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Comparison with previous data Upper part. Mean (lines) and standard error (vertical lines) relative to reaction time expressed in milliseconds (y-axis—ms) for each experimental condition (x-axis: single, congruent, emotional incongruent, neutral incongruent) is reported for the sample (n = 45) of the present experiment (dark gray lines) and the sample (n = 20) in Scarpina and colleagues (2018) (light gray lines). Below part. Mean (bars) and the standard error (vertical lines) relative to the level of accuracy expressed in percentage (y-axis–%) for each experimental condition (x-axis: single, congruent, emotional incongruent, neutral incongruent) are reported for the sample (n = 45) of the present experiment (dark gray bars) and the sample (n = 25) in Scarpina and colleagues (2018) (light gray bars). * p value < 0.05.
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Evidence about the psychological functioning in individuals who survived the COVID-19 infectious is still rare in the literature. In this paper, we investigated fearful facial expressions recognition, as a behavioural means to assess psychological functioning. From May 15th, 2020 to January 30th, 2021, we enrolled sixty Italian individuals admitted...
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... dampak lain yang dirasakan oleh partisipan adalah merasa ditolak oleh lingkungan karena risiko penularan (Tabel 1). Hal tersebut juga terungkap dalam penelitian sebelumnya bahwa penyintas COVID-19 merasa ditolak dan kesepian (Olufadewa et al., 2020;Scarpina et al., 2021). ...
Pandemi COVID-19 mempengaruhi para penyintasnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman hidup penyintas COVID-19 di Flores Nusa Tenggara Timur. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah fenomenologi terhadap 10 penyintas COVID-19 dalam rentan usia berusia 19-39 tahun yang mengalami COVID-19 maksimal 6 bulan saat pengumpulan data. Pengumpulan data menggunakan metode semi terstruktur dan dianalisis menggunakan metode Colaizzi dengan perangkat lunak ATLAS.ti. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 19 kode, 7 sub tema dan 3 tema dengan tema-tema utama yaitu hidup dalam bayang-bayang COVID-19, beban psikososial karena menularkan COVID-19, dan status vaksinasi meningkatkan kepercayaan diri. Terdapat berbagai implikasi dalam kaitannya dengan psikosisial yang dapat dikaji lebih dalam oleh penelitian lanjutan.
... According to Morales-Chainé et al. (2021), avoidance, sadness, withdrawal, anger, and anxiety were linked to acute stress, which was associated with an anxiety state produced by uncertainty about attaining or sustaining overall good health. During the pandemic, hospitalized patients are isolated for long periods, significantly reducing social interactions (Scarpina et al., 2021). Anxiety symptoms in COVID19 patients are often minor in the early stages of the disease, but they can rapidly deteriorate (Liu et al., 2020;Rajeswari & SanjeevaReddy, 2020). ...
We are proud to announce the release of the third quarter journal issue (Volume 5 Number 3, July-September 2022). Twelve articles were included in this issue, exploring interesting social science topics with the use quantitative and qualitative research designs, particularly ethnographic, autoethnographic, and phenomenological approaches.
Jamaal S. Omamalin explored the social dynamics of Filipino social drinking, or "tagay" employing the qualitative research design through the ethnographic method as the primary research technique. Tagay is engaged by people for reasons usually celebratory and enjoyable in nature. It possesses social dynamics and elements which gear its conduct- rules, time and place, behaviors, gender and power relations, material components, roles, mechanisms, definitions, and functions. Differing through social considerations, the identity of tagay as a Filipino drinking culture remains distinct as embodied by a single drinking glass and continues to be dynamic and adaptive, relying on those who partake. Tagay becomes what it is depending on the perception of those who participate.
