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Submissions from 2020

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Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Amyloid-β 42 and Rescues Behavior in Aged Tg2576 Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Nikita Francis, Lisa S. Robison, Dominique L. Popescu, Michalis Michaelos, Joshua Hatfield, Feng Xu, Xiaoyue Zhu, Judianne Davis, Maria E. Anderson, Brenda J. Anderson, William E. Van Nostrand, and John K. Robinson

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Corrigendum to “The role of gender in the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptom, severity, difficulties regulating emotions, and alcohol misuse” (Addictive Behaviors (2019) 99, (S0306460319302242), (10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106086)), Svetlana Goncharenko, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, and Shannon R. Forkus

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Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland, Bergljot Gyda Gudmundsdottir, Lisa Weyandt, and Gabriela Bryndis Ernudottir

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A Tribute to the Mind, Methodology and Mentoring of Wayne Velicer, Lisa L. Harlow, Leona Aiken, A. Nayena Blankson, Gwyneth M. Boodoo, Leslie A. D. Brick, Linda M. Collins, Geoff Cumming, Joseph L. Fava, Matthew S. Goodwin, Bettina B. Hoeppner, David P. MacKinnon, Peter C. M. Molenaar, Joseph Lee Rodgers, J S. Rossi, Allie Scott, James H. Steiger, and Stephen G. West

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A consensus-based transparency checklist, Lisa L. Harlow and et al

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Erratum: Author Correction: A consensus-based transparency checklist (Nature human behaviour (2020) 4 1 (4-6)), Lisa L. Harlow and et al

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Relations between Emotional Expressivity Dimensions and DSM-5 Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters in a Trauma-Exposed Community Sample, Ling Jin, Megan Dolan, Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, and Paula Dranger

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A digital smoking cessation program for heavy drinkers: pilot randomized controlled trial, Christopher W. Kahler, Amy M. Cohn, Catherine Costantino, Benjamin A. Toll, Nichea S. Spillane, and Amanda L. Graham

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Coping Strategy Utilization Among Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity and Substance Use Co-Occurrence Typologies: A Latent Class Analysis, Nathan T. Kearns, Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, and Heidemarie Blumenthal

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Brain structure in childhood maltreatment-related PTSD across the lifespan: A systematic review, Bryana E. Killion and Lisa L. Weyandt

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Neuroanatomical differences among sexual offenders: A targeted review with limitations and implications for future directions, Katelyn T. Kirk-Provencher, Rebecca J. Nelson-Aguiar, and Nichea S. Spillane

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History of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents, Katelyn T. Kirk-Provencher, Melissa R. Schick, Nichea S. Spillane, and Allison Tobar-Santamaria

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Towards a Higher-Order Model of Resilience, Zachary J. Kunicki and Lisa L. Harlow

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Fatherhood, Reproductive Health, and Incarcerated Men: A Qualitative Study With Implications for Reentry, Jessica Laird, Jennifer Clarke, Bradley Brockmann, and L. A.R. Stein

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Social determinants of alcohol and cigarette use by race/ethnicity: Can we ignore measurement issues?, Hector I. Lopez-Vergara, Robert Rosales, Taneisha S. Scheuermann, Nikki L. Nollen, Adam M. Leventhal, and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

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Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Among College Students: A Latent Class Analysis, Marisa E. Marraccini, A. Brick, Conor O'Neill, Lisa L. Weyandt, and Ashley L. Buchanan

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Many Labs 5: Registered Multisite Replication of the Tempting-Fate Effects in Risen and Gilovich (2008), Maya B. Mathur, Diane Jo Bart-Plange, Balazs Aczel, Michael H. Bernstein, Antonia M. Ciunci, Charles R. Ebersole, Filipe Falcão, Kayla Ashbaugh, Rias A. Hilliard, Alan Jern, Danielle J. Kellier, Grecia Kessinger, Vanessa S. Kolb, Marton Kovacs, Caio Ambrosio Lage, Eleanor V. Langford, Samuel Lins, Dylan Manfredi, Venus Meyet, Don A. Moore, Gideon Nave, Christian Nunnally, Anna Palinkas, Kimberly P. Parks, Sebastiaan Pessers, Tiago Ramos, Kaylis Hase Rudy, Janos Salamon, and Rachel L. Shubella

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Risk and protective factors for opioid misuse in American Indian adolescents, Tessa Nalven, Nichea S. Spillane, and Melissa R. Schick

