Affect Regulation of Homeless Youth Once in the Child Welfare System

This study examines experiences of homeless youth who were formerly part of the child welfare system. Using concepts from self psychology, 12 young adults between the ages of 18 and 26 participated in a semi-structured qualitative interview to gather information regarding their experiences prior to, during, and since having exited substitute care and completed a standardized measure of current functioning. Underlying subjects’ experiences is a pervasive sense of repeated disappointment from relationships and efforts to find idealizable others. A conceptual model for understanding these experiences is proposed.     

后现代语境下的尴尬叙述——新生代小说论

90年代新生代小说以难以言说的方式出现于文坛,继新潮小说、新写实、后现代之后成为文坛热点。本文试图在后现代语境中对新生代作一审视,探讨其文本的自反性、平面思维和个体独语写作的特点。     

五年制大专与普通大专新生自我和谐比较研究

目的:比较五年制大专新生与普通大专新生自我和谐状况的差异,为心理健康教育提供参考。方法:利用自我和谐量表分别对五年制大专新生和普通大专新生进行问卷调查。结果:(1)五年制大专生与普通大专生感觉自我很不和谐分别占13.39%、12.92%,但整体上两者心理健康状况良好;(2)两者自我和谐总分差异不显著(P>0.05),“自我的刻板性”差异显著(P<0.01)。结论:五年制大专生自我发展良好,刻板性对五年制大专生自我和谐影响大。     

柏格森对自由的新理解

自我与自由的关系问题是近代哲学讨论的主题,柏格森从他的绵延概念出发。对于自我的本真状态和自由的真实含义做出了新的解释。绵延在柏格森的哲学中被描述为真正的时间、纯粹的记忆和人格深处的自我,是生命的本真状态。通过对绵延的分析中,柏格森认为生命就其本性而言,就是自由的。     

听障青少年的污名及其应对策略

任何人类差异都可能成为污名的对象。在社会差别的分类审视下,听障青少年遭遇的污名类型多种多样。从综合视角来看,可分为三类:形象可怕怪异,令人恐惧;身体无用低能,形同朽木;境遇窘迫不堪,让人可怜。在面对这些污名威胁时,他们管理身体与预设的规则体系进行周旋,业已发展出三种污名应对技术:一是身体改造,常态身体的追求;二是身体装扮,秘密信息的管理;三是身体抗争,弱者的对话方式。研究此问题,不仅有利于我们走进听障群体的世界,帮助他们远离污名的困扰,也可以增加社会的相互理解、信任与支持,推动社会的和谐融合。     

The Wellbeing of the Self’s Personality: A Structural Analysis

Leaning on the formal faceted definition of wellbeing (Levy and Guttman (1975) Social Indicators Research, 2, 361–388), a mapping sentence is provided for defining the universe of observations of the wellbeing of the self-expanding on personality aspects. The structure of the interrelationships among the variables of the expanded conceptualization of self’s personality is examined by the use of the SSA technique. The sample consists of 176 adult residents (20 years of age and over) from all parts of the city of Jerusalem, Israel. Results further verify the circular structure (radex) of personal wellbeing. The state of wellbeing-versus- wellbeing in the sense of possession of resources partition the space into two concentric belts, while the life domains of wellbeing play a polarizing role in partitioning the space into wedglike regions emanating from a common origin. Self’s personality domains-versus-self’s social environment domains serve as a rationale for the circular order. The expanded conceptualization of personal wellbeing enhance the earlier conceptualization of the 1975 study and makes possible the development of the theory of the structure of the wellbeing of the self in a systematic cumulative fashion.     

朋友圈里的“我”:青少年的经验

微信朋友圈是青少年进行线上表达和建构自我的理想场域。基于虚拟民族志的探索表明,青少年在朋友圈的线上的"我"具有真实性,它存在于自我相关资讯的持续分享中,其表演方式是展示而非告诉。圈子里的朋友关系建基于交谈事件而非共享情感。总体而言,青少年在朋友圈里的"我"是其"更为真实的理想形象"。这些线上的"我"们彼此孤独地相伴,常驻于各自的心,却终究相望/忘于彼此的"江湖"。     

Multiple-objective response-adaptive repeated measurement designs for clinical trials

In a response-adaptive design, we review and update the trial on the basis of outcomes in order to achieve a specific goal. Response-adaptive designs for clinical trials are usually constructed to achieve a single objective. In this paper, we develop a new adaptive allocation rule to improve current strategies for building response-adaptive designs to construct multiple-objective repeated measurement designs. This new rule is designed to increase estimation precision and treatment benefit by assigning more patients to a better treatment sequence. We demonstrate that designs constructed under the new proposed allocation rule can be nearly as efficient as fixed optimal designs in terms of the mean squared error, while leading to improved patient care.     

Crossover designs based on type I orthogonal arrays for a self and simple mixed carryover effects model with correlated errors

We investigate the performance of crossover designs based on type I orthogonal arrays for a self and simple mixed carryover effects model in the presence of correlated errors. Assuming that between-subject errors are independent while within-subject errors behave according to the stationary first-order autoregressive and moving average processes, analytical optimality results for 3-period designs are established and, as an illustration, numerical details for a number of 4-period cases are tabulated.     

The development of Maisha,a video-assisted counseling intervention to address HIV stigma at entry into antenatal care in Tanzania

HIV stigma has a profound impact on clinical outcomes and undermines the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLWH). Among HIV-negative individuals, misinformation and prejudicial attitudes about HIV can fuel stigma and contribute to discrimination against PLWH. Antenatal care (ANC), with its focus on universal HIV testing, provides a unique entry point to address HIV stigma. This study describes the development of a counseling intervention to address HIV stigma among women and their partners attending a first ANC appointment in Tanzania. Formative work to inform the intervention consisted of qualitative interviews with 32 pregnant and postpartum women (both women living with HIV and HIV-negative women) and 20 healthcare workers. Data were analyzed iteratively, using a thematic analysis approach, to identify intervention targets. The resulting intervention, Maisha (Swahili for “Life”), includes three sessions informed by the HIV Stigma Framework and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: a video and brief counseling session prior to HIV testing and, for those who test seropositive for HIV, two additional sessions building on the video content. A pilot test of the intervention is in process. Addressing HIV stigma at the first ANC visit can help individuals living with HIV to overcome stigma-related barriers to the initiation and maintenance of HIV care, and can reduce stigmatizing attitudes among those who test negative for HIV.