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- Herziger, Atar, et al.
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A Study Protocol for Testing the Effectiveness of User-Generated Content in Reducing Excessive Consumption
- 2017
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Psychology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-1078. ; 8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Excessive consumption is on the rise, as is apparent in growing financial debt and global greenhouse gas emissions. Voluntary simplicity, a lifestyle choice of reduced consumption and sustainable consumer behavior, provides a potential solution for excessive consumers. However, voluntary simplicity is unpopular, difficult to adopt, and under researched. The outlined research project will test a method of promoting voluntary simplicity via user-generated content, thus mimicking an existing social media trend (Minimalism) in an empirical research design. The project will test (a) whether the Minimalism trend could benefit consumers interested in reducing their consumption, and (b) whether self-transcendence (i.e., biospheric) and self-enhancement (i.e., egoistic and hedonic) values and goals have a similar impact in promoting voluntary simplicity. A one-week intervention program will test the efficacy of watching user-generated voluntary simplicity videos in reducing non-essential consumption. Each of the two intervention conditions will present participants with similar tutorial videos on consumption reduction (e.g., decluttering, donating), while priming the relevant values and goals (self-transcendence or self-enhancement). These interventions will be compared to a control condition, involving no user-generated content. Participants will undergo baseline and post intervention evaluations of: voluntary simplicity attitudes and behaviors, buying and shopping behaviors, values and goals in reducing consumption, and life satisfaction. Experience sampling will monitor affective state during the intervention. We provide a detailed stepwise procedure, materials, and equipment necessary for executing this intervention. The outlined research design is expected to contribute to the limited literature on voluntary simplicity, online behavioral change interventions, and the use of social marketing principles in consumer interventions.
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- Larsson, Andreas B., Filosofie Doktor, 1980-, et al.
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Optimizing Process-Based Therapy : A Boruta-Driven Approach to Identifying Key Clinical Outcomes in a Swedish validation of the Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT)
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. - : Elsevier. - 2212-1447. ; 33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundThe Process-Based Assessment Tool (PBAT), is an item pool showing promising results in assessing psychological processes of change relevant for both psychotherapy and research in its original English version. However, further research focusing on translation and validation in other languages is needed for broader applicability. This study aims to translate and validate the PBAT in Swedish, and to examine the relationship with common clinical outcome variables.MethodsThe PBAT and STOP-D were translated and culturally adapted to Swedish. The study included 427 Swedish-speaking participants recruited online, with a mean age of 48. The PHQ-4 and Single Item Stress Scale were used as criterion variables. Correlational analyses and the Boruta feature selection algorithm were employed for data analysis.ResultsThe translated PBAT demonstrated significant correlations with clinical outcomes, indicating its effectiveness in a Swedish context. Positive PBAT items correlated with higher vitality and health, while negative items were predictive of sadness, anxiety, and stress. The Boruta analysis highlighted the importance of specific PBAT items to different clinical outcomes, underscoring the tool's validity.ConclusionThe Swedish version of the PBAT shows strong validity and reliability in assessing psychological health. This study contributes to the cross-cultural applicability of the PBAT, offering a valuable tool for psychological assessment in the Swedish context.
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- Lavefjord, Amani, et al.
