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Silva AND, Vettore MV. Associations of academic environment, lifestyle, sense of coherence and social support with self-reported mental health status among dental students at a university in Brazil: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e076084. [PMID: 38114282 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study evaluated the association of academic environment, lifestyle, sense of coherence (SOC) and social support with self-reported mental health status among dental students. DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey conducted from August to October 2018. SETTING Dental school of a public-funded university in the south-eastern region of Brazil. PARTICIPANTS 233 undergraduate dental students recruited across all years of the course. OUTCOME MEASURES Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, city of origin and student's academic semester were obtained through self-completed questionnaires. Perception of the academic environment (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM)), individual lifestyle (Individual Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (ILPQ)), SOC (SOC Scale (SOC-13)), social support (Medical Outcomes Study Scale (MOS)), and depression, anxiety and stress (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21)) were assessed using validated instruments. The relationships between variables were investigated through multivariable negative binomial regression to obtain the rate ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs. RESULTS Female sex was associated with greater scores of anxiety (RR 1.74, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.97) and stress (RR 1.52, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.06). Students who perceived a better academic environment and those reporting a greater SOC had a lower probability of depression, anxiety and stress. Furthermore, a favourable lifestyle was associated with lower depression scores (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.97 to 0.99). Social support did not remain associated with depression, anxiety and stress after adjustment. CONCLUSIONS The present findings suggest that self-reported mental health status is associated with students' sex, academic environment, SOC and lifestyle. Enhancing the educational environment and SOC, and promoting a healthy lifestyle may improve the psychological health of dental students.
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- Andréa Neiva da Silva
- Department of Health and Society, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway
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Self-Care and Sense of Coherence: A Salutogenic Model for Health and Care in Nursing Education. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159482. [PMID: 35954838 PMCID: PMC9368734 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Background: Effective advocacy on self-care and the enhancement of a sense of coherence among nurses don’t only benefit control over one’s health and personal performance, but it may have a direct impact on clinical care and on the entire healing system. In this regard, nursing curricula grounded on a salutogenic model of health (SMH) operate with strategies to engage students in self-care and contribute to improving their mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between self-care agency and a sense of coherence as dependent variables and the age and self-reported academic performance as independent variables in nursing assistant students. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, data were collected from a full sample of 921 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Spanish students. A self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic variables, the ‘appraisal of self-care agency’ (ASA), and the ‘sense of coherence’ (SOC) constructs, was administered. Results: Results: Older participants presented significantly stronger values of both constructs. Apart from a significant and positive correlation between ASAS and SOC, ANOVA analyses indicate signif-icant differences in terms of academic performance according to different ASAS and SOC de-grees. Conclusion: The findings of this study endorse the assumption that there is a consistent relationship between ASA and SOC constructs that might, indeed, have a potential effect on stu-dents’ academic performance. In practical terms, it seems relevant to try to recognise the stu-dents’ self-care agency and the sense of coherence as forceful predictive variables of mental health and wellbeing, in addition to academic success as a strength implied in the future career achievement.
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Liu Y, Hou T, Gu H, Wen J, Shao X, Xie Y, Deng W, Dong W. Resilience and Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers During the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant: A Moderated Mediation Model. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:804538. [PMID: 35250664 PMCID: PMC8889094 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.804538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant of SARS-COV-2 has caused a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, placing a great burden on the health care system under the zero-tolerance epidemic prevention policy in China. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety among health care workers during the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, and to discuss the mediating role of positive coping style between resilience and anxiety, and the moderating role of general self-efficacy. METHOD Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES) and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used in this cross-sectional study among 390 healthcare workers in Jiangsu Province, China. Mackinnon's four-step procedure was applied to test the mediation effect, and Hayes PROCESS macro was conducted to examine the moderated mediation model. RESULTS The prevalence of anxiety among Chinese healthcare workers during the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was 41.8%. Male, unmarried, childless and younger subjects reported higher levels of anxiety. Positive coping partially mediated the effect of resilience on anxiety among healthcare workers and the indirect effect was stronger with the increase of general self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS Anxiety was prevalent among healthcare workers during the spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. This research sheds new light on the potential mechanism underlying the association between resilience and anxiety and provides new insight into the prevention of anxiety among healthcare workers during the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.
