Kroencke, Kuper, Mota, Geukes, Zeigler-Hill & Back (2023) published “Narcissistic Status Pursuit in Everyday Social Life: A within-person process approach to the behavioral and emotional dynamics of narcissism” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.  Here’s the edited abstract:

Today, I address three articles that deal in different ways with dissociative behaviors. First, Carpenter, Hepp & Trull (2023) published “Pain Before, During, and After Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Findings from a large web study” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

Today, I address a fascinating article on BPD subtypes. Wolf, Scharoba, Noack, Keller & Weidner (2023) published “Subtypes of Borderline Personality Disorder in a Day-Clinic Setting—Clinical and therapeutic differences” in Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. Here’s the highly edited article with some bold:

Since the last post was long, this is a fun short one. Shaw (2023) published “What Makes Humans Smart?” in Harvard Magazine emphasizing the work of Joseph Henrich, a professor of biological anthropology. I love this updated look at sociobiology and think it has important implications for mental health professionals. Here’s the edited article:

Today, we are examining hostile family relationships. Lee, Wickrama & O'Neal (2023) published “Continuity in Hostile Family Relationships Mediated by Family Psychopathology: An application of systems perspective” in Journal of Family Psychology. Here is the highly edited article:

Grounded in the family systems theory within the life course systems perspective, this study sought to investigate (a) long-term transmission processes of hostility from interparental relationships to parent–young adult relationships and (b) the mediational roles of parents’ and adolescents’ psychopathology in these long-term processes

Ered, Chun, O'Brien, Creatura & Ellman (2023) published “Working Memory Performance is Related to Childhood Trauma but not Psychotic-Like Experiences in a Nonpsychiatric Sample” in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

This project seeks to clarify the impact of childhood trauma and psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) on working memory (WM) and explore gender differences in these relationships. The effect of childhood trauma on WM performance has yet to be explored in individuals with PLEs, despite consistent associations between trauma, psychosis spectrum symptoms, and WM performance. In 466 undergraduates, positive PLEs (Prodromal Questionnaire) and trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) were examined to determine contributions to WM performance on a spatial n-back task.

While the cognitive benefits of bilingual experience had been well established, there are still people who disparage non-native English speakers as if English is a superior language. Edgar, Todd, Eschman, Hayes & Bahrick (2023) published “Effects of English versus Spanish Language Exposure on Basic Multisensory Attention Skills across 3 to 36 Months of Age” in Developmental Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

Today, I summarize a longitudinal study. Koepp et al. (2023) published “Attention and Behavior Problems in Childhood Predict Adult Financial Status, Health, and Criminal Activity: A conceptual replication and extension of Moffitt et al. (2011) using cohorts from the United States and the United Kingdom” in Developmental Psychology.

Alsem, van Dijk, Verhulp, Dekkers & De Castro (2023) published Treating children's aggressive behavior problems using cognitive behavior therapy with virtual reality: A multicenter randomized controlled trial” in Child Development.

This multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated whether interactive virtual reality enhanced effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to reduce children's aggressive behavior problems.

The DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) has been around since 2015 although related research goes back to 2003. The DSM-V identifies Criterion A: impairments or deficits in sense of self and interpersonal relatedness; and Criterion B: five domains of negative affectivity, detachment, psychoticism, antagonism, and disinhibition. Today, I want to address three recent studies utilizing it. First, Yalch, Hujing & Hopwood (2023) published “Association Between Maladaptive Personality Traits and Violence Risk” in Journal of Threat Assessment and Management.  Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

Today, I describe work done with people with dementia using music. Dawudi, Schall, Tesky & Pantel (2023) published “The Psychosocial and Physiological Effects of Choir-Singing in People with Dementia: A pilot study.” in GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry. Here’s the edited article:

Today, I address three articles that speak to negative emotion, emotion suppression, hope and gratitude. First, Pugach, Starr, Silvia & Wisco (2023) published “Negative Emotion Differentiation in Trauma-Exposed Community Members: Associations with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in daily life” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

This is a lengthy article but I find its content fascinating, especially in light of growing evidence of teen victimization, especially online. Malamut & Salmivalli (2023) published “Adolescent Victimization Predicts Adult Depression and Aggression: The role of rumination” in Developmental Psychology. Here’s the highly edited article:

Today, I address three articles that speak to negative emotion, emotion suppression, hope and gratitude. First, Pugach, Starr, Silvia & Wisco (2023) published “Negative Emotion Differentiation in Trauma-Exposed Community Members: Associations with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in daily life” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

Today, I address two studies that focus on vicarious experiences. First, ElTohamy, et al. (2023) published “Effect of Vicarious Discrimination on Race-Based Stress Symptoms among Asian American Young Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States. Previous work has established that experiencing racism increases one’s dysfunctional anxiety and avoidance actions—key symptoms of race-based stress symptoms.

Today I address two recent studies of depression. First, Millgram, Mizrahi Lakan, Joormann, Nahum, Shimony & Tamir (2023) published “Choosing to Avoid the Positive? Emotion regulation strategy choice in depression” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement:

Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) are more likely than

I am providing a lengthy article because I think it offers important insights regarding people on the autism spectrum. Van Trigt, Colonnesi, Brummelman, Jorgenson & Nicolic (2023) published “Autistic Traits and Self-Conscious Emotions in Early Childhood” in Child Development. Here’s the highly edited article:

Self-conscious emotions arise from evaluating the self through the eyes of others. Given that children with autistic traits may experience difficulties with understanding others' minds, they might show less attuned self-conscious emotions. Self-conscious emotions reflect the interpersonal self, that is, how the self relates to others. Some self-conscious emotions, such as guilt and embarrassment after misbehavior motivate prosocial behaviors and evoke forgiveness and appeasement in others. Other self-conscious emotions, such as shame, are considered less socially adaptive, as they trigger withdrawal and avoidance, thereby inhibiting prosocial behaviors. A lack or surplus of self-conscious emotions could lead to problems in forming and maintaining social relationships, since self-conscious emotions help people navigate social situations in which they misbehaved or broke social rules. Given the difficulties in navigating social relationships, children with more autistic traits might be prone to disturbances in self-conscious emotions after transgression.

The two articles I describe here relate to emotion processing. Their focus is quite different but equally important. First, Hubbard, Moore, Zajac, Bookhout & Dozier (2023) published “Emotion Transmission in Peer Dyads in Middle Childhood” in Child Development. Here’s the edited abstract:

A substantial portion of U.S. combat veterans reported having enjoyed violence during war. Our findings point to the importance of being open to the possibility that appetitive aggression is not uncommon in U.S. combat veterans and to the need to be prepared to face this sequela of combat with the same compassion, openness, and understanding we currently offer when encountering other wounds of war.

The two articles I discuss here are potentially helpful to those who work with LGBTQ+ clients. First, Clements, Riggle & Rostosky (2023) published “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Brief Online Positive Identity Intervention for Transgender People” in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement: