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Virtual reality acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for social and public speaking anxiety : A randomized controlled trial

2023

Virtual reality (VR) offers new and flexible ways to provide psychological interventions. The aim of this study was to develop and investigate the effectiveness of a VR intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for social and public speaking anxiety. ACT is a process-based approach that aims to (a) increase individuals’ abilities to handle difficult emotional and cognitive experiences and (b) develop the motivation required for change to occur. In this study, a sample of university students with social interaction or communication anxiety (N = 76; age M = 24.95, SD = 6.50, 69.7% females) was blindly randomized into a total of 2 h of VR ACT training (VRACT; n = 37) or a w…

Magis – A magical adventure: Using a mobile game to deliver an ACT intervention for elementary schoolchildren in classroom settings

2022

Studies of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that this health emergency has affected especially young people. Supporting the well-being of children is thus particularly urgent. However, the high prevalence of ill-being among children requires novel approaches to providing help. Health care resources are limited, and many children did not receive support even before the pandemic. The current study presents a novel approach to delivering brief interventions for school-aged children. A mobile game based on acceptance and commitment therapy was used to increase psychological flexibility and well-being among 10 to 12-year-old schoolchildren. A sample of 106 students played the game…

A guided online ACT intervention may increase psychological well-being and support school engagement in adolescents

2023

Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate the extent to which initial levels and changes in ninth-grade adolescents' (n = 243) psychological well-being were associated with their school engagement after the transition to upper secondary education. In addition, we investigated whether a brief guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention program delivered during ninth grade was associated with adolescents’ subsequent school engagement through changes in their psychological well-being. Method Latent growth modeling (LGM) was used to examine the levels of and changes in well-being during ninth grade. Next, school engagement (measured by school satisfaction …

Transformational leadership and depressive symptoms among employees : mediating factors

2014

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the link between transformational leadership and depressive symptoms among employees is mediated by such personal resources as occupational self-efficacy, perceived meaningfulness of the work, and work-related rumination.Design/methodology/approach– The study was conducted using questionnaires among 557 Finnish municipal employees in various occupations. The statistical analysis was based on structural equation modeling. A multiple mediation model enabled us to investigate the specific indirect effects of each mediator. Model comparison was applied to ascertain whether the mediation should be considered as full or partial.Findings– Re…

Zvaigžņotā Debess: 2013, Vasara (220)

2013

Saturs: Pēdējā "Apollo" ekspedīcija uz Mēnesi ; Vissavienības Astronomijas un ģeodēzijas biedrības Latvijas nodaļa ; M.Gills. ESON – astronomijas popularizēšanas tīkls ; S.Kropa. Dvēsele Atakamas tuksnesī ; M.G. Īsumā: ESO Astro Camp Eiropas vidusskolēniem 2013.gada decembrī ; A.Alksnis. Atklāta vēl viena no Saulei vistuvākajām kaimiņzvaigznēm ; A.Alksnis. Tuvēja zvaigzne, kas ir izveidojusies jau drīz pēc Lielā Sprādziena ; A.Alksnis. Čeļabinskas superbolīds – simtgades notikums ; A.Alksnis. Nevis pārsteidzoša nova, bet gan kvazāra uzliesmojums ; I.Eglītis. Orius – Baldones observatorijā atklātais centaurs ; R.Misa. Denisa Tito Marsa iedvesmas fonds ; A.A. Īsumā: Ap zvaigzni Gleznotāja Bet…

Music therapy in Parkinson's disease

2014

Cortical beta burst dynamics are altered in Parkinson's disease but normalized by deep brain stimulation

2022

Funding Information: Amande Pauls was supported by a personal grant from the University of Helsinki . Olesia Korsun was supported by the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation , the Orion Research Foundation , the Finnish Parkinson Foundation and the Finnish Brain Foundation . Mia Liljeström was supported by the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland , the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation , and the Finnish Cultural Foundation . Eero Pekkonen was supported by Finnish Government research funding ( TYH- fund ). Hanna Renvall was supported by the Academy of Finland (grant number 321460 ) and Paulo Foundation. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Exaggerated subthalamic beta oscillatory activity …

Parkinson's disease and segmental coordination during modified figure of eight walking turning task

2016

Turning while walking is problematic for individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). We hypothesized there would be instability and turning difficulty for the PD subjects while performing a complex motor skill task of the modified figure of eight (MFE) walking task. There were 26 subjects (10 males and 16 females) with clinical diagnosis of “idiopathic” PD and undergoing L-dopa treatment participating in this study. The PD subjects performed the clinical balance modified figure of eight (MFE) test. The 3-D positions of the head, trunk and pelvis were recorded and analyzed. The angular displacement and angular velocity of the head, trunk and pelvis were calculated. Counter-clockwise and clock…

Vispārējās vienošanās par tarifiem un tirdzniecību 21. panta piemērošanas problemātika Pasaules tirdzniecības organizācijas sistēmā.

2020

Bakalaura darbā ietverta informācija par Vispārējās vienošanās par tarifiem un tirdzniecību 21. panta piemērošanas un interpretācijas robežām Pasaules tirdzniecības organizācijas sistēmā. Vienlaikus īpaša uzmanība piešķirta Pasaules tirdzniecības organizācijas Strīdu noregulēšanas institūcijas veidotai praksei dalībvalstu strīdos, saistībā ar drošības izņēmumu piemērošanu. Teorētiskajā daļā ietverts izvērsts Pasaules tirdzniecības organizācijas un Vispārējās vienošanās par tarifiem un tirdzniecību dibināšanas un attīstības apraksts, ko nepieciešams nodalīt, vērtējot starptautiskās tirdzniecības jomas attīstību. Praktiskajā daļā apskatīti gan Vispārējās vienošanās par tarifiem un tirdzniecīb…

Pētera Stučkas Latvijas Valsts universitātes mācību spēku publikācijas,1945-1965: bibliogrāfija, 1

1969

Bibliogrāfiskajā rādītājā sakopotas publikācijas, ko sarakstījuši Pētera Stučkas Latvijas Valsts universitātes profesori, docenti, pasniedzēji, aspiranti, laboranti un citi zinātniskie darbinieki divdesmit gados (1945.—1965.). Rādītāja pirmā da|a aptver darbus sabiedriski politiskajās zinātnēs un humanitārajās zinātnēs. Tajā apkopoti šādi izdevumu veidi: mācību grāmatas, dažādi mācību līdzekli (iespiesti tipogrāfiski vai ar rotaprintu), monogrāfijas, kandidāta un doktora disertācijas un to autoreferāti, raksti, kas ievietoti krājumos un zinātniskajā periodikā, raksti, kas publicēti žurnālos un laikrakstos, kā arī konferencēs nolasīto referātu tēzes. Viss materiāls sistematizēts pēc zinātņu …