The interplay of polygenic plasticity and adrenocortical activity as sources of variability in pathways among family adversity, youth emotional reactivity, and psychological problems

AbstractThis study examined the interplay between a polygenic composite and cortisol activity as moderators of the mediational pathway among family adversity, youth negative emotional reactivity to family conflict, and their psychological problems. The longitudinal design contained three annual measurement occasions with 279 adolescents (Mean age = 13.0 years) and their parents. Latent difference score analyses indicated that observational ratings of adversity in interparental and parent–child interactions at Wave 1 predicted increases in a multimethod, multi-informant assessment of youth negative emotional reactivity to family conflict from Waves 1 to 2. Changes in youth negative emotional reactivity, in turn, predicted increases in a multi-informant (i.e., parents, adolescent, and teacher) assessment of psychological problems from Waves 1 to 3. Consistent with differential susceptibility theory, the association between family adversity and negative emotional reactivity was stronger for adolescents who carried more sensitivity alleles in a polygenic composite consisting of 5-HTTLPR, DRD4 VNTR, and BDNF polymorphisms. Analyses of adolescent cortisol in the period surrounding a family disagreement task at Wave 1 revealed that overall cortisol output, rather than cortisol reactivity, served as an endophenotype of the polygenic composite. Overall cortisol output was specifically associated with polygenic plasticity and moderated the association between family adversity and youth negative emotional reactivity in the same for better or for worse manner as the genetic composite. Finally, moderator-mediated-moderation analyses indicated that the moderating role of the polygenic plasticity composite was mediated by the moderating role of adolescent cortisol output in the association between family adversity and their emotional reactivity.

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Job demands and emotional labor as antecedents of female preschool teachers’ work-to-family conflict: The moderating role of job resources.

International Journal of Stress Management ◽

10.1037/str0000130 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 23-34

Author(s):

Yuanbo Gu ◽

Xuqun You ◽

Ruimei Wang

Keyword(s):

Emotional Labor ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Preschool Teachers ◽

Job Demands ◽

Job Resources ◽

Moderating Role

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Moderating Role of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Relationship Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Among Patients

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.4.41 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 753-772

Author(s):

Ammar Ahmed ◽

Muhammad Aqeel ◽

Tanvir Akhtar ◽

Sammeen Salim ◽

Bashir Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Psychological Problems ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Adaptation Level ◽

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽

Neuropsychological Theory ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Adaptation level theory of tinnitus and neuropsychological theory of tinnitus are extensively used frameworks for understanding emotional and psychological distress among tinnitus sufferers. Objective of the present study was to investigate potential associations between hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, depression, and stress. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman, Jacobson, & Spitzer, 1996) and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)scales were administered to a sample of 110 tinnitus outpatients recruited from Audiology departments of Lahore and Rawalpindi hospitals. Results revealed tinnitus was positively linked with psychological problems. Additionally, it was established that tinnitus is a positive significant predictor for anxiety, stress and depression. The moderation models related to the interactions between psychological problems and hearing loss were negative significant predictors for tinnitus symptoms. Moreover, the comparative analysis between gender differences revealed a significant diversity in the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Results also elucidated that patients at initial stages of hearing loss were more prone towards reporting tinnitus symptoms along with emerging psychological problems.

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Parental Warmth, Gratitude, and Prosocial Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Effect of School Climate

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18137033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (13) ◽

pp. 7033

Author(s):

Haocheng Luo ◽

Qingqi Liu ◽

Chengfu Yu ◽

Yangang Nie

Keyword(s):

School Climate ◽

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Longitudinal Design ◽

Positive Association ◽

Theoretical Explanation ◽

Parental Warmth ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Low Levels ◽

Moderating Role

Parental warmth plays an important role in the development of adolescents’ physical and mental health. There are numerous empirical studies indicating a relationship between parental warmth and prosocial behavior among adolescents, although the underlying mechanisms of this association remain unclear. Adopting a longitudinal design across two time points, the present study proposes a moderated mediation model to explore the mediating role of gratitude and the moderating role of the school climate between parental warmth and prosocial behavior. The sample consisted of 943 participants (483 boys and 451 girls) who participated in the second assessment and completed questionnaires assessing gratitude, school climate, and prosocial behavior in April 2019. Their parents participated in the first assessment and completed a questionnaire pertaining to parental warmth in October 2018. After controlling for the gender and age of the adolescents, the results showed that the positive association between parental warmth and prosocial behavior is mediated by gratitude, and school climate does play a moderating role in the second half of the mediating path. Specifically, the school climate can play a protective role in adolescents with low levels of gratitude. For adolescents with less gratitude, a strong school climate can promote more prosocial behaviors and can effectively alleviate the negative prediction of low levels of gratitude. This study provides a theoretical explanation for the generation of adolescents’ prosocial behavior and provides theoretical guidance for the interventions of schools and parents.

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Work-Family Conflict and Organisationally Valued Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Decision Latitude in Five National Contexts

Applied Psychology ◽

10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00526.x ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 62-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Tejinder K. Billing ◽

Rabi S. Bhagat ◽

Emin Babakus ◽

Balaji Krishnan ◽

David L. Ford ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Conflict ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Decision Latitude ◽

Work Family ◽

Moderating Role

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Technostress and the entitled employee: impacts on work and family

Information Technology and People ◽

10.1108/itp-07-2019-0348 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Kenneth J. Harris ◽

Ranida B. Harris ◽

Matthew Valle ◽

John Carlson ◽

Dawn S. Carlson ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Family Conflict ◽

Work And Family ◽

Negative Outcomes ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Personality Variable ◽

Content Type ◽

Employee Entitlement ◽

Work Family ◽

Moderating Role

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to understand the impact of techno-overload and techno-invasion on work and family. Specifically, we focus on intention to turnover in the work domain, work-family conflict in the work-family domain, and family burnout in the family domain. Furthermore, this study examines the moderating role of entitlement, a personality variable, in this process.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 253 people who were using technology to complete their work over two time periods, the relationships were examined using hierarchical moderated regression analysis.FindingsThe results revealed that both techno-overload and techno-invasion were significantly related to greater turnover intentions, higher work-family conflict, and greater family burnout. In addition, entitlement played a moderating role such that those who were higher in entitlement had stronger techno-overload-outcome and technostress invasion-outcome relationships.Practical implicationsThese findings may provide managers key insights to help manage employees, especially those with an inflated sense of entitlement, to mitigate the serious negative outcomes associated with techno-overload and techno-invasion. In particular, both techno- overload and techno-invasion had minimal impact on negative outcomes when employee entitlement was lower. However, when employee entitlement was higher, techno-overload and techno-invasion had considerable negative effects.Originality/valueDue to the ubiquitous nature of information-communication technology (ICT) in organizations today, individuals often experience techno-overload and techno-invasion. This research utilized conservation of resources theory to examine these relationships. This study established the relationships of both techno-overload and techno-invasion with key organizational and family outcomes and points to the critical role of the personality variable, entitlement, in this process. The results provide theoretical and practical advancement in the role of technology with people in organizations today.

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