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That One Time When…: Reframing Negative Experiences with Storytelling Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Richard Truncellito, Eric M. VanEpps
Many experiences in life are physically or emotionally negative in the moment, but worthwhile after the fact, yielding such instrumental benefits as self-improvement or lessons learned. One relatively unexplored benefit of negative experiences, however, is the ability to derive humor and other storytelling benefits from the experiences later on. We review literatures on emotional (re)appraisal, hedonic
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When emotion expression will (and will not) enhance listening and responsiveness Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Margaret S. Clark, Edward P. Lemay
We theorize that expressing emotion often will enhance listening and responsiveness in communal relationships because the nature of cooperation called for in communal relationships often matches five functions that expressing emotion can serve. The same is less frequently true for other types of relationships.
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Is Laughter the Best Marketing? Why This is the Wrong Question Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Sydni Fomas Do, Caleb Warren
Humor is often described as a miracle pill for marketers, yet the effects of humor on advertising, content marketing, service, and other marketing functions are wildly inconsistent. Before scholars can know whether a pun, prank, meme, or laugh will attract sales, clicks, or five-star reviews, they need to understand why the effects of humor appear to vary. Humor has different effects because scholars
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Humor Research in Management: Humor as Social Information (HASI) Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Dejun Tony Kong
Humor research is flourishing in Management. Diverse theories have been adopted and diverse factors have been used in research. Nonetheless, these disconnected efforts pose challenges to the development of a coherent body of knowledge on humor in organizational life. I propose the Humor-as-Social-Information (HASI) framework regarding the social effects of humor, and use it to guide my review on recent
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Bullying before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Tracy Vaillancourt, Ann H. Farrell, Heather Brittain, Amanda Krygsman, Irene Vitoroulis, Debra Pepler
The rates of bullying during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of unprecedented public health and social restrictions, were compared to earlier times when students attended school in person. Several studies indicated a notable decrease in the prevalence of bullying victimization and perpetration during the pandemic, particularly when online learning was implemented. But studies from countries with fewer
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Men's perceptions of why they stay in intimate partner violent heterosexual relationships: A systematic review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Andreia Machado, Diana Farinha
Literature highlights that intimate partner violence is a social problem. Although there is a gender asymmetry regarding the prevalence of intimate partner violence (i.e., women as the majority of victims), the global statistics point to a considerable number of men who are victims of violence in heterosexual relationships. Although the negative impact of these victimization experiences is known, the
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Public stigma toward women victims of intimate partner violence: A systematic review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-09-02 Lara Murvartian, Francisco Javier Saavedra-Macías, Jennifer J. Infanti
Public stigma toward women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) undermines their recovery. However, research on this topic is still recent. This systematic review aimed to analyze the way this stigma was studied, findings from the literature related to or describing public stigmatization that contributed to understanding how it works and existing interventions and recommendations to combat stigma
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Atrocity denial and emotions in the Ethiopian civil war Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Michael Woldemariam, Yilma Woldgabreal
What is the relationship between atrocity denial and emotion in violent ethnic conflict? Atrocity denial is often anchored in instrumental calculations, as it facilitates implicated parties escaping legal and political accountability; yet it is also a phenomenon tethered to personal and mass emotions in important ways. Freud's classic intuition that denial arises from a subconscious desire to suppress
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Responsive support: A matter of psychological need fulfillment Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-26 Elad Refoua, Eshkol Rafaeli
Skillful responsive support facilitates coping with stressors and overcoming challenges. We posit that support responsiveness is best understood through the prism of psychological need fulfillment and as varying along two dimensions. The horizontal dimension speaks to the specificity and breadth of support (i.e., which needs, and how many, are addressed by it, respectively). The vertical dimension
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Cultural differences in humor: A systematic review and critique Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Jackson G. Lu
Humor is universal but also culturally nuanced. This review (including 31 empirical articles in English) systematically examines cultural differences in humor perception and use. Most notably, North Americans tend to perceive humor more positively, rate themselves as more humorous, and use humor more than East Asians. Moreover, this review highlights complex cultural differences in the use of four
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COVID-19 and indigenous youth wellbeing: A review Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Meghan O. Mollons, Kailey E. Penner, Anthony L. Elsom, Emily E. Cameron, Sandra Hunter, Lindsay Woods, Lianne M. Tomfohr-Madsen, Alicia Nijdam-Jones, Leslie E. Roos
