Body and Social Anhedonia of Depression: A Bifactor Model Analysis
The purpose of this study was to develop a statistical model of anhedonia of depression. The study included 748 healthy controls (350 women, 46.79%, age 21.27 ± 4.72) and 80 patients (32 women, 40%, age 38.36 ± 16.42). The Physical Anhedonia Scale (PhAS), the Social Anhedonia Scale (CSAS), the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and the Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) were administered. Classical Measurement Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory ( IRT) were applied to the collected data. We observed that the general factor of depression status was significantly related with positive emotion (r = –0.37, P< 0.05...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - April 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
On the Characteristics of the Cognitive Dissonance State: Exploration Within the Pleasure Arousal Dominance Model
Little is actually known about the nature and characteristics of the cognitive dissonance state. In this paper, we review the actual knowledge and the main limitations of past studies. Then, we present two studies that investigate the characteristics of the cognitive dissonance state from the perspective the Pleasure Arousal Dominance model of emotion. Study 1 (N = 102) used the hypocrisy paradigm and Study 2 (N = 130) used a counterattitudinal essay. In Study 1, participants in the Dissonance condition reported less Pleasure with each inconsistent behaviour remembered. In Study 2, participants in the Dissonance condition ...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - March 23, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Influence of Coping and Personality Styles on Satisfaction with Life in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
The objective of this expost facto study was to find out how different coping and personality styles influence satisfaction with life in a group of 55 people with chronic kidney disease, 34 of whom were receiving haemodialysis and 21 had undergone a kidney transplant. The participants completed three questionnaires, the SWLS, CAEPO and MIPS. The results showed the relationship between active coping strategies and satisfaction with life in haemodialysis patients, kidney transplant recipients and the total sample. A Pleasure-Enhancing personality style was significantly related to Satisfaction with Life, both in the total sa...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - March 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
How Good It Would Be to Turn Back Time: Adult Attachment and Perfectionism in Mothers and Their Relationships with the Processes of Parental Identity Formation
Parental identity formation may be a factor of the utmost importance in helping us to understand the mechanisms of adaptation to parenthood. However, our knowledge regarding the processes involved in the development of parental identity is very limited. In the present study the relationships between three dimensions of parental identity (commitment, in-depth exploration, reconsideration of commitment), and two trait-like characteristics that determine the quality of family life, i.e. romantic adult attachment and perfectionism were analyzed. 206 mothers aged 22 to 40 participated in the study (M = 33.33,SD = 3.68). The res...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Features of Flemish Emerging Adults and their Association with Demographic Markers
As the Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) was developed to assess features of emerging adulthood, international differences have been observed between emerging adults over the world. To assess the IDEA ’s applicability to emerging adults in Flanders, a Dutch translation was administered to 489 participants between 17 and 26 years old, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Important latent factors in the version used in the United States of America, such as focus on oth ers, were not observed. Four subscales were created to reflect psychological features of our sample, combinin...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - February 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Correction: Cognitive Advantage in Children Enrolled in a Second-Language Immersion Elementary School Program for One Year
This article details a correction to the article: Barbu, C., Gonzalez, A., Gillet, S. and Poncelet, M., 2019. Cognitive Advantage in Children Enrolled in a Second-Language Immersion Elementary School Program for One Year. Psychologica Belgica, 59(1), pp. 416 –435. DOI:http://doi.org/10.5334/pb.469 Published on 2020-01-27 12:48:03 (Source: Psychologica Belgica)
Source: Psychologica Belgica - January 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Thanks to Reviewers 2019
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 2020-01-24 11:07:26 (Source: Psychologica Belgica)
Source: Psychologica Belgica - January 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Submissive Behavior and Cyber Bullying: A Study on the Mediator Roles of Cyber Victimization and Moral Disengagement
In order to prevent cyberbullying and cyber-victim behaviors that are very common among adolescents, it is important to investigate the factors that underlie these behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediator roles of cyber victimization and moral disengagement in the relationship between submissive behavior and cyber bullying. The participants involved 370 Turkish adolescent (female: 47%; male, 53%). The age of participants ranged between 12 and 19 years (M = 15.92, SD = 1.87). Data were collected using the Submissive Behavior Scale, the Cyber Bullying Scale, the Cyber Victimization Scale, and t...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - January 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Clarifying the Role of Negative Emotions in the Origin and Control of Impulsive Actions
