scholarly journals Does Mindfulness Reduce Maternal Stress and Promote Mother-Infant Bonding in NICU?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Khoramirad ◽  
Mojtaba Ansarishahidi ◽  
Hasan Rezaei Jamaloei ◽  
Parvaneh Sadeghi Moghadam
Keyword(s):  
Parental Stress ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Postpartum Bonding ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Stressor Scale

Abstract Purpose Having an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit(NICU) is highly stressful and it implicated in mother infant bonding. This study investigated the relationship between mothers’ dispositional mindfulness and level of stress and quality of bonding.Methods Self-report measures of Dispositional Mindfulness, Parental Stressor Scale, and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire were administered to 120 mothers with newborns admitted in the NICUs in three hospitals in Qom city in Iran. The data analysis was carried out by using a hierarchical multiple regression.Results Mean score of stress, bonding and mindfulness were 114.29±27.33, 67.77±5.38, and 126.27±22.39 respectively. There was a significant inverse relationship between total mindfulness score and mother’s parental stress. Also, high scores of stress were associated with greater impairment in bonding. Observing and acting with awareness led to better mother to infant bonding.Conclusions Improvements in mindfulness could help mothers to reduce stress and better bonding whit their infants.

Family Visitation and Its Relationship to Parental Stress Among Jailed Fathers

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 738-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie S. Martin ◽  
Shannon Womer Phaneuf
Keyword(s):  
Parental Stress ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Incarcerated Fathers ◽  
Insight Into

This study explores the relationship between jail visitation with children and levels of parental stress among a sample of jailed fathers. Quantitative analyses of the self-report data reveal that jailed fathers experienced stress related to parenthood regardless of whether they had visits from their family. However, the type of stress varied, with fathers who had family visits reporting stress directly related to the visitation, while fathers who did not have visits noted more generalized parental stress. The findings provide insight into the type and quality of incarcerated fathers’ contact with their children and factors that influence the number of visits they receive. The negative impact of the lack of contact visits is also discussed.

Does Dispositional Mindfulness Predict the Development of Grit?

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buaphrao Raphiphatthana ◽  
Paul Jose ◽  
Karen Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
Mindfulness Facets

Abstract. Grit, that is, perseverance and passion for long-term goals, is a novel construct that has gained attention in recent years ( Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007 ). To date, little research has been performed with the goal of identifying the antecedents of grit. Thus, in order to fill this gap in the literature, self-report data were collected to examine whether mindfulness, a mindset of being-in-the-present in a nonjudgmental way, plays a role in fostering grittiness. Three hundred and forty-three undergraduate students completed an online survey once in a cross-sectional study, and of these, 74 students completed the survey again 4.5 months later. Although the cross-sectional analyses identified a number of positive associations between mindfulness and grit, the longitudinal analysis revealed that the mindfulness facets of acting with awareness and non-judging were the most important positive predictors of grit 4.5 months later. This set of findings offers implications for future grit interventions.

Family Incivility and Cyberbullying Perpetration Among College Students: Negative Affect as a Mediator and Dispositional Mindfulness as a Moderator

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110630
Author(s):  
Shuai Jin ◽  
Miao Miao
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Mechanism Study ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Acting With Awareness ◽  
The Relationship

Although family factors are associated with cyberbullying, few studies have investigated the relationship between family incivility and cyberbullying perpetration. The current study aimed to examine the associations between family incivility and cyberbullying perpetration among college students, and further investigate the underlying moderated mediation mechanism. Study 1 was a cross-sectional survey among 640 Chinese undergraduate students ( Mage = 20.29 years, SD = 1.38). Demographics, family incivility, cyberbullying perpetration, and negative affect were assessed. The results supported the idea that negative affect plays a role in mediating the relationship between family incivility and cyberbullying perpetration. Study 2 used a two-wave longitudinal design, aiming to examine both the mediating role of negative affect and the moderating role of dispositional mindfulness (represented through five facets—observing, describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreacting—each of which were analyzed separately). The data were collected from 200 Chinese undergraduate and graduate students ( Mage = 22.18, SD = 2.56). Negative affect was also found to play a mediation effect in this study. Furthermore, the results found that acting with awareness and nonjudging weakened the relationship between family incivility and negative affect, whereas observing exacerbated it. Moreover, nonjudging exacerbated the relationship between negative affect and cyberbullying perpetration. The present findings indicate that negative affect may play a role in explaining the association between family incivility and cyberbullying perpetration. Furthermore, acting with awareness and nonjudging could buffer the relationship between family incivility and cyberbullying perpetration via negative affect, which provides a new insight for the prevention of and intervention on cyberbullying perpetration.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Mother’s Stress during Hospitalization Can Influence the Breastfeeding Rate. Experience in Intensive and Non Intensive Departments

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Foligno ◽  
A. Finocchi ◽  
G. Brindisi ◽  
A. Pace ◽  
P. Amadio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
High Stress ◽  
P Value ◽  
Breastfeeding Rate ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽  
Stressor Scale

A mother’s milk offers several benefits to infant’s health, but, some factors may lead to a reduction in the duration of breastfeeding, such as maternal stress. The objective of our study is to determine if the rate of breastfeeding can be influenced by stress induced by infants’ hospitalization. A preliminary observational non-randomized study was carried out in Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital between October 2016 and January 2017, in order to elucidate a possible relationship between breastfeeding and maternal stress, linked to hospitalization. We modeled the modified version of the PSS NICU (Parental Stressor Scale—neonatal intensive care unit) questionnaire, which investigated parental stress during hospitalization. This included 33 items with a score from 0 to 5. The overall score, high stress, was established at 85 points or higher. The principal statistically significant correlation was between ‘high PSS score’ and reduced breastfeeding during hospitalization (p-value: 0.048; OR: 2.865, 95%; CI: 1.008–8.146). This relation was not influenced by other descriptive characteristics of the mother. The PSS questionnaire can be an instrument to evaluate the influence of stress in breastfeeding and to monitor the rate and success of lactation. Our study highlights that the stress from hospitalization could influence the success of breastfeeding, mostly in intensive settings and during long hospitalizations.

