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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0017.v1

Profiles of Violence and Use of Alcohol and Tobacco in Relation to the Impulsivity: Sustainable Consumption in Adolescents

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, María del Mar Molero Jurado, Ana Belén Barragán Martín, José Jesús Gázquez Linares

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: tobacco; alcohol; physical aggression; verbal aggression; impulsivity

Online: 3 January 2019 (12:27:20 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0487.v1

Targeting the Reconsolidation of Licit Drug Memories to Prevent Relapse: Focus on Alcohol and Nicotine

Segev Barak, Koral Goltseker

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Memory reconsolidation; Animal models; Alcohol addiction; Nicotine; relapse; tobacco

Online: 22 February 2021 (15:29:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0598.v1

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Smoking Among Health Care Workers and Non-Health Care Workers in Zambezi Region, Namibia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sylvia Kahimbi Mahoto, Kabwebwe Honoré Mitonga, Olanrewaju Oladimeji

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Zambezi; Health Care Workers; cigarette smoking; Cigarettes; Gender differences; Prevalence; Tobacco use; Vulnerable populations; Risk factors

Online: 23 December 2020 (16:28:15 CET)

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Smoking is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and remains a significant public health challenge in many lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) including Namibia. The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking and its associated risk factors among HCWs and non-HCWs in Zambezi region. An exploratory cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and October 2020 among residents of the eight (8) constituencies of Zambezi region. Four hundred and sixty-one (461) respondents who had been residents of the selected constituencies for over five years and aged between 17-60 years were selected for the study. The main outcome measure was current cigarette smoking status. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. We stratified data analysis by individual being health workers or non-health workers. A bivariate Pearson Chi-square test was used to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and the smoking status. Statistically significant variables in the bivariate analysis were used as predictors in the univariate and multivariate models. The response rate of potential participants was 95% (n=434). The mean (±SD) age of participant’s was 32.5 (± 11.34 years). Significant relationships were observed between smoking status and area of residency (constituency), gender, age category, level of education, age of onset of smoking and the daily smoking frequency. The majority of smokers (n=108) were none-HCWs with males being the majority (n=62). Age (p=0.001), education levels (p=0.001) and area of residency (p=0.022) were highly associated with smoking among none-HCW while marital status was associated with smoking among HCWs (p=0.013). In the final multivariate model, the odds of smoking among female non-HCWs were significantly lower (OR: 0.386; 95% CI: 0.228 – 0.655). Furthermore, the odds of smoking among this same group were lower among those who had secondary level education (OR: 0.178; 95% CI: 0.0659 – 0.483), post-secondary (OR: 0.117, 95% CI: 0.0412 – 0.330) and first stage tertiary (OR: 0.306: 95% CI: 0.106 – 0.881) compared to those who had primary school education. In conclusion, smoking prevalence among none HCWs and HCWs working in Zambezi included in the study was similar to that of the general Namibian population but higher than other neighboring countries within SADC. The results showed a need for the establishment of specific smoking related strategies that target HCWs to address smoking use parallel to the running of none HCWs which would ultimately decrease the smoking prevalence and improve health.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0010.v1

Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Smokers Exposed to Anti-smoking Marketing in South Australia

Joshua Trigg, Damien Shen, Julia Morris, Jason Blunt

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Indigenous health; smoking; social marketing; tobacco; messaging

Online: 4 January 2022 (15:08:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0484.v1

Characterization of Sex with Animals in Córdoba, Colombia. An Exploratory Study

Óscar Adolfo Medina-Pérez, Liliana Marcela García-Vega, Jean Paulina Villard Plaza, Juan Carlos Ortiz Valencia

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Bestiality; Colombia; sexual behavior; sexuality; Zoophilia

Online: 25 September 2018 (11:49:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0078.v1

COVID-19 and Importance of Social Distancing

Fahim Aslam

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; R0; WHO; social distancing; H1N1; H2N2; influenza

Online: 7 April 2020 (02:48:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0352.v1

HeartMath, Fitbit and COVID-19 - Tracking Movement in Stillness and Stillness in Movement

Stephen David Edwards

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: HeartMath; Fitbit; COVID-19; Meditation; Physical Activity

Online: 17 August 2021 (08:32:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0380.v3

Infodemiological Study on COVID-19 Epidemic and COVID-19 Infodemic

Zhiwen Hu, Zhongliang Yang, Qi Li, An Zhang, Yongfeng Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Infodemiology; COVID-19 infodemic; social contagion; collective perceptual bias; collective behavioral propensities; psychological typhoon eye effect

Online: 16 March 2020 (15:12:33 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0101.v1

Psychology in the Age of Technology Dependence and the Mobile Dilemma

Abhinandan Patil

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Mobile; addiction; child psychology; mental health; social impact

Online: 3 July 2023 (14:58:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0191.v1

Differences in Coping Strategies and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Junior and Senior Doctors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Amy Pascoe, Eldho Paul, Douglas Johnson, Mark Putland, Karen Willis, Natasha Smallwood

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; coping; mental health; doctors; frontline

Online: 10 November 2021 (08:18:35 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0149.v1

Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the Context of Environmental Sensitivity: A Critical Review and Development of Research Agenda

Corina U. Greven, Francesca Lionetti, Charlotte Booth, Elaine Aron, Elaine Fox, Haline E. Schendan, Michael Pluess, Hilgo Bruining, Bianca Acevedo, Patricia Bijttebier, Judith Homberg

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: sensory processing sensitivity; highly sensitive person; highly sensitive child; differential susceptibility; environmental sensitivity; temperament; personality; aetiology; animal model; neuroscience; cognition; mental health

Online: 10 September 2018 (04:58:01 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

White Liberals Become ‘Anti-White’ when Situationally Frustrated

Micah Amd

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: frustration; racial bias; political ideology; implicit evaluation

Online: 13 September 2021 (10:34:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0367.v1

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of University Students in Pakistan

Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Hafiz Abdul Sattar

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Psychosocial impact; anxiety; Covid-19 stressors; policies; public health emergencies; pandemics

Online: 15 December 2020 (10:17:13 CET)

