Gall Myrick’s two papers accepted for publication
Assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick has two papers accepted for publication.
“Emotion Regulation, Procrastination and Watching Cat Videos Online: Who Watches Internet Cats, Why and To What Effect?” has been accepted for publication in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.
In this study, Gall Myrick found that survey responders’ moods improve watching cat videos, but also feel guilty if in doing so they are putting off more important tasks.
“A Longitudinal Test of the Comprehensive Indoor Tanning Expectations Scale: The Importance of Affective Beliefs in Predicting Indoor Tanning Behavior,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Health Psychology.
Myrick teamed up with professor Seth Noar, professor Nancy E. Thomas, student Alana Zeitany, graduate student Danielle Kelley and Brenda M. Morales-Pico, all of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
In their study, the team found that knowledge of possible dangers to health did not affect the use of tanning beds among young women. The expectation that tanning beds may be physically and mentally uncomfortable did affect tanning bed use. The study also showed that tanning bed users do so in an attempt to improve their mood and less as an effort to enhance their appearance.