Psychology: Recent submissions
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Hyper-palatable foods in elementary school lunches: Availability and contributing factors in a national sample of US public schools
(Public Library of Science, 2023-02-16)Background School cafeterias are a major point of influence for child nutrition. United States federal legislation requires the presence of important nutrients in school meals. However, legislation overlooks the potential ... -
Hyper-palatable foods in elementary school lunches: Availability and contributing factors in a national sample of US public schools
(Public Library of Science, 2023-02-16)Background School cafeterias are a major point of influence for child nutrition. United States federal legislation requires the presence of important nutrients in school meals. However, legislation overlooks the potential ... -
Delay discounting and substance use treatment outcomes: A systematic review focused on treatment outcomes and discounting methodology
(Elsevier, 2023-04-16)Introduction Delay discounting—the tendency to choose small, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards—is robustly associated with substance use. Delay discounting may present challenges in treatment for substance ... -
Associations between Alcohol-Free Sources of Reinforcement and the Frequency of Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use among College Freshmen
(MDPI, 2023-02-07)Co-use of alcohol and cannabis is common among young adults in the United States. A behavioral economics framework indicates that greater engagement in substance-free sources of reinforcement may be protective against ... -
Discovering Themes in Deep Brain Stimulation Research Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence
(MDPI, 2023-03-03)Deep brain stimulation is a treatment that controls symptoms by changing brain activity. The complexity of how to best treat brain dysfunction with deep brain stimulation has spawned research into artificial intelligence ... -
Editorial: Aging with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD)
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Editorial: The cultural psychology of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Risk and Resilient Functioning of Families of Children with Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(MDPI, 2023-03-16)Previous literature highlights the impact of COVID-19 on family functioning. Less is known about the impact of the pandemic on families of pediatric cancer patients. In order to determine universal and unique risk and ... -
THE EFFECT OF ACTIGRAPHY MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)Executive function (i.e., decision making, self-control, planning) is important for facilitating independent living in older adults. Physical activity may preserve executive function, but previous research has demonstrated ... -
Feature-rich multiplex lexical networks reveal mental strategies of early language learning
(Nature Research, 2023-01-26)Knowledge in the human mind exhibits a dualistic vector/network nature. Modelling words as vectors is key to natural language processing, whereas networks of word associations can map the nature of semantic memory. We ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Risk-Taking in Bipolar Disorder: Evidence of Reduced Behavioral Consistency, With Altered Loss Aversion Specific to Those With History of Substance Use Disorder
(Ubiquity Press, 2022)Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with excessive pleasure-seeking risk-taking behaviors that often characterize its clinical presentation. However, the mechanisms of risk-taking behavior are not well-understood in BD. ... -
Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Diet as Mediators of the Association Between TV Time and BMI in Youth
(SAGE Publications, 2021-01-11)Purpose: This study examined dietary indicators, sedentary time, and physical activity as potential mediators of the association between TV time and BMIz in youth. Design: Cross-sectional study in 2 independent samples ... -
Validity of a Global Positioning System-Based Algorithm and Consumer Wearables for Classifying Active Trips in Children and Adults
(Human Kinetics, 2021-10-25)Objective: To investigate the convergent validity of a global positioning system (GPS)-based and two consumer-based measures with trip logs for classifying pedestrian, cycling, and vehicle trips in children and adults. ... -
A web-based interface to calculate phonological neighborhood density for words and nonwords in Modern Standard Arabic
(Springer, 2022-01-10)The availability of online databases (e.g., Balota et al., 2007) and calculators (e.g., Storkel & Hoover, 2010) has contributed to an increase in psycholinguistic-related research, to the development of evidence-based ... -
Using Actigraphy to Assess Chronotype and Physical Activity in Older Adults
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)Chronotype refers to the time of day that people prefer to be active or to sleep and varies predictably across the lifespan. In younger samples, the morning-chronotype is related to greater levels of physical activity (PA) ... -
Context-Dependent Sexual Changes During Women's Midlife Transitions
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)For women, midlife represents an important stage of transition, including shifts in physiological, social, and sexual experiences. Prior research demonstrates that women’s sexuality is more dynamic and context-dependent ... -
Cognitive networks detect structural patterns and emotional complexity in suicide notes
(Frontiers Media, 2022-12-08)Communicating one's mindset means transmitting complex relationships between concepts and emotions. Using network science and word co-occurrences, we reconstruct conceptual associations as communicated in 139 genuine suicide ... -
Integrating Telehealth and Community Health Workers to Enhance Quality Care Access: A Narrative Review
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)Community Health Workers (CHWs) often share cultural, geographic, or other lived experiences with patients and provide health education and support. Use of CHWs and telehealth approaches are promising strategies for ... -
Understanding the Relationship Between Coping Styles and Death Anxiety in Older Adults
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)Research suggests that death anxiety stems from fear of pain, worry about loved ones, and uncertainty about what comes after death. Understanding the relationship between coping styles and attitudes towards death in older ... -
The influence of memory on the speech-to-song illusion
(Springer, 2022-01-26)In the speech-to-song illusion a spoken phrase is presented repeatedly and begins to sound as if it is being sung. Anecdotal reports suggest that subsequent presentations of a previously heard phrase enhance the illusion, ...