BACKGROUND This study explored the role of meaning in the link between stress and disordered eating, in particular focusing on social rank. METHOD Two hundred and eleven women completed measures of eating pathology, depression, social comparison and life events where life events were assessed in terms of general loss, threat, shame and loss of social status. RESULTS Events involving loss of...

Background: Extreme weather and climate events such as super typhoons and unprecedented recorded high intensity rainfall events have increased in recent years due to climate change. Such extreme weather events generate floods and cause loss of life and property. Therefore, efficient strategies and measures for flood mitigation and prevention are essential. Computer-aided techniques can increase...

This study explored the role of life events in triggering both weight loss and weight gain and assessed whether a number of variables differentiated between these two types of weight change. Members of a slimming club (n = 538) completed an online questionnaire concerning two events, which had caused either weight loss or weight gain. They then described the event and its impact in terms of a n...

Two experiments tested and confirmed the hypothesis that when the phenomenological characteristics of imagined events are more similar to those of related autobiographical memories, the imagined event is more likely to be considered to have occurred. At Time 1 and 2-weeks later, individuals rated the likelihood of occurrence for 20 life events. In Experiment 1, 1-week after Time 1, individuals ...