scholarly journals Dimensions of Self-Construal Associated with Self-Esteem and Depression: A Study among Mexican Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter B. Smith ◽  
Lorena Pérez Floriano ◽  
Paola Eunice Díaz Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Behavioral Variability ◽  
Mexican Students ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between dimensions of self-construal and reported mood states is examined among two samples of Mexican students. Scales focused on seven different aspects of self-construal were employed. Respondents favored predominantly individualistic ways of describing themselves, but also scored high on connection to others. These effects were particularly strong among respondents from Tijuana when compared with those from Mexico City. Depressive mood state was predicted by higher self-reported connection with others, commitment to others, receptiveness to influence and behavioral variability. High self-esteem was predicted by higher self-reported consistency, self-orientation, self-direction and expressiveness.

Modelling the impact of functionality, cognition, and mood state on awareness in people with Alzheimer’s disease

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Anna Fischer ◽  
Marcia Cristina Nascimento Dourado ◽  
Jerson Laks ◽  
Jesus Landeira-Fernandez ◽  
Robin G. Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Medium Effect ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Competing Models ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectives:To investigate the nature of the relationship between cognitive function, mood state, and functionality in predicting awareness in a non-clinically depressed sample of participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in Brazil.Methods:People with AD (PwAD) aged 60 years or older were recruited from an outpatient unit at the Center of AD of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Measures of awareness of condition (Assessment Scale of the Psychosocial Impact of the Diagnosis of Dementia), cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination), mood state (Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia), and functionality (Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire) were applied to 264 people with mild to moderate AD and their caregivers. Hypotheses were tested statistically using SEM approach. Three competing models were compared.Results:The first model, in which the influence of mood state and cognitive function on awareness was mediated by functionality, showed a very good fit to the data and a medium effect size. The competing models, in which the mediating variables were mood state and cognitive function, respectively, only showed poor model fit.Conclusion:Our model supports the notion that the relationship between different factors and awareness in AD is mediated by functionality and not by depressive mood state or cognitive level. The proposed direct and indirect effects on awareness are discussed, as well as the missing direct influence of mood state on awareness. The understanding of awareness in dementia is crucial and our model gives one possible explanation of its underlying structure in AD.

scholarly journals Negative Mood States Correlate with Laterobasal Amygdala in Collegiate Football Players

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han Byul Cho ◽  
Charles Elliott Bueler ◽  
Jennifer DiMuzio ◽  
Charlie Hicks-Little ◽  
Erin McGlade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mood State ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Negative Mood States ◽  
Postconcussion Symptoms ◽  
Collegiate Football ◽  
The Relationship

A number of studies have suggested that sports-related concussion (SRC) may place individuals at increased risk for depression and negative outcomes including suicide. However, the mechanisms underlying a potential relationship between brain integrity and mood remain unclear. The current study is aimed at examining the association between amygdala shape, mood state, and postconcussion symptoms in collegiate football players. Thirty members of 1 football team completed the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the postconcussion symptom scale (PCSS), and an MRI protocol during preseason camp. T1-weighted images were acquired and three-dimensional amygdala and probabilistic maps were created for shape analysis. Correlation analyses between POMS and PCSS and the relationship between POMS and amygdala shape were completed. In the amygdala, the left laterobasal subregion showed a positive relationship with the POMS total score and subscales scores. No significant relationship between PCSS and amygdala shape was found. Significant positive correlations were found between POMS subscales and PCSS. These results indicate that amygdala structure may be more closely associated with negative mood states than postconcussion symptoms. These findings suggest that premorbid individual differences in effect may provide critical insight into the relationship between negative mood and outcomes in collegiate football players with SRC.

How Do You Create Ideas When You Are Excited, Calm, Upset or Fatigued? – The Relationship between Mood State and Creativity

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fasiha, M. Y. N.
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Design Task ◽  
The Relationship

Design process is a process an engineer goes through in devising a solution of a problem. The process requires both knowledge and creativity. Idea generation during the conceptualization stage of design process is the process in which creativity is most utilized by designers. Many factors affect the creativity of the created ideas including the mood states of the designers. The aim of this study is to identify how the creative nature of designers at the beginning stage of design in which the process of ideation is applied, is affected by their mood states. For that purpose, a number of student designers are first induced into several mood states before given a design task. The task applied is on designing a solution for improving the use of a commonly used artefact. The creativity of the idea is evaluated based on the fluency, originality, and expansion. As the result, the ‘positive activating mood’ is found to be effective for higher level of creativity. 

