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Tracking the Trajectories of Peer Victimization and Negative Self-Cognitions in Children: A Longitudinal Approach to Approximating Causality
(Vanderbilt University, 2014-04)
This study investigates the effect of targeted peer victimization (TPV) on negative self-cognitions as a function of victimization type through a three-wave longitudinal study. Measures of TPV and cognitions were collected ...
A Prospective Examination of Neurocognitive Functioning in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients
(Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-06)
Deficits in neurocognitive functioning are the most commonly reported adverse late effect in children diagnosed with brain tumors. However, few studies have examined this decline in functioning prospectively. The aim of ...
Discrepancies between Parent and Adolescent Responses to Survey Questions
(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-07)
This study examined the congruency of adolescent and parent perceptions of adolescent diabetes self-management and problem solving. Survey responses were collected from 115 adolescent- parent dyads. Parents' and adolescents' ...
Social Trait Judgment and Affect Recognition from Static Faces and Video Vignettes in Schizophrenia
(Vanderbilt University, 2011-05)
Previous research has shown impairment in affect recognition in individuals with schizophrenia. Poor affect recognition has been associated with more severe clinical symptoms and poor social functioning. The current body ...
Attention retraining treatment for contamination fear: A randomized control trial
(Vanderbilt University, 2011-04)
Although an attentional bias for threat-relevant information has been connected to the etiology of contamination-based obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the treatment implications of such a bias remains unclear. ...
The Relation of Trauma to the Persistence of Functional Abdominal Pain from Childhood into Adolescence and Young Adulthood
(Vanderbilt University, 2012-03)
Traumatic life experiences in childhood, particularly sexual and physical assault and abuse, have been consistently related to poor physical and mental health outcomes later in life. There is some evidence linking such ...
Child and Parental Factors Affecting Coping Strategies and Psychosocial Outcomes for Parents with Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome
(Vanderbilt University, 2016-04-12)
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare, genetic neurodevelopmental disability characterized by hyperphagia, mood swings and intellectual disability. Families with a child with PWS often experience increased family tensions ...
Predictive Effects of Quality and Duration of Sleep on Cognition and CSF Biomarkers
(Vanderbilt University, 2015-12)
Current literature on the effects of sleep on cognition has shown conflicting results regarding the effects of long and short sleep duration. Using previously collected data from the Vanderbilt Memory & Aging Project, this ...
Effects of Text Message Reminders of Safety Behavior Reduction on Health Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Vanderbilt University, 2024-03-27)
Health anxiety is a chronic issue associated with poor functioning that is especially important to study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cognitive-behavioral models of health anxiety posit that safety behaviors ...
Effects of Music on Gait Presented Emotion Perception
(Vanderbilt University, 2016)
Research on embodied emotions suggests that our ability to simulate bodily emotions enables us to better understand others’ emotions. Music has been shown to influence emotion processing, and music therapy is effective in ...