Mindfulness as a mediator of the relationship between trait anxiety, attentional control and cognitive failures. A multimodel inference approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 142 ◽  
pp. 62-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Jankowski ◽  
Wacław Bąk
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Attentional Control ◽  
Multimodel Inference ◽  
Cognitive Failures ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Attentional control associated with core cognitive maintenance factors of social anxiety

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 204380871879807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel A. Sluis ◽  
Mark J. Boschen ◽  
David L. Neumann ◽  
Karen Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Attentional Control ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Repetitive Negative Thinking ◽  
Maintenance Factors ◽  
Anticipatory Processing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Regulation Of Emotion ◽  
The Relationship

Models of social anxiety emphasize anticipatory processing (AP) and post-event processing (PEP) as repetitive negative thinking (RNT) processes that occur before and after social-evaluative events, respectively. Both AP and PEP have been implicated as maladaptive processes which maintain social anxiety. Accordingly, a common vulnerability, such as poor attentional control, may serve to maintain both. The present research included two separate samples to investigate the relationship between attentional control and AP (Sample 1) and PEP (Sample 2). Participants ( n = 49 for Sample 1; n = 35 for Sample 2) completed self-report measures of social anxiety, AP or PEP, attentional control, and trait anxiety. Poorer total attentional control was associated with social anxiety in both samples. In addition, attentional control total and attentional shifting were negatively associated with PEP (Sample 2) but not with AP (Sample 1). Mediation modeling suggested that trait anxiety mediated the relationship between total attentional control and PEP. The findings suggest that attentional control plays a role in the regulation of emotion, such as anxiety, and RNT processes, such as PEP, but not AP.

Must We Suffer to Succeed?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Strack ◽  
Paulo Lopes ◽  
Francisco Esteves ◽  
Pablo Fernandez-Berrocal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Why do some people work best under pressure? In two studies, we examined whether and how people use anxiety to motivate themselves. As predicted, clarity of feelings moderated the relationship between trait anxiety and the tendency to use this emotion as a source of motivation (i.e., anxiety motivation). Furthermore, anxiety motivation mediated the relationship between trait anxiety and outcomes – including academic achievement (Study 1) as well as persistence and job satisfaction (Study 2). These findings suggest that individuals who are clear about their feelings are more likely to thrive on anxiety and eustress and possibly use these to achieve their goals and find satisfaction at work.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic and Quality of Life among Romanian Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4065
Author(s):  
Germina-Alina Cosma ◽  
Alina Chiracu ◽  
Amalia Raluca Stepan ◽  
Marian Alexandru Cosma ◽  
Marian Costin Nanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Personality Item ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to analyze athletes’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 249 athletes between 15 and 35 of age, M = 21.22, SD = 5.12. The sample was composed of eight Olympic Games medalists, three European medalists, 67 international medalists, and 63 national medalists. The instruments used were: (1) COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, (2) Athlete Quality of Life Scale, (3) Impact of Pandemic on Athletes Questionnaire, and (4) International Personality Item Pool (IPIP Anxiety, Depression, and Vulnerability Scales). The results indicate significant differences in COVID-19 anxiety depending on the sport practiced, F (9239) = 3.81, p < 0.01, showing that there were significant differences between sports. The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic mediates the relationship between trait anxiety and the athletes’ quality of life. The percentage of mediation was 33.9%, and the indirect effect was −0.11, CI 95% (−0.18, −0.03), Z = −2.82, p < 0.01. Trait anxiety has an increasing effect on the intensity of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.23, CI 95% (.10, 0.35), Z = 3.56, p < 0.01, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a decreasing effect on quality of life, −0.47, CI 95% (−0.67, −0.27), Z = −4.62, p < 0.01. Gender and age did not moderate the relationship between the negative impact of COVID-19 and athletes’ quality of life. The results of the study highlighted the impact that social isolation and quarantine have on athletes’ affective well-being.