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Alcohol Misuse and Women’s Use of Aggression in Intimate Relationships: The Mediating Role of Motivations for Using Aggression, Rebecca J. Nelson-Aguiar, Nicole H. Weiss, Suzanne C. Swan, and Tami P. Sullivan

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The impact of motivational interviewing on relapse to substance use among women in Iran: a randomized clinical trial, Sonia Oveisi, L.A.R. Stein, Elham Babaeepour, and Marzieh Araban

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Feasibility of Delivering a Tailored Intervention for Advance Care Planning in Primary Care Practice, Andrea L. Paiva, Colleen A. Redding, Lynne Iannone, Maria Zenoni, John R. O'Leary, and Terri R. Fried

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Development and Validation of a Socioeconomic Kidney Transplant Derailers Index, John D. Peipert, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Mark L. Robbins, Andrea L. Paiva, Crystal Anderson, Yujie Cui, and Amy Waterman

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Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in a Novel Rodent Model of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Type-1, Dominique L. Popescu, William Van Nostrand, and John K. Robinson

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Generating psychotherapy breakthroughs: Transtheoretical strategies from population health psychology, James O. Prochaska, John C. Norcross, and Southey F. Saul

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Digitally assisted interventions for the treatment and prevention of risky behavior in adults: Incorporating the transtheoretical model, Janice M. Prochaska and James O. Prochaska

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Posttraumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm among military veterans: Indirect effects through negative and positive emotion dysregulation, Alexa M. Raudales, Nicole H. Weiss, Svetlana Goncharenko, Shannon R. Forkus, and Ateka A. Contractor

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The role of emotion dysregulation in negative affect reactivity to a trauma cue: Differential associations through elicited posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, Alexa M. Raudales, Nicole H. Weiss, Norman B. Schmidt, and Nicole A. Short

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Cross-validation of transtheoretical model smoking cessation measures in Chicago WIHS women smokers with and at risk for HIV, Colleen A. Redding, David Goldberg, Kathleen M. Weber, H. Q. Yin, Andrea L. Paiva, Jane Burke-Miller, Mardge H. Cohen, and Joseph S. Rossi

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The Role of Acculturation in the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Misuse Among IPV-victimized Hispanic Women in the Community, Miranda E. Reyes, Nicole H. Weiss, Suzanne C. Swan, and Tami P. Sullivan

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Environmental Enrichment: Disentangling the Influence of Novelty, Social, and Physical Activity on Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in a Transgenic Mouse Model, Lisa S. Robison, Nikita Francis, Dominique L. Popescu, Maria E. Anderson, Joshua Hatfield, Feng Xu, Brenda J. Anderson, William Van Nostrand, and John K. Robinson

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“High Schoolers’ and Middle Schoolers’ Connections in their Schools: Relation to Tardiness, Absences, Disciplinary Referrals, and Failed Courses”, Margaret Rogers, Edward Churchill, and Kimberly A. Pristawa

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A philosophy of health: life as reality, health as a universal value, Julian M. Saad and James O. Prochaska

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The factor structure of self-esteem and its association with alcohol use in American Indian (AI) adolescents., Melissa R. Schick, Tessa Nalven, and Nichea S. Spillane

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A Call to Action: A Systematic Review Examining the Failure to Include Females and Members of Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Groups in Clinical Trials of Pharmacological Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder, Melissa R. Schick, Nichea S. Spillane, and Katherine L. Hostetler

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Post‐traumatic stress disorder's relation with positive and negative emotional avoidance: The moderating role of gender, Melissa R. Schick, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Nazaret C. Suazo, and Nichea S. Spillane

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Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions and Substance Misuse: The Influence of Sociodemographic Factors, Melissa R. Schick, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka C. Contractor, Emmanuel D. Thomas, and Nichea S. Spillane

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PTSD's risky behavior criterion: Associated risky and unhealthy behaviors and psychiatric correlates in a nationally representative sample, Jordana L. Sommer, Renée El-Gabalawy, Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, and Natalie Mota

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Identifying Competing Life Reinforcers for Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents, Nichea S. Spillane, Katelyn T. Kirk-Provencher, Melissa R. Schick, Tessa Nalven, Silvi C. Goldstein, and Christopher W. Kahler

