{"title":"Loneliness and sense of community are not two sides of the same coin: Identifying different determinants using the 2019 Nova Scotia Quality of Life data","authors":"Taylor G. Hill, Megan MacGillivray","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23089","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23089","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 <p>The purpose of this study was to explore the relative importance of lifestyle factors and living conditions when predicting loneliness and sense of community (SOC) in a representative sample of 12,871 participants from Nova Scotia collected in 2019. Using multiple regression and measures of relative importance based on the Lindeman, Merenda and Gold (lmg) method, we identified which variables are most important to predicting measures of loneliness and SOC. Twenty-two predictors accounted for 46% of the variance in SOC and the top 10 predictors accounted for 36% of the variance: satisfaction with quality of the natural environment in the neighborhood (ri = 0.09), life satisfaction (ri = 0.05), number of neighbors one can rely on (ri = 0.05), confidence in institutions (ri = 0.05), feeling better off due to government policy or programming (ri = 0.04), feeling safe walking in neighborhood after dark (ri = 0.03), mental health (ri = 0.02), number of friends one can rely on (ri = 0.02), volunteering (ri = 0.02), and perceptions of time adequacy (ri = 0.02). Only six of these variables were also the top predictors of loneliness. These results show that both community- and individual-level variables are substantial predictors of social well-being. The effect sizes differ between models, which suggests that there may be important predictors of loneliness that we have not accounted for. This study may inform community-level programming and policy that seeks to promote social well-being for individuals and their communities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"134-153"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10618328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interorganizational collaboration in a trauma-informed community: A network analysis of cohesion and change","authors":"Kelsea LeBeau, Lindsey King, Raffaele Vacca","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23087","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23087","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Strengthening interorganizational collaboration is critical to mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and improve community health. We examined change in interorganizational collaboration around ACEs within Peace4Tarpon's network and investigated factors influencing collaboration. We conducted a community-wide social network analysis among 32 trauma-informed organizations in 2016 and 2018, using network analysis methods to examine interorganizational cohesion (density, transitivity, triad census) over time, and multiple regression quadratic assignment procedure to investigate factors influencing collaboration. Network cohesion measures indicated small increases in collaboration level and greater network cohesion over time. Conducting ACEs screenings was a significant factor (<i>b</i> = 0.237; <i>p</i> < 0.01) predicting likelihood of interorganizational collaboration in 2016. No assessed ACEs practices predicted collaboration in 2018, suggesting variables assessed predicted a small proportion of variance in collaboration change. Results provide a foundation for understanding how ACEs/trauma-informed practices influence collaboration and highlight implications of interorganizational collaboration. Peace4Tarpon's 2-year progress provides insights for other trauma-informed communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"89-104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10245508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alican Özkan, Danielle L Stolley, Erik N K Cressman, Matthew McMillin, Thomas E Yankeelov, Marissa Nichole Rylander
{"title":"Vascularized Hepatocellular Carcinoma on a Chip to Control Chemoresistance through Cirrhosis, Inflammation and Metabolic Activity.","authors":"Alican Özkan, Danielle L Stolley, Erik N K Cressman, Matthew McMillin, Thomas E Yankeelov, Marissa Nichole Rylander","doi":"10.1002/sstr.202200403","DOIUrl":"10.1002/sstr.202200403","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the effects of inflammation and cirrhosis on the regulation of drug metabolism during the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is critical for developing patient-specific treatment strategies. In this work, we created novel three-dimensional vascularized HCC-on-a-chips (HCCoC), composed of HCC, endothelial, stellate, and Kupffer cells tuned to mimic normal or cirrhotic liver stiffness. HCC inflammation was controlled by tuning Kupffer macrophage numbers, and the impact of cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) was investigated by culturing HepG2 HCC cells transfected with CYP3A4 to upregulate expression from baseline. This model allowed for the simulation of chemotherapeutic delivery methods such as intravenous injection and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). We showed that upregulation of metabolic activity, incorporation of cirrhosis and inflammation, increase vascular permeability due to upregulated inflammatory cytokines leading to significant variability in chemotherapeutic treatment efficacy. Specifically, we show that further modulation of CYP3A4 activity of HCC cells by TACE delivery of doxorubicin provides an additional improvement to treatment response and reduces chemotherapy-associated endothelial porosity increase. The HCCoCs were shown to have utility in uncovering the impact of the tumor microenvironment (TME) during cancer progression on vascular properties, tumor response to therapeutics, and drug delivery strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10707486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78514820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher Gomez, Selena A. Baca, Annie Ryder, Omar G. Gudiño
