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Exploring The Moderating Effects Of Family Functioning And Child Grit On The Relation Between Adhd Endophenotypes And Adhd Symptoms, Karin Fisher
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ADHD is a heritable condition, with unknown etiologies and different phenotypic expressions in affected individuals. Its genetic vulnerability may be expressed only when specific environmental conditions are present. Endophenotypes stand in the causal path between genes and disease and are found in children diagnosed with ADHD as well as unaffected relatives. This study investigated the link between ADHD endophenotypes and the heterogeneous expression of ADHD symptoms in 84 children aged 11 to 17 years and explored whether this relation depends on family functioning and resilience of the child (i.e., grit). It was hypothesized that (1) ADHD endophenotypes would be moderately …
Mindfulness As A Vigilance Intervention: Examining Its Impact On Stress And Mental Demand, Kelli Huber
Mindfulness As A Vigilance Intervention: Examining Its Impact On Stress And Mental Demand, Kelli Huber
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Occupations involving vigilance performance (i.e., sustained attention in monitoring for rare environmental threats) are known to experience vigilance decrement, a decline in performance over time. These occupations are known to be cognitively and emotionally challenging, giving rise to harmful effects for employees in them and presenting safety implications for the welfare of others. The current study investigated mindfulness as a potentially viable intervention to alleviate outcomes of vigilance demands: stress and mental demand. A mindfulness induction was compared to an unfocused control condition in which both were administered during a break from a vigilance task, specifically, a baggage screening task. …