Helen Pushkarskaya, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Publications
2024
Information processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy
Zhao W, Russell C, Jankovsky A, Cannon T, Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H. Information processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 10416. PMID: 38710827, PMCID: PMC11074285, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60788-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processing styleIndividual cognitive styleProcessing styleCognitive styleSelf-report measures of personalityMeasures of personalitySelf-report measuresInformation processing capacityPersonality traitsBehavioral tasksStructural equation modelingAuthoritarian submissionEquation modelingProcessing capacityStylePersonsComprehensive assessmentInformation processing capabilitiesPerceptionTrust levelProcessing capabilitiesMultifactorial natureSocio-demographic factorsClinical characteristicsTaskExternally orienting cues improve cognitive control in OCD
Bednarek L, Glover S, Ma X, Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H. Externally orienting cues improve cognitive control in OCD. Journal Of Behavior Therapy And Experimental Psychiatry 2024, 84: 101959. PMID: 38531125, PMCID: PMC11192454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchANT-RObsessive thoughtsWarning cueFlanker taskAlerting benefitsModels of obsessive-compulsive disorderHealthy controlsRevised attention network testObsessive-compulsive disorderAttention Network TestSelf-report measuresConflict costsCognitive controlContamination symptomsIncongruent trialsNeurocognitive tasksExecutive functionAttention taskSymptom severityNetwork TestAssociated with severityDistracted participantsCuesExternally orienting cuesFlanker
2023
390. Altered Confidence Adaptation During Set-Shifting in OCD
Loosen A, Zaboski B, Pushkarskaya H, Pittenger C, Hauser T. 390. Altered Confidence Adaptation During Set-Shifting in OCD. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: s252. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Ignorance and the Brain
Smithson M, Pushkarskaya H. Ignorance and the Brain. 2022, 136-149. DOI: 10.4324/9781003100607-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNaturalistic decision makingVisual cortical areasPerceptual switchingPerceptual statesBrain activityBrain imagingCortical areasSceptical viewpointEveryday lifeDecision makingStimuliInternal informationBrainPerceptionNew informationMindDifferent interpretationsMakingBrief reviewFindingsInformationThemes
2020
Hoarding symptoms correlate with the endowment effect
Pushkarskaya H, Lenkic P, Stewart B, Tolin D, Woody S. Hoarding symptoms correlate with the endowment effect. Journal Of Behavioral And Cognitive Therapy 2020, 30: 201-210. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbct.2020.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNot Enough: Individuals With OCD Accumulate Insufficient Amount of Evidence During Value-Based Judgments
Pushkarskaya H, Ma X. Not Enough: Individuals With OCD Accumulate Insufficient Amount of Evidence During Value-Based Judgments. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 87: s316-s317. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcessive acquisition of information during simple judgments in individuals with hoarding disorder
Pushkarskaya H, Stern E, Tolin D, Pittenger C. Excessive acquisition of information during simple judgments in individuals with hoarding disorder. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2020, 24: 100505. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100505.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Animal models of OCD-relevant processes: An RDoC perspective
Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H, Gruner P. Animal models of OCD-relevant processes: An RDoC perspective. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2019, 23: 100433. PMID: 32322462, PMCID: PMC7176322, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Constructing a multi-dimensional measure of local entrepreneurial culture
Breazeale N, Fortunato M, Allen J, Hustedde R, Pushkarskaya H. Constructing a multi-dimensional measure of local entrepreneurial culture. 2017, 73-97. DOI: 10.4324/9781315112893-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal entrepreneurial cultureEntrepreneurial cultureEntrepreneurship researchEntrepreneurial activityEntrepreneurship support programsResidents' perceptionsScale development processMulti-dimensional measureEntrepreneurial climateFactor analysisSmall businessesLocal cultural characteristicsPredictive validity testingCulture literatureEntrepreneurshipCulture scaleCultural attributesSemi-structured interviewsDevelopment practicesScale developmentBusinessRegional factorsCulture focusLocal cultureCultural characteristics
2015
Constructing a multi-dimensional measure of local entrepreneurial culture
Breazeale N, Fortunato M, Allen J, Hustedde R, Pushkarskaya H. Constructing a multi-dimensional measure of local entrepreneurial culture. Community Development 2015, 46: 516-540. DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2015.1080743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal entrepreneurial cultureEntrepreneurial cultureEntrepreneurship support programsResidents' perceptionsMulti-dimensional measureEntrepreneurial climateSmall businessesEntrepreneurship researchEntrepreneurial activityLocal cultural characteristicsCulture scaleCultural attributesSemi-structured interviewsBusinessRegional factorsCulture focusFactor analysisCultural characteristicsIndividual-level characteristicsTheoretical modelPerceptionSupport programsCounty-level ratesEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurs