Sentences with phrase «as psychological studies»

She has stressed that she could not know them as individuals or present them as psychological studies.

As a psychological study of a dead - eyed fire starter with a Hitler Youth haircut, this is largely insipid, but as a depiction of a unique milieu — specifically, volunteer fire departments in small - town Norway in the late 1970s, with an emphasis on equipment maintenance, procedure, and social status — it's often compelling.

Not exact matches

As the British Psychological Science Research Digest blog points out, this isn't the first study to link tea drinking with improved mental performance, but it is the first to suggest that a cup of Earl Grey or chamomile might enhance creativity specifically.

The professors cite a study of 10,000 World Bank employees, which found that the business travelers on the staff — roughly 40 percent of the group — were three times as likely to file psychological insurance claims.

A striking 2014 study by UCLA professor Phillip Atiba Goff and colleagues and published by the American Psychological Association found that black boys as young as 10 years old were viewed as older than — and not as «innocent» as — white boys the same age.

This is far from a definitive study and there are several possible ways to interpret the data, as both the researchers themselves and the British Psychological Society Research Digest blog point out.

One study of 10,000 World Bank employees found that the business travellers among them were three times as likely to file psychological insurance claims.

While the study examined weight loss and the psychological effects, it also looked at the physiological ramifications of things such as disease prevention in the areas of diabetes, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

On April 26, 2012, the results of a study which tested their subjects» pro-social sentiments were published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal in which non-religious people had higher scores showing that they were more inclined to show generosity in random acts of kindness, such as lending their po.sse.ssions and offering a seat on a crowded bus or train.

Or a similar integrity, for, as Anderson writes, «the largest and most rigorous academic study on the results of hormonal and surgical transitioning... found strong evidence of poor psychological outcomes.»

Traditional Buddhist stories abound of meditators being taken over by evil spirits, and contemporary psychological studies of mindfulness practice going back to the 1970s include patients who experienced hallucinations, psychotic episodes, depression and other mental trauma, as well as nerve pain and similar physical impacts.

Studies of girls as young as eight years old have determined that the influence of friends and peers, physiological and psychological transitions and negative advertising messages may put young women at greater risk.

Others have insisted that their work is social - scientific in the strong sense of the term — that is, as work guided by the correlation of models and data, as are more purely sociological and social - psychological studies.

Inasmuch as these authors did not limit themselves to a discussion of primitive society, though they did concentrate on non-Christian religions, a rapprochement between sociological and socio - psychological studies, on the one hand, and the efforts of the school of «comparative religions» (F. Max Mueller, C. P. Tiele, W. Robertson Smith), on the other, was effected.

In a study of his earlier pictures, Kolker notes that «Scorsese is interested in the psychological manifestations of individuals who are representative either of a class or of a certain ideological grouping; he is concerned with their relationship to each other or to an antagonistic environment... [and finally] there is no triumph for his characters» (A Cinema of Loneliness [Oxford University Press, 19881, p. 162) The Jesus of the Last Temptation fits this pattern (as do Travis Bickel in Taxi Driver, Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull and Paul Hackett in After Hours) By eschewing any reference to a resurrection — and, in an interesting theological note, allowing Paul to suggest that his preaching of the risen Christ is more important than the Jesus of history — Scorsese presents the crucifixion as the final willful act of a man driven by a God who makes strange demands on his followers.

Important as was Israel's attainment in her conviction of the unity of the human personality, it must yet be freely recognized that her psychological interests did not carry into a study of the responses of the organism.

In support of this contention, they cite a study (Kuhn et al, 2011) that explicitly says that its results can not be used in this way: «While it is tempting to interpret our estimates as reflective of a psychological need to «keep up with the van den Bergs,» we note that they could also be driven by other factors.»

In his essay on the eighteenth century, originally conceived as part of a comprehensive anthropological and psychological work which he never completed, Humboldt articulated methodological principles for studying that era as any other.

WORLD: Nothing if you include the study / formulations of philosophy and psychological benefits of religious ritual, along with other social sciences, as part of science... instead of classifying them as belonging to just a bunch of crazy loonies with no cause for their actions.

Though such successive innovations in theological study as the social gospel, social ethics, religious education, psychological counseling and ecumenical relations may receive much publicity the schools seem to go on their accustomed way, teaching what they have always taught: Biblical and systematic theology, church history and preaching.

For example, the historical and theological areas may be combined into an area described as «Interpretation of Christianity» while the older «practical» field is divided into two, one dealing with «Church and Culture» (sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of church phenomena in American culture) and the other dealing with the practice of ministry construed as the application of social scientific and psychological theory to clergy responsibilities.

«The findings concerning identification and reporting,» said the authors of a 2013 study, [17] are particularly alarming given the growing body of both short - term and long - term issues associated with concussive injuries, such as psychological issues, school - related problems, increased risk of subsequent concussions and potential quality - of - life issues associated with concussions.»

• Another study not only recorded more depressive symptoms among men whose partners were depressed but also more aggression and non specific psychological impairment, as well as higher rates of depressive disorder, non specific psychological problems and problem fatigue.

