Interviewing intoxicated witnesses: Memory performance in theory and practice
Memory encoding and recall involving complex, effortful cognitive processes are impaired by alcohol primarily due to impairment of a select few, but crucial, cortical areas. This review shows how alcohol affects some, but not all, aspects of eyewitnesses' oral free recall performance. The principal results, so far, are that: a) free recall reports by intoxicated witnesses (at the investigated BAC‐levels) may contain less, but as accurate, information as reports by sober witnesses; b) immediate reports given by intoxicated witnesses may yield more information compared to reports by sober witnesses given after a one week d...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Malin Hildebrand Karl én Tags: Cognition and Neurosciences Source Type: research
Interviewing intoxicated witnesses: Memory performance in theory and practice
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 113-126, April 2018. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 113-126, April 2018. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Coping strategies and perceived social support in fibromyalgia syndrome: Relationship with alexithymia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by high levels of psychological distress and alexithymia, a personality disposition affecting emotional self‐awareness. The main aim of the present study was to investigate for the first time the relationship between alexithymia and coping strategies on the one hand, and alexithymia and perceived social support on the other, in a sample of FM patients. To reach this aim, 153 FM patients completed a battery of tests assessing coping strategies, perceived social support, alexithymia, psychological distress and pain intensity. Four regression analyses were performed...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marialaura Di Tella, Valentina Tesio, Ada Ghiggia, Annunziata Romeo, Fabrizio Colonna, Enrico Fusaro, Giuliano Carlo Geminiani, Maria Bruzzone, Riccardo Torta, Lorys Castelli Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: research
Coping strategies and perceived social support in fibromyalgia syndrome: Relationship with alexithymia
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 167-176, April 2018. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology,Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 167-176, April 2018. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Acknowledgements Source Type: research
The mechanisms behind the formation of a strong Sense of Coherence (SOC): The role of migration and integration
In this study we examine the mechanisms behind the formation of a strong SOC and study the role of migration, integration and general resistance resources (GRRs) in this process. We held 46 life‐story interviews with women of Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese descent. We divided the respondents in a relatively strong and weak SOC group in order to discern patterns of life experiences associated with SOC development. We find that, as Antonovsky predicted, experiencing consistency and load balance are associated with a strong SOC. In opposition to Antonovsky's claims, decision making power is not a necessary condition to de...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jasmijn Slootjes, Saskia Keuzenkamp, Sawitri Saharso Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
Prevalence and correlates of tattooing in Norway: A large ‐scale cross‐sectional study
To our knowledge, no previous large‐scale study has examined the prevalences and correlates of having only easily concealed tattoos, or readily visible tattoos. We conducted an exploratory online survey in Norway asking 15,654 (6,151 females) persons aged 16–91 (m = 33.65 ± 12.27) about various demographic, sports, substance use, mental health, personality, and tattooing questions. The estimated prevalence of tattooing was 20.8% (females: 23.8%, males: 17.9%), of which 13.3% had readily visible tattoos. Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that females, being older than 19 years, higher body ...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dominic Sagoe, St åle Pallesen, Cecilie Schou Andreassen Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
A systematic review and meta ‐analysis of tertiary interventions in clinical burnout
In conclusion, tertiary interventions for individuals with clinically significant burnout may be effective in facilitating RTW. Successful interventions incorporated advice from labor experts and enabled patients to initiate a workplace dialogue with their employers. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Olga Perski, Giorgio Grossi, Aleksander Perski, Maria Niemi Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
Sexual orientation among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes in health and life satisfaction from 2006 to 2014
Minority sexual orientation may add additional stresses to the period of adolescence thus affecting mental health and wellbeing. The whole population of year 10 students in 2006, 2010, and 2014 in Iceland were surveyed as part of the Health Behaviour in School‐aged Children Survey. Sexual orientation could be identified in 1,994 participants from 2006 (43.8% of population; 988 girls), 3,777 from 2010 (78.6%; 1,863 girls) and 3,526 in 2014 (80.1%; 1,731 girls). About 3.1%, 3.6%, and 4.4% were identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) in 2006, 2010, and 2014, respectively. Given the sampling proportions, the results re...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Einar Baldvin Thorsteinsson, Natasha M. Loi, Sigrun Sveinbjornsdottir, Arsaell Arnarsson Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: research
A controlled early group intervention study for unaccompanied minors: Can Expressive Arts alleviate symptoms of trauma and enhance life satisfaction?
This is the first controlled study of an expressive arts group intervention with unaccompanied minor asylum seeking children. The aim of the study was to examine whether such an intervention may alleviate symptoms of trauma and enhance life satisfaction and hope. One hundred forty five unaccompanied minor refugee boys with their stated age between 15 and 18 were allocated into a 10 session 5 weeks manualized expressive arts intervention (EXIT) or a life as usual (LAU) control group. The participants were assessed at onset and 4 times over a period of 25 months with a battery of instruments measuring post‐traumatic stress...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melinda A. Meyer DeMott, Marianne Jakobsen, Tore Wentzel ‐Larsen, Trond Heir Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: research
Do adapted vignettes improve medical decision ‐making capacity for individuals with Alzheimer's disease?
Medical decision‐making capacity (MDC) is known to decline in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The vignette method uses hypothetical information as a prerequisite for measuring the capacity to make well‐informed decisions to clinical trials. Our aim was to investigate if adapted vignettes can help individuals with mild AD to assimilate information, make decisions and express them in an understandable way, compared to corresponding decisions based on linguistically more demanding vignettes, as measured by the Swedish Linguistic Instrument for Medical Decision‐making (LIMD). Two vignettes from LIMD were alter...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - November 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Liv Thal én, Katarina Heimann Mühlenbock, Ove Almkvist, Maria Eriksdotter, Erik Sundström, Ing‐Mari Tallberg Tags: Development and Aging Source Type: research
When less is more: Psychometric properties of Norwegian short ‐forms of the Ambivalent Sexism Scales (ASI and AMI) and the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance (IRMA) Scale
This paper reports on the development and the psychometric properties of short forms of Ambivalent Sexism Scales toward women (ASI; Glick & Fiske, 1996) and men (AMI; Glick & Fiske, 1999), and a scale measuring rape stereotypes (IRMA; McMahon & Farmer, 2011). The short form AMI/ASI were applied for examining gender and educational differences in university students (N = 512) and in high school students (N = 1381), and for predicting individual differences in rape stereotypes in the latter. The short forms demonstrated good to excellent psychometric properties across samples of emerging adults. Relative to f...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - October 5, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mons Bendixen, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
Home environmental influences on children's language and reading skills in a genetically sensitive design: Are socioeconomic status and home literacy environment environmental mediators and moderators?
This twin study examined how family socioeconomic status (SES) and home literacy environment (HLE) contributes to Chinese language and reading skills. It included 312 Chinese twin pairs aged 3 to 11. Children were individually administered tasks of Chinese word reading, receptive vocabulary and reading‐related cognitive skills, and nonverbal reasoning ability. Information on home environment was collected through parent‐reported questionnaires. Results showed that SES and HLE mediated shared environmental influences but did not moderate genetic influences on general language and reading abilities. Also, SES and HLE med...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - October 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie Wing ‐Yin Chow, Connie Suk‐Han Ho, Simpson W. L. Wong, Mary. M. Y. Waye, Mo Zheng Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: research