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- Ying Liu
- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Nursing, Hunan Provincial Crops Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Changsha, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Hunan Provincial Crops Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Changsha, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Navel Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Graves BS, Hall ME, Dias-Karch C, Haischer MH, Apter C. Gender differences in perceived stress and coping among college students. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255634. [PMID: 34383790 PMCID: PMC8360537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Many college students register each semester for courses, leading to productive careers and fulfilled lives. During this time, the students have to manage many stressors stemming from academic, personal, and, sometimes, work lives. Students, who lack appropriate stress management skills, may find it difficult to balance these responsibilities. Objectives This study examined stress, coping mechanisms, and gender differences in undergraduate students towards the end of the semester. Design and method University students (n = 448) enrolled in three different undergraduate exercise science courses were assessed. Two instruments, the Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Cope, were administered during the twelfth week of the semester, four weeks prior to final exams. T-tests were used to detect gender differences for the stress levels and coping strategies. Results Overall, females indicated higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. Gender differences were evident in both coping dimensions and individual coping strategies used. Females were found to utilize the emotion-focused coping dimension and endorsed the use of four coping strategies more often than males. These included self-distraction, emotional support, instrumental support, and venting. Conclusions This research adds to the existing literature by illuminating the level of perceived stress and different coping strategies used by undergraduate female and male students. In turn, students may need educational interventions to develop effective and healthy coping strategies to last a lifetime. Faculty and other university officials may want to highlight and understand these various factors to protect the students’ wellbeing in their classes.
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- B. Sue Graves
- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion Department, College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion Department, College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion Department, College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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- Athletic and Human Performance Research Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Program in Exercise Science–Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Campus Recreation Department, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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The Relationship between the Sense of Coherence of Dental Hygiene Students in Their Graduation Year and Their View of the Profession and Attitude to Work: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17249594. [PMID: 33371495 PMCID: PMC7767532 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Objective: The need to make sense of coherence in placement support for student dental hygienists has been shown. On this basis, this study investigated the relationship between the sense of coherence of student dental hygienists and their view of the profession and attitude to work in order to clarify how they perceive their prospects for employment. Methods: The subjects were graduation-year students at all of the dental hygienist training institutions in Japan, and anonymous, self-administered questionnaires were sent to the institutions by post in 2019. The results were analyzed by χ2 tests, as well as one-way analysis of variance and multiple comparisons using Tukey’s test, with the level of significance set at 5%. Results: Of 6270 questionnaires that were returned, 6264 were analyzed. The sense of coherence (SOC) component senses were manageability (F(26,221) = 5306.06, p < 0.01), meaningfulness (F(26,222) = 4373.48, p < 0.01), and comprehensibility (F(26,216) = 3986.12, p < 0.01), with meaningfulness scoring significantly higher than the other two (p < 0.01). Analysis with SOC scores divided into the low, medium, and high groups showed a relationship between the SOC of student dental hygienists and their view of the profession and attitude to work (p < 0.01), such that higher SOC scores were associated with a better view of the profession and a better attitude to work (F(26,225) = 282.18, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The results suggest that education that increases SOC in dental hygienist training programs may positively affect future prospects for student dental hygienists.
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Veeraboina N, Doshi D, Kulkarni S, Patanapu SK, Danatala SN, Srilatha A. Perceived stress and coping strategies among undergraduate dental students - an institutional based study. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2020; 34:ijamh-2019-0070. [PMID: 32267244 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2019-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Coping strategies are highly mediated by the environment, in particular when the person deals with the obstacles and impediments to fulfill their goals. This study aimed to investigate the Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Dental Students of Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences Hyderabad, India. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out among 267 undergraduate dental students. The survey tool comprised of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Brief COPE Scale along with demographic variables. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 20.0. Results Based on gender, females had high PSS mean scores (23.8±7.3) than males and to overwhelm these stress levels most of the students followed adaptive coping strategies (40.4±7.8) with no significant difference. But, significant difference noted for maladaptive coping dimension "denial" (p=0.004). On comparison between year of study, higher perceived stress was noted among second year students (26.7± 5.8), and least among first years (21.6±7). In order to defeat the stressors most of the second year undergraduate students used adaptive coping strategies. However, highest mean adaptive coping scores were noted among first years (41.6±7.5) and least scores observed among fourth years (38.6±9.2). However, total PSS score showed significant positive correlation (p<0.001) with maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusion Females and second year students perceived more stress levels, to overtake those stressors most of them followed adaptive coping strategies. Hence, institutional authorities should take measures to decrease the stress levels and encourage the students to adopt healthy life style such as meditation and exercise to beat their stressors.
