scholarly journals A Chain Mediation Model of Perceived Stress, Neuroticism, and Psychological Inflexibility on Depressive Symptoms of Chinese New Fathers

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 155798832110543
Author(s):  
Danian Li ◽  
Ying Cui ◽  
Yujie Liu ◽  
Yanting Zheng ◽  
Yingchun Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Mean ◽  
A Chain ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

There is a growing concern about mental health issues in new fathers, such as postpartum depression (PPD). Factors associated with PPD in men include personality traits and perceived stress. This study examined a set of hypothesized paths using perceived stress, neuroticism, and psychological inflexibility to predict depressive symptoms. A total of 189 participants took part. The mean age of these first-time fathers was 36.12 years (SD = 2.39). Perceived stress, neuroticism, and psychological inflexibility positively predicted new fathers’ depressive symptoms ( B = 0.13, 0.37, and 0.31, respectively). These predictors explained 48% (R2 = 0.48) of the variance in the measured outcome of depressive symptoms in these new Chinese fathers. The total standardized direct effects of the three variables on depressive symptoms were 0.47 (95% CI [0.38, 0.53]). In conclusion, this study provides novel information about the chain mediating role played by neuroticism and psychological inflexibility in the relationship between perceived stress and PPD. Perceived stress significantly predicted neuroticism and psychological inflexibility, which in turn significantly predicted depressive symptoms in new Chinese fathers. The relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms was also mediated by each of psychological inflexibility or neuroticism alone.

A Dyadic Study on Perceived Stress and Couple Adjustment During Pregnancy: The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1935-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Baldoni ◽  
Michele Giannotti ◽  
Giulia Casu ◽  
Valerio Luperini ◽  
Federico Spelzini
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Couple Adjustment ◽  
The Relationship

Stress is associated with dyadic adjustment during transition to parenthood, but little is known about mechanisms underlying this link, particularly during prenatal period. This dyadic study explored the mediating role of depressive symptoms in the relationship between perceived stress and dyadic adjustment in expectant couples. One hundred and fourteen couples at the third trimester of pregnancy completed self-reports of perceived stress, depression, and dyadic adjustment. Results indicated that both parents’ perceived stress was associated with their own lower relationship satisfaction directly and indirectly, through their own higher depressive symptoms. Mothers’ perceived stress was also linked to higher fathers’ depressive symptoms, and thus also to lower fathers’ relationship satisfaction. Both parents’ perceived stress was only directly associated with their own dyadic consensus, and their own and their partners’ affectional expression. Findings suggest that interventions aimed at reducing expectant parents’ perceived stress could protect against depressive symptoms and promote the couple’s adjustment during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Linking Empowering Leadership, Psychological Empowerment, Self-Leadership, Creative Involvement and Creativity: A Sequential Mediation Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-80
Author(s):  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Khalid Khan ◽  
Ghulam Ali Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Creative Work ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Empowering Leadership ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Work Involvement ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between empowering leadership and employee creativity through the serial mediating role of psychological empowerment and self-leadership with creative work involvement. Applying a chain mediation approach to a sample of 314 respondents, we find that empowering leadership has a significant effect on the selected mediators (self-leadership, psychological empowerment and creative work involvement), which in turn transfer this effect to employee creativity.

scholarly journals O papel da inflexibilidade psicológica na relação entre o stress relacionado com a infertilidade e os sintomas depressivos em mulheres com um diagnóstico de infertilidade

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-76
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

