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Emotion Regulation Moderates the Association between Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Emotion Regulation Moderates the Association between Empathy and Prosocial Behavior

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Patricia L. Lockwood , Ana Seara-Cardoso, Essi Viding Published: May 8, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096555 Abstract Theory and evidence suggest that empathy is an important motivating factor for prosocial behaviour and that emotion regulation, i.e. the capacity to exert control over an emotional response, may moderate the degree to which empathy is associated with prosocial behaviour. However, studies to date have not simultaneously explored the associations between different empathic processes and prosocial behaviour, nor whether different types…

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Early psychological interventions for prevention and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic stress symptoms in post-partum women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Early psychological interventions for prevention and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic stress symptoms in post-partum women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article P. G. Taylor Miller, M. Sinclair , P. Gillen, J. E. M. McCullough, P. W. Miller, D. P. Farrell, P. F. Slater, E. Shapiro, P. Klaus Published: November 24, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258170 Abstract Background Pre-term or full-term childbirth can be experienced as physically or psychologically traumatic. Cumulative and trans-generational effects of traumatic stress on both psychological and physical health indicate the ethical requirement to investigate appropriate preventative treatment for stress symptoms in women following a routine…

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Caregiver perspectives on patient capacities and institutional pathways to person centered forensic psychiatric care

Caregiver perspectives on patient capacities and institutional pathways to person centered forensic psychiatric care

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Leila El-Alti , Lars Sandman, Christian Munthe Published: September 29, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275205 Abstract The ethical discourse surrounding patients’ agential capacities, vis-à-vis their active participation in shared decision-making (SDM) in forensic psychiatric (FP) contexts, is an unexplored area of inquiry. The aim of this paper is to explore caregivers’ perceptions of patient agential capacities and institutional pathways and barriers to person centered care (PCC) in the context of FP. Following an exploratory qualitative design, we conducted…

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Validation of self-report measures of narcissism against a diagnostic interview

Validation of self-report measures of narcissism against a diagnostic interview

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Stéphanie Baggio , Katia Iglesias, Miguel Duarte, Rosetta Nicastro, Roland Hasler, Sebastian Euler, Martin Debbané, Vladan Starcevic, Nader Perroud Published: April 6, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266540 Abstract The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) are often used to screen for pathological narcissism but have rarely been validated against a clinician-administered diagnostic interview. Our study evaluated the convergent validity of the PNI and NPI against a diagnostic interview for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) in…

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Unraveling the Genetic Etiology of Adult Antisocial Behavior: A Genome-Wide Association Study

Unraveling the Genetic Etiology of Adult Antisocial Behavior: A Genome-Wide Association Study

Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jorim J. Tielbeek , Sarah E. Medland, Beben Benyamin, Enda M. Byrne, Andrew C. Heath, Pamela A. F. Madden, Nicholas G. Martin, Naomi R. Wray, Karin J. H. Verweij Published: October 15, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045086 Abstract Crime poses a major burden for society. The heterogeneous nature of criminal behavior makes it difficult to unravel its causes. Relatively little research has been conducted on the genetic influences of criminal behavior. The few twin and adoption studies that…

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