Browsing Education, Humanities and Social Sciences by Author "Moustafa, Ahmed A."

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    • Cognitive and behavioral abnormalities in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and subjective memory complaints 

      Warren, Samuel L.; Reid, Edwina; Whitfield, Paige; Helal, Ahmed M.; Abo Hamza, Eid G.; Tindle, Richard; Moustafa, Ahmed A.; Hamid, Mohamed S. (Springer, 2023)
      In this study, we investigated the ability of commonly used neuropsychological tests to detect cognitive and functional decline across the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continuum. Moreover, as preclinical AD is a key area of ...

    • Drinking motives as a predictor of readiness to change alcohol use 

      Moustafa, Ahmed A.; Alvinia, Nadia P.; Liu, Liquan; Richard, Yuliya; Hanafy, Ali A.; Bagadood, Nizar H.; Hamza, Eid Abo (Springer, 2023)
      Drinking motives have been identified as important predictors of alcohol consumption. Similarly, the degree of readiness to change (RTC) can predict behavioral changes when drinking alcohol. However, the link between ...

    • A meta-analysis study on peer influence and adolescent substance use 

      Watts, Lara L.; Hamza, Eid Abo; Bedewy, Dalia A.; Moustafa, Ahmed A. (Springer, 2023)
      The extent to which adolescents are influenced by their peers has been the focus of developmental psychological research for over 50 years. That research has yielded contradicting evidence and much debate. This study ...

    • A neural network model of mathematics anxiety: The role of attention 

      Rose, Angela C.; Alashwal, Hany; Moustafa, Ahmed A.; Weidemann, Gabrielle (Public Library of Science, 2023-12)
      Anxiety about performing numerical calculations is becoming an increasingly important issue. Termed mathematics anxiety, this condition negatively impacts performance in numerical tasks which can affect education outcomes ...

    • The Relationship between Mindfulness and Readiness to Change in Alcohol Drinkers 

      Abo Hamza, Eid; Yoon, Adam; Liu, Liquan; Garg, Anchal; Richard, Yuliya; Frydecka, Dorota; Helal, Ahmed; Moustafa, Ahmed A. (MDPI, 2023)
      Mindfulness is a multi-faceted construct that involves paying attention to thoughts and emotions without automatically reacting and being critical of them. Recent research has suggested that mindfulness might play an ...