Rhonda M Merwin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4028861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhonda M Merwin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhonda M |
| FAMILY NAME | Merwin |
| SIGNATURE | MERWIN R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3729-0297 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychological Inflexibility's Associations With Lifetime Anxiety Disorders
BACKGROUND: Anxiety has protective functions and could be considered evolutionarily adaptive. Yet, anxiety can also become problematic, and anxiety disorders are common and costly. The present study tested a transdiagnostic conceptualization of anxiety disorders that suggests anxiety disorders are associated with inflexible responding to anxiety, even after controlling for anxiety symptom severity. METHODS: A total of 1118 participants across two…
Beyond emotions
Understanding the drivers of COVID-19 vaccination intentions remains relevant as public health systems prepare for future pandemics. This study examined how emotional and social-cognitive factors influence COVID-19 vaccination intentions during two key phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: before (April-June 2020) and after (January-February 2021) vaccination rollout. A total of 586 adults completed an online survey assessing beliefs about COVID-19, s…
Fear of hypoglycemia and disordered eating behavior in type 1 diabetes
Predictors of changing patterns of adherence to containment measures during the early stage of Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Identifying common factors that affect public adherence to COVID-19 containment measures can directly inform the development of official public health communication strategies. The present international longitudinal study aimed to examine whether prosociality, together with other theoretically derived motivating factors (self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and severity of COVID-19, perceived social support) predict the change in a…
Acceptability and feasibility of a gamified digital eating disorder early-intervention program (AcceptME) based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Report of the ACBS Task Force on the strategies and tactics of contextual behavioral science research
Throughout its history the strategy and tactics of contextual behavioral science (CBS) research have had distinctive features as compared to traditional behavioral science approaches. Continued progress in CBS research can be facilitated by greater clarity about how its strategy and tactics can be brought to bear on current challenges. The present white paper is the result of a 2 1/2-year long process designed to foster consensus among representa…
Let's Talk About Your Note”
OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 19 July 2021Sec. Psychological Therapies https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.704415
Patterns of Psychological Responses among the Public during the Early Phase of Covid-19
This study aimed to compare the mediation of psychological flexibility, prosociality and coping in the impacts of illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health among seven regions. Convenience sampled online survey was conducted between April and June 2020 from 9130 citizens in 21 countries. Illness perceptions toward COVID-19, psychological flexibility, prosociality, coping and mental health, socio-demographics, lockdown-related variables…
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health
Background The COVID-19 pandemic triggered vast governmental lockdowns. The impact of these lockdowns on mental health is inadequately understood. On the one hand such drastic changes in daily routines could be detrimental to mental health. On the other hand, it might not be experienced negatively, especially because the entire population was affected. Methods The aim of this study was to determine mental health outcomes during pandemic induced l…
An investigation of the affective experience of females at high risk for eating disorders in general and pathology-specific contexts
Time of Day When Type 1 Diabetes Patients With Eating Disorder Symptoms Most Commonly Restrict Insulin
OBJECTIVE: Restricting insulin to lose weight is a significant problem in the clinical management of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Little is known about this behavior or how to effectively intervene. Identifying when insulin restriction occurs could allow clinicians to target typical high-risk times or formulate hypotheses regarding factors that influence this behavior. The current study investigated the frequency of insulin restriction by time of day. …
The Clinical Significance of Posterior Insular Volume in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
OBJECTIVE: The diagnostic criterion disturbance in the experience of the body remains a poorly understood and persistent feature of anorexia nervosa (AN). Increased sophistication in understanding the structure of the insular cortex-a neural structure that receives and integrates visceral sensations with action and meaning-may elucidate the nature of this disturbance. We explored age, weight status, illness severity, and self-reported body dissat…
Disinhibited eating and weight-related insulin mismanagement among individuals with type 1 diabetes
Assessment of body image flexibility
Hostility and Minimal Model of Glucose Kinetics in African American Women
Objective: To explore the underlying physiology of hostility (HOST) and to test the hypothesis that HOST has a greater impact on fasting glucose in African American (AA) women than it does on AA men or white men or women, using an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and the minimal model of glucose kinetics. Methods: A total of 115 healthy subjects selected for high or low scores on the 27 item Cook Medley HOST Scale underwent an IVGTT. Fa…
Hostility and Fasting Glucose in African American Women
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the relationship of hostility (HOST) to fasting glucose indices is moderated by sex and race. HOST has been associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism. Prior studies suggested that this association may be more prevalent in women and in African American (AA) individuals. METHODS: A total of 565 healthy AA and white (W) men and women (mean age = 33 +/- 6 years) were assessed. HOST was measured by the 27-item v…
