Psychological Society Research Articles

The relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms and migraine-related outcomes in children and adolescents: a prospective clinical cohort study (P7-12.008)

<h3>Objective:</h3> The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms and migraine outcomes over time in children and adolescents. <h3>Background:</h3> Youth with migraine have more anxiety and depressive symptoms than their peers, but it is unknown if these impact migraine outcomes. <h3>Design/Methods:</h3> In this prospective longitudinal clinical cohort study, children and adolescents with migraine completed headache questionnaires and validated measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms (PROMIS) at an initial consultation and at their first follow-up visit with a neurologist. Migraine outcomes were the change in monthly headache frequency, and the change in migraine-related disability (PedMIDAS). The relationships between longitudinal migraine outcomes and baseline anxiety and depressive symptoms were estimated using multiple linear regression models controlling for sex, age, headache frequency, and treatment type. A priori sample size calculations were completed and we estimated that a sample size of n=118 was required to determine if baseline mental health symptoms would be associated with migraine outcomes (effect size=0.35, β=80%, α=0.05, 6 covariates). <h3>Results:</h3> Data were collected from 120 consenting participants. Baseline anxiety and depressive symptom levels were not significantly associated with change in headache frequency, nor with change in disability in univariate nor in multiple linear regression models (p&gt;0.05). In post-hoc exploratory analyses (N=72 that had complete anxiety and depressive symptom data at both visits), there was a significant association between change in migraine-related disability and change in anxiety symptoms between visits in multivariable models (ß=1.10, 95% CI=0.045–2.16, p=0.04). <h3>Conclusions:</h3> We found no relationship between baseline anxiety and depressive symptom levels and longitudinal migraine outcomes; this contradicts popular clinical belief that mental health symptoms predict migraine outcomes in children and adolescents. However, as disability improved, so did anxiety symptoms; this finding requires replication. <b>Disclosure:</b> Mr. Rizvi has received research support from University of Calgary . The institution of Ms. Cho has received research support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Mr. Kuziek has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ronksley has nothing to disclose. Dr. Noel has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for Society of Pediatric Psychology. Dr. Noel has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for PAIN. Dr. Noel has received research support from CPCoE. The institution of Dr. Orr has received research support from Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute. The institution of Dr. Orr has received research support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Orr has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Orr has a non-compensated relationship as a Associate Editor with Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain that is relevant to AAN interests or activities. Dr. Orr has a non-compensated relationship as a Editorial Board with Neurology that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.

Sandra Trehub (1938–2023)

Research Article| April 01 2023 Sandra Trehub (1938–2023) E. Glenn Schellenberg, E. Glenn Schellenberg Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Laurel J. Trainor Laurel J. Trainor McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Music Perception (2023) 40 (4): 347–349. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2023.40.4.347 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation E. Glenn Schellenberg, Laurel J. Trainor; Sandra Trehub (1938–2023). Music Perception 1 April 2023; 40 (4): 347–349. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2023.40.4.347 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentMusic Perception Search We are greatly saddened by the passing of Sandra Trehub. Born in 1938, she died peacefully at her home on January 20, 2023. Sandra was a trailblazer. Her research focusing on auditory pattern perception in infancy and early childhood single-handedly started developmental research in music perception and cognition. Her experimental studies documented that infants have basic skills that form the building blocks for remembering and responding emotionally to music, including the capability to perceive and categorize auditory sequences on the basis of pitch, upward or downward changes in pitch, and rhythm. Her research also established that singing to infants is a universal behavior, which ultimately facilitates language acquisition and bonding with caregivers. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the British Psychological Society, Sandra was awarded many honors, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Music Perception and Cognition and the Kurt Koffka Medal from the... You do not currently have access to this content.

The impact of clinical training changes on self-rated competency and confidence in neuropsychology: A survey of UEA-trained clinical psychologists in East Anglia

A Competency Framework, produced by the British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology, specifies the underpinning neuropsychological knowledge and skills required for different levels of practice. In 2016, the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology at the University of East Anglia (UEA) introduced changes to align its neuropsychology teaching to the Competency Framework. This report illustrates a pilot evaluation of the impact of such changes on the self-rated neuropsychological competency and confidence of UEA-trained clinical psychologists in East Anglia using a bespoke online survey. Based on 76 respondents, the results highlighted, promising effects of the changes, with post–2016 participants showing higher levels of self-rated competency and confidence in neuropsychology than pre-2016 participants. However, the discrepancy in sample size between pre- and post–2016 groups and a number of other caveats and limitations should be considered. Additional iterations of the survey, involving future cohorts following qualification, are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.

Introduction to Michael A. Hogg's SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award Address

Introduction to Michael A. Hogg's SPSSI Kurt Lewin Award Address

Addressing Barriers to Career Development Awards for Early Career Women in Pediatric Psychology.