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Purpose: A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 was identified as the cause of COVID-19 eventually led to the declaration of Public health emergency of international concern and a pandemic by WHO due to its exponential global spread. Present study was conducted to investigate the impact of second wave of pandemic on mental wellbeing and social behaviors among university students of Pakistan during this crucial period of COVID-19 infection. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was designed to evaluate the psychosocial impact during the current COVID-19 outbreak among the students of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Snowball sampling or chain referral sampling procedure was adopted to recruit the participants in the study. Verbal informed consent was taken from all participants before recruitment in the study irrespective of their gender, age and socioeconomic status. Results: Mental health of university students during COVID-19 epidemic was affected to a varying degree revealing that 26.66% were recorded to have mild, 27.15% moderate and 17.04% suffering from severe anxiety out of total 1029 students. Students who were residing in urban areas with parents and having a steady family income were negatively associated and found protective factors against anxiety. However, having a relative or an acquaintance infected with COVID-19 was an independent risk factor for experienced anxiety. Positively associated factors with the level of anxiety symptoms included economic stressors, effects on daily-life, and academic delays whereas social support was negatively correlated with anxiety in COVID-19 related stressors. Conclusion: Public health emergencies and such pandemic are exerting serious psychological impacts on university students. It is recommended that the higher authorities should plan better policies to reduce this impact for the provision of high quality and timely crisis-oriented psychological services to university students.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0616.v1

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health of the General Population, Students, and Health Care Workers: A Review

Sabina Sankhi, Nirmal Raj Marasine

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; general population; students; health care workers

Online: 25 July 2020 (17:31:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0472.v2

Decoding State Vaccination Rates Using Intelligence Quotient, Income, and Political Affiliation

Azad Kabir, Raeed Kabir, Jebun Nahar, Ritesh Sengar

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Online misinformation; COVID-19 vaccination; fully vaccinated; Intelligence Quotient; per capita income

Online: 27 July 2021 (13:47:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0106.v1

Bottled vs. Canned Beer: Do They Really Taste Different?

Andrew Barnett, Carlos Velasco, Charles Spence

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: packaging; beer; image mold; packaging weight; taste

Online: 10 August 2016 (09:04:27 CEST)

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People often say that beer tastes better from a bottle than from a can. However, one can ask whether this perceived difference is reliable across consumers; And, if so, whether it is purely a psychological phenomenon (associated with the influence of packaging on taste perception), or whether instead it reflects some more mundane physico-chemical interaction between the packaging material (or packing procedure/process) and the contents. We conducted two experiments in order to address these important questions. In the main experiment, 151 participants at the 2016 Edinburgh Science Festival were served a beer in a plastic cup. The beer was either poured from a bottle or can (i.e., a between-participants experimental design was used) and the participants were encouraged to pick up the packaging in order to inspect the label before tasting the beer. The participants rated the perceived taste, quality, and freshness of the beer, as well as their likelihood of purchase, and their estimate of the price. All of the beer came from the same batch (from Barney’s Brewery in Edinburgh). Nevertheless, those who evaluated the bottled beer rated it as tasting better than those who rated the beer that had been served from a can. Having demonstrated such a perceptual difference in terms of taste, we then went on to investigate whether people would prefer one packaging format over the other when the beer from bottle and can was served to a new group of participants blind (i.e., when the participants did not know the packaging material). The participants in this control study (N = 29) were asked which beer they preferred or else could state that the two samples tasted the same. No sign of preference was obtained under such conditions. Explanations for the psychological impact of the packaging format, in terms of differences in packaging weight (between tin and glass), and/or prior associations of quality with specific packaging materials/formats (what some have chosen to call ‘image molds’) are discussed.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0091.v1

Application of Protection Motivation Theory to Investigate Waste Management Behaviors of Public and Private Officers in Bangkok City, Thailand

Piyapong Janmaimool

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: sustainable waste management behaviors; protection motivation theory; pro-environmental behaviors; threat appraisal, coping appraisal

Online: 9 August 2016 (10:29:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0129.v1

Individual Responses in the Domestic Horse Regarding Human Behavior in Identical Settings

Kathrin Schütz, Annika Rötters, Lara Oebel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: nonverbal communication; interspecific communication; domestic horse

Online: 20 February 2018 (15:23:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201607.0022.v1

Age-sensitive eHealth Applications in Smart Homes

Wiktoria Wilkowska, Philipp Brauner, Martina Ziefle

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Ambient Assisted Living; eHealth; Technology Acceptance, Smart Health, User Diversity, Serious Games for Healthcare

Online: 12 July 2016 (09:39:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0107.v1

Network Models for Cognitive Development and Intelligence

Han Van Der Maas, Kees-Jan Kan, Maarten Marsman, Claire E. Stevenson

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: intelligence; development of intelligence; cognitive development; network models; factor models; psychometrics; latent variable models

Online: 25 January 2017 (03:14:34 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0050.v1

The Public Mental Health While in a Community Quarantine Due to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Literature Using Google Scholar

Ryan Labana

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Review Literature; Psychosocial Support System; Public Health Administration

Online: 5 May 2020 (02:23:47 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0103.v1

Smartphone-Based Safety Planning and Self-Monitoring for Suicidal Patients: A Conceptual Basis for the CASPAR (Continuous Assessment for Suicide Prevention and Research) Study

Chani Nuij, Wouter Van Ballegooijen, Jeroen Ruwaard, Derek de Beurs, Rory C. O'Connor, Jan H. Smit, Heleen Riper, Ad Kerkhof

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: suicide prevention; e-mental health; implementation; fundamental research; ecological momentary assessment; experience sampling; network analysis

Online: 18 April 2017 (03:24:13 CEST)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0042.v1

Strategic Thinking in a Pandemic: A Blueprint for Government-Led National Hygiene Communication Campaigns to Combat COVID-19

Valerie Curtis, Robert Dreibelbis, Myriam Sidibe, Jason Cardosi, Jennifer Sara, Chris Bonell, Kaposo Mwambuli, Soma Ghosh Moulik, Sian White, Robert Aunger

