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Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support (2024)
Journal Article
Sirois, F. M., & Biskas, M. (2024). Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), Article 898. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070898

Objectives: Evidence linking chronic procrastination to a range of poor health outcomes and trajectories continues to build. Yet, much of this research has been conducted in academic contexts or in non-student samples. Despite theory indicating that... Read More about Procrastination and Health in Nurses: Investigating the Roles of Stress, Health Behaviours and Social Support.

Does Psychoeducation Help People to Respond to Goal Lapses With Self-Compassion? (2023)
Journal Article
Biskas, M., Sirois, F. M., & Webb, T. L. (in press). Does Psychoeducation Help People to Respond to Goal Lapses With Self-Compassion?. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41(8), 839-851. https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231189010

Despite research indicating that responding with self-compassion to lapses in goal pursuit can help people to achieve their goals, there is evidence that people often struggle to respond with self-compassion when it would benefit them. One reason is... Read More about Does Psychoeducation Help People to Respond to Goal Lapses With Self-Compassion?.

Loneliness and preferences for palatable foods: The role of coping (2023)
Journal Article
Sirois, F. M., & Biskas, M. (2023). Loneliness and preferences for palatable foods: The role of coping. Current Research in Behavioural Sciences, 5, Article 100119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crbeha.2023.100119

Loneliness is an important public health issue with consequences for health-related outcomes. Health-related behaviors is a proposed explanatory pathway. There is some evidence that loneliness influences eating behaviors, although the reasons for thi... Read More about Loneliness and preferences for palatable foods: The role of coping.