RADLab Research at Georgia Southern

Be mindful of how you maintain your social connections as the pandemic continues to unfold! Results from data during the initial Spring 2020 'lockdown' reveal that focusing on COVID-19 when on social media, or talking to loved ones was linked to greater health anxiety and depressive symptoms. Use social media to mindfully connect with loved ones, NOT focus on pandemic-related fears. Stay healthy and safe friends!

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-022-00734-7

How adolescents seek support from their peers MATTERS. Girls who tend to rely on co-ruminating with their peers exhibit RSA withdrawal, meaning they are physically stressing their bodies (losing valuable resources) when seeking support. Further, girls that tend to co-ruminate less when discussing problems with their friends are attuned to their peers (or in-sync) on a physiological level. This means we can teach youth how to utilize their relationships to bolster their mental health rather than inadvertently weaken it.

Read all about our latest findings in Developmental Psychobiology!
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dev.22232

Assessing the autonomic nervous system (ANS) can provide peripheral, non-invasive measures of our emotion regulation capacity. RADLab has identified a NEW, comprehensive ANS index, for identifying risk for both depression and anxiety among young women.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/psyp.13636

Ruminating on negative moods and events is one of the strongest risk factors for depression. We found that savoring positive events can repair the effects of ruminating on your autonomic nervous system. Think positive! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938420303413

Physical anxiety during exposure therapy is an important predictor of youth's treatment response. Congratulations Caitie on publishing this important data!
https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-020-00415-3

Social distancing has an emotional toll. Check out tips for staying mentally balanced.

How to Survive Social Distancing Quarantines, isolation, and social distancing due to coronavirus can have mental health consequences. Here's how to get through it safely.

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