Personality, self‐esteem, and self‐construal as correlates of forgivingness

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Neto ◽  
Etienne Mullet
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Relative Independence ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Willingness To Forgive ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between forgivingness (enduring resentment, sensitivity to circumstances, and overall propensity to forgive) and a number of personality dimensions relevant to forgivingness was examined. These dimensions were self‐esteem, shyness and embarrassment, on one hand, and self‐construal and perceived loneliness, on the other hand. The main relationships between forgivingness and personality concerned the interpersonal dimensions of personality: shyness, embarrassment, independence from others, and interdependence with others. However, the intra‐personal, strictly self‐referential concomitants of these dimensions (self‐esteem and loneliness) were not much linked to forgivingness. Furthermore, each personality factor had a distinct link with forgivingness: independence made the resentment still more enduring, shyness and social embarrassment exacerbated the sensitivity to circumstances, and interdependence increased the willingness to forgive. These findings throw light on the double aspect of forgiveness as intra‐ and inter‐individual and on the relative independence of these aspects. The observed pattern of relationships varied notably (and significantly) as a function of the participants' genders. It could be therefore important, in future studies, to compute systematically correlation coefficients or assess main effects separately for women and men. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals The interplay between self-construal, social support, and psychological adaptation of Indian immigrants’ in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Kateri ◽  
Evangelos Karademas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Indian Immigrants ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In the present study, the interplay between self-construal, social support and psychological adaptation of first generation Indian immigrants residing in Crete (N = 114) was examined. The first aim of the study was to analyze the association of self-construal with anxiety, depression, and self-esteem as indicators of psychological adaptation. It was hypothesized that Indian immigrants would maintain a more interdependent than independent self-construal and that Indians with high interdependent self-construal would receive more social support and have less adaptation problems compared to immigrants’ with a more independent self-construal. Furthermore, the second aim was to examine the relation of social support to self-construal, and psychological adaptation. It was hypothesized that interdependent self-construal would have positive effects on psychological adaptation through social support (mediation). A moderation effect was also hypothesized, in that social support was expected to act protectively for Indians with high interdependence, regarding psychological adaptation. The results verified some of the hypotheses but there were unexpected findings as well. Interdependence was not related to any indices of psychological adaptation, while a negative relationship was found between independent self-construal and self-esteem. Although, social support was not related either to self-construal or to adaptation, it acted as mediator in the relationship between interdependent self-construal and depression. Furthermore, a moderation effect was found on the relationship between independent self-construal and self-esteem. There are certain implications of these findings, regarding the impact of cultural values in counseling and the role of social support in immigrants’ psychological adaptation.

scholarly journals An investigation into the relationship between pre-competition mood states, age, gender and a national ranking in artistic gymnastics

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dóra Boldizsár ◽  
István Soós ◽  
Ian Whyte ◽  
Pál Hamar
Keyword(s):  
Mood State ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Total N ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
National Ranking ◽  
Mood Scale ◽  
Female Gymnasts ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigated the relationship between pre-competition mood state factors in gymnastics by gender, age and a national ranking. Participant-gymnasts (total n=116, male n=49, female n=67) completed a Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) one day prior to their main competition of the year. Information was also gathered from gymnasts of gender, age and a national ranking. Consistent with theoretical predictions, results confirmed that a number of pre-competition mood states differed by age with both juniors and seniors having a higher level of anger than children (p<.05 respectively). Also, seniors demonstrated higher tension than children (p<.001). However, only anger showed significant differences by gender with male gymnasts demonstrating higher levels of anger than female gymnasts (p<.05), and with international gymnasts registering higher levels of anger compared with second class gymnasts (p<.05). Authors suggest that future research should investigate relationships between the pre-competition mood in other gymnastics-related disciplines and sports, as well as competitive performances.

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