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The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation (2024)
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Dodsworth, L., Ahearne, G., Dingwall, R., Easthope, L., Riordan, M., & Townsend, E. (2024). The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(2), Article e2972. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2972

Introduction: We consider the UK Independent Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours' (SPI‐B) support for fear messaging during the global COVID‐19 pandemic, evaluate the consequences and make recommendations for the future. Analysis: Using... Read More about The Three Rs of Fear Messaging in a Global Pandemic: Recommendations, Ramifications and Remediation.

The relationship between autistic traits, expressiveness, readability and social perceptions (2024)
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Alkhaldi, R. S., Sheppard, E., Ellerby, Z., Burdett, E. R. R., & Mitchell, P. (2024). The relationship between autistic traits, expressiveness, readability and social perceptions. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0301003. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301003

This study investigated the relationship between autistic traits, expressiveness, readability (both actual and perceived), social favourability, and likability. Sixty participants designated as ‘targets’ were video recorded in a range of social scena... Read More about The relationship between autistic traits, expressiveness, readability and social perceptions.

Further exploring the impact of cumulative lifetime adversity on life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, and depressive symptoms (2024)
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Bossert, S. A., Jayawickreme, E., Blackie, L. E., & Cole, V. T. (2024). Further exploring the impact of cumulative lifetime adversity on life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Research in Personality, 110, Article 104488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2024.104488

Current research provides conflicting views of the relationship between cumulative lifetime adversity and dispositional functioning. We examined this relationship in a sample of adults (N = 1009), conducting the analysis three ways: by utilizing a su... Read More about Further exploring the impact of cumulative lifetime adversity on life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, and depressive symptoms.

Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescents with depression: a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol for SPARX-UK (2024)
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Khan, K., Hall, C. L., Babbage, C., Dodzo, S., Greenhalgh, C., Lucassen, M., …Hollis, C. (2024). Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescents with depression: a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol for SPARX-UK. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10(1), Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01475-7

Background : A serious game called SPARX (Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-factor thoughts), originally developed in New Zealand and incorporating cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles, has been shown to help reduce symptoms of depressi... Read More about Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescents with depression: a pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol for SPARX-UK.

Tracking subjects' strategies in behavioural choice experiments at trial resolution. (2024)
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Maggi, S., Hock, R. M., O'Neill, M., Buckley, M. J., Moran, P. M., Bast, T., …Humphries, M. D. (2024). Tracking subjects' strategies in behavioural choice experiments at trial resolution. eLife, 13, Article e86491. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.86491

Investigating how, when, and what subjects learn during decision-making tasks requires tracking their choice strategies on a trial-by-trial basis. Here we present a simple but effective probabilistic approach to tracking choice strategies at trial re... Read More about Tracking subjects' strategies in behavioural choice experiments at trial resolution..

Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea (2024)
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Böhm, N., Doran, R., Böhm, G., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2024). Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea. Food Quality and Preference, 117, Article 105168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105168

To get an understanding of drivers of animal-sourced protein consumption, we explored laypeople's affective images of animal-sourced food. A national representative sample of the Norwegian population (N = 783) provided free associations to six food p... Read More about Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea.

Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults (2024)
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Newell, V., Townsend, E., Richards, C., & Cassidy, S. (2024). Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults. Clinical Psychology Review, 109, Article 102412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102412

Autistic people are at increased risk of experiencing self-harm compared to the general population. However, it is unclear which tools are being used to assess self-harm in autistic people, or whether existing tools need to be adapted for this group.... Read More about Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults.

The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network (2024)
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Weisman, K., Ghossainy, M. E., Williams, A. J., Payir, A., Lesage, K. A., Reyes-Jaquez, B., … Developing Belief Network, . D. B. N. (2024). The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0292755. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/wkjgs

The Developing Belief Network is a consortium of researchers studying human development in diverse social-cultural settings, with a focus on the interplay between general cognitive development and culturally specific processes of socialization and cu... Read More about The development and diversity of religious cognition and behavior: Protocol for Wave 1 data collection with children and parents by the Developing Belief Network.

Young dictators—Speaking about oneself decreases generosity in children from two cultural contexts (2024)
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Weltzien, S., Marsh, L., Kanngiesser, P., & Hood, B. (2024). Young dictators—Speaking about oneself decreases generosity in children from two cultural contexts. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0300200. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300200

Sharing of resources is a common feature of human societies. Yet, there is substantial societal variation in children’s generosity, and this variation emerges during middle childhood. Societal differences in self-construal orientation may be one fact... Read More about Young dictators—Speaking about oneself decreases generosity in children from two cultural contexts.

Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance (2024)
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Jolley, D., Mari, S., Schrader, T., & Cookson, D. (2024). Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance. Violence Against Women, https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241234892

This research examined the effect of belief in feminist conspiracy theories and sexist ideology on endorsing rape myths. Study 1 (N = 201) uncovered that the relationship between feminist conspiracy beliefs and rape myth acceptance was conditional on... Read More about Sexism and Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs: Hostile Sexism Moderates the Link Between Feminist Conspiracy Beliefs and Rape Myth Acceptance.