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; hand washing; hygiene; behaviour change; communications

Online: 3 May 2020 (09:05:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0418.v1

Analyzing academic stress in adolescence and their relationship with students’ psychological and physical well-being: Development and validation of the Questionnaire of Academic Stress in Secondary Education

Rafael García-Ros, Francisco Pérez-González, José M. Tomás

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: academic stress; psychological and physical well-being; adolescence; secondary education; validity; reliability; gender and age differences

Online: 23 August 2018 (15:32:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0180.v1

Mind-Personality Relations from Childhood to Early Adulthood

Andreas Demetriou, George Spanoudis, Mislav Stjepan Žebec, Maria Andreou, Hudson Golino, Smaragda Kazi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: personality; intelligence; development; cognition

Online: 9 August 2018 (08:25:45 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0255.v1

Waves of Mental Health Demands During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Eduardo Honorato

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; Mental Health; Psychological Symptoms

Online: 15 May 2020 (15:17:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0030.v2

Using the Job Burden-Capital Model of Occupational Stress to Predict Depression and Well-Being among Electronic Manufacturing Service Employees in China

Chao Wang, Shuang Li, Tao Li, Shanfa Yu, Junming Dai, Xiaoman Liu, Xiaojun Zhu, Yuqing Ji, Jin Wang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: occupational stress; job burden-capital model; structural equation model; depression; well-being

Online: 4 August 2016 (12:47:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0642.v1

Colour Preferences and Personality Traits

Reidulf G. Watten, Knut Inge Fostervold

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: colours; preferences; personality traits; agreeableness; extraversion

Online: 26 May 2021 (13:45:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0049.v1

Discrimination and Distress among Afghan Refugees in Northern California: The Moderating Role of Pre- and Post-Migration Factors

Qais Alemi, Carl Stempel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Afghan, civic engagement, discrimination, distress, ethnic identity, pre-resettlement trauma

Online: 10 January 2017 (10:24:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0047.v1

Psychopathy, Machiavellianism and Parental Behavior: A Correlational Study Modulated by Gender

Polett Bali, Guillaume Durand

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: psychopathy; Machiavellianism; parental style; gender differences; socialization theories

Online: 13 October 2016 (05:25:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0047.v2

Parental Overprotection and Emotional Abuse Predict the Presence of Psychopathic Traits in Adulthood

Guillaume Durand, Polett Bali

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: psychopathy; Machiavellianism; parental style; gender differences; socialization theories

Online: 6 October 2017 (15:23:37 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0236.v1

Facing Racism and Sexism in Science by Fighting against Social Implicit Bias: A Latin and Black Woman Perspective.

Karin Calaza, Fatima Erthal, Mirtes Pereira, Kita Macario, Veronica Daflon, Isabel David, Helena Castro, Maria Vargas, Laura Martins, Jasmin Stariolo, Eliane Volchan, Leticia Oliveira

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: implict bias; gender disparity; diversity; racial dispariry

Online: 12 January 2021 (17:51:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0053.v1

What Differentiates Poor and Good Outcome Psychotherapy? A Statistical-Mechanics-Inspired Approach to Psychotherapy Research

Giulio De Felice, Franco Orsucci, Andrea Scozzari, Omar Gelo, Gabriele Serafini, Silvia Andreassi, Nicoletta Vegni, Giulia Paoloni, Gloria Lagetto, Erhard Mergenthaler, Alessandro Giuliani

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Psychotherapy; Complex Systems; Statistical Mechanics; Process of Change; Nonlinear Dynamics

Online: 5 February 2019 (11:54:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0006.v1

The Impact on Children's Mental Health of School Closures to Prevent the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Yuma Ishimoto, Takahiro Yamane, Yuki Matsumoto, Katsutoshi Kobayashi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Covid-19; School Closure; Elementary School; Emotional Symptoms; Japan

Online: 2 June 2020 (14:58:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0129.v3

Individual Responses in the Domestic Horse Regarding Human Behaviour in Identical Settings

Kathrin Schütz, Annika Rötters, Lara Oebel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: nonverbal communication; interspecific communication; domestic horse

Online: 29 January 2019 (04:59:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0399.v1

Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Holly Blake, Holly Knight, Ru Jia, Jessica Corner, Joanne R Morling, Chris Denning, Jonathan K Ball, Kirsty Bolton, Grazziela Figeuredo, David Morris, Patrick Tighe, Armando Villalon, Kieran Ayling, Kavita Vedhara

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; mass testing; social isolation; social distancing; mental health; students; focus groups; qualitative

Online: 20 January 2021 (13:03:57 CET)

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We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups conducted at a higher education institution in England during high alert (tier 2) national COVID-19 restrictions. Data were analysed thematically. Participants were purposively sampled university students (n = 25) representing a range of gender, age, living circumstances (on/off campus) and SARS-CoV-2 testing/self-isolation experiences. Six themes with 16 sub-themes emerged from the analysis of the qualitative data: ‘Term-time Experiences’, ‘Risk Perception and Worry’, ‘Engagement in Protective Behaviours’, ‘Openness to Testing’, ‘Barriers to Testing’ and ‘General Wellbeing’. Students described feeling safe on campus, believed most of their peers are adherent to protective behaviours and were positive towards asymptomatic testing in university settings. University communications about COVID-19 testing and social behaviours need to be timely and presented in a more inclusive way to reach groups of students who currently feel marginalised. Barriers to engagement with SARS-CoV-2 testing, social distancing and self-isolation were primarily associated with fear of the mental health impacts of self-isolation, including worry about how they will cope, high anxiety, low mood, guilt relating to impact on others and loneliness. Loneliness in students could be mitigated through increased intra-university communications and a focus on establishment of low COVID-risk social activities to help students build and enhance their social support networks. These findings are particularly pertinent in the context of mass asymptomatic testing programmes being implemented in educational settings and high numbers of students being required to self-isolate. Universities need to determine the support needs of students during self-isolation and prepare for the long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health and welfare support services.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0226.v1

What Are Your Children Watching? Teacher’s Evaluation of the Educational, Emotional, Behavioral, Psychological, Physical & Religious impacts of Cartoons on the School Going Children

Syed Hassan Raza, Sarfraz Gondal, Sajid Mehmood Awan

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: educational impacts; emotional impacts; behavioral impacts; psychological impacts; physical impacts; religious impacts

Online: 29 August 2016 (12:24:27 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0009.v1

Should Colour be Considered as a Significant Design Variable in Foot Orthoses Prescription Writing?

