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Measuring impaired control over cannabis use: Initial evaluation of the Impaired Control Scale-Cannabis (ICS-C)
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-05-27)Background: Impaired control is a central concept in addiction. Impaired control over alcohol has been associated with heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems in young adults, but there is less research on impaired ... -
Association of the Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase C385A Polymorphism with Alcohol Use Severity and Coping Motives in Heavy-drinking Youth
(2021-03-15)Background: Reduced function of fatty acid amide hydrolase, the catabolic enzyme for the endocannabinoid anandamide, can be inherited through a functional genetic polymorphism (FAAH rs324420, C385A, P129T). The minor (A) ... -
Shame’s Associations with Depression and Problem Drinking: An Ecological Momentary Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-07-12)Introduction: Depression and problem drinking are comorbid in emerging adulthood, yet the processes that link them are not well understood. Research has argued that shame has a unique influence on the experience of problematic ... -
Daily associations between cannabis use and alcohol use in young adults: The moderating role of self-report and behavioral measures of impulsivity
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-07-09)Although impulsivity has been implicated in cannabis and alcohol use, its role in alcohol and cannabis co-use behavior use requires further study. We examined the moderating role of self-report and behavioral measures of ... -
The longitudinal and concurrent relationship between caregiver sensitivity and preschool attachment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLOS ONE, 2021-01)The present study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the concurrent and longitudinal relationship between caregiver sensitivity and preschool attachment measured using the Main and Cassidy (1988) and Cassidy ... -
Associations between early childhood parent-child attachment and internalizing/externalizing symptoms: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
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Caregiver and Young Child Biological Attunement In Distress Contexts: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
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Psychosocial and Neurobiological Vulnerabilities of the Hospitalized Preterm Infant and Relevant Non-pharmacological Pain Mitigation Strategies
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Getting high to cope with COVID-19: Modelling the associations between cannabis demand, coping motives, and cannabis use and problems
(Elsevier, 2021-08-21)During the COVID-19 pandemic, people may use substances like cannabis for enhancement or coping purposes. Behavioral economic demand for a substance is a key determinant of its use and misuse and can be measured via ... -
Drinking to cope during COVID-19 pandemic: The role of external and internal factors in coping motive pathways to alcohol use, solitary drinking, and alcohol problems
(Wiley, 2020-09)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive disruptions to society, to the economy, and to daily life. Some people may turn to alcohol to cope with stress during the pandemic, which may put them at risk for ... -
Longitudinal and Concurrent Relationships Between Caregiver-Child Behaviours in the Vaccination Context and Preschool Attachment
(Pain, 2020-09)The present paper consists of two separate studies in which the overarching aim was to examine the relationships between caregiver-child behaviours in the vaccination context (infant and preschool) and preschool attachment ... -
Follow-Up Study of Youth Who Received EIBI as Young Children
(Sage Publishing, 2019-03-01)Although early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) has been clearly shown to be evidence-based, there is very little information available regarding long-term outcomes, especially from community effectiveness studies. ... -
Age Related Differences in the Acute Pain Facial Expression During Infancy
(European Journal of Pain, 2019-06)Background Oster's (2005) ontogenetic perspective on the development of emotional expressions in infants holds that infants’ facial and vocal expressions evolved to serve crucial communicative functions in infancy and ... -
Parent-led interventions in reducing infant vaccination pain after participation in a longitudinal randomized control trial
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The ABCDs of Pain Management: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Impact of a Brief Educational Video on Infants’ and Toddlers’ Pain Scores and Parent Soothing Behavior
(Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2017-11)Objectives To test the efficacy of a brief behavioral pain management strategy (The ABCDs of Needle Pain Management), delivered via video, on infants’ and toddlers’ pain scores and on parental soothing behavior. Methods ... -
Understanding the Relative Contributions of Sensitive and Insensitive Parent Behaviors on Infant Vaccination Pain
(Children, 2018-06)Parents play a critical role in supporting infants’ ability to manage strong emotions. Routine vaccinations provide an ideal context to observe the effect of parents’ behaviors on infants’ pain-related distress. Previous ... -
Parental Psychological Distress Moderates the Impact of a Video Intervention to Help Parents Manage Young Child Vaccination Pain
(Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2018-08)Objective: The current study sets out to conduct a post hoc analysis of the moderating effect of parent psychological distress on a pediatric pain management intervention. Methods: Parents of 6-month-old infants (n = 64) ... -
Pain in Child Health from 2002 to 2015: The Early Years of an International Research Training Initiative
(Canadian Journal of Pain, 2019-01)Background: The 2018 Global Year for Excellence in Pain Education, an initiative of the International Association for the Study of Pain, brought worldwide attention to the need for education that crosses narrow disciplinary ...
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