Brian N Chin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 771018 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Brian N Chin |
| NOMBRES | Brian N |
| APELLIDO | Chin |
| FIRMA | CHIN B N |
| AFILIACIONES | Hartford Financial Services (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4643-0172 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Imagined pet touch versus non-tactile presence
This study tested whether affectionate touch enhances the emotional benefits of pet-based support during stress. In a within-person experiment conducted in April 2025, 196 US cat and dog owners imagined receiving support from their pet in two scenarios during a guided visualization task. In both conditions, participants visualized the same stressful life event; one scenario involved imagined pet presence without touch, and the other involved imag…
Grief in context
Background: This experimental vignette study examined how people perceive grief responses following the loss of a companion animal versus a human friend. Methods: Participants were 315 US adults who were randomly assigned to read a scenario in which an individual named Alex had lost a cat, dog, or human friend either 1 week or 3 months earlier. They then rated the grief’s legitimacy, their empathic concern for Alex, and how socially acceptable th…
Human-animal bonds and mental health
This study examines how human-animal bonds and interactions impact human mental health. We hypothesized that stronger and more secure human-pet bonds and more frequent interactions would improve mental health, and that more frequent human-pet interactions would correlate with stronger and more secure human-pet bonds. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 1028 US adults with pets who completed questionnaires assessing bond strength, pet i…
Social Media, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Covid-19 Vaccines
This study examined the connections between social media use and behaviors, COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in 809 emerging and middle-aged adults. Emerging adults reported more overall social media use, active and passive social media behaviors, and use of most platforms (i.e., Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, and YouTube), whereas middle-aged adults reported more Facebook use and higher vaccine up…
Mechanisms Linking Attachment Orientation to Sleep Quality in Married Couples
There is emerging evidence for links between relationship factors and sleep quality. Existing research linking attachment orientation to sleep quality has yielded inconsistent effects, has focused on younger samples, and has not considered underlying mechanisms of action. This research addressed these gaps in two studies that investigated the links between attachment orientation and sleep quality in both younger/middle-aged (Study 1) and older (S…
Bidirectional Associations Between Loneliness, Emotional Support, and Sleep in Daily Life
OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests a link between positive social relationship perceptions and improved sleep (e.g., quality, efficiency) across the life span. Less work has probed the directionality of these relationships. Here, we report findings from the first study to examine bidirectional between- and within-person associations between loneliness and emotional support with daily life measures of sleep. METHODS: Participants were 389 healthy adults…
Behavioral-Social Rhythms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Retired Night Shift Workers and Retired Day Workers
OBJECTIVE: Stability in the timing of key daily routine behaviors such as working/doing housework, sleeping, eating, and engaging in social interactions (i.e., behavioral-social rhythms) contributes to health. This study examined whether behavioral-social rhythms were associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in retired night shift workers and retired day workers and explored whether past night shift work exposure moderated this a…
Longitudinal associations of social support, everyday social interactions, and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Main effect models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health in the presence and the absence of stressful events, whereas stress-buffering models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health especially when individuals are facing stressful events. We tested these models of how perceived social support impacts mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluated whether characteristics of everyday social inte…
Sleep and Daily Social Experiences as Potential Mechanisms Linking Social Integration to Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping
This was the first study to investigate sleep and social mechanisms underlying the link between social integration and nocturnal BP dipping. Because sleep regularity is modifiable, this pathway represents a potential intervention target to promote nocturnal BP dipping
Mindfulness Training and Physical Health
OBJECTIVE: There has been substantial research and public interest in mindfulness interventions, biological pathways, and health for the past two decades. This article reviews recent developments in understanding relationships between mindfulness interventions and physical health. METHODS: A selective review was conducted with the goal of synthesizing conceptual and empirical relationships between mindfulness interventions and physical health out…
How mindfulness training promotes positive emotions
Mindfulness meditation interventions-which train skills in monitoring present-moment experiences with a lens of acceptance-have shown promise for increasing positive emotions. Using a theory-based approach, we hypothesized that learning acceptance skills in mindfulness interventions helps people notice more positive experiences in daily life, and tested whether removing acceptance training from mindfulness interventions would eliminate interventi…
Longitudinal associations of social support, everyday social interactions, and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Main effect models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health in the presence and the absence of stressful events, whereas stress-buffering models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health especially when individuals are facing stressful events. We tested these models of how perceived social support impacts mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluated whether characteristics of everyday social inte…
How mindfulness training promotes positive emotions