Indigenous youth in Canada and the United States of America (USA) have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the compounding of increased illness risk and legacies of colonization. This article reports the findings of a Cochrane rapid review of 23 studies that examined mental wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous youth from March 2020 to April 2023 in Canada and the USA. Reported
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The relationship between the frequency of gender-based violence exposure and Adolescents' psychosocial adjustment: A multilevel meta-analysis Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Román Ronzón-Tirado, Natalia Redondo, Marina J. Muñoz-Rivas
Gender-based Violence Exposure (GVE) is not usually a punctual event in a child's life. However, research into the differential adjustment related to the frequency of GVE is still inconclusive, especially regarding older children and adolescents, hindering the empirical integration and synthesis of this topic. The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively synthesize the documented relationship
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Leader humor across levels Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Cecily D. Cooper, Nathan Hiller
Leaders use humor. This humor has real effects and has been a topic of scholarly interest. We review and interpret this literature though the lens of leader hierarchical level (front-line managers versus senior executives), enumerating intriguing research possibilities and practical implications. We know much more about the humor of front-line leaders than executives, and much more about benefits than
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Social schemas about human trafficking involving girls and women: A systematic review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Sandra Ornelas, Cláudia Camilo, Rebeca Amorim Csalog, Kornilia Hatzinikolaou, Maria Manuela Calheiros
Social schemas act as relatively enduring guidelines that impact individuals' interpretation and the planning of action toward a social phenomenon. Understanding the state of evidence on social schemas about human trafficking involving girls and women is critical to the development of anti-trafficking responses. This systematic review aimed to a) examine the characteristics of studies (e.g., aim, design
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Feeling understood and appreciated in relationships: Where do these perceptions come from and why do they matter? Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Amie M. Gordon, Emily Diamond
Perceptions of romantic partners (even inaccurate perceptions) are important determinants of initial liking and long-term relationship satisfaction. In the current article, we consider the role of perceptions in romantic relationships through the lens of felt understanding and appreciation. We first examine where perceptions of feeling understood and appreciated come from, considering partner, self
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“I don't need your pills, I need your attention:” Steps toward deep listening in medical encounters Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Ronald M. Epstein, Mary Catherine Beach
Patients highly value being listened to, taken seriously, heard, and understood; indeed, listening to patients is essential to alleviate suffering. Yet listening as a clinical skill has been virtually ignored in the training of physicians. In this paper, we synthesize literature related to listening in medicine and explore the internal and external challenges and complexity of listening – including
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Systematic review and critical appraisal of instruments that measure children and adolescent protectors and family strengths against child maltreatment Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 José-Javier Navarro-Pérez, Sylvia Georgieva, Paula Samper, Jose M. Tomás, Patricia Sancho
Protective factors considered in this systematic review are characteristics of a child, family, or relationships within the family that decrease the probability of child maltreatment or abuse and can moderate or diminish negative outcomes associated with risk factors. The aim of this study is to critically appraise, compare, and summarize the methodological quality and psychometric properties of published
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mental health across the world Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Susan Branje
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents has been substantial. The current review aimed to summarize the existing literature on the impact of the pandemic on mental health during adolescence, with a specific focus on longitudinal studies. The findings from these studies indicated that many adolescents experienced increased mental health problems, especially those who were already vulnerable
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Listening as a positive communication process Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-06 Graham D. Bodie
Communication scholarship is inherently interdisciplinary, and the study of listening by those claiming Communication Studies as their home is no different. This article traces the study of listening as a positive communication process from its roots in understanding how students comprehend lecture-based discourse to current explorations of its constitutive potential. In particular, it traces three
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The scientific status of the psychology of hope Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-05 Matthew W. Gallagher
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How the COVID-19 pandemic shaped adolescents’ future orientations: Insights from a global scoping review Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Roderick L. Carey, Michelle J. Bailey, Camila I. Polanco
Throughout adolescence, youth imagine what the future holds and determine plans to achieve their educational, professional, and personal goals. In this article, we review research that explores how adolescents' future orientations were shaped by the societal unpredictability, physical and mental health risks, and educational disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings show that the pandemic
