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Severity and gendered mental disorders: does perceived illness severity influence gendered stereotypes of mental health stigma?
(2020)
Compounding the already difficult nature of mental illness is the stigma attached to it, and
mental illness is highly stigmatized. Social scientists have begun to explore and find evidence
that stereotypes are not always ...
Examining the “sadder but wiser” paradox: are those high in dispositional self-reflection likely to journal, and do they benefit?
(2020)
Self-reflection is the tendency to reflect on one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. It has a
strong foundation in psychology for conferring self-knowledge and self-awareness. Journaling is
an example of an activity ...
The role of mindfulness in maternal mental health: a multi-method investigation
(2020)
The purpose of the current series of 3 investigations was to determine if mindfulness is a skill
that may protect women’s mental health and wellbeing during pregnancy and the postpartum
period. Study 1 was a Canada-wide ...
A cross-sectional examination of aging, alcohol use, and cognitive health in the Canadian longitudinal study of aging (CLSA) baseline data
(2020)
Age, sex, and alcohol use have been identified as factors that influence cognition. The present
study aimed to replicate and extend these findings by examining the effects of age, sex, alcohol
use, and their interactions ...
Visuo-perceptual task performance across the menstrual cycle in women with and without premenstrual symptoms: potential influences of estradiol and estradiol sensitivity on retinogeniculostriate, extrastriate, and elementary retinal-based smooth pursuit pathways
(2012-11-10)
The present study examined whether women with premenstrual symptoms (PMS) exhibit a different pattern of performance on psychophysical tasks across the menstrual cycle in comparison to control women. Research has shown ...
Oral contraceptives and emotional memory
(2015)
Previous research has suggested that oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with altered memory for an emotional story. The current study further examined the extent to which OCs influence emotional memory by examining ...
Predicting cognitive and bhavioural responses to social situations: exploring the roles of anxiety sensitivity and perfectionism
(2019)
Despite their relevance to social anxiety (SA), few studies have examined the influence of
perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity on SA-maintaining factors such as anticipatory and post-
event processing (i.e., repetitive ...