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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 ...
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, ...
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, ...
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 ...
Alcohol-induced blackouts and other alcohol-related consequences as moderators of brief motivational intervention outcomes
(2020-05)
Introduction: Heavy drinking among college students remains an issue within the United States. Past research has found that recent negative experiences with alcohol-related consequences, such as alcohol-induced blackouts, ...
Suicidal ideation and risky behavior - Relationships with wish to live, hopelessness, and impulsivity
(2021-07)
Numerous studies have found support for the relationship between suicide and risky behavior. However, few studies have examined factors that may help explain the relationship between suicidal ideation and risky behavior. ...