Parental Awareness and Supervision to Prevent Cyberbullying: Scale Adaptation and a Review in terms of Demographic Variables

Introduction: Asthma in children often leads to behavioural problems due to the chronic nature of the disease. Parents also tend to be overprotective and many may not even consult a doctor for the same. The objectives were to study the various behavioural problems seen in children having asthma as compared to those with minor ailments, parental awareness about the same and their parenting styles.Material and Methods: 75 parents of children of bronchial asthma and 75 parents of children having short term minor ailments formed the asthma and control groups respectively. The Behaviour Problem Index was used to assess the behavioural problems in children as documented by parents and parental overprotectivenesswas assessed using the Vulnerable Child/ Overprotecting Parent Scale.Results:The demographic variables were comparable in both the groups. Behavioural problems on all domains and parental over protectiveness in the asthma group were found to be statistically significant as compared to control group. However there was no significant correlation between the parental over-protectivenessand the behavioural problems in both the groups.Conclusions: Early referral to the psychiatrist with parental counselling will result in better outcomes for the child.J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2016;36(3):232-237

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Mối liên hệ giữa sự quan tâm có điều kiện của mẹ với mức độ lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái [The relationships between maternal conditional regard with offsprings' anxiety and depressive symptoms among students]

10.31234/osf.io/6efv7 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Quang Ngoc Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Parental Awareness ◽

Depression Level ◽

Psychological Vulnerability ◽

The Relationship ◽

Conditional Regard

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu về mối liên hệ giữa sự quan tâm có điều kiện của mẹ với mức độ lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái cũng như một số biến số nhân khẩu khác. Mẫu nghiên cứu là mẫu thuận tiện bao gồm 416 sinh viên có độ tuổi trung bình là 20.36 với độ lệch chuẩn hóa là 1.30. Trong đó, nam chiếm 16.80% và nữ chiếm 83.20%. Các khách thể tham gia nghiên cứu bằng cách trả lời một bảng câu hỏi bao gồm các câu hỏi về đặc điểm nhân khẩu và các thang đo đánh giá nhận thức về sự quan tâm có điều kiện của mẹ, mức độ lo âu, và mức độ trầm cảm. Kết quả phân tích cho thấy sự quan tâm tiêu cực và tích cực có điều kiện của mẹ đều có tương quan thuận chiều có ý nghĩa thống kê ở mức độ trung bình với các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái. Bên cạnh đó, phần trăm biến thiên của các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái được giải thích bởi cả hai biến số sự quan tâm tích cực và tiêu cực có điều kiện của mẹ lần lượt là 28% và 20%. Trong đó, so với sự quan tâm tiêu cực có điều kiện, sự quan tâm tích cực có điều kiện có khả năng dự báo lớn hơn đối với mức độ lo âu và thấp hơn đối với mức độ trầm cảm. Nhất quán với những nghiên cứu trước đây, các kết quả này cho thấy ảnh hưởng tiêu cực của sự quan tâm có điều kiện đối với sức khỏe tinh thần của con cái. Cụ thể, trong khi sự quan tâm tiêu cực có điều kiện của mẹ có khả năng dẫn tới các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm ở con cái thì sự quan tâm tích cực có điều kiện của mẹ lại đặt con cái vào tình trạng thường xuyên lo âu và dễ bị tổn thương tâm lý. Các kết quả này kêu gọi sự thay đổi nhận thức của cha mẹ trong việc sử dụng sự quan tâm hay tình yêu thương của mình như là một cách thức để thúc đẩy con cái thực hiện những hành vi được kỳ vọng. [The study was conducted to understand the relationship between maternal conditional regard and offsprings' anxiety and depression as well as a number of other demographic variables. The sample is a convenient one of 416 students whose average age is 20.36 with a standardized deviation of 1.30. In particular, males accounted for 16.80% and females accounted for 83.20%. Participants took part in the study by answering a questionnaire that included questions about demographic characteristics and the scale of perceptions of maternal conditional regard, anxiety and depression level. The analysis showed that mothers' conditional negative and positive regard were positively correlated with offsprings' anxiety and depressive symptoms. In addition, the variance of students' anxiety and depressive symptoms explained by both maternal conditional positive and negative regard were 28% and 20%, respectively. In particular, compared to conditionally negative regard, conditional positive regard had a greater predictability of anxiety and lower one of depression. Consistent with previous studies, these results showed the negative effects of conditional regard on offsprings' mental health. Specifically, while maternal conditional negative regard is likely to lead to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the offspring, the maternal positive conditional regardputs the children in a state of constant anxiety and psychological vulnerability. These results call for the change in parental awareness of adopting their attention and love as a way of motivating their children to behave according to their expectations.]

