Benjamin Rusak
Biographic Data
| ID | 7968424 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Rusak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Rusak |
| SIGNATURE | RUSAK B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2571-6083 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A mediation analysis of the influence of sleep on the relationship between smartphone screen time and youth mental health
Research using subjective measures suggests that young people spend large amounts of their leisure time using digital media, which may affect their mental health. Of particular concern is that smartphone screen-time may replace health-promoting activities such as sleep and thereby contribute to mental health problems. Considering that previous studies primarily relied on subjective reports of screen-time and its effects on youth mental health, th…
Sleep and Inhibitory Control Over Mood-Congruent Information in Emerging Adults With Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Accumulating evidence has suggested bidirectionality between sleep problems and depression, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. We assessed the role of sleep in inhibitory control ability with emotional stimuli, which has been shown to be suboptimal among individuals with depression and proposed to perpetuate depressive symptoms. METHODS: Emerging adults (aged 18-25 years, 64.6% female) were screened for depressive and other menta…
Sleep in Offspring of Parents With Mood Disorders
Background: Sleep problems in childhood are an early predictor of mood disorders among individuals at high familial risk. However, the majority of the research has focused on sleep disturbances in already diagnosed individuals and has largely neglected investigating potential differences between weeknight and weekend sleep in high-risk offspring. This study examined sleep parameters in offspring of parents with major depressive disorder or bipola…
Acute Sleep Restriction Has Differential Effects on Components of Attention
Inadequate nightly sleep duration can impair daytime functioning, including interfering with attentional and other cognitive processes. Current models posit that attention is a complex function regulated by several separate, but interacting, neural systems responsible for vigilance, orienting, and executive control. However, it is not clear to what extent each of these underlying component processes is affected by sleep loss. The purpose of this …
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Acute Sleep Restriction Has Differential Effects on Components of Attention
Inadequate nightly sleep duration can impair daytime functioning, including interfering with attentional and other cognitive processes. Current models posit that attention is a complex function regulated by several separate, but interacting, neural systems responsible for vigilance, orienting, and executive control. However, it is not clear to what extent each of these underlying component processes is affected by sleep loss. The purpose of this …
Sleep in Offspring of Parents With Mood Disorders
Background: Sleep problems in childhood are an early predictor of mood disorders among individuals at high familial risk. However, the majority of the research has focused on sleep disturbances in already diagnosed individuals and has largely neglected investigating potential differences between weeknight and weekend sleep in high-risk offspring. This study examined sleep parameters in offspring of parents with major depressive disorder or bipola…
Sleep and Inhibitory Control Over Mood-Congruent Information in Emerging Adults With Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: Accumulating evidence has suggested bidirectionality between sleep problems and depression, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. We assessed the role of sleep in inhibitory control ability with emotional stimuli, which has been shown to be suboptimal among individuals with depression and proposed to perpetuate depressive symptoms. METHODS: Emerging adults (aged 18-25 years, 64.6% female) were screened for depressive and other menta…
A mediation analysis of the influence of sleep on the relationship between smartphone screen time and youth mental health
Research using subjective measures suggests that young people spend large amounts of their leisure time using digital media, which may affect their mental health. Of particular concern is that smartphone screen-time may replace health-promoting activities such as sleep and thereby contribute to mental health problems. Considering that previous studies primarily relied on subjective reports of screen-time and its effects on youth mental health, th…
Psychology (3 works) · Sleep and related disorders (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mood (2 works) · Neuroscience (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Sleep (system call (2 works)