{"title":"Understanding the concurrence of environmental characteristics in Latino youth: A person-centered approach","authors":"Christopher Gomez, Selena A. Baca, Annie Ryder, Omar G. Gudiño","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23086","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The current study aimed to identify profiles of youth presenting with a unique combination of environmental characteristics and understand the differential relationship between profile membership, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Data were drawn from 158 Latino youth between the ages of 11 and 13. Youth provided information on community violence exposure, acculturative stress, familial and peer support, and parental supervision. Main analyses included Latent Profile Analysis and Multivariate Analysis of Variance. Support for a four-profile model was found. Profiles are distinguished by mean levels of community violence exposure, acculturative stress, familial and peer support, and parental supervision. Profile membership was significantly associated with anxiety and depression, separately. Those belonging to the profile with the highest levels of environmental risk reported the highest levels of anxiety and depression. Findings contribute to a personalized understanding of risk and protective experiences in the environment for Latino youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"74-88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10112766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ron Avi Astor, Rami Benbenishty, Gordon P. Capp, Kate R. Watson, Chaoyue Wu, Susan D. McMahon, Frank C. Worrell, Linda A. Reddy, Andrew Martinez, Dorothy L. Espelage, Eric M. Anderman
{"title":"How school policies, strategies, and relational factors contribute to teacher victimization and school safety","authors":"Ron Avi Astor, Rami Benbenishty, Gordon P. Capp, Kate R. Watson, Chaoyue Wu, Susan D. McMahon, Frank C. Worrell, Linda A. Reddy, Andrew Martinez, Dorothy L. Espelage, Eric M. Anderman","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23084","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, we examined how school policies and strategies (i.e., positive discipline, hardening strategies, and positive behavioral strategies) affect teacher relational factors and teacher reports of victimization and safety. Specifically, we examined the mediational roles of teacher support of student learning, maltreatment of students by teachers, and teachers' differential treatment of students in schools. Using a sample of 6643 pre-K-12th-grade teachers, path analysis results revealed that positive behavior strategies, hardening strategies, and positive discipline were indirectly associated with teacher victimization and sense of safety. Additionally, teachers' perceptions of other teachers maltreating students had the greatest contributions to their sense of safety and victimization by students. Positive discipline was directly and indirectly associated with teacher victimization and safety. Implications and directions for future studies are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"39-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10116454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Martinez-Damia, Virginia Paloma, Juan Fernando Luesia, Elena Marta, Daniela Marzana
{"title":"Uncovering the relationship between community participation and socio-political control among the migrant population","authors":"Sara Martinez-Damia, Virginia Paloma, Juan Fernando Luesia, Elena Marta, Daniela Marzana","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23085","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23085","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Prior research on psychological empowerment has found that community participation is associated with socio-political control, which takes place when people perceive control in their socio-political contexts. However, the process by which this relationship occurs remains an understudied area for migrants. This study aims to: (a) analyze the differences in socio-political control, critical thinking, and ethnic identity according to membership in migrant community-based organizations; and (b) propose a predictive model of socio-political control. A total of 239 first-generation migrants living in northern Italy completed a questionnaire (48.4% belonged to a migrant community-based organization). Members were found to have higher levels than nonmembers in all the variables. A moderated mediation model was proposed, whereby ethnic identity was a mediator between community participation and socio-political control, and critical thinking was a negative moderator between ethnic identity and socio-political control. Practical implications for enhancing socio-political control among migrants in receiving societies are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"58-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10097352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Venugopal Prabhakar, G. Swapna Bhargavi, Pedakamu Ramesh Reddy, Marwa Shehab
{"title":"Influence of performance feedback and academic performance on parent–family involvement and parent satisfaction in US schools","authors":"G. Venugopal Prabhakar, G. Swapna Bhargavi, Pedakamu Ramesh Reddy, Marwa Shehab","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23083","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23083","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 <p>Parental and family involvement in schools has been a concern for educators and administrators. The authors set out to assess the path directions and significance of the interrelationships between Performance Feedback (PF), Academic Performance (AP) on Parent–Family Involvement (PFI), and Parent Satisfaction (PS) in schools. This study utilizes data from the PFI in Education Survey 2019 under the National Household Education Surveys program done by the US Department of Education. The sample for this research is 954 parents. Structural equation modeling was employed using AMOS. Results establish the three research propositions: influence of PFI on PS with the mediation of AP and PF, influence of AP on PS is moderated by PF, influence of AP on PFI is moderated by PF. The findings are important for school administrators and all stakeholders for ensuring greater PFI, improved PF and AP of students, and higher PS. This study is unique in assessing the interactional effects of the variables considered. The study also establishes mediating and moderating influences and offers new insights in understanding the influences on PFI and PS and some bidirectional effects.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 1","pages":"27-38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10327528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arianna Amaya, Ivan Medina, Sara Mazzilli, Jemima D'Arcy, Nicola Cocco, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Heino Stöver, Babak Moazen
