Mala Matacin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Chair of Undergraduate Psychology
East Hall 2204B
860.768.4541
matacin@hartford.edu

Papers:

King, T.K., Matacin, M., Marcus, B.H., Bock, B.C., & Tripolone, J. (in press) . Body image evaluations in women smokers. Addictive Behaviors.

Stoney, C.M., Niaura, R., Bausserman, L., & Matacin, M. (1999) . Lipid reactivity to stress: I. Comparison of chronic and acute stress responses in middle-aged airline pilots. Health Psychology, 18(3) , 241-250.

Powell, J., Matacin, M.L., & Stuart, A.E. (1999) . Body esteem: An exception to self-enhancing illusions? Journal of Applied Social Psychology ( submitted for review) .

Presentations:

Matacin, M.L. (1999) . Body image, stress and cardiovascular reactivity: Any relationship to women's health? Paper to be presented to the 39th Annual Meeting of The New England Psychological Association. West Hartford, Connecticut. October 22-23, 1999.

Matacin, M.L. & Ragusa, K.L. (1999) . Body image and stress: Personal and nonpersonal speech stressors. Poster presented at the Twentieth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, California. March 3-6, 1999.

West, S.G., Stoney, C.M., Hughes, J.W., Matacin, M.L., Arebalo, T.M. (1998) . Oral contraceptives buffer DBP reactivity in smokers, but not in nonsmokers. Poster presented at the Ninteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 25-28, 1998.

Matacin, M.L., Patussi, V., Mazzoli, A.R., Quartini, A., & Calogero, S. (1998) . Body image perceptions in Italians. Poster presented at the Ninteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 25-28, 1998.

Olson, N., Matacin, M.L., & Christensen, C. (1998) . Effects of physician's gender, invasiveness of treatment, and sexual orientation of the patient on the physician's willingness to treat a HIV positive patient. Paper submitted to the Ninteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 25-28, 1998.

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