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- Garcia, Danilo, 1973, et al.
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On Lions and Adolescents : Affective Temperaments and the Influence of Negative Stimuli on Memory
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Happiness Studies. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1389-4978 .- 1573-7780. ; 11:4, s. 477-495
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study investigated the relation between reaction to negative stimuli and memory for stimuli. The relation was further investigated using as a framework individuals' affective temperaments (AFTs). Eighty adolescents participated in the study. The AFTs are based on selfreported affect and categorizes individuals in four temperaments: self-actualizing, high affective, low affective and self-destructive. Reaction to negative stimuli was measured by interpretation of specific words in a short story. Two days later, participants were presented with a list of words and asked which of them were present in the short story. Individuals' AFTs were expected to predict the promotion of pleasure or the prevention of displeasure. On a general level, reaction to negative stimuli predicted memory for negative, positive and neutral words. At an individual level, self-actualizers and high affectives' negative reaction predicted the memory of positive words (i.e., promotion). In contrast, low affectives' negative and positive reaction predicted the memory of neutral words (i.e., prevention).
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- Sikström, Sverker, et al.
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Introduction to Statistical Semantics
- 2020
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Ingår i: Statistical Semantics - Methods and Applications. Sikström, Sverker, Garcia, Danilo (Eds.). - Cham : Springer. - 9783030372491 - 9783030372507 ; , s. 3-9
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Human beings create meaning from the fact that concepts tend to occur together in a predictable way. When we see a dog, we also see a tail, paws, eyes, legs, fur, and etcetera. In this context, we would see an owner who goes for a walk in the park with the dog that is attached to a leach, and the dog might bark. Thus, the concept of a dog is connected with these other concepts, and when these concepts reliable co-occur with each other, then the meaning of what is a dog is created. In other words, the meaning of a concept is generated when there are reliable relationships between different concepts related to the one we want to define. Thus, the probability of occurrences of one concept is increased by the presence of another concept. Nevertheless, despite the fact that the world is filled with reliable co-occurrences that provide opportunities to the creation of meaning, it is not sufficient in itself to create meaning. Meaning creation also requires a mental representation that reflects the co-occurrences that are present in the world. This is what happens in the brain when we apprehend our environment. Sadly, we do not have a direct access to the brain's representation of meaning. In this book, different authors outline scientific research that use statistical semantics as a method to create models for describing semantic representations of human's meaning making through natural language.
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- Garcia, Danilo, 1973, et al.
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Synergetic Effects of Anthropedia’s Well-Being Coaching and Mind-Body Interventions on Refugees’ Health
- 2020
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Ingår i: 32nd Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Chicago, Illinois, USA..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We evaluated the effects of Anthropedia’s Well-Being Coaching and Mind-Body interventions (i.e., modern version of age-old Spa interventions) on health among a sample of refugees living in Sweden. While each intervention increased well-being and reduced ill-being respectively, the combination had a wider biopsychosocial effect on health.
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- Alawa, J., et al.
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Medication for opioid use disorder in the Arab World: A systematic review
- 2022
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Ingår i: International Journal of Drug Policy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0955-3959 .- 1873-4758. ; 102
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a global public health concern. The standard of care for OUD involves treatment using medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone. No known review exists to assess the contextual factors associated with medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the Arab World. This systematic review serves as an implementation science study to address this research gap and improve the uptake of MOUD in the Arab World. Methods: Systematic searches of Medline, PsycINFO, and EMBASE, and a citation analysis, were used to identify peer-reviewed articles with original data on MOUD in the Arab World. Quality assessment was conducted using the CASP appraisal tools, and main findings were extracted and coded according to the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Results: 652 research articles were identified, and 10 met inclusion criteria for final review. Four studies considered health-systems aspects of MOUD administration, such as cost-effectiveness, the motivations for and impact of national MOUD policies, the types of social, political, and scientific advocacy that led to the adoption of MOUD in Arab countries, and the challenges limiting its wide-scale adoption in the Arab World. Six papers considered MOUD at individual and group patient levels by evaluating patient quality of life, addiction severity, patient satisfaction, and patient perspectives on opioid agonist therapy. Conclusion: Despite financial and geographic barriers that limit access to MOUD in the Arab World, this review found MOUD to be cost-effective and associated with positive health outcomes for OUD patients in the Arab World. MOUD can be successfully established and scaled to the national level in the Arab context, and strong coalitions of health practitioners can lobby to establish MOUD programs in Arab countries. Still, the relative novelty of MOUD in this context precludes an abundance of research to address its long-term delivery in the Arab World. © 2022
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- Garcia, Danilo, 1973, et al.
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Identity Clusters in LinkedIn: Competence and Warmth
- 2018
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Ingår i: 30th APS Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, USA: 24-27 May 2018.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- We used quantitative semantics to find clusters of words in LinkedIn users’ self-descriptions to an employer or a friend. Some of these identity clusters discriminated between worker and friend conditions (e.g., flexible vs caring) and between LinkedIn users with high and low education (e.g., analytical vs. messy).
