Browsing by Author "Medvedev, Oleg N."
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Evaluating depression, anxiety, and stress assessment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using Generalisability Theory
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress requires distinguishing between state and trait changes. Otherwise, the accuracy of evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and the reliability and validity of research ... -
Validation of the comprehensive inventory of mindfulness experiences using Rasch methodology
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Although mindfulness has now been studied for multiple decades, the field of psychometric research has yet to agree upon the optimal way to measure the mindfulness construct. Prior research has identified eight distinct ... -
A novel approach to investigate depression symptoms in the ageing population using Generalizability theory
(The University of Waikato, 2022)As depression is common in older people and confers a significant risk for dementia, its accurate assessment is essential to monitor and treat the condition. The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) is a widely used ... -
Spatial signatures and mental maps: Using offenders’ activity locations to enhance geographic profiling for crime investigations
(The University of Waikato, 2022)In crime investigations, geographic profiling involves inferring information about ‘whodunit’ from information about where and when the crime occurred. Such inferences are possible because people usually commit crime in ... -
The role of mindfulness and life satisfaction in psychological distress during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A quasi-experimental study
(The University of Waikato, 2021)By November 2021, almost every country and territory in the world had been affected by COVID-19. The virus has caused over 5 million deaths and more than 248 million cases worldwide. Fear of infection, grief, social isolation ...