Supplemental Material for Reconceptualizing Anxiety as a Continuum That Ranges From High Calmness to High Anxiety: The Joint Importance of Reducing Distress and Increasing Well-Being

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
High Anxiety

scholarly journals Anxiety Disorders in Pregnant Women: Causes and How to Overcome Them

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Due Van Que ◽  
Dung Hau
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Random Number ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Genetic Influences ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Working Status

The article explains the origins of anxiety disorders during pregnancy, and their treatment. Pregnant women's anxiety is normally manifests itself as emotions, perceptions, and behaviors, which is mediated by biological, social, and genetic influences. Probability analysis is done of this kind. Using a survey of 1500 rural residents as a random number between 100 and 1600 produces a 200% response rate. those findings revealed that 60% of the participants had adequate reproductive age and 51% had mild to moderate anxiety, and 78.4% had high anxiety. The reasons leading to pregnant women's anxiety include their age, working status, lack of care from a boyfriend, having had previously given birth, and their wellbeing before becoming pregnant, all of the woman's family members, and maternal well-being. To resolve this is by sufficient relaxation, anti-depressants, a safe diet, and physical exercise, along with learning how to behave more positively, and by means of ourselves, or through prantal massage.

scholarly journals Identifying Profiles of Anxiety in Late Childhood and Exploring Their Relationship with School-Based Distress

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 948
Author(s):  
Aitana Fernández-Sogorb ◽  
Ricardo Sanmartín ◽  
María Vicent ◽  
Carolina Gonzálvez
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
School Based

Failure in dealing with anxiety-provoking situations and stressors in the school setting may have negative consequences not only on children’s performance, but also on their well-being in the future. This research aimed to examine the relationship of forms of anxiety (anticipatory anxiety, school-based performance anxiety, and generalized anxiety) with sources (teacher interactions, academic stress, peer interactions, and academic self-concept) and manifestations (emotional, behavioral, and physiological) of school-based distress. Specifically, our objectives were to examine the correlations between anxiety and school-based distress and, using a person-centered approach, to verify whether different anxiety profiles differed in their levels of distress. The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety-Revised (VAA-R) and the School Situation Survey (SSS) were administered to 756 Spanish students (Mage = 9.6, SD = 1.12); 50.3% were girls. Pearson’s correlation coefficients revealed a positive and significant association between each form of anxiety and each source and manifestation of distress. The latent profile analysis identified three anxiety profiles: High Anxiety, High School-based performance Anxiety, and Low Anxiety. The High Anxiety profile scored significantly higher in all sources and manifestations of distress than the Low Anxiety profile. The High Anxiety profile showed significantly higher scores in peer interactions and emotional and behavioral manifestations of distress than the group High School-based performance Anxiety. Suggestions for intervention strategies according to the risk profile are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Trait Anxiety on Recognition of Threatening Emotional Facial Expressions: A Study among High School Students.

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 5312-5318
Author(s):  
Roslinda Mustapha ◽  
Md. Azman Shahadan ◽  
Hazalizah Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Threat Perception ◽  
Emotional Facial Expressions ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
School Students ◽  
Anger Expressions ◽  
High Level

Previous studies indicated that sensitivity to facial expressions of threat is related to anxiety in children, adolescents and adults. A small amount of anxiety often improves students' performance, but a high level of anxiety can interfere the learning process. The feeling of being threatened by particular stimuli would cause them to perceive many daily situations as threatening and this will result in more frequent experiences of fear of what may happen, especially for the high anxiety students. This research will explore the threat perception that the secondary school students might have in relation to negative facial expression and examine the sensitivity towards anger expressions as threatening stimuli. 49 students (25 low anxiety and 24 high anxiety) age between 16 to 18 years old have been recruited to answer a set of anxiety questionnaires and they were also required to identify the facial expression to explore the threat perception by looking at images posing facial expression in 2 and 3 dimensions. These images have been transformed into 5 levels of anger using FaceGen Modeller 3.5. Results demonstrated that the high anxiety students can identify threat stimuli from faces more accurately and faster than the low anxiety students. It is suggested that angry faces may be perceived as particularly threatening amongst students and play a significant role in their emotional well being. It is hoped that this research will increase our understanding of the relationship between anxiety and threat perception and this unique visual stimulus can generate a wealth of other research in Malaysia.