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- Garcia, Danilo, 1973, et al.
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Self-descriptions on LinkedIn: Recruitment or Friendship Identity?
- 2018
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Ingår i: PsyCh Journal. - : Wiley. - 2046-0252 .- 2046-0260. ; 7:3, s. 152-153
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We used quantitative semantics to find clusters of words in LinkedIn users' self-descriptions to an employer or a friend. Some of these clusters discriminated between worker and friend conditions (e.g., flexible vs caring) and between LinkedIn users with high and low education (e.g., analytical vs. messy).
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- Granjard, Alexandre, et al.
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Personality Among Swedish Long-Term Unemployed
- 2020
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Ingår i: 32nd Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Chicago, Illinois, USA..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- As expected, compared to the normal population, the unemployed population scored one standard deviation higher in Harm Avoidance and lower in Self-directedness. Additionally, the analyses of personality profiles showed that 84.70% were high in Harm Avoidance, 65.30% low in Self-directedness, 38.30% low in Cooperativeness, and 49.50% low in Self- transcendence.
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- Granjard, Alexandre, et al.
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Resilience Profiles Among Swedish Long-Term Unemployed
- 2020
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Ingår i: 32nd Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A Resilient profile is low in Harm Avoidance (i.e., relaxed, confident, and optimistic) and high in Persistence (i.e., industrious, perseverant, and hard-working) and Self-Directedness (i.e., responsible, reliable, self-acceptant, goal- oriented, and resourceful). We found that, compared to the general population, only 1% of Swedish long-term unemployed had a resilient profile.
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- Moradi, Saleh, 1985, et al.
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Motivation as a Mediator: Internal & External Factors fostering Employee Engagement
- 2014
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Ingår i: 26th Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. San Francisco, California, USA.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background: Motivation is “the processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction and persistense of effort toward attaining a goal” (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p.209). Self Determination Theory distinguishes between three types of motivation depending on the reasons behind an action: intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and amotivation. Different internal factors (i.e. affectivity, self-esteem, locus of control, impulsiveness, strees and energy) and external factors (i.e. empowering leadership and locking-in effect) are suggested as determinants of employees’ motivation. Locking-in has been defined as incapability of employees to leave their current job due to possible loss of some employee benefits. In turn, motivation may result in employee engagement as how employees feel involved with, satisfied with, and enthusiastic for their work. This study investigates internal and external factors influencing motivation dimensions and the mediating role of motivation dimensions on the effect of both internal and external factors on employee engagement. Method: A sample group of engineers and technical designers of a production plant and PhD students from two major universities in Gothenburg, Sweden, (N=125) participated in this study. First, internal and external factors were investigated as potential predictors of motivation. Secondly, the mediating role of motivation dimensions was tested in the relation between both internal and external factors and employee engagement. The Situational Motivation Scale was used to assess four motivation dimensions: intrinsic motivation, identified and external regulation (as extrinsic motivation sub- dimensions), and amotivation. Internal factors were measured using Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule, Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale, a modified version of Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale, Barrett’s Impulsiveness Scale, and the Mood Adjective Checklist. The leadership behavior was assessed using Empowering Leadership Questionnaire, and locking-in effect and employee engagement were derived out of Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire. Results: The result of linear regression analysis showed that, a) positive affect and negative affect amongst other internal factors (i.e. stress, energy, impulsivity, locus of control, and self-esteem) are the dominant factors influencing different motivation dimensions. Positive affect predicts intrinsic motivation and identified regulation and counter predicts external regulation and amotivation, while negative affect predicts amotivation and counter predicts identified regulation; regarding external factors, b) empowering leadership predicts intrinsic motivation and identified regulation and counter predicts external regulation and amotivation, while locking-in effect predicts identified and external regulation, c) intrinsic motivation and identified regulation are significantly predicting employee engagement. The meditation test (bootstrapping method) showed that all dimensions of motivation, except for external identification, mediate the interrelation between dominant internal and external factors and employee engagement (e.g., negative affect lowers employee engagement through cultivating amotivation and undermining intrinsic motivation and identified regulation). Conclusions: Affectivity (an internal factor) targets which individuals (i.e., employees reporting high positive and low negative affectivity) are more intrinsically motivated and empowering leadership (an external factor) reveals the leader behaviors that foster intrinsic motivation. The locking-in effect seems to influence regulation-based motivation. Furthermore, the mediating role of motivation dimensions eloquently states that employee engagement will come about by empowering intrinsic motivation, moving from external regulation to identified regulation, and wiping away amotivation.
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- Schϋtz, Erica, 1977, et al.
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Swedish Priests’ Character, Resilience and Subjective Well-Being
- 2018
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Ingår i: 30th APS Annual Convention. San Francisco, CA, USA: 24-27 May 2018.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Swedish priests, as a group, were high-average in self-directedness, high in cooperativeness, and high in self-transcendence. Self-directedness was associated to resilience and different measures of subjective well-being. Nevertheless, there was a large variation in character profiles that might have important implications for priests’ institutional roles and overall health.
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