scholarly journals Social Anxiety and Theory of Mind: A Comparison of Self-Report and Objective Measures

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianna Kassi Paricos
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to explore the relationship between social anxiety and Theory of Mind (ToM) ability. Findings are evaluated in the context of theoretical models (Clark & Wells, 1995; Heimberg et al., 2010), to aid improvement of the understanding of social anxiety disorder (SAD). Two hypotheses are proposed: (1) social anxiety will negatively associate with self-report and objective measures of ToM ability; (2) objective and self-report measures of ToM will be positively associated. Literature assessing the relationship between social anxiety and ToM has not produced consistent results and has exclusively focused on ToM decoding and reasoning ability. This study is the first to explore the relationship between social anxiety, cognitive and affective ToM ability, and self-reported ToM ability. A correlational study was conducted (36 participants), comparing Social Interaction Anxiety Scale scores (SIAS; Mattick & Clarke, 1998) for social anxiety levels; Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) perspective-taking subscale scores for self-reported ToM ability (Davis, 1980); error rate (in millimeters) on the Paper and Pencil Sandbox Task (Coburn, Bernstein, & Begeer, 2015) for cognitive ToM ability; and reaction times on the Yoni Task (Shamay-Tsoory & Aharon-Peretz, 2007) for cognitive and affective ToM ability. Contrary to expectations, no significant relationships were found between any of the measures. The results prompt re-thinking regarding the mechanisms of SAD and offer insight into the complexity of the relationship between social anxiety and ToM ability. However, the implications can only be inferred within the context of the study limitations, these are discussed alongside recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals Is Technology Enhancing or Hindering Interpersonal Communication? A Framework and Preliminary Results to Examine the Relationship Between Technology Use and Nonverbal Decoding Skill

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie A. Ruben ◽  
Morgan D. Stosic ◽  
Jessica Correale ◽  
Danielle Blanch-Hartigan
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Interpersonal Perception ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Nonverbal Decoding ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
The Relationship

Digital technology has facilitated additional means for human communication, allowing social connections across communities, cultures, and continents. However, little is known about the effect these communication technologies have on the ability to accurately recognize and utilize nonverbal behavior cues. We present two competing theories, which suggest (1) the potential for technology use to enhance nonverbal decoding skill or, (2) the potential for technology use to hinder nonverbal decoding skill. We present preliminary results from two studies to test these hypotheses. Study 1 (N = 410) found that global screen time was unrelated to nonverbal decoding skill. However, how participants spent their time using technology mattered. Participants who reported more active technology use (i.e., posting content) self-reported that their nonverbal decoding skill (as measured by the Emotional Sensitivity subscale of the Social Skills Inventory) was superior but performed worse on objective measures of decoding skill (using standardized tests including the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-Adult Faces and the Workplace Interpersonal Perception Skill). By contrast, passive users performed significantly better on objective measures of nonverbal decoding skill; although they did not self-report any difference in their skill compared to less passive users. Study 2 (N = 190), and a mini-meta analysis of both studies, replicated this pattern. These effects suggest a roadmap for understanding the theoretical relationship between technology use and nonverbal communication skills. We also provide recommendations for future research, including the use of experimental designs to determine causal pathways and to advance our conceptual understanding of the relationship between technology use and nonverbal decoding skill.

scholarly journals The Creative Self-Concept as a Mediator Between Openness to Experience and Creative Behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Creative Behaviour ◽  
Creative Self ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis study examined the mediation effect of creative self-concept on the relationship between Openness to Experience and creative behaviours among university students. Participants in the study completed self-report measures of Openness to Experience, creative behaviours and creative self-concept. Structural equation modelling revealed that, as predicted, Openness to Experience was indirectly related to creative behaviours through creative self-concept. Implications for future research and limitations of the present findings are discussed.