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Structured and Unstructured Activities and Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Middle School: The Role of Availability and Engagement, Nichea S. Spillane, Melissa R. Schick, Katelyn T. Kirk-Provencher, Danielle C. Hill, Janan Wyatt, and Kristina M. Jackson

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Regional and gender differences in tobacco use among American Indian youth, Nichea S. Spillane, Hayley Treloar Padovano, and Melissa R. Schick

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A randomized clinical trial of motivational interviewing plus skills training vs. Relaxation plus education and 12-Steps for substance using incarcerated youth: Effects on alcohol, marijuana and crimes of aggression, L. A.R. Stein, Rosemarie Martin, Mary Clair-Michaud, Rebecca Lebeau, Warren Hurlbut, Christopher W. Kahler, Peter M. Monti, and Damaris Rohsenow

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Fluctuations in daily PTSD symptoms are related to proximal alcohol use: a micro-longitudinal study of women victims of intimate partner violence, Tami P. Sullivan, Stephen Armeli, Howard Tennen, Nicole H. Weiss, and Nathan B. Hansen

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Bayesian Modeling of Test Reliability, Joshua Ray Tanzer and Lisa L. Harlow

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Imaging Happiness: Meta Analysis and Review, Joshua Ray Tanzer and Lisa Weyandt

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Compassion Education for Prosocial Behavior and Well-Being Among College Students, Thupten Tendhar and Paul Bueno de Mesquita

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Positive Emotion Dysregulation Among Community Individuals: The Role of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Shannon R. Forkus, Svetlana Goncharenko, and Alexa M. Raudales

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Extending our understanding of the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and positive emotion dysregulation: A network analysis approach, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Alexa M. Raudales, Talya Greene, and Nicole A. Short

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The interplay of negative and positive emotion dysregulation on mental health outcomes among trauma-exposed community individuals., Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor, and Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon

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Emotion-driven impulsivity in PTSD, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Svetlana Goncharenko, and Ateka A. Contractor

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Alcohol misuse to down-regulate positive emotions: A cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis among US military veterans, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Alexa M. Raudales, Melissa R. Schick, and Ateka A. Contractor

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Alcohol and Drug Misuse Among IPV-Victimized Women: Exploring the Role of Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions, Nicole H. Weiss, Melissa R. Schick, Ateka A. Contractor, Miranda E. Reyes, Nazaret C. Suazo, and Tami P. Sullivan

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Anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and mindfulness among higher education faculty during covid-19, Lisa L. Weyandt, Alyssa Francis, Emily Shepard, Bergljót Gyda Gudmundsdóttir, Isabella Channell, Avery Beatty, and George J. Dupaul

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Prescription opioid misuse among university students: A systematic review, Lisa L. Weyandt, Bergljot Gyda Gudmundsdottir, Emily Z. Holding, Marisa E. Marraccini, Megan Keith, Shannon E. May, Emily Shepard, Alyssa Francis, Elizabeth D. Wilson, Isabella Channell, and Caroline Sweeney

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Development and Implementation of a Psychological Service for Patients With Cancer, Miryam Yusufov, Lawrence Grebstein, Joseph S. Rossi, Colleen A. Redding, Ginette G. Ferszt, and James O. Prochaska

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High blood pressure self-care among hypertensive patients in Iran: a theory-driven study, Iraj Zareban, Marzieh Araban, Mohammad Reza Rohani, Mahmood Karimy, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Mehran Babanejad, and L. A.R. Stein

Submissions from 2019

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A Qualitative Study Exploring Female College Students' Instagram Use and Body Image, Nicole Baker, Ginette Ferszt, and Juliana G. Breines

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The benefits and implementation challenges of the first state-wide comprehensive medication for addictions program in a unified jail and prison setting, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Meghan Peterson, Jennifer Clarke, Alexandra Macmadu, Ashley Truong, Kimberly Pognon, Morgan Parker, Brandon Marshall, Traci Green, Rosemarie Martin, Lynda Stein, and Josiah D. Rich

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Relation of positive memory recall count and accessibility with post-trauma mental health, Ateka A. Contractor, Anne N. Banducci, Megan Dolan, Fallon Keegan, and Nicole H. Weiss

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Invariance of the Construct of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review, Ateka A. Contractor, Stephanie V. Caldas, Megan Dolan, Prathiba Natesan, and Nicole H. Weiss

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Typologies of PTSD clusters and reckless/self-destructive behaviors: A latent profile analysis, Ateka A. Contractor and Nicole H. Weiss

