Survivors of complex childhood trauma (CCT) tend to develop distinctive mental health challenges later on in adulthood, which may be exacerbated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. CCT survivors often struggle with ...
When humans are faced with multiple options, they must decide whether to choose a novel or less certain option (explore) or stick with what they know (exploit). Exploration is a fundamental cognitive process. Importantly, ...
In many regions worldwide, older adults now form the fastest growing portion of the population. As such, aging research has seen tremendous growth in recent years, with a focus on identifying early biomarkers of age-related ...
Physical activity is a well-known protective factor against poorer mental health outcomes. Feelings of depression, social isolation, and stress have increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures ...
Much work has been done in communicating environmental messages about climate change to promote pro-environmental beliefs and behaviours, yet individual-level behavioural changes are not occurring rapidly enough to make ...
Introduction: Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs) are a harm reduction strategy designed for
individuals with severe alcohol use disorders (AUD) experiencing unstable housing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a rapid ...
The majority of today’s emerging adults view climate change as the defining challenge of their generation (Amnesty International, 2019). Young people’s climate concern has translated to unprecedented collective climate ...
Objective: The transition to long-term care (LTC) of older adults receiving home care services is preceded by declining functional independence with basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL and IADL, ...
Despite good intentions, people often encounter challenges and obstacles in pursuit of their goals. The types of difficulties people experience each day have been well-documented (e.g., desires and temptations, resource ...
This research was concerned with the judgments of creativity made by untrained subjects who were asked to evaluate the degree of creativity exhibited in a number of test-response drawings. It was proposed that systematic ...
When old/new recognition memory is tested with equal numbers of studied and non-studied items and no rewards or instructions that favour one response over the other, there is no obvious reason for response bias. In line ...
The environmental and psychosocial adversity inherent in remote polar locales has historically been framed in pathological terms. However, a burgeoning body of evidence suggests that stressful conditions across isolated, ...
Autism poses many internal challenges, from increased sensory overwhelm and cognitive inflexibility to navigating co-occurring conditions like depression and anxiety. In addition, Autistic persons may use different internal ...
The aim of this dissertation was to address several gaps in the existing literature focused on the association between levels and variability in blood pressure (BP) and cognitive functioning. Using Preferred Reporting Items ...
Interventions for children and their families have traditionally stemmed from two interrelated frameworks: play-based child therapies, and family therapies (Gil, 2015). Integrated family play therapy frameworks aim to ...
Introduction: The cognitive benefits of physical activity and sport on executive function are of interest to researchers, especially considering the subsequent interventions that could be implemented. However, researchers ...
Background: Healthy cognitive ageing entails a number of neurobiological processes which may contribute to optimal functioning and quality of life in ageing. While the full extent of the underlying mechanisms of healthy ...
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), or the deliberate damage of bodily tissue without suicidal intent, is a prevalent issue in young people. Relative to those who have never self-injured, young people with either recent (i.e., ...
Engineers have begun creating robots that look and act human, with the aim of maximizing the likability of real-life robot partners for friendship and sex. In science fiction, robots often look and act human, and these ...
This dissertation focuses on the family experiences of Chinese Canadian young adults raised in immigrant families. Drawing on contextual and transactional theories of development and parenting, this dissertation investigates ...