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J Pers ; 91(2): 314-331, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35451110

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OBJECTIVE: People differ in how they regulate their emotions, and how they do so is guided by their beliefs about emotion. We propose that social power-one's perceived influence over others-relates to one's beliefs about emotion and to emotion regulation. More powerful people are characterized as authentic and uninhibited, which should translate to the belief that one should not have to control one's emotions and, in turn, less suppression and more acceptance. More powerful people are also characterized as self-efficacious and confident, which should translate to the belief that one can control one's emotions and, in turn, more reappraisal and acceptance. METHOD: Two preregistered studies using four samples (Ntotal  = 1286) tested these hypotheses using cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys as well as diaries. RESULTS: In Study 1, power related to beliefs about emotion and emotion regulation in hypothesized ways. Study 2 also largely supported the hypotheses: The belief that one should not have to control one's emotions accounted for the links between power and suppression and acceptance, whereas the belief that one can control one's emotions accounted for the link between power and reappraisal. CONCLUSION: Power and emotion regulation are interconnected, in part because of their links with beliefs about emotions.


Assuntos
Regulação Emocional , Humanos , Individualidade , Estudos Transversais , Emoções/fisiologia , Autoeficácia
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 117(32): 19061-19071, 2020 08 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32719123

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Given the powerful implications of relationship quality for health and well-being, a central mission of relationship science is explaining why some romantic relationships thrive more than others. This large-scale project used machine learning (i.e., Random Forests) to 1) quantify the extent to which relationship quality is predictable and 2) identify which constructs reliably predict relationship quality. Across 43 dyadic longitudinal datasets from 29 laboratories, the top relationship-specific predictors of relationship quality were perceived-partner commitment, appreciation, sexual satisfaction, perceived-partner satisfaction, and conflict. The top individual-difference predictors were life satisfaction, negative affect, depression, attachment avoidance, and attachment anxiety. Overall, relationship-specific variables predicted up to 45% of variance at baseline, and up to 18% of variance at the end of each study. Individual differences also performed well (21% and 12%, respectively). Actor-reported variables (i.e., own relationship-specific and individual-difference variables) predicted two to four times more variance than partner-reported variables (i.e., the partner's ratings on those variables). Importantly, individual differences and partner reports had no predictive effects beyond actor-reported relationship-specific variables alone. These findings imply that the sum of all individual differences and partner experiences exert their influence on relationship quality via a person's own relationship-specific experiences, and effects due to moderation by individual differences and moderation by partner-reports may be quite small. Finally, relationship-quality change (i.e., increases or decreases in relationship quality over the course of a study) was largely unpredictable from any combination of self-report variables. This collective effort should guide future models of relationships.


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Relações Interpessoais , Aprendizado de Máquina , Características da Família , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Autorrelato
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BMC Health Serv Res ; 22(1): 437, 2022 Apr 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35366865

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PURPOSE: Mental health care transitions are increasingly prioritized given their potential to optimize care delivery and patient outcomes, especially those focused on the transition from inpatient to outpatient mental health care. However, limited efforts to date characterize such mental health transition practices, especially those spanning multiple service setting contexts. Examination of key influences of inpatient to outpatient mental health care transitions across care contexts is needed to inform ongoing and future efforts to improve mental health care transitions. The current work aims to characterize multilevel influences of mental health care transitions across three United States-based mental health system contexts. METHODS: A comparative multiple case study design was used to characterize transition practices within the literature examining children's, non-VA adult, and VA adult service contexts. Andersen's (1995) Behavioral Health Service Use Model was applied to identify and characterize relevant distinct and common domains of focus in care transitions across systems. RESULTS: Several key influences to mental health care transitions were identified spanning the environmental, individual, and health behavior domains, including: community capacity or availability, cross-system or agency collaboration, provider training and experience related to mental health care transitions, client care experience and expectations, and client clinical characteristics or complexity. CONCLUSIONS: Synthesis illustrated several common factors across system contexts as well as unique factors for further consideration. Our findings inform key considerations and recommendations for ongoing and future efforts aiming to plan, expand, and better support mental health care transitions. These include timely information sharing, enhanced care coordination and cross setting and provider communication, continued provider/client education, and appropriate tailoring of services to improve mental health care transitions.


