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The effectiveness of Forensic Outpatient Systemic Therapy in the treatment of juvenile antisocial behavior: A study protocol of a Multiple Case Experimental Design

The effectiveness of Forensic Outpatient Systemic Therapy in the treatment of juvenile antisocial behavior: A study protocol of a Multiple Case Experimental Design

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Open Access Study Protocol S. Marjolein van Cappellen , Hanneke E. Creemers, Larissa Hoogsteder, Joan van Horn, Jessica J. Asscher Published: April 18, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298057 Abstract Background Juvenile antisocial behavior can have long-lasting and devastating effects for juveniles themselves, victims, and society. Evidence-based treatment is vital. Forensic Outpatient Systemic Therapy (Forensische Ambulante Systeem Therapie; FAST) is a promising treatment for juveniles showing severe antisocial behavior including aggression, (domestic) violence, and delinquent behavior. FAST has a flexible intensity and length, addresses…

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Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects

Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Vasileios Stavropoulos, Stefanos Mastrotheodoros ,  Tyrone L. Burleigh, Nicole Papadopoulos, Rapson Gomez Published: July 27, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201176 Abstract Romantic development is a distinctive characteristic of puberty. However, a significant proportion of adolescents present with avoidant romantic attachment (ARA) tendencies, which have significant impact on their general adaptation. ARA variations have been suggested in relation to age, gender, engagement with a romantic partner and Excessive Internet Use (EIU) behaviours. In this longitudinal, two-wave study of a normative…

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A revised prosocial behavior game: Testing associations with psychopathic traits and the effects of moral elevation using a randomized clinical trial

A revised prosocial behavior game: Testing associations with psychopathic traits and the effects of moral elevation using a randomized clinical trial

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Joseph T. Sakai , Yaswanth Chintaluru, Kristen M. Raymond, Shannon McWilliams, R. McKell Carter, Drew E. Winters, Susan K. Mikulich-Gilbertson Published: April 19, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283279 Abstract Background Prosocial behavior is negatively associated with psychopathic traits and paradigms which measure prosocial behavior in the laboratory may be useful in better understanding moderators of this association. Methods We revised a previously validated game of prosocial behavior by including a new trial type (i.e., trials where the participant…

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Infants Distinguish Antisocial Actions Directed towards Fair and Unfair Agents

Infants Distinguish Antisocial Actions Directed towards Fair and Unfair Agents

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Marek Meristo , Luca Surian Published: October 16, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110553 Abstract Three experiments provide evidence of an incipient sense of fairness in preverbal infants. Ten-month-old infants were shown cartoon videos with two agents, the ‘donors’, who distributed resources to two identical recipients. One donor always distributed the goods equally, while the other performed unequal distributions by giving everything to one recipient. In the test phase, a third agent hit or took resources away from either…

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Examining the Genetic and Environmental Associations between Autistic Social and Communication Deficits and Psychopathic Callous-Unemotional Traits

Examining the Genetic and Environmental Associations between Autistic Social and Communication Deficits and Psychopathic Callous-Unemotional Traits

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Elizabeth O’Nions , Beata Tick , Fruhling Rijsdijk, Francesca Happé, Robert Plomin, Angelica Ronald, Essi Viding Published: September 1, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134331 Abstract Background Difficulties in appropriate social interaction are characteristic of both children with autism spectrum disorders and children with callous-unemotional traits (who are at risk of developing psychopathy). Extant experimental studies suggest that the nature of atypical social cognition that characterises these two profiles is not identical. However, ‘empathizing’ difficulties have been hypothesised for…

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Exploring the associations between narcissism, intentions towards infidelity, and relationship satisfaction: Attachment styles as a moderator

Exploring the associations between narcissism, intentions towards infidelity, and relationship satisfaction: Attachment styles as a moderator

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Ahmet Altınok , Nurseven Kılıç Published: November 13, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242277 Abstract The ultimate goal of this research was twofold: (1) to investigate the associations between narcissism, intentions towards infidelity, and relationship satisfaction; and (2) to explore the moderating effect of attachment styles on the link between intentions towards infidelity and narcissism. The findings revealed that the link between narcissism and relationship satisfaction is fully mediated by intentions towards infidelity. Similarly, the full mediating effect of…

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The use of social media as a two-way mirror for narcissistic adolescents from Austria, Belgium, South-Korea, and Spain

The use of social media as a two-way mirror for narcissistic adolescents from Austria, Belgium, South-Korea, and Spain

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Lluís Mas Manchón , David Badajoz Dávila Published: August 31, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272868 Abstract The use of social networking sites (SNS or social media) often comes with strong self-centered behaviors to promote self-appearance. The relationship between narcissism and social media use has intensively occupied scholars in the last decade, yet not much research has focused on, first, how the intensity of social media use (SNS use) is associated with narcissism through a self-centered appearance focused use…

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The anxious addictive narcissist: The relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, anxiety symptoms and Facebook Addiction

The anxious addictive narcissist: The relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, anxiety symptoms and Facebook Addiction

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Julia Brailovskaia , Elke Rohmann, Hans-Werner Bierhoff, Jürgen Margraf Published: November 2, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241632 Abstract Vulnerable narcissism and grandiose narcissism share the core of the narcissistic self but are considered as separate forms of this personality trait. While previous research mainly focused on the mechanisms that connect grandiose narcissism and addictive use of the social platform Facebook, it remained unclear why individuals with enhanced levels of vulnerable narcissism are at risk to develop Facebook Addiction…

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Familial Resemblance of Borderline Personality Disorder Features: Genetic or Cultural Transmission?

Familial Resemblance of Borderline Personality Disorder Features: Genetic or Cultural Transmission?

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Marijn A. Distel , Irene Rebollo-Mesa, Gonneke Willemsen, Catherine A. Derom, Timothy J. Trull, Nicholas G. Martin, Dorret I. Boomsma Published: April 24, 2009 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005334 Abstract Borderline personality disorder is a severe personality disorder for which genetic research has been limited to family studies and classical twin studies. These studies indicate that genetic effects explain 35 to 45% of the variance in borderline personality disorder and borderline personality features. However, effects of non-additive (dominance) genetic…

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The value of psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder: Systematic review and cost offset analysis of economic evaluations

The value of psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder: Systematic review and cost offset analysis of economic evaluations

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Denise Meuldijk, Alexandra McCarthy, Marianne E. Bourke, Brin F. S. Grenyer   Published: March 1, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171592 Abstract Aim Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental health condition with high patterns of service utilisation of inpatient and community treatment. Over the past five years there has been significant growth in research with economic data, making this systematic review a timely update. Methods Empirical studies written in English or German, published up to December 2015,…

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