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Association between the dispositional optimism and depression in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2021
The objective of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of publications that reported the association between dispositional optimism and depression during youth, analyzing if the strength of this relationship varied according to potential factors ...
Fabio Alexis Rincón Uribe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventive Interventions to Reduce Youth Involvement in Gangs and Gang Crime in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 1-176, 2015., 2015
This Campbell systematic review examines why the implementation of preventive interventions to reduce youth involvement in gangs and gang crime may fail or succeed low and middle‐income countries. The review summarises findings from four studies conducted in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Angela Higginson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel nonsense mutation in the tyrosinase gene is related to the albinism in a capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella)

open access: yesBMC Genetics, 2017
Background Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive inherited condition that affects the pigmentation of eyes, hair and skin. The OCA phenotype may be caused by mutations in the tyrosinase gene (TYR), which expresses the tyrosinase enzyme ...
Felipe Tadeu Galante Rocha de Vasconcelos   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Improvement of Emotion and Attention Regulation after a 6‐Week Training of Focused Meditation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Self‐regulatory trainings can be an effective complementary treatment for mental health disorders. We investigated the effects of a six‐week‐focused meditation training on emotion and attention regulation in undergraduates randomly allocated to a meditation, a relaxation, or a wait‐list control group.
Carolina Baptista Menezes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychophysical Evaluation of Achromatic and Chromatic Vision of Workers Chronically Exposed to Organic Solvents

open access: yesJournal of Environmental and Public Health, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate achromatic and chromatic vision of workers chronically exposed to organic solvents through psychophysical methods. Thirty‐one gas station workers (31.5 ± 8.4 years old) were evaluated. Psychophysical tests were achromatic tests (Snellen chart, spatial and temporal contrast sensitivity, and visual perimetry) and
Eliza Maria da Costa Brito Lacerda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of breastfeeding on the intelligence quotient of eight-year-old children

open access: yesJornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2013
Objective: This study aimed to determine the influence of breastfeeding on the intellectual capacity of children from a cohort in a developing country, with a control for the main confounding factors.
Ana L.M. Fonseca   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-term effects of a multidisciplinary inpatient intensive rehabilitation treatment on body image in anorexia nervosa

open access: yesJournal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background Positive changes in weight gain and eating pathology were reported after inpatient treatments for anorexia nervosa (AN). However, changes in the physical body do not always mirror changes in the imagined body.
Federico Brusa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programas de prevenção da violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes: revisão sistemática da literatura

open access: yesPsicologia
A violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes é um grave problema social e de saúde pública. Programas de prevenção têm demonstrado eficácia no desenvolvimento de habilidades de autoproteção, bem como na prevenção e denúncia desses casos.
Patrícia de Cássia Carvalho-Campos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Stress Increases Anxiety-Like Behavior Equally in Male and Female Zebrafish

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021
Zebrafish anxiety-like behavior was assessed in the novel tank test after the formation of dominant-subordinate hierarchies. Ten pairs of animals were subjected to dyadic interactions for 5 days, and compared with control animals.
Brenno Bozi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of optimism in adolescent mental health: a protocol for a systematic review

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Adolescence is a critical period of human development, where adaptive or maladaptive experiences can happen. These experiences are associated with psychological, social, biological and health factors.
Fabio Alexis Rincón Uribe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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