Simon Spooner, Ian Griffiths

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Foot orthoses; Orthotics; Colour psychology; Podiatry; Biopsychosocial

Online: 4 January 2021 (10:44:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201702.0090.v1

A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of a Heat-Pain Stimulus to Induce Pain, Anxiety, and Fear

Guillaume Durand

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: heat-pain; pilot study; anxiety; fear; psychopathy

Online: 24 February 2017 (07:18:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0087.v1

Development of Understanding Zero

Attila Krajcsi, Petia Kojouharova, Gabor Lengyel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: numerical cognition; zero; number status of zero; items based number representation

Online: 25 August 2017 (12:28:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0380.v2

Infodemiological Study on COVID-19 Epidemic and COVID-19 Infodemic

Zhiwen Hu, Zhongliang Yang, Qi Li, An Zhang, Yongfeng Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Coronavirus; Infodemiology; COVID-19 infodemic; Collective perceptual bias; Collective behavioral propensities; Psychological Typhoon Eye Effect

Online: 4 March 2020 (11:25:59 CET)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0152.v1

Treatment of Intrusive Suicidal Imagery Using Eye Movements

Jael S Van Bentum, Marit Sijbrandij, Marcus Huibers, Annemiek Huisman, Arnoud Arntz, Emily Holmes, Ad Kerkhof

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: suicide; suicidal mental imagery; flash-forwards; intrusions; preventive intervention; eye movement dual task (EMDT)

Online: 24 April 2017 (11:59:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0065.v1

Using the HEXACO Model of Personality to Test the Validity of the Durand Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Questionnaire

Guillaume Durand

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: DAPTQ; adaptive personality; psychometric properties; HEXACO; psychopathic personality traits; confirmatory factor analysis; test-retest validity

Online: 14 June 2017 (07:47:55 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0197.v1

Scholarship Suppression: Theoretical Perspectives and Emerging Trends

Sean Stevens, Lee Jussim, Nathan Honeycutt

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: free speech; academic freedom; scholarship suppression; moral panics; witch hunts

Online: 9 September 2020 (03:45:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0236.v1

Problematic Use of the Internet and Smartphones in University Students: 2006–2017

Xavier Carbonell, Andres Chamarro, Ursula Oberst, Beatriz Rodrigo, Mariona Prades

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Internet addiction; mobile phone addiction; online social network; university students; technological addictions; behavioral addictions

Online: 25 January 2018 (05:10:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0065.v1

Embodying Cognition in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Tania Pietrzak, Christina Lohr, Beverly Jahn, Gernot Hauke

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: embodiment; CBT; interpersonal synchrony; therapeutic alliance; emotional regulation; emotional field; emotional mastery

Online: 15 September 2017 (11:37:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0026.v2

Life Perceptions, Problems and Psychological Wellbeing in Preadolescent and Adolescent Patients in Treatment for Leukemia Compared with Healthy Peers

Marta Tremolada, Ilaria Tamara Chiavetta

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: children; adolescents; leukemia; in treatment; healthy peers; life perceptions; psychological wellbeing; reported problems

Online: 4 February 2019 (13:52:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0172.v2

Anonymous Online Treatment and Prevention of Shift Work Sleep Disorder in Companies

Lukas Peter, Richard Reindl, Sigrid Zauter, Thomas Hillemacher, Kneginja Richter

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: chronobiology; shiftwork; insomnia; cognitive behavioral therapy, telepsychiatry; occupational health

Online: 19 June 2019 (10:05:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0107.v1

Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study

Andrew Scholey, Sarah Benson, Jordy Kaufman, Chantal Terpstra, Elizabeth Ayre, Joris Verster, Corey Allen, Grant Devilly

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: hangover; alcohol; internet; attention; executive function; working memory

Online: 12 February 2019 (17:24:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0094.v1

A General Mechanism for Long Term Non-Reinforced Behavioral Change

Tom Salomon, rotem Botvinik-Nezer, Tony Gutentag, Rani Gera, Roni Iwanir, Maya Tamir, Tom Schonberg

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: cue-approach; decision making; behavioral change; preferences; emotion

Online: 20 June 2017 (11:11:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0113.v1

Microaggressions Self-Defense: A Role-Playing Workshop for Responding to Microaggressions

Christy M. Byrd

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: microaggressions; responses to microaggressions; role-playing; workshop

Online: 7 May 2018 (10:19:16 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0457.v1

How Prenatal Exposures Shape the Infant Brain: Insights from Infant Neuroimaging Studies

Alexander Dufford, Marisa Spann, Dustin Scheinost

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: perinatal; maternal; brain development; neurodevelopment; magnetic resonance imaging

Online: 19 April 2021 (09:02:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0014.v1

The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21: Development and Validation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-item in Psychiatric Patients and the General Public for Easier Mental Health Measurement in a Post-COVID-19 World

Amira Ali, Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees, Hiroaki Hori, Yoshiharu Kim, Hiroshi Kunugi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019/COVID-19; Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21/DASS-21; DASS-8; shortened version*; shorter version* of the DASS-21; psychiatric disorders; factorial structure/psychometric properties/structural validity/validation; measurement invariance/multigroup analysis; psychological distress; discriminant validity; item coverage; good predictive validity

Online: 1 September 2021 (12:15:27 CEST)

