Impact of trait anxiety on psychological well-being in men with prostate cancer

This paper considered (a) the psychological well-being of wheelchair sport participants and wheelchair sport nonparticipants, and (b) the influence of competitive level on the psychological well-being of wheelchair sport participants. Psychological well-being was evaluated by considering mood, trait anxiety, self-esteem, mastery, and individual self-perceptions of health and well-being. Wheelchair sport participants exhibited an iceberg profile of positive well-being with lower tension, depression, anger, and confusion and higher vigor than the sport nonparticipant group. The sport participant group also showed significantly greater levels of mastery and more positive perceptions of their health and well-being than the sport nonparticipant group. International athletes had (a) higher levels of vigor than the national and recreational groups; (b) lower levels of anxiety than the regional and recreational groups; (c) higher levels of self-esteem than the national, regional, and recreational groups; (d) higher levels of mastery than the regional and recreational groups; and (e) more positive perceptions of their well-being than the national, regional, and recreational groups.

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Symptoms, unmet needs, psychological well-being and health status in survivors of prostate cancer: implications for redesigning follow-up

BJU International ◽

10.1111/bju.13122 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 117 (6B) ◽

pp. E10-E19 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Eila Watson ◽

Bethany Shinkins ◽

Emma Frith ◽

David Neal ◽

Freddie Hamdy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Health Status ◽

Unmet Needs ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Cognitive Bias of Optimism and its Influence on Psychological Well-Being

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1999.84.2.627 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 84 (2) ◽

pp. 627-636 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Karl Schweizer ◽

Alexandra Beck-Seyffer ◽

Rainer Schneider

Keyword(s):

Social Desirability ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Cognitive Bias ◽

Well Being ◽

Multiple Correlation ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Life Orientation Test ◽

Life Orientation ◽

The Social ◽

Orientation Test

An investigation of the cognitive bias observed in optimism and the influence of optimism on psychological well-being was conducted. The cognitive bias was assumed to be related to the repressive style of information processing, represented by the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Social Desirability scale. Optimism and well-being were measured by the Life Orientation Test and the Social Optimism scale as well as by the Life Satisfaction and Depression scales, respectively. These scales were applied to a sample of 200 individuals. Trait Anxiety and Social Desirability led to a high multiple correlation with the Life Orientation Test ( R = .54) and a moderate multiple correlation with the Social Optimism scale ( R = .30). Higher correlations were obtained for the expectation of a positive than of a negative future. Both the Life Orientation Test and the Social Optimism scale contributed to the high multiple correlation with psychological well-being ( R= .52).

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Psychological Well-Being of Participants in Wheelchair Sports: Comparison of Individuals with Congenital and Acquired Disabilities

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.1177/003151259508100241 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 81 (2) ◽

pp. 563-568 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Elizabeth Campbell

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Wheelchair Sports ◽

Congenital Disabilities

Differences in psychological well-being between participants in wheelchair sport with congenital ( n = 50) and acquired ( n = 43) disabilities were examined. Psychological well-being was assessed by scores on mood, trait anxiety, self-esteem, and mastery. Analysis showed that the group with acquired disabilities had a more positive general mood, higher self-esteem and mastery, and lower trait anxiety than the group with congenital disabilities. This suggests that sports participants in wheelchairs who acquired their disabilities later in life have more positive scores on psychological well-being than those with congenital disabilities.

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The community feeling versus anxiety, self-esteem and well-being – introductory research

Polish Psychological Bulletin ◽

10.1515/ppb-2017-0020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 167-174

Author(s):

Alina Kałużna-Wielobób

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Common Good ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Individual Characteristic ◽

Middle Adulthood ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Common ◽

Relationship Of

Abstract In accordance with the concept of A. Adler (1933/1986) - the community feeling is an individual characteristic which is relatively stable throughout life. It refers to an inner relationship of one person with other people: a feeling of unity with others or separation from others. People with high community feeling are motivated in their actions by striving towards the common good, whereas people with low community feeling intend to exhibit their superiority over others in their actions, which would allow them to compensate for their inner feeling of inferiority. On the basis of the Adler concept the following hypotheses were formulated: There is a negative connection between the community feeling and anxiety. The community feeling is positively connected with self-esteem and psychological well-being. A slight increase in the community feeling can be observed with age. The community feeling increases in the age of middle adulthood. 585 people between 20 to 65 years of age were examined. Methods: Community Feeling Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being. The hypotheses assumed were verified.

