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Exercise and anxiety sensitivity: an examination of dose response, credibility, expectancy, and perceived effort
(2015-01-13)
Despite ongoing research examining exercise and its anxiolytic effects (Petruzello, Landers, Hatfield, Kubitz, & Salazar, 1991), our understanding of this relationship is limited. The present study evaluated the effects ...
Concordance Between Objective Psychometric Neuropsychological Test Findings and Subjective Self-report and its Relationship to Functional Impairment in Depression
(2016)
Depression is associated with a number of cognitive deficits that are associated with increased functional impairment. Cognitive functioning can be examined by way of subjective self-report measures and/or objective ...
The effectiveness of a group-based tutorial direct instruction program for long-term foster care children: a randomized controlled trial
(2013-02-01)
Children in foster care are frequently behind in educational achievement (Flynn, Ghzal, Legault, Vandermeulen, & Petrick, 2004) and perform below grade level (Trout, Hagaman, Casey, Reid, & Epstein, 2008 for a review). ...
The ovulatory shift: proceptive and receptive mating behaviours across the menstrual cycle
(2015-08-05)
Research has suggested an ovulatory shift whereby women become more oriented towards short-term mating around the time of ovulation. Other research suggests that women’s cyclical shifts depend on their sociosexuality and ...
Sex differences in jealousy: investigating infidelity types and rival characteristics using animated videos
(2015-08-05)
In this study, romantic jealousy, infidelity types, and rival characteristics (height, weight, facial attractiveness, strength, and social status) are explored from an evolutionary perspective. Several studies have previously ...
Social modeling of eating and the mirror neuron system: the role of neurophysiological mechanisms in predicting susceptibility to modeling
(2017)
The social modeling of eating effect refers to the consistently demonstrated phenomenon
that individuals tend to match the quantity of their food intake to their eating companion.
The current study aimed to explore the ...
The consequences of alcohol measure: psychometric evaluation of a new measure of positive and negative consequences of alcohol use
(2016)
Alcohol is a widely used substance among university students. There are several measures that
are used to assess the consequences of alcohol consumption. However, current instruments fail to
capture several behavioural ...
Gambling attitudes associated with problem gambling : the cohort effect of baby boomers
(2015-08-25)
The current study sought to examine the effects of gambling attitudes and beliefs on problem gambling behaviour across three cohorts, namely Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation. Individuals from Northern ...
First Nations Parenting and Child Reunification: Identifying Strengths, Barriers, and Community Needs
(2016)
First Nations children are overrepresented in the child welfare system in Canada
(Blackstock, 2003). First Nations communities are seeking to improve current service
delivery models and create alternative evidence-based ...
The influence of depression symptoms and antidepressant medications on cognition and driving performance
(2015)
Research that has examined the influence of depression symptoms and antidepressant
medications on driving performance has revealed inconclusive findings (Brunnauer, Laux,
Geiger, Soyka, & Moller, 2006; Bulmash et al., ...