Attachment Styles, Perceived Stress and Social Support in a Malaysian Young Adults Sample
The purpose of this research was to examine the validity of an adult attachment style questionnaire, to understand the relationships between the type of attachment style in relation to self-perceived stress and social support, and to investigate the influence of gender, ethnicity and religion on the above constructs. The participants were 308 university students from Malaysia. A demographic questionnaire and three self-report inventories were administrated in this study. The data indicated that the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) is a multidimensional construct with nine factors: “dismissing,” “preoccupied wi...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - March 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Effect of Fearful Expressions on Multiple Face Tracking
How does the visual system realize dynamic tracking? This topic has become popular within cognitive science in recent years. The classical theory argues that multiple object tracking is accomplished via pre-attention visual indexes as part of a cognitively impenetrable low-level visual system. The present research aimed to investigate whether and how tracking processes are influenced by facial expressions that convey abundant social information about one’s mental state and situated environment. The results showed that participants tracked fearful faces more effectively than neutral faces. However, this advantage was only...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Trichotillomania: A Bayesian Case-Control Study
Over the last years, mindfulness-based interventions combined with habit reversal training have been demonstrated to be particularly suitable for addressing trichotillomania. However, because these studies always combined mindfulness training to habit reversal without including either a mindfulness or habit reversal condition alone, it is still unclear whether clinical benefits are the consequences of mindfulness or merely result from habit reversal training. The primary purpose of the present study was thus to examine whether a mindfulness training procedure without habit reversal could alleviate trichotillomania. Using a...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Organizational Justice and Perceived Organizational Support: Impact on Negative Work-Home Interference and Well-being Outcomes
This study examines the mediating role of (1) perceived organizational support (POS) in the relationship between organizational justice (OJ) and NegWHI; and (2) NegWHI in the relationships between POS and four well-being outcomes. A total of 509 employees of a Belgian hospital were surveyed. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and the bootstrapping method. Results showed that POS partially mediates the relationships between distributive and passive procedural justice and NegWHI, and fully mediates the relationship between the other justice dimensions and NegWHI. NegWHI partially mediates the relationships...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Reliability and Validity Evidence of Scores on the French Version of the Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents
This study examined the reliability and validity evidence drawn from the scores of the French version of the Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents (QIDA) in a sample of 957 adolescents (48.5% boys) ranging in age from 11 to 18 years (M = 14.48, SD = 1.85). A principal axis factoring (PAF) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed to determine the fit of the factor structure of scores on the QIDA. PAF and CFA replicated the previously identified correlated five-factor structure of the QIDA: Assertiveness, Heterosexual Relationships, Public Speaking, Family Relationships, and Close Friend...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Effects of Aging on the Components of Auditory – Verbal Short-Term Memory
This study aimed at exploring the effects of aging on the multiple components of the auditory-verbal short-term memory (STM). Participants of 45–54, 55–64, 65–74 and 75–84 years of age were presented STM tasks assessing short-term retention of order and item information, and of phonological and lexical-semantic information separately. Because older participants often present reduced hearing levels, we sought to control for an effect of hearing status on performance on STM tasks. Participants’ hearing thresholds were measured with a pure-tone audiometer. The results showed age-related effects on all STM components...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Direct and Indirect Effects of Young Adults’ Relationship Status on Life Satisfaction through Loneliness and Perceived Social Support
This study examined the indirect effects of relationship status (single vs. in a relationship) on life satisfaction through social and emotional (romantic and family) loneliness and perceived social support from significant others, family, and friends. Five hundred and fifty three Polish young adults (335 females and 218 males), ranging in age from 20–30 years (M = 23.42), completed the Polish versions of the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The results indicated that single individuals reported significantly lo...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Thanks to Reviewers 2015
All manuscripts published in Psychologica Belgica have been assessed conscientiously and unselfishly by expert reviewers. The quality of our journal totally depends on their valuable and constructive criticisms to the authors. Both the editors and the authors highly appreciate the input and dedication of all our reviewers. Many thanks. Published on 2015-12-31 07:23:49 (Source: Psychologica Belgica)
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Factor Structure, Predictors, and Percentile Norms of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale in the Dutch-speaking Adult Population of Belgium
The Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) is a commonly used self-report scale to measure depressive symptoms in the general population. In the present study, the Dutch version of the CES-D was administered to a sample of 837 Dutch-speaking adults of Belgium to examine the factor structure of the scale. Using confirmatory factory analysis (CFA), four first-order models and two second-order models were tested, and the second-order factor model with three pairs of correlated error terms provided the best fit to the data. Second, five socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education level, relation statu...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Measures of Implicit Gender Attitudes May Exaggerate Differences in Underlying Associations among Chinese Urban and Rural Women
The oppression of women in rural China is more severe than in urban China, not only because the two areas differ in terms of social hierarchy, but also because urban women are more likely to fight against their subordination, which is endorsed by conventional social views on gender. To independently assess these relationships, we applied the Quadruple Process model to measure the processes underlying implicit gender attitudes in a sample of urban and rural females. The results indicated that the urban women had higher in-group favoritism than did the rural women. Application of the Quad model, however, showed that pro-wome...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Validation of the Marijuana Effect Expectancies Questionnaire (MEEQ) in a Non-Clinical French-Speaking Adolescent Sample
This study aims to assess the psychometric properties (factor structure, internal consistency reliability, criterion validity) of the French MEEQ. A sample of 1,343 non-clinical teenagers (14–18 years) were recruited to answer a self-report questionnaire; 877 of them responded twice (one-year interval). A four-factor structure was obtained: Cognitive Impairment and Negative, Relaxation and Social Facilitation, Perceptual Enhancement and Craving and Negative Behavioral Effect Expectancies. It is concluded that the French MEEQ constitutes an appropriate tool to measure cannabis effect expectancies among adolescents. Publ...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Concordance of Attachment Representations in Mother-/Father-Child Dyads and between Siblings
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Source: Psychologica Belgica - July 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stievenart, MarieRoskam, Isabelle Source Type: research
Intergenerational Transmission of Psychosocial Risk: Maternal Childhood Adversity, Mother-Child Attachment, and Child Temperament
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Source: Psychologica Belgica - July 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bouvette-Turcot, Andree-AnneBernier, AnnieMeaney, Michael J. Source Type: research
The Transmission of Parenting Behaviour Within the Family: An Empirical Study Across Three Generations
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Source: Psychologica Belgica - July 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Roskam, Isabelle Source Type: research
Intergenerational Influence and Quality of Life: A Study Within Families with a Child with a Disability
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Source: Psychologica Belgica - July 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Migerode, FemkeBuysse, AnnMaes, BeaDe Mol, JanVerhofstadt, Lesley Source Type: research
