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Weight-control compensatory behaviors patterns and correlates: a scoping review

Author(s): Yuan TY; Bouzari N; Bains A; Cohen TR; Kakinami L;

Objective: Weight-control compensatory behaviors appear to be a commonly utilized strategy for health management. Individuals engaging in such behaviors believe that the negative consequences from unhealthy behaviors will be neutralized by the positive consequences of healthy behaviors. Existing research has not reached a consensus on whether such behavio ...

Article GUID: 39469249


Expanding a Behavioral View on Digital Health Access: Drivers and Strategies to Promote Equity

Author(s): Kepper MM; Fowler LA; Kusters IS; Davis JW; Baqer M; Sagui-Henson S; Xiao Y; Tarfa A; Yi JC; Gibson B; Heron KE; Alberts NM; Burgermaster M; Njie-Carr VP; Klesges LM;

The potential and threat of digital tools to achieve health equity has been highlighted for over a decade, but the success of achieving equitable access to health technologies remains challenging. Our paper addresses renewed concerns regarding equity in digital health access that were deepened du ...

Article GUID: 39088246


Predicting response to stepped-care cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia using pre-treatment heart rate variability in cancer patients

Author(s): Garneau J; Savard J; Dang-Vu TT; Gouin JP;

Objective: This study examined whether high frequency heart-rate variability (HF-HRV) and HF-HRV reactivity to worry moderate response to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) within both a standard and stepped-care framework among cancer patients with comorbid insomnia. Biomarkers such as HF-HRV may predict response to CBT-I, a finding which ...

Article GUID: 38991424


Exposure to humans and task difficulty levels affect wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) learning

Author(s): Lazure L; Weladji RB;

Cognition helps wildlife exploit novel resources and environments. Raccoons (Procyon lotor) have successfully adapted to human presence, in part due to their cognitive abilities. However, interactions between humans and wildlife can create conflict. A better understanding of the raccoon's behavioral flexibility and learning ability could mitigate some ...

Article GUID: 38912327


Optimism, pessimism, and physical health among youth: a scoping review

Author(s): Fairbank EJ; Borenstein-Laurie J; Alberts NM; Wrosch C;

Objective: High levels of optimism (and low levels of pessimism) are associated with improved physical health in adults. However, relatively less is known about these relations in youth. The present study aimed to review the literature investigating optimism, pessimism, and physical health in children and adolescents from populations with and without heal ...

Article GUID: 38879445


Psychosocial Difficulties Profiles Among Youth with Intellectual Disabilities

Author(s): Olivier E; Jolin A; Dubé C; Maïano C; Tracey D; Craven RG; Morin AJS;

This study sought to identify the various configurations, or profiles, of internalizing and externalizing behaviors found among a sample of youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). These behaviors were assessed twice over one year, using self, parental, and teacher reports. Six variables were hypothesized to predict profile membership: Parent-child rela ...

Article GUID: 38750342


A case study in developmental discontinuity: PROSPER Interventions and adolescent substance use trajectories shape young adult substance use and mental health problems

Author(s): Fosco GM; Fang S; Chen L; Feinberg ME; Spoth R;

The loss of John Schulenberg reverberates across the developmental and prevention sciences. In honor of his many contributions, this paper applies his ideas of developmental continuity and discontinuity to understand the process by which PROSPER delivered universal prevention programs (delivered in Grades 6 and 7) affect young adult outcomes. Guided by th ...

Article GUID: 38595030


Association of childhood externalizing, internalizing, comorbid problems with criminal convictions by early adulthood

Author(s): Melissa Commisso

Childhood externalizing problems have been linked with adult criminality. However, little is known about criminal outcomes among children with comorbid externalizing and internalizing problems. We examined the associations between profiles of behavioral problems during childhood (i.e., externalizing, internalizing, and comorbid) and criminality by early a ...

Article GUID: 38342065


Effects of maternal mild hyperglycemia associated with snack intake on offspring metabolism and behavior across the lifespan

Author(s): Martins MG; Woodside B; Kiss ACI;

The increasing prevalence of diabetes is of particular concern in women of childbearing age because of the short and long-term consequences of maternal diabetes for the health of the offspring, such as a greater risk of developing metabolic impairments and cognitive deficits. In addition, maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation might contribute to pr ...

Article GUID: 38331375


Polygenic risk and hostile environments: Links to stable and dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence

Author(s): E L Acland

Adverse environments are linked to elevated youth antisocial behavior. However, this relation is thought to depend, in part, on genetic susceptibility. The present study investigated whether polygenic risk for antisociality moderates relations between hostile environments and stable as well as dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence. We derived tw ...

Article GUID: 38329116


Investigating the flexural behavior of nanomodified multi-delaminated composites using acoustic emission technique

Author(s): Alimirzaei S; Barbaz-Isfahani R; Khodaei A; Najafabadi MA; Sadighi M;

The formation of multiple delaminations is a frequently observed damage mechanism in composite materials, exerting a more pronounced influence on their strength properties compared to single delaminations. To tackle this issue, the incorporation of nanoparticles has been investigated as a means to enhance composite materials. This study aims to examine th ...

Article GUID: 38241972


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