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Understanding Psychological Factors in Vulvodynia and Developing CBT-Based Treatment: Qualitative Study of Women in Ibiaku Issiet Community 了解外阴炎的心理因素并开发基于 CBT 的治疗方法：对伊比亚库伊西特社区妇女的定性研究

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n3p35

Imaobong Olsson

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Cultural Perceptions and Awareness of Dementia Amongst the People of Ibiaku Issiet Community: A Qualitative Study Ibiaku Issiet 社区居民对痴呆症的文化观念和认识：定性研究

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n2p40

Imaobong Olsson, Hannah Akpan, Imoh Ekpenyong Akpan, Uwem Ekpenyong Akpan, Ndu Ekpenyong Akpan

{"title":"Cultural Perceptions and Awareness of Dementia Amongst the People of Ibiaku Issiet Community: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Imaobong Olsson, Hannah Akpan, Imoh Ekpenyong Akpan, Uwem Ekpenyong Akpan, Ndu Ekpenyong Akpan","doi":"10.5539/ijps.v16n2p40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v16n2p40","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the perceptions and interpretations of dementia within the Ibiaku Issiet community, focusing on individuals' understanding of dementia, its symptoms, and its impact on affected individuals and their families. A qualitative approach was employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. Fifteen participants, comprising men and women aged 34 to 76, were selected from the community, with inclusion criteria limited to those who have a family member with dementia. Analysis of the data revealed various themes, including spiritual influences, punishment beliefs, limited awareness, stigmatization, spiritual beliefs, lack of accessibility to support services, frustration, helplessness, and a call for educational awareness and support initiatives. These findings highlight the importance of cultural interpretations in understanding dementia and underscore the need for increased awareness and support, particularly in communities lacking awareness. Recommendations include government intervention to provide educational programs and allocate resources for tailored support programs for caregivers within diverse cultural contexts.","PeriodicalId":505630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Studies","volume":"63 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140664034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Relationship between Parents’ Social Comparison Orientation and Educational Anxiety of Preschool Children Aged 2-5 Years Old in A District of Jilin Province, China: the Mediating Role of Parental Educational Expectations 父母的社会比较取向与吉林省某地区 2-5 岁学龄前儿童教育焦虑的关系：父母教育期望的中介作用

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n2p28

Xueqing Bu

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An Investigation into Cyberloafing and Its Associations with Work and Non-Work Factors 网络休闲及其与工作和非工作因素的关联调查

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n2p18

Aaron Cohen, Emrah Özsoy

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Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on Reduction of Anxious Thoughts among Selected High School Students in Iran: A Case Study 认知行为小组疗法对减少伊朗部分高中生焦虑想法的影响：案例研究

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n2p8

Nazanin Mostafavi

{"title":"Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on Reduction of Anxious Thoughts among Selected High School Students in Iran: A Case Study","authors":"Nazanin Mostafavi","doi":"10.5539/ijps.v16n2p8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v16n2p8","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBT) helps reduce individuals’ anxious thoughts. Considering this, the present study aimed to determine the level of anxious thoughts among selected Iranian high school students and to explore whether cognitive behavioral group therapy curtails anxious thoughts among Iranian high school students. To do so, a one-group pretest-posttest design was adopted (quantitative design) in this research, to measure the effectiveness of anxious thoughts-reduction policies to reduce anxiety among Iranian high school students. To address the research objectives, 20 teenagers who were students at some schools in Mashhad, Iran, participated in this study after taking the Anxious Thoughts Inventory (AnTI) designed by Wells (1994). The analysis of the data obtained from implementing the questionnaires was performed through SPSS 25 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (Paired sample t-test). The results revealed that the means score of the students at the beginning of the experiment in the pretest at Anxious Thoughts Inventory was 63 which was a sever level of anxious thoughts at the pretest. The item “I worry about my appearance” remained on top both in the pretest and posttest. A paired t-test was used and showed that there was a significant difference in the pretest and posttest scores of anxious thoughts of the participants after using the cognitive behavioral group therapy. Therefore, it can be concluded that cognitive behavioral group therapy curtails anxious thoughts effectively.","PeriodicalId":505630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Studies","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140264590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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5-Year-Old Children Performing Piaget’s Liquid Conservation Tasks Demonstrated in Physical and Digital Environment 5 岁儿童在物理和数字环境中演示皮亚杰的液体保存任务

