PERFORM Publications

Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of the functionality appreciation scale (FAS) in Colombia and Spain

Author(s): Mebarak M; Maïano C; Mendoza J; Zamora Á; Baños R; Desdentado L; Miragall M; Herrero R; Swami V;

The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is increasingly used in diverse national and linguistic contexts. However, limited work has assessed the extent to which the instrument demonstrates measurement invariance and differential item functioning (DIF) across nations and respondent characterist ...

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Violation Appraisal Measure (VAM)

Author(s): Krause S; Radomsky AS;

Mental contamination refers to feelings of dirtiness and/or urges to wash that arise without direct contact with a contaminant. Cognitive models propose that this results from "serious, negative misappraisals of perceived violations". However, the specific violation misappraisals most relevant to mental contamination have yet to be established empirically ...

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Older Adults in Administrative Quagmire: A Scoping Review of Policy and Program Coordination Across 6 Marginalized Older Adult Populations

Author(s): Marier P; Joy M; Smele S; Zakaria R; Beauchamp J; Bourgeois-Guérin V; Lupien PL; Sussman T;

Background and objectives: Coordination of governmental action is crowded with policies and programs that are highly interdependent, sometimes operating in silos if not contradicting each other. These dilemmas, or administrative quagmires, are heightened for older adults in general, but they are ...

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Couples-based health behavior change interventions: A relationship science perspective on the unique opportunities and challenges to improve dyadic health

Author(s): Gouin JP; Dymarski M;

Epidemiological studies indicate that better marital quality is associated with less morbidity and premature mortality. A number of interpersonal processes related to marital quality are also associated with health-relevant surrogate biomarkers across different physiological systems. Despite these replicated correlational findings, few interventions have ...

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17β-Estradiol reduces inhibitory synaptic currents in entorhinal cortex neurons through G protein-coupled estrogen receptor-1 activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase

Author(s): Batallán Burrowes AA; Moisan É; Garrone A; Buynack LM; Chapman CA;

Estrogens are believed to modulate cognitive functions in part through the modulation of synaptic transmission in the cortex and hippocampus. Administration of 17ß-estradiol (E2) can rapidly enhance excitatory synaptic transmission in the hippocampus and facilitate excitatory synaptic transmission in rat lateral entorhinal cortex via activation of the G p ...

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Impact of Stimulation Frequency on Verbal Fluency Following Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Author(s): Busteed L; García-Sánchez C; Pascual-Sedano B; Grunden N; Gironell A; Kulisevsky J; Pagonabarraga J;

Objective: The effects of stimulation frequency on verbal fluency (VF) following subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) are not well understood. The present study examines the impact stimulation frequency has on VF following bilateral STN-DBS in PD. ...

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Minor-Attracted Men's Lived Experiences of Romantic Attraction

Author(s): Levitan JA; Martijn FM; Santaguida M; Seto MC;

Studies of minor-attracted persons have mainly focused on their sexual attractions, and little is known about their romantic attractions. This online qualitative survey study collected 74 self-identified minor-attracted men's anonymous accounts of romantic attraction to minors. Using reflexive thematic analysis, three themes were identified and interp ...

Article GUID: 39118553

Materiality and Cognitive Development: Contemporary Debates and Empirical Studies in Early Childhood

Author(s): Alessandroni N; Ferreira JM;

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Evolving trends in neuropsychological profiles of post COVID-19 condition: A 1-year follow-up in individuals with cognitive complaints

Author(s): Grunden N; Calabria M; García-Sánchez C; Pons C; Arroyo JA; Gómez-Ansón B; Estévez-García MDC; Belvís R; Morollón N; Cordero-Carcedo M; Mur I; Pomar V; Domingo P;

Cognitive difficulties are reported as lasting sequelae within post COVID-19 condition. However, the chronicity of these difficulties and related factors of fatigue, mood, and perceived health have yet to be fully determined. To address this, the current longitudinal study aimed to clarify the tr ...

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On the salient limitations of the methods of assembly theory and their classification of molecular biosignatures

Author(s): Uthamacumaran A; Abrahão FS; Kiani NA; Zenil H;

We demonstrate that the assembly pathway method underlying assembly theory (AT) is an encoding scheme widely used by popular statistical compression algorithms. We show that in all cases (synthetic or natural) AT performs similarly to other simple coding schemes and underperforms compared to system-related indexes based upon algorithmic probability that t ...

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The long shadow of accumulating adverse childhood experiences on mental health in the United Arab Emirates: implications for policy and practice

Author(s): Murphy A; England D; Elbarazi I; Horen N; Long T; Ismail-Allouche Z; Arafat C;

Introduction: This study investigates the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adult depression, anxiety, and stress in Abu Dhabi, controlling for demographic factors, lifestyle, and known health and mental health diagnoses. Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional design and self-report measures, the research aims to fill a critical ...

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Editorial: World mental health day 2022: key drivers of risk to mental health services and innovative solutions

Author(s): Shen N; Jilka S; Sawchuk K;