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Heterogeneity in the Co-occurrence of Substance Use and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Latent Class Analysis Approach, Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, and Heidemarie Blumenthal

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Examination of the Relation Between PTSD Symptoms, Smartphone Feature Uses, and Problematic Smartphone Use, Ateka A. Contractor, Nicole H. Weiss, and Jon D. Elhai

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The Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire for Alcohol: A Psychometric Assessment With Incarcerated Youth, Daniel J. Delaney, Michael H. Bernstein, Lisa L. Harlow, Michael Farrow, Rosemarie A. Martin, and L. A.R. Stein

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Bringing Personality Into the Public Health Conversation: Evidence From a Correctional Population, Dora M. Dumont, Christine Brousseau, Sarah Hart Shuford, Jacob J. van den Berg, L. A.R. Stein, and Jennifer G. Clarke

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Effects of measurement timing on subgroup identification using growth mixture modeling: An empirical application to alcohol use, Anne M. Fairlie, Michael Bernstein, Theodore A. Walls, and Mark D. Wood

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Morally Injurious Experiences and Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Self-Compassion, Shannon R. Forkus, Juliana G. Breines, and Nicole H. Weiss

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PTSD and Alcohol Misuse: Examining the Mediating Role of Fear of Self-Compassion Among Military Veterans, Shannon R. Forkus, Juliana G. Breines, and Nicole H. Weiss

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PTSD's Blame Criterion and Mental Health Outcomes in a Community Mental Health Treatment-Seeking Sample, Shannon R. Forkus, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Juliana G. Breines, and Paula Dranger

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Prevalence of low test scores in a pediatric psychiatric inpatient population: Applying multivariate base rate analyses, Charles E. Gaudet, Nathan E. Cook, Brian C. Kavanaugh, Jane Studeny, and Karen Holler

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The role of gender in the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptom, severity, difficulties regulating emotions, and alcohol misuse, Svetlana Goncharenko, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka A. Contractor, Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, and Shannon R. Forkus

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First-Year GPA and Academic Service Use Among College Students With and Without ADHD, Matthew J. Gormley, George J. DuPaul, Lisa L. Weyandt, and Arthur D. Anastopoulos

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Posttraumatic Symptomatology and Alcohol Misuse Among Black College Students: Examining the Influence of Anxiety Sensitivity, Alicia R. Haas, Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor, and Nicole H. Weiss

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Keep Your Stats in the Cloud! Evaluating the Use of Google Sheets to Teach Quantitative Methods, Zachary J. Kunicki, Nicholas S. Zambrotta, Marie C. Tate, Angela R. Surrusco, Megan M. Risi, and Lisa L. Harlow

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Post-release treatment uptake among participants of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections comprehensive medication assisted treatment program, Rosemarie A. Martin, Shelley A. Gresko, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, L. A.R. Stein, and Jennifer G. Clarke

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The Mediating Role of Impulsivity Between Psychological Distress and Alcohol Misuse Among College Students at a Historically Black University, Megan M. Risi, Shannon R. Forkus, Amanda Roy, Robert G. Laforge, Joseph S. Rossi, and Nicole H. Weiss

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Dating practices, racial identity, and psychotherapeutic needs of biracial women, Ivory Roberts-Clarke, Angie C. Roberts, and Patricia Morokoff

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Long-term voluntary wheel running does not alter vascular amyloid burden but reduces neuroinflammation in the Tg-SwDI mouse model of cerebral amyloid angiopathy, Lisa S. Robinson, Dominique L. Popescu, Maria E. Anderson, Nikita Francis, Joshua Hatfield, Joseph K. Sullivan, Steven I. Beigelman, Feng Xu, Brenda J. Anderson, William E. Van Nostrand, and John K. Robinson

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Advancing Advocacy: Lessons Learned From Advocates in School Psychology, Margaret R. Rogers, Marisa E. Marraccini, Anna G. Lubiner, Jennifer A. Dupont-Frechette, and Elisabeth C. O'Bryon

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Advocates in Public Service Settings: Voices From the Field, Margaret R. Rogers, Marisa E. Marraccini, Elisabeth C. O'Bryon, Jennifer A. Dupont-Frechette, and Anna G. Lubiner

