Psychological resilience and its relationship to life stress among Al-Bayda University students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Mohammed Al-dhuraibi ◽  
Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Health Care Context ◽  
High Prevalence

Purpose The phenomenon of stress is a problem for a large number of interested people and researchers, and it has even become a global phenomenon in recent times. This is due to the effect of this phenomenon on the individual's performance, efficiency and satisfaction with the work he performs. This paper aims to know the level of psychological resilience, life stress and the relationship between them among a sample of Al-Bayda University students in the health-care context in Republic of Yemen. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the study objectives, the researchers applied the psychological resilience scale, which consisted of (40) items and prepared the psychological stress scale that consisted of (41) items. Findings The findings of the study indicated that the level of psychological resilience of Al-Bayda University students is high. The findings also indicated that there are statistically significant differences in psychological resilience depending on the gender variable in favor of males and that there are no statistically indicative significant differences according to the variables of specialization, academic level and marital status. The findings showed a high prevalence of life stresses among the members of the study sample and indicated that the sources of stress among the study sample individuals were arranged as follows: academic stress, future stress, social stress, family stress and economic stress. Originality/value The findings indicated significant differences among the study sample in the stress of life according to the variable of gender in favor of males and the presence of an inverse significant relationship between the level of psychological resilience and life stress among the study sample members.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stress Beliefs on Daily Affective Stress Responses

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes A C Laferton ◽  
Susanne Fischer ◽  
David D Ebert ◽  
Nikola M Stenzel ◽  
Johannes Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
University Students ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Simple Slope ◽  
Effects Of Stress

Abstract Background Negative beliefs about the effects of stress have been associated with poorer health and increased mortality. However, evidence on the psychological mechanisms linking stress beliefs to health is scarce, especially regarding real-life stress. Purpose The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of stress beliefs on affect in the daily stress process in a population prone to health-impairing effects of stress: university students. Methods Using daily diaries, 98 university students reported on daily perceived social and work-related stressors as well as positive and negative affect for 10 consecutive days. Stress beliefs, depressive and anxiety symptoms, neuroticism, and demographic variables were assessed prior to the daily diary phase. Results Hierarchical linear models revealed a significant cross-level interaction between negative stress beliefs and the association of daily social stressors with negative affect (B = 0.24; 99% confidence interval [CI] = 0.08–0.41, p < .001). When experiencing social stress, participants who held high negative stress beliefs had higher daily negative affect (simple slope = 4.09; p < .001); however, for participants who held low negative stress beliefs the association between daily social stress and daily negative affect was considerably smaller (simple slope = 2.12; p < .001). Moreover, individuals believing stress to be controllable showed higher positive affect throughout the 10-day daily diary phase. Conclusions Negative stress beliefs were found to moderate the affective response to daily real-life stressors. Given the established relationship between affect and health, this study provides initial evidence of psychological mechanisms linking stress beliefs to health.

Relationship Between Positive Childhood Experiences and Psychological Resilience in University Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Metin Kocatürk ◽  
İlhan Çiçek
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Resilience Scale

Abstract Childhood experiences can affect individuals’ self-esteem and psychological resilience during personality and psychosocial development in adolescence and adulthood. The effect of positive childhood experiences on adulthood has rarely been investigated, with most studies focusing on negative aspects of childhood. Evidence shows that they also influence the development of psychological resilience and self-esteem. This study examined the relationship between positive childhood experiences, self-esteem, and psychological resilience. A total of 570 university students completed the Positive Childhood Experience Scale, Brief Resilience Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The results of structural equation modelling indicated that positive experiences significantly predicted self-esteem and resilience. Self-esteem also predicted psychological resilience. Most importantly, positive childhood experiences had an indirect effect on resilience through self-esteem. The results suggest that focusing on positive aspects of childhood is as important and functional as dealing with negative ones to contribute to self-esteem and resilience. We suggest that school psychologists and counsellors could integrate these results into intervention programs to improve resilience through increased self-esteem.

Psychometric examination of the Connor–Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC-10) among Vietnamese students

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu Thi Minh-Uyen ◽  
Seongah Im
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Resilience Scale

PurposeThis study examined psychometric properties of the ten-item Connor–Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC-10) among university undergraduate students in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe study followed a cross-sectional design using a sample of 414 students from multiple universities in Southern Vietnam. Three bilingual experts back-translated the provided scale to verify its content. Factor analyses were used to explore and confirm the scale structure, and item response theory (IRT) model for polytomous responses was selected to further examine individual items and the entire scale.FindingsFactor analyses confirmed a single-dimensional structure of the CD-RISC-10. IRT analysis demonstrated that individual items and the entire scale reliably measured resilience. However, probabilities to endorse the lowest category were particularly low for most of the items, suggesting a potential to modify the number of the response categories. The overall results indicated that the CD-RISC-10 in Vietnamese was a reliable and accurate tool to measure a range of university students' resilience levels.Research limitations/implicationsConvenience sampling method, the use of self-reported survey and the inclusion of only university students were limitations of the study. However, using IRT to thoroughly examine the CD-RISC-10 was an important contribution to the work of validating research instruments.Practical implicationsThe CD-RISC-10 could be a valid, reliable and convenient assessment tool for school psychologists and psychiatrists to use in trainings, counseling services or resilience intervention programs.Originality/valueWhile many studies have investigated psychometric properties of the CD-RISC-10 in other languages, none has been conducted in Vietnamese.