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Transferência de Pacientes , Transição para Assistência do Adulto , Adulto , Criança , Atenção à Saúde , Humanos , Saúde Mental , Pacientes Ambulatoriais , Estados Unidos
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Clin Psychol Psychother ; 29(4): 1463-1474, 2022 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35083797

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The original 26-item Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003) and 12-item Short-Form Self-Compassion Scale (SF-SCS; Raes et al., 2011) are scales commonly used in cross-sectional and longitudinal research to assess the global self-compassion construct and its six facets. We introduce the Single-Item Self-Compassion Scale (SISC; 'I have high self-compassion') to measure the global self-compassion construct in time-, space- and resource-limited contexts (e.g., daily diaries, experience sampling and nationally representative surveys). Additionally, the SISC will expand knowledge about self-compassion by providing researchers whose primary interest is not self-compassion with a convenient, face-valid option to measure self-compassion. Across 10 samples (four cross-sectional, four longitudinal and two 7-day daily diary; N = 2,477), we demonstrated that the SISC has acceptable psychometric properties. Specifically, the SISC was temporally consistent, correlated adequately with the SCS and SF-SCS, exhibited nearly identical correlational patterns when compared with the SCS and SF-SCS with a wide range of criterion measures (e.g., self-esteem, personality, affective and social functioning, mental health and demographic variables) and saved 12 min over a 7-day diary. Results replicated among students, community samples and across the United States, Turkey and Malaysia. Thus, we provide the field with an alternative measure of the global self-compassion construct that complements the SCS and SF-SCS.


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Empatia , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Psicometria , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Inquéritos e Questionários
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J Chem Inf Model ; 61(10): 4857-4867, 2021 10 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34375111

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Antigen-specific immunotherapies (ASI) require successful loading and presentation of antigen peptides into the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) binding cleft. One route of ASI design is to mutate native antigens for either stronger or weaker binding interaction to MHC. Exploring all possible mutations is costly both experimentally and computationally. To reduce experimental and computational expense, here we investigate the minimal amount of prior data required to accurately predict the relative binding affinity of point mutations for peptide-MHC class II (pMHCII) binding. Using data from different residue subsets, we interpolate pMHCII mutant binding affinities by Gaussian process (GP) regression of residue volume and hydrophobicity. We apply GP regression to an experimental data set from the Immune Epitope Database, and theoretical data sets from NetMHCIIpan and Free Energy Perturbation calculations. We find that GP regression can predict binding affinities of nine neutral residues from a six-residue subset with an average R2 coefficient of determination value of 0.62 ± 0.04 (±95% CI), average error of 0.09 ± 0.01 kcal/mol (±95% CI), and with an receiver operating characteristic (ROC) AUC value of 0.92 for binary classification of enhanced or diminished binding affinity. Similarly, metrics increase to an R2 value of 0.69 ± 0.04, average error of 0.07 ± 0.01 kcal/mol, and an ROC AUC value of 0.94 for predicting seven neutral residues from an eight-residue subset. Our work finds that prediction is most accurate for neutral residues at anchor residue sites without register shift. This work holds relevance to predicting pMHCII binding and accelerating ASI design.


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Antígenos , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II , Sítios de Ligação , Epitopos , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe II/metabolismo , Mutagênese , Ligação Proteica
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Biochem J ; 477(15): 2791-2805, 2020 08 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32657326

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Glycosylation of secondary metabolites involves plant UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases (UGTs). UGTs have shown promise as catalysts in the synthesis of glycosides for medical treatment. However, limited understanding at the molecular level due to insufficient biochemical and structural information has hindered potential applications of most of these UGTs. In the absence of experimental crystal structures, we employed advanced molecular modeling and simulations in conjunction with biochemical characterization to design a workflow to study five Group H Arabidopsis thaliana (76E1, 76E2, 76E4, 76E5, 76D1) UGTs. Based on our rational structural manipulation and analysis, we identified key amino acids (P129 in 76D1; D374 in 76E2; K275 in 76E4), which when mutated improved donor substrate recognition than wildtype UGTs. Molecular dynamics simulations and deep learning analysis identified structural differences, which drive substrate preferences. The design of these UGTs with broader substrate specificity may play important role in biotechnological and industrial applications. These findings can also serve as basis to study other plant UGTs and thereby advancing UGT enzyme engineering.


