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On the Relation of Boredom and Sadistic Aggression
(American Psychological Association, 2020)
What gives rise to sadism? While sadistic behavior (i.e., harming others for pleasure) is welldocumented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors behind it. We help close this gap by ...
The role of personality and traumatic events in cortisol levels - Where does PTSD fit in?
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2012)
Background: Studies of cortisol in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have yielded mixed results. We hypothesize that personality traits and traumatic experiences could be the confounders of cortisol measures and disease ...
Screening for metabolic risk factors in women treated for schizophrenia
(Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, 2013)
Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor
for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death, especially
in people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia.
Metabolic risk factors are partially attributable to ...
Do personality traits predict post-traumatic stress?: a prospective study in civilians experiencing air attacks
(Cambridge Univ Press, New York, 2005)
Background. Previous studies have suggested an association between personality traits and posttraumatic stress. These studies either focused exclusively on military veterans or assessed personality traits after the traumatic ...
Does self-control modify the impact of interventions to change alcohol, tobacco, and food consumption? A systematic review
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2018)
Low self-control is associated with increased consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food. This systematic review aimed to assess whether individual differences in self-control modify the effectiveness of interventions ...
Personality characteristics of psychiatric trainees
(Karger, Basel, 2005)
Evidence on global medical travel
(World Health Organization, Geneva 27, 2015)
The potential benefits of travelling across national borders to obtain medical treatment include improved care, decreased costs and reduced waiting times. However, medical travel involves additional risks, compared to ...
Does distance from the equator predict self-control? Lessons from the Human Penguin Project
(Cambridge Univ Press, New York, 2017)
We comment on the proposition "that lower temperatures and especially greater seasonal variation in temperature call for individuals and societies to adopt ... a greater degree of self-control" (Van Lange et al., sect. 3, ...
Boys Just Don't! Gender Stereotyping and Sanctioning of Counter-Stereotypical Behavior in Preschoolers
(Springer/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2020)
Although children start to adopt gender stereotypes by the age of three, there is less evidence about how early they start to sanction other children's counter-stereotypical behaviors. The present study explored the two ...
The shape of words in the brain
(Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, 2010)
The principle of arbitrariness in language assumes that there is no intrinsic relationship between linguistic signs and their referents. However, a growing body of sound-symbolism research suggests the existence of some ...