Elizabeth Susan V. Suarez investigated her role as a music educator -adult learner within the context of choral pedagogy. To answer her questions, she drew from my childhood experiences and discovered that "modelling behavior” is an exemplary pedagogical tool for expedited but efficient choral rehearsal. This led to the development of the Guided Partnered Model (GPM), which has shaped the learners, choir members, and my music appreciation, developing self-esteem, self-worth, and musicianship. The ethnography method was used for data collection, and writing was assembled through hindsight. Furthermore, data analysis was gleaned from narrative inquiry, finding that the expressions of knowledge, skills, and values evidenced through stage performances have resulted in self-affirmation. This provided reflective opportunities to develop this autoethnography.
Ma. Albina A. Serra-Labrador used autoethnography to describe her experiences as a mother-teacher during the peak of the pandemic. It is in the context of her experiences and other mother-teachers working from home, conflicts in the roles played by mother-teachers at home, the expectation of society, and social norms. It is about how she perceived her reproductive and productive roles. Moreover, she interviewed mother-teachers, and their stories served as counter and conforming narratives to my narratives. The following are emerging themes: the unprecedented time; a mother is born; off the rhythm; and silver lining. These themes discussed the various phases mother-teachers grappled upon and triumphed. Writing this autoethnography was a therapeutic experience for the high emotions she had to deal with during the pandemic.
Rianne Kate V. Reyes used autoethnography to provide a layered account of her experience as a locally stranded individual, particularly how she coped and used certain privileges to get out from such a dreadful experience. She conveyed her story by also incorporating different voices through related literature and interviews of other stranded students. Her journey begins with downplaying the pandemic's severity to coming to terms with her vulnerability at that time. Being stranded is akin to being stuck in limbo, overcoming the obstacles and challenges to get home, and realizing the importance of privilege in times of hardship. The coping strategies used while stranded reflect the distinct Filipino ways of coping, such as bayanihan, pag-tiis, and utang na loob. Writing this autoethnography has proven therapeutic and allowed her to see her experience in a wider context.
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Eric M. Ragpala explored the experiences of the COVID-19 survivors during their mandatory isolation Descriptive phenomenology is the research design used in the study. Snowball sampling was utilized to determine the 24 participants of the study. The data was gathered through an online semi-structured interview conducted via Google Meet and Zoom, two video communication applications. Thematic analysis was utilized to develop themes based on the responses from the COVID-19 survivors who served as participants. The study generated four themes with twelve sub-themes. The study revealed that mental health impacts how the participants perceive, feel, behave, and perform, as well as how they plan, handle stress, and interact with others. The participants' mental health has been compromised because of the mandatory isolation, and they expressed a wide range of psychological emotions, including stress, fear, anxiety, and loneliness, that may impact their mental health. Daily communication and entertainment, an optimistic mindset, and praying regularly are the coping mechanisms identified in the study. Coping mechanisms were developed to determine the activities made by the participants to mitigate the impact of mandatory isolation on their mental health.
Benny S. Soliman, Allan B. de Guzman, and Marc Eric S. Reyes utilized descriptive phenomenological method to characterize the mental health of a select group of Filipino YLHIV. In-depth interviews with ten fully consented male participants aged 18-30 were conducted. Field texts were subjected to Collaizi's (1978) seven-step data analysis method. Interestingly, the Mental Health Tower of Youth Living with HIV emerged after thoroughly analyzing the data. This model typifies the mental health of YLHIV, which operates in an environment where both internal and external pressures make them experience (a) disruptive thoughts, (b) depressive mood, and (c) deteriorative behavior. The study has vividly described the instability of the YLHIV's mental health. Therefore, it is vital to develop a mental health program specifically designed for youth living with HIV.
Chester Alan R. Merza conducted a qualitative study to explore and analyze the formation and dissolution of straight-gay friendships among 13 Ilocano men recruited through snowball and purposive sampling. Pagtatanong-tanong, an indigenous method of data gathering, was employed. Thematic analysis and investigator triangulation were performed for analysis and validation. Results revealed that for the formation phase, Ilocano men portrayed active and passive roles that shared interest, nourishing personality, and open-mindedness were strong social motivators. Likewise, the causes of possible dissolution were growing intimacy and physical distance. Termination can be either a direct or indirect approach. The understanding of this unorthodox alliance provided communal empathy and acceptance and carried the mission to educate about the interaction of both communities.
