Mahdi Mazidi
@mahdimazidi.bsky.social
Senior Research Officer of Psychology at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Adjunct Research Fellow at University of Western Australia. Interested in clinical cognitive and emotional research.
Key result: the information-selection bias was general, not limited to parenthood-related content. This suggests a broader cognitive tendency that may maintain repetitive negative thinking across life domains.
the Link to the published paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
the Link to the published paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
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January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Key result: the information-selection bias was general, not limited to parenthood-related content. This suggests a broader cognitive tendency that may maintain repetitive negative thinking across life domains.
the Link to the published paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
the Link to the published paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In earlier work, we showed that first-time expecting mothers who selectively seek more negative than positive information about parenthood report higher levels of worry.
In this study, we aimed to replicate this effect and test whether it is content-specific or broader.
In this study, we aimed to replicate this effect and test whether it is content-specific or broader.
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
In earlier work, we showed that first-time expecting mothers who selectively seek more negative than positive information about parenthood report higher levels of worry.
In this study, we aimed to replicate this effect and test whether it is content-specific or broader.
In this study, we aimed to replicate this effect and test whether it is content-specific or broader.
The findings help move toward more personalised interventions in clinical practice. Huge thanks to my collaborators: Jack Brett, Alireza Azizi, Reza Moloodi, Mandana Shaban, James Gross, and Rodrigo Becerra.
📄 Open access paper: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📄 Open access paper: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>British Journal of Clinical Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Objectives Maladaptive beliefs about emotions (e.g., believing emotions are uncontrollable or useless) are theorized to contribute to emotion regulation difficulties and psychological distress. Limi...
bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The findings help move toward more personalised interventions in clinical practice. Huge thanks to my collaborators: Jack Brett, Alireza Azizi, Reza Moloodi, Mandana Shaban, James Gross, and Rodrigo Becerra.
📄 Open access paper: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📄 Open access paper: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We then used LPA to identify six distinct profiles of beliefs about emotions. Why this matters?
Different configurations of emotion beliefs were linked to meaningfully different patterns of emotion regulation difficulties and distress. 👇
Different configurations of emotion beliefs were linked to meaningfully different patterns of emotion regulation difficulties and distress. 👇
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
We then used LPA to identify six distinct profiles of beliefs about emotions. Why this matters?
Different configurations of emotion beliefs were linked to meaningfully different patterns of emotion regulation difficulties and distress. 👇
Different configurations of emotion beliefs were linked to meaningfully different patterns of emotion regulation difficulties and distress. 👇