Search Results - "Braun, Tosca D."

Perceived delivery of essential yoga properties within in-person and remote weight loss maintenance interventions by Sherman, Sally A, Quinn, Tyler D, Bock, Beth C, Braun, Tosca D, Unick, Jessica L

“…While previous research has utilized remote delivery of yoga interventions, no research has specifically interrogated the effectiveness of remote yoga…”
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A preliminary investigation of yoga as an intervention approach for improving long-term weight loss: A randomized trial by Unick, Jessica L, Dunsiger, Shira I, Bock, Beth C, Sherman, Sally A, Braun, Tosca D, Wing, Rena R

“…Yoga targets psychological processes which may be important for long-term weight loss (WL). This study is the first to examine the feasibility, acceptability,…”
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“We really need this”: Trauma-informed yoga for Veteran women with a history of military sexual trauma by Braun, Tosca D., Uebelacker, Lisa A., Ward, Mariana, Holzhauer, Cathryn Glanton, McCallister, Kelly, Abrantes, Ana

“…Up to 70% of women service members in the United States report military sexual trauma (MST); many develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and…”
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Mindful self-compassion for veteran women with a history of military sexual trauma: feasibility, acceptability, potential benefits, and considerations by Braun, Tosca D, Bhuptani, Prachi H, O'Keefe, Bailey, Abrantes, Ana M, Marsh, Eliza, Holzhauer, Cathryn Glanton

“…Military sexual trauma (MST) is reported by up to 74% of women veterans in the United States and is a driver of poor behavioural and physical health…”
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Internalized weight stigma in women with class III obesity: A randomized controlled trial of a virtual lifestyle modification intervention followed by a mindful self‐compassion intervention by Braun, Tosca D., Olson, Kayloni, Panza, Emily, Lillis, Jason, Schumacher, Leah, Abrantes, Ana M., Kunicki, Zachary, Unick, Jessica L.

“…Background Internalized weight stigma (Internalized‐WS) is prevalent among individuals with severe obesity, particularly women, and is associated with shame,…”
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Practitioners' perceptions of yoga's positive and negative effects: Results of a National United States survey by Park, Crystal L., PhD, Riley, Kristen E., MA, Braun, Tosca D., MA

“…Summary Objectives Yoga is becoming increasingly popular, yet little information is available regarding practitioners' perceptions of effects of their…”
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Self-compassion, body image, and disordered eating: A review of the literature by Braun, Tosca D., Park, Crystal L., Gorin, Amy

“…•Self-compassion (SC) reviewed in relation to body image (BI), eating pathology (EP).•SC consistently linked to lower EP, improved BI.•SC buffered effects of…”
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Prospective Associations between Attitudes toward Sweet Foods, Sugar Consumption, and Cravings for Alcohol and Sweets in Early Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders by Braun, Tosca D., Kunicki, Zachary J., Blevins, Claire E., Stein, Michael D., Marsh, Eliza, Feltus, Sage, Miranda, Robert, Thomas, John G., Abrantes, Ana M.

“…Sweet liking (heightened preference for highly sweet solutions) is linked to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and relapse, as well as attitudes toward sweet foods -…”
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A randomized trial examining the effect of yoga on dietary lapses and lapse triggers following behavioral weight loss treatment by Unick, Jessica L, Dunsiger, Shira I, Bock, Beth C, Sherman, Sally A, Braun, Tosca D, Hayes, Jacqueline F, Goldstein, Stephanie P, Wing, Rena R

“…Dietary lapses can hinder weight loss and yoga can improve self-regulation, which may protect against lapses. This study examined the effect of yoga on dietary…”
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Improving physical and mental health in frontline mental health care providers: Yoga-based stress management versus cognitive behavioral stress management by Riley, Kristen E., Park, Crystal L., Wilson, Angela, Sabo, Alex N., Antoni, Michael H., Braun, Tosca D., Harrington, John, Reiss, Juliana, Pasalis, Edi, Harris, Adam D., Cope, Stephen

“…The need for brief, low-cost, easily disseminable, and effective interventions to promote healthy lifestyles is high. This is especially true for mental health…”
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Internalized weight stigma and intuitive eating among stressed adults during a mindful yoga intervention: associations with changes in mindfulness and self-compassion by Braun, Tosca D., Riley, Kristen E., Kunicki, Zachary J., Finkelstein-Fox, Lucy, Conboy, Lisa A., Park, Crystal L., Schifano, Elizabeth, Abrantes, Ana M., Lazar, Sara W.

