A5027899949- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Sleep and related disorders
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mental Health via Writing
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
University of Indianapolis
2012-2022
Palo Alto University
2018
University of Miami
2007-2011
Kent State University
2006-2007
Highly stressed employees are subject to greater health risks, increased cost, and productivity losses than those with normal stress levels. To address this issue in an evidence-based manner, worksite management programs must be able engage individuals as well capture data on stress, indices, work productivity, care costs. In randomized controlled pilot, our primary objective was evaluate the viability proof of concept for two mind-body workplace reduction (one therapeutic yoga-based other...
People living with HIV (PLWH) commonly report sleep disturbances which are associated long-term health consequences, including disease progression. PLWH also experience internalised stigma as a result of their status, can be increased loneliness and depression. Little attention focuses on the impact these factors sleep. Therefore, we examined whether HIV-stigma was indirectly related to poorer quality through higher levels depressive symptoms.181 from across United States completed an online...
The authors investigated health-related effects of social control (influence) that spouses exert in relation to osteoarthritis patients' medical adherence after total knee replacement surgery. Patients' behavioral and emotional responses were examined as mediators associations between spouses' use two strategies (pressure, persuasion) physical psychological recovery.The used a three-wave panel design with assessments at one month before surgery, 1 3 months Data collected during in-person...
DThe authors investigated emotional (empa-thy) and problematic (minimizing) supportexchanges between 243 women experiencinga lupus sare-up their husbands. Hus-bands wives reported the amount ofsupport they provided to each other theextent which felt support theyreceived from partners was emotionally re-sponsive (validating). The expectedindividualsO perceptions of spousesO emo-tional responsiveness mediate rela-tionship psychosocialwell-being. As predicted, more spousal interpreted as...
The objective was to investigate self-efficacy manage recovery from surgery and perceptions of the spouse's emotional responsiveness adults recovering knee as mediators association between quality support spouse following outcomes.In-person interviews married older (N = 134) with osteoarthritis who underwent total replacement were conducted at 1 month before surgery, after 3 months surgery.Outcomes limitations depressive symptoms.Self-efficacy mediated associations problematic improvement in...
Receiving support during stress can have a positive psychological impact. Additionally, gratitude is associated with increased perceptions of and strengthened social relationships. The purpose the current study was to experimentally examine whether enhanced benefits receiving stress. One-hundred twenty-seven college students were randomly assigned write about gratitude-inducing experience or neutral experience. Following writing procedure, participants gave speech which time they receive no...
The authors investigated associations between spousal control (influence) and support on the recovery outcomes for 70 men women (mean age = 70) undergoing an increasingly common surgical treatment osteoarthritis (OA) of knee. Spouses' positive (motivating) negative (pressuring) spouses' emotional (understanding) problematic (dismissing) were examined as predictors patients' adherence improvement in well-being. Positive was associated with better adherence, but only among patients whose...
HIV-related disclosure concerns are associated with higher rates of concealment and poorer well-being, including health related HIV quality life (HIV-QOL). Little research, however, has examined whether gender differences exist in the links between HIV-QOL. We expected that would be HIV-QOL, such relationship HIV-QOL to stronger women living (WLWH) than men (MLWH). One hundred forty MLWH (n = 102) WLWH 38) completed an online questionnaire consisting measures regarding their demographics,...
AbstractSleep disturbances are highly prevalent in women with HIV, and few studies examine potential protective factors that may reduce risk for sleep this high-risk population. This study predicted HIV-specific social support from various sources (i.e., friends, family members, spouses), as well oxytocin (OT), would explain quality 71 low-income minority living HIV. Social members was associated better women. For high OT, friends quality, whereas low poorer quality. Women OT not effectively...
We examined associations between the receipt of positive and negative health-related social control (i.e. influence) from a primary network member, affective behavioural reactions behaviour change) to control, psychosocial well-being in cross-sectional study 91 HIV+ men living with HIV (MLWH). Receiving was associated more self-care behaviours, active coping efforts, fewer depressive symptoms. In contrast, receiving behaviours Negative mediated symptoms, efforts. Behaviour change only...
We compared psychological resources between heterosexual never-married and married adults their group-specific role in positive negative affect after controlling for social resources. Although respondents scored slightly lower than on affective well-being, the two groups were comparable Moderated regression analysis indicated that more strongly related to adults. In addition, with personal mastery higher did adults, levels of self-sufficiency contributed but among individuals. Psychological...