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n1p61

Christos Sakkas, Stavroula Samartzi

{"title":"5-Year-Old Children Performing Piaget’s Liquid Conservation Tasks Demonstrated in Physical and Digital Environment","authors":"Christos Sakkas, Stavroula Samartzi","doi":"10.5539/ijps.v16n1p61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v16n1p61","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the understanding of Piaget's concept of liquid conservation in 5-year-old children, comparing physical and digital environments of executing conservation tasks. Involving 86 participants (equal gender representation), it employs an Android tablet to demonstrate the pouring of water between glasses with animated images in a digital environment condition and real glasses (one short-wide and one long-narrow) filled with water for the physical environment condition. Each child completed four distinct conservation tasks, each one 3 times, designed to parallel each other in both environments. Two of the tasks concerned the general concept of conservation, and the other two were either about identity or compensation or reversibility concepts. The study aims to determine whether digital environments can be as effective as physical ones in teaching fundamental conservation concepts, exploring the impact of emerging digital learning tools versus traditional methods. Another objective of this study is to find associations between the general concept of conservation and the three other concepts: identity, compensation, and reversibility. This research contributes to the understanding of cognitive development in children and the efficacy of digital versus physical learning aids by verifying that children perceive physical and virtual learning with the same effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":505630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Studies","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140415249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Relationship between Parenting Style and Children’s Obsessive-compulsive Disorder 教养方式与儿童强迫症的关系

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-11 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n1p44

Nazanin Mostafavi

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Relationship between Parenting Style and Children’s Obsessive-compulsive Disorder 教养方式与儿童强迫症的关系

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-02-11 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n1p44

Nazanin Mostafavi

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Mind Behind the Stressed Navigating Through the Nature, Nurture, and Stress Response of Early Life 压力背后的心灵--领航早年生活的自然、养育和压力反应

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n1p37

Serena Ali

{"title":"Mind Behind the Stressed Navigating Through the Nature, Nurture, and Stress Response of Early Life","authors":"Serena Ali","doi":"10.5539/ijps.v16n1p37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v16n1p37","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes the connections between early life stress (ELS) and criminality in adults. Nature is the concept of how genetics influence an individual's personality. ELS over time can eventually lead to structural changes of the brain, chemical imbalances linked to mental illness such as depression, and aggressive behavior that can possibly bloom into adult criminal behavior (Thijssen, Ringoot, Wildeboer, et.al, 2015). Empirical evidence and scientific studies suggest that ELS combined with either nature and/or nurture aspects are factors that can predict or be used as a way to explain a child’s future health and behavior (Thijssen, Ringoot, Wildeboer, et.al, 2015). This paper also analyzes evidence linking ELS to a child’s future behavior (e.g., Kaufman and Zigler, 1987). Case studies and historical examples of crime (e.g., rape, murder, and battery) can illustrate the condition of ELS coupled with nature and/or nurture through the study of cases such as Richard Ramirez, Richard Chase, Jeffery Dahmer, and Aileen Wuornos. In the aforementioned cases, there is evidence that can possibly show the connection between ELS, coupled with the nature and nurture aspects, and criminal behavior.","PeriodicalId":505630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Studies","volume":"71 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140486166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Suicidal Ideation among a Sample of Students in Nigeria 尼日利亚抽样学生中的自杀意念

International Journal of Psychological Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-26 DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v16n1p12

J. T. Olaseni, Romeo Selebowei Lubi, Faith Elizabeth Olabisi

{"title":"Suicidal Ideation among a Sample of Students in Nigeria","authors":"J. T. Olaseni, Romeo Selebowei Lubi, Faith Elizabeth Olabisi","doi":"10.5539/ijps.v16n1p12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v16n1p12","url":null,"abstract":"Suicide is a growing public health problem all over the world. It may be ranked as one of the major leading cause of death among college and university students. Against this background, this study explored the influence of perfectionism and academic stress on suicidal ideation among medical students. Purposive and simple random techniques were used to select a total number of 296 students (105 males: 191 females) from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State. The age of the participants ranged from 17 to 30 years (Mean=21.50, SD=2.52). Three hypotheses were formulated and tested with Multiple Regression Analysis. Results showed that perfectionism had no significant influence on suicidal ideation. However, it was revealed that academic stress had a significant prediction with suicidal ideation. In the same direction, perfectionism and academic stress had significant and joint prediction on suicidal ideation. Therefore, it is recommended that in order to address academic stress that can induce suicidal ideation among medical students, government in collaboration with school management should develop, implement and monitor psychological programs aimed primarily at alleviating academic stress among students and especially among medical students.","PeriodicalId":505630,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychological Studies","volume":"17 51","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139156400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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