Background and Aim: Introduction: Infertility is a medical and social condition that impacts people’s lives at the marital, family, social and financial levels. Several studies point to comorbidity between psychopathology and infertility, and people facing the demands of infertility may use maladaptive mechanisms of emotion regulation translated into psychological inflexibility. Objectives: This current study aimed to explore the mediating role of infertility-related psychological inflexibility in the relationship between infertility-related stress and depressive symptoms in women presenting an infertility diagnosis and pursuing infertility medical treatment. In addition, as a secondary aim, the associations between the time since diagnosis and the study variables were examined. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 96 women recruited with the support of the Portuguese Fertility Association. Participants filled in online a set of self-report instruments. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected, and standardized measures of infertility-related stress, depressive symptoms, and infertility-related psychological inflexibility were used. Results: The results demonstrated that the effect of infertility-related stress on depressive symptoms was .46, being totally mediated by infertility-related psychological inflexibility. Discussion: Difficulty in achieving a pregnancy is a painful life event that interferes with the goals and plans for building a family, which can lead to stress and depressive symptoms. The relationship between these symptoms seems to be influenced by the mechanism of infertility-related psychological inflexibility. Therefore, interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the Mindfulness-Based Program for Infertility may be particularly suitable for this population by integrating psychological inflexibility as a therapeutic target.

Coronavirus Stress, Optimism-Pessimism, Psychological Inflexibility, and Psychological Health: Psychometric Properties of the Coronavirus Stress Measure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan ◽  
Murat Yıldırım ◽  
AHMET TANHAN ◽  
Metin Bulus ◽  
Kelly-Ann Allen
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is currently a global health threat attributed to negatively affecting the mental health and well-being of people globally. The purpose of the present study is to examine the mediating role of optimism-pessimism and psychological inflexibility in the relationship of coronavirus stress with psychological problems among Turkish adults. The sample of the study included 451 adults (55% women). Participants mainly consisted of young adults with a mean age of 23.30 years, ranging from 18 to 65 years (SD= 6.97). A mediation model indicated that coronavirus stress had a significant predictive effect on optimism-pessimism, psychological inflexibility, and psychological problems. Further, optimism-pessimism and psychological inflexibility mediated the effect of coronavirus stress on psychological problems in adults. Lastly, optimism-pessimism predicted the psychological problems of adults through psychological inflexibility. These results elucidate our understanding of the role of mediators in coronavirus stress and psychological health problems. The findings are useful in terms of providing evidence for tailoring interventions and implementing preventative approaches to mitigate the psychopathological consequences of COVID-19. Based on the present findings, the potential utility of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is discussed within the context of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Role of Equanimity on the Mediation Model of Neuroticism, Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1300
Author(s):  
Nahathai Wongpakaran ◽  
Tinakon Wongpakaran ◽  
Danny Wedding ◽  
Zsuzsanna Mirnics ◽  
Zsuzsanna Kövi
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Symptom Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediation Models

Background: Equanimity is widely and commonly practiced, but few have investigated the concept in clinical research. While the mediation model of neuroticism, perceived stress and depression have been demonstrated, it remains unclear whether equanimity mediates the relationship of these variables in parallel, serial or moderated mediation models. This study aimed to investigate the role of equanimity among those models. Methods: In all, 644 general participants (74.2% female, mean age = 28.28 (SD = 10.6)) provided data on the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Neuroticism Inventory (NI), depression subscale of the Core Symptom Index, and the equanimity subscale of the inner Strength-based Inventory. Mediation and moderation analyses with the 5000 bootstrapping method were applied. Results: Equanimity was shown to moderate the relationship between NI/PSS and depressive symptom. Statistical evaluation supported all parallel, serial and moderated mediation models. Equanimity as a moderator provided a higher amount of percent variance explained by depressive symptoms than parallel and serial mediation models. Conclusions: Results suggest that the effect of perceived stress and neuroticism on depression can be mitigated by increasing levels of equanimity. The results demonstrated one potential benefit from practicing equanimity; enabling its extension to mental health problems could constitute an interesting focus for future research.

