Kyle J Bourassa
Biographic Data
| ID | 769009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyle J Bourassa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyle J |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourassa |
| SIGNATURE | BOURASSA K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9372-2309 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychiatric Conditions and Symptoms After Toxic Environmental Exposures During Military Service
BACKGROUND: US service members are often exposed to a range of service-related hazards. To date, there has been limited synthesis of the existing research conducted on military environmental exposures and subsequent psychiatric conditions and symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and characterize the main features of studies examining associations between military exposures and mental health outcomes. METHODS: We used evidence mapping met…
The Effects of Apoe Alleles, Cognitive Activities, and Social Activities on Cognitive Decline in African Americans
Results replicate prior findings linking APOE4 to cognitive decline and highlight the importance of APOE2 and social activities in delaying cognitive decline in African Americans
Which Types of Stress Are Associated With Accelerated Biological Aging? Comparing Perceived Stress, Stressful Life Events, Childhood Adversity, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Stress and stressful events are associated with poorer health; however, there are multiple ways to conceptualize and measure stress and stress responses. One physiological mechanism through which stress could result in poorer health is accelerated biological aging. This study tested which types of stress were associated with accelerated biological aging in adulthood. METHODS: Studying 955 participants from the Dunedin Longitudinal Stud…
Financial Stressors During the Great Recession and Subsequent Risk of Early Mortality
OBJECTIVE: The Great Recession in 2008 was a period of severe economic upheaval and myriad financial stressors. Financial stress is associated with poorer health, but for whom is this stress the most health-relevant? The current study examined the association between financial stressors and mortality, as well as whether this association varied based on people's financial status. METHODS: Participants from the Midlife in the United States study (n…
State-Level Stay-at-Home Orders and Objectively Measured Movement in the United States During the Covid-19 Pandemic
OBJECTIVE: Social distancing has been one of the primary interventions used to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic. Although statewide stay-at-home orders in the United States received a large degree of media and political attention, relatively little peer-reviewed research has examined the impacts of such orders on social distancing behaviors. METHOD: This study used daily GPS-derived movement from 2858 counties in the United…
Vital personality scores and healthy aging
Our study shows how the health benefits associated with personality accrue throughout the life-course and across generations
The Impact of Exposure Therapy on Resting Heart Rate and Heart Rate Reactivity Among Active-Duty Soldiers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked to poor health, including cardiovascular disease. These effects may be a result of increased tonic cardiovascular function and cardiovascular reactivity. Despite PTSD's negative health burden, relatively little is known about whether frontline treatments for PTSD may alleviate cardiovascular risk. METHODS: The current study was a secondary analysis of a larger intervention study of active-…
Mismatch in Spouses' Anger-Coping Response Styles and Risk of Early Mortality
OBJECTIVE: Research in psychosomatic medicine includes a long history of studying how responses to anger-provoking situations are associated with health. In the context of a marriage, spouses may differ in their anger-coping response style. Where one person may express anger in response to unfair, aggressive interpersonal interactions, his/her partner may instead suppress anger. Discordant response styles within couples may lead to increased rela…
After the end
Divorce is a stressful life event that is associated with increased risk for poor mental and physical health. A key goal for research in this area is to understand individual differences in who fares well or poorly over time, and whether behavioral markers of risk immediately after a separation predict longer term adjustment. This article investigates psychological distress in a sample of separated adults ( N = 134, 84 of whom completed all follo…
Social participation predicts cognitive functioning in aging adults over time
OBJECTIVES: Several risk and protective factors are associated with changes in cognitive functioning in aging adults - including physical health, depression, physical activity, and social activities - though the findings for participation in social activities are mixed. This study investigated the longitudinal association between social participation and two domains of cognitive functioning, memory and executive function. A primary goal of our an…
Impact of Narrative Expressive Writing on Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, and Blood Pressure After Marital Separation
OBJECTIVE: Divorce is a common stressor that is associated with increased risk for poor long-term physical and mental health. Using an experimental design, the current study examined the impact of expressive writing (EW) on average heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV), and blood pressure (BP) 7.5 months later. METHODS: Participants from a community sample of recently separated adults (N = 109) were assigned to one of three conditions: traditiona…
After the end