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Despite extensive investigations of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) since its development in 1995, its factor structure and other psychometric properties still need to be firmly established, with several calls for revising its item structure. Employing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), this study examined the factor structure of the DASS-21 and five shortened versions of the DASS-21 among psychiatric patients (N = 168) and the general public (N = 992) during the COVID-19 confinement period in Saudi Arabia. Multigroup CFA, Mann Whitney W test, Spearman’s correlation, and coefficient alpha were used to examine the shortened versions of the DASS-21 (DASS-13, DASS-12, DASS-9 (two versions), and DASS-8) for invariance across age and gender groups, discriminant validity, predictive validity, item coverage, and internal consistency, respectively. Compared with the DASS-21, all three-factor structures of the shortened versions expressed good fit, with the DASS-8 demonstrating the best fit and highest item loadings on the corresponding factors in both samples (χ2(16, 15) = 16.5, 67.0; p = 0.420, 0.000; CFI= 1.000, 0.998; TLI = 0.999, 0.997; RMSEA = 0.013, 0.059, SRMR = 0.0186, 0.0203). It expressed configural, metric, and scalar invariance across age and gender groups. Its internal consistency was comparable to other versions (α = 0.94). Strong positive correlations of the DASS-8 and its subscales with the DASS-21 and its subscales (r = 0.97 to 0.81) suggest adequate item coverage and good predictive validity of this version. The DASS-8 and its subscales distinguished the clinical sample from the general public at the same level of significance expressed by the DASS-21 and other shortened versions, supporting its discriminant validity. Neither the DASS-21 nor the shortened versions distinguished patients diagnosed with depression and anxiety from other conditions. The DASS-8 represents a valid short version of the DASS-21, which may be useful in research and clinical practice for quick identification of individuals with potential psychopathologies. Diagnosing depression/anxiety disorders may be further confirmed in a next step by clinician-facilitated examinations. Brevity of the DASS-21 would save time and effort used for filling the questionnaire and support comprehensive assessments by allowing the inclusion of more measures on test batteries.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0023.v1

Innate Health: A Novel Examination of What Explains Well-being, Prosocial Behavior, and Aggression among Men Living in a UK Prison

Jeanne Catherine, Adriaan Denkers, Anita McGinty

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: well-being; innate health; positive psychology; mental health; three principles; self-control; pro-social behaviors; criminology; incarcerated men; prisoners; inmates

Online: 2 June 2022 (02:57:49 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0233.v1

An Equation Simultaneously Encodes the Duality of The Mind and The Body

Zilin Nie, Yanming Nie

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Mind-body problem; Mind-body coupling phenomenon; Entropic system; Entropic system equation; Law of entropic system; Self-organized criticality (SOC); Self-organized critical triggering factor (SOCTF); Conscious strength; Macrostates of consciousness; Self-organization of minds.

Online: 10 February 2021 (12:45:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0063.v1

A French Translation and Validation of the Durand Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Questionnaire: An Investigation with Community Samples from France and Canada

Guillaume Durand

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Durand Adaptive Psychopathic Traits Questionnaire; French translation; France; Canada; psychometrics

Online: 14 June 2017 (06:36:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0030.v1

Using the Job Burden-Capital Model of Occupational Stress to Predict Depression and Well-being among Electronic Manufacturing Service Employees in China

Chao Wang, Shuang Li, Tao Li, Shanfa Yu, Junming Dai, Xiaoman Liu, Xiaojun Zhu, Yuqing Ji, Jin Wang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: occupational stress; job burden-capital model; structural equation model; depression; well-being

Online: 3 August 2016 (10:38:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0028.v1

Social Media Addiction and Emotions During the Disaster Recovery Period? – The Moderating Role of Post-COVID Timing

Dewan Muhammad Nur -A Yazdani, Tanvir Abir, Qing Yang, Jamee Ahmad, Abdullah Al Mamun, Noor Raihani Zainol, Kaniz Kakon, Shasha Wang, Kingsley E Agho

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: social media; addiction; anxiety; fear; health issues

Online: 2 February 2022 (10:53:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0194.v1

Modeling and Role-Modeling Theory on Stunting Children in the Perspective of Philosophy

Aini Alifatin

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Children; Growth; Development Modeling; Role Modeling; Stunting

Online: 14 June 2022 (05:28:12 CEST)

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Stunting, during the Covid-19 pandemic, is increasingly becoming a big problem in the world, especially in poor and developing countries. Observational studies have shown that stunting is associated with poor nutrition, especially a plant-based diet, inflammation, caused by infection, enteric dysfunction, an environment with clean water, inadequate sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and endogenous inflammation associated with excess adiposity. This causes nutritional interventions to be often unsuccessful (Kemenkes RI, 2018).The government intervenes to reduce stunting to the target party, which is divided into two categories. The first category is specific nutrition intervention, namely monitoring children under five at the posyandu, giving immunizations, giving vitamin A, giving Supplementary Foods (PMT), and others. The second category is sensitive nutrition interventions, namely the provision of drinking water and proper sanitation, postnatal family planning (KB) services, providing information related to stunting, food social assistance, conditional cash assistance, and others. (KEMEN-PMK, 2018). WHO states, that the impact of stunting can be divided into short-term and long-term impacts. The short-term impacts are; increased incidence of morbidity and mortality; cognitive, motor, and verbal development in children is not optimal; and increased healthcare costs. While the long-term impact; Posture that is not optimal as an adult (shorter than usual); Increased risk of obesity and other diseases; The decline in reproductive health; Less than optimal learning capacity and performance during school years; and Low productivity and work capacity (Kemenkes RI, 2018). The nursing goal is to help people achieve quality, holistic health. Implementation of Modeling and Role Modeling Theory is an option in implementing nursing care for children with stunting. “Modeling” is gaining an understanding of the client’s world from the client’s perspective. That is to build a “model” of the client’s worldview. “Role‑Modeling” is based on the assumption that all humans want to interact with others, they want to carry out selected roles in society. Role-Modeling is using the client’s model of the world to plan interventions that meet his or her perceived needs, grow, develop and heal. Role-Modeling requires that we aim to build trust, promote a positive orientation and a sense of control, affirm strengths and set specific mutual goals.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0006.v1

The differences between the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale and the Brief Resilience Scale When Assessing Resilience: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Predictive Effects

Yun-Ci Ye, Chia-Huei Wu, Cheng-Ta Yang

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: resilience; Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; Brief Resilience Scale; depression; life satisfaction; confirmatory factor analysis

