Hofstra University

About: Hofstra University is a education organization based out in Hempstead, New York, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 6341 authors who have published 11896 publications receiving 268028 citations.

Faking emotional intelligence (EI): comparing response distortion on ability and trait‐based EI measures

Abstract: We compared the susceptibility of two emotional intelligence (EI) tests to faking. In a laboratory study using a within-subjects design, participants completed the EQ-i and the MSCEIT in two sessions. In the first session (i.e., the ‘applicant condition’), participants were given a job description and asked to respond to the EI measures as though they were applying for that job. Participants returned 2 weeks later to repeat the tests in a ‘non-applicant’ condition in which they were told to answer as honestly as possible. Mean differences between conditions indicated that the EQ-i was more susceptible to faking than the MSCEIT. Faking indices predicted applicant condition EQ-i scores, after controlling for participants' non-applicant EQ-i scores, whereas the faking indices were unrelated to applicant condition MSCEIT scores, when the non-applicant MSCEIT scores were controlled. Using top-down selection, participants were more likely to be selected based on their applicant condition EQ-i scores than their non-applicant EQ-i scores, but they had an equal likelihood of being selected based on their MSCEIT scores from each condition. Implications for the use of these two EI tests are discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Sexual Abuse in South Asian Immigrant Marriages

Abstract: This article focuses on a discussion of some of the norms around sexuality and their implications for sexual abuse of South Asian immigrant women. Based on the narratives of abused South Asian immigrant women, it explains how women define and understand their own experiences of sexual abuse. The article examines three forms of sexual abuse: (a) marital rape and sexual assault, (b) sexual control through manipulation of reproductive rights, and (c) sexual control through the construction of the “sexual other.” Sexual abuse by significant others besides the husband in the immigrant context is also briefly discussed.

Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Imaging Case Volumes.

Abstract: Objective The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant economic impact on radiology with markedly decreased imaging case volumes. The purpose of this study was to quantify the imaging volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic across patient service locations and imaging modality types. Methods Imaging case volumes in a large health care system were retrospectively studied, analyzing weekly imaging volumes by patient service locations (emergency department, inpatient, outpatient) and modality types (x-ray, mammography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine) in years 2020 and 2019. The data set was split to compare pre-COVID-19 (weeks 1-9) and post-COVID-19 (weeks 10-16) periods. Independent-samples t tests compared the mean weekly volumes in 2020 and 2019. Results Total imaging volume in 2020 (weeks 1-16) declined by 12.29% (from 522,645 to 458,438) compared with 2019. Post-COVID-19 (weeks 10-16) revealed a greater decrease (28.10%) in imaging volumes across all patient service locations (range 13.60%-56.59%) and modality types (range 14.22%-58.42%). Total mean weekly volume in 2020 post-COVID-19 (24,383 [95% confidence interval 19,478-29,288]) was statistically reduced (P = .003) compared with 33,913 [95% confidence interval 33,429-34,396] in 2019 across all patient service locations and modality types. The greatest decline in 2020 was seen at week 16 specifically for outpatient imaging (88%) affecting all modality types: mammography (94%), nuclear medicine (85%), MRI (74%), ultrasound (64%), interventional (56%), CT (46%), and x-ray (22%). Discussion Because the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain, these results may assist in guiding short- and long-term practice decisions based on the magnitude of imaging volume decline across different patient service locations and specific imaging modality types.