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Proteínas de Arabidopsis/química , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Glicosiltransferases/química , Glicosiltransferases/metabolismo , Engenharia de Proteínas/métodos , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Aprendizado Profundo , Glucosiltransferases/química , Glucosiltransferases/genética , Glucosiltransferases/metabolismo , Glicosiltransferases/genética , Modelos Moleculares , Simulação de Dinâmica Molecular , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Homologia Estrutural de Proteína , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Especificidade por Substrato
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Psychol Sci ; 30(2): 205-222, 2019 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30633654

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Several theories predict that income inequality may produce increased racial bias, but robust tests of this hypothesis are lacking. We examined this relationship at the U.S. state level from 2004 to 2015 using Internal Revenue Service-based income-inequality statistics and two large-scale racial-bias data sources: Project Implicit ( N = 1,554,109) and Google Trends. Using a multimethod approach, we found evidence of a significant positive within-state association between income inequality and Whites' explicit racial bias. However, the effect was small, with income inequality accounting for 0.4% to 0.7% of within-state variation in racial bias, and was also contingent on model specification, with results dependent on the measure of income inequality used. We found no conclusive evidence linking income inequality to implicit racial bias or racially offensive Google searches. Overall, our findings admit multiple interpretations, but we discuss why statistically small effects of income inequality on explicit racial bias may nonetheless be socially meaningful.


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Racismo , Fatores Socioeconômicos , População Branca , Adolescente , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano , Feminino , Humanos , Renda , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estados Unidos , Adulto Jovem
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BMC Musculoskelet Disord ; 20(1): 599, 2019 Dec 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31830974

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BACKGROUND: Patients waiting or recovering from total joint arthroplasty (TJA) are at risk for falls which can lead to restriction of activity and negatively impact recovery. The objective of this scoping review is to critically appraise and synthesize the evidence in the reported number of falls, fear of falling, and risk factors associated with falls in older patients waiting for or recovering from TJA. METHODS: Seven electronic databases were searched with no date limits and using language restriction (English). The inclusion criteria were 1) cohorts that included older adults 60+ years of age, 2) reported prevalence of falls, fear of falling, and/or risk factors for falls in patients who were waiting or recovering from TJA and 3) cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and case control study designs. The quality assessment of selected articles was assessed using the SIGN Guidelines Checklist. RESULTS: Of the 866 citations identified, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Prevalence of falls in pre-operative TJA patients and post-operative TJA patients ranged from 23 to 63%, and 13 to 42%, respectively. Of those five studies that examined fear of falling, pre-operative TJA patients reported greater fear of falling than post-operative patients. Modifiable risk factors for falls included fear of falling, joint range of motion, and depression. CONCLUSIONS: An increased risk of falls in patients with TJA was reported both for patients waiting for and recovering from surgery. A number of modifiable risk factors were identified including fear of falling that could be targeted in fall prevention programs for TJA.


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Acidentes por Quedas/estatística & dados numéricos , Artroplastia de Substituição/psicologia , Medo , Humanos , Fatores de Risco
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Australas J Dermatol ; 59(2): e118-e122, 2018 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28736812

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The efficacy of current medical treatments for lichen planopilaris (LPP) and its variant, frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), both lymphocyte-mediated primary cicatricial alopecias, is limited. Hair regrowth from scar tissue is usually not possible. Although hair transplantation restores the hairline and increases hair density in patients with cicatricial alopecia, the timing of the transplantation is crucial. Here, we report two Chinese patients with LPP or FFA who underwent the follicular unit extraction method of hair transplantation after the diseases were stabilised with therapy, with satisfactory results for 3-4 years of follow up.