Understanding The Mediating Role of Quality of Work Life on the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisbet Alfonso ◽  
Franck Zenasni ◽  
Sabina Hodzic ◽  
Pilar Ripoll
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Citizenship Behaviors ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational citizenship behaviors are not directly rewarded by organizations. However, they seem to contribute to excellent performance at work. The aim of this study is to test quality of working life’s (QoWL) mediating role in the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB). 203 French adults working regularly in teams completed validated self-report measures corresponding to each construct. The collected data showed that in the studied sample, a high quality of working life was associated with Sportsmanship behaviors. However, mediation was not observed for the other OCB subscales: Altruism, Helping, or Civic virtues. These behaviors tend to occur in individuals with high emotional intelligence scores, unrelated to their quality of working life. Theoretical background, practical implications, and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Coffey ◽  
Marilyn Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data

Both dispositional mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions have been found to be associated with less psychological distress. The current study investigated three mechanisms by which mindfulness might exert its beneficial effects: emotion regulation, nonattachment, and reduced rumination. Correlational self-report data were collected from two independent, nonclinical samples of undergraduates. Structural equation modeling was then used to test the role of these three mechanisms in mediating the relationship between mindfulness and a psychological distress factor, consisting of measures for depressive and anxious symptomatology. The model was respecified based on the first sample and retested in the second sample. Results confirmed an inverse relationship between mindfulness and psychological distress. Furthermore, emotion regulation, nonattachment, and rumination significantly mediated this relationship.

scholarly journals It matters to be in good hands: the relationship between good governance and pandemic spread inferred from cross-country COVID-19 data

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munirul H. Nabin ◽  
Mohammad Tarequl Hasan Chowdhury ◽  
Sukanto Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Significant Inverse Relationship ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
Quality Of Governance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis study examines the relationship between good governance and pandemic control using month-wise COVID-19 pandemic data within a time window from April to September 2020. The study argues that countries with better governance are more capable of adopting and implementing appropriate policies and that such governments are considered more trustworthy by their people. Combined, these factors enable such countries to better control a pandemic like COVID-19. Using several measures of good governance and two measures of pandemic spread, namely the COVID-19 positive rate and the COVID-19 growth rate, this paper tests its argument econometrically in a sample of 185 countries. The results show the existence of a significant inverse relationship between all measures of good governance, and the COVID-19 positive and growth rates. The significant inverse relationship largely persists even after controlling for continent-fixed effects and a host of geographic, demographic, and socio-economic factors. This indicates the presence of a strong systemic linkage between quality of governance and pandemic control. The findings empirically strengthen the argument of eminent medical historians concerning the importance of effective governmental intervention for epidemic control. The study reveals that the quality of governance is a key factor in a country’s success in pandemic management and encourages further investigation.

scholarly journals An Investigation of a Relationship between Aggression and Wellbeing among Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 86-93
Author(s):  
Harshmeet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigated the relationship between aggression and wellbeing among adolescents. A sample of 250 adolescents equally divided among males and females aged 16-18 years were taken. Various self-report measures were administered, for example, aggression questionnaire by Buss and Perry (1992), satisfaction with life scale by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin (1985), positive affect and negative affect acale by Watson, Clark, and Tellegen (1988), and psychological wellbeing scale by Ryff and Keyes (1995). Means and Standard deviations, t-ratios and Correlation Analysis were carried out. Findings indicated significant and inverse relationship between aggression and wellbeing. Significant gender differences emerged in physical aggression where males scored higher as compared to females.

scholarly journals TAKE ME BACK TO MOVE ME FORWARD: RE-ENACTMENT OF THE FAMILY SYSTEM AS A PATHWAY TO BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALEXITHYMIC PATIENTS IN GROUP THERAPY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra ◽  
John S. Ogrodniczuk ◽  
Joanna Cheek ◽  
David Kealy ◽  
Ingrid Sochting
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Family System ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Literature ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Despite much attention in the clinical literature, research on alexithymia in the treatment setting has only recently gained traction. While several reports indicate limited benefit from therapy amongst patients with high alexithymia, this seems to be less so in the context of group therapy. This study considers a specific aspect of the group therapy process - family re-enactment - infacilitating improvement in overall quality of life for patients with high levels of alexithymia.Subjects and methods: Family re-enactment was examined as a potential mediator of the relationship between alexithymia and change in quality of life among 50 patients who completed treatment in an intensive, integrative group therapy programme. Patients completed three self-report measures: Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (baseline), Quality of Life Inventory (baseline, post-therapy), and Therapeutic Factors Inventory-Short Form (week 8). Regression with mediation analysis was employed using the change scorefor the QOLI as the dependent variable, alexithymia scores as the independent variable, and the family re-enactment score as the mediator; baseline quality of life was included in the model as a control variable.Results: Family re-enactment emerged as a significant mediator of the relationship between alexithymia and treatment outcome, implicating it as a contributing mechanism of change for alexithymic patients who participate in group therapy.Conclusion: Patients with higher levels of alexithymia (in particular, difficulty identifying and describing feelings) were more likely to positively endorse aspects of family re-enactment during group therapy, which in turn were significantly associated with greater improvement in patients’ overall quality of life.

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