Determinants of Image and Image Fit: A Study of Four Sports and Their Domestic and International Governing Organizations

2020 ◽  
pp. 216747952092926
Author(s):  
Kirstin Hallmann ◽  
Geoff Dickson ◽  
Nadja Giesen
Keyword(s):  
International Association ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Image Fit ◽  
And Gender

This study examined the determinants of image and image fit between a sport and its domestic and international governing bodies. Data were collected using eight online surveys ( n = 1,862). Each of the eight surveys focused on a single sport and either its national or international governing organization (e.g., athletics and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) or athletics and the German Athletics Federation). Regression analyses revealed that sport interest, trust, age, and gender significantly influenced the overall image fit of the sport with the organization. Trust was significantly associated with both sport image and organization image. Sport organizations should become more adept at leveraging their association with their (positively viewed) athletes and their sport. To leverage the link with their sport, sport organizations should associate themselves with “feel good” dimensions of their sport. This study is the first to examine image fit between a sport and its domestic and international governing organization.

scholarly journals Increased monohexosylceramide levels in the serum of established rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 2085-2089
Author(s):  
Gabriel Miltenberger-Miltenyi ◽  
Ana Rita Cruz-Machado ◽  
Jennifer Saville ◽  
Vasco A Conceição ◽  
Ângelo Calado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Early Arthritis ◽  
Classification Criteria ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Established Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Lipid Levels ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Objectives To identify serum sphingolipids that could act as candidate biomarkers in RA. Methods We performed lipidomic analyses in the serum of 82 participants: 19 established RA patients, 18 untreated early RA patients, 13 untreated early arthritis patients not fulfilling the classification criteria for RA, 12 established SpA patients and 20 controls. We compared the lipid levels from the different patient groups with the control group through multiple-regression analyses controlling for age at diagnosis, gender and medication (cDMARDs and corticoids). Results Established RA patients had significantly increased levels of sphingosine, monohexosylceramide and ceramide compared with controls, when controlling for age and gender. Monohexosylceramide levels remained significantly increased when additionally controlling for medication. On the contrary, SpA patients had significantly decreased levels of ceramide, in both analyses. Conclusion We observed a detectable increase in the levels of certain sphingolipids in the serum of established RA patients when compared with controls, in line with previous observations in the synovial fluid. Such findings provide further evidence that sphingolipids may play a key role in the pathophysiology of RA.

Exploring Prospective Predictors of Completed Suicides

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Feigelman ◽  
Zohn Rosen ◽  
Bernard S. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Social Surveys ◽  
Completed Suicide ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
And Gender

Background: This study was based on over 30,000 respondents who completed General Social Surveys between 1978 and 2002. Aims: We approached these respondents prospectively, comparing and contrasting the responses of those who subsequently died by suicide (N = 141) with those who died from all other causes (N = 9,115). Method: We employed chi-square and logistic regression analyses of important demographic confounders to test for statistically significant differences between suicide decedents and all other decedents. Results: Suicide decedents died on average 2 years sooner than all other decedents. When covariates of age and gender were applied, suicide decedents exhibited greater acceptance of suicide for dealing with various adverse life circumstances, were more likely to have been the gun owners in their households, lived in regions where gun ownership was more commonplace, and held less strong religious beliefs and less of a belief of an afterlife. Conclusion: The observed affinity between attitudes of suicide acceptability and completed suicide suggests a potential for creating a meaningful assessment tool to identify those positioned at the extreme end of the suicide risk continuum.

scholarly journals The Relationships Between COVID-19 Anxiety, Ageism, and Ableism

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110184
Author(s):  
Amanda A. Arcieri
Keyword(s):  
Terror Management Theory ◽  
Terror Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender

