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    The effects of early life stress on stress induced binge eating later in life
    (Laurentian University of Sudbury, 2015-07-09) Sinclair, Amber
    Research has shown that stress not only affects our food intake but early life stress can affect this stress/eating relationship later in life as well. To study this, rats were subjected to early life stressors beginning on postnatal day 28 which consist of the adolescent phase of the rats lives, stressors consisted of elevated platform, damp bedding and restraint. On postnatal day 50, when rats had become adults they were then subjected to a mild electrical foot shock, after which, their intake of high palatable food was measured. Results demonstrate that rats who received early life stress ate less after the shock ( ) than rats who had not received early life stress ( ). These results suggest that early life stress increases rats’ sensitivity to stressors, thus reducing their stress related binge eating tendencies. Results obtained in this study demonstrate a potential factor that causes rats to become stress under eaters or stress over eaters.
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    Positive attitudes towards older adults: characteristics of prospective partners in care
    (2019-08-22) Sinclair, Amber
    With the increase in the aging population it is becoming all the more important to determine who has positive attitudes towards older adults in order to identify those who are best suited to work in geriatrics. The purpose of the current study was to determine which personal characteristics are indicative of positive attitudes towards older adults by using the Cattell 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire and the Kogan’s Attitudes Towards Old People scale. Characteristics that were examined included ethnicity, age, gender, and level of education and personality. Caucasian and Indigenous participants were recruited around Sudbury Ontario, ranging from 18 to 50 years of age. The results suggest that gender and personality factors warmth, reasoning, vigilance, privateness and openness to change, are predictive of positive attitudes towards older adults. These results have implications for identifying individuals who are best suited to work in geriatrics and possibly encouraging those to join the field.