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The butt of the joke: Understanding the social evaluations of leader humor targets Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Joel B. Carnevale, Anand Benegal
Research on humor at work has tended to focus on either the social evaluations formed about the source of humor or the interpersonal consequences that accompany the use of humor. Yet, research suggests that the targets of humor – such as a follower who is the punchline of her leader's jokes – face their own unique judgements and impressions from the social environment. Indeed, humor directed toward
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Uncertainty as a driver of the youth mental health crisis Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Susanne Schweizer, Rebecca P. Lawson, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Mental health problems in young people have been on the rise for over a decade, with that trend accelerating during the pandemic. This review proposes that the catalyst effect of the pandemic offers insights into a key driver of increases in youth depression and anxiety: greater uncertainty. Uncertainty about many aspects of everyday life, including social connections, education, job security and health
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Measurement of adolescent dating violence in sexual minority youth: A scoping review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 JaNelle M. Ricks, Courtni M. Montgomery, Jimmy A. Nash
Effectively addressing adolescent dating violence rests on the quality of its measurement, as that has substantial implications for our understanding of prevalence, correlates, outcomes. Although dating violence is highly prevalent among sexual minority youth, the state of measurement in this population has scarcely been explored. This scoping review presents information on the measurement of adolescent
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Systematic review of interventions to address suicidal behavior among people with a history of intimate partner violence: Promises and gaps across the globe Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Tina Jiwatram-Negrón, Mohamad Adam Brooks, Malorie Ward, Melissa Meinhart
Literature has shown a critical link between the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicidal behavior (i.e., suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts). Both epidemics are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide; yet there remains a dearth in scientific understanding of how interventions can synergistically address IPV and suicidal behavior. Following PRISMA guidelines,
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Listen to resonate: Better listening as a gateway to interpersonal positivity resonance through enhanced sensory connection and perceived safety Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Jieni Zhou, Barbara L. Fredrickson
Although often experienced individually, emotions are at times co-experienced with others, collectively. One type of collective emotion, termed positivity resonance, refers to coexperienced positive affect accompanied by caring non-verbal behavioral synchrony and biological synchrony across persons. Growing evidence illustrates the contributions of positivity resonance to individual, relational, and
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A truly responsive listener is a self-verifying listener Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Jennifer K. Bosson, William B. Swann
We propose that accounts of responsiveness and responsive listening are tailored for people with positive self-views (high self-esteem, positive self-concepts). Researchers define responsiveness, in part, as valuing and appreciating a partners’ attributes, accomplishments, and worldview. This emphasis on being positively validated overlooks the dangers of feeling overvalued, which are especially salient
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Tell-and-sell or ask-and-listen: A self-concept perspective on why it needs leadership communication flexibility to engage subordinates at work Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Niels Van Quaquebeke, Fabiola H. Gerpott
Beneath the verbosity of modern leadership theories, there is a simple truth: leading people is essentially about communication. The respective communicative philosophies underlying leadership theories can be broadly separated into two camps: one arguing that leaders should tell-and-sell and one urging leaders to ask-and-listen. In the present essay, we first define the two communication approaches
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Hope and anxiety Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Angela L. Richardson
Anxiety-related disorders continue to be one of the most prevalent and burdensome psychiatric disorders. Research has examined resilience factors, such as hope, that can build resilience toward or mitigate the impact of anxiety disorders. The following review provides a summary of hope as a factor of resilience as well as a mechanism of change in reducing levels of anxiety. First, hope and anxiety
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Friend or fiend? Disentangling upward humor's (De)stabilizing effects on hierarchies Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Jamie Gloor, Niels Van Quaquebeke, Mihwa Seong, Petra C. Schmid, Christian Hildebrand
Humor research in organizations focuses on leaders’ humor, but we know far less about followers’ humor. Here, we review and synthesize the scattered work on this “upward humor,” offering a novel framing of it as a strategy for followers to deal with hierarchies. We propose a continuum of upward humor from stabilizing (i.e., a friend who uses upward humor to reinforce hierarchies, make hierarchies more
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Seeing the funny side: Humor in pro-environmental communication Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Chris Skurka, Julia J. Lee Cunningham
Our review, drawing from various fields such as communication, psychology, marketing, and environmental studies, delves into the potential for humor in pro-environmental messaging to mobilize social change. The review examines different forms of humor, including satire, stand-up comedy, and scripted entertainment programming, and their impact on audience responses. We also highlight the possible drawbacks