Self-compassion: the influences on the university students’ life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani Abdel Hafeez Abdel Azeem ◽  
Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Compassion Scale

Purpose This study investigates the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction, and there is a significant statistical correlation between some dimensions of the self-compassion scale (family, self-kindness, common human feelings and mental alertness). Design/methodology/approach The researcher used the Self-Compassion scale prepared by Neff (2003) translated by the researchers, in a sample of 150 students in Egypt, and Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale, developed by Huebner et al. (1998) translated by the researchers. Findings The results of the study showed that self-compassion is high in university students. The study also showed a negative correlation with the dimension of psychological self-judgment and life satisfaction, as it indicated the possibility of predicting life satisfaction through the dimensions of self-compassion, except for the dimensions of isolation and autism, and excessive communication with the self. It also indicated that there are no differences between males and females as far as the variable of self-compassion, as well as the absence of differences between males and females as far as the variable of satisfaction with life is concerned. However, the family dimension showed a difference in favor of males. Originality/value The inclusion of extension programs to develop self-compassion for various segments of society in light of the continuing corona pandemic, and paying attention to religious counseling programs that support the use of spiritual values in self-strengthening which is reflected in the strengthening of psychological resilience and thus a sense of satisfaction with life.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stress Beliefs on Daily Affective Stress Responses

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Andreas Christoph Laferton ◽  
Susanne Fischer ◽  
David Daniel Ebert ◽  
Nikola Stenzel ◽  
Johannes Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
University Students ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Simple Slope ◽  
Effects Of Stress

Background: Negative beliefs about the effects of stress have been associated with poorer health and increased mortality. However, evidence on the psychological mechanisms linking stress beliefs to health is scarce, especially regarding real-life stress. Purpose: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of stress beliefs on affect in the daily stress process in a population prone to health-impairing effects of stress: university students. Methods: Using daily diaries, 98 university students reported on daily perceived social and work-related stressors as well as positive and negative affect for ten consecutive days. Stress beliefs, depressive and anxiety symptoms, neuroticism and demographic variables were assessed prior to the daily diary phase. Results: Hierarchical linear models revealed a significant cross-level interaction between negative stress beliefs and the association of daily social stressors with negative affect (B= 0.24; 99%-CI= 0.08 to 0.41, p < .001). When experiencing social stress, participants who held high negative stress beliefs had higher daily negative affect (simple slope = 4.09; p < .001); however, for participants who held low negative stress beliefs the association between daily social stress and daily negative affect was considerably smaller (simple slope = 2.12; p < .001). Moreover, individuals believing stress to be controllable showed higher positive affect throughout the ten-day daily diary phase. Conclusions: Negative stress beliefs were found to moderate the affective response to daily real-life stressors. Given the established relationship between affect and health, this study provides initial evidence of psychological mechanisms linking stress beliefs to health.

scholarly journals University students' interpersonal cognitive distortions, psychological resilience, and emotional self-efficacy according to sex and gender roles

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Öner Çelikkaleli ◽  
Sinem Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Significant Relation ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between college students' level of cognitive distortions, resilience and emotional self-efficacy. In addition, how sex and gender roles affect interpersonal cognitive distortions, emotional self-efficacy beliefs and endurance is examined. This study was conducted with 346 university students. In this study, Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale, Resilience Scale III-R, Self-Efficacy Scale, and Sex Role Inventory were administered to the participants. The results indicated that there was a negative correlation between interpersonal cognitive distortions, self-efficacy and psychological resilience. On the other hand, there was a positive correlation between psychological resilience and self-efficacy. Significant differences were found between gender roles and interpersonal cognitive distortions. In line with this, significant differences were found between gender roles and psychological resilience. However, there was no significant relation between sex and interpersonal cognitive distortions. Furthermore, the correlation between sex and psychological resilience is not significant. Additionally, self-efficacy and sex has no a significant relation, but has a significant relation with gender roles. Lastly, there was a significant relation between interpersonal cognitive distortions and gender roles.

