Toward a dimensional model of family-based resilience: Sensitivity, stimulation, and stability as moderators of early-life adversity.
It is widely known that the familial environment plays a prominent role in shaping developmental trajectories. The protective nature of the family environment might be particularly important for children exposed to early-life adversity (ELA), who are at an increased risk for a number of poor developmental outcomes. Indeed, despite experiencing significant ELA that threatens development, some children and youth demonstrate resilience (i.e., positive adaptation) across the life span. In this paper, we introduce a novel dimensional model of partially distinct family-level resilience factors—namely sensitivity, stimulation, ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Fostering resilience in children who have been maltreated: A review and call for translational research.
One-third of Canadian children experience some form of maltreatment in childhood, which is associated with poor mental, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in adulthood. Yet, exposure to child maltreatment is far from deterministic, with many children adapting in the face of adversity. Over the last 30 years, the study of resilience has centered on understanding how to reduce poor developmental outcomes and promote positive adaptation following exposure to risk and adversities, such as child maltreatment. The present paper provides a review of resilience theory as it pertains to child maltreatment. We review the literature ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Barriers and facilitators of healthcare provider uptake of clinical practice guideline recommendations for the management of common mental health concerns: A qualitative evidence synthesis.
Clinical practice guidelines synthesize the best available evidence and recommend treatments with the intention of enhancing client outcomes. Despite evidence for effectiveness, guideline-recommended treatments are often under-utilized. We conducted a systematic review of six bibliographic databases published prior to May 6, 2020. Qualitative studies that reported on mental healthcare provider perceived barriers and facilitators to the delivery of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) recommended by practice guidelines for the management of depression, anxiety-related disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within u...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Reimagining clinical psychology.
This article builds on my professional and personal learnings and experiences in the field of clinical psychology to reimagine who we are training and how we are training them, and how changes in both regards could solidify our field as a socially responsive health science profession. I define a socially responsive clinical psychology profession as consisting of an inclusive science and a diverse and just community. To achieve these aims, as a profession we must address the composition of faculty and students in our programmes, update student recruitment and retention processes, broaden our conception of science and knowle...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Diversity and Canadian psychology: An evolving relationship.
This article discusses some of the historical forces in Canada that have shaped discussions about diversity, with a focus on issues related to immigration, the experience of Indigenous communities in Canada, and other forms of human variability. The article presents some of the ways in which Canadian psychology has failed to maintain optimal diversity considerations and/or to uphold the ethical principle of respect for the dignity of persons, but it focuses on more positive aspects of this evolving relationship. For example, it is noted that psychology has contributed in several ways to our understanding of bias, discrimin...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Implicit racial bias across ethnoracial groups in Canada and the United States and Black mental health.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 63(4), Nov 2022, 608-622; doi:10.1037/cap0000323Black Canadians and Americans experience disparities in access to quality mental health care and mental health overall. Implicit biases are unconscious, automatically activated attitudes and stereotypes, with the potential to yield racist behaviors. To date, research has focused on health provider bias and resultant consequences in the decision-making/treatment of racialized groups. Little has been done to characterize implicit anti-Black biases within White and non-White members of the general population or examine the relati...
Source: Canadian Psychology - April 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
I know it’s bad, but I have been pressured into it: Questionable research practices among psychology students in Canada.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 64(1), Feb 2023, 12-24; doi:10.1037/cap0000326Questionable research practices (QRPs) have been identified as a driving force of the replication crisis in the field of psychological science. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and reasons for QRP use among psychology students in Canadian universities. Participants were psychology students attending Canadian universities recruited via online advertising and email invitations. Respondents were asked how often they and others engaged in seven QRPs, to estimate the proportion of psychology research impacted by each...
Source: Canadian Psychology - March 21, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Effects of parenthood and gender on well-being and work productivity among Canadian academic research faculty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 64(2), May 2023, 144-153; doi:10.1037/cap0000327The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about enormous changes to all aspects of academic life. In spring 2020, we recruited faculty from Canadian universities who were asked to complete a survey about the perceived impact of the pandemic on aspects of their well-being and work productivity. Eight hundred ninety-nine academics from across Canada responded, reporting that the pandemic had had a significant negative impact on their mental health, work satisfaction, first-author publications, grants, and data coll...
