Autobiographical memories are never isolated episodes; they are embedded in a network that is continually updated and prediction driven. We present autobiographical memory as a meaning-driven process that includes both...
Weight stigma diminishes wellbeing and contributes to inequities across multiple domains. A 2020 report by the UK eating disorder charity Beat highlighted several ways that obesity prevention public health campaigns can...
Agency and communion are core personality variables with relevance to narrative approaches to personality and well-being, in addition to having gendered connotations. Agency has long been associated with masculinity, and...
This paper reports on telephone surveys of bar and restaurant managers in Cumberland and Perry Counties (Pennsylvania) regarding their practices around the promotion and sale of alcoholic beverages. Survey questions focused on...
Anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with asthma-related acute care utilization. Few studies include rural adolescents. Asthma control may be the mechanism by which mental health affects acute care. This study...
Yost, Megan R. Attitudes About Sadomasochism Scale. In Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures , edited by Terri D. Fisher, Clive M. Davis, William L. Yarber, and Sandra L. Davis, 635-637. New York: Routledge, 2011., The...
Smith, Naila A., Barbara Thelamour, and Margaret X. Booth. Caribbean Immigrant Youths’ Ethnic Identity and Academic Achievement: The Role of Academic Beliefs. Youth and Society 54, no. 3 (2022): 462-480....
Although “fat talk” is associated with increased eating disorder risk, the predictors of fat talk engagement and viable alternatives to these pervasive conversations remain unclear. The current experiment examined responses to...
This study explores cross-sectional relationships among childhood sexual abuse (CSA), lifetime traumatic events (LTEs), age at first use of substances, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 644 low-income substance...
The childhood family environment can influence long-term well-being in part by modifying how individuals’ respond to and cope with stress across the life span. Theoretical models propose that childhood stress will either...
Communion is a core psychological motive that contributes to well-being. Narrative expressions of communion are considered centrally important for personality but also are stereotypically associated with gender. Eight...
Gurmankin, Andrea D., Marie Helweg-Larsen, Katrina Armstrong, Stephen E. Kimmel, and Kevin G.M. Volpp. Comparing the Standard Rating Scale and the Magnifier Scale for Assessing Risk Perceptions. Medical Decision Making 25,...
For more information on the published version, visit Taylor and Francis's Website., Meisels, Hannah Brier, and Azriel Grysman. "Confronting Self-Discrepant Events: Meaning-Making and Well-Being in Personal and Political...
Many people enjoying having numerous options available to them, yet when it comes to making a choice, people prefer selecting from fewer options. Research has shown that people tend to have the greatest satisfaction when...
Anthropogenic climate change currently threatens existing systems of human societies, and psychology has a significant role in exploring and untangling the predictors of sustainable behaviors and environmental concern. The...