scholarly journals Psychological Effects of Whole-body Electromyostimulation Training: a Controlled Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Keicher ◽  
Lena Pyrkosch ◽  
Bernd Wolfarth ◽  
Andreas Ströhle
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Visual Analog Scales

Abstract Background Whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training is used in popular and health sports to improve muscular performance. Little is known about the possible psychological effects of WB-EMS training. The aim of the study is therefore to investigate the possible psychological effects of WB-EMS training on subjective well-being, relaxation, mood, and perceived stress. Materials and Methods Twenty-five healthy subjects underwent conventional WB-EMS training and Sham training (without the application of electrical stimulation) as part of a randomized, controlled pilot study in a crossover design. Subjective well-being and subjective relaxation were assessed using visual analog scales, the current state of mood was assessed with Multidimensional Mood State Questionnaires (MDBF), and the current level of stress was assessed with Recovery–Stress Questionnaires/Erholungs-Belastungs-Fragebögen (RESTQEBF) before and after training. Results WB-EMS training has a statistically significant positive effect on subjective well-being and subjective relaxation, as well as on the awake subscale of the MDBF. No significant main effect of sequence and no interaction effects were found. Also, compared to a Sham training session, a single WB-EMS training session had no significant effect on mood, nervousness, or the current level of stress. Conclusion Besides physiological effects, WB-EMS might also have a strong psychological impact. WB-EMS could be beneficial for people who, due to their limitations, have problems training on a regular basis and with adequate training intensity. Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00012583, 22 June 2017.

scholarly journals New Digital Media and Flow: A Study of Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Gruner
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Subjective Well Being

AbstractThe burgeoning use of new digital media (NDM) platforms for social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram has consistently been associated with out-group prejudice, less prosocial behaviour, less fulfilling friendships, and lower levels of moral reflection, integrity, and subjective well-being. But the context of NDM use is often neglected when examining its psychological effects. Moreover, such studies are limited to retrospective accounts and can benefit from examining episodic experiences of flow, boredom, apathy, and anxiety. Drawing on data collected using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), this study assessed the psychological impact of social networking on low and high media users. Participants (N = 65) were signaled six times per day for seven days and asked to respond to brief surveys about subjective momentary experiences. Findings indicated that high media users, on average, reported less positive moods, and also reported being significantly less creative and less energetic each day. Further, high media users reported deriving less meaning from daily activities, and were marginally less satisfied with the overall quality of their week than their low media user counterparts. When comparing all media users across flow quadrants, creativity, meaning, engagement, and energy levels were highest in flow, and substantially decreased across the remaining quadrants. Notably, self reported mood was slightly higher during instances of boredom than flow. However, a more nuanced comparison of these outcomes revealed that high media users reported being marginally more creative and engaged during boredom, thereby identifying differences in how the two groups approached social media.

scholarly journals The Effects of Itikaf on State-Trait Anger, Intrinsic Religiousness, and Subjective Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-176
Author(s):  
Ahmet Canan Karakaş ◽  
Hasan Hüseyin Eker
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Anger Control ◽  
Intrinsic Religiousness ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

Itikaf (seclusion in a mosque) is prayer maintained with deep hunger during Ramadan, the month of fasting. Hunger has a positive psychological impact on people. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of itikaf on spirituality and mental health by examining its effects on anger control and subjective well-being. This experimenal study investigates the effects and changes on trait anger, intrinsic religiousness, and subjective well-being during the period of itikaf on healthy adults practicing itikaf worship. While a statistically significant difference exists between the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory and Subjective Well-Being Inventory scores collected before and after the itikaf (p < 0.05), no statistically significant difference has been found for the scores from the Intrinsic Religiousness Scale before and after the itikaf (p > 0.05). At the end of itikaf, anger-control scores were observed to increase as anger scores decreased. A significant difference has been observed in the Subjective Well-Being Inventory and State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory posttests in terms of the duration of the fast. Itikaf has been found to have positive psychological effects due to being an intensive worship program.

