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{"title":"Risk Assessment Profiles for Caregiver Burden in Family Caregivers of Persons Living with Alzheimer's Disease: An Exploratory Study with Machine Learning.","authors":"Laura Brito, Beatriz Cepa, Cláudia Brito, Ângela Leite, M Graça Pereira","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030041","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) places a profound global challenge, driven by its escalating prevalence and the multifaceted strain it places on individuals, families, and societies. Family caregivers (FCs), who are pivotal in supporting family members with AD, frequently endure substantial emotional, physical, and psychological demands. To better understand the determinants of family caregiving strain, this study employed machine learning (ML) to develop predictive models identifying factors that contribute to caregiver burden over time. Participants were evaluated across sociodemographic clinical, psychophysiological, and psychological domains at baseline (T1; <i>N</i> = 130), six months (T2; <i>N</i> = 114), and twelve months (T3; <i>N</i> = 92). Results revealed three distinct risk profiles, with the first focusing on T2 data, highlighting the importance of distress, forgiveness, age, and heart rate variability. The second profile integrated T1 and T2 data, emphasizing additional factors like family stress. The third profile combined T1 and T2 data with sociodemographic and clinical features, underscoring the importance of both assessment moments on distress at T2 and forgiveness at T1 and T2, as well as family stress at T1. By employing computational methods, this research uncovers nuanced patterns in caregiver burden that conventional statistical approaches might overlook. Key drivers include psychological factors (distress, forgiveness), physiological markers (heart rate variability), contextual stressors (familial dynamics, sociodemographic disparities). The insights revealed enable early identification of FCs at higher risk of burden, paving the way for personalized interventions. Such strategies are urgently needed as AD rates rise globally, underscoring the imperative to safeguard both patients and the caregivers who support them.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding Adaptive Skills in Borderline Intellectual Functioning: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Cristina Orío-Aparicio, Cristina Bel-Fenellós, Carmen López-Escribano","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030040","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) is characterized by an IQ typically ranging from 70 to 85, combined with deficits in adaptive functioning. Despite its prevalence, individuals with BIF are often excluded from diagnostic and support systems, which traditionally focus on strictly defined intellectual disabilities. This article presents a systematic review conducted across the ProQuest, WoS, SCOPUS, and EBSCOhost databases, aiming to develop a profile of the adaptive functioning in individuals with BIF. A total of 64 documents published from 2012 to the present were included, all of them addressing BIF and adaptive functioning skills, and quality was assessed using the SSAHS tool. The findings presented are synthesized according to conceptual, social, and practical domains and reveal that individuals with BIF experience widespread difficulties across the conceptual, social, and practical domains. Additionally, societal barriers, primarily limiting access to support services, persist. However, there are emerging resources aimed at supporting this population, such as legislative efforts to facilitate their integration into the labor market. The implications and limitations of the findings are discussed, highlighting the need to consider the adaptive functioning skills of individuals with BIF.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11940882/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Moving Mandala: Exploring the Pro-Social Effects of Musical and Non-Musical Synchrony in Children in a Virtual World.","authors":"Liam Cross, Narcis Pares, Olga Gali, Sena Beste Ercan, Batuhan Sayis, Pamela Heaton, Gray Atherton","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030039","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Synchronous movement between individuals has been shown to increase pro-sociality, such as closeness and generosity. To date, synchrony research tests these effects using a variety of movement tasks, including musical and non-musical coordination. However, musical versus non-musical synchrony may have separable pro-social effects. To test this, we had 60 children immersed in an augmented reality space called the 'Moving Mandala' where they moved asynchronously with only visual cues, synchronously with only visual cues or synchronously with musical and visual cues. We then tested for differences in pro-social effects using sharing and proxemics tasks. Results showed that while the synchrony version of the mandala led to greater closeness in the proxemics task, the musical synchrony led to more pro-sociality on the sharing task. The implications of these findings are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Linguistic and Cognitive Abilities in Children with Dyslexia: A Comparative Analysis.","authors":"Miguel López-Zamora, Nadia Porcar-Gozalbo, Isabel López-Chicheri García, Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030037","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Dyslexia is a prevalent learning disorder that significantly affects the child population. It is often accompanied by deficits in language processes, cognition, and executive functioning, all of which are crucial for reading development. Children with dyslexia frequently exhibit difficulties in phonological processing, semantics, morphosyntax, and also in cognitive areas such as working memory, inhibition, planning, and attention.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The primary objective of this study was to compare the linguistic, cognitive, and executive functioning abilities between children diagnosed with dyslexia and those with typical reading development.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A total of 120 children were selected and divided into two groups: the G-DYSLEXIA group (<i>n</i> = 60), consisting of children diagnosed with dyslexia, and the G-CONTROL group (<i>n</i> = 60), with typical reading development. Language, cognition, and executive functions were assessed using standardized tests: CELF-5, WISC-V, and ENFEN. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, independent sample <i>t</i>-tests, and Chi-square tests to compare the performance between these two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study revealed significant differences between the two groups in all dimensions assessed. Specifically, children with dyslexia showed markedly lower performance in linguistic, cognitive, and executive functioning measures compared with their peers with typical development.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Children with dyslexia present a distinct clinical profile characterized by significant difficulties in language processing, cognition, and executive functions. These challenges interfere with their reading acquisition and academic performance, limiting their integration into educational environments and impacting their overall quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Dark and Light Sides of Empathy: The Clinical Relevance of the Assessment of Cognitive and Affective Empathy Across Negative and Positive Emotions.","authors":"Paweł Larionow","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030038","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Is empathy a \"double-edged sword\"? This study aimed to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the multidimensional empathy construct in the statistical prediction of negative and positive mental health outcomes. More specifically, this research intended to reveal <i>whether</i>, <i>what</i>, and <i>how</i> four individual empathy dimensions (i.e., cognitive empathy for negative emotions, cognitive empathy for positive emotions, affective empathy for negative emotions, and affective empathy for positive emotions) uniquely statistically predicted the levels of anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as well-being. A total of 786 Polish-speaking adults (452 females and 334 males) filled out a series of self-report questionnaires on empathy (the Perth Empathy Scale), anxiety, and depression symptoms, as well as well-being. Adjusting for demographic variables, the frequentist and Bayesian multiple regression analyses revealed that affective empathy dimensions (i.e., abilities to vicariously share others' emotions) significantly predicted psychopathology symptoms and well-being, whereas cognitive empathy dimensions (i.e., abilities to understand others' emotions) did not. In particular, higher affective empathy for negative emotions contributed to worse mental health outcomes, whereas higher affective empathy for positive emotions contributed to better mental outcomes. Overall, the results indicated that individual empathy dimensions demonstrated their specific dark and light sides in the statistical prediction of mental illness and well-being indicators, further supporting the clinical relevance of the multidimensional empathy construct.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating Screens and Spoons: An Exploratory Study on Digital Technology's Influence on Parent-Child Interactions.","authors":"Silvia Cimino, Luca Cerniglia","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030036","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Parent-child interactions during mealtime significantly influence social, emotional, and cognitive development in early childhood. Increasing parental use of digital technology has been linked to disruptions in these interactions, a phenomenon termed \"technoference,\" which is associated with relational conflicts and psychosocial difficulties in children. Feeding interactions are particularly important for fostering attachment and emotional regulation, making them a vital area for studying technology's effects on parent-child dynamics.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the impact of parental digital technology use during mealtime on the quality of feeding interactions and child dysregulation symptoms. Two groups were compared: mothers who used devices during mealtime (Technology Group, TG) and mothers who did not (Non-Technology Group, NTG).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants included mother-child dyads (TG) and a matched control group (NTG) (Ntot = 174), selected from a broader research project. Mother-child pairs were observed during a 20 min midday meal using the validated Italian Scala di Valutazione dell'Interazione Alimentare (SVIA). The emotional and behavioral functioning of children was assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Statistical analyses included ANOVAs and post hoc tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The TG group demonstrated significantly higher scores on all SVIA subscales, indicating greater parental affective challenges, conflict, food refusal behaviors, and dyadic distress. Additionally, children in the TG group exhibited more internalizing and externalizing problems, including dysregulation symptoms on the CBCL, compared to the NTG group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Parental technology use during mealtime negatively affects parent-child feeding interactions and increases dysregulation in children. These findings highlight the need for mindful parenting strategies to limit digital distractions and foster healthier family dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Responses to the AI Revolution in Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education: The Perception of Students Towards Accepting and Using Microsoft Copilot.","authors":"Ahmed Mohamed Hasanein","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030035","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research aims to examine hospitality and tourism students' acceptance and usage of Microsoft Copilot for educational purposes in Egyptian public universities. It also investigates the mediating role of behavioral intention (BI) in the connection between hospitality and tourism students' acceptance and actual use of Microsoft Copilot. This study adopted the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) framework to achieve the research aim. A quantitative approach was used via online surveys distributed and gathered from 760 hospitality and tourism students from nine public universities in Egypt and analyzed using PLS-SEM to test the hypothesized relationships. The major findings showed that PE, EE, SI, and FC affected BI to use Microsoft Copilot and highlighted a substantial direct influence of SI, FC, and BI alone on the actual use of Microsoft Copilot. Therefore, BI partially mediates the relationship between SI and FC and real-world classroom utilization of Microsoft Copilot. This clarifies that BI has a slight role in the relationship between SI and FC and the actual use of Microsoft Copilot, while the relationship between PE, EE, and the actual use of Microsoft Copilot occurs entirely through BI. However, there