longobardi

Mindful attention awareness (MAA) has a protective role on the development of a wide range of problematic behaviors. Yet, no data is available on the relationship between MAA and binge watching (BW) – broadly defined as consecutively watching multiple episodes of TV series. To fill this gap, 442 adults completed an online battery of questionnaires measuring MAA, emotion regulation difficulties and BW engagement and symptoms. The results of the correlational and path analyses indicated that MAA was negatively associated with both positive and negative BW; furthermore, these negative effects were mediated by reductions in impulse control difficulties, as well as by increases in emotional awareness and enhanced access to emotion regulation strategies. These findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions aimed at reducing emotion regulation difficulties might be effective in reducing the negative consequences that may arise from the engagement in problematic forms of BW.

引用次数: 0

Associations between panic buying and choice overload during the public health crisis in China: Testing sequential mediation models

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104800

Hanxuan Zhao, Sihua Xu

Using the COVID-19 pandemic in China as the background, the current study investigated the association between panic buying behavior and consumers' choice overload during the public health crisis, and provided the empirical evidence on the dual sequential mediating pathways from the theoretical perspective of Protection Motivation Theory and Compensatory Control Theory. Through the cross-sectional online anonymous survey method, 492 samples were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic in China when the lockdown measure and the static management were implemented. Our results identified that the fear of being infected and the perceived threat sequentially mediated the effect of the panic buying on the choice overload, and the fear of being infected and the perceived control sequentially mediated the effect of the panic buying on the choice overload during the public health crisis. Machine learning algorithms also further identified the predictive effect of all feature variables on the choice overload during the public health crisis. Our findings provided a new perspective on the understanding of consumers' behavior during the public health crisis, and further extended the application of the Protection Motivation Theory and the Compensatory Control Theory to the consumer behavior research.

{"title":"Associations between panic buying and choice overload during the public health crisis in China: Testing sequential mediation models","authors":"Hanxuan Zhao, Sihua Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104800","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104800","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Using the COVID-19 pandemic in China as the background, the current study investigated the association between panic buying behavior and consumers' choice overload during the public health crisis, and provided the empirical evidence on the dual sequential mediating pathways from the theoretical perspective of Protection Motivation Theory and Compensatory Control Theory. Through the cross-sectional online anonymous survey method, 492 samples were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic in China when the lockdown measure and the static management were implemented. Our results identified that the fear of being infected and the perceived threat sequentially mediated the effect of the panic buying on the choice overload, and the fear of being infected and the perceived control sequentially mediated the effect of the panic buying on the choice overload during the public health crisis. Machine learning algorithms also further identified the predictive effect of all feature variables on the choice overload during the public health crisis. Our findings provided a new perspective on the understanding of consumers' behavior during the public health crisis, and further extended the application of the Protection Motivation Theory and the Compensatory Control Theory to the consumer behavior research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104800"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143396256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Parenting a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A comprehensive analysis of family needs

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104786

Laura Serrano Fernández, Daniela Henao Campo, Esther Vela Llauradó, Laura Martín Martínez

This study explores the perceived needs of families with school-aged members diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Using a non-experimental, mixed-method design, the research assessed key needs across various dimensions, including information, family and social support, financial assistance, caregiving for the member with ASD, professional support, and community services. The results indicate that families experience significantly elevated needs, with information and educational support emerging as the most critical. However, no statistically significant correlations were found between the level of dependency or the age of the member with ASD and the overall family needs index. Additional qualitative analysis revealed that families prioritize access to adequate educational and professional resources, along with emotional and social support. These findings highlight the urgent need to develop inclusive policies and comprehensive support strategies to alleviate the burdens faced by families caring for individuals with ASD.

{"title":"Parenting a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A comprehensive analysis of family needs","authors":"Laura Serrano Fernández, Daniela Henao Campo, Esther Vela Llauradó, Laura Martín Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104786","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104786","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the perceived needs of families with school-aged members diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Using a non-experimental, mixed-method design, the research assessed key needs across various dimensions, including information, family and social support, financial assistance, caregiving for the member with ASD, professional support, and community services. The results indicate that families experience significantly elevated needs, with information and educational support emerging as the most critical. However, no statistically significant correlations were found between the level of dependency or the age of the member with ASD and the overall family needs index. Additional qualitative analysis revealed that families prioritize access to adequate educational and professional resources, along with emotional and social support. These findings highlight the urgent need to develop inclusive policies and comprehensive support strategies to alleviate the burdens faced by families caring for individuals with ASD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104786"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143388048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Development and validation of an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults

IF 2.1 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Acta Psychologica

Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104792

Xinan Zhou, Yanping Dong

Objectives

Language decline in older adults poses a great threat to their independence. A self-report scale designed to measure age-related language decline could be very efficient, but it is still lacking. Thus, the study aimed to develop an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults.