Identifying patient-reported anxiety and depression in older adults with cancer.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11556-11556
Author(s):  
Reena Jayani ◽  
Can-Lan Sun ◽  
Kemeberly Charles ◽  
Enrique Soto Perez De Celis ◽  
Leana Chien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Cut Points ◽  
Cut Point ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Patient Reported

11556 Background: Anxiety and depression are associated with decreased quality of life, treatment adherence, and survival in patients with cancer. Mental Health Inventory (MHI-17) is a validated screening tool for psychological well-being, but cut points for older adults with cancer are unknown. The goal of this study is to identify cut points on MHI-17 Anxiety (MHI-A) and Depression (MHI-D) subscales which correlate with patient-reported anxiety and depression in older adults with cancer. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial in adults aged 65+ with solid tumors starting chemotherapy. At baseline, patients completed MHI-17. MHI-A and MHI-D were calculated (range 0-100; higher scores represent better mental health). Self-reported anxiety was obtained from single-item Linear Analog Scale Assessment (0-5 = low, 6-10 = high). Self-reported depression was obtained from Yale Depression Screen, “Do you often feel sad or depressed?” The association of MHI-A and MHI-D with the patient-reported outcomes was analyzed using logistic regression. Youden’s index was used to determine the optimal cut points for MHI-A and MHI-D for identifying patients with high anxiety and depression. Results: 458 patients (median age 71 (range 65-91), 57% female, 55% non-Hispanic white) were included in this analysis. The most common cancer types were: GI (31%), breast (19%), GU (18%), and pulmonary (16%); 75% had stage IV cancer. Twenty-four percent (N = 110) reported high anxiety and 21% (N = 97) depression. Median scores for MHI-A and MHI-D were 75 (range 0-100) and 80 (range 0-100). The optimal cut point for high anxiety on MHI-A was 65; this had an accuracy of 76.1%, a sensitivity of 71.8%, and a specificity of 77.5%. The optimal cut point for depression on MHI-D was 70; this had an accuracy of 80.1%, a sensitivity of 80.4%, and a specificity of 79.8%. Conclusions: The current study identified optimal cut points for MHI-Anxiety and MHI-Depression subscales to identify older adults with cancer starting chemotherapy with self-reported anxiety and depression. In the absence of patient-reported anxiety and depression, these cut points could be used to identify older patients with cancer at risk for poor mental health.

scholarly journals ANXIETY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING RELATIONSHIP IN INDIVIDUALS WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Ezgi Ulu ◽  
Mehmet Eyüp Haksal
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Congenital Condition

The aim of this study is to examine the anxiety and subjective well-being levels of individuals between the ages of 18-30, whose mothers and fathers are visually impaired and who do not have any disabilities in themselves. 50 individuals were participated in the study whose both of their parents are visually impaired. Research data were collected using the Beck Anxiety and Subjective Well-being Scale. SPSS 25.0 software was used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, it was found that the congenital condition of the parents’ visual impairment did not make a difference in the registration level of the individuals, but the congenital state of the mother's visual impairment made a difference in subjective well-being. In addition, a negative, weak and significant relationship was found between individuals' anxiety and subjective well-being levels. It is thought that supporting the children of visually impaired parents from birth will play a protective role for the high anxiety they may cause in the future. Keywords: Visually Impaired, Anxiety, Subjective well-being

scholarly journals Do Feelings and Knowledge About Aging Predict Ageism?