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Alopecia/cirurgia , Testa/patologia , Cabelo/transplante , Líquen Plano/cirurgia , Couro Cabeludo/patologia , Adulto , Alopecia/patologia , Feminino , Fibrose , Humanos , Líquen Plano/patologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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BMC Genet ; 18(1): 99, 2017 Nov 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29179688

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BACKGROUND: Current professional society guidelines recommend genetic carrier screening be offered on the basis of ethnicity, or when using expanded carrier screening panels, they recommend to compute residual risk based on ethnicity. We investigated the reliability of self-reported ethnicity in 9138 subjects referred to carrier screening. Self-reported ethnicity gathered from test requisition forms and during post-test genetic counseling, and genetic ancestry predicted by a statistical model, were compared for concordance. RESULTS: We identified several discrepancies between the two sources of self-reported ethnicity and genetic ancestry. Only 30.3% of individuals who indicated Mediterranean ancestry during consultation self-reported this on requisition forms. Additionally, the proportion of individuals who reported Southeast Asian but were estimated to have a different genetic ancestry was found to depend on the source of self-report. Finally, individuals who reported Latin American demonstrated a high degree of ancestral admixture. As a result, carrier rates and residual risks provided for patient decision-making are impacted if using self-reported ethnicity. CONCLUSION: Our analysis highlights the unreliability of ethnicity classification based on patient self-reports. We recommend the routine use of pan-ethnic carrier screening panels in reproductive medicine. Furthermore, the use of an ancestry model would allow better estimation of carrier rates and residual risks.


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Etnicidade/genética , Triagem de Portadores Genéticos , Grupos Raciais/genética , Autorrelato , Projeto Genoma Humano , Humanos , Modelos Genéticos , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Environ Sci Technol ; 51(23): 13859-13868, 2017 Dec 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29121472

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Utilities incorporating the potable reuse of municipal wastewater are interested in converting from the UV/H2O2 to the UV/free chlorine advanced oxidation process (AOP). The AOP treatment of reverse osmosis (RO) permeate often includes the de facto UV/chloramine AOP because chloramines applied upstream permeate RO membranes. Models are needed that accurately predict oxidant photolysis and subsequent radical reactions. By combining radical scavengers and kinetic modeling, we have derived quantum yields for radical generation by the UV photolysis of HOCl, OCl-, and NH2Cl of 0.62, 0.55, and 0.20, respectively, far below previous estimates that incorporated subsequent free chlorine or chloramine scavenging by the •Cl and •OH daughter radicals. The observed quantum yield for free chlorine loss actually decreased with increasing free chlorine concentration, suggesting scavenging of radicals participating in free chlorine chain decomposition and even free chlorine reformation. Consideration of reactions of •ClO and its daughter products (e.g., ClO2-), not included in previous models, were critical for modeling free chlorine loss. Radical reactions (indirect photolysis) accounted for ∼50% of chloramine decay and ∼80% of free chlorine loss or reformation. The performance of the UV/chloramine AOP was comparable to the UV/H2O2 AOP for degradation of 1,4-dioxane, benzoate and carbamazepine across pH 5.5-8.3. The UV/free chlorine AOP was more efficient at pH 5.5, but only by 30% for 1,4-dioxane. At pH 7.0-8.3, the UV/free chlorine AOP was less efficient. •Cl converts to •OH. The modeled •Cl:•OH ratio was ∼20% for the UV/free chlorine AOP and ∼35% for the UV/chloramine AOP such that •OH was generally more important for contaminant degradation.