To provide person and system-level recommendations for supporting early career women in the field of pediatric psychology in writing and submitting National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (K award) applications. Recommendations are provided in the context of common barriers, with a focus on practical solutions. Publicly available NIH reporter data were compiled to examine rates of funding for Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) members. Barriers that women face when initiating programs of research are described and applied to the field of pediatric psychology. Of current SPP members, 3.9% (n = 50) have ever received an NIH K award. Approximately 88.5% of SPP members identify as women, including 89.0% of SPP K award recipients. A table of person- and systems-level recommendations is provided to offer strategies for mentees, mentors/sponsors, institutions, and national organizations to address the barriers discussed. By addressing gender-specific barriers to submitting K award applications, we hope to increase the number of women K awardees and support the scientific advancement of pediatric psychology.

Measurement Does Not Take Place in a Legal Vacuum

Measurement Does Not Take Place in a Legal Vacuum

THE URGENCY OF IMPLEMENTING PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION AND SERVICE LAW IN PROTECTING PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY

Law Number 23 of 2022 concerning Psychology Education and Services is a law that has just been passed as a government implementation in providing protection for the psychology profession and society, with this law it is hoped that it can provide legal certainty to those who need it. However, there are still deficiencies and overlapping regulations that need to be reviewed regarding the application of this law later. This study uses a normative juridical approach that functions to review laws based on scientific and relevant literature reviews. Based on the research results, there are critical points in this law, such as registration certificates for non-health psychologists and psychology education schemes that are required to conform to Law no. 23 Year 2022 in 2 years time. Based on the results of the study, researchers see the need for alignment between psychology professional organizations, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and also the Ministry of Health in solving this problem.

Factors Influencing Public Risk Perception of Emerging Technologies: A Meta-Analysis

The development and application of emerging technologies pose many social risks, which raise public concerns. Various factors influence the public risk perception of emerging technologies, and a systematic and accurate understanding of these factors plays a vital role in promoting the sustainable development of emerging technologies. Considerable inconsistency and ambiguity exist in the influence of relevant factors on the public risk perception of emerging technologies in existing studies, which need to be explored systematically and comprehensively through meta-analysis. This study constructs an analytical framework of “technology–psychology–society” and conducts a meta-analysis of 272 papers, including 449 correlations and 191,195 samples. The results show that perceived benefit, knowledge, innovativeness, trust, and social influence have significant negative effects on risk perception. Perceived cost has a significant positive effect on risk perception. Gender and cultural dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism–collectivism, and masculinity–femininity have moderating effects on the relationship between relevant factors and risk perception; the type of emerging technology, age, and the cultural dimension of long-term/short-term orientation do not have moderating effects. Based on the above findings, this study proposes corresponding suggestions from the perspectives of R&amp;D, application, and management of emerging technologies.

Dual voices, hybrid identities: the recontextualization of research in digital dissemination scientific discourse

The current demands placed on scientists to increase public awareness of their findings involves recontextualizing highly technical research to be understood by diversified audiences. In the present study, a corpus of 20 online digests drawn from the British Psychological Society website, which are condensed versions of recently published research articles, is quantitatively and qualitatively explored in terms of the (meta)discoursal features that the scriptwriter uses to foster comprehensibility, project a credible and authoritative voice and enhance engagement with their audience, as a way to bridge the existent knowledge asymmetries. The analysis revealed the existence of discoursal and pragmatic, as well as some multimodal, resources (i.e. code glosses, hyperlinking, evidentials, engagements markers) used by the scriptwriters to project a dual voice which aligns both with the expert and with the diversified audience, thus projecting a hybrid authorial identity.

Optimising the effects of physical activity on mental health and wellbeing: A joint consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society.

This consensus statement from Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian Psychological Society aims to provide guidance to practitioners on the ways that physical activity can be promoted to maximise benefits to mental health. Following the Clinical Consensus Statement protocol, an expert group comprised of eight members with expertise in physical activity and mental health articulated recommendations regarding five physical activity contextual factors: type, physical environment, delivery, domain, and social environment. To optimise the mental health benefits of physical activity, we recommend: i) activity selection be guided by factors associated with adherence and enjoyment as opposed to any specific type (type); ii) facilitators (i.e., teachers, coaches, instructors, practitioners) deliver organised physical activity sessions using an instructional style that satisfies individuals' basic needs for autonomy, competence and social connection (delivery); iii) participation in physical activity with others who provide support, facilitate positive interactions, or make people feel valued, so long as it does not undermine a preference to be active alone (social environment); iv) where possible and appropriate, some physical activity should be undertaken outside in pleasant natural environments (physical environment); and, v) at least some physical activity be undertaken during leisure-time or via active travel, where possible prioritising activities one personally chooses to undertake (domain). The type, domain, physical and social environment of physical activity, as well as the way in which it is delivered, will determine mental health outcomes. Practitioners can use these recommendations to optimise the effects of physical activity on mental health.

