Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

Childhood behavioral inhibition is associated with impaired mentalizing in adolescence

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sergi Ballespí, Ariadna Pérez-Domingo, Jaume Vives, Carla Sharp, Neus Barrantes-Vidal Published: March 29, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195303 Abstract Recent advances suggest that impairment in social cognition (SC) may play a role in the development of social anxiety (SA). However, very few studies have analyzed whether SA fosters poorer social-cognitive development as it leads to social avoidance. This study aimed to analyze whether retrospectively assessed behavioral inhibition (BI) (i.e., an early form of SA) in childhood is associated…

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The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Teresa Rinaldi , Ilaria Castelli, Andrea Greco, David M. Greenberg, Elliot Jurist, Annalisa Valle, Antonella Marchetti Published: April 5, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249272 Correction 23 Sep 2021: Rinaldi T, Castelli I, Greco A, Greenberg DM, Jurist E, et al. (2021) Correction: The Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS): Development and validation of the Italian version. PLOS ONE 16(9): e0257989. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257989 View correction Abstract This study proposes a psychometric validation of the Italian version of the Mentalized Affectivity Scale (MAS) developed by Greenberg and colleagues…

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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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Lithium Impacts on the Amplitude and Period of the Molecular Circadian Clockwork

Lithium Impacts on the Amplitude and Period of the Molecular Circadian Clockwork

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jian Li, Wei-Qun Lu, Stephen Beesley, Andrew S. I. Loudon , Qing-Jun Meng Published: March 12, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033292 Abstract Lithium salt has been widely used in treatment of Bipolar Disorder, a mental disturbance associated with circadian rhythm disruptions. Lithium mildly but consistently lengthens circadian period of behavioural rhythms in multiple organisms. To systematically address the impacts of lithium on circadian pacemaking and the underlying mechanisms, we measured locomotor activity in mice in vivo following chronic lithium…

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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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The role of personality in posttraumatic stress disorder, trait resilience, and quality of life in people exposed to the Kiss nightclub fire

The role of personality in posttraumatic stress disorder, trait resilience, and quality of life in people exposed to the Kiss nightclub fire

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Vitor Crestani Calegaro , Pedro Henrique Canova Mosele, Bianca Lorenzi Negretto, Cleonice Zatti, Angelo Batista Miralha da Cunha, Lucia Helena Machado Freitas Published: July 29, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220472 Abstract Objective To evaluate the relationship among personality (according to Cloninger’s psychobiological model), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, trait resilience and quality of life (QoL) in people who were exposed to the Kiss nightclub fire. Methods 188 participants were assessed with the Posttraumatic Checklist–civilian version (PCL-C), the Resilience…

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Barriers and facilitators to social inclusion among people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study

Barriers and facilitators to social inclusion among people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sharon Eager , Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Jennifer Bousfield, Joanna C., Megan Downey, Isobel Harrison, Helen Killaspy, Gillian Mezey Published: April 24, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000137 Abstract People with severe mental illness are often socially excluded. Social exclusion is associated with worse mental health outcomes and poorer quality of life, making it a key target for recovery. Despite this, people with severe mental illness often do not receive support for social inclusion. Further, it has not been clearly established…

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Trait Aggressiveness Is Not Related to Structural Connectivity between Orbitofrontal Cortex and Amygdala

Trait Aggressiveness Is Not Related to Structural Connectivity between Orbitofrontal Cortex and Amygdala

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Frederike Beyer, Thomas F. Münte, Juliana Wiechert, Marcus Heldmann, Ulrike M. Krämer Published: June 30, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101105 Abstract Studies in both pathological and healthy samples have suggested altered functional connectivity between orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and amygdala as a possible cause of anger and aggression. In patient populations presenting with pathological aggression, there is also evidence for changes in structural connectivity between OFC and amygdala. In healthy samples, however, the relationship between white matter integrity and…

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