Is There A Link Between Your Pets and Your Food Choices?
April 12, 2018
CSDA Associate Julia Hormes talked about her research on the influence that childhood pets have on a person’s diet choices in adulthood. Read more at UAlbany News Center
A Panel Study of Airborne Particulate Matter Concentration and Impaired Cardiopulmonary Function in Young Adults by Two Different Exposure Measurement
Environmental Pollution
Hu, Li-Wen, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Michael S. Bloom*, Erik J. Nelson, Echu Liu, Bin Han, Nan Zhang, Yimin Liu, Huimin Ma, Duo-Hong Chen, Bo-Yi Yang, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Wen Chen, Mika Komppula, Ari Leskinen, Maija-Riitta Hirvonen, Marjut Roponen, Pasi Jalava, Zhipeng Bai, and Guang-Hui Dong
Abstract
This study sought to clarify the correlation of […]
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire: A Comparison of Five Factor Solutions across Vegan and Omnivore Participants
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Heiss Sydney, Boswell James F., and Hormes Julia*
Abstract
Objective
The Eating Disorder Examination‐Questionnaire (EDE‐Q) is a valid and reliable measure of eating‐related pathology, but its factor structure has proven difficult to replicate. Given differences in dietary patterns in vegans compared to omnivores, proper measurement of eating disorder symptoms is especially important in studies […]
MARKETIZED MENTALITY, COMPETITIVE/EGOISTIC SCHOOL CULTURE, AND DELINQUENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR: AN APPLICATION OF INSTITUTIONAL ANOMIE THEORY: MARKETIZED MENTALITY, SCHOOLS, AND DELINQUENCY
Criminology
Groß, Eva M., Andreas HöVermann, and Steven F. Messner*
Abstract
We analyze the individual‐level and school‐level determinants of delinquency through the lens of a macro‐sociological theory of crime—institutional anomie theory (IAT). The concept of a “marketized mentality” is introduced as a predictor of students’ delinquency, along with an egoistic/competitive school culture—a feature of the school community. […]
Associations among Fear, Disgust, and Eating Pathology in Undergraduate Men and Women
Appetite
Anderson, Lisa M., Erin E. Reilly, Jennifer J. Thomas, Kamryn T. Eddy, Debra L. Franko, Julia M. Hormes*, and Drew A. Anderson
Abstract
Fear and disgust are distinct emotions that have been independently linked with EDs and may motivate avoidance behaviors that may be relevant targets for ED interventions (e.g., food rejection). Despite similar motivational function, […]
Why I mourn the end of Craigslist personals
April 9, 2018
CSDA Associate Stacy Torres talked about end of Craigslist personals. Read more at San Francisco Chronicle
Capital Region grows — but upstate shrinks
March 22, 2018
CSDA Associate Samantha Friedman talked about increase of foreign immigration and factors that attracts new arrivals. Read more at Times Union
How Obama became the first president in 36 years to oversee a drop in the federal prison population
March 16, 2018
CSDA Associate Shawn Bushway talked about factors that impact on a drop in the federal prison population in Obama ear. Read more at Asean Breaking News
Who Gets Ahead and Who Falls Behind During the Transition to High School? Academic Performance at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Social Problems
Sutton, April, Amy G. Langenkamp, Chandra Muller, and Kathryn S. Schiller*
Abstract
Academic stratification during educational transitions may be maintained, disrupted, or exacerbated. This study marks the first to use national data to investigate how the transition to high school (re)shapes academic status at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender. We seek to identify the […]
From Parents to Peers: Trajectories in Sources of Academic Influence Grades 4 to 8
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Sorensen, Lucy C*., Philip J. Cook, and Kenneth A. Dodge
Abstract
Prior research and anecdotal evidence from educators suggest that classroom peers play a meaningful role in how students learn. However, the literature has failed to consider the dynamic and context-dependent nature of classroom peer influence. Developmental psychology theories suggest […]