A Catalogue of Shame: The British Psychological Society as a Dysfunctional Organisation

The purpose of this opinion piece is to discuss the legitimacy of the British Psychological Society as a learned society in light of evidence of a crisis of dysfunctionality. 1 In this author’s opinion, judging from past and present actions, the Society of today is not fit for purpose. It has lost its moral compass and become a fraudulent organisation. 2 A ‘Catalogue of Shame’ consists of multiple ethical and academic betrayals. The Society’s core business is to serve the members, accredit degree programmes, produce scholarly publications and protect the public from misinformation, false therapeutic claims and malpractice. The Society’s legitimacy to perform these functions is compromised by its negligence of ethical probity and academic values that include human rights, equality and freedom of expression. I discuss three specific failures: i) the failure to fulfil the first object of its Charter to disseminate the science of Psychology in an impartial and even-handed manner; ii) the failure to apologise for its long and sordid track record of institutional racism, eugenics, and classism; iii) the failure to investigate allegations of fraud in the research publications of one of its most distinguished members. These failings suggest that the Society is incapable of serving its members in an equitable and respectful manner and of protecting the general public from harmful therapies and misinformation in the Society’s duty of care.

What’s Going on Around Here? Psychodynamic Thinking on Guns, Violence, and Youth in America: Aggression, Depression, and Destruction

ABSTRACT In May 2022, a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX and shot and killed 21 people, including 19 children. Section II (child and adolescence) of the American Psychological Association, Division 39 (the Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology) responded by organizing a two-part conversation series, titled, “What’s going on around here? Psychodynamic Thinking on Guns, Violence, and Youth in America,” a heading we hoped would capture the intention to think together about these issues, which themselves are difficult to define and label. This paper is a manuscript of the first of these conversations, with discussants Shana Grover, PhD, Ali Khadivi, PhD, and Larry Rosenberg, PhD, who were invited based on their clinical and professional experience working with young people who are considered at-risk for perpetrating violence, as well as those who have themselves been victims of violence. The conversation centered on the ways that psychodynamic thinking can inform how mental health professionals conceptualize what underlies an individual’s threats or acts of violence, approach risk assessment and intervention, and formulate an understanding of these horrific events at an individual, and cultural and societal level, to guide our responses both inside and outside of the therapy room.

У. Джеймс в русском академическом богословии нач. ХХ в. Часть I. По направлению к Джеймсу

The impact of W. James’s ideas on Russian religious thought is a well-known fact, however this topic cannot be considered exhausted, since the names and works of the representatives of spiritual and academic science, for whom an in­tellectual meeting with James became the impetus for creating their own con­cepts, still remain in the shadows. We should not forget that this meeting was prepared both by the previous development of academic science with its interest in empirical psychology, and by the close contacts of its representatives with philosophers and psychologists who united around the journal “Questions of Phi­losophy and Psychology”, which had been published for many years by the Mos­cow Psychological Society. For representatives of academic theology, the scien­tific recognition of the reality of mystical experience, on the one hand, provided a visible point of support for the preaching of Christianity in the secular world, and on the other hand, it made it necessary to identify the specificity of Christian experience as distinct from the experience of other religions. In addition, for aca­demic theologians, the question of how personal religious experience and Chris­tian action in society relate to each other has become an additional factor of in­terest in mystical problematics. From this point of view, the concepts of mystical experience of such authors as I. Popov and S. Zarin, which have not been consid­ered so far, are of particular interest. In their works, we find a gradual approach to the problematics that was finally legitimized with the release of the Russian translation of “The Varieties of Religious Experience” in 1910.

British Psychological Society – Public Affairs Update

British Psychological Society – Public Affairs Update

Human Rights and Psychology in Contemporary Ireland and Beyond: Introducing the Psychological Society of Ireland’s (PSI) Special Interest Group in Human Rights and Psychology (SIGHRP)

Human Rights and Psychology in Contemporary Ireland and Beyond: Introducing the Psychological Society of Ireland’s (PSI) Special Interest Group in Human Rights and Psychology (SIGHRP)

International insights into how can we improve children’s emotional wellbeing over primary-secondary school transitions?

The transition from primary to secondary school provides children with opportunities and challenges that can impact their emotional experiences. Recognising that to date there is limited research which focuses on children’s emotional experiences of primary-secondary school transition, a group of Iransitions researchers participated in a symposium at the British Psychological Society Psychology of Education Section Conference 2022, addressing this important topic. The purpose of the symposium was to bring together four international studies, which used different research designs to examine children’s emotional wellbeing over primary-secondary school transition. Through these talks and discussions which occurred during the symposium, current thinking, developments, and practice in this area, in addition to considering some of the challenges and opportunities present within primary-secondary school transitions research, are explored in order to better understand and support children’s emotional wellbeing over primary-secondary school transitions.

