Jafar Bakhshaie
Biographic Data
| ID | 90531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jafar Bakhshaie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jafar |
| FAMILY NAME | Bakhshaie |
| SIGNATURE | BAKHSHAIE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5906-1292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pain Interference and Intensity in Relation to Abstinence Outcomes Following a One-Session Personalized Feedback Smoking Cessation Digital-Intervention
Background: Pain is a highly common and costly health problem that is strongly linked to cigarette smoking. Pain interference, the degree to which pain impedes physical, occupational, recreational, and social functioning, may have an important role in terms of smoking cessation. However, no study has examined the role of pain interference as a predictor of relapse following a quit attempt in a smoking cessation trial. Objectives: The current stud…
Pain Severity and Mental Health of Lifetime Trauma Exposed Young Adults
Traumatic events are clinically significant experiences for young adults, associated with an increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes and poorer well-being. Little work has explored the underlying relationships of mental health problems in the context of pain in this population. Therefore, the present study sought to examine the role of emotion dysregulation and its sub-facets in the relation between individual differences in the severity…
Gastrointestinal-specific anxiety as a transdiagnostic mechanism involved in persons with irritable bowel syndrome who smoke
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that imposes significant life impairment. Smoking is an addictive and potentially exacerbating behavior that may be important to IBS, but the psychological factors linking IBS and smoking remain underexplored. This study aims to investigate gastrointestinal-specific anxiety (GI-specific anxiety) in relation to smoking processes among adults with IBS who smoke. The sample consis…
Changes in metacognitions and executive functions during mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention among individuals with anxiety disorders
Associations of war-related PTSD symptoms with sleep disturbance
Findings add to the emerging body of literature examining potential mechanisms that may help to explain the maintenance or even escalation of PTSD-related sleep disturbance. Findings have clinical implications in designing specialized treatments for individuals with PTSD and suggest focusing on emotion regulation difficulties and IU as potential therapeutic targets that putatively underlie PTSD-related sleep disturbance. (PsycInfo Database Record…
The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes
Scientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and cognitive-based smoking processes within a mechanistic framework has received relatively little attention. Pain avoidance may influence the association between pain intensity and smoking, as it is a construct that is related to adverse pain and smoking processes. Thus, …
Perceived Discrimination, Experiential Avoidance, and Mental Health among Hispanic Adults in Primary Care
The Hispanic population is the largest minority group in the United States and frequently experiences racial discrimination and mental health difficulties. Prior work suggests that perceived racial discrimination is a significant risk factor for poorer mental health among Hispanic in the United States. However, little work has investigated how perceived racial discrimination relates to anxiety and depression among Hispanic adults. Thus, the curre…
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress
The Latinx population suffers from mental health inequalities. Although past work has implicated acculturative stress and anxiety sensitivity as important individual difference factors for anxiety and depression in this group, it is presently unclear how they work together to influence more severe anxiety and depressive symptom expression among Latinx. To help address this gap in the existing literature, the current study evaluated the role of co…
Acculturative Stress, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Smoking among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Adult Smokers
Objectives: Although acculturative stress is a known individual difference factor related to poor health, little is understood about its relationship to smoking among Latinx adults. One transdiagnostic factor that may serve a mediational role in the relation between acculturative stress and smoking is anxiety sensitivity. The current study evaluated whether anxiety sensitivity mediated the relations between acculturative stress and smoking among …
Emotion dysregulation in the experience of pain among persons living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) report disproportionally high rates of pain. Pain among PLWHA has been associated with poor medication adherence and anxiety and depressive symptoms. This relationship may be primarily driven by elevated negative affect, and one factor that may be important to understanding elevated negative affect is emotion dysregulation. Therefore, the current study sought to examine emotion dysregulation (Difficulties …
The synergetic effect of alcohol consumption and cigarettes per day on smoking outcomes expectancies among Latinx adult smokers
The present study investigated alcohol consumption and cigarettes per day in relation to smoking outcome expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx daily smokers ( N = 371). There was a significant interaction between alcohol consumption and number of cigarettes per day on positive smoking expectancies. Specifically, alcohol consumption has a stronger association with positive expectancies for smoking at lower rates of cigarettes per day. No such…
