Rachel J Burns

Biographic Data

ID3799733
NAMERachel J Burns
GIVEN NAMESRachel J
FAMILY NAMEBurns
SIGNATUREBURNS R J
AFFILIATIONSCarleton University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • What Makes a Habit? Investigating Potential Determinants of Habit Formation

    Open AccessSebastian Bürgler, Marina Milyavskaya et al.ARTICLEPersonality and Social Psychology…2026

    Habitual behaviors are automatic responses to specific cues, acquired through repetition in stable contexts. While habits can support long-term behavior change, relatively little is known about which factors influence their development. We conducted a preregistered reanalysis of a 6-month longitudinal study on habit formation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants ( N = 254) completed monthly surveys assessing behavioral automaticity (i.e., h…

  • Associations Between Divorce Histories and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Middle Aged and Older Adults

    Katherine J Ford, Rita J Burns et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2024

    Background: Unhealthy alcohol use has been considered a coping strategy related to stressful and traumatic life events such as relationship loss. Yet, the effects of marital status on health behaviors are generally studied cross-sectionally or over one transition. We explored associations between the frequency and quantity of alcohol use with the number of episodes and duration of separation/divorce events across adulthood among English adults in…

  • Anxiety and Depression Symptom Comorbidity and the Risk of Heart Disease

    Sonya S Deschêne, Rita J Burns et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2020

    OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine the independent and joint associations between anxiety and depression symptoms with the risk of heart disease. METHODS: A total of 30,635 participants from the CARTaGENE community cohort study in Quebec who did not have heart diseases at baseline were included in the study. Baseline anxiety and depression symptoms were assessed using validated questionnaires. Survey data were linked with diagnostic…

  • Habit strength as a moderator of the association between symptoms of poor mental health and unintentional non-adherence to oral hypoglycemic medication in adults with type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessRita J Burns, Rachel J Burns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Health Psychology2019Cited by: 2References: 19

    This study tested if habit strength for taking oral hypoglycemic medication moderated the association between poor mental health symptoms (i.e. depressive symptoms, diabetes distress) and unintentional non-adherence in 790 adults with type 2 diabetes. Data were cross-sectional. A habit strength × depressive symptom interaction was observed. Depressive symptoms were negatively associated with adherence if habit was weak or of average strength; no …

  • Diabetes Complications and Depressive Symptoms

    Sonya S Deschêne, Rita J Burns et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2017

    OBJECTIVE: Prospective studies testing the potential impact of diabetes complications on depression are limited. The present study examined the longitudinal associations between diabetes complications and the risk and recurrence/persistence of depressive symptoms. METHODS: Data were from a prospective community cohort telephone survey of adults with diabetes (N = 1314). Diabetes complications and depressive symptoms were assessed via self-report …

  • Evaluations of the health benefits of eating more fruit depend on the amount of fruit previously eaten, variety, and timing

    Open AccessRita J Burns, Rachel J Burns et al.ARTICLEAppetite2016References: 39