Source: Canadian Psychology - March 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Work–family balance and job satisfaction: An analysis of Canadian psychologist mothers.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 64(2), May 2023, 154-165; doi:10.1037/cap0000321Working mothers face difficulty attaining job satisfaction and work–family balance, but social support can moderate these effects; professional psychologists have unique experiences in these areas. Eighty-nine Canadian mothers with careers in psychology responded to open-ended questions in this online study. Theoretical thematic analysis was used to examine written responses regarding work–family balance, job satisfaction, and social support. This sample of psychologists reported high job satisfaction and variable work–f...
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Traumatismes relationnels et état d’esprit hostile-impuissant : Mieux comprendre la désorganisation de l’attachement à l’âge adulte.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 64(1), Feb 2023, 66-75; doi:10.1037/cap0000322Chronic relational trauma experienced in childhood has significant consequences for an individual’s social–emotional development and can lead to the internalization of unintegrated, unbalanced patterns of parent–child relationships in the form of what Lyons-Ruth et al. (2005) have entitled as a Hostile-Helpless state of mind. This concept refers to a type of disorganized attachment in adulthood that is characterized by a lack of coherent integration of negative childhood experiences. Results from a growing number of scient...
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Do psychological associations in Canada value and promote evidence-based practice? A content analysis of psychological association websites.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 64(1), Feb 2023, 3-11; doi:10.1037/cap0000319The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) adopted evidence-based practice (EBP) as the model for the professional practice of psychology in Canada in 2014. Despite this, the scientist–practitioner gap remains, and it may extend to Canadian psychological institutions. For example, Beaulieu et al. (2020) found that psychotherapy-related continuing education opportunities advertised in the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec were not always evidence-based. This raises a broader question: Do Canadian Psychological Associations val...
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Resilience in refugee children and youth: A critical literature review.
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 63(4), Nov 2022, 678-694; doi:10.1037/cap0000320To better understand factors that promote and foster resilience among young refugees, in this manuscript, we aimed to critically review the progress in research on refugee children and youth’s resilience from the vantagepoint of young refugee participants and prominent researchers. In doing so, the present critical review synthesizes exemplary findings from illustrative lines of work, discussing controversies and lessons learned from these studies, and offering implications for practice and future science. Overall, reviewed ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Lived experiences of deaf Canadians: What we want you to know!
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, Vol 63(4), Nov 2022, 651-666; doi:10.1037/cap0000313The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of 16 Deaf Canadians ages 18–85 years in relation to their well-being. Quantitative measures were used as descriptors of well-being, and qualitative measures explored open-ended narratives. Results indicated that as a group, this sample was of normal cognition, moderately depressed, moderately anxious, and slightly satisfied with their lives. Thematic analysis yielded a rich understanding of the intersection of systems that surround the family of the Deaf individu...
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Community-based research: Perspectives of psychology researchers and community partners.
This article seeks to provide a roadmap for conducting community-based research and illustrates why it should be a central component to research seeking to answer critical questions in psychological science. First, we provide a conceptual foundation of community-based research. Next, using three specific community-based research projects as examples, we share the challenges and benefits of conducting research in the community context. Finally, we highlight future directions for increasing the uptake of community-based research in Canada. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Canadian Psychology)
Source: Canadian Psychology - February 24, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Albert Bandura (1925–2021).
Memorializes Albert Bandura (1925–2021). He was the David Starr Jordan Professor Emeritus of Social Science in Psychology at Stanford University. A 2002 survey (Haggbloom et al., 2002), ranked him fourth among the most-cited psychologists of the twentieth century behind B. F. Skinner, Jean Piaget, and Sigmund Freud. Bandura was former honorary president of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) (1999–2000). His early experiences contributed to his later emphasis on the importance of personal agency. To represent more fully how human agency is exercised, he expanded the conception of personal agency to collective ...
Source: Canadian Psychology - January 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
