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Evaluating the impact of discordant and missing demographic information on population health assessments using linked electronic health records and Census Bureau microdata
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Assessing the Scaling Properties of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF) among Brazilian Adolescents
No full textBackground: The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Short Form (CTQ-SF) is widely used to assess childhood abuse and neglect in adolescents, but its scaling properties, meaning the ability of its subscales to form coherent and progressively ordered severity structures, have not yet been investigated.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the scaling properties, namely scalability and monotonicity, of the CTQ-SF among adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a probabilistic, stratified sample of 721 adolescents from public and private schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the CTQ-SF was administered to assess five trauma dimensions: physical neglect (PN), emotional neglect (EN), physical abuse (PA), sexual abuse (SA), and emotional abuse (EA). Mokken Scale Analysis was applied to assess scalability, using Loevinger’s coefficients, as well as latent and double monotonicity. Gradient maps were generated to visualize the scalability of the items and subscales.
Results: PA and SA exhibited strong scalability and met both latent and double monotonicity assumptions, supporting their utility in severity-based assessments. EN and EA also demonstrated strong scalability, though some items showed violations of latent and double monotonicity. PN displayed very weak scalability and serious violations of monotonicity, indicating poor alignment with a unidimensional, progressively increasing construct of physical neglect.
Conclusion: Overall, the findings support the use of the PA, SA, EN, and EA subscales in adolescent populations, while highlighting the need for conceptual and operational revision of the PN subscale. As the first study to examine the scaling properties of the CTQ-SF, replication in diverse cultural and developmental contexts is recommended
Social Media Body Consciousness, Body Dissatisfaction, and Suicidal Ideation
No full textThe aim of this research project is to explore how appearance-related social media body consciousness, body dissatisfaction, and suicidal ideation relate among college-aged women. The participants that were recruited for this study had to identify as women due to the novelty of the appearance-related social media body consciousness measure and its established findings within this population. The goal of this project is to generate knowledge surrounding how appearance-related social media body consciousness, body dissatisfaction, and suicidal ideation are related longitudinally. This project is a secondary analysis on a longitudinal survey study on relationships between self-report psychological measures. Participants completed self-report surveys at two timepoints: baseline and 1-month follow up. The measures Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale (ASMC), Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI), and the Depressive Symptom Index-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS) will be assessed for the targeted constructs
Supplements for: The Evolution of Identity Signals for Coordination in Diverse Societie
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Climate Change and Health: A Scoping Review of the Prevalence and Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases in Inland and Coastal Communities of Ghana.
No full textThe main purpose or objective of this scoping review is to examine existing evidence on the prevalence and health impacts of vector-borne diseases in inland and coastal communities of Ghana in the context of climate change.
The review is expected to produce a comprehensive mapping of climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases reported in Ghana and summarize available evidence on their prevalence and health impacts across inland and coastal communities. It is also expected to highlight major evidence gaps, including understudied diseases
Awakening the Human Horizon: Freedom, Conscience, and the Power of Choice
No full textThe Human Horizon – Awakening Freedom, Choice, and Conscience
In a world riddled with moral confusion, systemic chaos, and human suffering, this book offers a philosophical and practical guide to conscious living. From the awakening of innate goodness to the cultivation of ethical foresight, resilience, and the sanctuary of choice, it provides readers with a roadmap to navigate life with integrity, hope, and purpose.
Through historical examples, contemporary stories, and practical exercises, the author demonstrates how individuals can transform adversity into growth, freedom into responsibility, and action into lasting impact.
This is a book for anyone seeking to reclaim personal agency, align choices with virtue, and become a conscious architect of life—proving that even in the darkest times, human dignity, hope, and goodness can prevail
Eficácia do Microagulhamento no Tratamento da Queda de Pelos na Sobrancelha: Uma Revisão das Evidências e Aplicações Clínicas.
No full textEste estudo analisa a eficácia do microagulhamento no tratamento da queda de pelos na sobrancelha, explorando sua aplicação na reconstrução de sobrancelhas. O trabalho discute mecanismos biológicos, resultados clínicos e o potencial do microagulhamento como alternativa terapêutica na estética e dermatologia.
Author: Liana Figueiroa
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1899582