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DOES EMOTION REGULATION MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE FLEXIBLITY AND ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING?
Title
DOES EMOTION REGULATION MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE FLEXIBLITY AND ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING?
Creator
Singh, Shifali
Date
2016, 2016-12
Description
Emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and adaptive functioning have been found to be interrelated. This study examined whether emotion...
Show moreEmotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and adaptive functioning have been found to be interrelated. This study examined whether emotion regulation mediates the relationship between cognitive flexibility and adaptive functioning using the Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale, Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test, and Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised, respectively. Forty-three participants were recruited from New Directions for Young Adults, a transitional independent living facility in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Thirty-one participants (72.1%) were male and age ranged from 18 and 43 years (mean (SD) = 22.6 (5.0)). The mean (SD) time spent at the facility at the time of assessment was 18.3 (26.8) months. Emotion regulation did not significantly mediate the relationship between cognitive flexibility and adaptive functioning, including when controlling for age, gender, and time at facility. Controlling for gender and time at facility resulted in a significant total effect of cognitive flexibility on adaptive functioning. The Awareness aspect of emotion regulation, was significantly correlated with both cognitive flexibility and adaptive functioning; however, it did not significantly mediate their relationship. Several explanations for these findings are evaluated in the context of the relationships among these constructs, and of the population studied.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2016
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The Differential Influence of Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment Across Psychopathology
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The Differential Influence of Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment Across Psychopathology
Creator
Singh, Shifali
Date
2020
Description
The method of administering neuropsychological assessments has transformed with the advent of novel technologies. The present study examined...
Show moreThe method of administering neuropsychological assessments has transformed with the advent of novel technologies. The present study examined how the manual versus computerized administration of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) influenced the relation between psychological symptom severity and performance on the WCST, using perseverative responses and failures to maintain set (FMS) subscales. The Dot Counting Test, Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, and SUPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale were used to measure performance validity, depression and anxiety, and impulsivity. Eighty-five participants were recruited from the Chicagoland area. Participants reported their age, gender, handedness, education, ethnicity, computer and smartphone familiarity, and medication use. Age ranged from 18 to 66 years (mean (SD) = 34.3 (15.8)), and 49.4% were recruited from an outpatient facility. For perseverative responses, both method of administration of the WCST were equivalent regardless of psychological symptom severity. For FMS, method of administration itself influenced performance, and particularly the impact of impulsivity symptom severity on FMS. Specifically, method of administration significantly moderated the relationship between FMS and Lack of Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, and Positive Urgency. There were also significant main effects between FMS, Lack of Perseverance, and Positive Urgency. The findings from this study suggest that the equivalence between the manual and computerized versions of the WCST depends on the WCST subscale and the type of psychological symptom. New normative data need to be developed for the computerized WCST, along with a more consistent method of scoring and interpreting WCST subscales.
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