Psychophysiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
61(10)
Published: July 4, 2024
Social
support
is
a
key
predictor
of
well-being,
but
not
everyone
experiences
mental
health
benefits
from
receiving
it.
However,
given
that
growing
number
interventions
are
based
on
social
support,
it
crucial
to
identify
the
features
make
individuals
more
likely
benefit
ties.
Emerging
evidence
suggests
neural
responses
positive
feedback
(i.e.,
reward)
might
relate
individual
differences
in
functioning,
potential
mechanisms
linking
these
psychological
outcomes
yet
unclear.
This
study
examined
whether
correlates
reward
processing,
indexed
by
positivity
(RewP),
individuals'
affective
experience
following
self-reported
real-world
events.
To
this
aim,
193
university
students
(71%
females)
underwent
an
EEG
assessment
during
Island
Getaway
task
and
completed
10-day
ecological
momentary
where
participants
reported
their
negative
affects
(PA,
NA)
nine
times
day
count
daily
Experiencing
higher
events
was
associated
with
PA.
The
RewP
moderated
association,
such
greater
response
at
baseline
had
stronger
association
between
Individual
be
one
indicator
likelihood
experiencing
affect
when
support.
JAMA Pediatrics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
177(6), P. 567 - 567
Published: May 1, 2023
There
is
a
growing
body
of
high-quality
cohort-based
research
that
has
examined
changes
in
child
and
adolescent
mental
health
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic
vs
before
pandemic.
Some
studies
have
found
depression
anxiety
symptoms
increased,
while
others
these
to
remained
stable
or
decreased.
Journal of Research on Adolescence,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
31(3), P. 703 - 716
Published: Aug. 26, 2021
There
is
major
concern
about
the
impact
of
COVID-19
pandemic
on
adolescent
suicidal
ideation
(SI)
and
peer
relationships.
We
investigated
(1)
rates
SI
(2)
extent
to
which
connectedness
pre-existing
neural
activation
social
reward
predicted
during
initial
stay-at-home
orders
(April-May
2020)
in
a
longitudinal
sample
girls
(N
=
93;
M
Social Media + Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(3)
Published: July 1, 2022
The
current
COVID-19
pandemic
has
resulted
in
increased
psychological
issues
such
as
excessive
social
media
networking
sites
usage
(SMNSU),
loneliness,
anxiety,
and
depression.
In
this
quantitative
study,
we
examined
how
SMNSU
can
directly
indirectly
influence
depression,
with
loneliness
anxiety
mediator
variables.
A
39-item
questionnaire
was
used
to
collect
survey
data
on
SMNSU,
depression
from
244
blended
learning
undergraduate
students
universities
the
Hunan
province
China.
Partial
least
squares
structural
equation
modeling
conducted
using
SmartPLS
3.3.3
measure
relationships
between
stated
variables
of
interest.
Results
indicated
that
a
direct,
significant,
positive
relationship
terms
mediating
effects,
both
have
an
intervening
role
association
This
study
focused
higher
education
sector
China
by
recruiting
who
were
enrolled
courses
during
experiencing
problems.
We
found
is
associated
Loneliness
also
increase
along
among
unprecedented
situations,
case,
pandemic.
valuable
implications
these
findings
for
teachers,
counselors,
university
managers
are
discussed,
consideration
future
research
directions.
Abstract
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
been
associated
with
widespread
increases
in
levels
of
stress
and
anxiety
among
young
adults.
Given
that
responses
to
stressful
life
events
vary,
it
is
important
understand
how
pre-pandemic
neurocognitive
factors
shape
reactivity
susceptibility
anxiety.
present
study
examines
associations
between
brain
activation
patterns
during
cognitive
control
processing
trajectories
the
pandemic.
Participants
were
recruited
as
part
an
ongoing
longitudinal
temperament
socioemotional
development
(
N
=
291).
Forty-seven
participants
completed
a
fMRI
task
measures
late
adolescence
before
In
adulthood,
was
assessed
three
times
Multivariate
whole-brain
models
tested
whether
conflict
error
latent
indices
derived
from
growth
curve
model.
Neural
response
related
distinct
cortical
subcortical
regions.
Level
anterior
cingulate
cortex
engagement
However,
processing,
level
dorsolateral
prefrontal,
rather
than
cortex,
This
work
provides
preliminary
evidence
for
predictive
utility
prestress
adults’
uniquely
event.
Adolescence
critical
time
early
identification
youth
at
risk
create
targeted
interventions
enhance
resilience.
