Rowan CHASE Lab
@rowanchaselab.bsky.social
Clinical Health And Social Experiences (CHASE) research group at Rowan University, directed by Dr. Dani Arigo. Follow us for all things #HealthPsychology.
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Re-sharing some of our recent research findings, now with our BlueSky community! What makes social comparison "good"/"bad" for immediate emotions? Ecological momentary assessment among women w/risk for heart disease🙋♀️🤓
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Physical activity (PA) is beneficial 😀but a study came to the conclusion that PA in natural environments 🌴🌅effects anxiety, fatigue, positivity, and a small affect for depression greater than engaging in physical activity in an urban environment 🏢 Read here: tinyurl.com/uzcwazjc
Psychological benefits of outdoor physical activity in natural versus urban environments: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of experimental studies
The impact of environmental context on the psychological benefits derived from physical activity has attracted research attention in recent years. Previous reviews have compared effects of indoor versus outdoor exercise. This review compares the ...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Physical activity (PA) is beneficial 😀but a study came to the conclusion that PA in natural environments 🌴🌅effects anxiety, fatigue, positivity, and a small affect for depression greater than engaging in physical activity in an urban environment 🏢 Read here: tinyurl.com/uzcwazjc
This systematic review found that among various observational studies, greater numbers of #menopause symptoms reported were consistently associated with worse body image concerns. More research is needed to help women alleviate body image concerns during midlife and menopause🪞🧍🏻♀️ tinyurl.com/hys2fnjh
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January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This systematic review found that among various observational studies, greater numbers of #menopause symptoms reported were consistently associated with worse body image concerns. More research is needed to help women alleviate body image concerns during midlife and menopause🪞🧍🏻♀️ tinyurl.com/hys2fnjh
Sharing our first new published findings of 2026! We used a novel digital system & qualitative methods to better understand women's priorities & preferences for potential physical activity partners (in an intervention). 👯👭 #WomensHealth
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January 21, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Sharing our first new published findings of 2026! We used a novel digital system & qualitative methods to better understand women's priorities & preferences for potential physical activity partners (in an intervention). 👯👭 #WomensHealth
Summary: tinyurl.com/4m4psdt4
Full paper: tinyurl.com/mshn3ey7
Summary: tinyurl.com/4m4psdt4
Full paper: tinyurl.com/mshn3ey7
This study examines associations between #GenderDifferences and self-reported shame. Findings support the idea that #Shame contributes to the maintenance of #SocialAnxietyDisorder (SAD). Thus suggesting that SAD is further detrimenting women's experience of shame. tinyurl.com/3ckt6c3s 👩🏻🤝👩🏽🫢
Gender Differences in Shame Among Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder - Cognitive Therapy and Research
Background Shame is an important emotion in social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, gender differences in shame, as well as the temporal relationship between shame and anxiety in SAD have not been exa...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This study examines associations between #GenderDifferences and self-reported shame. Findings support the idea that #Shame contributes to the maintenance of #SocialAnxietyDisorder (SAD). Thus suggesting that SAD is further detrimenting women's experience of shame. tinyurl.com/3ckt6c3s 👩🏻🤝👩🏽🫢
What shapes women’s attitudes toward #menopause? This systematic review finds that menopausal stage, symptoms, psychological and socioeconomic factors all play a role, important to consider for interventions aimed at improving #women'sattitudes 👭🤔 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3aj2b9rh
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January 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What shapes women’s attitudes toward #menopause? This systematic review finds that menopausal stage, symptoms, psychological and socioeconomic factors all play a role, important to consider for interventions aimed at improving #women'sattitudes 👭🤔 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3aj2b9rh
A study on the effects of menstrual cycle 🩸on women mental health concluded that there was an increase in psychosis, mania, depression, suicide/ suicide attempts, and alcohol use during menstrual cycle phrases. Luteal phase elevated anxiety, stress, and binge eating. tinyurl.com/yap6bwkk
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January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A study on the effects of menstrual cycle 🩸on women mental health concluded that there was an increase in psychosis, mania, depression, suicide/ suicide attempts, and alcohol use during menstrual cycle phrases. Luteal phase elevated anxiety, stress, and binge eating. tinyurl.com/yap6bwkk
A research study looking at loneliness & disordered eating discovered that individuals with higher levels of loneliness are more likely to engage in disordered eating behaviors.🙁 Feelings of isolation is related to preoccupations with body weight & associated behaviors. tinyurl.com/uwy72bvp
The Relationship between Loneliness and Disordered Eating Behaviors: The Impact of Gender and Relationship Status-A Cross-sectional Study
The Relationship between Loneliness and Disordered Eating Behaviors: The Impact of Gender and Relationship Status-A Cross-sectional Study
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January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A research study looking at loneliness & disordered eating discovered that individuals with higher levels of loneliness are more likely to engage in disordered eating behaviors.🙁 Feelings of isolation is related to preoccupations with body weight & associated behaviors. tinyurl.com/uwy72bvp
Chapter 4 of The Handbook of Mental Health Communication 📖examines connections between Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression & the #PsychologicalReactance Theory. The chapter identifies techniques for reducing reactance, thereby encouraging #HelpSeeking🙏 for depression. tinyurl.com/52x5ysw4