To the anonymous woman who theorized it was the mothers who were «hanging on to breastfeeding because YOU can't make the psychological break» and that they were using «unproven studies» to support such an apparently - horrible act — First of all, while breastfeeding is both physically and mentally beneficial for both mother and child, I doubt ANY woman is forcing her child to breastfeed longer than necessary simply so they can «feel good,» as you are implying.

If kids pick up on you soaring stress levels, they could head to school feeling sad, worried, frustrated, annoyed or helpless (as discovered in an American Psychological Association study in Nov. 2010).

The study's co-author Rebecca Treiman, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, explained that the study showed that children actually display knowledge about the formulas of written language, such as which letters are usually grouped together before they learn what those letters actually represent.

Fathers are cited more than mothers in issues such as psychological maladjustment, substance abuse, depression and behavioral problems, according to research done by Ronald Rohner, director of the Center for the Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection in the School of Family Studies at the University of Connecticut, and his colleague Robert Veneziano.

Mothers reported more symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing colic, 28,29 research on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky child, however, indicate that there are no negative outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent - child relationship.

Just like breastfeeding mothers on TV are often used as punchlines or morality tales, so are breastfeeding children and regardless of the fact that studies have shown prolonged breastfeeding has no psychological effects.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

Meta - analyses of studies evaluating these programs show positive effects on the competence, efficacy and psychological health of the parents, as well as on the behaviour of the children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and family support showed that families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51

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Heterosexual white women are twice as likely as racial or sexual minority women to obtain medical help to get pregnant, according to a recent study published by the American Psychological Association.

The study adds to a growing body of research that has previously shown that certain psychological and behavioral traits are associated with particular facial width - to - height ratios (known as FWHR).

The American Psychological Association defines sexual orientation as «an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic and / or sexual attractions to men, women or both sexes,» and as Hamer points out, sexual orientation is far less «ambiguous» than personality traits like «self - esteem» and «warmth» that scientists study without religious and political ramifications.

This is the finding of a study by Rebecca Mitchell from Leeds Metropolitan University presented as part of a poster presentation session at the British Psychological Society's annual conference today, Friday 9 May 2014, hosted at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.

Most California residents facing psychological distress do not perceive the public as being supportive, with a large proportion reporting discrimination both in personal relationships and in public realms such as the workplace, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

The study raises awareness of the effects that tragic events such as terror attacks and mass shootings have not only those directly affected but also on those with PTSD and other preexisting psychological conditions.

The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, was led by Johannes Eichstaedt, a graduate student in the School of Arts & Science's Department of Psychology, and included H. Andrew Schwartz, a visiting assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science's Department of Computer and Information Science; Margaret Kern, an assistant professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia; Gregory Park, a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Arts and Science's Department of Psychology; and director Martin Seligman, both of the Positive Psychology Center, as well as Lyle Ungar, a professor of computer and information science.

Dean, who now studies HG as part of a Ph.D. program at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, calls the GDF15 discovery «an incredibly exciting breakthrough» that proves HG is a physical, not a psychological, condition.

«While not a clinical trial, this study, in stark contrast to prevailing attitudes that views these drugs as harmful, speaks to the public health potential of psychedelic medicine,» says Assoc. Prof. Zach Walsh, the co-director for UBC Okanagan's Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law.

Although most of us recoil at the idea of «busywork,» such mindless tasks can boost our mood — as long as we have an excuse to perform them, according to a study in the July issue of Psychological Science.

Film clips are used in psychological and neuroscience studies as a standardized method for assessing emotional development.

The majority (62 percent) had a history of psychological maltreatment, and nearly a quarter (24 percent) of all the cases were exclusively psychological maltreatment, which the study defined as care - giver inflicted bullying, terrorizing, coercive control, severe insults, debasement, threats, overwhelming demands, shunning and / or isolation.

In a linked editorial, Dr Gjin Ndrepepa of the Technical University, Munich, Germany, describes the research as an «important and elaborative study which helps to uncover the intricate relationship between psychological distress and cardiovascular disease.»

Immediately after the study, participants in the meditation retreat showed improvements in attention as well as in general psychological well - being and ability to cope with stress.

According to Kirmayer, Yezidis serve as an extreme case study of the psychological challenges that refugees face at every stage of forced migration, from the initial trauma of violent upheaval to the stress of uncertain asylum status and eventual resettlement.

In addition to collecting scans of brain structure and function, the research teams at 21 study sites around the country will regularly gather a trove of other information from each youngster, from psychological, cognitive, and environmental data to biological specimens such as DNA.

«We've found that there are universal psychological characteristics amongst those who are aspiring to get to the top,» says Professor Dave Collins, lead author of the study, as well as Chair and Director of the Institute of Coaching and Performance at the University of Central Lancashire.

A study published in April in Psychological Science found that men judge a woman as more attractive when they believe their peers find that woman attractive — supporting a budding theory that groupthink is not as simple as once thought.