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Comparing Empathy Quotient Scores and Self-Care Scores Among College Students
Get PDFCurrent research is lacking on the association between empathy and self-care. This cross-sectional research study polled Long Island University (LIU) students (N = 102) with an electronic survey regarding their personal self-care practices scores and their empathy quotient scores. Demographic questions of financial burden perception, student status (graduate vs. undergraduate), and type of student (athlete vs. non-athlete) added to our understanding of empathy and self-care. Analysis of data occurred with simple linear regression and Independent Samples t-Tests. Significant results indicated students with higher empathy quotient (EQ) scores had higher self-care practices scores, and college NCAA student athletes had higher self-care practices scores compared to non-athletes. After a review of associated literature, this paper presents findings and shares discussion for future research and practice
FAMILY INVALIDATION AND COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN ASIAN YOUNG ADULTS
Get PDFThe concept of the “invalidating environment” is a core construct of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), serving as a defining component of Linehan’s biosocial theory (1993a). In this context, the understanding and practice of validation helps to strengthen the relationship between young adults and their caregivers. Research proposes that invalidation increases emotion dysregulation and impairs cognitive processing ability (Martel and Fuchs, 2017). Cognitive flexibility, which allows individuals to adapt to distressing, changing environments, seems to play an important role in emotion regulation. Cognitive flexibility within Asian children has been studied in the context of family conflict and parental rejection (Ahn, Kim, and Park, 2008). However, there is to date no research regarding cognitive flexibility as it relates to the DBT biosocial model, the invalidating environment, and emotion regulation. As Asian youth are highly susceptible to invalidation (Hahm, Gonyea, Chiao, Koritsanszky, 2014; Keng and Soh, 2018) and young adulthood is a period of onset for possible trajectories toward severe psychopathology (Martel & Fuchs, 2017), understanding the relationship between an invalidating environment and cognitive flexibility within an Asian young adult community could be important in suggesting points of intervention and revealing a possible mechanism regarding the relationship between an invalidating environment and the occurrence of emotion dysregulation. The present study evaluated the relationship between perceived parental validation and cognitive flexibility in a sample of 88 Asian young adults. Results revealed that in contrast to appraisal and coping flexibility, only cognitive control over emotion was negatively correlated with invalidation ( (88) = -0.264, p \u3c 0.01). We also found cognitive control over emotion to be a mediator between invalidation and emotion dysregulation (p = 0.008). Study implications include targeting specific cognitive control strategies directly to potentially recover from perceived parental invalidation and to manage emotion dysregulation
Social-Emotional Learning at the East Hampton Union Free School District
Get PDFSocial-Emotional Learning (SEL) has become an essential modality in education. This study viewed how Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is perceived and applied by teachers, administrators, and support staff of the East Hampton Union Free School District. Additionally, in this study, respondents were able to identify if they applied SEL strategies in their work with students; they perceived a level of change in students\u27 behaviors from the beginning of the school year to the end of the school year. The criteria for the perceived levels of behavioral change were the student\u27s level of aggression, the student\u27s ability to concentrate, the student\u27s ability to regulate emotions, and a student\u27s general level of cohesiveness. The research was executed by doing a cross-sectional study. The results indicated that SEL was not an indicator of a student\u27s level of perceived behavioral change. Alike, the respondent\u27s characteristics, such as the number of years in the education field, level of education, and the amount of Continuing Education credits a respondent has earned in the last four years, did not correlate with the perceived levels of behavioral change in student
The Right to the City
No full textMy work reflects the voice of the public — specifically the residents of NYC. The bottom shows hands reaching out to the top in a unified sense to emphasize that sustainable living is out of reach for many people. The top is a silhouette of the city floating on clouds to symbolize the desire of an established and organized urban living. Between the hands and the city, a phrase reads across “The Right to the City” — an idea advocated by David Harvey, an economic geographer and writer. It is sewed to portray the city as a magical dream that was once of that of the public. The hands of different skin tones represent diversity and are reaching out to the city with a desire to grab it and become a part of it again.
