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Aggressive behaviour of psychiatric patients with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities in general mental health care

Aggressive behaviour of psychiatric patients with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities in general mental health care

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jeanet Grietje Nieuwenhuis , Peter Lepping, Cornelis Lambert Mulder, Henk Liewellyn Inge Nijman †, Eric Onno Noorthoorn Published: October 3, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272502 Abstract Purpose Little is known about the associations between mild intellectual disability (MID), borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and aggressive behaviour in general mental health care. The study aims to establish the association between aggressive behaviour and MID/BIF, analysing patient characteristics and diagnoses. Method 1174 out of 1565 consecutive in-and outpatients were screened for…

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Personality Traits Are Associated with Research Misbehavior in Dutch Scientists: A Cross-Sectional Study

Personality Traits Are Associated with Research Misbehavior in Dutch Scientists: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Joeri K. Tijdink , Lex M. Bouter, Coosje L. S. Veldkamp, Peter M. van de Ven, Jelte M. Wicherts, Yvo M. Smulders Published: September 29, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163251 Abstract Background Personality influences decision making and ethical considerations. Its influence on the occurrence of research misbehavior has never been studied. This study aims to determine the association between personality traits and self-reported questionable research practices and research misconduct. We hypothesized that narcissistic, Machiavellianistic and psychopathic traits as…

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Men, Prostitution and the Provider Role: Understanding the Intersections of Economic Exchange, Sex, Crime and Violence in South Africa

Men, Prostitution and the Provider Role: Understanding the Intersections of Economic Exchange, Sex, Crime and Violence in South Africa

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Rachel Jewkes , Robert Morrell, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Kristin Dunkle, Loveday Penn-Kekana Published: July 20, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040821 Abstract Background South African policy makers are reviewing legislation of prostitution, concerned that criminalisation hampers HIV prevention. They seek to understand the relationship between transactional sex, prostitution, and the nature of the involved men. Methods 1645 randomly-selected adult South African men participated in a household study, disclosing whether they had sex with a woman in prostitution or had had…

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How negative self-views may interfere with building positive relationships: An experimental analogue of identity dysfunction in borderline personality disorder

How negative self-views may interfere with building positive relationships: An experimental analogue of identity dysfunction in borderline personality disorder

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Charlotte C. van Schie , Laura Whiting , Brin F. S. Grenyer Published: March 28, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301196 Abstract Introduction A disturbed, negative sense of self is associated with various interpersonal difficulties and is characteristic of disorders such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Negative self-views may affect an individuals’ ability to build positive relationships, including a therapeutic relationship. However, it is not yet well understood how identity disturbances give rise to interpersonal difficulties. Using an experimental…

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Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Boys with Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder and the Relation with Comorbid Autism Traits and Attention Deficit Traits

Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Boys with Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder and the Relation with Comorbid Autism Traits and Attention Deficit Traits

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jantiene Schoorl , Sophie van Rijn, Minet de Wied, Stephanie van Goozen, Hanna Swaab Published: July 15, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159323 Abstract Previous research has pointed towards a link between emotion dysregulation and aggressive behavior in children. Emotion regulation difficulties are not specific for children with persistent aggression problems, i.e. oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder (ODD/CD), children with other psychiatric conditions, such as autism spectrum disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, have emotion regulation difficulties too. On a…

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Personality, Executive Control, and Neurobiological Characteristics Associated with Different Forms of Risky Driving

Personality, Executive Control, and Neurobiological Characteristics Associated with Different Forms of Risky Driving

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Thomas G. Brown ,Marie Claude Ouimet,  Manal Eldeb, Jacques Tremblay, Evelyn Vingilis, Louise Nadeau, Jens Pruessner, Antoine Bechara Published: February 24, 2016 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150227 Abstract Background Road crashes represent a huge burden on global health. Some drivers are prone to repeated episodes of risky driving (RD) and are over-represented in crashes and related morbidity. However, their characteristics are heterogeneous, hampering development of targeted intervention strategies. This study hypothesized that distinct personality, cognitive, and neurobiological processes are…

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Workplace Bullying and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis on Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data

Workplace Bullying and Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis on Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Bart Verkuil , Serpil Atasayi , Marc L. Molendijk Published: August 25, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135225 Abstract Background A growing body of research has confirmed that workplace bullying is a source of distress and poor mental health. Here we summarize the cross-sectional and longitudinal literature on these associations. Methods Systematic review and meta-analyses on the relation between workplace bullying and mental health. Results The cross-sectional data (65 effect sizes, N = 115.783) showed positive associations between workplace…

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Evidence of abnormal scalar timing property in alexithymia

Evidence of abnormal scalar timing property in alexithymia

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Carmelo Mario Vicario , Vito Scavone, Chiara Lucifora, Alessandra Falzone, Giovanni Pioggia, Sebastiano Gangemi, Giuseppe Craparo, Gabriella Martino Published: January 23, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278881 Abstract Evidence suggests that incidental modulation of affective states affects the ability to keep track of time. Alexithymia represents an ideal condition to further address the emotion-time processing link, as it refers to a trait characterized by a deficit of affective processing. 31 healthy participants completed an online version of the TAS-20…

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Putting self at stake by telling a story: Storyteller’s narcissistic traits modulate physiological emotional reactions to recipient’s disengagement

Putting self at stake by telling a story: Storyteller’s narcissistic traits modulate physiological emotional reactions to recipient’s disengagement

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Emmi Koskinen , Pentti Henttonen, Ville Harjunen,Elizabeth Krusemark, Matias Piispanen, Liisa Voutilainen, Mariel Wuolio, Anssi Peräkylä Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302703 Abstract Telling a story to a disengaged recipient induces stress and threatens positive self-image. In this study, we investigated whether storytellers with overly positive and fragile self-images (e.g., individuals with grandiose and vulnerable narcissism) would show heightened behavioral, emotional, and psychophysiological reactivity to recipient disengagement.Building on Bavelas, Coates, and Johnson [1] we conducted a…

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An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey

An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jessica Z. Marrington , Evita March, Sarah Murray, Carla Jeffries, Tanya Machin, Sonja March Published: April 12, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284378   Abstract To understand why people “troll” (i.e., engage in disruptive online behaviour intended to provoke and distress for one’s own amusement), researchers have explored a range of individual differences. These studies have primarily been conducted in adult samples, despite adolescents being a particularly vulnerable group with regards to both being trolled and trolling others. In…

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