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Letter to Governor Atiyeh from a Rajneesh supporter regarding FBI crime database access
No full textLetter from Jeffrey Wade, a pro-Rajneesh resident of Antelope, to Governor Atiyeh. He expresses his frustration that the Governor allowed Rajneeshpuram to be cut off from the F.B.I.'s National Crime Information Center database. This cut-off had occurred in mid-1984 after the state's attorney general, David Frohnmayer, had filed a suit against the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram. Jeffrey Wade argues that the lack of access to the crime database will result in criminals entering Rajneeshpuram undetected. This item was a part of the papers of Bob Oliver, Governor Atiyeh's legal counsel
Characterization of LOCOS and oxidized mesa isolation in deep-sub micrometer SOI NMOS processes
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-77).by Jeffrey Wade Thomas.M.S
Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence: Their Relations with Classroom Problem Behavior and Peer Status
No full textIt has been suggested that early antisocial behavior plays a causal role in the development of depression during childhood and adolescence through pervasive failures in social competence and social acceptance (Patterson & Capaldi, 1990). The present study was conducted to test this hypothesis by examining longitudinal data from a sample of 215 Italian middle school students. Analyses revealed that time-one problem behavior predicted both time-two peer status and time-two depressive symptoms, even after controlling for time-one peer status and depressive symptoms, respectively. Moreover, time-one peer status predicted depressive symptoms at time-two, even after controlling for prior levels of depressive symptoms. However, analyses did not support the hypothesis that peer rejection mediates the effects of problem behavior on depression
Physical characteristics of the menstrual cycle and premenstrual depressive symptoms.
No full textLittle is known about the associations between
premenstrual depressive symptoms and specific physical
symptoms of the menstrual cycle. In a nonclinical sample
of 183 female university students, six physical symptoms of
the menstrual cycle (headaches, skin changes, gastrointestinal
problems, breast changes, and coagulation and
heaviness of menstrual bleeding) were tested for their associations
with premenstrual depressive symptoms. The
physical symptoms explained nearly 30% of the variance
in depressive symptoms. Moreover, when the summed score
for all six physical symptoms was used as a predictor of
depressive symptoms, a strong linear effect and a moderate
curvilinear effect were observed. These results could
not be explained by response bias or by the presence of a
small group of highly depressed individuals. This study
emphasizes the need to consider physical symptoms of the
menstrual cycle to better understand premenstrual depressive
symptoms, and suggests that the contribution of
the menstrual cycle to depressive symptoms in the general
population is underrecognized
Affective response to the menstrual cycle as a predictor of self-reported affective response to alcohol and alcohol use
No full textOne woman's low is another woman's high: Paradoxical effects of the menstrual cycle
No full textAlthough past research on affective changes associated with the menstrual cycle has
focussed on a specific pattern commonly referred to as Premenstrual Syndrome, there are
compelling reasons to hypothesize that an opposite pattern, with a mid-cycle increase and a
premenstrual low in symptoms, may also exist. Focusing on depression and anxiety, the present
study tested whether this mid-cycle pattern of symptoms could be identified, using a sample of
213 female university students, who completed daily questionnaires for two menstrual cycles.
Results confirmed the existence of a group of women who demonstrate the mid-cycle pattern of
symptom changes (13%), in addition to the classic PMS pattern (61%), and individuals demonstrating
no cyclical pattern of symptoms (26%). Moreover, women with a strong PMS pattern
showed lower average levels of depression/anxiety than women with no cyclical changes. These
findings require that current conceptions of menstrual-cycle related psychological changes be
redefined to include the mid-cycle pattern, and suggest that women with strong PMS symptoms
may actually benefit from a mid-cycle sense of wellness
The menstrual cycle-response and developmental affective-risk model: A multilevel and integrative model of influence
No full textAn integrative developmental model is presented in which menstrual cycle-related symptoms are hypothesized to result in a cascade of developmental challenges that contribute to increased affective symptoms among adolescent girls, and to long-term developmental sequelae. To provide the basis for this model a broad foundation is developed considering (a) psychological symptoms and disorders associated with reproductive events across the life span, and (b) the many and complicated effects that female reproductive steroids (estrogen & progesterone) have which trigger a variety of physical and psychological changes that are commonly associated with the menstrual cycle. The Menstrual Cycle-Response and Developmental Affective-Risk Model is driven by 3 central concepts: (a) individual differences in response to steroids are very large and thus require analysis of individual response, rather than group-level tendencies; (b) the menstrual cycle itself represents an important and complex set of biological, physical, psychological, behavioral, and social changes, and should not be studied exclusively as changing steroid levels; and (c) the effects of the menstrual cycle during adolescence and early adulthood may have long-term developmental consequences. This model integrates specific effects of the menstrual cycle with contextual and social developmental variables, and with past theoretical models. © 2017 American Psychological Association
Old friends and new friends: Their presence at substance-use initiation.
No full textThis study was conducted to test whether the presence of new friends at moments of substance-use
initiation differs across substances, and whether individuals tend to initiate substance use, across
different substances, either with a new friend or with an old friend. Participants were 419 Italian high
school students (41% female). Results showed that the presence of a new friend at the moment of
substance-use initiation varied across different substances. New friends were least often present when
an individual first tried cigarettes, and were most often present the first time an individual tried marijuana.
Substance-use initiation in the co-presence of both an old friend and a new friend was almost
exclusively linked to higher levels of substance use (marijuana and hard alcohol) and non-existent
with tobacco use. However, results showed a clear tendency for individuals to initiate substance use
either with a new friend or with an old friend. Results are discussed in terms of extending peerinfluence
research to include transitions in peer relations as important moments for peer influence
Developmental associations between adolescent change in depressive symptoms and menstrual-cycle-phase-specific negative affect during early adulthood
No full textThe causal factors associated with increases in
depressive symptoms among adolescent girls remain an
area of theoretical debate, and the limited research considering
a hormonal influence has provided mixed results.
The goal of the present study was to test a set of longitudinal
associations, that, if found, would provide support for
a hormonal contribution to these changes. Specifically, this
study tested the hypotheses that changes in depressive
symptoms among adolescent girls would be associated with
phase-specific symptoms of the menstrual cycle during
early adulthood; that these associations would differ across
three phases of the menstrual cycle; and that the pattern of
associations would differ for changes in depressive symptoms
during early- and late-adolescence. The sample consisted
of 47 women with longitudinal data from 12 to
21 years old (approximately 91% European Canadian, 4%
Middle Eastern Canadian, 2% Haitian Canadian, and 2%
Asian Canadian). Consistent with expectations, results
showed that early-adolescent increases in depressive
symptoms were negatively associated with menstrualphase
negative affect, and positively associated with midcycle
negative affect, but not associated with premenstrual
negative affect; whereas late-adolescent change in
depressive symptoms was only associated with depressive
symptoms at 20–21 years. Thus, early-adolescent changes
in depressive symptoms are longitudinally associated with
later mood change across the menstrual cycle, suggesting a
common underlying cause, which is hypothesized to be
hormonal. Moreover, results suggest that, with respect to
variables that are involved in affective development,
important differences exist between early- and late-adolescence.
The discussion considers menstrual-cycle-related
symptoms (e.g., dysmenorrhea) during adolescence, and the
need to study their effects on development. It is suggested
that focused intervention and prevention efforts may be
indicated to interrupt negative developmental outcomes
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