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Depression Symptom Trajectories in Mothers With the FMR1 Premutation Vary by CGG Repeat Length: A Longitudinal Study of 73 Women Spanning 20–75 Years of Age

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (FXpm) are at heightened genetic vulnerability for depression, with risk compounded by the stressors of parenting a disabled child. Although risk factors persist as FXpm women age, depression in FXpm mothers during midlife and old age is poorly characterized. This study used an accelerated longitudinal design to
Jessica Klusek, Lauren Jenner, Abigail L. Hogan, Laura Friedman, Elizabeth Berry‐Kravis, Flora Tassone, Tatyana Adayev, Amanda J. Fairchild, Jane E. Roberts   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Affect of Software Developers: Common Misconceptions and Measurements

, 2015
The study of affects (i.e., emotions, moods) in the workplace has received a lot of attention in the last 15 years. Despite the fact that software development has been shown to be intellectual, creative, and driven by cognitive activities, and that ...
Abrahamsson, Pekka, Graziotin, Daniel, Wang, Xiaofeng   +2 more
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Self‐Administered Taste Testing Without Water: Normative Data for the 53‐Item Waterless Empirical Taste Test (WETT)

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), more than 20 million Americans suffer from chronic taste problems. Unfortunately, quantitative testing is rarely performed, self‐reports are inaccurate, and “taste” is often confused with olfaction‐dependent flavors.
Richard L. Doty, Ryan Sharetts, Shima T. Moein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating an Automated Number Series Item Generator Using Linear Logistic Test Models

Journal of Intelligence, 2018
This study investigates the item properties of a newly developed Automatic Number Series Item Generator (ANSIG). The foundation of the ANSIG is based on five hypothesised cognitive operators. Thirteen item models were developed using the numGen R package
Bao Sheng Loe, Luning Sun, Filip Simonfy, Philipp Doebler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Item Response Modeling of Multivariate Count Data With Zero Inflation, Maximum Inflation, and Heaping [PDF]

, 2017
Questionnaires that include items eliciting count responses are becoming increasingly common in psychology. This study proposes methodological techniques to overcome some of the challenges associated with analyzing multivariate item response data that ...
Brooke E. Magnus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, David Thissen, Thissen D., Thissen D., Wright D. E.   +5 more
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Regional and Global Changes in Brain Structure 1‐Year Post Pediatric “Mild” Traumatic Brain Injury

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Despite the high prevalence of pediatric “mild” traumatic brain injury (pmTBI), very little is known about the long‐term effects of injury on brain structure and how injuries manifest in the context of dynamic and regionally specific neurodevelopmental changes. Methods Prospective study design characterizing long‐term effects of pmTBI on both
Upasana Nathaniel, Tracey V. Wick, Josef L. Ling, Jessica R. McQuaid, Divyasree Sasi Kumar, Samuel D. Miller, Jingshu Wu, Vadim Zotev, Timothy B. Meier, Harm J. van der Horn, John P. Phillips, Richard A. Campbell, Robert E. Sapien, Rahsan Keskin, Andrei A. Vakhtin, Andrew R. Mayer   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using a Gaussian Graphical Model to Explore Relationships Between Items and Variables in Environmental Psychology Research

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Exploratory analyses are an important first step in psychological research, particularly in problem-based research where various variables are often included from multiple theoretical perspectives not studied together in combination before.
Nitin Bhushan, Florian Mohnert, Daniel Sloot, Lise Jans, Casper Albers, Linda Steg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Borrowers: Researching the cognitive aspects of translation [PDF]

, 2013
The paper considers the interdisciplinary interaction of research on the cognitive aspects of translation. Examples of influence from linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, reading and writing research and language technology are given,
O'Brien, Sharon
core   +1 more source

Individuals’ insight into intrapersonal externalities

Judgment and Decision Making, 2012
An intrapersonal externality exists when an individual’s decisions affect the outcomes of her future decisions. It can result in decreasing or increasing average returns to the rate of consumption, as occurs in addiction or exercise.
David J. Stillwell, Richard J. Tunney
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Perceptions of Clinician\u27s Empathy: Measurement and Psychometrics. [PDF]

, 2017
The prominence of reciprocal understanding in patient–doctor empathic engagement implies that patient perception of clinician’s empathy has an important role in the assessment of the patient–clinician relationship. In response to a need for an assessment
DeSantis, Jennifer, Gonnella, Joseph S., Hojat, Mohammadreza   +2 more
core   +1 more source