Psychologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/61672024-03-28T22:54:00Z2024-03-28T22:54:00ZDynamic changes in perfectionism dimensions and psychological distress among adolescents assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemicMolnar, Danielle S.Thai, SabrinaBlackburn, MelissaZinga, DawnFlett, Gordon L.Hewitt, Paul L.http://hdl.handle.net/10464/167272022-10-04T01:23:49Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZDynamic changes in perfectionism dimensions and psychological distress among adolescents assessed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Molnar, Danielle S.; Thai, Sabrina; Blackburn, Melissa; Zinga, Dawn; Flett, Gordon L.; Hewitt, Paul L.
This prospective longitudinal study evaluated changes in psychological distress among adolescents, pre-pandemic to
intra-pandemic, the extent to which within-person and between person differences in trait multidimensional perfectionism were associated with such changes, and the role of stress in explaining associations between perfectionism and psychological
distress. Adolescents (N = 187; 80% female; 78% White, 7% Asian Canadian, 2% Indigenous Peoples in Canada, 2% Black or African Canadian, 2% Latin Canadian, or 9% Other; Mage = 17.96 years) completed online surveys assessing perfectionism (i.e., self-oriented [SOP] and socially prescribed perfectionism [SPP]), depression, anxiety, and stress pre-pandemic (i.e.,
March 12th, 2020 or earlier) and during Ontario, Canada’s first (i.e., March 13th, 2020 to July 24th, 2020) and second (December 26th, 2020 to February 7th, 2021) government-mandated lockdowns. Between-person differences and within-person changes in multidimensional trait perfectionism were associated with increases in psychological distress and perceived stress.
Perceived stress served as an intermediary pathway linking multidimensional trait perfectionism to psychological distress during the pandemic.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZDid the UK COVID-19 Lockdown Modify the Influence of Neighbourhood Disorder on Psychological Distress? Evidence From a Prospective Cohort StudyTeo, CelineKim, ChungahNielsen, AndrewYoung, ThomasO'Campo, PatriciaChum, Antonyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/155742021-12-22T01:23:01Z2021-01-01T00:00:00ZDid the UK COVID-19 Lockdown Modify the Influence of Neighbourhood Disorder on Psychological Distress? Evidence From a Prospective Cohort Study
Teo, Celine; Kim, Chungah; Nielsen, Andrew; Young, Thomas; O'Campo, Patricia; Chum, Antony
National lockdown in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic severely restricted the mobility of residents and increased time spent in their residential neighbourhoods. This is a unique opportunity to understand how an exogenous factor that reduces mobility may influence the association between neighbourhood social environment and mental health. This study investigates whether the COVID-19 lockdown may modify the effect of neighbourhood disorder on psychological distress. Methods: We tracked changes in psychological distress, using the UK household longitudinal survey across the pre-COVID and lockdown periods in 16,535 adults. Neighbourhood disorder was measured along two subscales: social stressors and property crime. Fixed-effects regression was used to evaluate whether the widespread reduction in mobility modifies the association between the subscales of neighbourhood disorder and psychological distress. Results: The effect of neighbourhood social stressors on psychological distress was stronger in the lockdown period compared to the pre-COVID period. Compared to the pre-COVID period, the effect of being in neighbourhoods with the highest social stressors (compared to the lowest) on psychological distress increased by 20% during the lockdown. Meanwhile, the effect of neighbourhood property crime on mental health did not change during the lockdown. Conclusion: The sudden loss of mobility as a result of COVID-19 lockdown is a unique opportunity to address the endogeneity problem as it relates to mobility and locational preferences in the study of neighbourhood effects on health. Vulnerable groups who have limited mobility are likely more sensitive to neighbourhood social stressors compared to the general population.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZTransitions in Executive Function: Insights From Developmental Parallels Between Prospective Memory and Cognitive FlexibilityMahy, CaitlinMunakata, Yokohttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/153322021-11-08T01:24:04Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTransitions in Executive Function: Insights From Developmental Parallels Between Prospective Memory and Cognitive Flexibility
Mahy, Caitlin; Munakata, Yoko
As children develop, they need to remember to carry out their intentions and overcome habits to switch flexibly to new ways of behaving. Developments in these domains—prospective memory and cognitive flexibility—are essential for children to function and predict important outcomes. Prospective memory and cognitive flexibility are similar in the psychological processes proposed to support them (particularly executive functions), in how they are measured, and in the behavioral transitions observed (e.g., dissociations between actions and intentions, and nonlinear developmental trajectories). In this article, we highlight how such parallels can inform debates about the specific executive functions and types of developments that support prospective memory, cognitive flexibility, and related future‐oriented abilities, and can deepen understanding of executive function development more generally.
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZThat's my teacher! Children's ability to recognize personally familiar and unfamiliar faces improves with ageLaurence, SarahMondloch, Catherine J.http://hdl.handle.net/10464/145282021-08-21T01:42:15Z2016-03-01T00:00:00ZThat's my teacher! Children's ability to recognize personally familiar and unfamiliar faces improves with age
Laurence, Sarah; Mondloch, Catherine J.
Highlights •Tested children’s ability to recognize faces across natural variation in appearance.•4- to 12-year-olds were asked to find all the images of an identity.•Performance was (nearly) perfect by 6years for familiar identities.•Performance improved across the entire age range for unfamiliar identities.•Findings have implications for models of the development of face perception.
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