Evaluating the Association Between Psychopathy and Specific Attachment Models in Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-S16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliott Christian ◽  
Martin Sellbom ◽  
Ross B. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Current Investigation ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Specific Attachment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Community

In the current investigation, we examined the association between psychopathy and attachment styles in several specific attachment relationships (i.e., romantic, mother, father, friend). Data were collected online from a combination of Australian university and general community samples (N = 729, 53.50% female) using the Expanded Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy scale (Christian & Sellbom, 2016) and a modified version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Structures (Fraley, Heffernan, Vicary, & Brumbaugh, 2011). Our results revealed that specific attachment models tend to have small to moderate associations with the components of psychopathy, but that the strength and direction of these associations tends to differ between figures, components of psychopathy, and dimension of attachment considered. Interestingly, it appeared that peer relationships (i.e., romantic, friend) tended to account for the majority of the variance in the relationship between psychopathy and general attachment styles, which may be an important avenue for future research.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Adolescent Rumination and Maternal Rumination, Criticism and Positivity

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Douglas ◽  
Deirdre Williams ◽  
Shirley Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Observational Measure ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Rumination predicts depression in adults and adolescents. The development of rumination has been linked to parenting practices, but only limited research has investigated this and research has tended to rely on self-report parenting measures. Aims: To investigate the relationship between female adolescent rumination and maternal modelling, criticism and positivity using an observational measure of parental behaviour. Method: A cross-sectional design was used. Daughters aged 16–18 years and their mothers (n = 154 dyads) completed questionnaire measures of rumination and affect. Mothers of girls with rumination scores in the upper and lower quartile (both n = 26) also completed the Five Minute Speech Sample, which was used to measure maternal criticism and positivity. Results: Mothers of low rumination girls made significantly more positive comments about their daughters than the mothers of high ruminators. Mothers made very few critical comments. Self-reported rumination was not correlated in mothers and daughters, suggesting a lack of support for the potential role of modelling. Conclusion: Overall, low maternal positivity was associated with rumination in female adolescents. There was no evidence that maternal rumination or criticism were associated with adolescent rumination. The results suggest a number of implications for future research, including the need for prospective longitudinal studies using observational parenting measures.

Exploring Potential Mediation Pathways on the Relationship Between Acculturation and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Latino Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 154041532110298
Author(s):  
Christopher Johansen ◽  
Kim D. Reynolds ◽  
Bin Xie ◽  
Paula Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Latino Adolescents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Positive associations have been observed between acculturation and body mass index (BMI), but the mediators of this relationship are not well established. Acculturation researchers have called for investigating the influence of socio-contextual variables as mediators. The objective of this study was to test the mediating effects of salty snacks, sweet snacks, physical activity, and sedentary behavior on the relationship between acculturation and BMI among Latino adolescents. Methods: Adolescents who self-identified as Latino ( n = 431) at public high schools in Southern California were recruited and completed a self-report survey. A bootstrapped multiple mediation model was used to test mediation pathways. Results: Acculturation was positively associated with physical activity ( B = 0.09, p < .05). The indirect effects of salty snacks, sweet snacks, physical activity, and sedentary behavior were not associated with BMI, suggesting no mediation. Conclusions: Future research should examine additional mediating variables on the relationship between acculturation and BMI.

scholarly journals BROODING MODERATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CEREBROVASCULAR BURDEN AND VASCULAR DEPRESSION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S877-S878
Author(s):  
Manuel Herrera Legon ◽  
Daniel Paulson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Late Life ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Late Life Depression ◽  
Vascular Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective: The vascular depression hypothesis posits that cerebrovascular burden confers risk for late-life depression. Though neuroanatomical correlates of vascular depression (prefrontal white matter hyperintensities) are well established, little is known about cognitive correlates; the identification of which may suggest therapeutic targets. Aims of this study are to examine the hypothesis that the relationship between cerebrovascular burden and depressive symptoms is moderated by brooding, a type of rumination. Method: A sample of 52 community-dwelling, stroke-free, individuals over the age of 70, without history of severe mental illness or dementia completed the Ruminative Responses Scale, and provided self-report (cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol) CVB data. The Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depressive symptomatology. Results: Results of a bootstrapped model were that self-reported measures of CVB predicted depressive symptomatology. This relationship was significantly moderated by brooding. Among older adults, those who self-reported high CVB and medium to elevated levels of rumination experienced disproportionately more depressive symptomatology. Conclusions: These findings suggest that brooding rumination may be one correlate of the vascular depression syndrome. Future research should examine neuroanatomical correlates of rumination among older adults, and further explore brooding as a therapeutic target for those with late-life depression.

