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Parental bonding and gender influences adults’ neurological responses towards social situations : a near-infrared spectroscopy study.
(2018-04-23)Early experience with caregivers have an enduring impact on one’s adaptive social perception and information processing, subsequently affecting responses to social situations. This study hypothesizes that positive parental ... -
Tract-based spatial statistical analysis (TBSS) of diffusion imaging in children with dyslexia : a secondary data analysis
(2018-04-23)Existing diffusion studies on typically developing (TD) children and children with dyslexia have commonly studied the microstructural integrity of the left superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) using two diffusion tensor ... -
Evaluating a new paediatric MRI protocol: evidence from self-report and behavioural data
(2018-04-23)The use fMRI for paediatric neuroimaging is rapidly growing yet the literature on MRI–preparation is limited, and the inconsistent reporting of fMRI success rates hinders comparison between studies. The current study ... -
Savoring, social support and parental distress on mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder
(2018-04-23)Savoring, which is the ability to attend to positive emotions and memories, helps to boost feelings of happiness when there are few positive experiences. Mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) frequently ... -
Investigating relationship between phonological errors and reading ability
(2018-04-23)There is increasing attention given to improving Singapore’s education system by identifying weaker students in their early years and implementing interventions to support their learning. This study aims to help students’ ... -
Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype
(2018-04-23)The stereotyped belief of men being more intelligent that women in various domains have been well studied across the years. Much lesser attention has been paid to whether children endorse such gender stereotype attitudes ... -
Existential anxiety and consumer ethnocentrism : what influences preference for local or non-local food?
(2018-04-23)Research supporting terror management theory has shown that mortality salience triggers consumer ethnocentrism. The current study looks into how exposure to death-related media context affects consumer ethnocentric behaviour. ... -
An explorative study : how existential anxiety influences our preference for local brands
(2018-04-23)Past literatures (Friese & Hofmann, 2008; Marchlewski & Fetchenhauer, 2006) found support on the relationship between mortality salience (MS) on consumer ethnocentrism. However, little research had been done on the mediating ... -
City size and manufacturing TFP of China : a quantitative analysis during 1998-2007
(2018-04-23)China’s total factor productivity (TFP) has been of major interest to scholars as a main source of the country’s outstanding economic development during the past 4 decades. In the meantime, following the initiation of the ... -
China syndrome in Singapore : the effect of ACFTA on firms level
(2018-04-23)Existing studies produced mixed results with regards to the analysis of the impact of trade liberalization on the domestic markets, especially when the studies were researching on the impact of import penetration from ... -
"Daddy, Mummy! Talk to me!" The relationship between parent to child language input and preschooler's language development : a systematic review
(2018-04-23)Parents are known to play an important role in their child’s language development due to the large amount of time they naturally spend together. However, other factors can also influence a child’s language. The present ... -
Framing the picture on the stage : props, stillness and the artist
(2018-04-23)The rising trend of paintings taking the centre stage in theatre is not new as it has precursors steeped in modernist plays including Jean Cocteau’s The Supernatural Portrait of Dorian Gray and earlier plays that date back ... -
No-place and urban space in Haruki Murakami’s novels
(2018-04-20)Haruki Murakami's works are widely read by modern-day readers situated in dense urban spaces. Looking at urban spaces in new perspectives through the lens of psychogeography, this paper serves to explore the rediscovery ... -
Volumetric neural correlates of visual working memory in obsessive-compulsive disorder : a voxel-based morphometry study
(2018-04-19)Neuropsychological studies have generally reported poor visual working memory (VWM) in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), though some proposed that the memory problem observed were secondary to impaired ... -
Relationships among loneliness, emotion dysregulation, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease patients
(2018-04-19)Cardiovascular disease is a principal cause of death in Singapore. Most of these deaths are due to coronary heart disease (CHD). Past studies have found a host of psychosocial risk factors predicting low levels of ... -
Online contact theory : moderated effects of dual-identity cognitive representation on intergroup attitudes
(2018-04-19)Although dual-identity salience has constantly been associated with numerous cross-group benefits, most research has traditionally been done on group differences based on race and religion. More investigation is needed to ... -
Lost in intentions : examining the perceptions of receivers of unsolicited help
(2018-04-19)The egocentric nature of human thought becomes problematic when an act of kindness by the giver is misinterpreted by the receiver as an insult of competence. This phenomenon may be especially salient in situations where ... -
Effects of music on the speed of repetitive task performance
(2018-04-19)Listening to music has been shown to effectively induce emotional responses and to affect task performance. Recent research has mainly focused on music’s effects on the accuracy of performance in complex cognitive tasks. ... -
Achieving family generativity and well-being : self-transcendent values of Singapore’s terminally ill patients
(2018-04-19)As Singapore is facing a demographic shift towards an aging population, it is confronted with the urgent need to provide a holistic palliative care to enhance a sense of well-being among the terminally ill patients. The ... -
Exploring the relationship between urban dwellers’ connection to nature and tolerance towards interaction with wild nature
(2018-04-19)The rapid increase in urbanisation resulted in the psychological and physical separation between humans and nature. Thus, developing a connection to nature, where one sees themselves as part of nature, has become a mantra ...
