Relationship of Alexithymia, Interpersonal Problems, and Self-Understanding to Psychological Distress

The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effects of coping on relationships of psychological distress and stress with anxiety, depression, and quality of life. A cross-sectional and correlational research study was used to recruit a sample of 440 patients with advanced cancer in Indonesia. A bootstrap resampling procedure was used to test the significance of the total and specific indirect effects of coping. Data analysis showed that problem-focused coping (PFC) mediated relationships of psychological distress and stress on depression, anxiety and functional well-being. PFC also mediated the relationship between stress and social well-being. Emotional-focused coping (EFC) mediated the relationship of stress with physical and emotional well-being. EFC also mediated the relationships between psychological distress and physical well-being. Thus, proper assessments and interventions should be tailored and implemented for patients in order to facilitate their use of coping strategies when needed in stressful situations.

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Social Support Providers: Who Are They? Where Are They Met? and the Relationship of Network Characteristics to Psychological Distress

Basic and Applied Social Psychology ◽

10.1207/s15324834basp0601_4 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 41-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

James Griffith

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Support Providers ◽

Network Characteristics ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND FRAMINGHAM SCORE IN POPULATION AT RISK OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN MALANG, INDONESIA

Pakistan Heart Journal ◽

10.47144/phj.v53i2.1887 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Mareta Deka Paraswati ◽

Niken Asih Laras Ati ◽

Titin Andri Wihastuti ◽

Yulian Wiji Utami ◽

Kumboyono Kumboyono

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Coronary Heart Disease ◽

Heart Disease ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Framingham Score ◽

Population At Risk ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Relationship of prenatal cocaine exposure and maternal postpartum psychological distress to child developmental outcome

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579497001259 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 473-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

LYNN SINGER ◽

ROBERT ARENDT ◽

KATHLEEN FARKAS ◽

SONIA MINNES ◽

JIE HUANG ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Infant Development ◽

Alcohol Exposure ◽

Brief Symptom Inventory ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Cocaine Exposure ◽

Infant Outcomes ◽

Infant Exposure ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Bayley Scales

Maternal cocaine use during pregnancy can affect the infant directly through toxic effects or indirectly through cocaine's influence on maternal psychological status. We followed 160 cocaine exposed and 56 nonexposed infants and their mothers identified at birth through interview and/or urine screen. Although cocaine exposure defined the groups, infant exposure to alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco was allowed to vary. Infants were 99% African American and poor. All mothers completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and infants were given the Bayley Scales of Mental (MDI) and Motor (PDI) Development at a mean corrected age of 17 ± 8 months. Both MDIs (94 ± 17 vs. 103 ± 16) and PDIs (101 ± 16 vs. 108 ± 12) were lower for cocaine exposed infants. Psychological distress was greater in cocaine using mothers. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to assess the relative effects of gestational age, maternal psychological distress, and cocaine and polydrug exposure on infant outcomes. Both psychological distress and cocaine and alcohol exposure predicted lower MDIs after controlling for prematurity. Neither psychological distress nor alcohol exposure predicted motor outcome, while cocaine had a significant effect. Tobacco and marijuana exposure were unrelated to outcome. These findings provide further support for direct effects of cocaine and alcohol on infant development, as well as highlight the need for studies to document maternal psychological factors, which may increase child risk for poorer outcomes.

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Relationship of workplace exercise with work engagement and psychological distress in employees: A cross-sectional study from the MYLS study

Preventive Medicine Reports ◽

10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101030 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 101030 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Takashi Jindo ◽

Yuko Kai ◽

Naruki Kitano ◽

Kenji Tsunoda ◽

Toshiya Nagamatsu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Work Engagement ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Relationship Of

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The relationship of smartphone addiction with psychological distress and neuroticism among university medical students

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-020-00466-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Leonard Yik-Chuan Lei ◽

Muhd Al-Aarifin Ismail ◽

Jamilah Al-Muhammady Mohammad ◽

Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Medical Students ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Personality Trait ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

P Value ◽

Simple Linear Regression ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background Smartphone plays a vital role in higher education as it serves as a device with multiple functions. Smartphone addiction was reported on the rise among college and university students. The addiction may result in unwanted consequences on their academic performance and psychological health. One factor that consistently relates to psychological distress and smartphone addiction is the neurotic personality trait. This study explored the relationship of smartphone addiction with psychological health and neuroticism among USM medical students. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on medical students in a public medical school. DASS-21, the neuroticism-subscale of USMaP-i and SAS-SV were administered to measure psychological distress, neuroticism, and smartphone addiction of the medical students. Spearman correlation was performed to examine the correlation between smartphone addiction with psychological distress and neuroticism. Simple linear regression was performed to investigate relationship factors of smartphone addiction. Results A total of 574 medical students participated in this study. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 40.6%. It was higher among male (49.2%) compared to female (36.6%) medical students. The result showed a fair positive correlation between smartphone addiction and psychological health (rdepression = 0.277, p-value < 0.001; ranxiety = 0.312, p-value < 0.001; rstress = 0.329, p-value < 0.001). However, there was a poor positive correlation between smartphone addiction and neuroticism (r = 0.173, p-value < 0.001). The simple linear regression showed a significant increase in the levels of depression, anxiety, stress and neuroticism upon one unit increase in smartphone addiction (bdepression = 0.101, p-value < 0.001; banxiety = 0.120, p-value < 0.001; bstress = 0.132, p-value < 0.001; bneuroticism = 0.404, p-value < 0.05). These results indicated significant relationships between smartphone addiction, psychological health and neuroticism. Conclusion This study suggested a high prevalence of smartphone addiction among medical students, particularly in male medical students. The smartphone addiction might lead to psychological problems and the most vulnerable group is the medical student with the neurotic personality trait.

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