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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/infographics/fiscal-50-state-trends-and-analysis/) Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis
Nov 19th 2023, 11:03

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/15546128-2023-2174235/) Sexuality Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of the Challenges and Changes Experienced by Sexuality Educators
Nov 19th 2023, 10:44

Volume 18, Issue 4, 2023, Page 540-568. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/video/person-centred-care-planning-for-people-with-dementia-in-hospital/) Person-centred care planning for people with dementia in hospital
Nov 19th 2023, 10:44

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/1467-9566-13729/) Multimorbidity as chronic crisis: ‘Living on’ with multiple long‐term health conditions in a socially disadvantaged London borough
Nov 19th 2023, 10:25

Abstract
Contemporary health services are primarily designed around single diseases. People with multimorbidity (multiple long-term health conditions) often become burdened by accumulated treatments. Through multimodal fieldwork in a socially disadvantaged London borough, we explore how people living with multimorbidity navigate conditions of ‘chronic crisis’, encompassing ill-health, overmedicalisation, polypharmacy and social exclusion. Participants in our study frequently experience ‘existential stuckness’, exacerbated by processes of social exclusion. We argue that diagnoses and treatments should account for people’s unique aetiologies, and prioritise the notion of ‘flourishing’ over ‘cure’ as the absence of disease is not always achievable. To foster this emphasis on flourishing, we advocate for a dialogical turn in diagnostic processes that better support patients’ existential needs in the context of long-term illness.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/guidelines-plus/eldercare-locator-2/) Eldercare Locator
Nov 19th 2023, 10:01

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/uncategorized/shocking-scale-of-uk-governments-secret-files-on-critics-revealed/) ‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed
Nov 19th 2023, 09:56

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events. The guidelines are designed to prevent anyone who has criticised the government in the previous three to five years from speaking at government-organised conferences and other events.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/19325037-2023-2231998/) Reducing Opioid Reliance in Veterans Using a Whole Health Education and Shared Medical Appointment Care Model
Nov 19th 2023, 09:43

Volume 54, Issue 5, September–October 2023, Page 376-390. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/american-credit-card-debt-hits-a-new-record-whats-changed-post-pandemic/) American Credit Card Debt Hits a New Record—What’s Changed Post-Pandemic?
Nov 19th 2023, 09:36

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/15332985-2023-2192318/) Factors influencing policymaker decision making in the behavioral health-related legislative process: A scoping review
Nov 19th 2023, 08:54

Volume 21, Issue 6, November 2023, Page 587-605. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/the-trap-of-capitalism-racial-or-otherwise/) The Trap of “Capitalism”, Racial or Otherwise
Nov 19th 2023, 08:27

Loïc Wacquant’s essay, “The Trap of ‘Racial Capitalism’”, asks whether the term is “a conceptual solution or a conceptual problem”. His answer is forthright. He argues that racial capitalism has no place in a properly defined and understood social science. In this contribution, we set out the limitations, as we perceive them, of Wacquant’s own analysis and, at the same time, discuss other difficulties of the idea of racial capitalism. These, we suggest, are associated with an absence common to Wacquant and the major proponents of racial capitalism alike; namely, a failure to reckon systematically with the ways in which modern capitalism arises and develops within the global structures of European colonialism.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/revisiting-racial-capitalism/) Revisiting “Racial Capitalism”
Nov 19th 2023, 08:26

The brief essay is a response to an article by the French sociologist Loïc Wacquant which critiques the concept of “racial capitalism” that has gained much prominence and currency in recent times. It offers a historical analysis of the emergence of “race” as a concept in the Euro-Atlantic sphere and points to the complexities in extending it beyond that space, into the Indian Ocean world for example. As a consequence, the ambitious claims made by some theorists of “racial capitalism” appear difficult to sustain.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/students-perception-of-written-audio-video-and-face-to-face-reflective-approaches-for-holistic-competency-development/) Students’ perception of written, audio, video and face-to-face reflective approaches for holistic competency development
Nov 19th 2023, 08:26

Active Learning in Higher Education, (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/alha/24/3) Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 239-256, November 2023. Reflection has been increasingly used to enhance student development in higher education, in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Learner autonomy is essential on reflection, particularly on how learners interpret their learning experiences. The learner has to take initiatives in making meaning of their learning by examining their experiences, and purposefully exploring their learning. Reflection is a key component in active learning as students actively engage in the process of thinking about what they have learnt or experienced. Mezirow highlighted how reflection can mean many things, including awareness of a perception, thought, feeling, intention and action, taking something into consideration or simply imagining alternatives. And there are also multiple approaches to embracing reflection today, such as reflective essays, videos and online blogs, where reflective processes and approaches may differ particularly in relation to technological adoption. In a learning environment, reflective approaches are adopted with the aim for learners to transfer knowledge and experiences to practice. However, there is scarce literature on student perception of the different reflective approaches. The present paper therefore examines student perspectives on four different reflective approaches and how these different approaches are applied within the context of higher education. The four approaches chosen are written, audio, video and face-to-face based on current literature on how reflection is documented or presented in education) and the integration of the concept of multimodality.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/friendly-visiting-programs-for-older-people-experiencing-social-isolation-a-realist-review-of-what-works-for-whom-and-under-what-conditions/) Friendly Visiting Programs for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation: A Realist Review of what Works, for whom, and under what Conditions
Nov 19th 2023, 08:26

