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Neurocognitive Effects of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors
(Vanderbilt University, 2012-03-29)
This study characterizes the neurocognitive late effects of treatment in pediatric
brain tumor survivors by examining patterns of executive function, coping, emotional
outcomes, and brain activation. We examined associations ...
Causes of Interference: Working Memory and Distraction
(Vanderbilt University, 2011-02-06)
Working memory accounts for various types of cognitive processing, including object and spatial processing. Distraction has been demonstrated to be domain-specific with the strongest interference coming from a distractor ...
Children Coping with Cancer: Associations with Stress Reactivity, Age and Gender
(Vanderbilt University, 2018-04-23)
The present study focuses on how gender, age, and stress reactivity are associated with the ways that children cope with cancer. The sample consisted of 336 families; parents and children completed questionnaires near the ...
The Impact of Prior Postural Experience on Chinese and American Infants’ Object-Exploration Behaviors
(Vanderbilt University, 2017-05-01)
The proposed research focuses on extrinsic factors and aims to investigate how parenting practices, postural positions, and infants’ varied prior experiences in sitting, supine, and reclining postures influence 3-month-old ...
The Effect of Retrieval Practice on Memory for Spatial Information
(Vanderbilt University, 2019-03-15)
Executive Function, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms in Children of Depressed and non-Depressed Mothers
(Vanderbilt University, 2017)
The present study examined the concurrent associations among executive functioning, coping, maternal depression history, and depressive symptoms in adolescents. The sample included 82 adolescents between the ages of 12 and ...
Self-Criticism, Sexual Minority Stress and Disordered Eating Behaviors
(Vanderbilt University, 2017-04)
Minority stress theory recognizes the presence of added stress for individuals that belong to marginalized minority groups (Meyer, 2003). When considering the mental health of those who identify as sexual minorities, the ...
Parenting Behaviors and Children's Coping with Stress: Socialization of Coping Methods and Messages
(Vanderbilt University, 2018-04-18)
In a follow up to Watson (2015), the current study examined the potential association of the
methods that parents use to communicate coping strategies to their children, the messages that parents communicate, the impact ...
Spatial Hearing in Elderly Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Hearing Loss
(Vanderbilt University, 2018)
The spatial hearing abilities of individuals with hearing loss, especially those who are elderly, have been investigated mostly in the context of localizing a single, stationary sound source in a quiet setting. Real world ...
The Family Group Depression Prevention Program: Assessment of Fidelity
(Vanderbilt University, 2017-05-11)
Fidelity to the intervention manual for a family-based, group cognitive-behavioral depression prevention program for children of depressed parents was examined. Fidelity was measured with regard to adherence and competence. ...