Over time, cities have moved towards the notion of prioritizing economic prosperity rather than that of its society. Wealth rotates in the upper classes and leaves little room for lower and middle classes to progress. This system has led to unsustainable practices and working-class minorities are deprived of equal rights and access to education, housing, and healthcare. In essence, my work depicts the potential for unity — created by the city — of people longing for access to an equitable and sustainable community. I hope this image encourages viewers to stand up collectively to claim their right to the city that has neglected their needs.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/cusp_usquilt_2022/1007/thumbnail.jp
The impact of perfectionism on well-being: Shame in perfectionism’s influence on emotion regulation
Get PDFThe aim of the present study was to understand the role of shame as it relates to distinguishing adaptive from maladaptive perfectionism in the ability to modulate emotions effectively. A sample of 200 participants ages 18 and older completed online self-report measures related to perfectionism, emotion regulation, and self-conscious affects, along with a stressful task, the PASAT-C. Results showed that shame can explain the relationship between perfectionistic concerns (often labeled as maladaptive perfectionism) and both effective and ineffective emotion regulation strategies. They also showed that shame can explain the relationship between perfectionistic strivings (often labeled as adaptive perfectionism) and ineffective emotion regulation strategies. These findings contradict the idea that perfectionism can be neatly divided into a maladaptive and adaptive binary. The results suggest that while shame is a negative affective experience and can have negative consequences, it may have positive consequences in certain forms and intensity levels once it crosses a certain threshold of intensity. Acknowledging one’s feelings of shame may also contribute to shame’s utility in promoting effective emotion regulation strategies in perfectionists. Limitations of the study, along with future directions are discussed in order to deepen understanding related to the concepts of perfectionism, shame and emotion regulation
Motherless mothers: Attachment, grief, and the development of maternal identity in a sample of maternally bereaved first-time pregnant women
No full textThis study investigated the development of maternal identity among maternally bereaved first-time pregnant women over 17 weeks of gestation, who lost their mother more than 12 months before their pregnancy. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships among attachment-related avoidance, attachment-related anxiety, maternal identity, and grief reactions. Participants were recruited online via announcements on email listservs, social media, bereavement forums, and pregnancy forums. A cross-sectional study was conducted among N = 250 primigravida women who experienced the death of their mother at least a year prior to their pregnancy. Data were collected using online self-report measures. Attachment-related avoidance was found to be negatively associated with maternal identity with a small effect size, but this relationship was not supported for attachment-related anxiety. Attachment-related avoidance with spouse was found to have a medium moderating effect on the relationship between grief and maternal identity, such that for average and high avoidance, the greater the avoidance, the greater the negative association between grief and maternal identity. Attachment-related anxiety was found to be positively associated with grief, such that women who reported higher attachment-related anxiety also reported significantly higher grief symptoms. A significant negative correlation was found between grief and maternal identity; however, when reflective functioning and the interaction between grief and maternal identity were included in the model, this relationship was no longer significant. The sample inadvertently contained a high proportion of maternally bereaved first-time pregnant women who reported symptoms of complicated grief and ambivalence toward their pregnancy and lower than norm anxiety- and avoidance-related attachment, characteristics which have important implications for how the results are interpreted. Clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed, as well as suggestions for future research
Data Analytics for Crisis Management: A Case Study of Sharing Economy Services in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThis dissertation study aims to analyze the role of data-driven decision-making in sharing economy during the COVID-19 pandemic as a crisis management tool. In the twenty-first century, when applying analytical tools has become an essential component of business decision-making, including operations on crisis management, data analytics is an emerging field. To carry out corporate strategies, data-driven decision-making is seen as a crucial component of business operations. Data analytics can be applied to benefit-cost evaluations, strategy planning, client engagement, and service quality. Data forecasting can also be used to keep an eye on business operations and foresee potential risks. Risk Management and planning are essential for allocating the necessary resources with minimal cost and time and to be ready for a crisis. Hidden market trends and customer preferences can help companies make knowledgeable business decisions during crises and recessions. Each company should manage operations and response during emergencies, a path to recovery, and prepare for future similar events with appropriate data management tools. Sharing economy is part of social commerce, that brings together individuals who have underused assets and who want to rent those assets short-term. COVID-19 has emphasized the need for digital transformation. Since the pandemic began, the sharing economy has been facing challenges, while market demand dropped significantly. Shelter-in-Place and Stay-at-Home orders changed the way of offering such sharing services. Stricter safety procedures and the need for a strong balance sheet are the key take points to surviving during this difficult health crisis. Predictive analytics and peer-reviewed articles are used to assess the pandemic\u27s effects. The approaches chosen to assess the research objectives and the research questions are the predictive financial performance of Uber & Airbnb, bibliographic coupling, and keyword occurrence analyses of peer-reviewed works about the influence of data analytics on the sharing economy. The VOSViewer Bibliometric software program is utilized for computing bibliometric analysis, RapidMiner Predictive Data Analytics for computing data analytics, and LucidChart for visualizing data
The Effectiveness of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Substance Use Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Get PDFMillions of people worldwide use and misuse psychoactive and alcoholic substances, which can cause a plethora of negative outcomes (WHO, 2018). A handful of studies have researched the efficacy of psychodynamic interventions in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for individuals with substance use problems, with most only examining treatment for specific substances (Crits-Christoph et al.; Imel et al., 2008). These studies are thus limited by their narrow focus on specific substances, and their (between-group comparison) findings have not always been consistent. The present study aims to fill several gaps in the literature, in part by broadening the types of eligible outcome studies for inclusion in a meta-analysis. More specifically, studies do not have to use an RCT design for inclusion, as studies that examine only pre-post changes in psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDT) are also eligible. Consistent with this broader focus, the research question addresses within-study change rather than between-groups comparisons. In addition, potential moderator variables were coded and included in specific data analyses to determine the degree to which they predict change in patients with substance use problems who received PDT. The results of this meta-analysis indicated a statistically significant overall effect size of 0.44 and supported the primary hypothesis that PDT is an effective treatment for substance use problems. However, moderator analyses were not statistically significant, indicating that the moderator variables of age and adjunctive treatment did not influence overall treatment outcomes in any meaningful way. All publication bias analyses were not statistically significant, suggesting it is unlikely that issues of publication bias impacted study results
Pollution in Minority Neighborhoods
Get PDFThe process of crafting my quilt square helped give my research topic a clearer direction. My topic is centered on why and how pollution affects impoverished, minority neighborhoods more than white neighborhoods in America and how this can affect the futures of the children living there. To convey this message using my quilt, I constructed an image of an impoverished, urban environment using fabric and markers. On my quilt, you can see a large factory with smog pouring from its chimneys adjacent to several dilapidated apartment buildings and children playing in the street, signifying the poor and polluted neighborhoods that impoverished minorities inhabit. I also crafted a pair of ill-looking lungs to symbolize the respiratory diseases that these conditions can produce in the inhabitants there. Lastly, the phrase, “Pollution in Minority Neighborhoods” acts as the closer for my quilt, summing up the overall message it presents. The inspiration for this piece is the Industrial Business Zone in East New York, where my middle school was located. This section of the community is lined by factories, vacant lots, and abandoned houses, so my quilt serves as a window into the reality of areas like this one in American cities.https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/cusp_usquilt_2022/1003/thumbnail.jp