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Cloraminas , Peróxido de Hidrogênio , Purificação da Água , Cloro , Oxirredução , Raios Ultravioleta , Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Reprod Biomed Online ; 33(6): 737-744, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27789184

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Experimental ooplasmic transplantation from donor to recipient oocyte took place between 1996 and 2001 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, USA. Indication for 33 patients was repeated implantation failure. Thirteen couples had 17 babies. One patient delivered twins from mixed ooplasmic and donor egg embryos. A limited survey-based follow-up study on the children is reported: 12 out of 13 parents completed a questionnaire on pregnancy, birth, health, academic performance and disclosure. Parents of a quadruplet did not participate. Prenatal development and delivery were uneventful. School grades ranged from good to excellent. Children were of good health. Body mass index (BMI) was normal in 12 out of 13 children. One child had chronic migraine headaches, two mild asthma, three minor vision and three minor skin problems. One boy from a boy/girl twin was diagnosed with borderline pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified at age 18 months, but with no later symptoms. One couple disclosed the use of egg donor to their child. One reported intention to disclose; six were undecided and four reported they would not disclose. This limited follow-up strategy presents a high risk of bias. Parents may not assent to standardized clinical analysis owing to lack of disclosure to their children.


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Citoplasma/metabolismo , Transferência Embrionária/métodos , Fertilização in vitro/métodos , Oócitos/citologia , Adolescente , Índice de Massa Corporal , Revelação , Transferência Embrionária/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Fertilização in vitro/efeitos adversos , Seguimentos , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Pais , Gravidez , Inquéritos e Questionários , Gêmeos
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J Reprod Med ; 61(7-8): 327-335, 2016 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30408377

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OBJECTIVE: To assess fertility outcomes in infertile women after hysteroscopic morcellation of intrauterine lesions. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series from 2 U.S. fertility clinics. Women with intrauterine pathology and infertility (≥6 months' duration if age ≥35, or ≥12 months' duration if age <35) or recurrent pregnancy loss underwent hysteroscopic morcellation of intrauterine lesions. Main outcome mea- sures were postoperative pregnancies, live births, and procedure-related adverse events through 6 months. RESULTS: Of 101 women screened, 62 satisfied inclusion criteria and 44 (71%) conceived, resulting in 39 live births. Women who conceived were 37.1±4.6 years old (range, 28.0-46.8) at intervention; mean treatment-to-pregnancy interval was 8.4? 7.0 months (range, 1-32). Body mass index was lower in women who conceived (24.94.4 kg/M2 versus women who remained infertile (28.9±04 kg/IM2, p=0.0362). Of 67 lesions in women who conceived, fibroids, polyps, and adhesions comprised 21%, 70%, and 9%, respectively. Mean respective fibroid and polyp sizes in women who conceived were 2.1±1.3 and 1.4±0.8 cm, respectively, similar to those in women who did not conceive. Fibroids were 74% type 0 and 26% type 1. Lesion area eradication was 95.8±9.9% for fibroids and 100% for polyps. No serious/severe adverse events occurred. CONCLUSION: Morcellation of intrauterine pathologies in subfertile women undergoing fertility therapy safely supports postopera- tive pregnancy and live birth.


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Infertilidade Feminina , Leiomioma , Morcelação , Neoplasias Uterinas , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Leiomioma/cirurgia , Pólipos , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Uterinas/cirurgia
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J Gynecol Surg ; 32(6): 318-323, 2016 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27965523