Minimizing Reactance to Increase Help Seeking for Depression
Psychological reactance may hinder campaign and intervention messages aimed at increasing help seeking for depression. Reactance is a motivational state aroused when people perceive their freedom as ...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Chapter 4 of The Handbook of Mental Health Communication 📖examines connections between Beck's Cognitive Theory of Depression & the #PsychologicalReactance Theory. The chapter identifies techniques for reducing reactance, thereby encouraging #HelpSeeking🙏 for depression. tinyurl.com/52x5ysw4
A systematic review determined the relationship between #socialmedia usage and body image. literature suggest social networking sites can be associated with negative body image. More research is needed to determine how frequency and content plays a role. Read More tinyurl.com/a59dsuf2 📱🪞
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January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A systematic review determined the relationship between #socialmedia usage and body image. literature suggest social networking sites can be associated with negative body image. More research is needed to determine how frequency and content plays a role. Read More tinyurl.com/a59dsuf2 📱🪞
Upon examining associations between #Caregiving, gender, health, & age, we find that young adults providing #PersonalCare 🧻🪥 self-report inferior health to those who provide none. Future studies should explore the negative health associations with personal caregiving. tinyurl.com/2k5829er
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January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Upon examining associations between #Caregiving, gender, health, & age, we find that young adults providing #PersonalCare 🧻🪥 self-report inferior health to those who provide none. Future studies should explore the negative health associations with personal caregiving. tinyurl.com/2k5829er
A 2020 study shows links between the experience of #LifeStressors and receiving and giving #EmotionalSupport. Women were found to be more likely to receive/give this support than men on days they had experienced life stressors.😟🤝 Want to hear more? tinyurl.com/y4ucu4ye
Daily stressors facilitate giving and receiving of emotional support in adulthood - PubMed
The aims of the present study were to examine whether daily stressors are associated with engagement in emotional support and whether these associations differ by gender. Analyses were conducted using Wave 2 of Midlife in the United States data and its subproject National Study of Daily Experiences. …
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January 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A 2020 study shows links between the experience of #LifeStressors and receiving and giving #EmotionalSupport. Women were found to be more likely to receive/give this support than men on days they had experienced life stressors.😟🤝 Want to hear more? tinyurl.com/y4ucu4ye
A descriptive correlational study was done to determine the relationship between #socialsupport and menopause 👵🏼, and found a significant positive relationship, suggesting that greater social support should be encouraged for #menopausalwomen. 👭 Learn more: tinyurl.com/2taz4edv
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January 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
A descriptive correlational study was done to determine the relationship between #socialsupport and menopause 👵🏼, and found a significant positive relationship, suggesting that greater social support should be encouraged for #menopausalwomen. 👭 Learn more: tinyurl.com/2taz4edv
📢Please share! We're kicking off the year with an opportunity for women to share their health experiences. WE WANT YOU if you identify as a woman, had 6+ menstrual cycles in 3 consecutive years, 18-65 years old, & fluent in English. Details ⬇️ & participate here: tinyurl.com/ya3s69bm
#WomensHealth💁♀️
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January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📢Please share! We're kicking off the year with an opportunity for women to share their health experiences. WE WANT YOU if you identify as a woman, had 6+ menstrual cycles in 3 consecutive years, 18-65 years old, & fluent in English. Details ⬇️ & participate here: tinyurl.com/ya3s69bm
#WomensHealth💁♀️
#WomensHealth💁♀️
Research team notes that more religious countries are more likely to have high levels of life satisfaction📈 looking at effects of body image on life satisfaction. While cultural individualism negatively affects the relationship between body image & life satisfaction. tinyurl.com/5n7rwuct
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January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Research team notes that more religious countries are more likely to have high levels of life satisfaction📈 looking at effects of body image on life satisfaction. While cultural individualism negatively affects the relationship between body image & life satisfaction. tinyurl.com/5n7rwuct
Study looking at cardiovascular trials from 2017-2023 concludes that female ratios were lower in participation. 📉 Factors influencing these ratios were diagnostic biases, reproductive barriers, socioeconomics constraints, and underrepresentation in trial leadership.👩 tinyurl.com/y53yhfkz
Participation of Women in Cardiovascular Trials, 2017 to 2023
This systematic review describes the representation of women across a broad range of cardiovascular trials registered from 2017 to 2023.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Study looking at cardiovascular trials from 2017-2023 concludes that female ratios were lower in participation. 📉 Factors influencing these ratios were diagnostic biases, reproductive barriers, socioeconomics constraints, and underrepresentation in trial leadership.👩 tinyurl.com/y53yhfkz
A study using brain fingerprinting during the menstrual cycle concludes during the early follicular stage brain fingerprint maintains a high stability.😀 However, the lower stability of posterior areas📉 were associated with better well being/self esteem including mood. tinyurl.com/5ckfbwr5
Frontiers | Brain fingerprint and subjective mood state across the menstrual cycle
