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Among the most influential psychologists and educators of this era, Jerome S. Bruner (1915-2016) is a renowned figure in the world of psychology. The diversity of his research interests was mirrored in the impressiveness of his accomplishments. TJM20105 Bruner's significant contributions to the field are not in dispute; however, there's a lack of investigation into their practical application and effect outside the US, hindering global scholarship. This paper investigates Chinese research pertaining to Bruner's ideas, aiming to evaluate the extent of this research's impact within the Chinese academic sphere. A systematic historical investigation and theoretical interpretation of Bruner's impact on Chinese psychology reveals the various stages of transmission, notable contributions, and future developmental trajectories within this field. This endeavor extends the scope of research in psychology. For the advancement of Chinese psychology, studying this international psychologist's frontier concerns and understanding the diverse applications of psychology is of paramount importance. The APA maintains all rights to this particular PsycINFO database record from 2023.

Individuals with strong social bonds show decreased mortality, improved cancer outcomes, enhanced cardiovascular health, ideal body weight, and better glucose regulation, and possess enhanced mental resilience. Nevertheless, a limited number of public health investigations have utilized substantial social media datasets to categorize user network configurations and geographic span, instead of simply focusing on the social media platforms themselves.
Our study sought to explore the relationship between digital social connection at a population level, geographic reach, and depression rates throughout the United States.
Our study's methodology involved a cross-sectional, ecological appraisal of aggregated population data regarding social connectedness and self-reported depression, encompassing all US counties. This investigation scrutinized the 3142 counties located within the contiguous United States. The period between 2018 and 2020 saw the collection of measurements for adult residents within our study area. The study's main focus is the Social Connectedness Index (SCI), a composite metric derived from Facebook friendship ties, used to determine the level of connectedness between two distinct geographical regions. Using Facebook friendships, this measure assesses the density and geographical reach of average county residents' social networks, distinguishing between local and long-distance connections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's publication details the study's primary focus: self-reported depressive disorder.
Across the adult population of the United States, approximately 21% (21/100) of residents reported having experienced a depressive disorder. In terms of depression frequency, Northeastern counties presented the lowest figure (186%), whereas southern counties demonstrated the highest (224%). Local connections in social networks of northeastern counties were moderate, comprising the 20th percentile (SCI 5-10) across 70 counties (36%). Conversely, social networks in Midwest, southern, and western counties exhibited primarily local connections. The more extensive social connections spanned both in number and distance (SCI), the lower the prevalence of depressive disorders, showing a 0.03% (SE 0.01%) decrease per rank.
The study, controlling for confounding factors such as income, education, cohabitation, natural resources, employment types, accessibility, and urban environment, showed that greater social connectedness was correlated with a decreased incidence of depression.
After accounting for factors like income, education, living arrangements, natural resources, job type, accessibility, and urban environment, research revealed a strong link between higher social connection scores and a lower incidence of depression.

A significant number of adults, more than 10% of the general population, endure the prolonged and persistent nature of chronic pain. This condition ranks prominently as a significant concern for physical and mental well-being. Pain's function as an important acute warning signal, prompting preventative action against tissue damage, can be compromised by its transition to a persistent condition. Even though persistent pain is not formally recognized until three months have passed, the progression from acute to chronic pain is often discernible much earlier and may commence even at the time of injury. The biopsychosocial framework has dramatically reshaped our comprehension of chronic pain, leading to the development of psychological therapies that frequently demonstrate superior effectiveness compared to other methods of treatment for ongoing pain. Psychological processes are potentially pivotal in shaping the progression from acute to chronic pain, and strategies focused on these processes could potentially prevent the establishment of chronic pain. TJM20105 Our review constructs an integrated model, suggesting new interventions for the early stages of pain, based on its predictions.

A rising accord establishes selection history's strong influence on spatial attention, distinct from current aims and physical salience. We prioritized probability cues in target location, and this strategy shows a continuous enhancement of search efficiency when targets concentrate in a specific area. Probability cueing is believed to represent a persistent, rigid, and implicit bias in attentional processes. Nevertheless, robust substantiation for these assertions is absent. Through four experiments, we re-investigated them in detail. During the learning phase, the target was preferentially observed in one region rather than the other, contrasting with the extinction phase where all regions were equally probable. The set size parameter was varied by us in each experiment we performed. The introduction of probability cues resulted in declining search slopes during learning and extinction, implying a long-lasting and attentional bias. Intertrial priming, inherited from prior trials, was influential but did not account for all the consequences. Our findings also indicated a considerable inflexibility in the bias; specifically, the revelation that the probability imbalance would end during extinction failed to diminish the bias. The acquired bias, moreover, remained the default influencer of attentional priority during situations where directed objectives lost their efficacy (in other words, whenever a cue indicating to participants the initiation point for their search within a particular area during the extinction process was either absent or faulty). Ultimately, more participants than random chance predicted exhibited an awareness of the probability manipulation's nature, although a correlation between such awareness and the bias could not be determined. Our analysis indicates that probability cueing's effect on attention is both persistent and unyielding, contrasting with the influence of intertrial priming. The APA's copyright for the PsycINFO database record of 2023 covers all associated rights.

Life's significance is contingent upon the narratives individuals construct about their lives. The inquiry here is whether the persistent narrative of the Hero's Journey can augment the felt sense of purpose in people's lives. Across history and cultures, this persistent narrative serves as a blueprint for ancient sagas like Beowulf, and modern blockbusters like Harry Potter, demonstrating a timeless appeal. Analysis of eight studies reveals the Hero's Journey as a predictive and causative factor in increasing individuals' experience of meaning in life. First, we distill the seven essential components of the Hero's Journey—protagonist, shift, quest, allies, challenge, transformation, and legacy—then, we create the Hero's Journey Scale, a new tool to evaluate how much this framework appears in people's life stories. The application of this scale shows a positive correlation between the Hero's Journey and finding meaning in life, as observed in the online participant groups (Studies 1-2) and in the older adult cohort (Study 3). Thereafter, a restorying intervention was developed, encouraging individuals to view their life experiences through the lens of the Hero's Journey (Study 4). Study 5's intervention, by encouraging reflection on significant life events and linking them into a cohesive and compelling narrative (Study 6), increases meaning in life causally. The Hero's Journey restorying intervention, in study 7, elevates perceived meaning in an ambiguous grammar task, while study 8 demonstrates its enhancement of resilience to life's difficulties. TJM20105 These preliminary results demonstrate that enduring cultural narratives, including the Hero's Journey, both echo and enable the creation of meaningful lives. APA's copyright for the PsycInfo Database Record is valid for 2023.

A newly identified mental condition, prolonged grief disorder, involves a persistent, intense grief exceeding culturally acceptable durations and hindering daily activities. A consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak has been a noticeable upswing in the incidence of PGD, prompting a considerable degree of apprehension among treating clinicians regarding the appropriate management strategies. Following the validation of the PGD diagnosis, PGD therapy (PGDT) was developed, characterized by its simple, short-term, and evidence-based nature. To promote the wide adoption of PGDT training, we created a web-based therapist resource that comprises instructional modules on PGDT concepts and principles, supplemented by interactive online patient simulations and practical examples of PGDT implementation.