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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Expectancy theory

4 papers

The nature of procrastination: A meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure.

Piers Steel
Psychological Bulletin Summary & key facts 2007 3,145 citations

This paper reviews research on procrastination and runs a meta-analysis of 691 correlations. It finds that some personality traits (neuroticism, rebelliousness, sensation seeking) have only weak links to procrastination. Strong and consistent predictors include task aversiveness, task delay, low self-efficacy, impulsiveness, and low conscientiousness (including poor self-control, distractibility, poor organization,…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Work-Family Balance Challenges

A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics

Vince Polito, Richard J. Stevenson
PLoS ONE Summary & key facts 2019 234 citations

This observational study followed 98 people who microdosed psychedelics over six weeks and found that people reported better psychological functioning on days they took a microdose, but there was little evidence that those effects lasted into the next days. Among 63 people who completed formal tests before and after the…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Psychedelics and Drug Studies

Is microdosing a placebo? A rapid review of low-dose LSD and psilocybin research

Vince Polito, Paul Liknaitzky
Journal of Psychopharmacology Summary & key facts 2024 14 citations

Researchers reviewed 19 placebo-controlled studies that tested low doses of LSD or psilocybin (this is called microdosing). The studies found measurable changes in brain biology, body responses, how people felt, and how they thought, compared with placebo. But the studies are few and small, often tested only tiny doses in…

Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Psychedelics and Drug Studies LSD Psilocybin

From Emotional Abuse to a Fear of Intimacy: A Preliminary Study of the Mediating Role of Attachment Styles and Rejection Sensitivity

Ricky Finzi‐Dottan, H Zareei Mahmood Abadi
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Summary & key facts 2024 1 citation

This preliminary study used data from 180 Israeli adults aged 21–30 who were in relationships. The researchers tested whether insecure attachment styles (anxious and avoidant) and rejection sensitivity help explain links between childhood emotional abuse and a later fear of intimacy. Statistical analyses found several mediating links among these factors,…

Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Child Abuse and Trauma Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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