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Do the SCOFF items function differently by food-security status in U.S. college students?: Statistically, but not practically, significant differences
(Elsevier, 2023-05-12)Despite food insecurity (FI) being associated with eating disorders (EDs), little research has examined if ED screening measures perform differently in individuals with FI. This study tested whether items on the SCOFF ... -
Anxiety and Depression in Autistic College Students: The Freshman Survey Results
(Springer, 2023-03-06)Objective Mental health among undergraduate students is a growing concern in higher education, but relatively little is known about the mental health of autistic college students. In order to better understand the unique ... -
Turning the lens in the study of precarity: On experimental social psychology's acquiescence to the settler-colonial status quo in historic Palestine
(Wiley, 2022-11-09)This review examines the coloniality infused within the conduct and third reporting of experimental research in what is commonly referred to as the ‘Israeli-Palestinian conflict’. Informed by a settler colonial framework ... -
Hyperpalatable Foods Consumption in a Representative Sample of the General Population in Brazil: Differences of Binge and Non-Binge Eating Meals
(MDPI, 2023-02-09)The availability of hyper-palatable foods (HPF) increased over the past three decades worldwide, a period when eating disorders (ED) and obesity have become global public health concerns. The present study aimed to assess ... -
The Resilience of the Phonological Network May Have Implications for Developmental and Acquired Disorders
(MDPI, 2023-01-23)A central tenet of network science states that the structure of the network influences processing. In this study of a phonological network of English words we asked: how does damage alter the network structure (Study 1)? ... -
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) ...