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Depression and risky alcohol use: an examination of the role of difficulties regulating positive emotions in trauma-exposed individuals, Melissa R. Schick, Nicole H. Weiss, Ateka Contractor, Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, and Nichea S. Spillane

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A readability analysis of online mental health resources, Dorothy D. Skierkowski, Paul Florin, Lisa L. Harlow, Jason Machan, and Yinjiao Ye

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Criminal Orders of Protection for Domestic Violence: Associated Revictimization, Mental Health, and Well-being Among Victims, Tami P. Sullivan, Nicole H. Weiss, Jacqueline Woerner, Janan Wyatt, and Camille Carey

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An investigation of the effect of trauma script exposure on risk-taking among patients with substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder, Matthew T. Tull, Courtney N. Forbes, Nicole H. Weiss, and Kim L. Gratz

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Citizen Health Science: Foundations of a New Data Science Arena, Theodore Adrien Walls, Shannon Forkus, and Abbigayle Coria

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Confirmatory validation of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Positive, Nicole H. Weiss, Angela G. Darosh, Ateka A. Contractor, Melissa M. Schick, and Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon

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Do Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions Contribute to Risky Sexual Behavior? A Path Analysis, Nicole H. Weiss, Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor, Angela G. Darosh, Svetlana Goncharenko, and Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon

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Emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress disorder: a test of the incremental role of difficulties regulating positive emotions, Nicole H. Weiss, Rebecca J. Nelson, Ateka A. Contractor, and Tami P. Sullivan

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Avoidant Coping as a Moderator of the Association Between Childhood Abuse Types and HIV/Sexual Risk Behaviors, Nicole H. Weiss, Courtney Peasant, and Tami P. Sullivan

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Daily relationship between positive affect and drinking to cope: the moderating role of difficulties regulating positive emotions, Nicole H. Weiss, Megan M. Risi, Krysten W. Bold, Tami P. Sullivan, and Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon

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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity attenuates bi-directional associations between negative affect and avoidant coping: A daily diary study, Nicole H. Weiss, Megan M. Risi, Tami P. Sullivan, Stephen Armeli, and Howard Tennen

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Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions, Nicole H. Weiss, Melissa R. Schick, Ateka A. Contractor, and Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon

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A Longitudinal Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Risky Sexual Behavior: Evaluating Emotion Dysregulation Dimensions as Mediators, Nicole H. Weiss, Kate Walsh, David D. DiLillo, Terri L. Messman-Moore, and Kim L. Gratz

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Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking, Zachary T. Whitt, Michael Bernstein, Nichea Spillane, L. A.R. Stein, Brian Suffoletto, Clayton Neighbors, Melissa R. Schick, and Melissa A. Cyders

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Positive urgency worsens the impact of normative feedback on 21st birthday drinking, Zachary T. Whitt, Michael Bernstein, Nichea Spillane, L. A.R. Stein, Brian Suffoletto, Clayton Neighbors, Melissa R. Schick, and Melissa R. Cyders

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Psychometric properties of the PROMIS® Fatigue Short Form 7a among adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Manshu Yang, San Keller, and Jin-Mann S. Lin

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Measures of psychosocial care utilization in a national sample of cancer patients., Miryam Yusufov, Joseph S. Rossi, Lawrence Grebstein, Colleen A. Redding, Ginette G. Ferszt, and James O. Prochaska

Submissions from 2018

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Rates and Patterns of Comorbidity Among First-Year College Students With ADHD, Arthur D. Anastopoulos, George J. DuPaul, Lisa L. Weyandt, Erin Morrissey-Kane, Jennifer L. Sommer, Laura Hennis Rhoads, Kevin R. Murphy, Matthew J. Gormley, and Bergljot Gyda Gudmundsdottir

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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: Restore CDC funding for firearms and gun violence prevention research, Pamela Behrman, Colleen A. Redding, Sheela Raja, Tamara Newton, Nisha Beharie, and Destiny Printz

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A text message intervention to reduce 21st birthday alcohol consumption: Evaluation of a two-group randomized controlled trial, Michael H. Bernstein, L. A.R. Stein, Clayton Neighbors, Brian Suffoletto, Kate B. Carey, Ginette Ferszt, Nicole Caron, and Mark D. Wood

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Effects of Co-occurring marijuana use and anxiety on brain structure and functioning: A systematic review of adolescent studies, Mary Kathryn Cancilliere, Miryam Yusufov, and Lisa Weyandt