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Gender differences in adolescent anxiety symptoms: Interactions between peer experiences and individual characteristics
DownloadFall 2017
Anxiety is the most common mental health concern among children and adolescents globally. Anxiety symptoms such as fears and worries increase markedly in early adolescence, particularly for girls. However, not all early adolescents experience this increase in anxiety symptoms. Guided by the...
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Gene-Environment Transactions between Peer Tobacco Use, Parental Supervision, and Chinese Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Initiation
DownloadSpring 2024
Following 602 Chinese twin pairs (52% female) from early to middle adolescence at two time points (Mage = 12 and 15), this study examined gene-environment interplay between perceived parental supervision, peer tobacco use, and adolescent cigarette smoking initiation. From early to middle...
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Generalizing the Effect of Extreme Outcomes in Risky Decision Making: A Cross Species Comparison of Pigeons and Humans
DownloadSpring 2016
Research has shown that when decisions between risky and fixed options are based on repeated exposure to the governing contingencies, preference is often influenced by an overweighting of the most extreme outcomes appearing in the decision context. Known formally as the extreme-outcome rule, this...
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Heterogeneity of Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Early Childhood: Influence by Self-Regulation and Classroom Climate
DownloadSpring 2023
Depressive and anxious symptoms can emerge as early as preschool, though heterogeneity in these early symptoms is unclear. Examination of whether variation in the patterns of change in depressive symptoms diverge from those of anxious symptoms can help to better identify concerning symptom...
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How autistic are you? Autistic-like traits, language ability, and how a nasal voice shapes people’s social judgements
DownloadFall 2018
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is thought to be the far end of a spectrum of behaviours that include individuals from the neurotypical population. Characteristics associated with ASD are autistic-like traits such as decreased social skill and acute attention to detail. Language difficulties,...