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Comparing attention-training methods in attention bias modification for depression
(2020-05)
Cognitive and information processing models of depression suggest that attention biases for dysphoric information are a causal factor in the development of depression. Attention bias modification is a procedure designed ...
Attention and emotion processing among individuals with worry
(2021-12)
Worry has been defined as a core feature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable thoughts regarding future uncertain or potentially threatening events. Models of worry have ...
Combined effects of youth and parent illness intrusiveness on depressive symptoms in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease
(2021-07)
Purpose/Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) presents physical and emotional challenges for families, and imposes significant lifestyle intrusions on both youth and parents. The present study examined the effects ...
Association of health anxiety and health care management skills to health-related quality of life in college students with a chronic medical condition
(2021-05)
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a chronic medical condition (CMC) are often tasked with increasing independent management of their health care as they transition from pediatric to adult medical care (i.e., transition ...
Differential impact of adverse childhood experiences and aging on brain health
(2022-07)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are events composed of several forms of abuse that children under the age of 18 are subjected to. These events include forms of physical or emotional abuse, neglect, and household ...
Stigma by association: The influence of parents' experience of stigma on parent/youth illness intrusiveness and youth depressive symptoms in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
(2022-07)
Objective: Examine the indirect association between parents’ experience of stigma (i.e., associative stigma) and youth depressive symptoms through the serial effects of associative stigma on parent and youth illness ...
Illness stigma, body image dissatisfaction, thwarted belongingness, and depressive symptoms in youth with inflammatory bowel disease
(2022-07)
Introduction: Elevated depressive symptoms are observed in youth with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and have been linked to perceived illness stigma and feelings of social isolation. One potential variable related to ...
Controlling, protective, or both: An examination of parenting behaviors associated with child anxiety
(2021-07)
Overcontrol and overprotection are often used interchangeably within parenting literature. This has also impacted the questionnaires that are used to assess these parenting behaviors. However, theoretical differences between ...
Fostering hope: A mixed-methods evaluation of pediatric medical homes for youth in foster care
(2020-07)
Children in foster care demonstrate physical health difficulties at higher rates than the general population as well as lower rates of preventative health service utilization. This pattern places foster youth at heightened ...
Cognitive effects of social exclusion in social anxiety
(2021-12)
Social anxiety (SA) is characterized by persistent and intense fears of situations that provide the opportunity for social evaluation. Moreover, SA is often associated with core interpersonal (e.g., overt social skills, ...