Our lab explores how psychological and social factors shape physical health and wellbeing.
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- Some of the questions we are interested in are:
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- What are the links between mental health and physical health?
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We explore how psychological wellbeing—both positive and negative—shapes physical health. Much of this work examines links between psychological wellbeing and diabetes-relevant health behaviors and outcomes because type 2 diabetes is a common chronic condition with well-established psychological, behavioural, and structural risk factors.
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- How do close others influence our health and wellbeing?
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We explore how close others, such as spouses or parents, influence health and wellbeing.
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- Can strong habits help people lead healthier, happier lives?
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Strong habits are impulses to perform a behaviour automatically in response to a cue in the environment. This work examines how strong habits can help people adhere to their health and wellbeing goals.