Publications by authors named "M Vintila"

The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body Image in Nature (BINS) dataset-with data collected between 2020 and 2022 -to assess measurement invariance of the SWLS across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). All participants completed the SWLS under largely uniform conditions.

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Given the ubiquitous nature of love, numerous theories have been proposed to explain its existence. One such theory refers to love as a commitment device, suggesting that romantic love evolved to foster commitment between partners and enhance their reproductive success. In the present study, we investigated this hypothesis using a large-scale sample of 86,310 individual responses collected across 90 countries.

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  • Exposure to the Russian-Ukrainian War led to severe mental health issues among residents from 11 countries, with Ukrainians experiencing the worst effects.
  • The study identified factors like previous mental disorders and perceived stress as common predictors of PTSD and CPTSD, while some unique factors, such as gender and relationship status, also played a role.
  • Findings emphasize the importance of mental health support for populations affected by ongoing conflict, especially given the uncertain threat of war in many areas.
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The 9-item Breast Appreciation Scale (BrAS; Swami et al., 2022) is a recently developed instrument that assesses a woman's positive breasted experiences. To date, however, the psychometric properties of the BrAS have only been investigated in English-speaking women.

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