Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology: Doctoral Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Early dieting related to disordered eating and weight loss in a behavioral weight loss intervention
(Yeshiva University, 2023-01)Objective: The current study conducted a secondary analysis of data from a 12-month behavioral weight loss program to examine if there was a differential trend in percent weight loss from three months to 12 months as a ... -
Longitudinal associations between balance confidence and cognitive performance in community-residing older adults
(Yeshiva University, 2022-11)Objective: The current study examined the moderating effects of balance confidence on the relationship between time and cognitive performance over 7 years in a cohort of non-demented, community-residing older adults. ... -
Openness to Experience and Activity Engagement: Protective Factors Against Longitudinal Decline in Attention/Executive Functions and Verbal Memory in Older Adults
(Yeshiva University, 2021-06)Objective: Due to the interindividual variability in the rate of cognitive decline in the aging population, more work is needed to understand the biopsychosocial factors that may be differentially contributing to these ... -
The Family Impact of Pediatric Migraine
(Yeshiva University, 2021-08)Objective: This study aims to describe the impact of pediatric migraine on parents and families. Methods: This study is the primary analysis of a cross-sectional online survey study. Seventy-seven parents of children and ... -
Falls, Mood, and Driving Safety in Multiple Sclerosis
(Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Mobility difficulties are a progressive and burdensome consequence of multiple sclerosis (MS) with pervasive effects on functioning. As such, driving retains a critical role in maintaining mobility and functional autonomy ... -
Daily Self-Reported Sleep Quality and Medication Adherence Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach
(Yeshiva University, 2022-07)Background: Medication nonadherence rates are problematically high in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Medication nonadherence is associated with poorly controlled diabetes and is predictive of disease related complications, ... -
Validation of Self-Evaluation Measures in a Sample of Adults Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
(Yeshiva University, 2022-07-22)Introduction. Smoking rates have increased in developing countries, such as Kenya, due to geopolitical factors related to the tobacco industry. As a result, clinicians are increasing their efforts to provide smoking ... -
The Interrelationship of Hepatic Encephalopathy and Motor Functioning in Cirrhosis
(Yeshiva University, 2022-08)Cirrhosis is a late stage of liver disease characterized by scarring of the liver. It is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, with cognitive impairment and physical frailty among the most debilitating symptoms. ... -
The Impact of Music Making on Dual-Task Performance in Healthy Older Adults
(Yeshiva University, 2021)Objective: Music making is a unique, multifaceted activity that has been linked to improved cognitive functioning across numerous domains and related neuroanatomical changes in children and adults. However, the effect of ... -
The Role of E-cigarette Use in Smoking Cessation and E-cigarette Dependence
(Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Introduction. E-cigarettes have grown in popularity and use over the past decade. A major contributor to this rise is their implied suitability as a smoking cessation tool – but questions remain regarding the safety of ... -
The Impact of Perceived Pain on Neural Efficiency During Walking in Older Adults
(Yeshiva University, 2022)Objective: Pain is a mechanism for attention disruption due, in part, to a shared reliance on the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Amongst older adults, the experience of pain is known to be both prevalent and functionally impactful. ... -
Affective and Physical Symptom Experiences in Type 2 Diabetes: An Evaluation of Bidirectionality using Ecological Momentary Assessment and Qualitative Analysis
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05)Abstract Background: Physical symptoms (SXS) are commonly reported among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and have a significant impact on functioning and diabetes self-management. Although there is evidence that symptom ... -
Cognition and Handedness in Multiple Sclerosis
(Yeshiva University, 2020-08)Multiple sclerosis (MS) impacts over 2.5 million individuals worldwide and can affect physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Yet, much remains to be known regarding the disease course in this complex illness. ... -
The Impact of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) in Type 2 Diabetes: Examining study engagement, self-efficacy, self-management and emotional well-being
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04)Objective: To examine the role of self-efficacy, engagement with a smartphone app for ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and depressive symptoms on self-reported self-management behaviors in Type 2 Diabetes, using both ... -
Vascular co-morbidities, race, and executive function in multiple sclerosis
(Ferkauf Graduate School of Pscyhology, Yeshiva University, 2022-05)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by cerebrovascular alterations, neuroinflammation, leukocyte extravasation, demyelination, axonal damage, and neurodegeneration. ... -
Adolescent Substance Abusers: Cognitive and Personality Variables as They Relate to Volunteerism, Legal Status and Treatment Outcomes
(1985-06)The present study is an exploratory investigation involving two groups of adolescent substance abusers. One group is composed of individuals who seek help for a drug problem and volunteer for treatment; the other group is ... -
Cognitive Performance in People with Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Depression
(2021-08)Cognitive Performance in People with Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Depression¶ Background: Worse cognitive performance is often under-diagnosed among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Vulnerability factors that can ... -
Electrophysiological indices of disease status in multiple sclerosis
(2019)Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system, characterized by damage or destruction of axons throughout the brain and spinal cord. Visual impairment is one of the most common symptoms of ... -
Relations of electrophysiological measures of visual function and neuropsychological function in schizophrenia
(2019)Background: Visual dysfunction is established in schizophrenia. This study investigated relations of electrophysiological measures of visual function and neuropsychological measures to evaluate visual processing deficits ... -
The relationship between body mass index, asthma symptom report, ethnicity, and asthma-related outcomes in childhood asthma
(2019-12)Objective: High Body Mass Index (BMI) has been shown to be associated with increased health care utilization, worsening of asthma symptoms and poor asthma control among children with asthma. The present study hypothesized ...
