scholarly journals Relationship between family functioning, differentiation of self and anxiety in Spanish young adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0246875
Author(s):  
Blanca Dolz-del-Castellar ◽  
Jesús Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Differentiation Of Self ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Family Adaptability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Degree Of Differentiation ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives In the present study, the relationship between family functioning, differentiation of self and trait anxiety was examined. In addition, differences in trait anxiety and differentiation of self according to sex were studied. It was also checked whether family functioning predicted the achieved degree of differentiation of self, and whether family functioning and differentiation of self predicted the level of trait anxiety. Finally, it was analyzed whether the level of differentiation of self mediated the relationship between family functioning and trait anxiety. Methods The study involved 185 Spanish participants, aged between 18 and 56 years and the scales used were the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-20Esp (FACES-20Esp), the Differentiation of Self Scale (EDS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results The results indicated that family functioning was related to differentiation of self and trait anxiety, and that differentiation of self was related to trait anxiety. In addition, according to sex, differences were found in the degree of differentiation of self and in the I Position, with a higher score for men, as well as in Emotional Reactivity and trait anxiety, with higher scores for women. It was also observed that family functioning predicted the level of differentiation of self, and that differentiation of self and family functioning predicted trait anxiety. Finally, it was found that the relationship between family functioning and trait anxiety was partially mediated by differentiation of self. Conclusions There are relationships between family functioning, differentiation of self and trait anxiety, and there are differences in differentiation of self and trait anxiety based on sex. The relevance of the results and their implications for clinical practice are discussed.

Exploring the Relationship between Family Functioning and Psycho-Pathology in a Sample in the Pediatric Age

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Pepe ◽  
Daniela Tortolani ◽  
Simonetta Gentile ◽  
Vincenzo M. Di Ciommo
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Circumplex Model ◽  
Paediatric Hospital ◽  
Family Adaptability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Paediatric Age ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Aspects

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate differences in family functioning between families with clinical subjects in paediatric age and families taken from the Italian population. To this aim we used the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES). Participants were children diagnosed with a psychopathology, recruited into the psychiatry department in a Paediatric Hospital of Rome. A total of 106 families participated in the study. The non-pathological sample is composed by 2,543 parents in different age periods of the life-cycle. Results showed significant differences in family functioning between pathological and non-pathological samples. Specifically, families from the pathological sample (particularly the ones who experienced eating disorders) were more frequently located in extreme or mid-range regions of Olson’s circumplex model (p < .001). These findings suggest some considerations that can be useful in therapeutic works with families in a clinical setting. Critical aspects and clinical applications are discussed.

On the Relationship between Machiavellianism and Anxiety among Italian Undergraduates

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Nigro ◽  
I. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

139 Italian undergraduates (61 men and 78 women) responded to the Italian version of the Christie's Mach IV scale and to the Italian version of the Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Positive correlations between Mach IV scores and both State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety scores were found for both sexes. The authors hypothesized that moderate anxiety may be associated with high Machiavellianism. Further implications of the findings were discussed.

scholarly journals The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES): an instrument worthy of rehabilitation?

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 215-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Place ◽  
Jessica Hulsmeier ◽  
Allan Brownrigg ◽  
Alison Soulsby
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
School Refusal ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Specific Measure ◽  
Discriminatory Ability ◽  
Family Adaptability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties

Aims and MethodThere have been a variety of instruments developed for evaluating family functioning, but no specific measure has emerged as appropriate for routine clinical use. The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES) was viewed as a useful tool for a period, but has been less popular of late. This paper looks at its use in families with two very different types of problem to assess its discriminatory ability.ResultsMothers with depression whose children were not showing mental health difficulties reported a very different pattern of family functioning from those whose children were showing chronic school refusal.Clinical ImplicationsThe FACES is capable of discriminating between different patterns of family functioning. Its ease of administration, and the information it provides, should recommend it for wider use in clinical settings.

Effects of Color and Trait Anxiety on State Anxiety

1978 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 855-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Reeves ◽  
Ed M. Edmonds ◽  
Dollie L. Transou
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Factorial Design ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
Color Condition ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Trait Theory ◽  
The Relationship

A 2 (trait anxiety) × 4 (color) factorial design was used to determine the effects of red, green, yellow, and blue on state anxiety as a function of high and low trait anxiety. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to assess both trait (A-Trait) and state (A-State) anxiety for the 10 students assigned to each of the eight treatment combinations. High A-Trait students were significantly more anxious while viewing blue, red, and green than were the low A-Trait students and blue produced significantly more state anxiety than did either yellow or green. These results are consistent with state-trait theory and indicate that the effects of color on state anxiety may be confounded with trait anxiety unless the levels of A-Trait are equivalent for each color condition. The role of cultural and individual differences in the relationship between color and emotion and implications for research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in Concussed Athletes