Anxiety symptoms and smoking outcome expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx adult smokers
Although anxiety symptoms/disorders are consistently implicated in smoking processes, no empirical work has identified individual difference factors that may underlie such relations among Latinx smokers. The current study examined anxiety sensitivity as an explanatory factor underlying the relationship between anxiety symptoms and smoking expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx smokers. Participants included 363 Spanish-speaking Latinx daily s…
Pain-Related Anxiety Among Latinx College Students
Perceived racial discrimination, anxiety sensitivity, and mental health among Latinos in a federally qualified health center
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress facets among Latinx in primary care
Examining the Relationship Between Pain Intensity and Emotional Eating Among Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Examining the indirect effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms via emotion dysregulation on alcohol misuse among trauma-exposed Latinx in primary care
In a sample comprising primarily females, posttraumatic stress symptoms may contribute to alcohol misuse and hazardous drinking attributable to maladaptive emotion regulation. Use of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in the context of trauma and hazardous alcohol use among Latinx in primary care may be warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Acculturative stress and alcohol use among Latinx recruited from a primary care clinic
38.5 years, SD = 10.8; 86.6% female) recruited from a Federally Qualified Health Center provided self-reported ratings of acculturative stress, emotion dysregulation, and alcohol use. All measures were in Spanish. Covariates included sex, marital status, age, years in the United States, negative affectivity, and clinic visit reason (patient vs. person accompanying patient). There was a statistically significant interaction of acculturative stress…
Worry Among Latinx Young Adults
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Pain Intensity/Disability Among Economically Disadvantaged Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress among trauma exposed Latinx young adults
There are elevated rates of trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and greater conditional risk of posttraumatic stress disorder among Latinx relative to other racial/ethnic groups. Such trauma-related health disparities serve to exacerbate or maintain acculturative and other types of stress among the Latinx population. Yet, little research has explored what types of individual difference factors may undergird variability in acculturativ…
Subjective social status and rumination in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychopathology among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care
39.2, SD = 11.1; 97.0% reported Spanish as first language) who attended a community-based primary health care clinic. Results indicated that the interaction between rumination and subjective social status was significantly associated with depression (B = -.04, t = -3.52, p < .001, 95% CI [-.06, -.02]), social anxiety (B = -.01, t = -3.84, p < .001, 95% CI [-.02, -.01]), and the number of mood and anxiety disorders (B = -.004, t = -2.80, p = .005,…
Anxiety sensitivity and rumination
Latinos face striking physical and mental health disparities. One factor associated with such disparities is subjective social status, reflecting subjective ratings of social standing. Yet there is presently a lack of empirical information about the mechanisms underlying relations between subjective social status and anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders among Latinos in community medical services that serve as focal catchment areas for a…
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Caregiver alcohol use and mental health among children orphaned by HIV/Aids in South Africa
Research in the developed world suggests that parental alcohol use negatively impacts child mental health. However, little research has examined these relations among children in the developing world and no studies to date have done so in the context of AIDS-orphanhood. Therefore, the present study tested the interactive effect of AIDS-orphan status with caregiver alcohol use on child mental health. The sample included 742 children (51.2% female;…
Clarifying the relation of acculturative stress and anxiety/depressive symptoms
These findings suggest the utility of assessing and targeting anxiety sensitivity in the treatment of acculturative stress-related depression/anxiety problems among Hispanic college students. (PsycINFO Database Record
Perceived Discrimination, Experiential Avoidance, and Mental Health among Hispanic Adults in Primary Care
The Hispanic population is the largest minority group in the United States and frequently experiences racial discrimination and mental health difficulties. Prior work suggests that perceived racial discrimination is a significant risk factor for poorer mental health among Hispanic in the United States. However, little work has investigated how perceived racial discrimination relates to anxiety and depression among Hispanic adults. Thus, the curre…
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress
The Latinx population suffers from mental health inequalities. Although past work has implicated acculturative stress and anxiety sensitivity as important individual difference factors for anxiety and depression in this group, it is presently unclear how they work together to influence more severe anxiety and depressive symptom expression among Latinx. To help address this gap in the existing literature, the current study evaluated the role of co…
