A5002063265- Health disparities and outcomes
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Sleep and related disorders
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family Support in Illness
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Social Media and Politics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
University of Utah
2014-2022
Huntsman Cancer Institute
2017-2018
University of Windsor
2014
Swansea University
1999
University of Wales
1998-1999
Rail Delivery Group
1978
The natural history of idiopathic frozen shoulder. R Grey; Journal Bone & Joint Surgery
The quality of social relationships and support appears to be associated with physical health outcomes sleep quality. Almost all previous research in this area focuses on positive aspects relationships.The present study thus intended examine the links between supportive, aversive, ambivalent, indifferent network ties quality.Relationship data, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)-assessed quality, depression were examined 175 middle-aged older adults.Consistent hypotheses, supportive...
This pilot study compared a novel electronic Montreal Cognitive Assessment (eMoCA) tool to the original paper-based MoCA. Potential participants were approached at primary care practices, geriatric day hospital, and university campus. Each of 401 randomly assigned either eMoCA (N=182) or MoCA (N=219). Scores adjusted by self-reported demographic health information using regression analysis. The difference in average scores (26.21±3.11 for group 24.84±4.21 group) was found be statistically...
Online groups can become communities, developing group identification and fostering deindividuation. But is this possible for very large, anonymous with low barriers to entry, highly constrained formats, great diversity of content? Applying social identity theory deindividuation effects theory, study assesses influences on in the case Imgur.com . Respondents reported slightly positive levels three forms identification, but mixed two As argued by proponents computer-mediated communication,...
Although existing life span models suggest that positivity in relationships should benefit the health of older adults, much less is known about how contain both positive and negative aspects (i.e., ambivalent ties) might influence age-associated cardiovascular risk. Given increased interpersonal stress associated with ties, SAVI model would predict adults be more negatively influenced given age-related changes physiological flexibility. In this study, quality an individual's social network...
The dynamics of the give and take between therapist client(s) is frequently interest to therapy process researchers. Characterizing ways that therapists respond clients can be challenging in therapeutic encounters involving a single client. complexity this challenge increases as number people involved encounter not only because there are more responding one another but also patterns become complex. This manuscript demonstrates how dyadic cross-lagged panel models extended psychotherapeutic 3...
The quality of interpersonal ties—especially closer relationships—appears to be associated with physical health outcomes. Sleep is one pathway through which relationships and appear linked, but this has been inadequately investigated in the context dyadic attachment. present study examined links between relationship-specific attachment anxiety (which can involve preoccupation one's partner, negative relationship cognitions, fear abandonment) avoidance (e.g., low emotional investment or...
We-talk (first-person plural pronoun usage) is frequently used to represent the degree which a person views an illness as shared within couple. There evidence that we-talk related good relationship and health. However, research has failed examine implications of for spouses interpersonal mechanisms underlie relational health benefits. To address these limitations, we investigated association among 199 couples in one had type 1 diabetes. was assessed context brief coping interview with...
Interpersonal positivity and negativity are separable dimensions both recognized as having important effects on health. Though online social interactions research examining them increasingly common, no validated instrument has heretofore been developed to examine support specifically in contexts. The present studies describe the development validation of Online Social Experiences Measure (OSEM) allow for assessment simultaneously.In Study I, responses a potential item pool were collected...
Abstract Blunted cardiovascular responses to stress have been associated with both mental and physical health concerns. This multi‐method, longitudinal study examined the role of chronic social‐developmental from adolescence onward as a precursor these blunted responses. Using diverse community sample 184 adolescents followed age 13 29 along friends romantic partners, this found that high levels parental psychological control at directly predicted heart rate response indirectly respiratory...
Social control in the health domain refers to attempts by social network members get an individual modify their behaviors. According dual effects model of control, having one's behavior controlled others should be related healthier behavioral change, but might arouse psychological distress as one may resent being controlled. Despite potential healthy stress thus detrimental interpersonal has been negative outcomes. In present study, association between perceived and telomere length was...
Sleep, a process that restores the body's ability to self-regulate, may be one important factor affecting self-care behaviors and blood glucose (BG) levels. The link between sleep quality, behaviors, BG levels occur by sleep-altering daily self-regulatory failures.This study examined whether relation quality occurred through self-regulation failures sequentially.One hundred ninety-nine adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) completed an online questionnaire for 14 days in which they reported...
Abstract Objective To examine whether yearly fluctuations in acceptance from and disclosure to parents were associated with perceptions of patient-centered communication (PCC) the healthcare provider PCC self-efficacy, type 1 diabetes self-care, HbA1c across four annual assessments during early emerging adulthood (EA). Methods A total 228 high school seniors (M age = 17.76 years at time 1) reported on mothers’ fathers’ diabetes-related parents, once per year for 4 years. was collected assay...
Most interventions on relationships and health have focused altering positive aspects of relationship such as social support. Given the separability negative it is less clear if can also influence negativity. This pilot study 9 individuals tested a novel 6-week loving-kindness meditation (LKM) intervention changes over time in support, negativity, depression, life satisfaction. Consistent with past work, LKM participants showed increases perceived support decreases depression. Extending...