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Of Course DEI Programming Should Be Seen As Psychological Interventions And Held To The Appropriate Standards

Singal-Minded • 1728 implied HN points • 24 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Diversity Psychology Standards Workplace Interventions
  1. Workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are facing challenges and skepticism.
  2. DEI interventions should be seen as psychological interventions and held to appropriate standards to ensure they do not cause harm.
  3. There is a lack of formal and rigorous evaluation of DEI programs, which hinders the ability to determine their effectiveness.

Exercise helps long covid patients in a randomized trial

Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts • 59 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Exercise Long Covid Research Quality of Life Interventions
  1. Exercise has been shown to improve quality of life for long COVID patients in a randomized trial.
  2. Even with varying levels of participation, the exercise program led to positive impacts on mental and physical health in long COVID patients.
  3. This study highlights the importance of consistent exercise as a potential treatment for long COVID symptoms.

Pedophile Problems (v2)

Secretum Secretorum • 505 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Genetics Interventions
  1. Ethical dilemmas arise when teaching and mentoring individuals with a history of heinous crimes like pedophilia.
  2. Taboos around discussing pedophilia can hinder conversations about related issues such as mentoring and societal norms.
  3. The genetic component of pedophilia and potential medical interventions raise complex ethical questions that society will inevitably need to address.
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Why Can't Americans Take A Vacation?

The Weekly Dish • 177 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Work-life balance Physical therapy Medication Interventions Mental health
  1. American workers put in long hours, with some even working up to 90 hours per week, impacting their ability to take vacations
  2. The pursuit of material possessions and societal pressure to work hard contribute to Americans' lack of leisure time compared to Europeans
  3. Globalization and technology have intensified the work culture, making Americans always accessible and potentially leading to burnout

Master Protocols: A Tool for Increasing the Reliability of Behavioral Evidence

The Good Science Project • 26 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🔬 Science Research Interventions Reliability
  1. Behavioral interventions are crucial for promoting public health alongside biomedical products.
  2. Replications of trials of behavioral interventions in multiple settings are crucial for reliable scientific knowledge.
  3. Master protocols can increase the reliability of behavioral research by coordinating trials and meta-analyses across diverse populations and settings.

Data in, garbage out

Hypertext • 0 implied HN points • 27 Mar 24
🔬 Science Data Analysis Social Science Interventions
  1. Statistics can only tell us so much, so we should approach data with humility about both the power of social programs and hard data to test them.
  2. Rigorous measurement often doesn't definitively show whether interventions work, leading to ongoing debates and conflicting results in various fields.
  3. While randomized controlled trials have their value in measuring specified outcomes, they can miss unexpected effects and subtle interactions, highlighting the importance of qualitative methods and personal observations.

Work and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities

Psych • 0 implied HN points • 27 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Work Interventions Research Policies
  1. Mental health issues are common in the workplace and have significant costs for individuals, employers, and society.
  2. The relationship between work and mental health is complex and requires more research and inclusive approaches.
  3. It's crucial to examine working conditions and their impact on mental disorders to promote mental health among workers.

Incrementalism beats YOLO

Hypertext • 0 implied HN points • 27 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Policy Social Science Interventions Research
  1. Incremental social policies have proven to make the world a better place over time
  2. Narrow, incremental policy changes can have significant positive impacts, like increasing school attendance, boosting earnings, and reducing incarceration rates
  3. Incremental changes informed by high-quality evaluation and research can lead to greater effectiveness over time in various social programs, showing better results than 'you only live once' approaches in policy-making