Beliefs in Free Will Versus Determinism: Search for Meaning Mediates the Life Scheme–Depressive Symptom Link

2020 ◽  
pp. 002216782093371
Author(s):  
P. F. Jonah Li ◽  
Y. Joel Wong
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Free Will ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

A life scheme can be understood as the cognitive representation of individuals’ life events and their goal attainment in the past and future. We conceptualize beliefs in free will and determinism as two life schemes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between beliefs in free will and determinism, search for meaning, and depressive symptoms. While belief in free will uniquely and negatively predicted depressive symptoms, deterministic belief was uniquely and positively associated with depressive symptoms. Moreover, a multiple mediation model revealed that beliefs in free will and determinism were indirectly associated with increased depressive symptoms via their positive relations with search for meaning. These findings are discussed in view of the relationship between inconsistent life schemes and the need to search for meaning, as well as the mediating role of the search for meaning.

scholarly journals Influence of Social Network Strength on Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition: A Chain Mediation Model of Need Knowledge and Technological Knowledge

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jing Fan ◽  
Jiafu Su
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunity ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Network Strength ◽  
A Chain ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition is a key focus of entrepreneurship research and has received considerable attention in recent years. Previous research has highlighted that social network strength, need knowledge, and technological knowledge are important factors in entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and that these factors in isolation cannot sufficiently explain how entrepreneurial opportunities are recognized. Nonetheless, little is known about the effect that social network strength may exert on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition through need knowledge and technological knowledge. Building on social network theory, this study develops and examines a chain mediation model that incorporates need knowledge and technological knowledge into the relationship between social network strength and entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. The results of this study demonstrate that the effect of social network strength on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition can be partitioned into the direct and indirect effects. In particular, the effect of social network strength on entrepreneurial opportunity recognition is mediated by need knowledge, not by technological knowledge. Moreover, need knowledge and technological knowledge play a continuous mediating role in the relationship between social network strength and entrepreneurial opportunity recognition. These findings extend the entrepreneurial opportunity recognition literature by casting light on the knowledge conduits linking social network strength to entrepreneurial opportunity recognition.

scholarly journals The role of psychological inflexibility in Beck’s cognitive model of depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Ruizq ◽  
Paula Odriozola-González
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Negative Automatic Thoughts ◽  
The Relationship

Beck’s cognitive model of depression proposes that depressogenic schemas have an effect on depressive symptoms by increasing the frequency of negative automatic thoughts in response to negative life events. We aimed to test a moderated, serial mediation model where psychological inflexibility, a core concept of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of psychopathology, both mediates and moderates the relationship between depressogenic schemas and the frequency of negative automatic thoughts. A cross-sectional design was used in which 210 undergraduates responded to questionnaires assessing the constructs of interest. Results supported the proposed moderated mediation model. Both psychological inflexibility and negative automatic thoughts were significant mediators of the relationship between depressogenic schemas and depressive symptoms, and psychological inflexibility also moderated the effect of depressogenic schemas on negative automatic thoughts. We conclude that the role of psychological inflexibility in the cognitive model of depression deserves more attention.

scholarly journals Growth Mindset and College Students’ Learning Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Serial Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhao ◽  
Jianping Xiong ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Chunhui Qi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Learning Engagement ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Against the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students’ learning engagement has become a key issue in universities and society. Guided by the theories of existential positive psychology and social perception, we explored the positive effect of a growth mindset on learning engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,040 college students from universities in Henan Province of China effectively completed online questionnaires. The results showed that growth mindset was positively related to learning engagement and negatively associated with perceived COVID-19 event strength and perceived stress; perceived COVID-19 event strength was positively related to perceived stress, while perceived COVID-19 event strength and perceived stress were negatively associated with learning engagement. Growth mindset affected learning engagement through three indirect paths: the mediating role of perceived COVID-19 event strength, the mediating role of perceived stress, and the serial mediating role of both perceived COVID-19 event strength and perceived stress. The results indicated that the growth mindset could contribute to college students’ learning engagement through the roles of perceived COVID-19 event strength and perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study advances the understanding of the mechanism underlying the relationship between growth mindset and college students’ learning engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the findings of the study have important implications for promoting college students’ learning engagement during the pandemic.

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