This critical review elaborates on the origin of impulsive actions and how these can be controlled. We focus in particular on the role of negative events. First, we outline how impulsive actions often originate from negative events that are (emotionally) appraised. A discrepancy between this current state and a desired goal state leads to action tendencies. The urgency of the resulting action depends on the importance of the goal and the size of the discrepancy. Second, we discuss how such impulsive actions can be regulated or controlled e.g. by biasing competition between different options, or by completely suppressing al...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - January 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Norm and Deviance-Seeking Personal Orientation Scale (NDPOS) Adapted to the Organisational Context
This article discusses the creation of the Norm and Deviance-Seeking Personal Orientation Scale (NDPOS). To create this sc ale, we studied the psychometric properties of the instrument using data from French workers. NDPOS exploratory analysis indicated a 12-item scale composed of four factors: normative conformity, normative rule adequacy, deviant performance seeking, and deviant proactivity seeking. Confirmatory facto r analysis corroborated the factorial structure in four sub-scales. Convergent and discriminant validity indicated that deviant dimensions were positively related to expressing voice, cognitive flexibility,...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - October 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Cognitive Advantage in Children Enrolled in a Second-Language Immersion Elementary School Program for One Year
This study aimed to determine whether similar benefits might be present after only 1 year of immersion education. The study also observed whether these potential advantages might also have a positive effect on the academic achievement. Participants included 59 immersed children and 57 monolingual controls. The two groups were compared using the same tasks as those employed by Nicolay and Poncelet (2015). The immersed children showed faster responses in comparison to monolinguals on the selective auditory task. No significant differences were observed on the other attentional, executive, or academic tasks. These outcomes su...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - October 21, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Psychometrics Anonymous: Does a Transparent Data Sharing Policy Affect Data Collection?
As researchers, we are advised to share our data to improve transparency and increase the reproducibility of experiments. Simultaneously, making data freely accessible can raise ethical questions regarding the participants ’ privacy. We first outline the challenges regarding “open data” for researchers in light of the GDPR. Then, we turn to the impact of an open-access data sharing policy on the participants: could the participants’ knowledge about the future use of the data alter the data itself? Through two pre-registered studies (N = 193, collected on campus and N = 543, online participation), we investigate whe...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - September 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Social Psychological Model of Scientific Practices: Explaining Research Practices and Outlining the Potential for Successful Reforms
A crescendo of incidents have raised concerns about whether scientific practices in psychology may be suboptimal, sometimes leading to the publication, dissemination, and application of unreliable or misinterpreted findings. Psychology has been a leader in identifying possibly suboptimal practices and proposing reforms that might enhance the efficiency of the scientific process and the publication of robust evidence and interpretations. To help shape future efforts, this paper offers a model of the psychological and socio-structural forces and processes that may influence scientists ’ practices. The model identifies prac...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - September 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Preregistration of Analyses of Preexisting Data
The preregistration of a study ’s hypotheses, methods, and data-analyses steps is becoming a popular psychological research practice. To date, most of the discussion on study preregistration has focused on the preregistration of studies that include the collection of original data. However, much of the research in psychology re lies on the (re-)analysis of preexisting data. Importantly, this type of studies is different from original studies as researchers cannot change major aspects of the study (e.g., experimental manipulations, sample size). Here, we provide arguments as to why it is useful to preregister analyses of ...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - August 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Open Up – the Mission Statement of the Control of Impulsive Action (Ctrl-ImpAct) Lab on Open Science
The present paper is the mission statement of the Control of Impulsive Action (Ctrl-ImpAct) Lab regarding Open Science. As early-career researchers (ECRs) in the lab, we first state our personal motivation to conduct research based on the principles of Open Science. We then describe how we incorporate four specific Open Science practices (i.e., Open Methodology, Open Data, Open Source, and Open Access) into our scientific workflow. In more detail, we explain how Open Science practices are embedded into the so-called ‘co-pilot’ system in our lab. The ‘co-pilot’ researcher is involved in all tasks of the ‘pilot’ ...
Source: Psychologica Belgica - August 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
