I File My Taxes Without Fear
‘I use an accountant because I think I would have a tendency to push the envelope.’
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Acoso en las aulas: el 35% del alumnado tiene prejuicios hacia el colectivo LGTBI
Un estudio de la asociación COGAM en Madrid revela que el porcentaje de personas que no creen que el aula sea un ambiente suficientemente seguro ha aumentado del 16,8 % en 2019, al 21,2 % en 2022
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People in historically rice-farming areas are less happy and socially compare more than people in wheat-farming areas.
Using two nationally representative surveys, we find that people in China’s historically rice-farming areas are less happy than people in wheat areas. This is a puzzle because the rice area is more interdependent, and relationships are an important predictor of happiness. We explore how the interdependence of historical rice farming may have paradoxically undermined happiness by creating more social comparison than wheat farming. We build a framework in which rice farming leads to social comparison, which makes people unhappy (especially people who are worse off). If people in rice areas socially compare more, then people’s happiness in rice areas should be more closely related to markers of social status like income. In two studies, national survey data show that income, self-reported social status, and occupational status predict people’s happiness twice as strongly in rice areas than wheat areas. In Study 3, we use a unique natural experiment comparing two nearby state farms that effectively randomly assigned people to farm rice or wheat. The rice farmers socially compare more, and farmers who socially compare more are less happy. If interdependence breeds social comparison and erodes happiness, it could help explain the paradox of why the interdependent cultures of East Asia are less happy than similarly wealthy cultures. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
The role of positive relationship events in romantic attachment avoidance.
Motivated by the Attachment Security Enhancement Model (Arriaga et al., 2018), the present research investigated the associations between positive relationship experiences and romantic attachment avoidance in three dyadic studies that combined multiple methods, including daily diaries, laboratory observations, and longitudinal follow-ups. Frequency of daily positive relationship events (but not external positive events) during a 21-day diary period predicted declines in romantic attachment avoidance (but not anxiety) from pre- to post-diary in fledgling couples (Study 1) and newlyweds (Study 2). Video-recorded discussions of fledgling couples’ shared positive experiences revealed that behaviors validating the relationship (but not simply showing conversational interest) predicted lagged declines in romantic attachment avoidance (but not anxiety) over 1 month (Study 3). The associations were mediated by positive affect during the diary period in Studies 1 and 2, and by changes in positive affect from pre- to post-discussion in Study 3. Positive relationship experiences did not significantly interact with time in predicting romantic avoidance over a 1-year follow-up with quarterly assessments of attachment orientations in Study 1, over an 8-month follow-up with monthly assessments in Study 2, or over a 2-month follow-up with monthly assessments in Study 3. Altogether, these studies provide one of the most comprehensive tests of how positive relationship experiences in nondistressing contexts are linked to romantic attachment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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A Systematic Review of Existential Concerns in Borderline Personality Disorder
Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Ahead of Print. Background:Existential philosophy and psychotherapy focuses on the “givens” of human experience, including feelings of meaninglessness, isolation, death anxiety, and concerns surrounding identity and freedom. Although borderline personality disorder (BPD) is arguably characterized by issues in a number of these domains, it has not been systematically examined through the lens of existential therapy.Method:The current systematic review included 37 articles which examined existential concerns in relation to BPD.Results:These articles highlighted the predominance of chronic identity and isolation-related concerns in BPD, as well as the potential role of meaning in buffering against the distress of BPD, such as suicidality and comorbid depressive features.Implications:The implications of existential phenomenological findings in the conceptualization of BPD, treatment and future existential research are discussed.
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Exposure, perceived risk, and psychological distress among general population during the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China
… This study aimed to examine the relationships between exposures, perceived risk, and psychological distress among the general population in Wuhan during the COVID-19 lockdown. Data were from a cross-sectional online survey conducted from 20 February to 4 March 2020. Final analyses included 4,234 Wuhan respondents. A 5-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist was adopted to assess
¿Y si la solución a la crisis de salud mental fuera (también) filosófica?
Es necesario diferenciar los trastornos mentales graves del malestar de la vida. Para lo primero, necesitamos medios para tratamientos eficaces. Para lo segundo, integrar perspectivas y un análisis amplio de nuestra época
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Josh Widdicombe opens up about taking antidepressants for anxiety
The comedian said he felt ‘stressed’ and ‘fed up’ last year
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Negative feelings toward borderline patients: Are layperson emotional reactions disorder-specific?
Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol 40(2), Apr 2023, 115-120; doi:10.1037/pap0000421 Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are typically confronted with others having negative emotional reactions toward them. This is especially the case with therapeutic laypersons in the health care system as well as in their social surroundings. … … In this experimental analogue study, therapeutic laypersons (N
Intensivpatienten: Der schwierige Weg zurück ins Leben
Wer eine Intensivbehandlung überstanden hat, kommt häufig nicht so schnell wieder auf die Beine. Körperliche Schwäche, Vergesslichkeit und Angst sind Symptome, die viel zu wenige Ärzte kennen.
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