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Development and Initial Validation of Adolescent Responses to Body Dissatisfaction
(2011-08-01)
One community sample (N = 607) of youths generated self-reported responses to body dissatisfaction, from which the Adolescent Responses to Body Dissatisfaction (ARBD) inventory was constructed. A second similar sample (N ...
Sociodemographic Disadvantage, Stress, and Parenting in Mothers of Children with Cancer
(2013-07-29)
Though associations between sociodemographic disadvantage, stress, and parenting in the general population are well established, the impact of these factors on stress and parenting in pediatric populations is largely ...
Sticking it out: Accommodative and Problem-Focused Coping in Adjustment to College
(2013-08-07)
There are two main type of coping: accommodative coping and problem-focused coping. Accommodative coping occurs when a person changes their beliefs, values, and goals to become more congruent with a stressful situation. ...
The Social Determinants of Refugee Health: An Integrated Perspective
(2014-07-22)
Millions of individuals and families have been permanently resettled in host countries after having fled their homes in order to seek safety from war or persecution. These resettled refugees may experience extreme hardship ...
Stress- and Drug-Dependent Regulation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
(2011-04-15)
Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are important modulators of excitatory transmission throughout the central nervous system, and have been implicated in a variety of neurological disorders. This work focuses ...
Stress reactivity and regulation in young adults at varied risk for depression
(2011-06-28)
This study examined cortisol reactivity and regulation to a psychosocial stress task in 102 young adults, ages 18 to 31 (mean age = 22.97, SD = 3.87), at varied risk for depression (56 remitted depressed, 46 never depressed). ...
Endocannabinoid Augmentation Through Substrate-Selective COX-2 Inhibition: Behavioral and Synaptic Effects In An Animal Model of Stress-Induced Anxiety
(2016-08-01)
Cannabinoid receptors have been examined as potential targets to alleviate the negative consequences of anxiety, trauma-related, and stress-related disorders. However, in preclinical animal studies, synthetic cannabinoids ...
How Identity, Stressors and Obesity should be considered in Intervention Programs to Reduce Chronic Disease Risk among Southern Middle-Aged African American Men
(2015-04-01)
Southern African American middle-aged men have high rates of obesity and premature mortality due to chronic illnesses. Different sources were brought together to perform a critical literature review to better understand ...
Not so Supportive? Black-White Differences in the Protective Effect of Social Support on Birthweight and Preterm Delivery
(2013-04-19)
Previous studies consistently find noted racial differences in stress and perceived social support, as well as evidence of a buffering effect of social support against stress in pregnancy. What has not been established, ...
Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress on Attention and Psychobiological Stress Reactivity in Women
(2012-08-12)
The current study investigated the role of chronic stress in alterations in automatic attentional and stress reactivity processes that may affect vulnerability to mental and physical illness in women. Participants were ...