Cognitive and affective links between childhood adversity and psychological adjustment in emerging adults with chronic medical conditions.

Objective: Childhood adversity has been linked to poor psychological adjustment and decreased emotion regulation (ER) abilities. The extended process model of ER outlines the pivotal role of cognitive appraisals in the generation and expression of emotion as well as the pursuit of ER. The aim of the current study is to examine whether illness-related cognitive appraisals (i.

The contributions of clinical disease activity, functional disability, and illness intrusiveness to depressive symptoms in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Clinical disease activity associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can place physical limitations on youths' activities of daily living. In turn, functional limitations potentially contribute to youths' heightened experience of IBD-induced intrusions on a wide range of routine and valued activities (i.e.

Cross-Cultural Disparities in Psychosocial Research with Individuals with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Scoping Review.

Introduction: There are increased calls to address psychosocial needs among individuals with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). However, cross-cultural disparities exist in treatment practices and psychosocial outcomes that impact the generalizability of evidence-based recommendations. To date, this disparity has not been quantified.