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- Nagarani Veeraboina
- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgond (Dist). Telangana, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Emotional Intelligence, Sense of Coherence, Engagement and Coping: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students’ Health. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11246953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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It is important to consider university settings as sustainable environments that promote student well-being. Our aim in this study was to determine how the variables of engagement, emotional intelligence, sense of coherence, and coping influence the health of students at a Spanish university. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The instruments of measures administered were: The General Health Questionnaire, Trait Meta-Mood Scale, Uterch Work Engagement Scale, sense of coherence and brief coping scale to 463 students. The results showed that better-perceived health was associated with higher scores for dedication, vigor, clarity, repair, sense of coherence, active coping, positive reframing, and humor. Conversely, poorer perceived health was associated with higher scores for attention, instrumental support, self-distraction, venting, religion, denial, self-blaming, emotional support, and behavioral disengagement. In addition, the variables analyzed presented differences by sex. Our proposed predictive model of health and the associations between variables indicate the need to cultivate emotional skills, such as mood repair, a sense of coherence, and coping strategies, in order to promote student health. Facilitating students’ acquisition of knowledge and resources by analyzing these and other variables can contribute to individual well-being and help university students to cope with present and future academic challenges.
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Kamaludin SAN, Zhang XR, Shorey S. Perspectives of women experiencing Menorrhagia: A descriptive qualitative study. J Clin Nurs 2019; 28:2659-2668. [PMID: 30917403 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the perspectives and support needs of women experiencing menorrhagia in Singapore. BACKGROUND Women with menorrhagia lack awareness regarding the severity of menorrhagia. There is a dearth of literature understanding the support needs of women with menorrhagia. DESIGN A descriptive qualitative study design was adopted. The Consolidated crieteria for Reportig Qualitative Research (COREQ) was used to report the findings of this study. METHODS The study was conducted at a tertiary public hospital in Singapore from July 2017-October 2017. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 16 women who were diagnosed with menorrhagia. The total number of interviews was concluded based on data saturation. The interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview transcripts. The COREQ was used to report the findings of this study. RESULTS Participants reported that they were unaware about menorrhagia and its severity. Various internal and external factors influenced the participants' awareness and understanding of menorrhagia. Although the participants received support to cope with menorrhagia, the support was deemed insufficient. The women shared that menorrhagia had affected their lives physically, emotionally, socially and financially. They used both external and internal coping mechanisms to cope with their conditions and looked for information through close contacts and the Internet. They longed to learn more about their conditions. CONCLUSION Multiethnic Singaporean women with menorrhagia lacked awareness about their conditions and the severity, which affected their lives negatively. There should be greater efforts to raise the public's awareness of menorrhagia so that women can seek medical help early and minimise its negative influence on their lives. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Healthcare providers need to pay greater attention to menorrhagia in order to provide more holistic care and support for those experiencing this condition. Healthcare professionals should understand their patients' experiences with menorrhagia and evaluate their current support resources in order to create a strong support system.
