Study Buddies

Oh hey there, welcome back for more chatting about childhood trauma and health!  While we won't reveal our own ACE scores, Paola reminisces on the hush hush around childhood trauma in high school, while Taylor reminds us all to be mindful that everyone experiences a different childhood - ACE scores are not tattooed on foreheads. We discuss the connection between physical and mental wellness, and advocate for integrated healthcare that includes collaboration between medical and mental health treatments. Join us as we take this research off the page and explore how this study hits us all in the real world! (Shout out to Dax Shepard in his Armchair Expert podcast for being open about his childhood experiences in a way that normalizes conversations about them)

Today's study is called, "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults" by Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale Nordenberg, David F. Williamson, Alison M. Spitz, Valerie Edwards, Mary P. Koss, & James S. Marks. It was organized by the Center for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente and published in 1998. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8  or listen to last week's episode to hear the breakdown! 

If you would like to explore your own Adverse Childhood Experiences score: click here. (Please note: the study we discuss today had ACE Questionnaire scores between 0-7. The current version of the ACE Questionnaire has scores between 0-10, as it has three additional adverse childhood experiences including emotional disconnection, neglect, and parental separation in questions 4, 5, & 6.)

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This week, Paola and Taylor want to talk about your ACE score - and no, we don't mean tennis. We want to explore one of the first studies to connect childhood trauma to negative health outcomes in adulthood. Today's study is often referred to as the ACE study, as it examines how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can affect our long-term health outcomes in adulthood. It turns out, that childhood adversity may be a stepping stone to some of the leading causes of death in America. The study examines seven ACEs: psychological abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse, as well as exposure to household substance use, household mental illness, household incarceration, and domestic violence. Tune in to hear just how these researchers uncovered a connection between childhood trauma and adversity to negative health outcomes in adulthood. 

Today's study is called, "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults" by Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale Nordenberg, David F. Williamson, Alison M. Spitz, Valerie Edwards, Mary P. Koss, & James S. Marks. It was organized by the Center for Disease Control and Kaiser Permanente and published in 1998. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8

If you would like to explore your own Adverse Childhood Experiences score: click here. (Please note: the study we discuss today had ACE Questionnaire scores between 0-7. The current version of the ACE Questionnaire has scores between 0-10, as it has three additional adverse childhood experiences including emotional disconnection, neglect, and parental separation in questions 4, 5, & 6.)

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Follow the show on Instagram @studybuddiespodcast Follow Taylor Collins @tlc.therapy Follow Paola Sanchez Abreu @mmm_pao

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Composed by singer/songwriter Caught In Between @caughtinbetweenct

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Join Poala and Taylor as we review last week's study on instagram addiction. Paola tries deleting her instagram, and we both agree we feel concerningly powerless in resisting the IG scroll. We chat about how influential Instagram has been in political and activism movements. Taylor speculates on her various motivations behind her Instagram use, and it leads us to wonder how the pandemic has influenced our technology use overall. Have we learned to become "more connected" in a disconnected way? What might it mean to connect with ourselves instead of our social media? And finally, we both pledge to never use Instagram again.... (kidding.)

The study we chat about today is called, "Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking" by Kagan Kircaburun and Mark D. Griffiths. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.15

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Join your Instagram-addicted co-hosts this week as investigate their very obsession with science! In a world where social media has taken over our free time and our minds, Paola and Taylor break down a study that attempts to highlight the whats and whys of Instagram addiction.  Taylor admits her doom scrolling tendencies while Paola shares a study that may provide a little more insight into how personality, self-liking, and internet time can all combine to make you an Instagram addict!  Will you forever at risk of dropping your phone on your forehead because you fell asleep scrolling aimlessly?!  Tune in and find out!

The study we chat about today is called, "Instagram addiction and the Big Five of personality: The mediating role of self-liking" by Kagan Kircaburun and Mark D. Griffiths. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.15

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Composed by singer/songwriter Caught In Between @caughtinbetweenct

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Happy Thanksgiving week fellow study buddies! This week we'll take a break from the studies to answer a few provocative questions. We stay true to our inner nerds and explore Harry Potter powers and terrible human qualities. We might even have found a solution to help you interrupt your family's Thanksgiving arguments about politics! 

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This week, Paola and Taylor pass notes about the struggles and blessings of being absolutely gorgeous people! Join us for a a recap and a little chat about how this idea of "aesthetic capital" has personally helped and hindered us, and what the greater implications of this meta-analysis might be. Taylor shares a scary story of her late night powersuit walks, and Paola revels in how aesthetic capital exists even beyond gender constructs.  You're sure to come out of this episode with more brains and maybe some extra beauty tips in your pocket!

The study we chat about today is called, "Aesthetic Capital: A Research Review on Beauty Perks and Penalties" by Tammy L. Anderson, Catherine Grunert, Arielle Katz and Samantha Lovascio. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00312.x or you can hear our recap in last week's episode!

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Join your (simply gorgeous) co-hosts this week as we discuss the privilege no one talks about - the privilege of beauty. While Paola dazzles us with jokes and a face for radio, Taylor shares a meta analysis of findings that show how "aesthetic capital" serves to provide us with measurable gains in power, wealth, relationships and more. Don't you worry your pretty little heads, turns out there's both perks and penalties of attractiveness. And it's something we all work to achieve - but at what cost? They say "it hurts to be beautiful" AND that "beauty knows no pain" - so tune in to hear how the science breaks down when we're dolled up.

The study we chat about today is called, "Aesthetic Capital: A Research Review on Beauty Perks and Penalties" by Tammy L. Anderson, Catherine Grunert, Arielle Katz and Samantha Lovascio. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00312.x

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What else might affect our ability to play cheerleader for the good news in our lives? This week join Taylor and Paola’s thought cloud about this as we explore how the struggles of others might make it hard to share positive news.  Paola uses the failed love lives of male comedians as inspiration and wonders if gender norms in relationships might influence the study’s variables.  Taylor shares about her awe of the power of “capitalization” (or sharing good news) in relationships, and wonders how we can practice (not rudely) doing this with those who have low self-esteem.  Hold the applause (…or don’t) - we have lots to share and are psyched to celebrate these discoveries with you!

Our study today is titled, “Rain on My Parade: Perceiving Low Self-Esteem in Close Others Hinders Positive Self-Disclosure” and is brought to you by Jennifer C. D. MacGregor and John G. Holmes. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611400098

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How do you feel about yourself?  Better yet, how do other people think you feel about yourself? If friends and family perceive you as having low self-esteem can this affect your relationships?! This week Taylor and Paola dive into a study entitled "Rain on My Parade: Perceiving Low Self-Esteem in Close Others Hinders Positive Self-Disclosure".  Join us as we chat all about sharing positive news, discovering what might happen if your friends have low self-esteem, and how Lady Gaga had it right: we live for the applause.  

Our study today is brought to you by Jennifer C. D. MacGregor and John G. Holmes. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550611400098

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Composed by singer/songwriter Caught In Between @caughtinbetweenct

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Join us this week for a little chat about some spooky stuff!  Taylor shares about her sneaky childhood past of skipping sleep to scare herself silly, and Paola is spooked by the mere idea of horror movies.  We talk more about morbid curiosity, resilience, and whether we would survive the end of the world.  Listen in to see if you too might join our apocalypse bunker!

The study we were discussing today is titled "Pandemic practice: Horror fans and morbidly curious individuals are more psychologically resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic."  and is brought to you by Coltan Scrivnera, John A. Johnson, Jens Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, and Mathias Clasen. You can find the study here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110397 or you can hear our recap in last week's episode!

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