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Background: Hysteroscopic morcellation removes uterine pathology under direct visualization with continuous real-time tissue fragment removal. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of hysteroscopic morcellation across a diverse set of facilities, including both surgical and office-based settings. Design: This was a prospective, single-arm, multicenter registry development (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). Materials and Methods: Thirty-four U.S. obstetrics and gynecology facilities enrolled subjects into the registry. Inclusion criteria were women ages 18-65 with indications for hysteroscopic myomectomy and/or polypectomy who were treated with the MyoSure® Hysteroscopic Tissue Removal System (Hologic Inc., Marlborough, MA). Intrauterine lesion type/size and removal parameters, adverse events (AEs), and physician satisfaction ratings were recorded. Results: A total of 559 pathologies (187 fibroids; 372 polyps) were removed from 278 registered subjects (mean age: 43.9 ± 9.0 years), with 250 procedures (89.9%) performed in an ambulatory surgery center or hospital outpatient setting and 28 (10.1%) in a gynecologic office setting. Most patients (n = 206, 74.1%) were treated for abnormal uterine bleeding, and 42 (15.1%) were treated for infertility. Mean fibroid diameter was 2.2 ± 1.2 cm. Mean polyp diameter was 1.3 ± 1.0 cm. Overall mean percentage of pathology removed was 95.4% (polyps 99.3%, fibroids 86.8%). Five AEs included four incidents of blunt cervical trauma and a single postoperative case of pedal edema; all were considered mild and resolved spontaneously. Postprocedure surveys indicated that 95% of reporting physicians were "satisfied" or "highly satisfied" with device performance. Conclusions: Hysteroscopic morcellation of intrauterine pathology was accomplished safely with a high degree of physician satisfaction in 278 patients treated in diverse healthcare settings that are reflective of general community practice in the United States. (J GYNECOL SURG 32:318).

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J Affect Disord ; 349: 310-320, 2024 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38181844

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BACKGROUND: Specific components of independent and interdependent self-construal have been associated with psychopathology. However, most studies on this topic have been cross-sectional, precluding causal inferences. We used contemporaneous and temporal cross-lagged network analysis to establish weak causal effects in understanding the association between self-construal and psychopathology components. METHODS: Middle-aged and older community-dwelling adults (n = 3294) participated in the Midlife Development in the United States study across two time-points, spaced nine years apart. Six self-construal (interdependence: connection to others, commitment to others, receptiveness to influence; independence: behavioral consistency, sense of difference from others, self-reliance) and three psychopathology nodes (major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and panic disorder (PD) symptom severity) were examined. All network analyses controlled for age, sex, race, and number of chronic illnesses as covariates. RESULTS: Contemporaneous and temporal networks yielded relations between elevated MDD and PD and increased receptiveness to influence. Heightened GAD symptom severity was associated with future increased difference from others and decreased connection to others, commitment to others, and receptiveness to influence. Higher MDD, GAD, and PD severity were associated with future lower self-reliance. Network comparison tests revealed no consistent network differences across sex and race. LIMITATIONS: DSM-III-R measures of MDD, GAD, and PD were used. Results may not generalize to culturally diverse racial groups. CONCLUSIONS: Changes in self-construal may result from increased MDD, GAD, and PD severity. Findings suggest the importance of targeting common mental health symptoms to positively influence how individuals view the self and others in various social contexts.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior , Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Depressão , Transtornos de Ansiedade/psicologia , Ansiedade
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Behav Res Ther ; 175: 104498, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38412573

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In this pre-registered study, we evaluated the effects of a single-session, self-guided intervention, leveraging daily micropractice (≤20 seconds/day practice) of self-compassionate touch to enhance self-compassion. We randomly assigned undergraduates (N = 135) to one of two conditions: a single-session intervention in which they were taught self-compassionate touch or a finger-tapping active control. Then, we instructed them to practice for 20 seconds/day for one month. At baseline (T1) and one-month follow-up (T2), participants completed assessments of self-compassion, growth mindset, positive affect, stress, psychopathology, habit formation, and more. In confirmatory, intention-to-treat analyses (N = 135), we found no significant effects on these outcomes. However, in confirmatory, per-protocol analyses (comparing the subsets from each condition who practiced>28 times, N = 45), self-compassionate touch, relative to active control, predicted T1-to-T2 increases in self-compassion (ß = 0.71, p = .025), and reductions in stress (ß = -0.62, p = .047) and psychopathology (ß = -0.61, p = .046). In exploratory intention-to-treat analyses (N = 135), we found the same pattern of effects as in the per-protocol analyses among those who practiced self-compassionate touch more frequently relative to active control. We discuss factors associated with habit formation of daily practice. Daily micropractices have the potential for augmenting single-session interventions and for offering help when more time-intensive approaches may be less accessible. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05199779.


