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Can heart rate variability biofeedback mitigate the negative consequences of a social comparison challenge?
(2015-06-15)
The present study sought to explore the ability of a single session of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV BF) to mitigate the negative responses to a social comparison challenge. One hundred and fourteen undergraduate ...
Attentional and psychophysiological responses to seasonal and eating stimuli in seasonal depression and disordered eating
(2012-11-10)
Research indicates similarities in clinical presentation between seasonal depression and bulimia nervosa with respect to disordered eating symptoms such as overeating, carbohydrate craving, weight gain and seasonal pattern ...
Personality and early maladaptive schemas differentiating persons who engage in infrequent versus pathological non-suicidal self-injury
(2014-01-22)
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is used as a coping mechanism for regulating emotions and communicating distress. Research has contributed to understanding the prevalence, forms, and functions of NSSI, but little is known ...
Contingent self-worth moderates the relationship between self-esteem and heart rate variability
(2014-11-28)
Criticisms in the field of self-esteem research have led to new methods for conceptualizing and measuring the construct. One such method proposed by Crocker and Wolfe (2001) is that of contingent self-worth (CSW). Studies ...
Age trends in expert chess: is aging kinder to the initially more able?
(2012-11-10)
The “aging is kinder to the more initially able” hypothesis has received varied support across different domains of expertise, but within the chess domain is largely accepted. Some suggest that tournament participation has ...
Examination of pathways by which parental attachment and secondary attachment strategies predict disordered eating attitudes and behaviours
(2015-06-15)
Research has established a connection between insecure attachment and disordered eating (O’Kearney, 1996; O’Shaughnessy & Dallos, 2009; Ward et al., 2000). Over three studies, the current research examined the relationship ...
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 ...
The role of personality in predicting unsafe driver behaviour in young and older adults
(2012-11-10)
Traffic-related collisions represent a considerable social and economic burden on our society. In Canada, drivers aged 16 to 19 years and 70 years or older are consistently overrepresented in victim statistics. Identified ...
Social comparison to thin and plus size media images : impact on candy consumption, affect, and body image in binge eaters
(2014-01-22)
Binge eating has long been a prevalent issue for young women. Though the development of binge eating is multifactorial, much attention has focused on the etiological mechanisms
underlying binge behaviour. Affect regulation ...
Perceived stress, psychological functioning and sleep in night eating syndrome
(2014-12-11)
Night eating syndrome (NES) is defined primarily by evening hyperphagia, and may be accompanied by morning anorexia, sleep disturbance, and depressed mood that worsens in the evening. It is viewed as a circadian disorder ...