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Hair cortisol predicts avoidance behavior and depressiveness after first-time and single-event trauma exposure in motor vehicle crash victims
2020
The role of cortisol as a premorbid vulnerability factor for trauma sequelae remains unclear. Furthermore, the onset of long-term endocrine changes in response to first-time trauma as a function of later psychopathology is not clarified yet. Thus the predictive value of pre- and post-traumatic hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs) for psychological trauma sequelae was investigated in response to motor vehicle crash (MVC). A total of
Motherhood of Nigerian and Romanian Women in Sexual Exploitation
2020
Motherhood in human trafficking can cause a transition from an invisible individual, marginalised by their administrative and social status, into a ‘recognised citizen’ (Brouckaert and Longman 2018). This is to do with ‘the constitute maternal act’ (Ruddick 1995), in which the role of care is assumed regarding the child necessities, bringing with it help for the mother in order to fulfil necessary services (Brouckaert and Longman 2018). Therefore, motherhood can be perceived, especially by the trafficker as an added vulnerability factor, due to the responsibility that the victim feels in protecting the baby. However, on the other hand, the responsibility in protecting another life can also …
Part 3. A question of perspective: The association between intrusive thoughts and obsessionality in 11 countries
2014
Abstract A key assumption of contemporary cognitive-behavioral models of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is that obsessional thoughts exist on a continuum with “normal” unwanted intrusive thoughts. Recently, however, some authors have challenged this notion. The present study aimed to clarify (a) the extent that different types of intrusive thoughts in nonclinical individuals are associated with obsessionality, (b) the relative contribution of frequency, distress and control ratings to obsessionality, and (c) the extent that existing findings (primarily from North American or European samples) generalize to other countries in the world. Five hundred and fifty-four non clinical individua…
Time and Performance Pressure
2018
Abstract. Time pressure and performance pressure are among the most crucial job demands of today’s workforce. However, the literature on psychological stress barely distinguishes between these constructs. Therefore, we aimed to examine time pressure and performance pressure as two qualitatively different job demands in terms of unique moderators for both demands. We investigated whether time control would moderate the relationship between time pressure and both emotional exhaustion and work engagement. As a vulnerability factor for dealing with performance pressure, we investigated perfectionism. The cross-sectional data of 167 employees showed that time control was a significant moderator…
Introducción al monográfico: infancia y adolescencia. Factores de protección y vulnerabilidad
2016
Resumen El monografico que presentamos se centra en la ultima etapa de la infancia y la adolescencia. Pretende abordar desde diferentes estudios empiricos el importante rol de las emociones y la competencia emocional en la conducta adaptada y desadaptada de ninos y adolescentes, asi como los contextos mas representativos en el proceso de socializacion, como es la familia, especialmente a traves de los estilos parentales. Los estudios empiricos que se presentan estan realizados en diferentes paises y aportan una perspectiva transcultural a las variables objeto de estudio y a los resultados obtenidos. La infancia y la adolescencia son etapas clave en el desarrollo. Las emociones, el clima fam…
Criteri per l’analisi post-danno – Criteria for post-damage analysis.
2010
Gli elementi non-strutturali risultano assai più vulnerabili al sisma delle strutture, così come reso evidente dai terremoti che nell’ultimo decennio hanno colpito il nostro paese. Il danneggiamento di tali elementi, oltre a mettere a serio rischio la sicurezza degli edifici, e dunque l’incolumità, spesso rende diseconomici, disagevoli o addirittura impraticabili gli interventi di riparazione degli edifici. Ciò anche quando questi sono a struttura intelaiata e progettati e realizzati con criteri antisismici e le strutture non hanno subito danni di rilievo. D’altronde il comportamento sismico degli elementi non strutturali è stato lungamente trascurato e dall’analisi dello stato dell’arte in…
Coffee and Anxiety
2015
Abstract This chapter discusses the effects of coffee consumption on anxiety response, taking into account vulnerability factors such as sex and genetics. In light of research concerning the effects of coffee on normal anxiety, and particularly research carried out in our laboratory, current knowledge can be summarized as follows: (1) men appear to be more sensitive to the effects of coffee than women; and (2) coffee can increase alertness in habitual consumers after acute deprivation, but not above the level of that observed in nonconsumers. In addition, we discuss clinical evidence of the varying sensitivity of anxiety disorder patients to the effects of coffee. The caffeine challenge tes…
The relationship between attachment styles and internalizing/externalizing problems: the mediating role of self-criticism
2019
Many recent studies have explored the potential links between attachment style dimensions, personality vulnerability factors for psychopathology, and psychological and behavioral problems, particularly those along the internalizing and externalizing spectrum. However, previous studies have not examined these links within a structural equation model that can examine multiple predictors and outcomes, and therefore have not fully investigated the specificity of links between these factors. This cross-sectional study examined the mediating role of self-criticism in the relationship between attachment style dimensions and internalizing and externalizing problems. The sample included 420 nonclini…
Mortality and demographic recovery in early post-black death epidemics: Role of recent emigrants in medieval Dijon
2020
International audience; Objective and methodsWe analyze the influence of population movement on susceptibility to death and resilience during two epidemics occurring in Dijon soon after the Black Death. Using a specific program designed to propose links between entries in annual tax registers, we define tentative heads of household, the elapsed time since their first registration and their ties with other persons within the city.ResultsDuring the 1400 epidemic heads of household who were registered for 1–3 years die in large numbers, whereas during years without epidemics, their death rate is lower than that of heads of household who were registered longer. Recent registration is an epidemi…