Holden Kenneth G. Alcazaren and John Robby O. Robiños assessed the research training needs of the faculty members in a private university in Bacoor, Cavite, regarding their current research characteristics (i.e., research self-efficacy, research attitudes, and research interests) as a basis for potential research training. Focusing on a relatively small scale of faculty members, the paper compared the faculty’s demographic profile and research characteristics to further understand the overall university faculty research productivity. The findings revealed that they have an above-average confidence level with their research skills, have a somewhat positive view of research, and are likely to be interested in doing research. The study found no significant differences among the participants' research characteristics when grouped according to their gender and educational attainment. However, there is a significant difference in the research attitudes among different age groups. Results have provided an objective assessment of the current research characteristics of university faculty members that may inform potential training programs.
Shanee-Jee Llera-Nunez, Merlita V. Caelian, and Dennis V. Madrigal assessed the extent of practice of graduate attributes and the level of satisfaction with program delivery and implementation in the areas of vision, mission, goals, and objectives (VMGO), faculty, curriculum and instruction, research, student services, extension programs, physical facilities, and administration as assessed by graduates of academic years 2008 to 2020. Likewise, it investigated the challenges encountered by the graduates to complete their degrees and the reasons for enrolment. A descriptive study was conducted among 72 graduates from MPAG and 49 PhD DVM programs. The data were generated from a survey questionnaire and computed using the mean, standard deviation, frequency count, and percentage distribution. The profile of the graduates revealed that most of the rank-and-file students were promoted to either supervisory or higher management positions. Results further revealed that the practice of graduate attributes in the workplace is to a very great extent. Being spiritually sound was rated the highest while scholarly leaders of science got a slightly lower mean, both very great extent. Graduates were very highly satisfied with the program delivery and implementation. Research studies rank highest, followed by faculty. Physical facilities and student services were rated high only. Among the challenges encountered by graduates are concerns on thesis/dissertation writing, social relationships and work responsibilities, compulsory attendance to classes, inadequate services, and insufficient information.
Hendra Hendra, Achmad Ridwan, and Agung Dharmawan Buchdadi examined the characteristics of excellent Buddhist sermons among Buddhist householder priests (Pandita) in Indonesia. It further investigated the discourse of a standard of an excellent Buddhist sermon in the context of Pandita. This qualitative research employed a single-case-study method that connects the analysis of documentation studies, observations, and in-depth interviews. The findings exhibited three key dimensions and indicators through which a Pandita is expected to employ in their duties related to Buddhist sermon, namely, bringing benefits, skillful delivery, and quality of the content. The findings may benefit future research on the competency framework of sermon training in Indonesia for Panditas.
Feliciana P. Jacoba, Arneil G. Gabriel, Olive Chester M. Cuya-Antonio, Corinthian M. Obispo, and Jocelyn P. Gabriel examined the relationship between Emotional Quotient (EQ), profile, and faculty performance are important. The 175 faculty of a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the Philippines were randomly selected. Employing Jerabek's (1996) Emotional Intelligence Test, EQ was found, on average, to indicate the faculty’s ability to recognize and deal with their own and others’ emotions effectively. Analysis of variance, regression, and Pearson Correlation revealed a significant positive correlation between teaching performance and their EQ, confirming that emotional intelligence influences teaching performance. Further, the combined impact of education and academic rank influences EQ, which may be the basis for further study. It is recommended that EQ be considered by HEIs when hiring faculty. Intelligence and emotional quotient are equally important in generating high performance. Therefore, the study may contribute to the significance of faculty's EQ on productivity.