When Parents Model Violence
When Parents Model Violence
Hostility and Minimal Model of Glucose Kinetics in African American Women
Objective: To explore the underlying physiology of hostility (HOST) and to test the hypothesis that HOST has a greater impact on fasting glucose in African American (AA) women than it does on AA men or white men or women, using an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and the minimal model of glucose kinetics. Methods: A total of 115 healthy subjects selected for high or low scores on the 27 item Cook Medley HOST Scale underwent an IVGTT. Fa…
Hostility and Fasting Glucose in African American Women
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the relationship of hostility (HOST) to fasting glucose indices is moderated by sex and race. HOST has been associated with abnormalities in glucose metabolism. Prior studies suggested that this association may be more prevalent in women and in African American (AA) individuals. METHODS: A total of 565 healthy AA and white (W) men and women (mean age = 33 +/- 6 years) were assessed. HOST was measured by the 27-item v…
Assessment of body image flexibility
Disinhibited eating and weight-related insulin mismanagement among individuals with type 1 diabetes
The Clinical Significance of Posterior Insular Volume in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
OBJECTIVE: The diagnostic criterion disturbance in the experience of the body remains a poorly understood and persistent feature of anorexia nervosa (AN). Increased sophistication in understanding the structure of the insular cortex-a neural structure that receives and integrates visceral sensations with action and meaning-may elucidate the nature of this disturbance. We explored age, weight status, illness severity, and self-reported body dissat…
Time of Day When Type 1 Diabetes Patients With Eating Disorder Symptoms Most Commonly Restrict Insulin
OBJECTIVE: Restricting insulin to lose weight is a significant problem in the clinical management of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Little is known about this behavior or how to effectively intervene. Identifying when insulin restriction occurs could allow clinicians to target typical high-risk times or formulate hypotheses regarding factors that influence this behavior. The current study investigated the frequency of insulin restriction by time of day. …
An investigation of the affective experience of females at high risk for eating disorders in general and pathology-specific contexts
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on mental health
Background The COVID-19 pandemic triggered vast governmental lockdowns. The impact of these lockdowns on mental health is inadequately understood. On the one hand such drastic changes in daily routines could be detrimental to mental health. On the other hand, it might not be experienced negatively, especially because the entire population was affected. Methods The aim of this study was to determine mental health outcomes during pandemic induced l…
Report of the ACBS Task Force on the strategies and tactics of contextual behavioral science research
Throughout its history the strategy and tactics of contextual behavioral science (CBS) research have had distinctive features as compared to traditional behavioral science approaches. Continued progress in CBS research can be facilitated by greater clarity about how its strategy and tactics can be brought to bear on current challenges. The present white paper is the result of a 2 1/2-year long process designed to foster consensus among representa…
Let's Talk About Your Note”
OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 19 July 2021Sec. Psychological Therapies https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.704415
Patterns of Psychological Responses among the Public during the Early Phase of Covid-19
This study aimed to compare the mediation of psychological flexibility, prosociality and coping in the impacts of illness perceptions toward COVID-19 on mental health among seven regions. Convenience sampled online survey was conducted between April and June 2020 from 9130 citizens in 21 countries. Illness perceptions toward COVID-19, psychological flexibility, prosociality, coping and mental health, socio-demographics, lockdown-related variables…
Acceptability and feasibility of a gamified digital eating disorder early-intervention program (AcceptME) based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Predictors of changing patterns of adherence to containment measures during the early stage of Covid-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Identifying common factors that affect public adherence to COVID-19 containment measures can directly inform the development of official public health communication strategies. The present international longitudinal study aimed to examine whether prosociality, together with other theoretically derived motivating factors (self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility and severity of COVID-19, perceived social support) predict the change in a…
Fear of hypoglycemia and disordered eating behavior in type 1 diabetes
Psychological Inflexibility's Associations With Lifetime Anxiety Disorders
BACKGROUND: Anxiety has protective functions and could be considered evolutionarily adaptive. Yet, anxiety can also become problematic, and anxiety disorders are common and costly. The present study tested a transdiagnostic conceptualization of anxiety disorders that suggests anxiety disorders are associated with inflexible responding to anxiety, even after controlling for anxiety symptom severity. METHODS: A total of 1118 participants across two…
Beyond emotions
Understanding the drivers of COVID-19 vaccination intentions remains relevant as public health systems prepare for future pandemics. This study examined how emotional and social-cognitive factors influence COVID-19 vaccination intentions during two key phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: before (April-June 2020) and after (January-February 2021) vaccination rollout. A total of 586 adults completed an online survey assessing beliefs about COVID-19, s…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (5 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (4 works) · Eating disorders (4 works) · Endocrinology (4 works) · Insulin (4 works)