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Cassandra Cooney ◽  
Jillian Minahan ◽  
Karen L. Siedlecki
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Quality Of Contact

Experiencing ageism has been shown to negatively impact older adults. This study investigated predictors of ageism to examine which are most important in accounting for ageist attitudes. Participants ( N = 419) between the ages of 18 and 86 completed an online survey assessing ageism and several predictors of ageism. Higher levels of anxiety about aging, lower levels of knowledge of aging, and less frequent and lower quality of contact with older adults uniquely predicted ageism beyond the influence of demographic and well-being factors. Anxiety about aging fully mediated the relationship between death anxiety and ageism, and the relationship between attitudes toward own aging and ageism. Moderation analyses showed that knowledge of aging buffered the impact of anxiety about aging on ageism such that low knowledge of aging and high anxiety about aging were particularly impactful in predicting ageism in younger adults, as compared with older adults.

scholarly journals INVERTING IMAGE AND REALITY: R. V. SHARPE AND THE MORAL PANIC AROUND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1, 2 & 3) ◽  
pp. 2001
Author(s):  
Lise Gotell
Keyword(s):  
Moral Panic ◽  
Child Pornography ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Complex Societies ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Social Anxieties ◽  
Political Conditions

In the atmosphere of high anxiety surrounding the Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. Sharpe, abnormal and normal collide and fantasy and representation become equated with reality. It is my intent in this short article to explore the complex cultural and political conditions that give meaning to the Supreme Court’s unanimous endorsement of stiff criminal penalties for possessing sexual representations of adolescents and children. In the Criminal Code provisions on child pornography and in the discursive web woven by both the majority and minority opinions in Sharpe, anxieties about the well-being of children are being projected onto the highly symbolic target of child pornography. Any dissent is pathologized and cast into what has become an elastic category — “the pedophile.” As Weeks writes, “[m]oral panic occurs in complex societies when deep rooted and difficult to resolve social anxieties become focussed on symbolic agents that can be easily targeted.”2 There is strong evidence that we are in the midst of a moral panic around child pornography, the contours of which require careful analysis.

Effects of Mindfulness and Sufi Meditation on Anxiety and Mental Health of Females

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-599
Author(s):  
Lubna Gul ◽  
Syeda Farhana Jehangir
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Meditation Group

The present study is designed to compare two different types of meditations, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSRP; Zinn, 2003) and Sufi Meditation (SM) in the treatment of neurotic anxiety and enhancement of mental health in female population. The study is comprised of a total of 200 participants upon whom Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS; Hamilton, 1959) was administered and two groups of subjects each comprising of 50 (n = 50) subjects with high anxiety and 50 (n = 50) with low anxiety scores (n = 100) derived, further bifurcated into four subgroups wherein 25 (n = 25) subjects with low anxiety randomly assigned to both groups and remaining 25 (n = 25) with high anxiety assigned randomly to each groups. Pre- and post-test measures on HAS and Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989) for both groups was obtained and analyzed. The overall results of study showed that Mindfulness meditation group showed significantly higher score on HAS as compared to Sufi meditation group. According to the results, Sufi meditation was more effective in lowering anxiety and enhancing mental health, since it matches the belief system of the population. Hence results provide a base for future research to combine both types of meditations developing a new healing dimension.

scholarly journals Social Anxiety in 15–19 Year Adolescents in Association with Their Subjective Evaluation of Mental and Physical Health

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 737
Author(s):  
Ingrida Pilkionienė ◽  
Giedrė Širvinskienė ◽  
Nida Žemaitienė ◽  
Jolita Jonynienė
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
University Education ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
High Social Anxiety ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Background: Studies show that social anxiety in adolescence have negative impact on quality of life. The study evaluates social anxiety links with mental and physical health factors in adolescents aged 15–19 years. Methods: The research was performed in 2018 in secondary schools in Lithuania and included 1722 participants (46.1% males and 53.9% females). The social anxiety was assessed using Social Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Adolescents. The main results were obtained using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Total of 58.5% of adolescents were characterized by high social anxiety and 14.7% by high avoidance. Females more often were characterized by high anxiety compared to males. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that good mental health was a significant protective factor against high SA in adolescents. For females, high anxiety and avoidance were associated with living with both parents, for males, high anxiety was linked with mother’s university education. Very common stomach and abdominal pain in females as well as severe and very common stomach or abdominal pain in males, increase the risk of major social anxiety. Conclusions: High social anxiety were more prevalent between females than males and was linked with various well-being and health aspects in adolescents.

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