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Methods and Techniques in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 April 2023) | Viewed by 8878

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Giuseppina Spano

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Department of Educational Sciences, Psychology, Communication, University of Studies of Bari, 70122 Bari, Italy
Interests: human-environment interaction; assessment and intervention; environmental psychology; cognitive ageing; healthy aging; psychometrics; environmental health; quantitative analysis
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Dr. Luigi Tinella

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Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: aging; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; driving behavior; driver distraction; obsessive compulsive disorder; quantitative methods
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Bosco

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Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: aging; dementia; cognition; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; awareness; quantitative methods
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Dr. Alessandro Oronzo Caffò

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Department of Education, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Interests: aging; dementia; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; mild cognitive impairment; driving behavior; driver distraction; quantitative methods
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Dr. Antonella Lopez

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1. Faculty of Law, "Giustino Fortunato" University of Benevento, 82100 Benevento, Italy
2. Department of Education Science, Psychology, Communication, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Umberto I, 70120 Bari, BA, Italy
Interests: ageing; spatial cognition; spatial memory; topographical disorientation; familiarity; sketch maps; quantitative methods
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is an increasing need for highlighting the role of novel practical applications in all the domains of psychology including health, social, educational, technological, business, sport, and environmental psychology. Applied Psychology is in charge of borrowing theoretical frameworks and applying these concepts in experiments in order to address real-life problems.

In this context, statistical methods and assessment techniques on behavioral, social, cognitive, and psychophysiological data are of paramount importance to shed light on the complex phenomena that applied psychology has to deal with.

The present Special Issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is specifically devoted to collecting theoretical and empirical contributions on methods and analytics related to psychological research issues. Specifically, the present Special Issue is intended to address the following topics: (I) outdoor/indoor nature-based assessment and interventions; (II) assessment of fitness-to-drive: methods and techniques, (III) assessment and training in aging: new methods and analytics; (IV) cyberpsychology: assessment through virtual environments; (V) Bayesian approaches for applied psychology; (VII) neuropsychological assessment and interventions; and (VIII) objective measures in health, environmental, sport, and clinical psychology.

Empirical studies and meta-analytic reviews with a particular focus on assessment methods, replication studies, interventions, treatments, and best practices in applied psychology, in a broader sense, are particularly welcome.

Dr. Giuseppina Spano
Dr. Luigi Tinella
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bosco
Dr. Alessandro Oronzo Caffò
Dr. Antonella Lopez
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Keywords

  • psychometric properties of tests and questionnaires
  • assessment
  • quantitative analysis
  • statistical approaches
  • psychometrics
  • measurement
  • modeling

