Jigar Jogia, Justin Thomas, Mariapaola Barbato, Richard Bentall
{"title":"Social anxiety, voice confrontation and voice recognition: A bilingual exploration","authors":"Jigar Jogia, Justin Thomas, Mariapaola Barbato, Richard Bentall","doi":"10.1002/ijop.13234","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ijop.13234","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many people dislike the sound of their voices, especially when listening back to audio recordings (voice confrontation). Previous research reports that disliking the sound of one's voice is associated with elevated levels of social anxiety. The present study investigated the relationship between social anxiety and voice dislike and voice misrecognition among a bilingual population: Arabic (L1) and English (L2). Participants (<i>N</i> = 176) completed self-report measures of social anxiety and own voice liking. Additionally, they performed a novel own voice recognition task, assessing their ability to recognise a recording of their voice, differentiating it from digitally altered versions of the same recording. Social anxiety symptomatology was associated with disliking the sound of one's voice, with a larger effect for L1 than L2. Social anxiety was also associated with own voice misrecognition, but only for L1. Highly negative evaluations about the sound of one's voice may represent a vulnerability for social anxiety disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"59 6","pages":"1084-1090"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijop.13234","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019171","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":"A scoping review about the portrayal of depression and anxiety in mainstream and social media","authors":"Gloria Mittmann, Beate Schrank, Verena Steiner-Hofbauer","doi":"10.1002/ijop.13232","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ijop.13232","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Media portrayal of mental disorders has a significant impact on awareness and stigma. Given the high prevalence of depression and anxiety as mental disorders, it is crucial to understand how they are represented. This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature on the portrayal of depression and anxiety in mainstream and social media. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed and PsychInfo, resulting in the inclusion of 20 records that predominantly examined social media and newspapers. Findings indicate that social media discussions on depression were mostly supportive and non-stigmatising. Public figures and role models played a significant role in encouraging open communication. Research on newspapers and other media forms yielded mixed results yet leaning towards positive portrayals. Limited studies explored anxiety portrayal. While acknowledging potential limitations in generalisability, this review emphasises the importance of accurately depicting mental health in media, particularly on social media platforms, while highlighting the need for broader investigations into anxiety representation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"59 6","pages":"1075-1083"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijop.13232","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009737","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":"Occupational rehabilitation of Israel Defense Forces veterans with PTSD: A 5-year follow-up","authors":"Dan Segev, Miriam Schiff, Leah Shelef","doi":"10.1002/ijop.13231","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ijop.13231","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The MOD Rehabilitation Department (RD) offers three types of rehabilitation tracks (RTs): (a) education, (b) work placement, (c) economic independence. This study aimed to examine which of the offered RTs predicted a better integration into the workforce. This is an observational, prospective, case-controlled study. Data were collected from administrative files. The data pertained to soldiers injured in military service, under RD care and recognised as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients between 2001 and 2006. As rehabilitation takes 5–6 years, we examined two points in time: 2015 and 5 years later, in 2020. The studied population comprised 462 male military veterans injured during military service and diagnosed with PTSD (mean age at the time of injury was 24.60 [<i>SD</i> 5.70]; median = 22). Of the participants, 87.9% (<i>n</i> = 406) also sustained physical injury, and 12.1% were not injured physically (<i>n</i> = 56; 12.1%). A regression analysis indicated that the educational RT (OR = 19.509; <i>p</i> = .001) predicted integration into the workforce. The whole model explained 49.0% of the variance. Of the three RT types examined, education is the most important. The more years of study, the better the ability to integrate into the workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"59 6","pages":"1064-1074"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001089","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}
Agata Błachnio, Aneta Przepiórka, Oleg Gorbaniuk, Ana Maria Abreu, Rebecca Bendayan, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Martina Benvenuti, Mithat Durak, Emre Senol-Durak, Meiko Makita, Monika McNeill, Gwendolyn Seidman, Anise M.S. Wu, Maria J. Blanca, Alan Angeluci, Nenad Čuš Babić, Tihana Brkljacic, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Ana Ivanova, Michail N. Giannakos, Julia Gorbaniuk, Juraj Holdoš, Sadia Malik, Ali Bassam Mahmoud, Anita Milanovic, Bojan Musil, Ilias O. Pappas, Camelia Popa, Igor Pantic, Belen Rando, Lancy D'Souza, Mariusz Wołonciej, Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele, Eiad Yafi, Shu M. Yu, Rachel A. Elphinston, Elvis Mazzoni
{"title":"Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries","authors":"Agata Błachnio, Aneta Przepiórka, Oleg Gorbaniuk, Ana Maria Abreu, Rebecca Bendayan, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Martina Benvenuti, Mithat Durak, Emre Senol-Durak, Meiko Makita, Monika McNeill, Gwendolyn Seidman, Anise M.S. Wu, Maria J. Blanca, Alan Angeluci, Nenad Čuš Babić, Tihana Brkljacic, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Ana Ivanova, Michail N. Giannakos, Julia Gorbaniuk, Juraj Holdoš, Sadia Malik, Ali Bassam Mahmoud, Anita Milanovic, Bojan Musil, Ilias O. Pappas, Camelia Popa, Igor Pantic, Belen Rando, Lancy D'Souza, Mariusz Wołonciej, Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele, Eiad Yafi, Shu M. Yu, Rachel A. Elphinston, Elvis Mazzoni","doi":"10.1002/ijop.13227","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ijop.13227","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. However, Facebook intrusion or addiction is a growing concern as it involves an excessive attachment to Facebook, which disrupts daily functioning. To date, few studies have examined whether cross-cultural differences in the measurement of Facebook addiction exist. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-cultural validity and measurement invariance of the Facebook Intrusion Questionnaire (FIQ), one of the most widely used measures of Facebook addiction, across 25 countries (<i>N</i> = 12,204, 62.3% female; mean age = 25 years). Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (MGCFA) assessed cross-cultural validity as well as invariance. Additionally, individual confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the factorial structure and measurement invariance across genders in each country. The FIQ demonstrated partial metric invariance across countries and metric (13 countries), scalar (11 countries) or residual (10 countries) invariance across genders within individual countries. A one-factor model indicated a good fit in 18 countries. Cronbach's alpha for the entire sample was .85. Our findings suggest that the FIQ may provide an adequate assessment of Facebook addiction that is psychometrically equivalent across cultures. Moreover, the questionnaire seems to be universal and suitable for studying different social media in distinct cultural environments. Consequently, this robust tool can be used to explore behaviours related to specific media that are particularly popular in any given country.</p>","PeriodicalId":48146,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology","volume":"59 6","pages":"1049-1063"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976893","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}