Housing design and people with severe mental illness: An observational approach to the investigation of supported housing facilities
An observational approach was employed to investigate the role played by architectural characteristics of supported housing facilities (SHF) in sustaining interactional behavior among people with severe mental illness (SMI) (N = 29) and staff (N = 27). The observations were carried out in dining areas, corridors and outdoor environments of SHF (N = 4). In order to test differences in the observed behaviors two SHFs with high physical‐environment quality (HQ) and two with low physical‐environment quality (LQ) according to the perception of people with SMI were chosen. Results showed that the dining areas of HQ bet...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - January 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth Marcheschi, Maria Johansson, Thorbjörn Laike, David Brunt Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: research
Before and after entering school: The development of attention and executive functions from 6 to 8 years in Finnish children
In this 2‐year prospective follow‐up study we examined typical and atypical development of attention and executive function (AEF) across the transition to school. The NEPSY‐battery was used to evaluate the AEFs of the children before school at 6 years of age. Two subgroups, typical AEF (n = 25) and atypical AEF (n = 25), were formed according to the performance in AEF tasks. Children were assessed again at 8 years, when they were at the 2nd grade. The same subtests of the NEPSY‐battery and the ATTEX behavioral rating completed by a teacher were used. The effects of AEF deficits were compared with and without contro...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - January 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Minna Poutanen, Salla Berg, Tuire Kangas, Kaisa Peltomaa, Pekka Lahti‐Nuuttila, Laura Hokkanen Tags: Development and Aging Source Type: research
Aggression, anger and hostility: evaluation of moral disengagement as a mediational process
This study examines how the mechanisms underlying moral disengagement serve as a mediator between anger and hostility and physical and verbal aggression. The study was carried out on 424 participants (61.1% females), aged 15 to 25 years, assessing the direct and indirect effects of the distinct variables using a hierarchical multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling. The findings suggest that anger and hostility contribute independently and positively to physical and verbal aggression. Moreover, the relationships between anger, hostility, and aggression appear to be mediated by moral disengagement. Ind...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fernando Rubio‐Garay, Miguel A. Carrasco, Pedro J. Amor Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
The stigma of making a living from garbage: Meta‐sterotypes of trash‐pickers in León (Nicaragua)
The article analyzes various aspects related to the meta‐stereotype of 99 trash pickers who made their living from the garbage dumps in León (Nicaragua). This group is difficult to access, heavily stigmatized, and lives in extreme poverty. All the pickers in the city were interviewed using a heteroapplied structured interview. The results show that people who obtained their livelihood from garbage in the city of León had a mainly negative meta‐stereotype, albeit one to which was some extent indulgent, which could have a negative impact on their processes of social inclusion. The content of the meta‐stereotype had a...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: José Juan Vázquez Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
To prosecute or not to prosecute: Law students' judicial decisions in CSA cases
Child sexual abuse (CSA) investigations are complicated and few cases are prosecuted. The aim of the present study was to investigate judicial decisions in CSA investigations. Seventy‐one law students (42 females, 29 males) read a vignette depicting a CSA investigation, assessed the complainant's and the accused's credibility, and if the case should be prosecuted or not. The participants were assigned to one of four conditions defined by a 2 (evidence: high probative value vs. low probative value) × 2 (complainant demeanour: emotional vs. neutral) factorial design. Females assigned higher credibility to the complainant ...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - December 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emelie Ernberg, Sara Landström Tags: Personality and Social Psychology Source Type: research