The COVID-19 pandemic is a source of anxiety globally, and lockdowns have increased anxiety symptoms, contributed to economic stress, and influenced an increase in prejudice, particularly prejudice directed at the elderly and people with disabilities. Terror management theory serves as an explanation for the association between COVID-19 anxiety, ageism, and ableism. Recruiting participants from Amazon MTurk, I assessed anxiety about COVID-19, ageism, and ableism. Hierarchical linear regression analyses demonstrate that COVID-19 anxiety is significantly associated with ageism, and with ableism, as well as age and gender. The results of this study have implications for the effect of COVID-19 anxiety on those who are most vulnerable in the current pandemic, particularly with regards to isolation and social connection; those who are most anxious about the pandemic might spend less time trying to connect with their older friends and relatives, and likewise for the people in their lives who might have a disability.

scholarly journals Types of smartphone usage and relations with problematic smartphone behaviors: The role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon D. Elhai ◽  
Brian J. Hall ◽  
Jason C. Levine ◽  
Robert D. Dvorak
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Content Consumption ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Insight Into

Little previous research has clarified which types of smartphone use are related to problematic smartphone behaviors. We sampled 309 community participants online to understand the role of content consumption vs. social smartphone use in relation to specific problematic smartphone behaviors. Bivariate correlations indicated mostly significant relationships between problematic smartphone behaviors and both process and social usage – but with stronger correlations for process usage. Regression analyses, controlling for age and gender, demonstrated that problematic smartphone-related overuse was significantly associated with process smartphone usage, and to a lesser extent - social usage. Positive anticipation problem behaviors were related to process and social usage. Daily life disturbances from a smartphone were inversely related to process and social usage. Results provide insight into the types of problem smartphone behaviors associated with specific uses and gratifications from a smartphone.

scholarly journals Associations between CD160 polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid disease: a case-control study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei He ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Xuerong Liu ◽  
Sheli Li ◽  
Kaida Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hashimoto’S Thyroiditis ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Dominant Model ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background Recent researches suggest that the CD160/HVEM/LIGHT/BTLA signaling pathway may contribute to the pathogeneses of autoimmune diseases, but the relationship between CD160 polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has not been reported yet. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between CD160 polymorphisms and AITD. Methods A total of 1017 patients with AITD (634 Graves’ disease and 383 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) and 856 unrelated healthy controls were recruited into our study. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were calculated through logistic regression analyses. The CD160 SNPs were detected using Hi-SNP high-throughput genotyping. Results There was a statistically significant difference between Graves’ disease patients and the control group with respect to both the genotype distribution (P = 0.014) and allele frequency of rs744877 (P = 0.034). A significant association of CD160 rs744877 with AITD was observed before adjusted age and gender under a dominant model (OR = 0.79, 95%CI 0.66–0.95; P = 0.013) and an additive model (OR = 0.77, 95%CI 0.64–0.94, P = 0.008), and was also observed after adjusted age and gender under a dominant model (OR = 0.78, 95%CI 0.65–0.95; P = 0.011) and an additive model (OR = 0.76, 95%CI 0.63–0.93, P = 0.007). A significant association of rs744877 with Graves’ disease was observed under an allele model (OR = 0.84, 95%CI 0.71–0.98, P = 0.027), a dominant model (OR = 0.74, 95%CI 0.60–0.91; P = 0.005), and an additive model (OR = 0.72, 95%CI 0.58–0.90, P = 0.004). Multivariate logistic regression analyses suggested that the association remained significant after adjustment for age and gender. However, rs744877 was not related to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Furthermore, CD160 rs3766526 was not significantly related to either Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Conclusion This is the first identification of the association of CD160 rs744877 with Graves’ disease. Our findings add new data to the genetic contribution to Graves’ disease susceptibility and support the crucial role of the CD160/HVEM/LIGHT/BTLA pathway in the pathogenesis of Graves’ disease.

scholarly journals Personal relative deprivation and pro-environmental intentions

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259711
Author(s):  
William J. Skylark ◽  
Mitchell J. Callan
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Unique Effect ◽  
Causal Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Unique Predictor ◽  
Study Participants

