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An Optimized Immersive Virtual Reality System for Exposure Therapy in Treating Amaxophobia

Applied Sciences
The use of virtual reality (VR) for therapeutic purposes has expanded rapidly; however, few studies have specifically addressed amaxophobia, or driving-related fear, using immersive exposure techniques.
Rosa Paola Figuerola Escoto, Amalia Guadalupe Gómez Cotero, Reynalda Alva Alva, Lorena Sánchez Bernal, Grecia Emilia Ortiz Coronel, Juan Gerardo Avalos, Giovanny Sanchez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychiatric and Cognitive Features in Italian Women With the FMR1 Premutation: A Comprehensive Assessment Using SCID‐5 and Standardized Cognitive Measures

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (PM) are at increased risk for fragile X‐associated conditions (FXPAC), including cognitive and psychiatric features collectively termed fragile X‐associated neuropsychiatric disorders (FXAND). This study is the first to systematically investigate cognitive and psychiatric features in Italian female premutation ...
Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Randi J. Hagerman, Giuseppina Spano, Flora Tassone, Giancarlo Logroscino, Andrea Bosco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Network Model of Mentalization, Social Vulnerability, and the Self in Autism: A Comparison With Neurotypical Adults

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by alterations in social understanding and self‐related experience that overlap with broader dimensions of psychosocial vulnerability. These domains are tightly interconnected, motivating the use of analytic approaches that can capture their organization as complex associations rather than as ...
Szilárd Holka, Dániel Sörnyei, Ágota Vass, Levente Rónai, Kinga Farkas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘School is their whole world’: Teachers' perspectives on loneliness among children and adolescents from England and mainland China

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As front‐line observers and active participants in pupils' daily lives, teachers closely monitor pupils' social interactions, emotional states and behavioural changes. Their unique perspective enables them to detect problems in the social lives of their pupils that may not be immediately visible to peers, parents or mental health professionals.
Yixuan Zheng, Charlotte Bagnall, Caroline Bond, Elizabeth Birchinall, Pamela Qualter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the importance of including both sexes in animal studies – insights from home‐cage monitoring

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A review of behavioural studies using home‐cage monitoring (HCM) systems revealed that over 61% of studies used only male subjects, with only 24% including both sexes, despite evidence of substantial behavioural differences between male and female animals. This bias could influence the outcomes of biomedical research.
Maša Čater, Adam Dušek, Aleksandra Bartelik, Silvia Mandillo, Elisabetta Golini, Mara Rigamonti, Rasneer Sonia Bains, Hamish Forrest, Marion Rivalan, Melissa Long, Anna Kiryk, Lars Lewejohann, Nuno Henrique Franco   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post‐Meal Activity and Eating Disorder Behaviors: An Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Mealtimes are associated with heightened distress among individuals with eating disorders (EDs) and are frequently accompanied by ritualized eating behaviors that maintain psychopathology. In inpatient settings, post‐meal rest is commonly prescribed to prevent compensatory behaviors.
Kristin Stedal, Line Wisting, Joseph Wonderlich, Anne Louise Wennersberg, Annette Skarsbakk, Ida Aarmo, Selma Øverland Lie, Ingrid Funderud   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring COVID-19 Phobia among International Chinese College Students in South Korea Before Ending COVID-19 Restrictions

BMC Psychology
Background College students, considered to be the driving force of society, are highly vulnerable to COVID-19. At a time when facing a new pandemic wave in 2022, China’s policy was in contrast with that of Korea.
Bo Zhao, Fanlei Kong, Eun Woo Nam
doaj   +1 more source

Feeling Better Before, Not After: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect Around Exercise in Women With Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Maladaptive exercise includes excessive, compulsive, or compensatory exercise and is a common eating‐disorder (ED) symptom associated with increased severity, slower rates‐of‐recovery, and faster rates‐of‐relapse. Affect‐regulation theories posit that maladaptive exercise functions to reduce high negative affect (NA), although ...
Danielle A. N. Chapa, Kelsie T. Forbush, Yiyang Chen, Courtney E. Costain, Samiya I. Rasheed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source