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Balancing listening and action is key to supportive parenting Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Netta Weinstein, Jonathan Hill, Wilbert Law
Parents convey high-quality listening when they pay close attention and show acceptance and comprehension of what their child expresses. These behaviors are fundamental to supporting closeness and autonomy, increasing well-being, and fostering future self-disclosures. Whether and how parental listening is balanced with action may depend on the domain of interaction. When children and parents are exploring
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Connecting cues: The role of nonverbal cues in perceived responsiveness Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Cheryl L. Carmichael, Moran Mizrahi
Nonverbal cues powerfully shape interpersonal experiences with close others; yet, there has been minimal cross-fertilization between the nonverbal behavior and close relationships literatures. Using examples of responsive nonverbal behavior conveyed across vocal, tactile, facial, and bodily channels of communication, we illustrate the utility of assessing and isolating their effects to differentiate
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Listening and perceived responsiveness: Unveiling the significance and exploring crucial research endeavors Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Guy Itzchakov, Harry T. Reis
Listening and perceived responsiveness evoke a sense of interpersonal connection that benefits individuals and groups and is relevant to almost every field in Psychology, Management, Education, Communication, and Health, to name a few. In this paper, we, researchers who have devoted their careers to studying listening (first author) and perceived responsiveness (second author), address the necessity
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Maltreatment, harsh parenting, and parent–adolescent relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-13
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted multiple aspects of family life, including normative tendencies for adolescents to establish independence from the family. This disruption has had profound, but variable impacts on parent–adolescent relationships, strengthening them in some circumstances and increasing the risk for harsh parenting and maltreatment in others. Factors that moderated this influence include
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Internalizing the COVID-19 pandemic: Gendered differences in youth mental health Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-14
We review research on gendered patterns of internalizing behaviors in adolescents and emerging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that young women reported worse mental health than young men. Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth are underrepresented in mental health research but often report the highest internalizing disorders of any gender group. Finally, we use intersectionality as
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Distressed yet bonded: A longitudinal investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic's silver lining effects on life satisfaction. American Psychologist (IF 16.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Yanjun Guan,Da Jiang,Chaorong Wu,Hong Deng,Shangyao Su,Emma E Buchtel,Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
It is a common understanding that the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) significantly harmed mental health. However, findings on changes in overall life satisfaction have been mixed and inconclusive. To address this puzzling phenomenon, we draw upon the domain-specific perspective of well-being and research on catastrophe compassion and propose that the pandemic can have opposing effects on mental
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Atypical child-parent neural synchrony is linked to negative family emotional climate and children's psychopathological symptoms. American Psychologist (IF 16.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Haowen Su,Christina B Young,Zhuo Rachel Han,Jianjie Xu,Bingsen Xiong,Zisen Zhou,Jingyi Wang,Lei Hao,Zhi Yang,Gang Chen,Shaozheng Qin
Family emotional climate is fundamental to children's well-being and mental health. Family environments filled with negative emotions may lead to increased psychopathological symptoms in the child through dysfunctional child-parent interactions. Single-brain paradigms have uncovered changes in brain systems and networks related to negative family environments, but how the neurobiological reciprocity
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Mental health and environmental factors in adults: A population-based network analysis. American Psychologist (IF 16.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Ludvig Daae Bjørndal,Omid V Ebrahimi,Xiaoyu Lan,Ragnhild Bang Nes,Espen Røysamb
Few studies have assessed the multifactorial nature of environmental influences on population mental health. In this large-scale, population-based study of adults, we applied network analysis to study the relationship between environmental factors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and well-being. We estimated networks with overall mental health nodes and individual symptoms to assess both broad
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The receiver operating characteristic area under the curve (or mean ridit) as an effect size. Psychological Methods (IF 10.929) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Michael Smithson
Several authors have recommended adopting the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) area under the curve (AUC) or mean ridit as an effect size, arguing that it measures an important and interpretable type of effect that conventional effect-size measures do not. It is base-rate insensitive, robust to outliers, and invariant under order-preserving transformations. However, applications have been limited
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Global priorities for improving access to mental health services for adolescents in the post-pandemic world Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Rahul Shidhaye