Divorce is a stressful life event that is associated with increased risk for poor mental and physical health. A key goal for research in this area is to understand individual differences in who fares well or poorly over time, and whether behavioral markers of risk immediately after a separation predict longer term adjustment. This article investigates psychological distress in a sample of separated adults ( N = 134, 84 of whom completed all follo…
The Effects of Apoe Alleles, Cognitive Activities, and Social Activities on Cognitive Decline in African Americans
Results replicate prior findings linking APOE4 to cognitive decline and highlight the importance of APOE2 and social activities in delaying cognitive decline in African Americans
Social participation predicts cognitive functioning in aging adults over time
OBJECTIVES: Several risk and protective factors are associated with changes in cognitive functioning in aging adults - including physical health, depression, physical activity, and social activities - though the findings for participation in social activities are mixed. This study investigated the longitudinal association between social participation and two domains of cognitive functioning, memory and executive function. A primary goal of our an…
Impact of Narrative Expressive Writing on Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, and Blood Pressure After Marital Separation
OBJECTIVE: Divorce is a common stressor that is associated with increased risk for poor long-term physical and mental health. Using an experimental design, the current study examined the impact of expressive writing (EW) on average heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV), and blood pressure (BP) 7.5 months later. METHODS: Participants from a community sample of recently separated adults (N = 109) were assigned to one of three conditions: traditiona…
Mismatch in Spouses' Anger-Coping Response Styles and Risk of Early Mortality
OBJECTIVE: Research in psychosomatic medicine includes a long history of studying how responses to anger-provoking situations are associated with health. In the context of a marriage, spouses may differ in their anger-coping response style. Where one person may express anger in response to unfair, aggressive interpersonal interactions, his/her partner may instead suppress anger. Discordant response styles within couples may lead to increased rela…
After the end
Divorce is a stressful life event that is associated with increased risk for poor mental and physical health. A key goal for research in this area is to understand individual differences in who fares well or poorly over time, and whether behavioral markers of risk immediately after a separation predict longer term adjustment. This article investigates psychological distress in a sample of separated adults ( N = 134, 84 of whom completed all follo…
The Impact of Exposure Therapy on Resting Heart Rate and Heart Rate Reactivity Among Active-Duty Soldiers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is linked to poor health, including cardiovascular disease. These effects may be a result of increased tonic cardiovascular function and cardiovascular reactivity. Despite PTSD's negative health burden, relatively little is known about whether frontline treatments for PTSD may alleviate cardiovascular risk. METHODS: The current study was a secondary analysis of a larger intervention study of active-…
Financial Stressors During the Great Recession and Subsequent Risk of Early Mortality
OBJECTIVE: The Great Recession in 2008 was a period of severe economic upheaval and myriad financial stressors. Financial stress is associated with poorer health, but for whom is this stress the most health-relevant? The current study examined the association between financial stressors and mortality, as well as whether this association varied based on people's financial status. METHODS: Participants from the Midlife in the United States study (n…
State-Level Stay-at-Home Orders and Objectively Measured Movement in the United States During the Covid-19 Pandemic
OBJECTIVE: Social distancing has been one of the primary interventions used to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the ongoing pandemic. Although statewide stay-at-home orders in the United States received a large degree of media and political attention, relatively little peer-reviewed research has examined the impacts of such orders on social distancing behaviors. METHOD: This study used daily GPS-derived movement from 2858 counties in the United…
Vital personality scores and healthy aging
Our study shows how the health benefits associated with personality accrue throughout the life-course and across generations
Which Types of Stress Are Associated With Accelerated Biological Aging? Comparing Perceived Stress, Stressful Life Events, Childhood Adversity, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Stress and stressful events are associated with poorer health; however, there are multiple ways to conceptualize and measure stress and stress responses. One physiological mechanism through which stress could result in poorer health is accelerated biological aging. This study tested which types of stress were associated with accelerated biological aging in adulthood. METHODS: Studying 955 participants from the Dunedin Longitudinal Stud…
The Effects of Apoe Alleles, Cognitive Activities, and Social Activities on Cognitive Decline in African Americans
Results replicate prior findings linking APOE4 to cognitive decline and highlight the importance of APOE2 and social activities in delaying cognitive decline in African Americans
Psychiatric Conditions and Symptoms After Toxic Environmental Exposures During Military Service
BACKGROUND: US service members are often exposed to a range of service-related hazards. To date, there has been limited synthesis of the existing research conducted on military environmental exposures and subsequent psychiatric conditions and symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review and characterize the main features of studies examining associations between military exposures and mental health outcomes. METHODS: We used evidence mapping met…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works)