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Psychological Well-being and Private and Professional Psychosocial Support After Prostate Cancer Surgery: A Follow-up at 3, 12, and 24 Months After Surgery

European Urology Focus ◽

10.1016/j.euf.2015.10.005 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 418-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Karin Stinesen Kollberg ◽

Ulrica Wilderäng ◽

Thordis Thorsteinsdottir ◽

Jonas Hugosson ◽

Peter Wiklund ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Cancer Surgery ◽

Psychological Well Being

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Assessing the Nomological Network of the South African Personality Inventory With Psychological Traits

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727848 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Carin Hill ◽

Jan Alewyn Nel ◽

Leon T. de Beer ◽

Velichko H. Fetvadjiev ◽

Lyle I Stevens ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Locus Of Control ◽

South African ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Cultural Intelligence ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Outcomes ◽

Personality Inventory ◽

The South ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Work Locus Of Control

The purpose of this study was to expand internal construct validity and equivalence research of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), as well as to investigate the nomological validity of the SAPI by examining its relationship with specific and relevant psychological outcomes. The internal and external validity of the SAPI was assessed within three separate samples (N = 936). Using the combined data from all three samples, Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling (ESEM) indicated that the six-factor SAPI model fit proved to be excellent. Measurement invariance analyses showed that the SAPI dimensions in the ESEM model were invariant across gender and race groups. Next, two separate studies explored the associations of the SAPI factors with relevant psychological outcomes. An ESEM-within-CFA (set ESEM) method was used to add the factors into a new input file to correlate them with variables that were not part of the initial ESEM model. Both models generated excellent fit. In Study 1, psychological well-being and cultural intelligence were correlated with the SAPI factors within a sample of students and working adults. All of the psychological well-being dimensions significantly correlated with the SAPI factors, while for cultural intelligence, the highest correlations were between Meta-cognition and Openness and Meta-cognition and Positive Social-Relational Disposition. In Study 2, work locus of control and trait anxiety was correlated with the SAPI factors within a sample of adults from the general South African workforce. Work Locus of Control correlated with most factors of the SAPI, but more prominently with Positive Social-Relational Disposition, while Neuroticism correlated strongly with trait anxiety. Finding an appropriate internal structure that measures personality without bias in a culturally diverse context is difficult. This study provided strong evidence that the SAPI meets the demanding requirements of personality measurement in this context and generated promising results to support the relevance of the SAPI factors.

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The Effect of Classical Music on Anxiety and Well-Being of University Students

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v12n11p18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Devrim ERGINSOY OSMANOĞLU ◽

Hüseyin YILMAZ

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Classical Music ◽

Well Being ◽

Music Listening ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Daily Lives ◽

History Of ◽

Senior Students ◽

The Universe

Psychological and spiritual effects of music on people have been revealed by various studies and still continue to be investigated. The sound which has existed since the first formation of the universe; and music and music therapy which are as old as the history of mankind have constituted one of the treatment methods widely investigated at hospitals and universities. In the daily lives of people, anxiety, stress, well-being and similar phenomena clearly remain in the foreground. The current study is an experimental study designed to determine the effect of listening to classical music on anxiety and well-being. The sampling of the study is comprised of senior students in an education faculty. A total of 15 students (7 females and 8 males) participated in the current study. The data were collected with the State-Trait Anxiety Scale and the Psychological Well-being Scale. In the analysis of the data, Paired Sample t-Test was used. The findings of the current study have revealed that while listening to classical music for a 60-day period (listening to classical music ever day according to a music listening schedule) did not have any significant effect on the students’ State Anxiety scores, it led to a statistically significant effect on their Trait Anxiety and Psychological Well-being scores (t=3,451 P

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QUALITY OF LIFE IN TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEVELS OF STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2008.36.3.417 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 417-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Demet Unalan ◽

Mustafa Celikten ◽

Ferhan Soyuer ◽

Ahmet Ozturk

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Health ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Personal Belief ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Turkish University Students ◽

Positive Correlations

The purpose of this study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) of students and to determine the relationship between state-trait anxiety levels and QOL. This research was done with ½ sampling method of 276 students at Erciyes University. The data were gathered via the WHOQOL-100 Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL Group, 1998) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushelle, 1970). The lowest scoring area in our study was the social impression facet. The area scoring highest was the personal belief area. Negative correlations were found between level of state anxiety and physical health, psychological well-being, and level of independence. Positive correlations were found between level of trait anxiety and physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, environment, overall QOL and general health perceptions.

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