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Female Canadian university sexual assault survivors: why they do not report
(2018)Female Canadian university students are at a high risk for sexual victimization and as few as 5% report the assault. Various Canadian provincial governments have put forward legislation to develop and improve university ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Gambling, gaming, and loot boxes: converging irrational beliefs?
(2021)The current study examined whether engaging with loot boxes (i.e., in-game “boxes” that can be won within a game or purchased with in-game currency or real money, and which contain a random selection of prizes or objects) ... -
Healing the Whole Self: Exploring the Development and Evaluation of a Community-Based, Culturally-Competent, and Evidence-Informed Group Therapy for Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
(2016)Research has demonstrated that mental health interventions for women who have experienced intimate partner violence are lacking. Moreover, mental health interventions are generally not adapted or developed for culturally ... -
HRV reactivity and new romance: cause or consequence?
(2014-01-22)This study explored two competing hypotheses explaining the association of heart rate variability (HRV) and romantic relationships. HRV refers to the variation between successive heartbeats and is considered to be a ... -
Individual differences in flirting and attractivity mating strategies: sex, gender, and the menstrual cycle
(2014-01-22)Previous research suggests sex differences in mate preferences and mating strategies based on reproductive constraints (Buss, 2005). Furthermore, research has suggested that women's mating behaviours change across the ... -
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., ... -
The influence of personality traits on mood induction and memory
(2014-01-22)This study examines how recall measured over three time periods can be affected by mood induction, personality traits, and image characteristics. There were 101 people who participated in Session 1, 92 participants completed ... -
The influence of stimulants on truck driver culpability in fatal collisions
(2011)Given the monotony and extended driving periods inherent in transport truck driving, truck drivers might rely on stimulants to sustain attention and combat fatigue. Research indicates stimulants improve some cognitive ... -
Interprofessional care in a community mental health outpatient program: client outcomes at discharge and follow-up
(2013-02-03)Increased collaboration between health professionals has been identified as a means of improving the quality of client care while operating within the constraints of a publicly funded health care system. One such model of ... -
Is orthorexia a security motivated eating behaviour? An examination through cognitive bias and cardiac reactivity to food
(2017)Orthorexia is a rigid style of eating that aims to prevent illness that is characterized by a preference for natural foods was investigated as a biologically driven trait with evolutionary roots in a precautionary system ... -
A longitudinal evaluation of an on-reserve methadone maintenance therapy program
(2019)Canada’s First Nations population experiences elevated rates of opioid use and negative opioid-related consequences. These rates stem from the long history of colonization that First Nations populations have faced, which ... -
Matching mobile crisis models to communities: an example from Northwestern Ontario
(2023)Due to the potential safety risks and nature of crisis response systems in Canada, police are often the first to encounter individuals when they are experiencing a mental health crisis. However, other professionals with ... -
Mating strategies across the menstrual cycle : preferences, jealousy, and masculinity
(2009)Recent research suggests that there is more within- than between-sex variation in sociosexuality and that there may be organizational and activational effects of gonadal steroids on the mating tactics of women. For instance, ... -
Mechanisms of change within group cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety
(2015-10-21)Although the efficacy of group Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (GCBT) is well documented, the mechanisms by which this therapy works are not well understood. Evaluating mediators and moderators of symptom change during therapy ... -
Memory, perception, and evaluation of emotional stimuli: the effects of oral contraceptive use, sex, and gender
(2023)Little research has examined if oral contraceptive (OC) mood side effects might be due to OCrelated effects on affective judgements or memory for emotional stimuli. Previous studies on sex differences in emotional processing ... -
The Moderating role of depression in the relationship between coping strategies and significant others' reactions with the experience of chronic pain
(2012-11-10)Research shows a strong co-morbidity between pain and depression (Schatzberg, 2004). Individuals suffering with both chronic pain and depression exhibit greater pain intensity, greater interference due to pain and more ... -
Mood and hormonal effects on facial emotion detection: the role of depressive symptoms, oral contraceptive use, and premenstrual symptoms
(2023)Past research has suggested altered facial emotion detection (FED) with depressive symptoms, oral contraceptive (OC) use, and premenstrual symptoms. Altered FED may contribute to and maintain negative mood associated ... -
Narcissism predicts facial muscle reactivity during a body comparison threat: the role of personality in shaping affiliative behaviour
(2021)The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that individuals automatically activate facial muscles that are congruent with an expresser’s facial display, which in turn results in a congruent emotional experience within ...