scholarly journals Is the Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Parenting Stress Mediated or Moderated by Parenting Alliance?

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Camisasca ◽  
Sarah Miragoli ◽  
Paola Di Blasio
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Parenting Alliance ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Dyadic Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating and moderating effects of parenting alliance on the relationship between marital adjustment, as represented by the dimensions dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction, dyadic cohesion, and affectional expression, and maternal and paternal stress. Self-report data were gathered from 236 Italian families (236 mothers:M= 40.9;SD= 4.4 and 236 fathers:M= 42.9;SD= 4.8) of children aged 6–11 years (M= 8.6;SD= 1.7). A set of regression analyses were conducted to examine whether parenting alliance mediates or moderates the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. Regression analyses were consistent with a model of coparenting as a mediator but not as a moderator of the relationship between marital adjustment and parenting stress. In the case of mothers, parenting alliance mediates the relationships between two dimensions of marital adjustment (dyadic consensus and dyadic cohesion) on parenting stress; in the case of fathers, parenting alliance serves as a mediator of the relationship between the marital adjustment (in terms of dyadic satisfaction) and parenting stress. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.

Mediating influence of time management on the relationship between adult attention deficit and the operational effectiveness of project managers

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 970-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Coetzer ◽  
Godfrey Gibbison
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Operational Effectiveness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between adult attention deficit (AAD) and the operational effectiveness of project managers (OEPM) as mediated by time management (TM). Design/methodology/approach In total, 104 actively employed business graduate students each had the opportunity to be a project manager within a project team. Each team member rated the others on their operational effectiveness, completed a self-report measure of TM and identified a close associate who completed an observer version of the Brown Adult Attention Deficit Scale. The Sobel and Hayes tests were used to test the hypothesis that TM mediates the relationship between AAD and OEPM. Findings AAD is negatively associated with TM and OEPM, and TM is positively associated with OEPM. TM partially mediates the relationship between AAD and OPME. Research limitations/implications Future research requires a sample of project managers drawn directly from the workplace, and needs to examine the association of AAD with a wider set of project conditions and associated competencies to identify potential benefits and challenges. An updated and validated measure of both TM and the OEPM is required in future research. Practical implications Individuals and organizations wanting to ensure timely and successful completion of key tasks and projects need to be aware of the potentially constraining influence of AAD on TM and OPME. Relatively more intensive time and project management training is suggested for disordered project managers and team members. The use of organizational coaches and peer coaching within project teams represents a potential opportunity for distributing the potential benefits of the disorder while managing the challenges. Employee assistance programs that raise awareness and provide access to assessment are an important part of multi-modal management of the disorder in the workplace. Social implications Employers are facing increasing social, legal and economic pressures to support functional but disordered employees, be more inclusive and take appropriate advantage of employee diversity. This research provides constructive suggestions for how to support disordered employees with project management responsibilities. Originality/value This research study is the first examination of the relationships between AAD, TM and OEPM, and is of value to researchers, organizational development specialists, human resource management specialists, managers and employees who are seeking effective multi-modal management of the disorder in the workplace.