Worry Among Latinx Young Adults
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress among trauma exposed Latinx young adults
There are elevated rates of trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and greater conditional risk of posttraumatic stress disorder among Latinx relative to other racial/ethnic groups. Such trauma-related health disparities serve to exacerbate or maintain acculturative and other types of stress among the Latinx population. Yet, little research has explored what types of individual difference factors may undergird variability in acculturativ…
Emotional Nonacceptance and Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Anxious Arousal, Social Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms Among African American Young Adults
Past work suggests African American college students may be a segment of the college population at heightened risk for anxiety and depressive symptoms; however, there remains an overarching need to broaden our understanding of individual difference variables that may be related to adverse emotional states. The purpose of the present study was to test a theoretically driven interactive model of two individual difference variables (anxiety sensitiv…
The role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and mental health among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the explanatory role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and anxiety/depressive disorders, suicidality symptoms, and disruption in life domains (i.e. disability; work/school, social life, and family life/home responsibilities) among Latinos seeking health services at a primary healthcare facility. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was designed using participan…
The mediating role of anxiety sensitivity in the relation between avoidant coping and posttraumatic stress among trauma-exposed HIV+ individuals
The current study examined the mediating role of anxiety sensitivity in regard to the relation between avoidant coping and posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms among trauma-exposed persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). Participants included 103 PLHA (18.4% female, Mage = 48.33, SD = 9.34). Results indicated significant positive indirect effects for avoidant coping through anxiety sensitivity on overall PTS symptoms (point estimate = .27, PB 95% CI …
Subjective Social Status and Readiness to Quit among Homeless Smokers
Higher SSS is associated with greater readiness to quit among homeless smokers. SSS-Community may be a more relevant index of SSS for women relative to SSS-US. Results suggest SSS may be a factor that contributes to smoking, disease, and health disparities
Anxiety, depression, and HIV symptoms among persons living with HIV/Aids
Hazardous drinking is common among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and associated with numerous negative health consequences. Despite the well-established negative effects of hazardous drinking among PLWHA, scholarly work has neglected to explore the role of such drinking in regard to anxiety/depressive symptoms and HIV symptom expression. The current study investigated associations between hazardous drinking and anxiety/depressive symptoms …
The role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and mental health among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the explanatory role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and anxiety/depressive disorders, suicidality symptoms, and disruption in life domains (i.e. disability; work/school, social life, and family life/home responsibilities) among Latinos seeking health services at a primary healthcare facility. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was designed using participan…
Interactive Effect of Negative Affectivity and Rumination in Terms of Mental Health Among Latinos in Primary Care
Caregiver alcohol use and mental health among children orphaned by HIV/Aids in South Africa
Research in the developed world suggests that parental alcohol use negatively impacts child mental health. However, little research has examined these relations among children in the developing world and no studies to date have done so in the context of AIDS-orphanhood. Therefore, the present study tested the interactive effect of AIDS-orphan status with caregiver alcohol use on child mental health. The sample included 742 children (51.2% female;…
Anxiety Sensitivity and Age
Clarifying the relation of acculturative stress and anxiety/depressive symptoms
These findings suggest the utility of assessing and targeting anxiety sensitivity in the treatment of acculturative stress-related depression/anxiety problems among Hispanic college students. (PsycINFO Database Record
Emotional Nonacceptance and Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Anxious Arousal, Social Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms Among African American Young Adults
Past work suggests African American college students may be a segment of the college population at heightened risk for anxiety and depressive symptoms; however, there remains an overarching need to broaden our understanding of individual difference variables that may be related to adverse emotional states. The purpose of the present study was to test a theoretically driven interactive model of two individual difference variables (anxiety sensitiv…
Perceived Racial Discrimination and Pain Intensity/Disability Among Economically Disadvantaged Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress among trauma exposed Latinx young adults
