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Journey to wellness: A socioecological analysis of veterans in recovery from substance use disorders
(Wiley, 2022-07-18)Substance use disorders are increasingly prevalent among veterans in the United States. Veterans in recovery face unique challenges, such as high rates of psychiatric comorbidities, difficulties adjusting to civilian life, ... -
Affective priming in major depressive disorder
(Frontiers, 2012-10-05)Research on cognitive biases in depression has provided considerable evidence for the impact of emotion on cognition. Individuals with depression tend to preferentially process mood-congruent material and to show deficits ... -
Post-Evaluative Biases Toward Somatic Stimuli and Cardiovascular Responses in Social Anxiety
(Springer, 2012-07-04)Cognitive models of social anxiety emphasize the role of an attentional shift toward cues related to somatic state in social anxiety. We examined attentional biases to somatic cues and cardiovascular reactivity in response ... -
Sex differences in perception of invisible facial expressions
(Frontiers, 2015-04-02)Previous research indicates that women are better at recognizing facial expressions than men. In the current study, we examined whether this female advantage in the processing of facial expressions also occurs at the ... -
Social anxiety and narrowed attentional breadth toward faces
(APA, 2015-04-13)The amount of information that can be perceived and processed will be partly determined by attentional breadth (i.e., the scope of attention), which might be narrowed in social anxiety due to a negative attentional bias. ... -
Rumination and Cognitive Distraction in Major Depressive Disorder: an Examination of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
(Springer, 2015-08-23)Difficulty regulating emotions following stressful events is a hallmark of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Although individuals’ ability to regulate their emotions is believed to have direct consequences for both emotional ... -
Individual differences in the motivational direction of anger
(Elsevier, 2017-06-27)This study investigated individual differences in the motivational direction of anger. One-hundred thirty undergraduates completed the behavioral inhibition/activation system (BIS/BAS) scales, followed by a diary study ... -
“It Just Does Not Work”: Parents’ Views About Distance Learning for Young Children with Special Needs
(Springer, 2022-07-08)COVID-19 forced educational jurisdictions in the United States and abroad to implement stay-at-home policies that closed most in-school services. Beginning in March 2020, all children were thrust into virtual learning. ... -
Beneficial Parenting According to the “Parenting Pentagon Model”: A Cross-Cultural Study During a Pandemic
(Springer, 2022-07-08)The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a substantial change in the routines of families worldwide. The aim of this chapter is to portray universal and culturally specific characteristics of parenthood during a time of crisis. ... -
Mathematics Learning Opportunities in Preschool: Where Does the Classroom Library Fit In?
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-02-02)Research Findings: These two studies examined the different mathematical opportunities provided in preschool classrooms, with a particular focus on the availability of mathematical-themed books in classroom libraries. In ... -
Poverty, Parent Involvement, and Children’s Reading Skills: Testing the Compensatory Effect of the Amount of Classroom Reading Instruction
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-10-15)Research Findings: Parent involvement is a critical way for children to learn about the importance of education and develop reading skills. Unfortunately, not all low-income parents are able to be involved in their children’s ... -
Home Learning Environments for Young Children in the U.S. during COVID-19
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-06-27)Research Findings: During COVID-19 many countries, including the U.S., implemented stay-at-home policies that closed most schools and childcare centers. This research focuses on the home learning environment reported by ... -
Alcohol consumption and alcohol home delivery laws during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-04-26)Background: Alcohol consumption in the U.S. is a public health problem that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Relatedly, many states have responded to COVID-19 by relaxing their alcohol laws, making it possible ...
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