Psychology
Recent Submissions
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Contextualizing the Impostor “Syndrome”
(Frontiers Media, 13 November 2020)The impostor “syndrome” refers to the notion that some individuals feel as if they ended up in esteemed roles and positions not because of their competencies, but because of some oversight or stroke of luck. Such individuals ... -
Think Manager – Think Parent? Investigating the fatherhood advantage and the motherhood penalty using the Think Manager – Think Male paradigm
(Wiley, 2020)Men remain overrepresented in leadership positions, due in part to a think manager – think male (TMTM) association (Schein, 1973) whereby stereotypes of men are more similar to stereotypes of manager than are stereotypes ... -
“Building the threads of connection that we already have”: The nature of connections via technology for older people
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020)Objectives: The social connectedness of older people is of increasing concern. Technology has been suggested for enhancing social inclusion. This study aimed to explore the nature and quality of connections via ... -
Associations between the Brief Assessment of Alcohol Demand (BAAD) questionnaire and alcohol use disorder severity in UK samples of student and community drinkers
(Elsevier, 6 November 2020)Value based choice and compulsion theories of addiction offer distinct explanations for the persistence of alcohol use despite harms. Choice theory argues that problematic drinkers ascribe such high value to alcohol that ... -
Understanding Bipolar Disorder Within a Biopsychosocial Emotion Dysregulation Framework
(Elsevier, 12 November 2020)Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood fluctuations and ongoing affective instability. Mechanisms involved in emotion regulation (ER) seem to be a contributing factor, however the nature and extent of these are ...