“…Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is common in the United States of America across body weight categories, and is implicated in the development of distress and…”
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Sweet taste preference as a moderator of links between internalizing symptoms and alcohol craving by Altman, Brianna R, Braun, Tosca D, Battle, Cynthia L, Stein, Michael D, Barter, Sarah, Iacoi, Sydney, Koch, Ryan, Abrantes, Ana M

“…Strong positive links exist between mood, alcohol craving, and sweet taste preference. Research suggests a substitution effect of alcohol with sweets. During…”
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Self-compassion buffers the internalized alcohol stigma and depression link in women sexual assault survivors who drink to cope by Braun, Tosca D., Green, Zoë, Meshesha, Lidia Z., Sillice, Marie A., Read, Jennifer, Abrantes, Ana M.

“…•Depression is associated with drinking problems in women sexual assault survivors.•Here internalized alcohol stigma, self-compassion accounted for depression…”
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How does yoga reduce stress? A clinical trial testing psychological mechanisms by Park, Crystal L., Finkelstein‐Fox, Lucy, Sacco, Shane J., Braun, Tosca D., Lazar, Sara

“…Yoga interventions can reduce stress, but the mechanisms underlying that stress reduction remain largely unidentified. Understanding how yoga works is…”
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Shame and Self-compassion as Risk and Protective Mechanisms of the Internalized Weight Bias and Emotional Eating Link in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery by Braun, Tosca D., Gorin, Amy A., Puhl, Rebecca M., Stone, Andrea, Quinn, Diane M., Ferrand, Jennifer, Abrantes, Ana M., Unick, Jessica, Tishler, Darren, Papasavas, Pavlos

“…Background Emotional eating in bariatric surgery patients is inconsistently linked with poor post-operative weight loss and eating behaviors, and much research…”
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The indirect effect of negative emotionality via alcohol craving on abstinence self-efficacy among women in alcohol treatment by Altman, Brianna R., Braun, Tosca D., Battle, Cynthia L., Iacoi, Sydney, Stein, Michael D., Abrantes, Ana M.

“…•Negative emotionality appears linked to women’s alcohol use and craving.•Alcohol abstinence self-efficacy (AASE) covaries with treatment outcomes.•Our work…”
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Weight stigma and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in individuals seeking bariatric surgery by Braun, Tosca D., Puhl, Rebecca M., Quinn, Diane M., Gorin, Amy, Tishler, Darren, Papasavas, Pavlos

“…After bariatric surgery, some patients experience adverse psychiatric outcomes, including substance use, suicidality, and self-harm. These factors are commonly…”
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Is less more? A randomized comparison of home practice time in a mind-body program by Greenberg, Jonathan, Braun, Tosca D., Schneider, Marissa L., Finkelstein-Fox, Lucy, Conboy, Lisa A., Schifano, Elizabeth D., Park, Crystal, Lazar, Sara W.

“…Home practice is a major component of mind-body programs, yet little is known about how to optimize the amount of prescribed home practice in order to achieve…”
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Weight Bias, Shame, and Self‐Compassion: Risk/Protective Mechanisms of Depression and Anxiety in Prebariatic Surgery Patients by Braun, Tosca D., Quinn, Diane M., Stone, Andrea, Gorin, Amy A., Ferrand, Jennifer, Puhl, Rebecca M., Sierra, Jessica, Tishler, Darren, Papasavas, Pavlos

“…Objective Psychopathology in bariatric surgery patients may contribute to adverse postoperative sequelae, including weight regain, substance use, and…”
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Assessing Disruptions in Meaning: Development of the Global Meaning Violation Scale by Park, Crystal L., Riley, Kristen E., George, Login S., Gutierrez, Ian A., Hale, Amy E., Cho, Dalnim, Braun, Tosca D.

“…Models of meaning making following stressful events are based on the notion that individuals’ appraisals of events (i.e., their situational meaning) can…”
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