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Atenção Plena , Autocompaixão , Humanos , Atenção Plena/métodos , Tato , Estudantes , Empatia
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Pers Soc Psychol Bull ; : 1461672231223597, 2024 Jan 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38281178

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The SAFE model asserts that state authenticity stems from three types of fit to the environment. Across two studies of university students, we validated instruments measuring self-concept, goal, and social fit as unique predictors of state authenticity. In Study 1 (N = 969), relationships between fit and state authenticity were robust to controlling for conceptually similar and distinct variables. Using experience sampling methodology, Study 2 (N = 269) provided evidence that fit and authenticity co-vary at the state (i.e., within-person) level, controlling for between-person effects. Momentary variation in each fit type predicted greater state authenticity, willingness to return to the situation, and state attachment to one's university. Each fit type was also predicted by distinct contextual features (e.g., location, activity, company). Supporting a theorized link to cognitive fluency, situations eliciting self-concept fit elicited higher working memory capacity and lower emotional burnout. We discuss the implications of fit in educational contexts.

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J Pers Assess ; 95(5): 495-9, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23496024

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Although psychological evaluations are an integral element of screening for third-party reproduction and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is commonly used for these evaluations, little is known about the psychometric properties or normative scores on the PAI among egg donors and carriers. We evaluated the PAI among 1,044 egg donors and gestational carriers from various fertility clinics across the United States. PAI scales were generally internally consistent in this population, although range restriction appeared to attenuate reliability on several scales. The PAI profiles of egg donors and carriers had elevated positive impression management and suppressed clinical scale scores relative to the community standardization sample, as would be expected given the contingencies of this assessment context. Scores were similar across egg donors and carriers and were similar whether the carrier or donor was known or not known to the prospective parents. Sample-specific norms are provided for the use of the PAI in this setting.


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Personalidade , Mães Substitutas/psicologia , Doadores de Tecidos/psicologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Óvulo/transplante , Determinação da Personalidade , Gravidez , Estudos Prospectivos , Psicometria , Valores de Referência , Estados Unidos
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Pers Soc Psychol Bull ; : 1461672231164213, 2023 Apr 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37039322

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In this investigation, we tested the hypothesis that increased income inequality between individuals will reduce social affiliation within dyadic interactions. In three experiments, we examined the effects of income inequality on key indices of affiliation using semi-structured interactions. In the first two experiments, a participant and confederate were randomly assigned to a low- or high-power role and compensated mildly or extremely unequally. In Experiment 3, inequality and inequity were orthogonally manipulated to determine whether inequality's social consequences are moderated by the fairness of the income distribution. We demonstrated that greater inequality produced more negative emotional responses, reduced desire for closeness, and harsher evaluations of one's partner, regardless of one's power role and the equitability of the income distribution. We also obtained evidence that greater inequality reduces behavioral warmth, although this effect was less consistent. Our results begin to unpack the psychological processes through which income inequality worsens societal well-being.

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J Pers Soc Psychol ; 124(1): 22-48, 2023 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35587425

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Little is known about implicit evaluations of complex, multiply categorizable social targets. Across five studies (N = 5,204), we investigated implicit evaluations of targets varying in race, gender, social class, and age. Overall, the largest and most consistent evaluative bias was pro-women/anti-men bias, followed by smaller but nonetheless consistent pro-upper-class/anti-lower-class biases. By contrast, we observed less consistent effects of targets' race, no effects of targets' age, and no consistent interactions between target-level categories. An integrative data analysis highlighted a number of moderating factors, but a stable pro-women/anti-men and pro-upper-class/anti-lower-class bias across demographic groups. Overall, these results suggest that implicit biases compound across multiple categories asymmetrically, with a dominant category (here, gender) largely driving evaluations, and ancillary categories (here, social class and race) exerting relatively smaller additional effects. We discuss potential implications of this work for understanding how implicit biases operate in real-world social settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).


Assuntos
Viés Implícito , Classe Social , Humanos , Feminino , Viés
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