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- Division of Nursing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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Recabarren RE, Gaillard C, Guillod M, Martin-Soelch C. Short-Term Effects of a Multidimensional Stress Prevention Program on Quality of Life, Well-Being and Psychological Resources. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:88. [PMID: 30914974 PMCID: PMC6422882 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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It is well-documented that university students have an increased risk in developing psychological problems because they face multiple stressors. Cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness-based stress prevention programs were shown to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and perceived stress in university students. However, little is known of their effect on resource activation. Additionally, most validated interventions are unidimensional, i.e., including one stress-coping approach. In this study, we investigated the short-term effects of a multidimensional stress prevention program on students' quality of life, psychological symptoms and resources, and resilience factors against stress. Using an experimental design, 64 healthy undergraduate students (56 women), between 18 and 34 years old (M = 21.34, SD = 2.53), from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, were randomly allocated either to the intervention or the wait-list control group. The intervention group participated in a multidimensional stress prevention program, integrating mindfulness-based activities, cognitive and behavioral strategies, social skills, and emotional regulation exercises. The program consisted of eight 2-h weekly sessions. Before and after the intervention, participants completed self-reported questionnaires evaluating quality of life; psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, social anxiety, and interpersonal problems; as well as psychological resources like self-efficacy, sense of coherence, self-compassion, and social support, presented online. A standardized clinical interview was performed at pre- and post-measurement times. To analyze the sort-term effects of the program, we used mixed, two-factorial ANOVAs (per-protocol analyses). In accordance with our hypotheses, our results showed significant reduction of psychological symptoms, including anxiety, interpersonal problems, and symptoms of pain; a significant increase in quality of life, sense of coherence, and self-compassion in students who participated in the intervention program compared to the control group, (all p < 0.05). No significant results were found for symptoms of depression, social anxiety, self-efficacy, and social support. These preliminary findings indicate specific short-term effects of our multidimensional stress prevention program on psychological symptoms and on quality of life as well as promising effects on psychological resources and factors associated with resilience against stress. Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of the intervention as well as the effects in clinical samples.
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- Romina Evelyn Recabarren
- Division of Clinical and Health Psychology, IReach Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical and Health Psychology, IReach Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical and Health Psychology, IReach Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical and Health Psychology, IReach Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Cheung CK, Yue XD. Idols as Sunshine or Road Signs: Comparing Absorption-Addiction Idolatry With Identification-Emulation Idolatry. Psychol Rep 2018; 122:411-432. [DOI: 10.1177/0033294118758903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study seeks to contrast absorption-addiction idolatry and identification-emulation idolatry. Whereas absorption-addiction idolatry progresses from entertainment/socializing to personalizing and obsession about the idol, identification-emulation idolatry unfolds in terms of identification, attachment, romantization, idealization, and consumption about the idol or his or her derivatives. Based on a sample of 1310 secondary school and university students in Hong Kong, the study verified the original factor model composed of five first-order identification-emulation idolatry and three first-order absorption-addiction idolatry factors, with the latter more predictable by fans’ club membership.
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- Chau-kiu Cheung
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Li Z, Liu T, Han J, Li T, Zhu Q, Wang A. Confrontation as a Mediator between Sense of Coherence and Self-management Behaviors among Elderly Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in North China. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2017; 11:201-206. [PMID: 28991601 DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Self-management is critical to improve health outcomes of elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Sense of coherence (SOC) is found to be linked with self-management behaviors. However, their deeper relationship is not clear. The purposes of this study were to investigate the association between SOC and self-management behaviors among elderly CHD patients in China, and whether confrontation mediates this association. METHODS A cross-sectional design was used. A total of 275 elderly patients with CHD recruited from the cardiology department in a general hospital in North China were surveyed from October 2015 to April 2016. SOC, confrontation, and self-management behaviors were measured using the Chinese version of the SOC scale, subscale of Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire-Confrontation, and the CHD self-management scale, respectively. Correlation analysis and path analysis were conducted to analyze the data. RESULTS The mean (±standard deviation) scores of SOC, confrontation, and self-management behaviors were 62.20 (±9.61), 19.55 (±3.15), and 76.17 (±10.63), respectively. Correlation analysis showed that SOC, confrontation, and self-management behaviors were significantly correlated with each other. Path analysis indicated that SOC exerted a direct effect on self-management behaviors, whereas could affect self-management indirectly via confrontation. Bootstrap test result showed that confrontation played a mediating role (β = .20, p < .001) in the relationship between SOC and self-management behaviors. CONCLUSION SOC was related to self-management behaviors, whereas confrontation mediated the effect of SOC on self-management behaviors. In practice, the role of confrontation coping should be valued when developing strategies to strengthen SOC and to improve self-management practice among elderly CHD patients.
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- Zhenyun Li
- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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