BackgroundBrain connectome fingerprinting represents a recent and valid approach in assessing individual identifiability on the basis of the subject-specific...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A study using brain fingerprinting during the menstrual cycle concludes during the early follicular stage brain fingerprint maintains a high stability.😀 However, the lower stability of posterior areas📉 were associated with better well being/self esteem including mood. tinyurl.com/5ckfbwr5
How does #menopause influence work outcomes? 👩🏻💼An online survey among women aged 40-65 showed that menopause status was not significantly associated with #job stress, but rather environment factors such as support, demand, and control. 💼Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9p84b2
Work outcomes in midlife women: the impact of menopause, work stress and working environment - Women's Midlife Health
Background There is growing research interest in the question of whether menopause impacts upon mid-aged women’s work outcomes, but the evidence to date is inconclusive. This paper examines whether: (...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
How does #menopause influence work outcomes? 👩🏻💼An online survey among women aged 40-65 showed that menopause status was not significantly associated with #job stress, but rather environment factors such as support, demand, and control. 💼Learn more: tinyurl.com/2p9p84b2
This study explores explanations for the #GenderGap in #JobBurnout. It was found that the societal role of women impacts their increased likelihood of experiencing job burnout. These findings should be considered when examining tactics to mitigate these challenges. tinyurl.com/2hnh526m 🚺💼
Gender role perspectives and job burnout - Review of Economics of the Household
Women are more likely than men to report physical and emotional exhaustion related to paid work. While this gender gap in job burnout is common in the literature, the mechanism is yet to be thoroughly...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This study explores explanations for the #GenderGap in #JobBurnout. It was found that the societal role of women impacts their increased likelihood of experiencing job burnout. These findings should be considered when examining tactics to mitigate these challenges. tinyurl.com/2hnh526m 🚺💼
This article examines barriers experienced by women in the workforce through a social psychological perspective. Click here to explore theories of gender differences, the differences in workplace preferences & behavior, and more: tinyurl.com/2kzny86v 💼📃#SocialPsychology #GenderDifferences
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January 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This article examines barriers experienced by women in the workforce through a social psychological perspective. Click here to explore theories of gender differences, the differences in workplace preferences & behavior, and more: tinyurl.com/2kzny86v 💼📃#SocialPsychology #GenderDifferences
Wishing you and your team a happy, healthy, and productive year for 2026! #NewYear2026 🎆
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Wishing you and your team a happy, healthy, and productive year for 2026! #NewYear2026 🎆
A 2025 study explores 8 narratives from #MidlifeWomen between 51 & 62 years old to explore how they perceive their current lives through the lens of creativity. 👩🏻🤝👩🏽☺️ Findings highlight their personal growth, #Relationships with others, and "The Creative Self". Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrxjtjyk
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December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A 2025 study explores 8 narratives from #MidlifeWomen between 51 & 62 years old to explore how they perceive their current lives through the lens of creativity. 👩🏻🤝👩🏽☺️ Findings highlight their personal growth, #Relationships with others, and "The Creative Self". Learn more: tinyurl.com/mrxjtjyk
From our team to yours, Happy Holidays! Wishing you a restful and joyous holiday season ☃️🎄
December 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
From our team to yours, Happy Holidays! Wishing you a restful and joyous holiday season ☃️🎄
Happy holidays!🎄We're taking a break until early January. Before we go, here is our annual wrap-up of research activities for 2025⬇️ We're so proud of our team's many accomplishments this year & SO grateful for everyone's hard work. Stay tuned for more from us in 2026!🎆 @rowanuniversity.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy holidays!🎄We're taking a break until early January. Before we go, here is our annual wrap-up of research activities for 2025⬇️ We're so proud of our team's many accomplishments this year & SO grateful for everyone's hard work. Stay tuned for more from us in 2026!🎆 @rowanuniversity.bsky.social
Researchers examined how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation correlate with BMI and PA levels and focused on gender differences. They found men had higher PA levels and were motivated by guilt or shame connected to PA, while women had higher intrinsic motivation to exercise.🏃🏽♀️🏃🏻♂️ tinyurl.com/9jzpr2mb
The Relationship Between Motivation for Physical Activity, Physical Activity Level, and Body Mass Index for University Students
The object of the study was to identify the relationship between the motivation for physical activity, the physical activity index (PAI), and the body mass index (BMI) for a sample of university students, taking into consideration the gender ...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Researchers examined how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation correlate with BMI and PA levels and focused on gender differences. They found men had higher PA levels and were motivated by guilt or shame connected to PA, while women had higher intrinsic motivation to exercise.🏃🏽♀️🏃🏻♂️ tinyurl.com/9jzpr2mb
Caregivers' health continues to decline as the prevalence of unpaid caregiving grows. This is highlighted in a study sample of U.S. adults, and discusses additional health associations. tinyurl.com/bde6n2z #Caregiving #HealthDecline 🧑🍼❤️🩹
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December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Caregivers' health continues to decline as the prevalence of unpaid caregiving grows. This is highlighted in a study sample of U.S. adults, and discusses additional health associations. tinyurl.com/bde6n2z #Caregiving #HealthDecline 🧑🍼❤️🩹