Many social interventions have been developed with the hopes of reducing and preventing social isolation among older people (e.g., recreation, arts-based programs and social prescription). Friendly visiting programs, also known as befriending schemes, have been a mainstay in this area for decades and are largely thought to be effective at reconnecting older people (≥ 60 years of age) experiencing isolation. Research and evaluations have yet to determine, however, how and why these programs may be most successful, and under what conditions. This article presents the findings of a realist synthesis aimed at identifying the critical mechanisms and contextual factors that lead to successful outcomes in friendly visiting programs. Seven studies are synthesized to inform a friendly visiting program theory accounting for key mechanisms (e.g., provision of informal support) and underlying contexts (e.g., training of volunteers) that can be used to inform future programs. Recommendations for future research are also presented.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/why-do-regular-and-reversed-items-load-on-separate-factors-response-difficulty-vs-item-extremity/) Why Do Regular and Reversed Items Load on Separate Factors? Response Difficulty vs. Item Extremity
Nov 19th 2023, 08:25

Educational and Psychological Measurement, (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/epma/83/6) Volume 83, Issue 6, Page 1085-1112, December 2023. When constructing measurement scales, regular and reversed items are often used (e.g., “I am satisfied with my job”/“I am not satisfied with my job”). Some methodologists recommend excluding reversed items because they are more difficult to understand and therefore engender a second, artificial factor distinct from the regular-item factor. The current study compares two explanations for why a construct’s dimensionality may become distorted: response difficulty and item extremity. Two types of reversed items were created: negation items (“The conditions of my life are not good”) and polar opposites (“The conditions of my life are bad”), with the former type having higher response difficulty. When extreme wording was used (e.g., “excellent/terrible” instead of “good/bad”), negation items did not load on a factor distinct from regular items, but polar opposites did. Results thus support item extremity over response difficulty as an explanation for dimensionality distortion. Given that scale developers seldom check for extremity, it is unsurprising that regular and polar opposite items often load on distinct factors.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/15546128-2023-2169975/) Identifying Gaps in Sexual Health Education: What Women Learned and What Women Wish They Learned
Nov 19th 2023, 07:44

Volume 18, Issue 4, 2023, Page 523-539. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/news/the-nonprofit-onpoint-nyc-which-operates-the-citys-two-existing-centers-in-harlem-and-washington-heights-reports-that-its-staff-have-intervened-in-more-than-1000-potentially-fatal-overdose/) Overdose prevention centers did not increase crime in NYC neighborhoods, study finds
Nov 19th 2023, 07:43

The nonprofit OnPoint NYC, which operates the city’s two existing centers in Harlem and Washington Heights, reports that its staff have intervened in more than 1,000 potentially fatal overdoses since opening in November 2021. The study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of the city’s overdose prevention centers on the neighborhoods where they operate, rather than just on the people using the facilities.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s12961-023-01050-1/) Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents
Nov 19th 2023, 07:22

This research article retrospectively analyses the agenda-setting approach of policies concerning high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulant and alcohol abuse among Iranian adolescents.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/02646838-2022-2042798/) Screening women for distress during pregnancy: the impact of including ‘Possibly’ as a response option
Nov 19th 2023, 06:03

Volume 41, Issue 5, November 2023, Page 528-539. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/15546128-2022-2141935/) “Whenever You’re Ready to Talk about It”: Prompts and Barriers to Inclusive Family Sex Communication with Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Sons
Nov 19th 2023, 05:44

Volume 18, Issue 4, 2023, Page 569-593. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s12992-023-00971-4/) Why meta-regulation matters for public health: the case of the EU better regulation agenda
Nov 19th 2023, 05:36

Meta-regulation – the rules that govern how individual policies are developed and reviewed – has not received much attention in the study of health policy. We argue that these rules, far from value-free and o…
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/for-those-who-serve-the-u-s-abroad-accessing-mental-health-care-can-be-a-challenge/) For Those Who Serve the U.S. Abroad, Accessing Mental Health Care Can Be a Challenge
Nov 19th 2023, 05:14

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s1755296623000546/) Domains matter: Cross-sectional associations between mental well-being and domain specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour in n=31,818 adults in Scotland
Nov 19th 2023, 04:47

