Pretreatment Expectations of New Zealand Clients Receiving Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapy: Comparison With a North American Sample

1992 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank P. Deane
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
North American ◽  
American Sample ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
North American Sample

Age Identification: A Comparison between Finnish and North-American Cultures

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virpi Uotinen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
North American ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Age Identity ◽  
American Sample ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
North American Sample

This study examined perceptions of age among Finnish males and females in three age groups; twenty-five to thirty-nine-year-olds ( n = 446), forty to fifty-four-year-olds ( n = 482) and fifty-five to sixty-four-year-olds ( n = 427). The age perceptions of the Finnish sample were further compared with those of a North-American sample with corresponding age groups ( n = 169, n = 187, n = 222) reported by Barak, Stern, and Gould (1988). Four age concepts used were chronological age, subjective age, ideal age, and disparity age. As expected on the basis of previous studies in age identification, no difference was found between Finnish males and females in terms of subjective age. Ideal age, however, differentiated Finnish males and females; the age ideal of females was significantly higher when compared with males with respective chronological ages. The comparison between Finnish and North-Eastern U.S. sample indicated that the latter group had more youthful age identity while the Finns expressed a greater acceptance of their present age status. This was seen in higher subjective and ideal ages of Finns when compared with their North-American counterparts. Socio-cultural differences in terms of meanings associated with chronological age and aging are discussed.

Distinction of Cladonia rei and C. subulata based on molecular, chemical and morphological characteristics

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian DOLNIK ◽  
Andreas BECK ◽  
Daria ZARABSKA
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Molecular Methods ◽  
Chemical Feature ◽  
Dry Grasslands ◽  
American Sample ◽  
North American Sample

AbstractCladonia rei and Cladonia subulata are morphologically similar, but chemically different cup lichens of dry grasslands and nutrient-poor ruderal habitats. Recently, C. rei has been synonymized with C. subulata on the basis of combined morphological and chemical investigations. However, doubts remained due to a molecular divergent North American sample of C. rei compared to European C. subulata. To clarify the situation, using molecular methods, we analysed chemically different European samples of C. rei and C. subulata, as well as other morphologically or chemically similar Cladonia species. Molecular data show that European and North American samples of C. rei belong to the same clade, which is closely related to C. fimbriata and followed by a subclade with C. coniocraea and C. ochrochlora. The subclade of C. subulata appears to be distinct from C. rei. In concordance with molecular data, the presence of homosekikaic acid is the determining chemical feature for C. rei. In addition, C. humilis and C. innominata proved to be molecularly distinct species.

Variations in Admission Practices for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A North American Sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 425-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth I. Schwartz ◽  
Jonathan M. Mansbach ◽  
Jenna G. Marion ◽  
Debra K. Katzman ◽  
Sara F. Forman
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
North American ◽  
American Sample ◽  
North American Sample

scholarly journals Understanding self-reported importance of religion/spirituality in a North American sample of individuals at risk for familial depression: A principal component analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. e0224141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie Svob ◽  
Lidia Y. X. Wong ◽  
Marc J. Gameroff ◽  
Priya J. Wickramaratne ◽  
Myrna M. Weissman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
North American ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
American Sample ◽  
North American Sample

Variation and taxonomy of Asiamerican eutherian mammal Paranyctoides

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 895-903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Averianov ◽  
J. David Archibald
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Eutherian Mammal ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
American Sample ◽  
The North ◽  
Terminal Taxon ◽  
North American Sample

A parsimony analysis of the distribution of 408 characters in 73 taxa of Cretaceous eutherians and related taxa places three species of Paranyctoides, the Asiatic P. quadrans and the North American P. sternbergi and P. maleficus, into a monophyletic taxon supported by three unambiguous synapomorphies. In this analysis P. quadrans has three autapomorphies, but in the analysis using combined terminal taxon for the entire sample of North American Paranyctoides two of these autapomorphies (development of stylar cusps C and D on upper molars) disappeared because these characters are also variably present in the North American sample. The remaining autapomorphy of P. quadrans, m3 shorter than m2, is known from a single specimen and also may be affected by individual variation. The North American sample of Paranyctoides cannot be clearly separated into distinct species on morphological or morphometric grounds and is considered as representing a single species, P. sternbergi Fox, 1979 (= P. maleficus Fox, 1984, syn. nov.). It differs from the Asiatic P. quadrans (Nesov, 1993) only in having a sharp lingual ridge on p5 and m3 longer than m2. Paranyctoides is the sister taxon to Zhelestidae; this clade is supported by four unambiguous synapomorphies.

Is international affective picture system (IAPS) appropriate for using in Iranian culture, comparing to the original normative rating based on a North American sample

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S520-S520 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Zamani
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
International Affective Picture System ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
American Sample ◽  
The North ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Normative Ratings ◽  
North American Sample

BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that cultural context has an influence on emotion and cognition. In this study the emotional response to international affective picture system (IAPS) was compared between Iranians and normative ratings of Americans young adults.MethodOne hundred and thirty eight Iranian university students (85 women, 48 men) age 18 to 52 (average= 31, SD = 7.76) enrolled in the study. Participants’ emotional response to IAPS images were rated in three dimensions (valence, arousal, dominance) using self-assessment Manikin (SAM) system. Then, valence, arousal, dominance scores were compared to those of 100 American undergraduates (50 females, 50 males) of the same age group, enrolled at Florida university and surveyed by Prof. PJ Lang in 2008.ResultOur results indicate that there is complete correlation between the mean ratings of valence, arousal and dominance between Iranian and American participants. Also the results showed similarities in valence ratings, but arousal ratings especially in female participants were different. The relationship between arousal and valence showed a similar boomerang shaped distribution seen with the North American sample. Iranian sample showed positively offset and negative bias comparable to the American counterparts.ConclusionThe results are promising in the sense that IAPS images can be used in studies within Iranian cultural context. However, arousal values require a modification for their proper application in Iranian cultural context.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

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