Although several mental health conditions have their onset during adolescence, a very small proportion of adolescents receive adequate evidence-based interventions. There are both demand and supply-side barriers to accessing mental healthcare. The problem has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted the general life, health care services, and mental health of children, adolescents
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Perception and simulation during concept learning. Psychological Review (IF 5.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Erik Weitnauer,Robert L Goldstone,Helge Ritter
A key component of humans' striking creativity in solving problems is our ability to construct novel descriptions to help us characterize novel concepts. Bongard problems (BPs), which challenge the problem solver to come up with a rule for distinguishing visual scenes that fall into two categories, provide an elegant test of this ability. BPs are challenging for both human and machine category learners
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Educational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: Inequities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-11
The COVID-19 pandemic caused reverberations throughout the educational system that disproportionately impacted students of color and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. In this review, we examine recent research documenting the disparate educational impacts of the pandemic across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic status groups that deepened existing educational inequities in the United States
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The other pandemic: Mental illness in young people from low and middle-income countries Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-11
Low and middle-income countries have a greater risk of living in poverty, being exposed to violence, and being serviced by precarious health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic and implementation of mitigation strategies have exacerbated these conditions of vulnerability. COVID-19 led to an increase in prevalence and awareness of existing mental health problems and healthcare gaps. Children and adolescents'
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Considering the experiences and adjustment of sexual and gender minority youths during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Paul D. Hastings, Ryan T. Hodge
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents and emerging adults experienced social and structural inequities and evinced more psychosocial adjustment difficulties than cisgender, heterosexual youths before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unique array of stressors confronting SGM youths during the pandemic — including separation from affirming and supportive peers, teachers and communities
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Purpose in the pandemic: Fear of COVID-19, hopelessness, meaning in life, and suicidal thoughts among two samples of Black Americans. American Psychologist (IF 16.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Janelle R Goodwill
The mental health experiences of Black Americans remain understudied in existing COVID-19 research. While several vital reports highlight disparate physical health outcomes-and even higher mortality rates among Black Americans-few queries have considered the current mental health concerns for this particular group. This investigation therefore examines correlates associated with experiencing suicidal
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A general Monte Carlo method for sample size analysis in the context of network models. Psychological Methods (IF 10.929) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Mihai A Constantin,Noémi K Schuurman,Jeroen K Vermunt
We introduce a general method for sample size computations in the context of cross-sectional network models. The method takes the form of an automated Monte Carlo algorithm, designed to find an optimal sample size while iteratively concentrating the computations on the sample sizes that seem most relevant. The method requires three inputs: (1) a hypothesized network structure or desired characteristics
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Consequences of sampling frequency on the estimated dynamics of AR processes using continuous-time models. Psychological Methods (IF 10.929) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Rohit Batra,Simran K Johal,Meng Chen,Emilio Ferrer
Continuous-time (CT) models are a flexible approach for modeling longitudinal data of psychological constructs. When using CT models, a researcher can assume one underlying continuous function for the phenomenon of interest. In principle, these models overcome some limitations of discrete-time (DT) models and allow researchers to compare findings across measures collected using different time intervals
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Sibling bullying during childhood: A scoping review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-07-10
Previous research has established that positive sibling relationships can be protective against peer bullying and general family conflicts, as well as improving self-esteem and development, but significantly less attention has been given to the situation when these relationships are not positive, specifically with bullying between siblings. Despite being viewed as a ‘normal’ part of growing up, the
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Pre-pandemic brain structure and function and adolescent psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Laura Machlin, Katie A. McLaughlin
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for youths and families, dramatically increasing exposure to stressors and stress-related psychopathology. Increasing work has leveraged pre-pandemic neuroimaging data to predict adolescent psychopathology and stress responses during the pandemic, with a particular focus on internalizing symptoms. We review this recent literature on pre-pandemic
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Suicidal behaviour and ideation among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Roksana Dobrin-De Grace, Daniela Carvalho, Darren B. Courtney, Madison Aitken