Mindfulness meditation interventions-which train skills in monitoring present-moment experiences with a lens of acceptance-have shown promise for increasing positive emotions. Using a theory-based approach, we hypothesized that learning acceptance skills in mindfulness interventions helps people notice more positive experiences in daily life, and tested whether removing acceptance training from mindfulness interventions would eliminate interventi…
Social Media, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Covid-19 Vaccines
This study examined the connections between social media use and behaviors, COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in 809 emerging and middle-aged adults. Emerging adults reported more overall social media use, active and passive social media behaviors, and use of most platforms (i.e., Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, and YouTube), whereas middle-aged adults reported more Facebook use and higher vaccine up…
How mindfulness training promotes positive emotions
Mindfulness meditation interventions-which train skills in monitoring present-moment experiences with a lens of acceptance-have shown promise for increasing positive emotions. Using a theory-based approach, we hypothesized that learning acceptance skills in mindfulness interventions helps people notice more positive experiences in daily life, and tested whether removing acceptance training from mindfulness interventions would eliminate interventi…
Mindfulness Training and Physical Health
OBJECTIVE: There has been substantial research and public interest in mindfulness interventions, biological pathways, and health for the past two decades. This article reviews recent developments in understanding relationships between mindfulness interventions and physical health. METHODS: A selective review was conducted with the goal of synthesizing conceptual and empirical relationships between mindfulness interventions and physical health out…
Sleep and Daily Social Experiences as Potential Mechanisms Linking Social Integration to Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping
This was the first study to investigate sleep and social mechanisms underlying the link between social integration and nocturnal BP dipping. Because sleep regularity is modifiable, this pathway represents a potential intervention target to promote nocturnal BP dipping
Longitudinal associations of social support, everyday social interactions, and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Main effect models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health in the presence and the absence of stressful events, whereas stress-buffering models contend that perceived social support benefits mental health especially when individuals are facing stressful events. We tested these models of how perceived social support impacts mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluated whether characteristics of everyday social inte…
Mechanisms Linking Attachment Orientation to Sleep Quality in Married Couples
There is emerging evidence for links between relationship factors and sleep quality. Existing research linking attachment orientation to sleep quality has yielded inconsistent effects, has focused on younger samples, and has not considered underlying mechanisms of action. This research addressed these gaps in two studies that investigated the links between attachment orientation and sleep quality in both younger/middle-aged (Study 1) and older (S…
Bidirectional Associations Between Loneliness, Emotional Support, and Sleep in Daily Life
OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests a link between positive social relationship perceptions and improved sleep (e.g., quality, efficiency) across the life span. Less work has probed the directionality of these relationships. Here, we report findings from the first study to examine bidirectional between- and within-person associations between loneliness and emotional support with daily life measures of sleep. METHODS: Participants were 389 healthy adults…
Behavioral-Social Rhythms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Retired Night Shift Workers and Retired Day Workers
OBJECTIVE: Stability in the timing of key daily routine behaviors such as working/doing housework, sleeping, eating, and engaging in social interactions (i.e., behavioral-social rhythms) contributes to health. This study examined whether behavioral-social rhythms were associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in retired night shift workers and retired day workers and explored whether past night shift work exposure moderated this a…
Imagined pet touch versus non-tactile presence
This study tested whether affectionate touch enhances the emotional benefits of pet-based support during stress. In a within-person experiment conducted in April 2025, 196 US cat and dog owners imagined receiving support from their pet in two scenarios during a guided visualization task. In both conditions, participants visualized the same stressful life event; one scenario involved imagined pet presence without touch, and the other involved imag…
Grief in context
Background: This experimental vignette study examined how people perceive grief responses following the loss of a companion animal versus a human friend. Methods: Participants were 315 US adults who were randomly assigned to read a scenario in which an individual named Alex had lost a cat, dog, or human friend either 1 week or 3 months earlier. They then rated the grief’s legitimacy, their empathic concern for Alex, and how socially acceptable th…
Human-animal bonds and mental health
This study examines how human-animal bonds and interactions impact human mental health. We hypothesized that stronger and more secure human-pet bonds and more frequent interactions would improve mental health, and that more frequent human-pet interactions would correlate with stronger and more secure human-pet bonds. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from 1028 US adults with pets who completed questionnaires assessing bond strength, pet i…
Social Media, Conspiracy Beliefs, and Covid-19 Vaccines
This study examined the connections between social media use and behaviors, COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in 809 emerging and middle-aged adults. Emerging adults reported more overall social media use, active and passive social media behaviors, and use of most platforms (i.e., Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, and YouTube), whereas middle-aged adults reported more Facebook use and higher vaccine up…
Psychology (9 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (4 obras) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (3 obras) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Affect (linguistics) (2 obras) · Communication (2 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras)