Papers Presented 2007 and Earlier

On this page you will find a list of conference presentations.
Co-authors in blue text indicate those who are or were graduate students in the lab at the time of submission.
Co-authors in green text indicate those who are or were undergraduate students in the lab at the time of submission.

Refereed Conference Presentations 2005-7

Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2007, November). Why do people become committed complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) clients? A regulatory fit perspective. Paper presented at 4th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, Vancouver, BC.

Sirois, F. M. (2007, November). Consumer decision-making factors for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use: A systematic review. Paper presented at 4th Annual IN-CAM Symposium, Vancouver, BC.

Sirois, F. M., & Wolfe, B.(2007, October). A continuum of control: Implications for quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Toronto, ON.

Wolfe, B., & Sirois, F. M. (2007, October). Beyond standard quality of life measures: The subjective experiences of living with inflammatory bowel disease. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Toronto, ON.

Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2007, June). Beyond medical need: A consumer decision-making perspective on the use of complementary and alternative medicine. Paper presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Sirois, F. M. (2007, June). Provider-based complementary and alternative medicine use among three chronic illness groups: Psychosocial factors and the use of health services. In F. M. Sirois (Chair), Understanding complementary and alternative medicine use: Ideological and pragmatic motivations. Paper presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Wilson, K., & Sirois, F. M. (2007, June). Predicting use of and satisfaction with a midwife or obstetrician birth attendant. In F. M. Sirois (Chair), Understanding complementary and alternative medicine use: Ideological and pragmatic motivations. Paper presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Purc-Stephenson, R., & Sirois, F. M. (2007, June). As one door closes, another door opens: How does physician availability influence intentions to use provider-based complementary and alternative medicine? In F. M. Sirois (Chair), Understanding complementary and alternative medicine use: Ideological and pragmatic motivations. Paper presented at the 68th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Ottawa, ON.

Monforton, J. & Sirois, F. M. (2007, January). "At least my friends are here": The role of counterfactual thoughts in restoring Extraverts' mood following social stress. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

Sirois, F. M. (2007, January). Blame it on time: Time-related perfectionism and task performance. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

Voth, J. & Sirois, F. M. (2007, January). Distinguishing between maladaptive perfectionism and trait procrastination: A case of end-state thinking? Paper presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.

Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2006, October). Provider-based complementary and alternative medicine use in Windsor: Does physician availability matter? Paper presented at the First Annual Celebrating Nursing Excellence Conference, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON.

Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R. (2006, August). Satisfaction with medical care, health distress, and depressive symptoms: Products or precursors of complementary and alternative medicine use? Paper accepted for presentation at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Sirois, F. M., & Voth, J. (2006, August). What's good for the gander isn't always good for the goose: Agency and communion as predictors of adjustment to chronic illness. Paper accepted for presentation at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Edmondson, J., Pychyl, T. A., & Sirois, F. M. (2006, June). Exploring the mediational roles of coping and negative emotions in the procrastination-health relationship. In F. M. Sirois (Chair) From coping, to health behaviours, to source traits: New insights into why procrastination may be bad for your health. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Purc-Stephenson, R., & Sirois, F. M. (2006, June). Does personality matter? Exploring the association between personality and reasons for using complementary and alternative medicine. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Sirois, F. M., & Purc-Stephenson, R., (2006, June). The same, but different: Factors associated with in-person and on-line support group use across three chronic illness groups. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Sirois, F. M. (2006, June). "I'll look after my health, later": A replication and extension with community dwelling adults. In F. M. Sirois (Chair) From coping, to health behaviours, to source traits: New insights into why procrastination may be bad for your health. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Voci, S. C., & Sirois, F. M. (2006, June). Examining potential mediators of the relationship between procrastination and health and safety behaviours. In F. M. Sirois (Chair) From coping, to health behaviours, to source traits: New insights into why procrastination may be bad for your health. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Voci, S. C., & Sirois, F. M. (2006, June). The role of the physician-patient relationship in the coping and well-being of individuals with functional somatic syndromes. In M. Wing (Chair) When I speak do you hear me? Biased perceptions of stigmatized groups. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Calgary, Alberta.

Sirois, F. M., Davis, C. G., & Morgan, M. (2005, August). "Learning to live with what you can't rise above": Control beliefs, symptom control, and adjustment to tinnitus. In C. G. Davis (Chair) Control in the Health Context. Symposium presented 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Sirois, F. M., Purc-Stephenson, R., & Jean-Baptiste, N. (2005, June). On-line versus in-person support groups for chronic illness: A qualitative and quantitative exploration of the perceived benefits and shortcomings. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.

Sirois, F. M., & Simpson, M. (2005, June). "If only I had done better": Perfectionism and counterfactual thinking. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.

Kean, S., & Sirois, F. M. (2005, June). Music listening preferences and coping with negative mood: When the sound of music can make you feel better. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec.

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