Online: 4 January 2022 (12:34:37 CET)

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How to Set up Government-Led National Hygiene Communication Campaigns to Combat COVID-19: A Strategic Blueprint

Valerie Curtis, Robert Dreibelbis, Myriam Sidibe, Jason Cardosi, Jennifer Sara, Chris Bonell, Kaposo Mwambuli, Soma Ghosh Moulik, Sian White, Robert Aunger

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; hand washing; hygiene; behaviour change; communications

Online: 3 June 2020 (05:12:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0302.v1

Colors of Autism Spectrum: A Single Paradigm Explains the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Andras Lorincz

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: autism, cognition, components, psychiatric impairments, comorbidity

Online: 24 April 2018 (01:02:55 CEST)

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We propose a theory of ASD as a condition of comorbid cognitive impairments that corrupt the learning, encoding, and manipulation of episodic and semantic memories. We consider (i) episodic and semantic memory functions of the entorhinal-hippocampal complex, (ii) constraints on the transfer and encoding of these memory components into neocortical areas, and (iii) the demands of cognitively manipulating memories in distributed computations being necessary for goal oriented interactions. In ASD, learning and cognitive challenges manifest in diverse ways but especially in high-complexity model predictive control tasks with latent variables. ASD impairments in social interactions represent a prototypical example. Social interactions are at the high end of complexity and require processes (i)–(iii) to work in a concerted fashion due to the need for the learning and estimation of many, sometimes latent, parameters, including emotions, intention, physical and mental capabilities as well as the predictive modeling of these parameters for decision making and timed-action series. We put forth the idea that autism is a result of an arbitrary combination of otherwise not prominent corruptions in processes (i)–(iii). Together, these corruptions may severely impair intelligence and slow down learning, especially in high complexity learning tasks. Over time, slow learning may spare the spontaneous learning-by-doing method - namely, repetitive behavioral patterns, whereas behavioral failures related to complex tasks can restrict interest in such task, thus inducing a fear of novelty; conversely, the fear of novelty restricts interest and can slow learning down. We embed our thoughts into a predictive autoencoding, goal-oriented model of a deterministic world. We compare this model to others, such as the noisy brain model, the Bayesian prior theory, the mirror neuron theory and the weak central coherence theory. We argue that the predictive autoencoder model of the deterministic world harmonizes with these other models and embraces them in a straightforward way.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0246.v2

An Instrument to Measure Mental Health Professionals’ Beliefs and Attitudes towards Service Users’ Rights

Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa , Laura Limiñana-Bravo

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: mental health services, attitudes; beliefs; coercion; paternalism; discrimination

Online: 17 January 2019 (13:26:53 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0233.v1

Investigation of the Exercise Dependence of Athletes Doing Kickboxing, Taekwondo and Muaythai

Serdar Orhan, Ali Serdar Yücel, Bootan Jawhar Sadeq, Ebru Orhan

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: dependence; symptomatic; asymptomatic; kickboxing; taekwondo; muaythai

Online: 23 January 2019 (09:55:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0060.v1

Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study

Holly Blake, Jessica Corner, Cecilia Cirelli, Juliet Hassard, Lydia Briggs, Janet M. Daly, Malcolm Bennett, Joseph Chappell, Lucy Fairclough, C. Patrick McClure, Alexander Tarr, Patrick Tighe, Alex Favier, William Irving, Jonathan Ball

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; coronavirus; disease outbreaks; students; university; health promotion; public health; mass testing

Online: 2 December 2020 (11:41:01 CET)

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We aimed to explore student and staff perceptions and experiences of a pilot COVID-19 asymptomatic testing service (P-ATS) in a UK university campus setting. This was a mixed-method study comprised of an online survey, and thematic analysis of qualitative data from interviews and focus groups conducted at the end of the 12-week P-ATS programme. Ninety-nine students (84.8% female, 70% first year; 93.9% P-ATS participants) completed an online survey, 41 individuals attended interviews or focus groups, including 31 students (21 first year; 10 final year) and 10 staff. All types of testing and logistics were highly acceptable (virus: swab, saliva; antibody: finger prick) and 94.9% would participate again. Reported adherence to weekly virus testing was high (92.4% completed ≥6 tests; 70.8% submitted all 10 swabs; 89.2% completed ≥1 saliva sample) and 76.9% submitted ≥3 blood samples. Students tested to ‘keep campus safe’, ‘contribute to national efforts to control COVID-19’, and ‘protect others’. 31.3% had high anxiety as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) (27.1% of first year). Students with lower levels of anxiety and greater satisfaction with university communications around P-ATS were more likely to adhere to virus and antibody tests. Increased adherence to testing was associated with higher perceived risk of COVID-19 to self (virus) and others (antibody). Qualitative findings revealed 5 themes and 13 sub-themes: ‘emotional responses to COVID-19’, ‘university life during COVID-19’, ‘influences on testing participation’, ‘testing physical and logistical factors’ and ‘testing effects on mental wellbeing’. Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing (virus/antibodies) is highly acceptable to students and staff in a university campus setting. Clear communications and support for mental wellbeing is likely to be important for testing uptake and adherence. Strategies are needed to facilitate social connections and mitigate the mental health impacts of COVID-19 and self-isolation.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0056.v1

Conditioning Factors in the Transition Process to the Self-Care of Women with AIDS

Claudia Regina de Andrade Arrais Rosa, Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes, Regiane Silva de Jesus, Francisco Dimitre Rodrigo Pereira Santos, Leila Rute Oliveira Gurgel do Amaral, Nilviane Pires Silva Sousa, Daniel Costa Duarte, Allan Kardec Barros Duailibe Filho

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: nursing theory; self-care women; HIV

Online: 10 October 2017 (02:55:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0029.v1

On the Difficulty of Marketing Food and Drink Products to Men and/or Women

Charles Spence

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: food marketing; sex/gender; personalization; customization; nutrition

Online: 2 November 2018 (07:00:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0127.v1

Predicting Cardiovascular Disease from Psychosocial Safety Climate: A Prospective Cohort Study from Australia

