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Effects of mastery criteria on skill maintenance
(2022-05)
There is currently limited research detailing the effects of varying mastery criteria on skill maintenance for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Mastery criteria are used to determine whether a skill has been ...
Social norms of alcohol use among American Indian college students
(2022-07)
American Indian (AI) peoples are at higher risk for alcohol use disorder and related health consequences compared to the general population. Descriptive and injunctive norms have been found to be a significant risk factor ...
Examining the relationship between normative beliefs, misuse of prescription medications and gender in college students
(2023-05)
Introduction: Misuse of prescription medications (MPM) is a significant health concern, particularly among college students who demonstrate particularly high rates of misuse. Research has noted many variables related to ...
Examination of potential mediators and moderators of the relationship between social media use and depression symptoms
(2020-12)
Rates of depressive episodes are highest among emerging adults (aged 18-25) and the incidence of a major depressive episode has increased by 46%, 122%, 59%, and 39% for individuals aged 18-19, 20-21, 22-23, and 24-25, ...
Hormonal influences on attraction and visual attention to facial masculinity
(2021-05)
Differences in reproductive success caused by competition within and between the sexes have resulted in selective pressures in females to favor specific features in males. Research on women's mate preferences has indicated ...
Learning and physiological stress: Outcomes on expression of related genes in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
(2021-05)
Stress is defined as any deviation form an organism's baseline physiological levels. As such, introduction of new stimuli and information, such as in learning, can be operationally defined stressors. A large body of research ...
Beyond similarity: Examining potential sex differences in third-party assessments of cues for friendship formation & closeness
(2023-05)
Friendships are affiliative bonds that we share with non-kin and can benefit our health and welfare through providing support to handle challenges in our environments. Individuals who can accurately infer which people are ...
Using the family stress model to understand the association of parenting stress, parenting strategies, and child behavioral outcomes in grandfamlies
(2022-12)
There are over 2.4 million grandparents primarily responsible for raising their grandchildren (custodial grandparents; CGs). Although research on grandfamilies is scarce, we do know CGs have high levels of stress and many ...
New e-cigarettes and metabolic outcomes
(2021-07)
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing among young adults. Given the potentially harmful toxicants and flavorants contained in e-cigarette liquids, research is needed to understand how e-cigarettes may ...
Visuospatial working memory in ADHD: Characterizing mechanisms of impairment
(2022-07)
Meta-analytic reviews provide evidence of moderate to large magnitude deficits in the visuospatial working memory (WM) of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), relative to typically-developing ...