There are elevated rates of trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and greater conditional risk of posttraumatic stress disorder among Latinx relative to other racial/ethnic groups. Such trauma-related health disparities serve to exacerbate or maintain acculturative and other types of stress among the Latinx population. Yet, little research has explored what types of individual difference factors may undergird variability in acculturativ…
Subjective social status and rumination in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms and psychopathology among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care
39.2, SD = 11.1; 97.0% reported Spanish as first language) who attended a community-based primary health care clinic. Results indicated that the interaction between rumination and subjective social status was significantly associated with depression (B = -.04, t = -3.52, p < .001, 95% CI [-.06, -.02]), social anxiety (B = -.01, t = -3.84, p < .001, 95% CI [-.02, -.01]), and the number of mood and anxiety disorders (B = -.004, t = -2.80, p = .005,…
Anxiety sensitivity and rumination
Latinos face striking physical and mental health disparities. One factor associated with such disparities is subjective social status, reflecting subjective ratings of social standing. Yet there is presently a lack of empirical information about the mechanisms underlying relations between subjective social status and anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders among Latinos in community medical services that serve as focal catchment areas for a…
The Explanatory Role of Insomnia in the Relationship between Pain Intensity and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity among Trauma-Exposed Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Perceived racial discrimination, anxiety sensitivity, and mental health among Latinos in a federally qualified health center
Anxiety sensitivity and acculturative stress facets among Latinx in primary care
Examining the Relationship Between Pain Intensity and Emotional Eating Among Latinos in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Examining the indirect effect of posttraumatic stress symptoms via emotion dysregulation on alcohol misuse among trauma-exposed Latinx in primary care
In a sample comprising primarily females, posttraumatic stress symptoms may contribute to alcohol misuse and hazardous drinking attributable to maladaptive emotion regulation. Use of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in the context of trauma and hazardous alcohol use among Latinx in primary care may be warranted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Acculturative stress and alcohol use among Latinx recruited from a primary care clinic
38.5 years, SD = 10.8; 86.6% female) recruited from a Federally Qualified Health Center provided self-reported ratings of acculturative stress, emotion dysregulation, and alcohol use. All measures were in Spanish. Covariates included sex, marital status, age, years in the United States, negative affectivity, and clinic visit reason (patient vs. person accompanying patient). There was a statistically significant interaction of acculturative stress…
Worry Among Latinx Young Adults
Acculturative Stress, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Smoking among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Adult Smokers
Objectives: Although acculturative stress is a known individual difference factor related to poor health, little is understood about its relationship to smoking among Latinx adults. One transdiagnostic factor that may serve a mediational role in the relation between acculturative stress and smoking is anxiety sensitivity. The current study evaluated whether anxiety sensitivity mediated the relations between acculturative stress and smoking among …
Emotion dysregulation in the experience of pain among persons living with HIV/Aids
Persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) report disproportionally high rates of pain. Pain among PLWHA has been associated with poor medication adherence and anxiety and depressive symptoms. This relationship may be primarily driven by elevated negative affect, and one factor that may be important to understanding elevated negative affect is emotion dysregulation. Therefore, the current study sought to examine emotion dysregulation (Difficulties …
The synergetic effect of alcohol consumption and cigarettes per day on smoking outcomes expectancies among Latinx adult smokers
The present study investigated alcohol consumption and cigarettes per day in relation to smoking outcome expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx daily smokers ( N = 371). There was a significant interaction between alcohol consumption and number of cigarettes per day on positive smoking expectancies. Specifically, alcohol consumption has a stronger association with positive expectancies for smoking at lower rates of cigarettes per day. No such…
Anxiety symptoms and smoking outcome expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx adult smokers
Although anxiety symptoms/disorders are consistently implicated in smoking processes, no empirical work has identified individual difference factors that may underlie such relations among Latinx smokers. The current study examined anxiety sensitivity as an explanatory factor underlying the relationship between anxiety symptoms and smoking expectancies among Spanish-speaking Latinx smokers. Participants included 363 Spanish-speaking Latinx daily s…
Pain-Related Anxiety Among Latinx College Students
Psychology (32 works) · Psychiatry (30 works) · Clinical Psychology (29 works) · Anxiety (24 works) · Medicine (24 works) · Clinical Psychology (22 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (12 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (11 works) · Anxiety sensitivity (10 works) · Mental health (9 works)