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December 22, 2023

Stress is contagious in relationships – here’s what you can do to support your partner and boost your own health during the holidays and beyond

Rosie Shrout

With the flurry of shopping, spending money and traveling to see family, stress can feel inevitable during the holidays. You might already know stress can affect your own health, but what you may not realize is that your stress –...

December 21, 2023

Parental Accuracy of Reporting Child Sleep Duration: Examining Sleep and Childhood Obesity in Midwestern Latinx Youth

Zoe Taylor

This study examined the relationship between the accuracy of parental reporting of children’s sleep duration compared to objectively measured child sleep and tested whether any discrepancies were related to childhood obesity prevalence in a sample of Latinx families

December 18, 2023

The association between personality, relationship satisfaction, and psychopathology in a three-wave, longitudinal study

Susan South

Personality is an important determinant of many life outcomes including relationship satisfaction and psychopathology. Previous work has demonstrated that broad domains of normal personality have low-to-moderate associations with various forms of psychopathology.

December 14, 2023

General and math vocabulary contributions to early numeracy skills in a large population-representative sample

David Purpura

There are well-documented associations between numeracy development in preschool age children and general and math vocabulary, literacy, and executive functions. However, the studies have largely included small samples of children with parents with either predominantly low or higher socioeconomic background...

December 14, 2023

Dietary intakes of community-dwelling adults in the United States across older adulthood: NHANES 2015-March 2020

Heather Eicher-Miller

Dietary guidance is set based on age and life stage and defines older adults as ≥ 60 years. Yet, little is known about if and/or how diet quality differs beyond age 60.

December 12, 2023

4 subtle signs you’re in the wrong relationship, even if you love your partner

Susan South

Love is a powerful force. But even the most fiery passion can't hold a relationship together that just isn't working. Susan South, a professor of clinical psychology at Purdue University, previously told Business Insider that couples usually spot their differences...

November 14, 2023

Examining the unique impacts of Potentially Traumatic Experiences and discrimination events on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among multiracial/ethnic adults in the United States

Annabelle Atkin

Suicide and PTSD are pressing public health issues in the US, with discrimination and potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs) influencing mental health. However, the unique effects of these factors on Multiracial/ethnic adults' PTSD and suicidal thoughts/behaviors (STB) are not thoroughly researched.

November 4, 2023

First Opinions, Second Reactions: Innovative Online Reviews of Literature for Children and Young Adults

Breanya Hogue

Because Of You, John Lewis; The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. (Purdue Open Access Journal)

November 1, 2023

Nursing and Medical Students’ Responses About End-of-Life Communication Reveal Educational Opportunities for Spiritual Care

Nasreen Lalani

The need for improved spiritual care education is a national directive, prompting many nursing and medical education programs to respond with spiritual curriculum. This article reports on research that tested an educational intervention to enhance nursing and medical students' understanding...

November 1, 2023

Unique and combined effects of quantitative mathematical language and numeracy instruction within a picture book intervention: A registered report

David Purpura, Jennifer Dobbs-Oates

Significant research has highlighted the importance of quantitative language in children’s early mathematics development. The findings from this study raise questions as to how to best implement such interventions. Namely, in contrast to prior work, the current interventions targeting one...

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