Leomarich F. Casinillo evaluate the different determinants that significantly influenced the engineering students' level of challenge in learning statistics in the new normal with the aid of a structured questionnaire by means of a Google form survey. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to extract meaningful information from the gathered data. Results showed that the students' perception score for the level of challenge in learning statistics is 7.37 (±1.99), which can be interpreted as "challenging." This implies that students face challenges as they learn statistics lessons amid the pandemic setup. The regression models constructed have revealed that "age", "sex", "learning environment", "money spent on internet load", "physical health", and "creativity of statistics lessons" are the significant causal factors of the level of challenge in learning statistics. Conclusively, statistics teachers must adjust and be considerate to their students regarding their learning needs in line with the pandemic setup.
Ma. Ron-Ron B. Pescador and Merlita V. Caelian determined the extent of implementation of revenue generation programs in cities for the fiscal years 2019-2020 as assessed by a sample size of 312 implementers and 411 stakeholders. It also assessed the effectiveness of the collection strategies employed by local treasurers and investigated the challenges encountered and the best practices of cities in implementing revenue generation programs. Using descriptive analysis, the results generally revealed that the extent of implementation of the revenue generation program is to a great extent. Collection strategies employed by the treasurers were found effective. Three groups of challenges emerged from the study; those challenges are common to treasurers and assessors, most of which are administrative in nature, including poor tax administration and corruption. The challenges for assessors include outdated valuation of properties due to irregular general revision resulting in a small tax base. Challenges for treasurers concern their compliance with government regulations and ordinances. The best practice recommended by stakeholders is adopting the electronic payment system and simplifying the tax system. The study concluded that the great extent of implementation of the revenue-generation programs using effective collection strategies led to efficient tax administration, resulting in self-reliant cities that minimize challenges and link best practices to viable service enhancements.
The research findings attempt to address the gap in the literature and may serve as the basis for policies, programs, and plans of action that will enhance organizational practices and improve the quality of life.
We congratulate all authors for the publication of your papers in this issue. Likewise, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to our referees and editors who did the rigorous review of the articles.
Happy researching!
... The recruitment was carried out in 2020, between February and September, with a hiatus between April and May due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. No individual hospitalized for SARS-Cov-2 infection was recruited, given the results reported by Scarpina and colleagues [45]. Given the gender-driven differences in psychological processing, obesity, and microbiota mentioned above (see end of Introduction), we only enrolled women. ...
The microbiota-gut-brain axis extends beyond visceral perception, influencing higher-order brain structures, and ultimately psychological functions, such as fear processing. In this exploratory pilot study, we attempted to provide novel experimental evidence of a relationship between gut microbiota composition and diversity, and fear-processing in obesity, through a behavioral approach. Women affected by obesity were enrolled and profiled for gut microbiota, through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Moreover, we tested their ability to recognize facial fearful expressions through an implicit-facial-emotion-recognition task. Finally, a traditional self-report questionnaire was used to assess their temperamental traits. The participants exhibited an unbalanced gut microbiota profile, along with impaired recognition of fearful expressions. Interestingly, dysbiosis was more severe in those participants with altered behavioral performance, with a decrease in typically health-associated microbes, and an increase in the potential pathobiont, Collinsella. Moreover, Collinsella was related to a lower expression of the persistence temperamental trait, while a higher expression of the harm-avoidance temperament, related to fear-driven anxiety symptoms, was linked to Lactobacillus. Once confirmed, our findings could pave the way for the design of innovative microbiome-based strategies for the treatment of psychological and emotional difficulties by mitigating obesity-related consequences and behaviors.
... This can cause healthy and vulnerable individuals to engage in safe behavior. 9 ...
Introduction: This study aims to assess the role of psychological support for medical personnel for COVID-19 patients in controlling patient anxiety and the success rate of healing patients in self-isolation at home. Methods: This study is an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. A total of 30 research subjects participated in this study. This study focuses on knowing the anxiety of patients with confirmed COVID-19 as the dependent variable using the Zung-Self Anxiety Rating Scale (ZSAS) instrument with 25 valid anxiety questions using a Likert scale. Results: Characteristics of respondents based on gender showed that most of the adults were female (75%). Psychological support shows a role in improving the anxiety level of COVID-19 patients, where there is an improvement in the anxiety level of about 10% of COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: Psychological support provided by medical personnel plays a role in reducing the anxiety level of COVID-19 sufferers and survivors.
