A comprehensive investigation of the association between menopause symptoms and problematic eating behavior in peri- and post-menopause cisgender women.

Midlife individuals assigned female at birth are at risk for problematic eating behavior, associated with negative health outcomes. Little is known about how menopausal symptoms may increase risk in this population. The current study aimed to understand how a comprehensive range of menopause symptoms were globally associated with problematic eating behaviors.

Examining negative affect, sleep duration, and using food to cope as predictors of weight in midlife women.

Midlife women are vulnerable to developing obesity. Behavioral and psychosocial factors including sleep duration, stress eating, and negative emotionality are risk factors. However, little is known about the complex daily interplay between sleep, eating, emotion, and weight among midlife women.

Examining and Promoting Sleep Health in the Undergraduate Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Although college students are at heightened risk for sleep disturbances, healthy sleep is associated with positive physical, cognitive, psychological, and academic benefits for this group. The goals of the current study were to (1) describe sleep health in an undergraduate college sample and (2) examine the role of a class activity using self-determination theory to promote better sleep health in this group. A cohort study was conducted using data drawn from class activities conducted in two undergraduate Introduction to Psychology courses.

Role Stress and Sense of Control Predict Using Food to Cope With Stress in Midlife Women.

The current study examined the association between role stress and using food to cope with stress in midlife women and examined sense of control as a potential underlying mechanism. : An archival analysis was performed using data from 638 midlife women from the Midlife in the United States II study. Hierarchical linear regression analyses demonstrated that work stress (β = .

Reality Check! Perceptions of MTV's and and Dating Violence Attitudes and Experiences.

We examined college women's ( = 354) perceptions of and and how these perceptions are related to dating violence (DV) attitudes and behaviors. Although most DV attitudes and behaviors did not relate to frequency of viewing these shows, DV victimization was related to more frequent viewing of . Moreover, DV perpetration and victimization was related to perceptions that the was a fun show to watch, and accepting attitudes toward DV was inversely related to perceptions that was offensive.