Here we introduce the Genetic and Environmental Foundations of Political and Economic Behaviors: A Panel Study of Twins and Families (PIs Alford, Hatemi, Hibbing, Martin, and Smith). This study was designed to explore the genetic and environmental influences on social, economic, and political behaviors and attitudes. It involves identifying the psychological mechanisms that operate on these tra...

  Background : Some researchers have argued that job satisfaction has been vaguely defined in the organizational literature. Also, there is a lack of consensus over the meaning of job satisfaction in literature. The aim of this study was to clarify dimensions of job satisfaction's concept based on a systematic review study.   Materials and Methods: The present study used a systemat...

BACKGROUND Relapse among patients in substance abuse treatment has generated interest in identifying attitudinal factors that sustain recovery. OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship of attitudes toward approaches to motivation for treatment and Twelve Step beliefs. METHODS Dually diagnosed patients (N = 100) completed a survey assessing treatment attitudes, motivation, and Twelve Step belief...

Chromatin regulation plays an important role in brain development and the generation of phenotypic diversity. In this issue of Neuron, Jakobsson et al. find that disruption in neurons of KAP1, a key component of transcriptional repressor complexes in the brain, results in increased anxiety-like behavior and sensitivity to stress.

BACKGROUND The Alabama Child Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) is a multi-source and multi-method instrument created to assess the most relevant parenting practices from a bidirectional perspective. Despite its advantages, the APQ has not been validated with a Spanish population. The objective of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties and factor structure of the APQ, child self-repor...

Background: The new wave of nosocomial infections arising from various medical settings as well as other related environment has been of much concern for some time. The fact that blood and other fluids from patients are becoming increasingly hazardous to those who provide care for them had become of great concern to public health professionals the world over. This study was conducted to assess ...

Thinking Styles and Environmental Behavior and Attitudes among High School Students S. M. Shobeyri, Ph.D.*   Given the environmental crisis in Iran being one of the severest in the world, and most of environmental problems being rooted in lack of awareness in this regard, it would be up to schools to promote a culture in which the environment is valued and protected. To determine the re...

OBJECTIVE To provide an in-depth analysis of offspring attitudes toward their means of conception and the practice of sperm donation in the United States. DESIGN Survey-based study using a 46-item questionnaire. PATIENT(S) Eighty-five adult offspring of sperm donation. INTERVENTION(S) Participants were recruited through an Internet-based support group for adults conceived through sperm do...