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  1. Article ; Online: An exploratory study of hallucination-proneness and own-voice discrimination among bilingual college students.

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Thomas, Justin / Jogia, Jigar

    Psychiatry research

    2022  Volume 317, Page(s) 114903

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-11
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 445361-x
    ISSN 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506 ; 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    ISSN (online) 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506
    ISSN 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114903
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  2. Article ; Online: Far from the eyes, close to the heart: Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in a Sample of Italian foreign workers.

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Thomas, Justin

    Psychiatry research

    2020  Volume 290, Page(s) 113113

    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections ; Humans ; Italy ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Transients and Migrants
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-19
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 445361-x
    ISSN 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506 ; 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    ISSN (online) 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506
    ISSN 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113113
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  3. Article ; Online: In this together: Psychological wellbeing of foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Thomas, Justin

    International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie

    2021  Volume 56, Issue 6, Page(s) 825–833

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated infection prevention and control measures (e.g. quarantine, lockdown and isolation), have had an adverse impact on mental health. To date, the mental health status and challenges of foreign workers during the ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated infection prevention and control measures (e.g. quarantine, lockdown and isolation), have had an adverse impact on mental health. To date, the mental health status and challenges of foreign workers during the pandemic have been neglected in the literature. This cross-sectional web-based survey assessed levels of post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and insomnia among an international sample of foreign workers (n = 319) resident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The majority of participants were female (76%), European (69%) and highly educated (83% had a bachelor's or higher degree). Results indicate high rates of post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia, especially among women, younger individuals, and those with a previous diagnosis of a psychological disorder. Additionally, foreign workers' perceptions of pandemic severity in their home nations (mild, moderate, severe) were positively correlated with their symptom levels of depression, anxiety and insomnia. Overall, these findings may help inform future public mental health strategy and pandemic preparedness plans with reference to safeguarding the psychological wellbeing of foreign workers.
    MeSH term(s) Anxiety/epidemiology ; COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Stress, Psychological ; United Arab Emirates/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1480995-3
    ISSN 1464-066X ; 0020-7594
    ISSN (online) 1464-066X
    ISSN 0020-7594
    DOI 10.1002/ijop.12786
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  4. Article ; Online: Positive Religious Coping and Mental Health among Christians and Muslims in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Justin Thomas / Mariapaola Barbato

    Religions, Vol 11, Iss 498, p

    2020  Volume 498

    Abstract: Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e.g., natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce). The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and ... ...

    Abstract Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e.g., natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce). The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and control measures (curfew, quarantine, restricted travel, social distancing), represent a society-wide stressor. This study explored positive religious coping among the Muslim and Christian residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the early stages of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants ( N = 543) completed an online survey assessing religious coping in response to the pandemic, along with symptom measures of depression, anxiety and history of psychological disorder. Muslims ( N = 339) reported significantly higher levels of positive religious coping compared to their Christian counterparts ( N = 204). Across the whole sample, positive religious coping was inversely related to having a history of psychological disorders. Among the Muslim cohort, positive religious coping was inversely related to depressive symptoms and having a history of psychological disorders. Positive religious coping during infectious disease outbreaks may help some individuals reduce their risk of depressive illness. National pandemic preparedness plans may benefit from including a focus on religion and religious coping.
    Keywords religious coping ; COVID-19 ; depression ; Muslim ; Christian ; UAE ; Religions. Mythology. Rationalism ; BL1-2790 ; covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Far from the eyes, close to the heart

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Thomas, Justin

    Psychiatry Research

    Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in a Sample of Italian foreign workers

    2020  Volume 290, Page(s) 113113

    Keywords Biological Psychiatry ; Psychiatry and Mental health ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier BV
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 445361-x
    ISSN 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506 ; 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    ISSN (online) 1872-7123 ; 1872-7506
    ISSN 0925-4927 ; 0165-1781
    DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113113
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  6. Article: The Effect of Trust on Gaze-Mediated Attentional Orienting.

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Almulla, Aisha A / Marotta, Andrea

    Frontiers in psychology

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 1554

    Abstract: The last two decades have witnessed growing interest in the study of social cognition and its multiple facets, including trust. Interpersonal trust is generally understood as the belief that others are not likely to harm you. When meeting strangers, ... ...

    Abstract The last two decades have witnessed growing interest in the study of social cognition and its multiple facets, including trust. Interpersonal trust is generally understood as the belief that others are not likely to harm you. When meeting strangers, judgments of trustworthiness are mostly based on fast evaluation of facial appearance, unless information about past behavior is available. In the past decade, studies have tried to understand the complex relationship between trust and gaze-cueing of attention (GCA) (i.e., attentional orienting following another person's gaze). This review will focus on the studies that used a gaze-cueing paradigm to explore this relationship. While the predictivity of the gaze-cue seems to consistently influence trustworthiness judgments, the impact of trust on gaze-cueing is less clear. Four studies found enhanced gaze-cueing effects with trustworthy faces; one found stronger effects of gaze-cueing with faces associated with undesirable behavior, but only when the observer's personal evaluations were taken into account. Four studies did not observe an effect of trust on gaze-cueing. Overall, studies have highlighted the complexity of this relationship, suggesting that multiple factors (including age, gender, the characteristics of the observer, and whether or not a threat is perceived) are likely to intervene in the interplay between trust and gaze-triggered attentional orienting. After discussing results in the context of existing theories of gaze-cueing and trust, we conclude that further investigation is needed to better understand this relationship and the contribution of social factors to attentional shifts guided by gaze.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01554
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  7. Article: Positive Religious Coping and Mental Health among Christians and Muslims in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Thomas, Justin / Barbato, Mariapaola

    Religions

    Abstract: Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e g , natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce) The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and ... ...