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Assessment methods in single case design studies of psychological treatments for chronic pain : A scoping review
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. - : Elsevier. - 2212-1447. ; 21, s. 121-135
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Single case designs (SCDs) represent an excellent approach for developing and testing treatments, and for generating general knowledge of treatment mechanisms and outcomes. Their ability to generate knowledge, however, will depend on their methods being reliable, valid, clearly described, and replicable. This scoping review aims to map assessment methods in SCD studies of psychological treatments for chronic pain. The particular aims were to review the specific measures used, their modes of administration, their adequacy as measures, and opportunities for improvement. PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL and OpenGrey were searched for SCD studies of psychological treatments for chronic pain in adults. Two reviewers independently assessed eligibility, with input from two additional reviewers, and then extracted relevant data from the 55 included studies. The most common outcome domains were “pain”, “physical functioning” and “psychological processes.” Non-behavioral measures were more common than behavioral or physiological measures. Measures were often standardized. Measures in each domain were highly varied, and administration information was lacking. Evi dence for adequacy of measures was based on psychometric analyses of aggregated group data for nonbehavioral measures and agreement for behavioral and physiological measures, but was frequently not re ported. Non-behavioral idiographic measures were often inadequate in that adapted measures were often used but validation was reported for original versions. Outcome domains did not correspond with currently available guidelines for measures employed in clinical trials in pain. A new set of guidelines, that is more suited to psy chological treatments and to SCDs, is needed. Researchers should consider following an idiographic framework by using individualized measures more often. When measures are individually applied, it is recommended that their adequacy is not based on nomothetic psychometric approaches. Rather, behavioral assessment principles should be employed. Overall, adequacy reporting, usage of SCD consistent terminology, and information on how measures are administered need improvement.
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- Lavefjord, Amani, et al.
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The role of stigma in health and functioning in chronic pain : Not just catastrophizing
- 2024
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Ingår i: European Journal of Pain. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 1090-3801 .- 1532-2149. ; 28:4, s. 620-632
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundPeople with chronic pain are frequently exposed to stigma, which is typically distressing and may lead to internal stigmatizing thoughts. The thought content associated with stigma has similarities to pain catastrophizing, although these concepts differ in that stigma is arguably more social in origin. Stigma can be measured by the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness – 8-item version (SSCI-8). In this study, we first demonstrate the validity of this measure in Swedish. We then examine the role of stigma in the health and functioning of people with chronic pain, particularly beyond the role played by pain catastrophizing.MethodsAdult participants (N = 404) with chronic pain recruited online completed measures of pain, stigma, catastrophizing, pain interference, work and social adjustment and depression on two occasions.ResultsA one-factor solution had an overall good model fit as long as residuals were allowed to covary, indicating some redundancy in the items. The SSCI-8 demonstrated good internal consistency and moderate temporal stability, and SSCI-8 scores demonstrated medium-to-large correlations with the measures of health and functioning. Furthermore, stigma was found to significantly contribute to explained variance in pain interference, work and social adjustment and depression, uniquely adding to the explained variance in these outcomes even after accounting for pain catastrophizing.ConclusionsThe SSCI-8 provides an adequate measure to capture stigma experiences. Stigma is uniquely associated with pain-related outcomes and should be further considered in pain research and clinical practice in the future.SignificanceThis study points to the importance of a social perspective on pain-related outcomes. We may need to more fully appreciate the way that people with chronic pain are treated by both health care providers and others can have an impact on their well-being. Potential negative impacts of stigmatizing responses to people with chronic pain are highlighted by the current results.
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- Ruggeri, Kai, et al.
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The globalizability of temporal discounting
- 2022
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Ingår i: Nature Human Behaviour. - : Springer Nature. - 2397-3374. ; 6:10, s. 1386-1397
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it is unclear whether it is a function of choice preferences or norms, or rather the absence of sufficient resources for immediate needs. It is also not clear whether these reflect true differences in choice patterns between income groups. We tested temporal discounting and five intertemporal choice anomalies using local currencies and value standards in 61 countries (N = 13,629). Across a diverse sample, we found consistent, robust rates of choice anomalies. Lower-income groups were not significantly different, but economic inequality and broader financial circumstances were clearly correlated with population choice patterns. Ruggeri et al. find in a study of 61 countries that temporal discounting patterns are globally generalizable. Worse financial environments, greater inequality and high inflation are associated with extreme or inconsistent long-term decisions.
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- Sundström, Felicia, et al.
