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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autism: A Meta-Analysis. (2023)
Journal Article
Hartley, G., Sirois, F., Purrington, J., & Rabey, Y. (2023). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autism: A Meta-Analysis. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231213314

Evidence suggests that autistic children have a higher probability of experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) compared to their non-autistic peers. This meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD42022262635) aimed to quantify the association of autism an... Read More about Adverse Childhood Experiences and Autism: A Meta-Analysis..

Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Finlay-Jones, A. L., Parkinson, A., Sirois, F., Perry, Y., Boyes, M., & Rees, C. S. (2023). Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e44016. https://doi.org/10.2196/44016

Background: Up to one-third of young people live with chronic physical conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma, and autoimmune disease) that frequently involve recurrent pain, fatigue, activity limitations, stigma, and isolation. These issues may be exacer... Read More about Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial.

The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on weight management practices in UK adults: A self-regulation perspective (2023)
Journal Article
Genes, D., Sirois, F. M., & Buckland, N. J. (2023). The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on weight management practices in UK adults: A self-regulation perspective. Health Psychology Open, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231214058

This study aimed to identify the impact of the first UK COVID-19 lockdown on individuals’ weight management attempts (WMA). A self-regulation theoretical framework was used to identify predictors of continuing with a WMA, and weight change during the... Read More about The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on weight management practices in UK adults: A self-regulation perspective.

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.

Expectations Regarding Gastein Healing Gallery Treatment and Their Connection to Health-Related Quality of Life (2023)
Journal Article
Toussaint, L., Huynh, K., Kohls, N., Sirois, F., Alberts, H., Hirsch, J., …Offenbaecher, M. (2023). Expectations Regarding Gastein Healing Gallery Treatment and Their Connection to Health-Related Quality of Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(7), Article 5426. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075426

The present study examines connections between patient expectations and health-related quality of life. We explore a key distinction between expectations about general health and expectations for functional improvement. Patients were 1444 individuals... Read More about Expectations Regarding Gastein Healing Gallery Treatment and Their Connection to Health-Related Quality of Life.

Procrastination and health: A longitudinal test of the roles of stress and health behaviours (2023)
Journal Article
Sirois, F. M., Stride, C. B., & Pychyl, T. A. (2023). Procrastination and health: A longitudinal test of the roles of stress and health behaviours. British Journal of Health Psychology, 28(3), 860-875. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12658

Objectives Procrastination is a common form of self-regulation failure that a growing evidence base suggests can confer risk for poor health outcomes, especially when it becomes habitual. However, the proposed linkages of chronic procrastination to h... Read More about Procrastination and health: A longitudinal test of the roles of stress and health behaviours.

Mental health burden for NHS healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: First results of a longitudinal survey (2023)
Journal Article
Danson, S., Sirois, F., Fradley, K., Wadsley, J., Ray, J., Bishop, R., …Bentall, R. (2023). Mental health burden for NHS healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: First results of a longitudinal survey. Heliyon, 9(3), Article e13765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13765

Background The current investigation aimed to assess the mental health burden on healthcare workers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A link to an online survey was sent to an estimate of 18,100 employees of Sheffield Teaching... Read More about Mental health burden for NHS healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: First results of a longitudinal survey.