Adolescence is a period of elevated risk for suicide, and mental health professionals expressed concerns that suicidal behaviours and suicide rates may increase among this age group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescent suicide rates, attempts, and ideation during the pandemic varied depending on the country, data collection methodology, and population (e.g., general population vs. emergency department)
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Dimensionality assessment in bifactor structures with multiple general factors: A network psychometrics approach. Psychological Methods (IF 10.929) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Marcos Jiménez,Francisco J Abad,Eduardo Garcia-Garzon,Hudson Golino,Alexander P Christensen,Luis Eduardo Garrido
The accuracy of factor retention methods for structures with one or more general factors, like the ones typically encountered in fields like intelligence, personality, and psychopathology, has often been overlooked in dimensionality research. To address this issue, we compared the performance of several factor retention methods in this context, including a network psychometrics approach developed in
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Listening fast and slow Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Emma M. Templeton, Thalia Wheatley
The pattern of response times in conversation can reveal a lot about how people listen to each other. Fast response times not only telegraph eagerness but provide evidence of attending in such a way as to almost finish the other's sentences. In other situations, slow response times are more appropriate, such as when listening prompts deeper reflection, or to leave space for the enjoyment of an inside
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Bystander behavior in violence against women in Spain: A scoping review Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Leila I. Vázquez-González, Esperanza Bosch-Fiol, Andrés Sánchez-Prada, Virginia Ferreiro-Basurto, Carmen Delgado-Álvarez, Victoria A. Ferrer-Pérez
Part of the research for the prevention of violence against women (VAW) has focused on bystander behavior due to the fact that many people in the woman's environment, while not directly related to the violence, can be witness to it. The present study applies a scoping review methodology to analyze the available scientific knowledge on helping behaviors, the factors that facilitate or inhibit them,
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A framework for understanding emotions in violent ethnic conflicts Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Ephrem Fernandez
Emotions have been studied largely within an interpersonal context but are now increasingly investigated wthin large scale social problems. This paper reviews key concepts in affective science as applicable to violent ethnic conflict. Beginning with the customary question “what are emotions?”, a cognitive-motivational perspective points to the appraisals and action tendencies inherent in anger and
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Youth psychosocial resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Jenalee R. Doom, LillyBelle K. Deer, Nathalie Dieujuste, Deborah Han, Kenia M. Rivera, Samantha R. Scott
Globally, youth have experienced heightened levels of stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though many youth showed resilience to mental health problems despite this increased stress. The current review covers emerging literature published in the past three years on resilience factors that promote more positive mental health in youth ages 10–18 years. These factors generally fall into three categories:
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Measurement type moderates the relationship between sleep and aggression: A meta-analytic investigation Aggression and Violent Behavior (IF 4.874) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Olivia P. Demichelis, Kate T. McKay, Sarah A. Grainger, Julie D. Henry
A recent meta-analysis showed that poor sleep is both associated with and can directly cause increased aggression. However, no assessment was made of whether objective indicators of sleep and subjective perceptions of sleep contributed equally or differentially to these effects. To test this question, the present meta-analysis directly tests the role of measurement (objective vs subjective) in understanding
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Daily experiences and adolescent affective wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CHESS model Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Tierney P. McMahon, Sarah Collier Villaume, Emma K. Adam
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in adolescents’ increased exposure to daily experiences of risk factors for depression and anxiety (e.g., loneliness). Intensive longitudinal studies examining daily experiences during the pandemic have revealed short-term and long-term consequences on youth mental health. Although evidence suggests small average increases in adolescent depression and anxiety, most of
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New Directions in Ethnic-Racial Identity and Critical Consciousness Development: Contextual Considerations in the Aftermath of COVID-19 Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Channing J. Mathews
Though ethnic-racial identity and critical consciousness have often been studied in isolation, numerous racialized and sociopolitical events that occurred during COVID-19 offer a unique opportunity to study how youth of color’s understandings of ethnicity and race overlap with their understandings of racial inequality. This review paper examines how families, schools, and digital sociopolitical contexts
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent sleep behavior Current Opinion in Psychology (IF 6.813) Pub Date : 2023-06-24 Sarah Rocha, Andrew Fuligni
Restorative sleep is a fundamental component of adolescent wellbeing, and the COVID-19 pandemic presented both challenges and opportunities for adolescents’ sleep. In this review, we synthesize emergent themes from the growing scientific evidence for the impact of the pandemic on adolescent sleep behavior across different stages of the pandemic and in different locations around the world. We also highlight