Methods

Altogether, 287 older adults aged between 65 and 80 years were recruited. They completed a scale consisting of production and comprehension subscales generated from prior research, focus group discussions and expert review. The two subscales were submitted to item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA & CFA), internal consistency and test-retest reliability test. Criterion-related validity was assessed by correlating scale scores with participants' performance in language tasks.

Results

EFA and CFA results are consistent with the literature which identified memory and inhibition as essential mechanisms of age-related language decline. The internal consistency (for both production and comprehension subscales, Cronbach's α = 0.80) and test-retest reliability (for the full scale, r = 0.80) were well above acceptable levels. The scale also demonstrated satisfactory criterion-related validity, as evidenced by significant correlations between the scale scores and participants' language performance.

Conclusions

The 16-item ALDS is an effective psychometric scale for assessing age-related language decline in older adults.

{"title":"Development and validation of an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults","authors":"Xinan Zhou, Yanping Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104792","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104792","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Language decline in older adults poses a great threat to their independence. A self-report scale designed to measure age-related language decline could be very efficient, but it is still lacking. Thus, the study aimed to develop an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Altogether, 287 older adults aged between 65 and 80 years were recruited. They completed a scale consisting of production and comprehension subscales generated from prior research, focus group discussions and expert review. The two subscales were submitted to item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA & CFA), internal consistency and test-retest reliability test. Criterion-related validity was assessed by correlating scale scores with participants' performance in language tasks.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>EFA and CFA results are consistent with the literature which identified memory and inhibition as essential mechanisms of age-related language decline. The internal consistency (for both production and comprehension subscales, Cronbach's α = 0.80) and test-retest reliability (for the full scale, <em>r</em> = 0.80) were well above acceptable levels. The scale also demonstrated satisfactory criterion-related validity, as evidenced by significant correlations between the scale scores and participants' language performance.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The 16-item ALDS is an effective psychometric scale for assessing age-related language decline in older adults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7141,"journal":{"name":"Acta Psychologica","volume":"254 ","pages":"Article 104792"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

首页上一页

类型

全部化学•材料生命科学医学物理工程技术环境•农林材料科学地球科学法学管理学化学环境科学与生态学计算机科学教育学经济学农林科学人文科学生物学数学物理与天体物理心理学综合性期刊其他工业工程理学历史学农学文学信息工程

数据库

全部 ACS Publications Elsevier ieeexplore Springer The Royal Society of Chemistry Wiley

期刊

Acta Psychologica

全部 Acc. Chem. Res. ACS Applied Bio Materials ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces ACS Appl. Nano Mater. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. ACS BIOMATER-SCI ENG ACS Catal. ACS Cent. Sci. ACS Chem. Biol. ACS Chemical Health & Safety ACS Chem. Neurosci. ACS Comb. Sci. ACS Earth Space Chem. ACS Energy Lett. ACS Infect. Dis. ACS Macro Lett. ACS Mater. Lett. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. ACS Nano ACS Omega ACS Photonics ACS Sens. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. ACS Synth. Biol. Anal. Chem. BIOCHEMISTRY-US Bioconjugate Chem. BIOMACROMOLECULES Chem. Res. Toxicol. Chem. Rev. Chem. Mater. CRYST GROWTH DES ENERG FUEL Environ. Sci. Technol. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. IND ENG CHEM RES Inorg. Chem. J. Agric. Food. Chem. J. Chem. Eng. Data J. Chem. Educ. J. Chem. Inf. Model. J. Chem. Theory Comput. J. Med. Chem. J. Nat. Prod. J PROTEOME RES J. Am. Chem. Soc. LANGMUIR MACROMOLECULES Mol. Pharmaceutics Nano Lett. Org. Lett. ORG PROCESS RES DEV ORGANOMETALLICS J. Org. Chem. J. Phys. Chem. J. Phys. Chem. A J. Phys. Chem. B J. Phys. Chem. C J. Phys. Chem. Lett. Analyst Anal. Methods Biomater. Sci. Catal. Sci. Technol. Chem. Commun. Chem. Soc. Rev. CHEM EDUC RES PRACT CRYSTENGCOMM Dalton Trans. Energy Environ. Sci. ENVIRON SCI-NANO ENVIRON SCI-PROC IMP ENVIRON SCI-WAT RES Faraday Discuss. Food Funct. Green Chem. Inorg. Chem. Front. Integr. Biol. J. Anal. At. Spectrom. J. Mater. Chem. A J. Mater. Chem. B J. Mater. Chem. C Lab Chip Mater. Chem. Front. Mater. Horiz. MEDCHEMCOMM Metallomics Mol. Biosyst. Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. Nanoscale Nanoscale Horiz. Nat. Prod. Rep. New J. Chem. Org. Biomol. Chem. Org. Chem. Front. PHOTOCH PHOTOBIO SCI PCCP Polym. Chem.

﹀