    Abstract Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e g , natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce) The COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and control measures (curfew, quarantine, restricted travel, social distancing), represent a society-wide stressor This study explored positive religious coping among the Muslim and Christian residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the early stages of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic Participants (N = 543) completed an online survey assessing religious coping in response to the pandemic, along with symptom measures of depression, anxiety and history of psychological disorder Muslims (N = 339) reported significantly higher levels of positive religious coping compared to their Christian counterparts (N = 204) Across the whole sample, positive religious coping was inversely related to having a history of psychological disorders Among the Muslim cohort, positive religious coping was inversely related to depressive symptoms and having a history of psychological disorders Positive religious coping during infectious disease outbreaks may help some individuals reduce their risk of depressive illness National pandemic preparedness plans may benefit from including a focus on religion and religious coping
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #803104
    Database COVID19

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  8. Article ; Online: A mysterious sensation about sleep and health: the role of interoception.

    Arora, Teresa / Barbato, Mariapaola / Al Hemeiri, Shaikha / Omar, Omar M / AlJassmi, Maryam A

    BMC public health

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 1584

    Abstract: Background: Interoception is mental awareness, recognition and acknowledgement of physiological body signals. Understanding the role of sleep and interoception may provide a better understanding surrounding the sleep-health connection. Our primary ... ...

    Abstract Background: Interoception is mental awareness, recognition and acknowledgement of physiological body signals. Understanding the role of sleep and interoception may provide a better understanding surrounding the sleep-health connection. Our primary objective was to examine the potential relationships between subjective sleep quality and multiple dimensions of interoceptive abilities in a large sample of young adults, a group who are vulnerable to sleep impairment and its widespread health consequences.
    Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey targeting young adults, aged 18-25 years. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to identify subjective sleep quality and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Version 2 was used to assess eight domains of interoception. We conducted a series of Spearman's bivariate correlations to assess the relationships between global sleep quality as well as the seven PSQI sub-components in relation to the eight interoception outcomes. We then conducted quantile regression to assess if global PSQI score was an independent predictor of interoception. Participants (n = 609) consented and provided data.
    Results: After adjustment, the global PSQI was a significant predictor of 'Non-Distracting', 'Emotional Awareness' and 'Trusting', where β = - 0.10 (95% CI: - 0.14, - 0.07), β = 0.05 (0.01, 0.09), and β = - 0.10 (- 0.14, - 0.05), respectively.
    Conclusions: Our findings reveal a small, significant relationship between sleep quality and interoceptive abilities amongst young adults. Sleep impairment may inhibit interoceptive skills, thus adding value to the mechanistic explanation of the sleep-health relationship. Experimental and prospective studies are needed to determine temporal associations.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Awareness ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Interoception ; Sensation ; Sleep ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-021-11603-0
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  9. Article ; Online: Looking within: Interoceptive sensibility in young adults with psychotic-like experiences.

    Barbato, Mariapaola / Arora, Teresa / Al Hemeiri, Shaikha / AlJassmi, Maryam A

    Early intervention in psychiatry

    2021  Volume 15, Issue 6, Page(s) 1705–1712

    Abstract: Aim: Interoception is the ability to sense internal bodily changes and research indicates that it may play a role in the development of mental illness. In recent years, preliminary evidence has shown that interoception is impaired in people with ... ...

    Abstract Aim: Interoception is the ability to sense internal bodily changes and research indicates that it may play a role in the development of mental illness. In recent years, preliminary evidence has shown that interoception is impaired in people with psychosis. Interoceptive sensibility, a meta-cognitive aspect of interoception, has never been studied across the psychosis continuum. The present study aimed at assessing interoceptive sensibility in youth with psychotic-like experiences.
    Method: We invited a sample of young adults (N = 609; age 19-21 years) to complete an online survey that included a measure of interoceptive sensibility (the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness-2) and the Community Assessment of Psychotic Experiences-Positive Scale -15 (CAPE-P15). Using the recommended cutoff for the CAPE-P15, the overall sample was divided into two groups (high/low risk for psychosis).
    Results: Significant group differences were observed in several dimensions of interoceptive sensibility. A logistic regression analysis indicated that scores in the subscales of Not-Distracting, Not-Worrying, Attention-Regulation, Emotional Awareness, Body Listening, and Trusting significantly predicted increased risk for psychosis.
    Conclusion: Abnormal interoceptive sensibility may be a vulnerability marker for psychosis. These results, however, await further validation from additional comprehensive, longitudinal studies. Enhanced interoceptive sensibility has been reported following contemplative training, thus creating opportunities for future interventions to delay or prevent psychotic illness.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Attention ; Awareness/physiology ; Emotions ; Humans ; Interoception/physiology ; Mental Disorders ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-13
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2272425-4
    ISSN 1751-7893 ; 1751-7885
    ISSN (online) 1751-7893
    ISSN 1751-7885
    DOI 10.1111/eip.13117
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