scholarly journals The Influence of Forest Activities in a University Campus Forest on Student’s Psychological Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2457
Author(s):  
Jin Gun Kim ◽  
Jinyoung Jeon ◽  
Won Sop Shin
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Forest Activities

This study aimed to examine the psychological effects of forest activities in a campus forest. A pre-test and post-test control group design was employed to evaluate the psychological effect of forest activities in a campus forest. A total of 38 participants participated in this study (19 in the forest activities group; 19 in the control group). The Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire, the Concise Measure of Subjective Well-Being (COMOSWB), and the modified form of the Stress Response Inventory (SRI-MF) were administered to each participant to assess psychological effects. This study revealed that participants in the forest activities intervention group had significantly positive increases in their mood, stress response, and subjective well-being, comparing with those of control group participants who did not partake in any forest activities. In conclusion, the implementation of forest activities in a campus forest is an efficient strategy to provide psychological well-being benefits to college students.

Studying Subjective Well-Being during a Quarantine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Browning ◽  
E. Scott Geller
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychology Class ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

To investigate the impact of writing a gratitude letter on particular mood states, we asked students in two university classes (a research class and a positive psychology class) to complete a 15-item mood assessment survey (MAS) twice a day (once in the morning and once at night). The research students who signed up for one or two pass/fail field-study credits in a research class also completed the MAS twice a day, but they did not write the weekly gratitude letter that was expected from the students in the positive psychology class. Each mood state was averaged per each day for the participants in each group and compared between the Gratitude Group and the Control Group. No group difference occurred for some mood states like “incompetent,” but for the “unmotivated” mood state, a significant difference was found. To investigate the potential effect of weekday, we compared the average mood rating between groups for each day of the week. For the mood state of “unmotivated”, a remarkable dip occurred on Wednesday for the Gratitude group, but not for the Control group. These results indicated that writing a gratitude letter increased the benefactor’s motivation, especially on the day when it was accomplished.

scholarly journals Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-Being Through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 530-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuhei Inoue ◽  
Daniel L. Wann ◽  
Daniel Lock ◽  
Mikihiro Sato ◽  
Christopher Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Game Attendance

Objective: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a sport team as fans (i.e., team identification) influence older adults’ perceptions of emotional support, belonging, and subjective well-being (SWB). Method: An experimental pilot study was conducted with 50 older adults, followed by a main survey study administered to 534 older adults from various communities across the United States. Results: Pilot study results indicated that game attendance and team identification had a positive and significant influence on older adults’ perceptions of emotional support from fellow team fans. These results were replicated in the main study, which also showed that older adults’ perceived emotional support from fellow fans was positively associated with their sense of belonging which predicted their SWB. Discussion: The findings provide insights into how older adults may be engaged in meaningful forms of social life to help them maintain and enhance mental health.

scholarly journals Self-compassion dan Subjective Well-being Remaja Tunadaksa

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Ulifa Rahma ◽  
Rekyan Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Adolescents with physical disability is an adolescents whose have bodily abnormalities in their structure or function which can interfere with their activities such as normal teenagers. The psychological impact suffered by adolescents with physical disability such as low self-esteem, anxiety,  frustration, withdrawal from society and apathy. Those condition can reduce the level of subjective well-being and to improve there is internal factors, self-compassion. This research has the aim of knowing how the relationship of self-compassion towards subjective well-being of adolescents with physical disability. This research use quantitative correlational with 140 total sample. The results shows that there is a significant relationship self-compassion toward subjective well-being. Relationships have a positive direction, when self-compassion increased, subjective wellbeing also higher in adolescent with physical disability and vice versa.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Subjective Well-Being: Perceived Impact, Positive Psychological Resources and Protective Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-275
Author(s):  
Tatiana Bokhan ◽  
Eduard Galazhinsky ◽  
Dmitry Leontiev ◽  
Elena Rasskazova ◽  
Olga Terekhina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Protective Behavior ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Tolerance For Ambiguity ◽  
The Impact