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Assessing Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility in Chronic Pain Using the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI)
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Pain. - : Elsevier. - 1526-5900 .- 1528-8447. ; 24:5, s. 770-781
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Psychological flexibility (PF) is a model of well-being and daily functioning that is applied to chronic pain, and is the model behind Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). However, studies of PF in chronic pain are limited by the lack of a single measure capturing all facets. The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI) assesses all facets of PF and psychological inflexibility (PI) and could remedy this problem. The current study employs this measure. Adult participants with chronic pain (N = 404) were recruited online and completed the MPFI, other validated measures of PF/PI, and measures of pain, work and social adjustment, and depression, at two time points. The reliability, factor structure, and validity of the MPFI were assessed. Confirmatory factor analysis results demonstrated a good model fit for the proposed factor-and subscale structure. Correlations between MPFI and theoretically similar measures were moderate to strong, and correlations with pain intensity, pain interference, work-and social adjustment, and depression, were small to large. In this first examination of the potential utility of the MPFI within a chronic pain population, we found it to be valid and reliable. It should be noted that the MPFI was less predictive of outcomes compared with more established measures in most cases. Despite this, results from the wide range of variables available from the MPFI highlights the potential importance of aspects of PF and PI not previously emphasized, including the greater predictive utility of the inflexibility facets. Further use and study of the MPFI is recommended. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05050565Perspective: This article presents a comprehensive examination of a self-report measure assessing all facets of psychological flexibility and inflexibility, in a chronic pain sample. The results support the role of facets not previously emphasized. Comprehensive assessment of PF and PI appears possible and is recommended depending on research questions being asked.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of United States Association for the Study of Pain, Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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- Sundström, Felicia
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Evidence-based policy
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Ingår i: Behavioral Insights for Public Policy. - New York and London : Routledge. - 9781138484238 ; , s. 17-40
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- Sundström, Felicia T. A., et al.
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Associations between psychological flexibility and daily functioning in endometriosis-related pain
- 2024
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Pain. - : Walter de Gruyter. - 1877-8860 .- 1877-8879. ; 24:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ObjectivesProcesses of psychological flexibility (PF) are positively associated with health and wellbeing in several chronic pain disorders. However, these processes have not been investigated in endometriosis, a chronic pain disorder affecting 5–10 % of women worldwide. This study is a preliminary investigation of the associations between PF or psychological inflexibility (PI) and daily functioning in people with a primary diagnosis of endometriosis.MethodsThis study is based on a secondary analysis of survey data from Swedish-speaking adult participants with chronic pain recruited online. The current study included only those reporting a diagnosis of endometriosis and significant long-term pain. All participants completed the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI), a measure of PF and PI, as well as other measures of PF, and measures of pain and daily functioning. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to examine relations of PF and PI with measures of pain and daily functioning.ResultsIn general, PF facet scores from the MPFI did not correlate with pain interference but did correlate with depression, with the exception of acceptance. The overall facets of PI appeared to perform better as correlates and in regression. Established measures of PF performed in correlation and regression analyses generally as has been observed in other chronic pain populations, with significant positive associations.ConclusionsIn this preliminary analysis of PF and PI in participants with endometriosis-related pain, these processes appear relevant, especially in understanding depression, but results varied along with the measures used. Specifically, when employing the MPFI, the PI facets emerged as stronger correlates. The findings underscore the potential benefit of incorporating assessments of PF and PI as process variables in endometriosis-research, but also that careful consideration should be given when selecting instruments.
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- Tabrizi, Fara, et al.
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Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI)
- 2023
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Ingår i: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. - : Routledge. - 1650-6073 .- 1651-2316. ; 52:4, s. 295-316
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Psychiatric disorders are common, and reliable measures are crucial for research and clinical practice. A cross-diagnostic construct that can be used to index treatment outcomes as well as prevalence of psychological ill health is psychological flexibility. The aim of this study was to validate a Swedish version of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI). The MPFI has 12 subscales, six of which measure flexibility, and six that measure inflexibility. Using confirmatory factor analysis in a community sample of 670 participants, we found that a model with two higher order factors had satisfactory fit (CFI = .933) and a 12-factor model had the best fit to the data (CFI = .955). All 12 subscales showed adequate reliability (CRs = .803-.933) and the factor structure was similar across age groups and gender. Findings suggest that the Swedish version of the MPFI is a reliable instrument that can be used to index psychological flexibility. Potential areas for improvement of the instrument are discussed.
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