A5040790375- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health and Medical Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Child Therapy and Development
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Career Development and Diversity
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Mind wandering and attention
- Media Influence and Health
Smith College
2005-2023
Worcester State University
2018
University of Illinois Chicago
2018
Clark Art Institute
2007
Boston University
1997
Albany State University
1996
University at Albany, State University of New York
1996
Public speaking is the most commonly reported fearful social situation. Although a number of contemporary theories emphasize importance cognitive processes in anxiety, there no instrument available to assess thoughts experienced during public speaking. The Self-Statements During Speaking (SSPS) scale 10-item questionnaire consisting two 5-item subscales, "Positive Self-Statements" (SSPS-P) and "Negative subscale (SSPS-N). Four studies report on development preliminary psychometric properties...
Twenty-five years ago, one of the first empirically validated measures perfectionism, Frost et al. Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (F-MPS) was published. Since that time, psychometric studies original F-MPS have provided a plethora evidence to support potential development shorter yet still psychometrically robust version measure. Using confirmatory factor analyses across community and clinical samples, current study identifies an eight-item F-MPS-Brief with two dimensions (i.e.,...
This study examines eating attitudes, body satisfaction, reasons for exercise, and general psychological well-being in female nonathletes Division III college athletes. A total of 115 94 athletes completed measures trait affect, perceived self-competence. On the majority measures, scores revealed less disorder symptomatology more healthy functioning than nonathletes. These results indicate that athletic involvement can be associated with functioning. Future research should give consideration...
This study reports the psychometric development of a measure to assess individual differences in exercise motivations using functionalist strategy (Snyder & Cantor, 1997). Factor analyses revealed two subscales for newly developed Function Exercise Scale (FES): Weight and Appearance (WA), Health Enjoyment (HE). FES-HE scores correlated with better psychological well-being predicted prospectively monitored as well concurrently longitudinally assessed behavior. also lower pulse, systolic...
Best-practices pedagogy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) aims for inclusive excellence that fosters student persistence. This paper describes principles of inclusivity across 11 primarily undergraduate institutions designated as Capstone Awardees Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) 2012 competition. The Capstones represent a range institutional missions, profiles, geographical locations. Each successfully directed activities toward persistence STEM students,...
An information processing signal detection methodology was employed to examine attentional allocation and its correlates in both normal comparison (NC) generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) participants. In particular, the impact of neutral distractor negative feedback cues on performance an attention vigilance task investigated. Individuals with GAD (N = 15) evidenced impaired relative NC participants when were presented. Contrary prediction, no group differences detected under conditions...