Adolescent Gender and Age Differences in Religiously and Spiritually Motivated Types of Forgiveness and the Relationship to Depressive Symptoms

The relationship between intuition and self-aggression, which can be expressed in self-harm and suicide, has not been studied much, while Russia currently ranks second in suicides in the world, and intuition has a major impact on decision-making and behaviour. Aim. The paper aims to study the relationship between intuition and self-aggression as a correlate of potential to suicidal activity among socially adapted respondents. Materials and methods. 72 people participated in the study, 48 females and 24 males, with the mean age of 20 years. The sample consisted of university students and teachers. The following questionnaires were used: Types of aggressiveness by L. Pochechut and Test for empathic abilities by V. Boyko. These questionnaires contain self-aggression and an intuitive channel of empathy scales and, thus, reflect various aspects of intuition. The following statistical methods were also used: descriptive statistics, Kendall correlation analysis, Mann–Whitney criterion, K-means method of cluster analysis, χ2 Pearson test.Results. Over the entire sample, the correlation between self-aggression and intuition was close to zero. However, when the sample was divided by the parameters of intuition and selfaggression using the K-means method, highly differentiated types were identified: 62.5 % of the subjects were characterized by increased self-aggression and decreased intuition, 37.5 % – by low self-aggression and average intuition. Members of the first cluster also had a significantly higher overall and emotional aggression, as well as lower penetrating ability of empathy. There were no significant gender and age differences between the clusters. Conclusion. Thus, the types that were highly differentiated by absolute differences and statistical significance were detected as those characterized by: 1) increased self-aggression and decreased intuition, 2) low selfaggression and average intuition

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Simultaneously examining negative appraisals, emotion reactivity, and cognitive reactivity in relation to depressive symptoms in children

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579418001207 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (04) ◽

pp. 1527-1540 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David A. Cole ◽

Rachel L. Zelkowitz ◽

Elizabeth A. Nick ◽

Sophia R. Lubarsky ◽

Jason D. Rights

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Multilevel Modeling ◽

Age Differences ◽

Latent Variable ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Emotion Reactivity ◽

Cognitive Reactivity ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Gender And Age Differences ◽

Negative Appraisals

AbstractPrior theory and research have linked negative appraisals (NA), emotion reactivity (ER), and cognitive reactivity (CR) to depression; however, few studies have examined whether even two of these constructs simultaneously, but none have done so in child or adolescent populations. A total of 571 youths (ages 9–13) completed a novel procedure in which all three constructs were assessed in response to the same personally relevant, hypothetical, peer victimization events. Multilevel modeling enabled the extraction of dynamic, within-person, latent-variable measures of NA, ER, and CR. All three constructs were related to children's depressive symptoms in ways that were commensurate with most (but not all) theoretical frameworks. Gender and age differences also emerged. Support for an NA-predicts-ER-predicts-CR model suggests ways that these constructs can be integrated into a more complete, transtheoretical understanding of the cognitive-emotional substrate of depression in children.

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Gender and age differences in emotion regulation strategies and their relationship to depressive symptoms

Personality and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.012 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 51 (6) ◽

pp. 704-708 ◽

Cited By ~ 258

Author(s):

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema ◽

Amelia Aldao

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Age Differences ◽

Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Regulation Strategies ◽

Gender And Age Differences

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Buddy Schemes between Refugees and Volunteers in Germany: Transformative Potential in an Unequal Relationship?

Social Inclusion ◽

10.17645/si.v7i2.2041 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 128-138 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Inka Stock

Keyword(s):

Age Differences ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Other ◽

Transformative Potential ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Feminist Theories ◽

Gender And Age Differences ◽

The One ◽

The Relationship

Since 2016, many German citizens have participated in so-called ‘buddy schemes’ in which volunteers provide personalised support to refugees to help them build their new lives in Germany. These relationships are characterised by ethnic, gender, and age differences between the two parties. This article looks at buddy schemes from the perspective of both volunteers and refugees and investigates whether their relationships open up spaces for transformative citizenship practices, or rather reinforce exclusionary discourses. Drawing on feminist theories of care, the article describes how volunteers and refugees attach meaning to their activities and roles in the relationship. On the one hand, values attached to caring relationships, such as emotional closeness, trust, and respect, contribute to migrants’ heightened sense of self-esteem and autonomy and foster volunteers’ sense of responsibility for fighting against inequality. On the other hand, both parties enter into particular logics of care that potentially reinforce power hierarchies between them. These ambiguous dynamics influence the possibility of transformative citizenship practices on both sides. While some volunteers and refugees develop and take a critical stance on restrictive migration policies in their relationships with others, others reinforce their exclusionist viewpoints on who deserves to be helped and by whom.

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A systematic review on nomophobia prevalence: Surfacing results and standard guidelines for future research

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0250509 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. e0250509

Author(s):

Ana C. León-Mejía ◽

Mónica Gutiérrez-Ortega ◽

Isabel Serrano-Pintado ◽

Joaquín González-Cabrera

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Age Differences ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Activity ◽

Prevalence Data ◽

Sense Of Security ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Communication Devices ◽

Gender And Age Differences ◽

The Relationship

Background Mobile phones allow us to stay connected with others and provide us a sense of security. We can work, chat with family and friends, take pictures, buy clothes or books, and even control home appliances. They play such a significant role in our lives that we feel anxious without them. In some cases, the relationship between humans and these communication devices have become problematic. Nomophobia (NMP) is the fear of becoming incommunicable, separated from the mobile phone and losing connection to the Internet. Since this social phobia was coined in the first decade of the XXI century, a growing number of studies have studied it and reported the prevalence of this technology-related problem. However, this research activity has generated mixed results regarding how we assess and report nomophobia and who may be at a higher risk of suffering or developing it. Methods We conducted a systematic review of 108 studies published in English and Spanish and collected them in Parsifal. We searched for assessment and prevalence data on nomophobia. Also, we looked at gender and age differences to identify risk factors and see if these differences exist and emerge worldwide. Results In this study, we find that women and younger individuals suffer more from nomophobia. The disparity in reporting the prevalence of nomophobia is enormous since the percentages of “at-risk” participants go from 13% to 79%, and participants suffering from it are between 6% and 73%, being the score in the range of 45.5 and 93.82. Within the group of nomophobic people, moderate cases vary between 25.7% and 73.3%, and severe cases, between 1% and 87%. Such disparity is due to differences in assessment criteria. Females and young people seem to be more vulnerable to nomophobia although methodological disparity makes it difficult to reach definitive conclusions. We conclude our review by recommending some common guidelines for guiding future research.

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