Zachary E Magin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 254968 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Zachary E Magin |
| NOMBRES | Zachary E |
| APELLIDO | Magin |
| FIRMA | MAGIN Z E |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Connecticut |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6637-0010 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Beliefs about genetic risk of cardiometabolic disease and physical activity in young healthy US adults
Objective Beliefs about the genetic contribution to chronic disease risk may be associated with lower levels of physical activity, but this relationship has yet to be tested in young healthy adults. We examined genetic causal beliefs about disease and self-reported moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) among young healthy US adults.Methods and Measures Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, Cycle 4; 20…
Individuals’ top values and health behavior engagement
Objective Although linked with subjective wellbeing, little research has examined relations of values with health behaviors and health. Because values are principles that guide behavior across situations, this exploratory retrospective study examined how individuals’ highest value relates to their health behaviors and health.Methods and Measures Participants were 3865 (aged 18–89 years) adults who completed the Health Information National Trends …
Characterizing individuals' moral transgressions and their associations with religion
Introduction: While many facets of morality have been extensively studied, relatively little is known about how individuals experience their own moral transgressions or the degree to which these violations are interpreted through a religious lens. Method: To address this gap, we conducted a cross-sectional national survey of 604 U.S. adults who reported belief in God or gods. Participants were randomized to receive one of three prompts asking the…
Trauma appraisals in the first month after sexual trauma differentially predict subsequent mental and physical health sequelae
Findings can elucidate targets for early assessment tools and interventions in the recent aftermath of sexual trauma to help alleviate the downstream mental and physical health impacts of experiencing sexual trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Perceived Control and Blood Pressure
Systems of Global Meaning in Atheists and Theists
To illuminate the often-reported higher levels of meaning in life by those who believe in God relative to atheists, we examined the extent to which their global meaning (i.e., the beliefs, goals, and values that underlie subjective sense of meaning in life) differed. Study 1 (undergraduate sample of 100 atheists and 447 theists) found that theists endorsed higher levels of beliefs reflecting a more meaningful world (e.g., goodness, control, justi…
Perceived Control and Inflammation
OBJECTIVE: The effects of trauma exposure on depression risk and severity are well established, but psychosocial and biological factors that impact or explain those relationships remain poorly understood. This study examined the moderating and mediating effects of perceived control and inflammation in the relationship between trauma and depression. METHODS: Moderation analyses and longitudinal mediation analyses were conducted on data from 945 ad…
ACEs and Mental and Behavioral Health
Belief in God and Psychological Distress
Research on the relationship between belief in God and mental health is scarce and often limited to comparing group differences in mental health across various self-reported religious identities (e.g., atheists, agnostics, believers). To advance this work, we focused on how the extent of belief in God related to three indices of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 632) with a variety…
A Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period
The United States is facing an alarming and increasing obesity epidemic. Stress is associated with obesity, but specific longitudinal effects of life trauma on weight gain have not been assessed. Here we examined if life trauma and chronic stress predicted weight gain while also measuring the impact of body mass index (BMI). Life trauma and chronic stress were assessed with the Cumulative Adversity Interview (CAI). Weight and BMI were captured re…
Systems of Global Meaning in Atheists and Theists
To illuminate the often-reported higher levels of meaning in life by those who believe in God relative to atheists, we examined the extent to which their global meaning (i.e., the beliefs, goals, and values that underlie subjective sense of meaning in life) differed. Study 1 (undergraduate sample of 100 atheists and 447 theists) found that theists endorsed higher levels of beliefs reflecting a more meaningful world (e.g., goodness, control, justi…
A Longitudinal Study of Life Trauma, Chronic Stress and Body Mass Index on Weight Gain over a 2-Year Period
The United States is facing an alarming and increasing obesity epidemic. Stress is associated with obesity, but specific longitudinal effects of life trauma on weight gain have not been assessed. Here we examined if life trauma and chronic stress predicted weight gain while also measuring the impact of body mass index (BMI). Life trauma and chronic stress were assessed with the Cumulative Adversity Interview (CAI). Weight and BMI were captured re…
Belief in God and Psychological Distress
Research on the relationship between belief in God and mental health is scarce and often limited to comparing group differences in mental health across various self-reported religious identities (e.g., atheists, agnostics, believers). To advance this work, we focused on how the extent of belief in God related to three indices of psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 632) with a variety…
ACEs and Mental and Behavioral Health
Perceived Control and Inflammation
OBJECTIVE: The effects of trauma exposure on depression risk and severity are well established, but psychosocial and biological factors that impact or explain those relationships remain poorly understood. This study examined the moderating and mediating effects of perceived control and inflammation in the relationship between trauma and depression. METHODS: Moderation analyses and longitudinal mediation analyses were conducted on data from 945 ad…
Characterizing individuals' moral transgressions and their associations with religion
Introduction: While many facets of morality have been extensively studied, relatively little is known about how individuals experience their own moral transgressions or the degree to which these violations are interpreted through a religious lens. Method: To address this gap, we conducted a cross-sectional national survey of 604 U.S. adults who reported belief in God or gods. Participants were randomized to receive one of three prompts asking the…
Trauma appraisals in the first month after sexual trauma differentially predict subsequent mental and physical health sequelae
Findings can elucidate targets for early assessment tools and interventions in the recent aftermath of sexual trauma to help alleviate the downstream mental and physical health impacts of experiencing sexual trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Perceived Control and Blood Pressure
Systems of Global Meaning in Atheists and Theists
To illuminate the often-reported higher levels of meaning in life by those who believe in God relative to atheists, we examined the extent to which their global meaning (i.e., the beliefs, goals, and values that underlie subjective sense of meaning in life) differed. Study 1 (undergraduate sample of 100 atheists and 447 theists) found that theists endorsed higher levels of beliefs reflecting a more meaningful world (e.g., goodness, control, justi…
Beliefs about genetic risk of cardiometabolic disease and physical activity in young healthy US adults
Objective Beliefs about the genetic contribution to chronic disease risk may be associated with lower levels of physical activity, but this relationship has yet to be tested in young healthy adults. We examined genetic causal beliefs about disease and self-reported moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) among young healthy US adults.Methods and Measures Data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 5, Cycle 4; 20…
Individuals’ top values and health behavior engagement
Objective Although linked with subjective wellbeing, little research has examined relations of values with health behaviors and health. Because values are principles that guide behavior across situations, this exploratory retrospective study examined how individuals’ highest value relates to their health behaviors and health.Methods and Measures Participants were 3865 (aged 18–89 years) adults who completed the Health Information National Trends …
Psychology (6 obras) · Psychiatry (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Social Psychology (4 obras) · Mental health (3 obras) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 obras) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 obras) · Clinical Psychology (2 obras) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 obras)