Supporting students to reimagine social psychology through a critical feminist lens

‘A feminist perspective is not only compatible with the history, objectives, and emphases of social psychology, but necessary for its continued vitality.’ (Lott, 1991, p.505)Social psychology is a core component of the British Psychological Society accreditation of psychology programmes. Typically, the teaching of social psychology relies upon well-established, dominant approaches.However, in recent years, critical, community, and feminist psychologists have provided alternative ways of thinking about the methods, research questions, and epistemological approaches of mainstream social psychology.Feminist social psychology is ultimately concerned with three core aims: (1) the inclusion of women and girls, (2) advocating for diverse, critical perspectives, and (3) promoting equality.I encourage students to think critically about their core social psychology teaching, to promote psychological literacy (i.e. application of content to solving societal problems; Pownall et al., 2021, 2022).

Development of sport psychology in Сhina

This article clarifies the historical and pedagogical features and development of the sports psychology in China. It identifies the historical and pedagogical features of the development of sports psychology in China and determine their social significance. Research methods: observation, survey, study of documents. This analysis identifies three periods of development in sports psychology: the period of data collection (1949-1970); the period of formation (1970-1990); and the period of development (since 1991). The social aspect of the development of sports psychology in China is related to the activities of the Psychological Society (CPS), which was established by the International Union of Psychological Sciences in 1980, bringing Chinese psychology back to the world stage and the formation of the Chinese Association of Social Psychology (CASP). Emphasis is placed on the social direction of sports psychology development in China and the need to further improve the competence of Chinese sports psychology practitioners in training in psychology and psychological counselling, as well as for better psychological support for Chinese athletes. The use of sports psychology in competitive sports in China is for diagnosis, monitoring, training, all of which contribute to the effective solution of athletes’ psychological problems, improves their ability to make psychological adaptations, and lays the foundation for excellent sports results. Psychological counselling includes various aspects of athletes’ mental training, including stimulating motivation, maintaining confidence, controlling emotions, avoiding difficulties, attention and concentration, overcoming accidents during training and performances, setting competition goals, adaptability, desire and team cohesion. Chinese sports psychologists have developed research into practice of participants in three directions: the psychology of competition, the psychology of exercise and the psychology of physical education.

A digital application and augmented physician rounds reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee replacement (TKR): a randomized clinical trial

BackgroundSevere postoperative pain not only is a considerable burden for patients but also leads to overprescription of opioids, resulting in considerable health concerns. The remarkable development of new technologies in the health care system provides novel treatment opportunities in this area and could exploit the additional placebo effect, provide added value for patients, and at the same time support hospital staff. We aimed to test the pain- and opioid intake-reducing effects of enhanced postoperative pain management by boosting pain medication by using a technical application and/or augmented physician rounds.MethodsIn a four-arm, randomized clinical trial, 96 patients (24 patients per group) scheduled for a total knee replacement (TKR) were randomized into four groups for four postoperative days: an “application” group (APP) with information via an iPad-based application; a “doctor” group (DOC) with augmented physician rounds; a combination group (APP+DOC), which received both interventions; and a “treatment as usual” group (TAU) as a baseline with no additional intervention besides the standard care which consists of standardized medication, regular physician rounds, and physiotherapy. Postoperative pain and opioid requirements pre- and postoperatively until hospital discharge were recorded.ResultsThe difference between post- and preoperative pain was significantly different between the groups (P=.02, partial η2=.10). APP+DOC experienced greater postoperative pain relief than DOC (mean: 2.3 vs. 0.7, 95% CI: 0.08–3.09; P=.04) and TAU (mean 2.3 vs. 0.1; 95% CI: 0.69–3.71; P=.005), respectively, the difference compared to APP (mean 2.3 vs. 1.7; 95% CI −1.98–1.76) was not significant. Opioid consumption differed significantly between groups (P=.01, partial η2=.12). APP+DOC (72.9 mg) and DOC (75.4 mg) consumed less oxycodone than APP (83.3 mg) and TAU (87.9 mg; 95% CI: 2.9–22.1; P=.003). APP+DOC consumed significantly less oxycodone than DOC (d=0.2–0.4). There were no significant group differences in NSAID and Morphine sulfate consumption. Patients in APP+DOC were more satisfied with their treatment than patients in TAU (P=.03, partial η2=.09).ConclusionsThe combination of an innovative digital app, which implements open drug administration and augmented physician rounds that support the doctor–patient relationship can significantly improve postoperative pain management.Trial registrationThe protocol was approved by the local ethics committee of the ethical commission of the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie; DGPs). The study was registered at DRKS.de (identifier: DRKS00009554).

Twilight of Rationality

Twilight of Rationality