While negative psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic are actively studied, little is known about the eventual positive reactions to the pandemic including the capacity to see positive opportunities in this situation and about personality resources that may help to cope and to maintain well-being despite lifestyle restrictions. The aim of our study was to reveal positive personality resources that contribute to buffering the negative effects and its consequences on individual lives. 474 adults 18-81 years old from Siberia (Russia) participated in May 2020 in a survey about the impact of the pandemic and self-isolation and also filled out psychometric measures of well-being and psychological resources (PANAS, PWI, Value of Life Scale, MHC, MSTAT-I, LOT, GSE, Hardiness Survey, SOC, Personal Life Position inventory). One in three respondents reported worsening emotional condition through the previous two weeks and poor adherence to governmental self-isolation recommendations, and 43.6% reported increased financial difficulties. Taking into account not only the negative but also positive subjective effect of the pandemic enabled the improved accuracy in prediction of both well-being and adherence to the governmental measures. The less a person mentioned the positive side of the pandemic, the more strongly their adherence to the governmental measures depended on perceived negative effects (worries and threats). Tolerance for ambiguity, the challenge component of hardiness, harmony with life predicted perceived positive effects after adjusting for negative effects. Psychological resources could play a buffering role as regards the vulnerability to negative psychological effects of the pandemic and help to find positive opportunities.

scholarly journals Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation App on Subjective Well-Being: Active Randomized Controlled Trial and Experience Sampling Study

10.2196/10844 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e10844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Marie Walsh ◽  
Bechara J Saab ◽  
Norman AS Farb
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Attentional Control ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Group Interventions ◽  
Training Effects

Background Mindfulness training (MT) includes a variety of contemplative practices aimed at promoting intentional awareness of experience, coupled with attitudes of nonjudgment and curiosity. Following the success of 8-week, manualized group interventions, MT has been implemented in a variety of modalities, including smartphone apps that seek to replicate the success of group interventions. However, although smartphone apps are scalable and accessible to a wider swath of population, their benefits remain largely untested. Objective This study aimed to investigate a newly developed MT app called Wildflowers, which was codeveloped with the laboratory for use in mindfulness research. It was hypothesized that 3 weeks of MT through this app would improve subjective well-being, attentional control, and interoceptive integration, albeit with weaker effects than those published in the 8 week, manualized group intervention literature. Methods Undergraduate students completed 3 weeks of MT with Wildflowers (n=45) or 3 weeks of cognitive training with a game called 2048 (n=41). State training effects were assessed through pre- and postsession ratings of current mood, stress level, and heart rate. Trait training effects were assessed through pre- and postintervention questionnaires canvassing subjective well-being and behavioral task measures of attentional control and interoceptive integration. State and trait training data were analyzed in a multilevel model using emergent latent factors (acceptance, awareness, and openness) to summarize the trait questionnaire battery. Results Analyses revealed both state and trait effects specific to MT; participants engaging in MT demonstrated improved mood (r=.14) and a reduction of stress (r=−.13) immediately after each training session compared with before the training session and decreased postsession stress over 3 weeks (r=−.08). In addition, MT relative to cognitive training resulted in greater improvements in attentional control (r=−.24). Interestingly, both groups demonstrated increased subjective ratings of awareness (r=.28) and acceptance (r=.23) from pre- to postintervention, with greater changes in acceptance for the MT group trending (r=.21). Conclusions MT, using a smartphone app, may provide immediate effects on mood and stress while also providing long-term benefits for attentional control. Although further investigation is warranted, there is evidence that with continued usage, MT via a smartphone app may provide long-term benefits in changing how one relates to their inner and outer experiences. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03783793; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03783793 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/75EF2ehst)

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