was full mediation between the use of Microsoft Copilot in the classroom and BI between PE and EE. The results have several implications for Egyptian higher education institutions and academics of hospitality and tourism and are also relevant to other institutions in a comparable setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941750/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ιnnovative Health Promotion Strategies: A 6-Month Longitudinal Study on Computerized Cognitive Training for Older Adults with Minor Neurocognitive Disorders.","authors":"Anna Tsiakiri, Spyridon Plakias, Pinelopi Vlotinou, Paraskevi Athanasouli, Aikaterini Terzoudi, Sotiria Kyriazidou, Aspasia Serdari, Georgia Karakitsiou, Kalliopi Megari, Nikolaos Aggelousis, Konstantinos Vadikolias, Foteini Christidi","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030034","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Minor neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) represent a transitional phase between normal cognitive aging and dementia, highlighting the importance of early interventions. This study assessed the efficacy of a structured 6-month computerized cognitive training (CCT) program in stabilizing cognitive decline among older adults with minor NCDs. One hundred participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group or a non-intervention group. The intervention group underwent weekly, personalized CCT sessions using the MeMo program, which targeted memory, attention, and adaptability. Cognitive performance was measured at baseline and after six months using the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG). Statistical analysis showed significant cognitive decline in the non-intervention group in orientation (<i>p</i> = 0.032), language expression (<i>p</i> = 0.008), praxis (<i>p</i> = 0.008), and memory (<i>p</i> = 0.01). In contrast, the intervention group showed no significant changes, except for a minor decline in perception (<i>p</i> = 0.003). These results suggest that CCT may help delay cognitive deterioration in minor NCDs. However, while cognitive decline was stabilized, no significant improvement was observed. Further research is recommended to investigate the long-term benefits and the transferability of cognitive gains. The findings support the use of CCT as a non-pharmacological health promotion strategy for enhancing cognitive resilience in aging populations. The novelty of this research lies in its focus on adaptive CCT as a non-pharmacological intervention, highlighting the potential role of neuroplasticity in delaying cognitive decline and offering new insights into personalized cognitive health strategies for aging populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941254/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing Emotional Intelligence in Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Intervention: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Laura García-García, Manuel Martí-Vilar, Sergio Hidalgo-Fuentes, Javier Cabedo-Peris","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030033","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Limitations in some emotional characteristics that are conceptualized in the definition of emotional intelligence can be seen among people with autism spectrum disorder. The main objective of this study is the analysis of the effectiveness of interventions directed to enhance emotional recognition and emotional regulation among this specific population. A systematic review was carried out in databases such as Psycinfo, WoS, SCOPUS, and PubMed, identifying a total of 572 articles, of which 29 met the inclusion criteria. The total sample included 1061 participants, mainly children aged between 4 and 13 years. The analyzed interventions focused on improving emotional recognition, with significant results in the identification of emotions such as happiness, sadness, and anger, although some showed limitations in the duration of these effects. The most used programs included training in facial recognition, virtual reality, and the use of new technologies such as robots. These showed improvements in both emotional recognition and social skills. Other types of interventions such as music therapy or the use of drama techniques were also implemented. However, a gender bias and lack of consistency between results from different cultures were observed. The conclusions indicate that, although the interventions reviewed seem effective, more research is needed to maximize their impact on the ASD population.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941702/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143711546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sex, Resilience and Psychological Well-Being in Mexican University Students.","authors":"Martha Ornelas, Perla Jannet Jurado-García, Susana Ivonne Aguirre, Carlos Javier Ortiz, Ana Citlalli Díaz-Leal, Veronica Benavidez, Enrique Peinado, José René Blanco","doi":"10.3390/ejihpe15030032","DOIUrl":"10.3390/ejihpe15030032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental health is currently highly relevant in society and one of the factors that could contribute to its improvement is psychological well-being, hence the importance of conducting studies that focus on analyzing variables that predict psychological well-being. Therefore, the goal of this research is to use models of structural equations to analyze the relationships among the variables of sex and resilience for psychological well-being. The total sample was 1190 Mexican university students, with an average age of 20.66 years (SD = 1.89). The results indicate that the resilience factors (strength and confidence, family support, and social support) are the variables with the greatest explanatory power on psychological well-being. It also highlights the mediating capacity of the strength and confidence factor between the other two resilience factors (family support, social support) and perceived psychological well-being. The implications of the study are that sex and two of the dimensions of resilience (family support and social support) show an indirect and positive effect on the perception of psychological well-being through the strength and confidence factor. Therefore, when implementing interventions to improve psychological well-being, these factors should be considered in order to have a greater positive impact on the population that is being studied. Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":30631,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education","volume":"15 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11941169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}