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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...