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The impact of conflict exposure and social support on posttraumatic growth among the young adults in Kashmir
No full textThis study examined the effect of social support and conflict exposure on posttraumatic growth (PTG) among the young adults who have been exposed to stressful experiences regarding the armed conflict in Kashmir. The aim of the study is to explore PTG in this population and its association with conflict exposure and perceived social support. This is a cross-sectional study involving 803 college students. The data were collected by four self-report instruments comprising of demographic data schedule, the exposure to Kashmir conflict checklist, the posttraumatic growth inventory and the multidimensional scale of perceived social support. The respondents reported relatively high levels of PTG and social support. Conflict exposure and total perceived social support were significantly associated with an increase in PTG. Formulation of programmes to sensitize people living in conflict zones about the importance of PTG and social support in buffering negative outcomes can help lessen their stress, increase their ability to withstand adversities and help them move towards personal growth
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Understanding Homesickness: Its Relationship With Psychopathology And Psychological Wellbeing Among International Students
No full textBackground: As the population of international students continues to expand globally, researchers are increasingly seeking ways to enrich the study abroad experience.
Aim: With this goal in mind, the present study aimed to explore the effects of homesickness on psychological well-being among international students, as well as its potential association with the emergence of psychopathological symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and stress.
Methods: A sample of 200 international students (100 males, 100 females) aged between 18 to 30 years (M= 22.92, SD= 2.35), attending various universities and drawn from diverse countries was recruited for participation. They completed measures including the Homesickness and Contentment Scale, Ryff scale of Psychological Wellbeing, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale - Short Form (DASS-21).
Results: Correlation analyses revealed a significant positive association between homesickness and psychopathologies like depression (r= 0.508, p < 0.01), anxiety (r= 0.553, p < 0.01) and stress (r= 0.408, p < 0.01), meaning that higher levels of homesickness were linked to more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress respectively. Also, a significant negative association was found between homesickness and psychological wellbeing (r= -0.607, p < 0.01), indicating that as feelings of homesickness intensified, levels of psychological well-being declined. Furthermore, linear regression analyses demonstrated that homesickness significantly predicted psychopathologies such as Depression [R2 = .258, F (1, 198) = 68.75, p = .000, β= .508]; Anxiety [R2 = .306, F (1, 198) = 87.24, p = .000, β= .553]; and Stress [R2 = .167, F (1, 198) = 39.61, p = .000, β= .408]. In addition to that, homesickness was found to be a significant predictor of psychological wellbeing [R2 = .368, F (1, 198) = 115.27, p= .000, β= -.607] among international students.
Conclusion: The findings emphasized the importance of addressing homesickness as a potential risk factor for the development of psychopathology and a decline in psychological well-being among international university students. As such, the former may be useful for universities and authorities in developing interventions to promote psychological resilience and wellbeing, and to help prepare students socially and psychologically in the host culture for their future endeavors
Navigating Mental health post Bariatric Surgery: A review of depression and Quality of Life factors
No full textObesity, a global epidemic affecting over 650 million adults (WHO,2021), increases the risk of chronic diseases and imposes significant physical and psychological burdens. Bariatric Surgery is a common intervention of severe obesity, leading to weight loss and improvement in related conditions but this also requires mental and emotional adjustments.
The Literature review examines the psychosocial impacts of bariatric surgery, focusing on depression and quality of life outcomes. The review finds that while many patients experience improved mood and quality of life post-surgery, a notable subset faces worsened depressive symptoms, substance abuse and self-harm. key factors influencing these outcomes include social support, perceived stress and body image. Enhancing resilience, self-efficacy and supportive social networks can mitigate adverse effects. Future research should include long-term studies across diverse populations and incorporate positive psychology factors to promote sustainable health improvement
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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