Breast cancer patient reported outcomes, depression, and objective measures of breast cosmesis.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 569-569
Author(s):  
Shauna McManus ◽  
Jolinta Y Lin ◽  
Manali A. Bhave ◽  
Gabrielle Brown ◽  
India Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Cosmetic Outcome ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Breast Asymmetry ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Relationship

569 Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of cosmesis after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) are increasingly emphasized as meaningful treatment endpoints but little is known about the relationship between objective measures, mood, and PROs following radiation (XRT). We hypothesized that pre-XRT depression, assessed by Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (IDS-SR), would influence PROs of breast cosmesis 1-year post-XRT independent of objective measures of breast asymmetry. Methods: 98 women were enrolled on two prospective longitudinal studies of breast cosmesis. Percentage breast retraction assessment (pBRA) was used as an objective measure of breast asymmetry pre- and 1 year post-XRT. At the same time points, pBRA was measured and compared with two different PRO ratings of cosmetic outcome (0-10 scale): 1) happiness with cosmesis and 2) perceived differences in treated vs. untreated breast. We performed univariate and multivariate analysis to evaluate the relationship between PROs, pBRA, IDS-SR scores, clinical, tumor, and treatment characteristics. Results: Among subjects, 50% were African American. Mean age was 56.45 years. At 1 year, 65.3% of patients were happy with their cosmetic outcome (Score > 8) although 59.5% noted moderate to severe differences in the treated vs. untreated breast (Score < 6). Mean pBRA increased from 7.20 (SD 3.88) pre-XRT to 9.69 (SD 6.22) confirming more breast asymmetry 1-year post-XRT. Prior to XRT, 23% of patients had moderate-to-severe depression (IDS-SR scores > 26). In multivariate analyses, 1 year PROs of happiness with cosmetic outcome did not correlate with pBRA (p = 0.3) but were strongly correlated with pre and post-XRT depression (all p < 0.05). Patients were more likely to perceive differences in breast texture or asymmetry (i.e. lower PRO ratings of asymmetry) if they had higher pBRA measurements at 1 year (all p = 0.004). Neither pre- nor post- XRT depression were associated with specific PRO ratings of breast asymmetry in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: Our study suggests that PROs may not always reflect the effects of cancer treatment. For patients treated with BCT, baseline depression strongly influenced patient reported happiness with overall cosmetic outcome 1 year post-XRT. Perceived differences in the treated vs. untreated breast correlated with objective measures of breast asymmetry. Our data suggests that this PRO may be more indicative of treatment-related toxicities than patient ratings of overall satisfaction and happiness with cosmetic outcome. Clinical trial information: NCT03167359 .

Do ethical climates impact trust in management? A study in Indian context

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 804-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Kumar Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethical Climates ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of ethical climate types on trust in management using Victor and Cullen’s framework, which is based on Kohlberg’s theory of moral development and Gouldner’s sociocultural theory of organizations. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 270 employees from 10 organizations in India was used to investigate the specific relationships between ethical climate types and trust in management. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the different types of ethical climates existing in the organizations. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between ethical climates and trust in management. Findings It was found that ethical climates characterized by caring, laws and codes, and rules and procedures are significant predictors of trust in management. However, no support was obtained for any impact of ethical climates emphasizing company profit, self-interest or independence on trust in management. Research/limitations implications Future research should examine trust in management as a mediating or moderating variable in the relationship between ethical climates and other organizational variables such as commitment, citizenship behaviour or productivity. Additionally, research could also examine different cultural and organizational contexts in testing out these relationships. The role of other constructs such as personality of supervisors and ethical sensitivity in developing trust in management may also been investigated. Practical implications Organizations should try to develop climates based on caring and also emphasize adherence to laws and codes as well as rules and procedures to enhance trust in the management. Originality/value The findings of the study are unique and original because literature examining ethical climates and trust is scarce, and this is the first study to explore how ethical climates can impact trust in management in the Indian context. In particular, the results are unique for. Contrary to expectations, no negative impact of climates of self-interest, company interest and independence on trust in management could be seen in this study. The results throw open new directions to theory building on ethical climates and trust in the Indian context.

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