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 Copeptin levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Ozkan Yavcin ◽  
Lutfu Askin ◽  
Ozlem Seçen ◽  
Serdar Turkmen ◽  
Erdal Akturk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Rapid Rise ◽  
Coronary Artery Ectasia ◽  
Coronary Anatomy ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Catheter Laboratory ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Diagnostic And Prognostic Value

Background and aims The etiology and pathophysiology of coronary artery ectasia (CAE) has not been fully elucidated. A rapid rise in plasma copeptin has been observed in cardiovascular diseases, stroke, sepsis, and shock. This increase has diagnostic and prognostic value. The aim of this study was to investigate whether copeptin has a relationship with CAE. Methods This observational prospective study was carried out between October 2012 and March 2013 in the cardiology catheter laboratory with the inclusion of 44 subjects with a diagnosis of CAE and 44 age- and gender-matched individuals with normal coronary arteries. Blood samples obtained from the patients were stored at −70 °C until analysis and copeptin levels in sera were measured by ELISA. Results This study comprised 88 study participants, among whom 44 were patients meeting ectasia criteria [mean age: 58.0 ± 11.5 years; 59% (n = 26) male], and 44 were control subjects with angiographically normal coronary anatomy [mean age: 49.2 ± 10.1 years; 30% (n = 13) male]. Copeptin levels were similar between the groups (p > 0.05). In addition, there was no correlation between copeptin levels and CAE. Conclusion In this study, it is examined that copeptin levels were not elevated in CAE patients.

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 Everyday and ceremonial greeting etiquette of the karakalpak

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-104
Author(s):  
Madiyar Utebayev
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Traditional Society ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Gender Differentiation ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
Ceremonial Life

The article analyzes the traditional etiquette of Karakalpaks. Special attention is paid to the customs of greeting on meeting and when performing some ceremonial activities. In both cases, the Karakalpak etiquette is based on the moral attitudes and habits of a traditional society. As with other peoples of Central Asia, the principles of age and gender differentiation and reverence for elders come to the fore. Greeting rituals are addressed to the elders and those who have higher social status, taking place within the framework of the institution of hospitality, as a principle of tolerance and benevolence characteristic of the daily and ceremonial life of the people.

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 Immunogenicity of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Vietnamese Health-Care Workers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Vinh Chau ◽  
Lam Anh Nguyet ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Truong ◽  
Le Mau Toan ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Dung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Seroconversion Rate ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Age Range

We studied the immunogenicity of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in health-care workers of a major infectious diseases hospital in Vietnam. We measured neutralizing antibodies before and 14 days after each dose, and at day 28 and month 3 after dose 1. A total of 554 workers (136 men and 418 women; age range, 22–71 years; median age, 36 years) participated with the study. Of the 144 participants selected for follow-up after dose 1, 104 and 94 gave blood for antibody measurement at weeks 6 and 8, and at month 3 after dose 1, respectively. The window time between the two doses was 6 weeks. At baseline, none had detectable neutralizing antibodies. After dose 1, the proportion of participants with detectable neutralizing antibodies increased from 27.3% (151 of 554) at day 14 to 78.0% (432 of 554) at day 28. Age correlated negatively with the development and the levels of neutralizing antibodies. However, at day 28, these differences were less profound, and women had a greater seroconversion rate and greater levels of neutralizing antibodies than men. After dose 2, these age and gender associations were not observable. In addition, the proportion of study participants with detectable neutralizing antibodies increased from 70.2% (73 of 104) before dose 2 (week 6, after dose 1) to 98.1% (102 of 104) 14 days later. At month 3, neutralizing antibodies decreased and 94.7% (89 of 94) of the study participants remained seropositive. The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is immunogenic in Vietnamese health-care workers. These data are critical to informing the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam and in Southeast Asia, where vaccination coverage remains inadequate.

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 Exploring response tokens in Irish English — a multidisciplinary approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bróna Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shed Light

Schneider & Barron (2008) discuss the effect of macro-social factors such as region, ethnic background, age, social status and gender on intra-lingual pragmatic conventions, and state that, to date, they have received comparatively little attention in the study of pragmatics. This paper chooses two macro-social factors, age and gender, and focuses on how they impact on the use of response tokens in Irish English. Not only does the paper shed light on the use of variational pragmatics as a framework for corpus-based studies but it also brings together research on sociolinguistics and corpus linguistics, which has, to-date, been scarce (Baker 2010). The paper reveals the importance of avoiding the exploration of sociolinguistic variables in isolation and concludes by highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary research and the merits of fine-grained sociolinguistic investigations using small corpora.

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