{"title":"Oral health services in prison settings: A global scoping review of availability, accessibility, and model of delivery","authors":"Arianna Amaya, Ivan Medina, Sara Mazzilli, Jemima D'Arcy, Nicola Cocco, Marie-Claire Van Hout, Heino Stöver, Babak Moazen","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23081","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23081","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This review aimed at evaluating the state of availability, accessibility and model of delivery of oral health services in prisons, globally. Five databases of peer-reviewed literature and potential sources of grey literature were systematically searched. Inclusion criteria encompassed oral health papers related to prisons globally, with exclusion of certain article types. Selection involved independent evaluations by two researchers, followed by quality assessment. Data on the availability of oral health interventions in prisons came from 18 countries, while information on the model of delivery of the services is scarce. In addition, two sets of individual and organizational barriers toward oral health service uptake in prisons were revealed and discussed in the text. Lack of oral health services in prisons affects people living in prisons and jeopardizes their reintegration. Urgent and concrete international actions are required to ensure the availability, accessibility, and quality of oral health services among people living in prisons.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"52 8","pages":"1108-1137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23081","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10346820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unlocking the transformative power of mentoring for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains","authors":"Linlin Luo, Heidrun Stoeger","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23082","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mentoring is a highly individualized educational measure that can support youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Depending on the target population, goals, structure, and medium, mentoring for youths can differ considerably. This article first reviews the main types of mentoring programs and practices for youth development in communities, schools, and talent domains. Despite the popularity of mentoring programs, many programs fail to realize the full potential of mentoring as meta-analyses consistently show relatively small effects of mentoring. The discrepancy between the potential and actual effect of mentoring is referred to as the mentoring paradox. Crucial aspects that are held responsible for the mentoring paradox, such as adequate planning and implementation of mentoring programs, adherence to research-based mentoring practices, as well as quality assurance of mentoring programs through systematic program research and evaluation are described. Finally, implications on how to professionalize mentoring are provided for different stakeholders.</p>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"51 8","pages":"3067-3082"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23082","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9951563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agnes Rieger, Maya A. Marder, Allyson M. Blackburn, Rachel C. Garthe, Mark S. Aber
{"title":"Incivility and interpersonal harm in organizational context: A qualitative exploration of values in STEM training programs","authors":"Agnes Rieger, Maya A. Marder, Allyson M. Blackburn, Rachel C. Garthe, Mark S. Aber","doi":"10.1002/jcop.23078","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jcop.23078","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 <p>This study investigates science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) PhD students' perceptions of organizational values and incivility. Interviews with 26 STEM PhD students elicited examples of and perceptions surrounding incivility and related harms. Productivity, prestige, expertise, objectivity, self-sufficiency, and collaboration values were identified. Each included aspects deemed useful (e.g., productivity fueling discovery; expertise facilitating learning) as well as potentially contributing to harm when weaponized (e.g., productivity appeared in incivility stories when one “looked down” on those who did not work long days; expertise appeared when people gossiped about intelligence). Some aspects of collaboration (e.g., long-lasting working relationships fueling scientific discovery) may be protective. Organizational values such as productivity appeared to supersede considerations such as well-being. Current framing of these values may bolster refusal to engage in or support social justice and mental health efforts, which some participants identified as needed. Implications across settings are discussed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15496,"journal":{"name":"Journal of community psychology","volume":"51 7","pages":"2964-2988"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jcop.23078","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9969069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}