Claremont Graduate University

Aim high or play safe? Commitment, prosocial incentives, and goal setting

Abstract We examine how behavioral incentives affect goal setting and performance when individuals choose their own goals. Using a model with reference-dependent preferences and effort cost uncertainty, we predict that commitment mechanisms improve performance by inducing more co...

Effect of a comic book-based educational intervention on human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge and safety perception among girls aged 9–14 in Nigeria

Background Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death for women and is preventable with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and regular screening. However, awareness of vaccines and screenings is poor in many low- and middle-income countries. In 2023, Nigeria sought to delive...

Learning from the past: medical school experiences predict meaning in work and imposter phenomenon among residents

Abstract Introduction Endeavors to bolster resident well-being may benefit from a greater understanding of how associated psychological states are shaped across various stages of medical education. To this end, the current study aimed to determine if perceived psychological safet...

With Others, More Myself: Personal Expressiveness as Identity Enactment in Adult Daily Life

Abstract Personal expressiveness (PE), the feeling that an activity reflects one’s true self, is a core experiential marker of eudaimonia and identity functioning, signaling that identity commitments are reflective of one’s “daimon.” In adulthood, identity commitments are often o...

Indirect derivative fast Padé transform applied to magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Abstract This article is on lineshape profiles by indirect derivatives of spectra reconstructed from time signals or free induction decay (FID) data encoded by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Only the nonparametric reconstructions (shape estimations) are performed using fo...

Older Adults share an agreement on experiences that elicit love: A study of consensus and individual differences in judgments

Abstract Objectives Positive social connections are key ingredients for healthy aging. We studied older adults’ shared agreement on loving experiences and individual differences in their decisions-making to unlock critical information about how this developmental group connects s...

A New Survival and Prognosis Predictive Model for Combined-Small Cell Lung Cancer (C-SCLC): A Machine Learning Approach

Combined Small Cell Lung Cancer (C-SCLC), a rare variant subtype of lung cancer, has its distinct characteristics and prognosis challenges. Despite its clinical significance, there exists a knowledge gap in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of C-SCLC. Utilizing the SEER dat...

Diagnostic Utility of Complete Blood Count Indices in Ferritin‐Defined Microcytosis Among United States Women Aged 18–49 Years

ABSTRACT Introduction Complete blood count (CBC) discrimination indices are widely used as low‐cost triage tools for microcytosis, but their diagnostic utility in population‐based samples with ferritin‐defined iron status is uncertain. We evaluated whether commonly used indices d...