Harry Becher, Maureen F. Dollard, Peter Smith, Jian Li

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Psychosocial Safety Climate; Demand-Control; Effort-Reward Imbalance; Epidemiology; Psychosocial Risks

Online: 15 January 2018 (16:58:20 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202106.0027.v1

Relationships Among Athletic Identity, Mental Health and Social Support in Japanese Student-Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Goichi Hagiwara, Takaaki Tsunokawa, Takehiro Iwatsuki, Hironobu Shimozono, Tsuyoshi Kawazura

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: athletic program; collegiate sports; UNIVAS; COVID-19; mental management

Online: 1 June 2021 (11:24:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0085.v2

Structural Model to Describe Restoration Experience From The Impact of Environmental Qualities and Mediation Effect of Perceived Restorativeness

Fahimeh Malekinezhad, Hasanuddin Bin Lamit

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: perceived sensory dimension (PSD); restoration experience; perceived restorativeness; structural equation modeling; mediation effect

Online: 29 August 2017 (07:26:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201803.0042.v1

Improving Decisions to Mitigate the Risks of Organizational Accidents

Scott Jackson, Avi Harel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: cognitive bias; organizational bias; decision options; risk; catastrophic, organizational accidents; human error; hierarchy; culture; policy; procedures

Online: 6 March 2018 (05:21:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0151.v1

Psychosocial Factors Influencing Substance Abuse among Undergraduates

Bukunmi O. Adewumi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: psychopharmacology; mental health; addiction; biopsychology

Online: 23 November 2017 (08:51:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0129.v2

Individual Responses in the Domestic Horse Regarding Human Behaviour in Identical Settings

Kathrin Schütz, Annika Rötters, Lara Oebel

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: nonverbal communication; interspecific communication; domestic horse

Online: 19 September 2018 (05:25:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0472.v1

Widening Inborn Constraints for Language Ability: The Case for Autism

Laurent Mottron, Alexia Ostrolenk, David Gagnon

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: language; autism; development; perception; veridical mapping; autistic interests; deep phenotypes; clusters/subtypes; neurodevelopment

Online: 19 April 2021 (12:12:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0107.v2

Optimization of Value Measurement Methods

Kabir Bindawa Abdullahi

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Values, Actions, Value-actions, Measurement

Online: 14 January 2019 (12:30:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0123.v1

Relationship of Work Context and Work Stress among Sonographers in Riyadh, KSA

Uzma Zaidi, Lena F. Hammad, Salwa S. Awad, Safaa M. A. Elkholi, Hind D. Qasem

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: work context; work conditions; work stress; job satisfaction; lifestyle; sonographers; ergonomics

Online: 18 December 2017 (11:53:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0395.v1

Quantum-Like Cognition and Rationality: Biological and Artificial Intelligence Systems

Andrei Khrennikov

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: mathematical formalism; quantum mechanics; quantum instruments; psychological effects; cognition; decision making; classical rationality; quantum rationality; information overload

Online: 15 March 2021 (14:12:53 CET)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0060.v1

Seven Ambiguities in Explaining the Human Memory System in the Principles of Neural Science Book

Seyed Amir Hossein Batouli

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Human Memory; Long-term Memory; Episodic; Implicit; Explicit

Online: 2 April 2021 (12:02:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0064.v1

People-Centred Approach for ICT Tools Supporting Energy Efficient and Healthy Behaviour in Buildings

Ana Tisov, Dan Podjed, Simona D’Oca, Jure Vetršek, Eric Willems, Peter Op’t Veld

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Energy use; indoor environment; health; behaviour change; awareness campaign; people-centred approach

Online: 10 October 2017 (17:41:16 CEST)

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This paper attempts to alter a prevailing assumption that buildings use energy to an understanding that in fact, people use energy. Therefore, to successfully accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society and economy more emphasis should be on motivating people and increasing their awareness by making them energy conscious building users and therefore active players in the energy transition process. In this context, this paper provides insights from the Horizon 2020 MOBISTYLE project. It demonstrates research and development approaches, highlights the main project objectives, and presents findings of an ethnographic (qualitative) study of users’ habits, practices, and needs. The aim of the project is to motivate behavioural change by raising consumer awareness through the provision of attractive personalized information on user’s energy use, indoor environment and health, all enabled by an integrated information and communication technology (ICT) service. In this context, the anthropological people-centred approach is integrated into the MOBISTYLE approach putting users at the centre of the ICT tools development process. The main quantitative objective of the project is a reduction of energy use for at least 16 % prompted by the provision of combined information and feedback systems on energy, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and health. The most relevant motivational factors and key performance indicators (KPIs) for encouraging a more energy conscious and healthy lifestyle were defined by means of a people-centred approach, adopting anthropological inquiries in different settings. Information about users’ lifestyles and their needs was collected in focus groups with potential users in five case studies, located in different European Union (EU) countries. Behaviour change is achieved through awareness campaigns, which encourage users to be pro-active about their energy consumption and to simultaneously improve health and well-being.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201910.0290.v1

The Impact of the Cinema on Young People (on the Example of the Changes of the Representation of the Elderly)

Tina Kubrak

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: psychology of cinema; influence of mass media; psychological influence of cinema; representations of youth; image of the elderly person

Online: 27 October 2019 (03:02:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0376.v1

Measuring Organizational Skills in the General Population: Development and Preliminary Validation of the DOSQ

Guillaume Durand

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Organizational skills, test development, general population, goal-directed behaviors, psychometric validation

Online: 18 August 2020 (05:12:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0264.v1

Predicting Job Satisfaction in Military Organizations: Unpacking the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork Communication, and Job Attitudes in Spanish Military Cadets

Inmaculada Valor-Segura, Ginés Navarro-Carrillo, Natalio Extremera, Luis Manuel Lozano Fernández, Carlos García-Guiu, María Isabel Roldán Bravo, Antonia Ruiz Moreno

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: emotional intelligence; job satisfaction; military context; proactive personality; resilience

Online: 23 September 2019 (07:40:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0219.v1

