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Wisdom is knowledge that can be applied to various situations and can be impacted by learning experiences such as failure (Lee et al., 2020). This study focused on failure as a predictor for wisdom and identified factors that aid in explaining the relationship between the two. Two potential mediators were identified: resiliency, the ability to "bounce back" after hardship (Southwick et al., 2005); and posttraumatic growth (PTG), the positive psychological change after a traumatic event (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). College students (N=218, Mage = 19.88) identified the degree of subjective impact for various failure experiences. Participants then completed measures evaluating resiliency, PTG, and wisdom. A sequential mediation model yielded that the subjective impact of failure experiences was negatively associated with resiliency (β = -.13, p, .01) and PTG (β=-.11, p< .05), but positively associated with wisdom (β=.11, p, .01). Resiliency (β = -.11, p< .05) and PTG (β = .17, p< .05) mediated the relationship between failure and wisdom; interestingly, resilience suppressed the interaction while PTG promoted the interaction. These results suggest that PTG has a significant influence over wisdom following failure; however, resilience may interfere with such interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anxiety, Food Disgust, and Parenting Styles: The Complex Factors Associated with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Colin O'Brien, Joseph Rhodes, Victoria Kaznowski and Kanako Taku, Oakland University The current study evaluates [...]

Overcoming Failure to Cultivate Wisdom: Mediational Roles of Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth. Kayla Benson, Alvin Nicholas and Kanako Taku, Oakland University Wisdom is knowledge that can be applied to various [...]

Failure Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Moderating Effects of Subjective Failure Experiences on Psychological Outcomes. Alvin Nicholas, Olivia Rothig and Kanako Taku, Oakland University This study examines how [...]

The current study evaluates parenting practices related to eating (Loth et al., 2014), trait anxiety (Norris et al., 2014), and food disgust (Menzel et al., 2019) as predictors of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) eating behaviors in college students. ARFID eating behaviors can be separated into three domains: picky eating, low appetite, and fear (Zickgraf & Ellis, 2018). Four regression models using trait anxiety, food disgust, and parenting practices were used to predict total ARFID score and scores in each of the three domains. The ARFID total model had only trait anxiety as a significant predictor (t=5.11, p,.001); trait anxiety (t=2.15, p=.033) and food disgust (t=2.47, p=.015) predicted picky eating; only trait anxiety (t=4.83, p,.001) predicted low appetite; trait anxiety (t=4.49, p,.001) and parenting practices (t=2.20, p=.029) predicted fear. These results provide evidence that anxiety, food disgust, and parenting practices may be associated with the development of ARFID. Potential causes of and factors associated with ARFID may also vary by domain, which demonstrates that the domains should be considered separately when researching and treating the disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Animal Models of Alcohol Abuse: Does Bariatric Surgery Enhance the Reinforcing Effects of Alcohol in Rats? Mical Roby, Dayna Carlton, NahKeesha Johnson, and Kenneth W. Rusiniak, Eastern Michigan University This [...]

PD149163, a putative atypical antipsychotic drug. Bree-Ona Ebrecht, Elizabeth Holly, Amber LaCrosse, and Adam J. Prus, Northern Michigan University, Department of Psychology Atypical antipsychotic drugs are regarded as superior to [...]