Lorna S Jakobson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5678845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorna S Jakobson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorna S |
| FAMILY NAME | Jakobson |
| SIGNATURE | JAKOBSON L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manitoba |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0849-5090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring individual differences in the mental rotation of hands and their links to mental health
Past research has provided insights into mental imagery strategies applied when making judgments in same-different tasks (SDTs) and hand laterality tasks (HLT). We explored individual differences in the use of these strategies, and their relationship to anxiety and depression. University students completed an SDT and an HLT along with measures of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), alexithymia, anxiety, and depression. Group-level results sugge…
Exploring the links between childhood emotional abuse and empathy
Unmet Parental Mental Health Service Needs in Neonatal Follow-Up Programs
Parental mental health services in neonatal follow-up programs (NFUPs) are lacking though needed. This study aimed to determine (1) the unmet mental health needs of parents and (2) the parent and provider perspectives on barriers and opportunities to increase mental health service access. Study 1 : Parents in a central Canadian NFUP ( N = 49) completed a mixed-method online survey (analyzed descriptively and by content analysis) to elucidate thei…
Alexithymic traits predict the speed of classifying non-literal statements using nonverbal cues
There is increasing interest in exploring the impact of alexithymia on interpersonal interactions. This study explored relationships between alexithymia and the complex mentalising skills needed to infer how a speaker intended a non-literal statement to be understood. A sample of university students (N = 70) viewed videotaped exchanges and attempted to classify remarks as literal, sarcastic, jocular, or white lies. Alexithymia was not associated …
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Alexithymic traits predict the speed of classifying non-literal statements using nonverbal cues
There is increasing interest in exploring the impact of alexithymia on interpersonal interactions. This study explored relationships between alexithymia and the complex mentalising skills needed to infer how a speaker intended a non-literal statement to be understood. A sample of university students (N = 70) viewed videotaped exchanges and attempted to classify remarks as literal, sarcastic, jocular, or white lies. Alexithymia was not associated …
Unmet Parental Mental Health Service Needs in Neonatal Follow-Up Programs
Parental mental health services in neonatal follow-up programs (NFUPs) are lacking though needed. This study aimed to determine (1) the unmet mental health needs of parents and (2) the parent and provider perspectives on barriers and opportunities to increase mental health service access. Study 1 : Parents in a central Canadian NFUP ( N = 49) completed a mixed-method online survey (analyzed descriptively and by content analysis) to elucidate thei…
Exploring the links between childhood emotional abuse and empathy
Exploring individual differences in the mental rotation of hands and their links to mental health
Past research has provided insights into mental imagery strategies applied when making judgments in same-different tasks (SDTs) and hand laterality tasks (HLT). We explored individual differences in the use of these strategies, and their relationship to anxiety and depression. University students completed an SDT and an HLT along with measures of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), alexithymia, anxiety, and depression. Group-level results sugge…
Psychology (3 works) · Alexithymia (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 work) · Business (1 work)