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Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000049 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Viren Swami ◽

Angela Nogueira Campana ◽

Rebecca Coles

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Cosmetic Surgery ◽

South Asians ◽

Ethnically Diverse ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Lower Body ◽

Body Appreciation ◽

African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

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Authenticity in Relationship Scale: Adaptation and Validation to the Portuguese Population

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e573982014-044 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Tania Gouveia

Keyword(s):

Portuguese Population ◽

Scale Adaptation

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The Effect of Psychological Well-being, Demographic Variables of Correctional Officers on Job Stress

Korean Correction Counseling Psychological Association ◽

10.33614/kccpa.2019.4.1.51 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 51-72

Author(s):

Geun Yeong Park ◽

Kwang Bo Seo

Keyword(s):

Job Stress ◽

Correctional Officers ◽

Well Being ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Non Emergency Calls-Depression Coupling in Call Handlers of Rescue 1122 Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (Spring 2019) ◽

pp. 43-55

Author(s):

Syed Kamal Abid ◽

Mujahid Hussain ◽

Muhammad Raza ◽

Rizwan-ul Haq ◽

Rizwan Naseer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Independent Predictor ◽

Depression Score ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Workplace Stress ◽

Control Group ◽

Control Room ◽

Emergency Calls ◽

And Control ◽

Evening Shift

The study was conducted to know whether bulk inflow of Non Emergency Calls (NECs) acts as an independent predictor for depression in call handlers of Rescue 1122, Punjab, Pakistan. Forty five (45) call handlers were recruited from evening shift of 9 districts. Similarly, same-sized control group was made out of field rescuers. The groups were compared for rate and severity level of depression using Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996). Probable predictors (except workplace stress) for depression in call handlers were evaluated through risk estimates. For workplace stress, a purposefully developed close- ended Workplace Stress Questionnaire including two subscales i.e. Non Emergency call and Control Room Environment of 30 items each was administrated. Twenty nine (64.4%) subjects of study group reported depression on BDI. Consequently, the same group had significantly higher mean depression score than control (18.2 vs. 12.6; p = .00). The scores also showed insignificant association with any of the probable predictors (demographic variables) of the call attendees. The respondents perceived more occupational stress against NECs. The findings attract the attention of authorities towards the severity of the concern.

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Parental Awareness and Use of Online Physician Rating Sites

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.2014-0681d ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 134 (4) ◽

pp. X17-X17

Keyword(s):

Parental Awareness ◽

Physician Rating

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Siblings and Illness

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal ◽

10.15695/vurj.v7i0.2924 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Leah Sawyer Vanderwerp

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Birth Order ◽

Family Size ◽

Multivariate Analyses ◽

Social Role ◽

Chronically Ill ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Future Research ◽

Mother And Child ◽

Using Data

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Mother and Child samples, I investigated the relationships among child and adolescent depressive symptoms, having a chronically ill sibling, and other child and familial demographic variables. From research on social support and social role transitions, with the Stress Process as a theoretical model, I hypothesized that children with chronically ill siblings experience more depressive symptoms. Specifically, I looked at age, gender, birth order and family size as potentially reducing the effect size of having a chronically ill sibling. Findings showed that having a chronically ill sibling is associated with demonstrating more depressive symptoms both in the bivariate and multivariate analyses. Although age, gender, birth order and family size do not interact significantly with having a chronically ill sibling in predicting depressive symptoms, they do present interesting findings about childhood depressive symptoms in general. Thus, the results of this study suggest specific and meaningful paths for future research.

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The role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress among teachers in Sabah

Social and Management Research Journal ◽

10.24191/smrj.v6i1.5165 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Najihah Hanisah Marmaya ◽

Syed Azizi Wafa

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Sample Size ◽

Job Stress ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Occupational Groups ◽

Organizational Variables ◽

Population Norms ◽

The United Kingdom

A nationwide investigation into stress among teachers in the United Kingdom, found teachers to be reporting stress-related problems which were far higher than those of the population norms and other comparable occupational groups. Job stress can be influenced by personal factors (Matteson & Ivancevich, 1999). The present study examined the role of demographic variables as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress. A sample size of 177 teachers participated in this study revealed that teachers in Tawau and Lahad Datu experienced low stress levels. This study found that demographic variables do not serve as the moderator between organizational variables and job stress.

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