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George Abitante

@abitantegeorge.bsky.social
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Clinical Psychology student studying adolescent depression, affective health, and preventive interventions for youth depression.

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George Abitante @abitantegeorge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I am thrilled to share that our paper examining environmental variables in RDoC studies of youth depression is out! We evaluate prior literature and propose recommendations to study interacting biological and environmental mechanisms underlying youth depression. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and Youth Depression – In Context
The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) system is a valuable framework for researchers seeking to understand the mechanisms underlying psychopathology. Although RDoC provides guidance for studying biol...
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We have reached a situation where (1) the time/resources spent by people applying for grant X often outweighs (2) the time/resources awarded. For these grants, society loses net time/resources. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Client Challenge
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A new take on the limitations of "psychometric networks" now out in Nature Human Behavior. You don't want to put too much confidence in individual edges. Something we cautioned against in 2017. 1/2 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Statistical evidence in psychological networks - Nature Human Behaviour
Psychometric network models have become increasingly popular in psychology and the social sciences. Huth et al. show that a large proportion of reported network findings are based on weak or inconclusive evidence inviting caution when interpreting results.
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Mood, Emotion, & Development Lab at Vanderbilt @medvanderbilt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
We’re so proud of the MED Lab team for their excellent posters and presentations at VKC Science Day this week. Congratulations to Yinru @yinrulong.bsky.social , who won best research on underrepresented populations, and Ellie @elliewindham.bsky.social , who won best clinical poster!
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Mood, Emotion, & Development Lab at Vanderbilt @medvanderbilt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are currently accepting applications for a lab manager position to oversee the administration of multiple grant-funded research projects! More info below: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Research Coordinator- Full-Time, Term
Please note: this is a full-time, term position. The Research Coordinator is part of the Mood, Emotion, and Development Lab housed in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Peabody Coll...
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George Abitante @abitantegeorge.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I can't recommend this opportunity highly enough - the combination of fascinating, impactful work and excellent mentorship make this a top-notch training experience!
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Autumn Kujawa @akujawa.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
So devastating
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George Abitante @abitantegeorge.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
ESM Experts, please help! We have EMA surveys asking pts about best/worst event over 2 hrs. Many say no worst event happened, but we allowed them to provide emotion ratings. Should those ratings be excluded from MLM/DSEM models of emotional reactivity? Treated as a neutral condition? Another option?
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Wow. I’ve expressed concerns about Frontiers for a long time and won’t submit or review for them, but this suggests things are really bad.
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George Abitante @abitantegeorge.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about how research pace is eclipsed by rate of change in technologies. Many books/articles make claims that aren’t supported by evidence, but research often can’t match need for decision making in the population. How do we adapt to make quality info available sooner?
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