- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Sleep and related disorders
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Media Influence and Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
McGill University
2024
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
2015-2024
Concordia University
2013-2023
McGill University Health Centre
2023
Concordia University
2020
University of California, Irvine
2020
University College Dublin
2020
Breakthrough
2015
Pathological personality traits have repeatedly been identified as important risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors. Moreover, impulsive-aggressive traits, shown a consistent association with behaviors across the lifespan. Adolescence represents critical period emergence of different mood disorders, behaviors, but relationship between these variables remain poorly understood.These were examined in cross-sectional case-control design involving three groups: 30 adolescents depressive...
High-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) reactivity was proposed as a vulnerability factor for stress-induced sleep disturbances. Its effect may be amplified among individuals with high trait worry or reactivity. This study evaluated whether HF-HRV to induction, reactivity, and predict increases in disturbances response academic stress, naturalistic stressor. A longitudinal following 102 undergraduate students during an semester well-defined periods of lower higher stress conducted....
Attachment style may influence the acculturation process by shaping types of social relationships that individuals form and maintain. Social relationship quantity quality have been linked to chronic low-grade systemic inflammation, an immune associated with risk for age-related diseases. The goal this study was investigate whether attachment moderates change in inflammation during early phases process, a period rapid changes functioning. In 5-month longitudinal study, 58 new international...
Background: In order for physical distancing directives to be effective at lowering and flattening the epidemic peak during a pandemic, individuals must adhere confinement guidelines. Recent reviews highlight paucity of empirical research on predictors adherence quarantine directives. Methods: Using sample (N = 1003) representative population in terms age, gender, urbanicity Quebec, Canada, we examined theory-based cognitive, emotional, social COVID-19 pandemic. Findings: Age, gender...
Close relationships are an important social context in which emotional experiences, regulation, and coregulation unfold. This interpersonal emotion regulation process is likely intertwined with the self-regulatory capacities skills of each individual dyad member. study aimed to examine whether respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), a physiological marker related self-regulation, moderates impact rumination, maladaptive strategy, on couples' conflict. A dyadic, longitudinal design examined...
Objective: This study sought to identify psychosocial predictors of trajectories adherence physical distancing alongside changes in public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A three-time point longitudinal survey first two waves Methods: Participants (N = 1003) completed self-report over an 8-month period at start (T1) and end (T2) wave pandemic, second pandemic (T3). also their beliefs related self others, social norms, emotional distress, sociodemographic...
Abstract Introduction This study examined daily fluctuations in the unmet interpersonal needs of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness response to negative social interactions, as well moderating role respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) across adolescents at lower higher risk for suicidal ideation. Methods Fifty five with major depressive disorder (MDD, i.e., higher‐risk group) without MDD (i.e., lower‐risk completed measures resting RSA, burdensomeness, loneliness, a proxy...
Introduction: This meta-analysis examined the association between dimensional and categorical conceptualizations of attachment styles suicidal thoughts behaviors (STBs). Methods: Random-effects was conducted to examine associations secure attachment, insecure dimensions STBs. Methodological moderators were also explored. protocol registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020152604). Results: Systematic search for articles published by December 2020 returned 58 eligible studies 159 cross-sectional...
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) has been conceptualized as a biomarker of neurophysiological system supporting social behaviors. Capitalization, the interpersonal process sharing positive experiences with close others, associated improved intrapersonal and functioning. The present study examined whether RSA moderated within-person associations daily capitalization affect relationship quality. Participants ( N = 149) completed an electrocardiogram recording during resting baseline worry...
Brooding rumination is an intrapersonal emotion regulation strategy associated with negative interpersonal consequences. Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), a psychophysiological marker of self-regulatory capacity, may buffer the association between maladaptive and behaviors. The current work examines moderating effect RSA on brooding different Across three convenience samples, individuals lower showed stronger more behaviors as well less perception received instrumental social...
ABSTRACT Objective Greater negative affect has been associated with an increased risk of the metabolic syndrome (METs). However, all studies to date have examined this association using explicit measures based on subjective ratings emotional experiences. Prior suggest that implicit affect, representing automatic, prereflective appraisal process involved in conscious experiences, is physiological stress responses independent affect. Furthermore, low resting heart rate variability (HRV) may...
Introduction: Emotional pain and unmet interpersonal needs, i.e., thwarted belongingness perceived burdensomeness, are associated with increased risk for suicidality. This study examined their daily occurrence variability among adolescents at both lower higher suicidality, whether needs predicted emotional pain. Method: Fifty-five without major depressive disorder (MDD) completed 10 consecutive diaries assessing feelings of loneliness (as a proxy belongingness), Descriptive analyses the...