Personal relative deprivation (PRD; the belief that one is worse off than other people who are similar to oneself) is associated with a reduced willingness to delay gratification, lower prosociality, and increased materialism. These results suggest that PRD may play a role in shaping people’s willingness to act to protect the natural environment. We report 3 studies that investigate a possible link between PRD and pro-environmental intentions (ENV). Study 1 was an exploratory study using a US sample; Studies 2 and 3 were pre-registered replications using UK and US samples, respectively. In each study, participants self-reported PRD and ENV; they also indicated their subjective social status (where they come on a national “ladder” of social class) and reported their income, education, age, and gender/sex. All three studies found a negative correlation between PRD and ENV. However, multiple regression analyses in which ENV was regressed on PRD and all other variables simultaneously indicated that the unique effect of PRD was small and, for Studies 2 and 3, the 95% confidence intervals included zero. No other variable emerged as a clear unique predictor across all three studies. The data suggest that PRD may be associated with reduced intention to act pro-environmentally, but the causal status of this association, and its relationship to other demographic and social-status variables, remains a topic for further research.

scholarly journals Mortality in Graves’ orbitopathy is increased and influenced by gender, age and pre-existing morbidity: a nationwide Danish register study

2017 ◽  
Vol 176 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte F Schwensen ◽  
Frans Brandt ◽  
Laszlo Hegedüs ◽  
Thomas H Brix
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Background Population ◽  
Graves Orbitopathy ◽  
And Gender

Introduction It is unclear whether the excess mortality associated with Graves’ disease differs between individuals with Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) or without (GD). Subjects and methods A nationwide, register-based cohort study in which all adult Danes diagnosed with GD (n = 28 461) and GO (n = 3965) between 1995 and 2012 were matched for age and gender with four control subjects. Median follow-up time was 7.9 years (range 0–17.5). Mortality risk in GO patients compared to the control population and compared to GD patients was calculated using Cox regression analyses, adjusting for pre-existing morbidity using the Charlson score. Results Adjusted mortality in Graves’ disease overall (GD + GO) was significantly increased compared to that in the background population (HR = 1.18 (95% confidence interval: 1.15–1.21)). In GD and GO separately, adjusted mortality was also significantly higher than that in their respective control populations (HR: 1.19 (1.16–1.22) and HR: 1.23 (1.12–1.35) respectively). However, mortality in GO compared to that in GD was decreased (HR: 0.64 (0.59–0.69)), although this difference attenuated after adjustment for pre-existing morbidity, age and gender. Both GD and GO males had a significantly higher mortality than those in females. For GO, but not for GD, mortality risk was the highest in the youngest and decreased with increasing age. Conclusions GD and GO were associated with increased mortality, especially in males. In GO, but not in GD patients, there was an inverse relationship between age and mortality. Surprisingly, and in need of further study, mortality was not higher in GO than that in GD individuals.

The validity of pain intensity measures: what do the NRS, VAS, VRS, and FPS-R measure?

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan S. K. Thong ◽  
Mark P. Jensen ◽  
Jordi Miró ◽  
Gabriel Tan
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Interference ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Pain Unpleasantness ◽  
Research Studies