Extending the Role of Technology Continuance Theory and Task Technology Fit with Pre-Technology Adoption and Post-Technology Adoption Behaviors

Shumaila Naz, Ahsan Akbar, Petra Poulova, Jose Moleiro Martins, Syed Arslan Haider, Mário Nuno Mata, Shabnam Khan, Kalpina Kumari

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Continuance intention, Technology continuance theory, Task technology fit, Restaurant Industry

Online: 13 September 2021 (15:43:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0085.v1

Investigation into University Students Restoration Experience: The Effects of Perceived Sensory Dimension and Perceived Restorativeness

Fahimeh Malekinezhad, Hasanuddin Bin Lamit

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: perceived sensory dimension (PSD); restoration experience; perceived restorativeness; university campus open space; university students

Online: 25 August 2017 (07:48:48 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0087.v1

A Logic Framework for Non-Conscious Reasoning

Felipe Lara-Rosano

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: non-conscious reasoning; fuzzy logic; linguistic truth values

Online: 13 October 2017 (04:08:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0485.v1

Short-term Psychological Effects of Forest Therapy: Early Evidence in Italy

Francesco Meneguzzo, Lorenzo Albanese, Michele Antonelli, Rita Baraldi, Francesco Riccardo Becheri, Francesco Centritto, Davide Donelli, Franco Finelli, Fabio Firenzuoli, Giovanni Margheritini, Valentina Maggini, Sara Nardini, Marta Regina, Federica Zabini, Luisa Neri

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: anger; anxiety; confusion; depression; fatigue; forest therapy; mental health; vigor; volatile organic compounds

Online: 20 May 2021 (11:22:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0195.v1

The Importance of Music Education in the Development and Performance of Executive Functions

Carlos Andrés Domínguez Villamizar

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: Executive functions; music education; cognitive development; planning; inhibition; decision making; working memory

Online: 8 February 2021 (11:44:19 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0018.v1

Preparing for the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis in Latin America – Using Early Evidence From Countries That Experienced COVID-19 First

Alberto Abad, Juliana Almeida Da Silva, João Vitor Zamana das Neves Braga, Priscila Medeiros, Renato Leonardo De Freitas, Norberto Cysne Coimbra, José Aparecido Da Silva

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: mental health; COVID-19; psychological reactions

Online: 2 May 2020 (15:59:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0194.v1

Infrastructural and Human Factors affecting Safety Outcomes of Cyclists

Sergio Useche, Luis Montoro, Francisco Alonso, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: cyclists; bicycle users; risky behaviors; human factors; infrastructure; self-reported road crashes; road safety

Online: 22 January 2018 (04:56:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0492.v2

COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Misconception Among Individuals, Impact on Animals and the Role of Mathematical Epidemiologists

Oluwasegun Micheal Ibrahim, Damilola Daniel Ekundayo

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; misconception; mathematical modeling; infectious disease; Nigeria

Online: 20 January 2021 (14:11:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0194.v1

A Comprehensive Health Profile of Youths Living with a “Hikikomori” Lifestyle

John W. M. Yuen, Yoyo K. Y. Yan, Victor C. W. Wong, Wilson W. S. Tam, Ka-Wing So, Wai-Tong Chien

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: hikikomori; hidden youth; social withdrawal; health; hypertension; obesity; adolescent; physical health

Online: 28 December 2017 (07:53:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0104.v1

Updated IQ and Well-being Scores for the 50 U.S. States

Bryan J. Pesta

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: state IQ; aggregate IQ; well-being; g nexus; PIAAC; NAEP

Online: 10 January 2022 (12:05:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0298.v1

My Mind is Working Overtime – Towards an Integrative Perspective of Psychological Detachment, Work-Related Rumination and Work Reflection

Oliver Weigelt, Petra Gierer, Christine J. Syrek

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: rumination; psychological detachment; perseverative cognition; work reflection; vitality; burnout; thriving; work engagement; employee well-being; mental health

Online: 28 June 2019 (12:09:30 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201707.0070.v1

A Comparison of the Inherent Adaptivity Perspective and Functionalist Perspective on Guilt and Shame

Heidi Dempsey

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: guilt; shame; emotion; functionalist perspective; TOSCA

Online: 25 July 2017 (05:48:34 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0513.v1

Relevance of Team Cohesion in Training of Track and Field Athletes: A Review

Hamish D'souza, Ravindra Walmiki, Manohar Mane

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: team, cohesion, track and field

Online: 26 July 2018 (13:15:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0578.v1

Why Ecological Footprint Calculators Should Move beyond Information Provision – An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Ecological Footprint

Anne L. Kok, Wolmet Barendregt

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: ecological footprint calculator; ecological footprint; environmental knowledge; environmental education; environmental values; carbon footprint calculator; carbon footprint; ecological behaviour; pro-environmental behaviour

Online: 25 February 2021 (12:00:10 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0109.v1

What is Developmental Dyslexia?

John Stein

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: dyslexia; reading; magnocellular neurons; vision; hearing; phonology; sequencing; timing; temporal processing; transient; coloured filters; rhythm; music; omega 3s

Online: 12 January 2018 (07:15:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0064.v1

Few Sex Differences in Hospitalized Suicide Attempters Aged 70 and Above

Stefan Wiktorsson, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Ingmar Skoog, Anne Ingeborg Berg, Paul Duberstein, Kimberly Van Orden, Margda Waern

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: sex differences; suicide attempt; late life; depression; physical disability

Online: 11 December 2017 (13:04:01 CET)

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Working Paper COMMUNICATION

Mental Health and COVID - 19: An Action Plan

Giulia Simonetti, Carmela Iosco, Gianfranco Taruschio

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: COVID-19; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); victims; psychological problems; counseling

Online: 12 April 2020 (15:13:39 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0279.v1

Study on Burnout Risk and Protection Factors in Certified Nursing Aides

María del Mar Molero Jurado, María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, José Jesús Gázquez Linares, María del Mar Simón Márquez, África Martos Martínez

Subject: Social Sciences, Psychology Keywords: burnout; risks; protective factors; nursing

Online: 21 May 2018 (13:20:40 CEST)

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