Psychology (Functional Area: Clinical-Developmental)
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A Five-Week Mindfulness Program for Emerging Adults Experiencing Anxious and/or Depressive Symptoms
(2019-11-22)Emerging adulthood is the highest risk period for developing mental health issues compared to other periods across the lifespan. Despite this high risk, emerging adults (EAs) experience especially long wait-times for mental ... -
Examining Intra-and Inter-Personal Emotion Regulation, Psychopathology, Well-Being, and Relationship Quality in Emerging Adulthood
(2019-11-22)Identifying components of emotion regulation (ER) that contribute to emerging adults (18-29 years) psychosocial outcomes is crucial to promoting their development. This study aimed to identify emerging adults intra- and ... -
Memory and Identification of Emotional Expression in Pediatric - Onset Multiple Sclerosis
(2019-11-22)This study investigated whether 72 patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) differed from 94 healthy controls on accuracy and response time on tests of episodic memory and identification of emotional expression ... -
Time-Management in Emerging Adulthood During the Transition to University
(2019-11-22)Attending university for the first time involves a stressful transition for most emerging adults, with a substantial minority of students experiencing serious difficulties. To provide a framework for understanding ... -
Understanding Social Support for Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2019-11-22)Parenting an individual with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is uniquely challenging and enhancing resources like social support is important for promoting well-being. Within the field of ASD, social support has generally ... -
Nonverbal and Paralinguistic Behaviours During the Adult Attachment Interview: The Construction of a Novel Coding System
(2019-11-22)The current study outlines the development, construction, and reliability of a novel coding tool for the Adult Attachment Interview and was designed to address perceived deficits in both research and clinical practice. ... -
Sport Involvement for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
(2019-11-22)Little is known about sport participation in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The current research is the first to systematically examine correlates and outcomes associated with sport involvement in youth with ... -
Engaging Caregivers in the Service of Their Child's Mental Health: An Examination of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and the Adult Attachment Interview
(2019-07-02)This study examined the effectiveness of brief Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), a transdiagnostic intervention that combines psycho-education and experiential exercises to empower parents to support their childs ... -
Parenting Styles in Immigrant, Multigenerational Chinese Canadian Families
(2019-03-05)Chinese Canadian (CC) families are increasingly living in multi-generational households, often with grandparents who assist in child caregiving. CC families experience multiple changes both prior to and after resettlement ... -
Revisiting the Concept of Adaptive Familial Roles and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA): Forty Years Later
(2019-03-05)The term adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) refers to adults who have grown up in a home with at least one alcoholic parent. ACOAs have often been studied as a homogenous group without examining type of family dysfunction. ... -
The Influence of Emotion Regulation on Well-Being, Internalizing Symptoms, and Disordered Eating Among Emerging Adults
(2019-03-05)Emerging adulthood is a key period for the development of ER, which may set individuals on lifelong trajectories of mental health. Therefore, it is important to understand what components of ER are associated with adaptive ... -
Perceptions of Mock and Intentional Dating Aggression in Adolescent Males and Females
(2019-03-05)Self-reports of adolescent physical dating aggression indicate that females perpetrate at equal to or higher rates than males. Before assuming females are more aggressive in their dating relationships, it is necessary to ... -
Understanding Attention and Intermodal Processing Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2019-03-05)Problems with social orienting, attention, and intermodal processing (IMP) involving social events are considered to be important deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study aimed to better ... -
The Experience of Mindfulness for Children with Autism: An Examination of Self-Report and Electrodermal Response
(2018-11-21)Little is known about how children with autism respond to mindfulness activities within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). As many children with autism also struggle to report their emotional experience, this study ... -
Disordered Eating and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Emotion Dysregulation and Psychological Risk and Protective Factors
(2018-11-21)Emotion dysregulation contributes to the development of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and disordered eating (DE) behaviours. Despite the high levels of comorbid NSSI and DE, it is unclear whether specific types of emotion ... -
Diagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis
(2018-11-21)To date, there are no known biological markers to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Thus, diagnosis generally relies on behavioural assessment and considerable clinical judgement. Currently, very little is known ... -
Reasons for Romantic Breakups in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Developmentally Informed Examination
(2018-11-21)Objectives: Using a developmentally informed perspective, two studies were conducted towards systematic investigation of breakup reasons, their associated processes and outcomes in adolescence and emerging adulthood. In ... -
Associations Between Early Childhood Attachment and Maternal Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2018-11-21)The current study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze concurrent and longitudinal associations between maternal depression and anxiety symptoms and mother-child attachment during early childhood (aged 2 to 7 ... -
Therapeutic Alliance in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children with Autism
(2018-11-21)This study aimed to determine child pre-treatment variables, therapist behaviours and treatment outcomes associated with early and late therapeutic alliance in cognitive behaviour therapy for children with autism. Data ... -
Academic Outcome in Pediatric Stroke: A Multifaceted Approach to Exploring Challenges and Achievements
(2018-11-21)An important cause of acquired brain injury in children, pediatric stroke causes sequelae across a wide range of cognitive domains, including expressive language, attention, memory, and processing speed. As a result, ...
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