Abstract Background and aims: The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Verbal Rating Scale (VRS), and Faces Pain Scale-Revised (FPS-R) are valid measures of pain intensity. However, ratings on these measures may be influenced by factors other than pain intensity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of non-pain intensity factors on the pain intensity scales. Methods: We administered measures of pain intensity (NRS, VAS, VRS, FPS-R), pain unpleasantness, catastrophizing, depressive symptoms, and pain interference to 101 individuals with chronic lower back or knee pain. Correlation analyses examined the associations among the pain intensity scales, and regression analyses evaluated the contributions of the non-pain intensity factors (depressive symptoms, and pain unpleasantness, catastrophizing, and interference) to the VAS, VRS, and FPS-R ratings, while controlling for NRS, age, and gender. Results: Although the NRS, VAS, VRS, FPR-S, scales were strongly associated with one another, supporting their validity as measures of pain intensity, regression analyses showed that the VRS also reflected pain interference, the FPS-R also reflected pain unpleasantness, and the VAS was not associated with any of the additional non-pain intensity factors when controlling for NRS, age, and gender. Conclusions: The VAS appears to be most similar to the NRS and less influenced by non-pain intensity factors than the VRS or FPS-R. Although the VRS and FPS-R ratings both reflect pain intensity, they also contain additional information about pain interference and pain unpleasantness, respectively. These findings should be kept in mind when selecting pain measures and interpreting the results of research studies using these scales. Implications: The influence of pain interference and pain unpleasantness on VRS and FPS-R, respectively should be kept in mind when selecting pain measures and interpreting the results of research studies using these scales.

scholarly journals Associations Between CD160 Polymorphisms and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Case-Control Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei He ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
Xuerong Liu ◽  
Sheli Li ◽  
Kaida Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Thyroid Disease ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease ◽  
Additive Model ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Dominant Model ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background/AimsRecent researches suggest that the CD160/HVEM/LIGHT/BTLA signaling pathway may contribute to the pathogeneses of autoimmune diseases, but the relationship between CD160 polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has not been reported yet. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between CD160 polymorphisms and AITD.MethodsA total of 1017 patients with AITD (634 Graves' disease and 383 Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and 856 unrelated healthy controls were recruited into our study. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were calculated through logistic regression analyses. The CD160 SNPs were detected using Hi-SNP high-throughput genotyping. ResultsThere was a statistically significant difference between Graves' disease patients and the control group with respect to both the genotype distribution (P=0.014) and allele frequency of rs744877 (P=0.034). A significant association of CD160 rs744877 with AITD was observed before adjusted age and gender under a dominant model (OR= 0.79, 95%CI 0.66-0.95; P= 0.013) and an additive model (OR= 0.77, 95%CI 0.64-0.94, P=0.008), and was also observed after adjusted age and gender under a dominant model (OR= 0.78, 95%CI 0.65-0.95; P= 0.011) and an additive model (OR= 0.76, 95%CI 0.63-0.93, P=0.007). A significant association of rs744877 with Graves' disease was observed under an allele model (OR= 0.84, 95%CI 0.71-0.98, P=0.027), a dominant model (OR= 0.74, 95%CI 0.60-0.91; P= 0.005), and an additive model (OR= 0.72, 95%CI 0.58-0.90, P=0.004). Multivariate logistic regression analyses suggested that the association remained significant after adjustment for age and gender. However, rs744877 was not related to Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Furthermore, CD160 rs3766526 was not significantly related to either Graves' disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis.ConclusionThis is the first identification of the association of CD160 rs744877 with Graves' disease. Our findings add new data to the genetic contribution to Graves' disease susceptibility and support the crucial role of the CD160/HVEM/LIGHT/BTLA pathway in the pathogenesis of Graves' disease.

scholarly journals Intolerance of uncertainty over COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on anxiety and depressive symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. e1335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macarena Verónica Del Valle ◽  
María Laura Andrés ◽  
Sebastián Urquijo ◽  
Matías Yerro-Avincetto ◽  
Hernán López-Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Minor Effect ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Effect Of Age

As the COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented uncertain situation, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of intolerance of uncertainty over COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depressive symptoms during the quarantine. The study was conducted with 3805 Argentinean participants, who fulfilled the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and a modified version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale. Regression analyses indicated a significant effect of intolerance of uncertainty on anxiety and on depressive symptoms. A minor effect of age and gender was also found. Young women with greater intolerance of uncertainty showed the highest levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Even though uncertainty distress is an understandable reaction to the current situation, these psychological effects should be monitored.

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