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-755
Author(s):  
K Stephenson-Brown ◽  
A Otwell ◽  
P Schatz ◽  
M Womble ◽  
R J Elbin
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Symptom Clusters ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Clinical Visit ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Purpose To document the relationship between concussion symptoms and state anxiety in concussed adolescent athletes. Methods One hundred fifty-three concussed athletes (mean age=16.06, SD=1.62 yrs.) completed the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) at their initial clinical visit within 30 days of injury (M=8.29, SD=6.46 days). Due to violations of normality (Shapiro-Wilk=.95), Spearman’s Rank Order correlations were conducted between STAI state scores and PCSS affective, somatic, cognitive-migraine-fatigue, and sleep clusters and total symptoms. Correlations were also conducted within sub-samples of patients seen within one week (M=3.80, SD=1.72days) and 8 – 30 days post-injury (M=13.91, SD=5.76 days). Statistical significance was set at (p<.05). Results In the total sample (n=153), STAI state scores were significantly associated with total symptoms (r=.54), and the affective (r=.53), sleep (r=.44), cognitive-migraine-fatigue (r=.47), and somatic (r=.33) symptom clusters. All significant relationships among STAI state scores and PCSS total symptoms and symptom clusters were retained for patients seen within 1 week as well as patients completing their first clinical visit 8-30 days post-concussion (p<.05). Conclusion Post-concussion endorsement of concussion symptoms increases as a function of state anxiety. Although the PCSS affective symptom cluster is not a validated measure to diagnose anxiety; these findings support the utility of the PCSS to evaluate for potentially elevated anxiety in concussed adolescent athletes.

Relation of State and Trait Anxiety to Essential Hypertension

1983 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary D. Foster ◽  
Susan T. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Essential Hypertension ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
The State ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

This study used an objective measure of state and trait anxiety to clarify the relationship between level of anxiety and essential hypertension. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered to 30 hypertensives and their normotensive spouses. No significant differences were found between the hypertensives and normotensives on either measure of anxiety (state or trait). A significant correlation was noted, however, between the trait-anxiety scores of hypertensives and those of their spouses. The need to examine the role of anxiety in the development versus the maintenance of essential hypertension is discussed.

Comeditation: An Exploratory Study of Pulse and Respiration Rates and Anxiety

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 895-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fasko ◽  
Geri Hall ◽  
Michael R. Osborne ◽  
Richard W. Boerstler Hulen Kornfeld
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Tibetan Medicine ◽  
Focus Attention ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Respiration Rates ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Seriously Ill

To achieve deep relaxation in seriously ill persons, Tibetan medicine has employed a breathing process, known as “comeditation,” which requires a caregiver to focus attention on the chest of the reclining patient while making a sound or number keyed to the patient's exhalation. This study investigated the relationship between state and trait anxiety and lowered respiratory rate, using the comeditation procedure. Ten subjects were assigned randomly to either a control or comeditation group. Anxiety was measured on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Analysis indicated a decrease in State-Anxiety scores in the comeditation group, but no differences between groups in pulse and respiration rates or trait anxiety. Implications for theory and research are discussed.

Self-Esteem and Perceived Health of the Family of Origin: Are There Sex Differences?

1989 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 811-814
Author(s):  
Stuart B. Bonnington
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlations

This study investigated the relationship between self-esteem and the perceived health of the family of origin and in particular focused on possible differences in correlations for men and women. 70 female and 140 male undergraduates completed the Texas Social Behavior Inventory (Short Form A) and the Family of Origin Scale. While small significant Pearson correlations were found for both men and women, no difference in their magnitude was noted.

Higher Trait- and State-Anxiety in Female Law Students than Male Law Students

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1075-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roseanna McCleary ◽  
Evan L. Zucker
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Rating Task ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Copying Task ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Subscale

To assess sex differences in anxiety, law students completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory prior to rating one-panel printed comics for humor level or copying text. Subjects completed the State-Anxiety subscale following the task. Although the humor-rating task was not more effective in reducing state anxiety than the copying task, scores on the anxiety subscales indicated that women law students scored consistently and significantly higher than men on both pretask measures and on the posttask measure. This finding is consistent with results from other studies in which other instruments were given. Analyses showed elevated anxiety and stress among preprofessional women; this supports the need for stress-management programs for law students.

The Japanese State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: Age and Sex Differences

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 611-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuharu Nakazato ◽  
Yoshiko Shimonaka
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Differential Association ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Development Of Anxiety ◽  
Age And Sex

Purpose of the present study was to investigate scores on anxiety among adults of different ages. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered to a representative community sample of 1,234 men and women whose ages ranged from 25 to 92 yr. Anxiety declined linearly over the series of age groups. A sex difference was also observed on trait anxiety; women showed higher anxiety than men. Occupation was associated with anxiety for men but with education for women. Possible development of anxiety and differential association of demographic variables with anxiety between sexes were discussed in relation to personality.

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