... Tingginya angka kesembuhan ini berbanding lurus dengan meningkatnya kejadian ikutan yang terjadi setelah sembuh dari COVID-19. Scarpina et al., (2021) menyebutkan dalam penelitiannya bahwa "terdapat perubahan perilaku pada penyintas COVID-19." Taskiran et al., (2021) menyatakan, "pasien yang telah melalui masa Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) yang dirawat di Intensive Care Unit (ICU) berisiko mengalami kelemahan otot." ...
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease that continues to be studied because of its rapid changes. The higher COVID-19 recovery rat, the higher the occurrence of follow-up events for patients after recovering from COVID-19. Hospitals as health care facilities have a role not only to ensure patient safety, but also to maintain the patients’ quality of life so that they can continue working after recovering from the illness. The COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a decrease in number of outpatients has forced hospitals to have creative innovations to increase the number of visits to keep their services running. This article uses a literature review method from two databases, PubMed and Google Scholar. Based on the literature found, there are several things that hospitals can do as innovations in their services during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as holding a Medical Check-up program for COVID-19 survivors and a post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation program that involves multidisciplinary care from various specialties, such as pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, medical rehabilitation, and psychiatry. To keep giving the best care a hospital can give to the patients while maintaining the quality of life of COVID-19 survivors, the hospital may consider making a Medical Check-up program and a Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation program for COVID-19 survivors.
Background:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic produced changes in intensive care units (ICUs) in patient care and health organizations. The pandemic event increased patients' risk of developing psychological symptoms during and after hospitalisation. These consequences also affected those family members who could not access the hospital. In addition, the initial lack of knowledge about the virus and its management, the climate of fear and uncertainty, the increased workload and the risk of becoming infected and being contagious, had a strong impact on healthcare staff and organizations. This highlighted the importance of interventions aimed at providing psychological support to ICUs, involving patients, their relatives, and the staff; this might involve the reorganisation of the daily routine and rearrangement of ICU staff duties.
Aim:
To conduct a systematic review of psychological issues in ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic involving patients, their relatives, and ICU staff.
Methods:
We investigated the PubMed and the ClinicalTrials.gov databases and found 65 eligible articles, upon which we commented.
Results:
Our results point to increased perceived stress and psychological distress in staff, patients and their relatives and increased worry for being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in patients and relatives. Furthermore, promising results were obtained for some psychological programmes aiming at improving psychological measures in all ICU categories.
Conclusion:
As the pandemic limited direct inter-individual interactions, the role of interventions using digital tools and virtual reality is becoming increasingly important. All considered, our results indicate an essential role for psychologists in ICUs.
This study determined the experiences of the COVID-19 survivors during their mandatory isolation. Descriptive phenomenology is the research design used in the study. Snowball sampling was utilized to determine the 24 participants of the study. The data was gathered through an online semi-structured interview conducted via Google Meet and Zoom, two video communication applications. Thematic analysis was utilized to develop themes based on the responses from the COVID-19 survivors who served as participants. The study generated four themes with twelve sub-themes. The study revealed that mental health impacts how the participants perceive, feel, behave, and perform, as well as how they plan, handle stress, and interact with others. The participants' mental health has been compromised because of the mandatory isolation, and they expressed a wide range of psychological emotions, including stress, fear, anxiety, and loneliness, that may impact their mental health. Daily communication and entertainment, an optimistic mindset, and praying regularly are the coping mechanisms identified in the study. Coping mechanisms were developed to determine the activities made by the participants to mitigate the impact of mandatory isolation on their mental health. Furthermore, the study also recommends that future researchers must explore the mental health of a larger group of isolated individuals.