The Relationship Between Brain Fog and Medication Adherence for Individuals With Hypothyroidism

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110381
Author(s):  
Kelly Haskard-Zolnierek ◽  
Courtney Wilson ◽  
Julia Pruin ◽  
Rebecca Deason ◽  
Krista Howard
Keyword(s):  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Hormone Replacement ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Adherence Level ◽  
Thyroid Hormone Replacement ◽  
Memory Impairments ◽  
Cognitive Failures ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Relationship

Individuals with hypothyroidism suffer from symptoms including impairments to cognition (i.e., “brain fog”). Medication can help reduce symptoms of hypothyroidism; however, brain fog may hinder adherence. The aim of this study was to determine if memory impairment and cognitive failures are related to treatment nonadherence in 441 individuals with hypothyroidism. Participants with a diagnosis of hypothyroidism and currently prescribed a thyroid hormone replacement medication were placed in two groups according to adherence level and compared on validated scales assessing impairments to memory and cognition. Results indicated a significant association between treatment nonadherence and self-reported brain fog, represented by greater cognitive and memory impairments. Nonadherent individuals indicated impairments with prospective, retrospective, and short- and long-term memory; and more cognitive failures, compared to adherent individuals. Findings suggest the importance of interventions to enhance adherence for individuals with brain fog, such as encouraging the use of reminders.

On the Relationship between Machiavellianism and Anxiety among Italian Undergraduates

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nigro ◽  
I. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

139 Italian undergraduates (61 men and 78 women) responded to the Italian version of the Christie's Mach IV scale and to the Italian version of the Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Positive correlations between Mach IV scores and both State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety scores were found for both sexes. The authors hypothesized that moderate anxiety may be associated with high Machiavellianism. Further implications of the findings were discussed.

Elucidating the Relationship between Worry and Physical Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. jep.008210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Behar ◽  
R. Kathryn McHugh ◽  
Michael W. Otto
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Physical Health Problems ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
The Relationship

Research indicates a relationship between trait worry and physical health, such that individuals with high levels of trait worry display physical health problems (e.g., upper respiratory infections, cardiological problems, immune system impairment). However, existing studies do not address whether three constructs that are theoretically and empirically related to worry – trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and depression – might better account for the observed relationship between worry and physical health status. Participants completed measures of trait worry, trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, depression symptom severity, and health status. Results indicated that worry serves as a proxy risk factor for health status through the influence of trait anxiety and depressive symptoms, with both of these variables being related to mental health status, and only trait anxiety being related to physical health status. Anxiety sensitivity did not explain the relationship between trait worry and either type of health status. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The relationship between nomophobia and trait anxiety, basic psychological needs, happiness in adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-547
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Yıldırım ◽  
Özcan Sezer
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Relationship

The concept of nomophobia was formed with the abbreviation of “No Mobile Phone Phobia”. Nomophobia means that people experience anxiety and fear when they are deprived of their mobile phones. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between adolescents' nomophobia levels and trait anxiety, basic psychological needs and happiness. This study is a relational screening model which is one of the quantitative research methods. 561 adolescents (349 female and 212 male) consisted the study group. “Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q)”, “Trait Anxiety Inventory”, “The Basic Psychological Need Scale” and “Short Form of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire” were used to collect data in the study. Pearson correlation coefficientwas calculated to reveal the relationship between the variables and multiple linear regression analysis which is one of the predictive techniques, were used. According to the results of the analysis, there was significant relation between nomophobia and basic psychological needs satisfaction, trait anxiety, happiness.It was found that the predictor variables together accounted for 10% the variance. According to the significance tests of the regression coefficients, only traitanxiety was significant predictor of nomophobia. ​Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.   Özet “No Mobile Phone Phobia” kelimelerinin kısaltmasıyla ortaya çıkan nomofobi kavramı kişilerin cep telefonlarından yoksun kaldıkları durumlarda kaygı ve korku yaşamaları anlamına gelmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı ergenlerin nomofobi düzeyleri ile sürekli kaygıları, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçları ve mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Bu araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışma grubunu 349’u kız 212’si erkek olmak üzere toplamda 561 ergenoluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri “Nomofobi Yaygınlığı Ölçeği”, “Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği”, “Temel Psikolojik İhtiyaçlar Ölçeği”  ve “Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği Kısa Formu” ile toplanmıştır.  Araştırmada değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak amacıyla Pearson korelasyon katsayısı hesaplanmış ile yordayıcı tekniklerden çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre nomofobi ile sürekli kaygı, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ve mutluluk düzeyleri arasında anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu görülmüştür. Yapılan çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizine göre sürekli kaygı, temel psikolojik ihtiyaçlar ve mutluluk değişkenlerinin birlikte nomofobinin yaklaşık olarak %10’unu açıkladığı tespit edilmiştir. Regresyon katsayılarının anlamlılık testlerine göre yalnızca sürekli kaygının nomofobiyi anlamlı şekilde yordadığı belirlenmiştir.

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