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The Effect of Partial Sleep Deprivation and Time-on-Task on Young Drivers’ Subjective and Objective Sleepiness
by Nicola Cellini, Giovanni Bruno, Federico Orsini, Giulio Vidotto, Massimiliano Gastaldi, Riccardo Rossi and Mariaelena Tagliabue
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4003; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054003 - 23 Feb 2023
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Despite sleepiness being considered one of the main factors contributing to road crashes, and even though extensive efforts have been made in the identification of techniques able to detect it, the assessment of fitness-to-drive regarding driving fatigue and sleepiness is still an open [...] Read more.
Despite sleepiness being considered one of the main factors contributing to road crashes, and even though extensive efforts have been made in the identification of techniques able to detect it, the assessment of fitness-to-drive regarding driving fatigue and sleepiness is still an open issue. In the literature on driver sleepiness, both vehicle-based measures and behavioral measures are used. Concerning the former, the one considered more reliable is the Standard Deviation of Lateral Position (SDLP) while the PERcent of eye CLOSure over a defined period of time (PERCLOS) seems to be the most informative behavioral measure. In the present study, using a within-subject design, we assessed the effect of a single night of partial sleep deprivation (PSD, less than 5 h sleeping time) compared to a control condition (full night of sleep, 8 h sleeping time) on SDLP and PERCLOS, in young adults driving in a dynamic car simulator. Results show that time-on-task and PSD affect both subjective and objective sleepiness measures. Moreover, our data confirm that both objective and subjective sleepiness increase through a monotonous driving scenario. Considering that SDLP and PERCLOS were often used separately in studies on driver sleepiness and fatigue detection, the present results have potential implications for fitness-to-drive assessment in that they provide useful information allowing to combine the advantages of the two measures for drowsiness detection while driving. Full article
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Suicidal Ideation in Iraqi Medical Students Based on Research Using PHQ-9 and SSI-C
by Ahmed Al-Imam, Marek A. Motyka, Beata Hoffmann, Safwa Basil and Nesif Al-Hemiary
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1795; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031795 - 18 Jan 2023
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Suicidal ideation is a spectrum of contemplations, wishes, and preoccupations with suicide. Its prevalence is ambiguous in Iraq, especially among the youth. We aim to survey the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Iraqi students and explore its risk factors. We surveyed Iraqi undergraduate [...] Read more.
Suicidal ideation is a spectrum of contemplations, wishes, and preoccupations with suicide. Its prevalence is ambiguous in Iraq, especially among the youth. We aim to survey the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Iraqi students and explore its risk factors. We surveyed Iraqi undergraduate medical students (n = 496) using two psychometric tools, the PHQ-9 and Beck’s SSI-C. We also explored potential risk factors, including the students’ attributes, socio-demographics, and history of mental illnesses. The current study included males (23.8%) and females (76.2%) in their early twenties (21.73 ± 0.11). Concerning PHQ-9 and SSI-C, most students had either moderate (28%) or mild depression (27.8%), while those with suicidal ideation accounted for an alarming 64.9%. The strongest association existed between the SSI-C and PHQ-9 scores (p = 0.001, OR = 4.70). Other associations existed with the personal history of mental illness (p < 0.001, OR = 2.87) and the family history of suicidality (p = 0.006, OR = 2.28). Path analysis highlighted four suicidal ideation predictors, including the PHQ-9 score (standardized estimate = 0.41, p < 0.001), personal history of mental illness (0.16, p < 0.001), previous psychiatric consultation (0.12, p = 0.002), and family history of suicidality (0.11, p = 0.005). Suicidal ideation is highly prevalent among Iraqi students. Univariable testing, multivariable analyses, and structural modeling yielded congruent results. The students’ inherent rather than inherited attributes influenced the phenomenon the most, which is in harmony with Durkheim’s theory on the social roots of suicide. We encourage psychiatrists and psychology counselors to be vigilant concerning these risk factors among potential suicidal ideation victims. Full article
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Long-Term Exposure to Greenspace and Cognitive Function during the Lifespan: A Systematic Review
by Elisabetta Ricciardi, Giuseppina Spano, Antonella Lopez, Luigi Tinella, Carmine Clemente, Giuseppe Elia, Payam Dadvand, Giovanni Sanesi, Andrea Bosco and Alessandro Oronzo Caffò
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11700; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811700 - 16 Sep 2022
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Recent advances in environmental psychology highlighted the beneficial role of greenspace exposure on cognition. We conducted a systematic review of the available studies on the association of long-term exposure to greenspace and cognitive functions across the lifespan. PRISMA guidelines and the PECOs method [...] Read more.
Recent advances in environmental psychology highlighted the beneficial role of greenspace exposure on cognition. We conducted a systematic review of the available studies on the association of long-term exposure to greenspace and cognitive functions across the lifespan. PRISMA guidelines and the PECOs method were applied to screen for eligible studies. Twenty-five studies from Scopus, PubMed, and PsycINFO met the inclusion criteria. Six studies were longitudinal and nineteen cross-sectional. Fifteen studies focused on schoolchildren, six studies on adults, and four on the elderly. Twenty studies used the NDVI to assess greenspace exposure and the remaining used other indexes. Eight studies employed academic achievement as the outcome, eight studies global cognition, six studies attention/executive functions, and three studies memory. The evidence was inconsistent but suggestive for a beneficial role of greenspace exposure on cognitive functions. Further studies are required, especially among adults and older people, by adopting longitudinal designs. Full article
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