A preliminary investigation of childhood anxiety/depressive symptomatology and working memory across multiple units of analysis

Abstract Discrimination has been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, though it is unclear how early in life this association becomes apparent. Implicit emotion regulation, developing during childhood, is a foundational skill tied to a range of outcomes. Implicit emotion regulation has yet to be tested as an associated process for mental illness symptoms that can often emerge during this sensitive developmental period. Youth aged 9–11 were recruited for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Associations between psychotic-like experiences, depressive symptoms, and total discrimination (due to race, ethnicity, nationality, weight, or sexual minority status) were tested, as well as associations with implicit emotion regulation measures (emotional updating working memory and inhibitory control). Analyses examined whether associations with symptoms were mediated by implicit emotion regulation. Discrimination related to decreased implicit emotion regulation performance, and increased endorsement of depressive symptoms and psychotic-like experiences. Emotional updating working memory performance partially mediated the association between discrimination and psychotic-like experiences, while emotional inhibitory control did not. Discrimination and implicit emotion regulation could serve as putative transdiagnostic markers of vulnerability. Results support the utility of using multiple units of analysis to improve understanding of complex emerging neurocognitive functions and developmentally sensitive periods.

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The Preliminary Investigation of Multi-Level Working Memory in Predicting Anxiety/Depressive Symptomatology in Childhood/Adolescence

10.31234/osf.io/qvedc ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Brian Kavanaugh ◽

Alexa Fryc ◽

Simona Temereanca Ibanescu ◽

Eric Tirrell ◽

Lindsay Oberman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Preliminary Investigation ◽

Gamma Oscillations ◽

Composite Score ◽

Clinical Markers ◽

Measurement Variability ◽

Parent Questionnaire ◽

Gamma Power ◽

Multi Level

Prior research in working memory (WM) has been hampered by measurement variability and a lack of integration of neural and clinical markers. This study sought to examine whether a multi-level composite of WM with neural, cognitive, and behavioral levels could predict childhood affective symptomatology in seventeen children and adolescents receiving outpatient mental health services. WM-related theta/gamma oscillations at the F3 electrode were measured via electroencephalography (EEG) recording during a spatial WM task. Other measures included a neuropsychological measure of WM, parent questionnaire assessing WM, and self-reported affective symptoms. Gamma power and theta-gamma coupling, but not theta power, predicted high WM demands performance (i.e., 16-19% of variance). Two composite scores were created consisting of gamma power or theta-gamma coupling, clinical WM measure performance, and parent-reported WM symptoms. These multi-level composite score predicted self-reported depressive (22-32% of variance) symptoms, while only the gamma-version of the composite predicted anxious symptoms (39% of variance compared to 12% of variance). A WM composite score consisting of neural, cognitive, and behavioral levels predicted the severity of childhood affective symptomatology. WM, like other EFs, is highly complex and may be most appropriately measured in clinical and research settings with a combination of neural, cognitive, and behavioral measures.

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Preliminary investigation of the effects of γ-tACS on working memory in schizophrenia

Journal of Neural Transmission ◽

10.1007/s00702-016-1554-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 123 (10) ◽

pp. 1205-1212 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Kate E. Hoy ◽

Dean Whitty ◽

Neil Bailey ◽

Paul B. Fitzgerald

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Preliminary Investigation

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Developmental Considerations of Comorbidity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Need for Science Across Multiple Units of Analysis

Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ◽

10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.10.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (12) ◽

pp. 1016-1017

Author(s):

Rajesh K. Kana ◽

Caitlin M. Hudac ◽

Susan W. White

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Multiple Units

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REALITAS PENATAUSAHAAN PIUTANG PAJAK PEMERINTAH

Indonesian Treasury Review Jurnal Perbendaharaan Keuangan Negara dan Kebijakan Publik ◽

10.33105/itrev.v6i2.355 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 139-158

Author(s):

Dian Pratiwi ◽

Dwi Martani

Keyword(s):

Data Exchange ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Business Processes ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Directorate General ◽

The Republic ◽

Tax Court ◽

Multiple Units

The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) had findings on tax receivables in the last seven years, indicate that the DGT has not managed tax receivables properly. This study aims to analyze problems in the administration of tax receivables at DGT, benchmarking with other countries, and provide suggestions to solve these problems. This study uses a qualitative method with case studies at the DGT and some other tax authorities as multiple units of analysis. Data collection are carried out through interviews and documentation. The results show several problems in the administration of tax receivables at DGT that lead to the system, Taxpayer Account application, regulation, human resource, and exchange of information. Some suggested solutions to solve these problems are integrating existing systems in DGT, developing Taxpayer Accounts, improving the quality of human resources and conducting regular supervision, revised PER-08/PJ./2009 and affirming rules for DGT's recurring business processes, and building a data exchange system between the DGT and the Tax Court as well as the DGT and Directorate General of the Treasury

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The Interplay of Entrepreneurship and Collaboration

The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Collaboration ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190633899.013.40 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. xiv-14

Author(s):

Jeffrey J. Reuer ◽

Sharon F. Matusik ◽

Jessica Jones

Keyword(s):

Value Creation ◽

Interorganizational Collaboration ◽

Resource Acquisition ◽

Important Research ◽

Entrepreneurial Ventures ◽

Units Of Analysis ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Research Questions ◽

Multiple Units

The role of collaboration in entrepreneurship spans across different contexts, varied theoretical perspectives, and multiple units of analysis. This chapter introduces The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Collaboration with an overview of the important role that collaboration plays in value creation, resource acquisition, and the development of entrepreneurial ventures. It is organized in two ways. First, the chapter summarizes each chapter to direct readers to the material of greatest relevance and interest to them. Second, it identifies important research questions to further push connections between the fields of entrepreneurship and interorganizational collaboration.

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