Publication date: Available online 12 October 2023
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity
Author(s): Ailsa G. Niven, Tessa Strain
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/news/watchdog-praises-countys-adult-social-services/) Watchdog praises county’s adult social services
Nov 19th 2023, 04:38

Lincolnshire County Council spent more than £234m on adult social services last year
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/aeap-2023-35-5-333/) Confidence in Ability to Communicate With Sexual Partners About PrEP Among Black Cisgender Women
Nov 19th 2023, 03:46

AIDS Education and Prevention, Volume 35, Issue 5, Page 333-346, October 2023. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/00187267231199650/) Into the depths of the feminine: A Jungian perspective on postfeminist working life
Nov 19th 2023, 03:46

Human Relations, Ahead of Print. How do women reject the feminine in postfeminist working life, and to what effects? Organisational scholars have long argued that the feminine is discouraged or reconfigured in neoliberal, postfeminist organisations that value masculine-oriented traits. But what the feminine encompasses, how it is rejected and to what effects is less clear. In this article, we draw on feminist post-Jungian theory, which understands the feminine as archetypal, emerging over thousands of years of human history and characterised by paradox, circularity, being and descent. Feminist Jungian thinkers agree that the archetypal feminine is neglected, if not denigrated, in neoliberal, capitalist cultures, much to our detriment. Reflecting on data from a qualitative, longitudinal study on early career formation and work experiences with 15 young women, we reflexively discuss how in postfeminist working life, disavowing the archetypal feminine manifests by: adhering to ascensionist ideals to the detriment of slowness and inactivity; engaging linear thinking to the detriment of cyclical, paradoxical being; and avowing rational objectivity to the detriment of embodied instinct. This engenders both collusion with postfeminist power structures and psychic effects such as dis-ease and anxiety, which we argue can be ameliorated by recognising and embracing the archetypal feminine within.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s2352250x23001380/) The experience of adolescents who transitioned to college during the pandemic
Nov 19th 2023, 02:46

Publication date: December 2023
Source: Current Opinion in Psychology, Volume 54
Author(s): Jody E. Jessup-Anger
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s1697260023000546/) Post-traumatic growth in cancer survivors: What is its extent and what are important determinants?
Nov 19th 2023, 01:47

Publication date: January–March 2024
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Volume 24, Issue 1
Author(s): Patricia Blickle, Martina E. Schmidt, Karen Steindorf
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s12978-023-01694-w/) Reproductive care in Thai women with diabetes mellitus: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Nov 19th 2023, 00:13

Abstract

Background
Pre-existing diabetes mellitus (DM) is a challenging pregnancy complication as poor glycemic control is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. In this study, we aimed to investigate DM-related knowledge, attitudes, preconception care practices, and contraceptive prevalence in women with DM.

Methods
This descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among reproductive-aged Thai women receiving DM treatment at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between August 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. Patients with DM who were not pregnant or trying to conceive and could be contacted via the phone were included and a validated self-administered questionnaire was distributed electronically.

Results
A total of 238 participants were included in the final analysis, yielding 69.4% response rates. The mean (standard deviation) score for knowledge of pregnancy planning and pregnancy-related risks was 6.8 (3.5) out of 15. Only about half of the participants had discussed pregnancy planning with their physicians. Multivariable analysis showed that younger age at DM diagnosis, non-Buddhism, married, higher education, and medical personnel were significantly associated with higher knowledge scores. Women aged > 45 years and those with higher practice scores had significantly higher adjusted odds of using highly effective contraception; the most common methods included male condoms and combined oral contraceptive pills. There was an unmet need for contraception in 9.5% of women with DM.

Conclusions
Although highly effective contraception is safe for patients with DM, only about half of our participants used tier one or two contraceptives or had received consultation regarding preconception planning. There was a notable gap in care coordination among specialists; integrating reproductive healthcare into DM therapy would improve access to preconception care.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/cfs-13010-2/) Generating inclusive services for children, youth and families: A shift to using complex systems theory
Nov 18th 2023, 23:59

Abstract
Service systems for children and families have been shaped by standard approaches to knowledge-building, which reflect a reductionist approach and assume linearity and/or that individuals and experiences are normally distributed. Yet, these approaches may be inadequate for clients most at-risk, especially those who would be analytic ‘outliers’. A complexity lens focuses on the whole system and seeks to identify patterns, including the dynamic interactions between components of the system. Social work scholars have begun to apply complexity theory to social work research efforts, demonstrating the conceptual potential of incorporating this theoretical approach into social work theories and models such as the person-in-environment framework and the ecosystems perspective. Yet, frameworks informed by complexity theory may require ontological and epistemological shifts in thinking and new methodological approaches in order to fully embody a complexity approach. Complexity theory offers the opportunity to consider social work clients who are most at-risk, as it is better suited for power law distributions. We can, therefore, reconceptualize the most ‘at-risk’ clients as being in a state of transition, which is also the space of most creativity and possibility.
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