Eating habits of Polish university students depending on the direction of studies and gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Sylwia Kowalska ◽  
Agnieszka Tarnowska
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Food Science ◽  
Physical Endurance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
And Gender

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the eating habits of students in the field of management and engineering of food products compared to students from faculties not related to food science. Furthermore, another aim is to conduct gender-wise assessment to determine the type of eating habit, i.e., careful or binge eating. Design/methodology/approach The research involved 400 students from all years of study. The survey was conducted in 2017–2018 and the selection of the sample was intentional. The research used a questionnaire form. Additionally, χ2 test was performed to assess the statistical independence of characteristics. Findings It is found that most students who pledge proper nutrition are women. The majority of respondents ate 3–4 meals in day and regular consumption of breakfast was declared among 42 percent of respondents. The consumption of sweet snacks between meals is reaffirmed by the half of the respondents. Students of the food sciences more often than others believed that they eat healthier and more regularly, although students of non-food directions most often declared intake of five or more meals a day. Research limitations/implications An important limitation of the conducted study is a relatively small research sample. It consisted of university students from one of the largest academic centers in Poland. The results cannot be generalized to all students in this country. In the future, a similar survey should be conducted on a larger scale and cover all similar fields of management and engineering of food products in Poland. In addition, it would be worth expanding the research and examine graduates who found employment in the food industry. Practical implications The results of the conducted research are a good source of information on the differences in the way of feeding studying women and men. While such studies are not very revealing, the comparison between students in food and non-food fields can be considered a novelty. The described results can be used by the students themselves, but above all, by the authorities of universities conducting food science programs. Social implications The students do not eat properly which can lead to nutritional deficiencies and can deteriorate mental and physical endurance damaging overall health. Originality/value The described research is important due to the observed deteriorating eating habits and growing overweight of young adults in developed countries like Poland. They show that education of food technologists, even at the academic level, does not always allow to avoid mistakes in their own nutrition.

Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sefa Bulut ◽  
Uğur Doğan ◽  
Yunus Altundağ
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Resilience Scale

Resilience of Parents of Young University Students with Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Eleticia Isabel Pinargote Macías ◽  
Francisco Ashley Gavilanes Vaca ◽  
Víctor Hugo Cedeño Gavilánez
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
Development Of Students ◽  
Family Dimension

The resilience of parents can play a decisive role as a resource that favors the inclusion and development of students with disabilities, representing a decisive contribution in school-family co-responsibility. This work showed a conceptual analysis related to resilience from a family dimension and especially the role played by parents. The research was carried out in the context of the Technical University of Manabí, a representative sample of students with disabilities and their families was selected, two instruments were applied to obtain the data: Family Functioning Scale [1] and the Mother Resilience Scale [2]. The attention to the young person with a disability was analyzed, and it is particularized in the related to the family of these. The results are shown in tables that allow the final results to be identified.

Avaliação da Resiliência em Pacientes com Insuficiência Renal Crônica Submetidos à Hemodiálise / Assessment of Resilience in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
Renata Izabel dos Santos ◽  
Otávia Regina Souza Costa
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Renal Failure ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Chronic Renal Failure ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Renal Insufficiency ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Resilience Scale

RESUMOObjetivo: Avaliar o nível de resiliência dos portadores de insuficiência renal crônica em tratamento de hemodiálise. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, quantitativo e de abordagem descritiva. A amostra foi constituída por 61 pacientes em tratamento dialítico. Para obtenção dos resultados, foi utilizada a escala de resiliência, desenvolvida por Wagnild e Young (1993) e adaptada por Pesce et al., (2005). Foi aplicado, também, um questionário para caracterização pessoal, familiar, social, econômica e de saúde do grupo. Resultados: Foi constatado que 61% dos pacientes apresentaram tendência à resiliência. O gênero masculino obteve maior pontuação, sugerindo maior tendência à resiliência, bem como os pacientes que são praticantes de uma religião.  Conclusão: Os resultados assinalam que os pacientes em tratamento dialítico no hospital apresentam capacidade à resiliência, o que sugere melhor adaptação ao tratamento.Palavras-chave: Avaliação, Resiliência psicológica, Insuficiência renal crônica.ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate de the level of resilience in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis. Materials and Methods: Prospective, quantitative and descriptive study. The sample consisted of 61 patients on dialysis. To obtain the results we used Resilience Scale developed by Wagnild and Young (1993) and adapted by Pesce et al., (2005). A questionnaire to characterize personal, familiar, social, economic and health status was applied. Results: It was found that 61% of patients showed trend to resilience. Males had higher scores, suggesting more likelihood to resilience, as well as patients who were practitioners of a religion. Conclusion: The results indicate that the majority of patients on dialysis have capability of resilience, which suggests better adaptation to treatment.Keywords: Evaluation, Psychological resilience, Chronic renal insufficiency.

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