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Cultural Adaptation of the Modified Version of the Conflicts Tactics Scale (M-CTS) in Mexican Adolescents
2019
Several scales are used in Dating Violence studies assuming cross-cultural invariance and equivalence of the measures without making the proper validation in the intended populations. This study focuses on the importance of adapting existing dating violence psychological instruments (as the widely recognized Modified Version of the Conflict Tactics Scale, M-CTS) in diverse adolescent populations adjusting to international validation procedures that ensure the cultural fit of the instrument and the measurement invariance of the construct. We sought to adapt the M-CTS in Mexican adolescents (N = 1861; 57.5% woman) following the ITC Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Test. We made an anal…
Gratitude Questionnaire–20 Items (G20): A Cross-Cultural, Psychometric and Crowdsourcing Analysis
2020
The use in psychology of crowdsourcing platforms as a method of data collection has been increasing in popularity because of its relative ease and versatility. Our goal is to adapt the Gratitude Questionnaire–20 Items (G20) to the English language by using data collected through a crowdsourcing platform. The G20 is a comprehensive instrument that takes in consideration the different basic processes of gratitude and assesses the construct’s cognitive, evaluative, emotional, and behavioral processes. We test the psychometric properties of the English version of the G20 with a Prolific (ProA) user sample. We assess the adequacy of the G20 for the crowdsourcing population in its English version…
Rakstura stipro pušu aptaujas (VIA-IS) adaptācija latviešu valodā
2019
Šī pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot, vai adaptētā Rakstura stipro pušu aptauja ir ticama un valīda, un pielāgota Latvijas kultūrvidei. Tika izvirzīti pētījuma jautājumi par Rakstura stipro pušu aptaujas latviešu valodas versijas skalu iekšējās saskaņotības rādītāji atbilstību oriģinālās aptaujas rādītājiem, par Rakstura stipro pušu aptaujas latviešu valodas versijas pantu reakcijas un diskriminācijas indeksi ietilpību vēlamajās robežās, par Rakstura stipro pušu aptaujas latviešu valodas versijas skalas atbilstību normālam sadalījumam un par tādu rakstura stipro pušu kā ziņkāres, pateicības, cerības, mīlestības, degsmes un neatlaidības pozitīvo korelāciju esamību saistībā ar apmierinātību ar dz…
Valkosolupitoisuuksien bayesilainen mallintaminen lasten leukemian ylläpitohoidossa
2018
Lasten akuutin lymfoblastileukemian ylläpitovaiheen hoidossa tehtävät lääkeannostuspäätökset pohjataan nykyisin potilaan veren valkosolupitoisuuteen, joka on hoidon tehokkuudesta kertova tekijä. Potilaalle sopiva lääkeannostus on hoidon onnistumisen ja turvallisuuden kannalta tärkeä, mutta sen löytäminen on vaikeaa, sillä annettu lääkitys näkyy valkosolupitoisuudessa viiveellä, ja potilaiden elimistön reagointi lääkitykseen on yksilöllistä. Sopivan lääkeannostuksen löytämistä hankaloittavat myös hoidonaikaiset tulehdukset, jotka voivat muuttaa valkosolupitoisuutta hetkellisesti. Työ käsittelee akuuttiin lymfoblastileukemiaan sairastuneiden suomalaisten potilaiden veren valkosolupitoisuuden …
Heterozygote advantage and pleiotropy contribute to intraspecific color trait variability
2022
The persistence of intrapopulation phenotypic variation typically requires some form of balancing selection because drift and directional selection eventually erode genetic variation. Heterozygote advantage remains a classic explanation for the maintenance of genetic variation in the face of selection. However, examples of heterozygote advantage, other than those associated with disease resistance, are rather uncommon. Across most of its distribution, males of the aposematic moth Arctia plantaginis have two hindwing phenotypes determined by a heritable one locus-two allele polymorphism (genotypes: WW/Wy = white morph, yy = yellow morph). Using genotyped moths, we show that the presence of o…
Predator-Induced Plasticity on Warning Signal and Larval Life-History Traits of the Aposematic Wood Tiger Moth, Arctia plantaginis
2021
Correction Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Volume 9 Article Number 737651 DOI 10.3389/fevo.2021.737651 Published JUL 29 2021 Predator-induced plasticity in life-history and antipredator traits during the larval period has been extensively studied in organisms with complex life-histories. However, it is unclear whether different levels of predation could induce warning signals in aposematic organisms. Here, we investigated whether predator-simulated handling affects warning coloration and life-history traits in the aposematic wood tiger moth larva, Arctia plantaginis. As juveniles, a larger orange patch on an otherwise black body signifies a more efficient warning signal against predators…
Sole coloration as an unusual aposematic signal in a Neotropical toad
2019
Many animals have evolved remarkable strategies to avoid predation. In diurnal, toxic harlequin toads (Atelopus) from the Amazon basin, we find a unique colour signal. Some Atelopus populations have striking red soles of the hands and feet, visible only when walking. When stationary, the toads are hard to detect despite their yellow-black dorsal coloration. Consequently, they switch between high and low conspicuousness. Interestingly, some populations lack the extra colour display of the soles. We found comprehensive support that the red coloration can act as an aposematic signal directed towards potential predators: red soles are significantly more conspicuous than soles lacking red colora…
The impact of life stage and pigment source on the evolution of novel warning signal traits
2021
Our understanding of how novel warning color traits evolve in natural populations is largely based on studies of reproductive stages and organisms with endogenously produced pigmentation. In these systems, genetic drift is often required for novel alleles to overcome strong purifying selection stemming from frequency-dependent predation and positive assortative mating. Here, we integrate data from field surveys, predation experiments, population genomics, and phenotypic correlations to explain the origin and maintenance of geographic variation in a diet-based larval pigmentation trait in the redheaded pine sawfly (Neodiprion lecontei), a pine-feeding hymenopteran. Although our experiments c…
Linguistic, Contextual, and Experiential Equivalence Issues in the Adaptation of a Performance-Based Assessment of Generic Skills in Higher Education
2022
This qualitative study investigated the various linguistic, contextual, and experiential equivalence issues embedded in a performance-based instrument aimed at assessing generic skills in higher education. A rigorous translation and adaptation process (American English to Finnish) was conducted on one instrument, namely Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) International. The data were obtained from cognitive laboratories (n = 13), with think-alouds and follow-up interviews conducted among Finnish undergraduate students. Content logs were created, and the data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that linguistic and contextual equivalence issues were more prominent than experie…
1,5-2gadus vecu bērnu adaptācijas perioda organizēšana pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē “X”
2018
Kvalifikācijas darba nosaukums: “1,5 – 2 gadus vecu bērnu adaptācijas perioda organizēšana pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē “X” Darba autore: Inna Pastuhova Izvirzītais mērķis: teorētiski analizēt un prakstiski noskaidrot, kādi adaptācijas perioda organizēšanas nosacījumi sekmē 1,5 – 2 gadus vecu bērnu veiksmīgu adaptāciju pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē Galvenie darba uzdevumi: •analizēt literatūru par adaptāciju, tās īpatnībām un ieteikumiem organizēšanā; •veikt praktisku pētījumu par adaptācijas perioda organizēšanu pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē „X”. Darba gaita: Analizēti vairāku psihologu un pedagogu ieteikumi adaptācijas organizēšanā, atziņas un īpatnības par adaptāciju. Pētījumā novēro…