scholarly journals The relationship between self-isolation during lockdown and individuals' depressive symptoms: Humor as a moderator

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ryota Tsukawaki ◽  
Tomoya Imura
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽  
Japanese Adults ◽  
Aggressive Humor ◽  
The Relationship

The isolation that people of many nations have experienced during lockdown periods to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may adversely affect their mental health. In this study we examined whether humor moderates the relationship between extent of self-isolation and the depressive symptoms that people experience when locked down. Participants were 400 Japanese adults aged between 21 and 69 years, who completed the Humor Styles Questionnaire and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in addition to responding to a question to establish the extent of their self-isolation. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis results indicate that affiliative humor moderated the relationship between the degree of self-isolation and depression, and attenuated their association. In contrast, aggressive humor strengthened their association. Our study findings suggest that affiliative humor served to safeguard people from suffering from depression induced by self-isolation during lockdown, whereas aggressive humor increased the likelihood of people becoming depressed during lockdown.

The influence of workplace stress and coping on depressive symptoms among registered nurses in Bangladesh

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reva Mondal ◽  
Yajai Sitthimongkol ◽  
Nopporn Vongsirimas ◽  
Natkamol Chansatitporn ◽  
Kathy Hegadoren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Nurses report high levels of workplace stress, which has been linked to an increased risk for experiencing depressive symptoms.Nurses’ workplace stress is also linked to increased absenteeism and decreased job satisfaction. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine: (1) the incidence of depressive symptoms among hospital-based registered nurses in Bangladesh; (2) common sources of workplace stress and their relationships to individual characteristics and depressive symptom scores; and (3) the potential mediating roles of coping strategies in the relationship between workplace stress and depressive symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional study design involved three hundred and fifty-two registered nurses. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and three standardized tools measuring sources of nurses’ workplace stress, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms. Results: More than half of the participants scored ≥ 16 on the CES-D, which was associated with a major depression episode. Total NSS scores had a small but significant influence on scores on the depression scale. Coping strategies had no mediated effect on the relationship between workplace stress and scores on the depression scale. Low-reliability coefficients for subscales of two of the standardized tools highlight the challenge for researchers in developing countries to address contextual differences that may influence the meanings attached to individual items.  Conclusion: Findings suggest that the mental health of registered nurses in Bangladesh requires immediate attention in part by attending to workplace stressors. Further research should focus on a deeper understanding of Bangladeshi registered nurses’ work experiences and the unique contribution that workplace stressors have on their physical and mental health.

scholarly journals 1089 Water Intake Moderates the Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Depressive Symptoms: The Latino Health and Well-Being Study

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A414-A415
Author(s):  
J Blanc ◽  
N Williams ◽  
G Jean-Louis ◽  
S Lemon ◽  
M Rosal
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Latino Adults ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Introduction This study examined the relationships between sleep quality and depressive symptoms, and whether this relationship is moderated by frequency of water intake in a sample of Latino adults. Methods Participants in this community-based study were 574 Latino adults from Lawrence, Massachusetts. Assessments included surveys and anthropological measures. Variables in this study included sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index- PSQI), depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale -CES-D) and frequency of water intake in the previous three months (investigator-developed question). Covariates included demographics, stress (Perceived Stress Scale-PSS), and body mass index (BMI). Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to explore associations between sleep and depressive symptoms. Potential moderating effect of frequency of water intake was assessed using hierarchical, moderated, multiple regression analysis. Results The sample was 51.2% female, with a mean age of 46.6 years (SD=15.4) and mean BMI of 29.6 (SD=5.9); 31% of the sample had CES-D scores > 22 (cut off for elevated depressive symptoms), the mean PSQI score was 13.11(SD=3.4) and 92% reported water intake two or more times daily. Sleep quality correlated positively with depression (r=.558; p=.000). After adjusting for covariates, sleep quality was strongly associated with depression (B = .417; SE=13; p =.000). The relationship between sleep quality and depressive symptoms was moderated by frequency of water intake (B= -.186, SE =1.107; p= 0.11). Conclusion This study is among the first to examine the association between sleep quality and depressive symptoms among Latino adults, and to show that frequency of water intake may moderate this association in this population. Support This study was supported by funding from the NIH: R01 MH085653; 1U48DP006381; and T32HL129953.

Extent of depressive symptomatology among patients seeking care in prepaid group practice

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet R. Hankin ◽  
Ben Z. Locke
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Group Practice ◽  
Health Practitioner ◽  
Health Practitioners

SynopsisA total of 1921 consecutive adult patients seen in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics–Gynaecology at a prepaid group practice completed a self-administered depressive symptomatology questionnaire, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). New health practitioners and physicians, who were not mental health specialists, blindly judged the presence or absence of depressive symptomatology. Twenty-one per cent of the patients suffered from depressive symptoms according to the CES-D, but only 15% of these were judged to be depressed by their physician or new health practitioner. The variables which predict the recognition of depressive symptomatology are discussed.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Related Factors in Japanese Employees: A Comparative Study between Surveys from 2007 and 2010

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahito Fushimi
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Survey Period ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Akita Prefecture ◽  
Japanese Employees ◽  
The Relationship

Aims. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and their related factors in Japan. The results were analyzed to identify the relationship between high scores on the CES-D, sociodemographic status, and employment-related variables.Methods. Employees in Akita prefecture completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) during a survey period between November and December 2010. The cutoff point for the CES-D scores was 16 or above (high scorers).Results. Data from 1,476 employees indicated that 44.2% had high scores on the CES-D. Sociodemographic and occupation-related factors associated with a high risk of depression were being female, young age, fewer hours of sleep on weekdays, and working over 8 hours per day, whereas drinking alcohol one to two days per week, albeit only in men, was significantly associated with a low risk of depression. The present results were consistent with the results of a previous survey completed in 2007; however, the present results regarding job categories and smoking behavior were not significantly associated with depression and thus were inconsistent with the 2007 survey data.Conclusions. These results can be useful as benchmark values for the CES-D and might help predict depressive disorders.

scholarly journals The Other Student Debt Crisis: How Borrowing to Pay for a Child’s College Education Relates to Parents’ Mental Health at Midlife

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1494-1503
Author(s):  
Katrina M Walsemann ◽  
Jennifer A Ailshire ◽  
Caroline Sten Hartnett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
College Education ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Educational Debt ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Objectives More parents are borrowing to help their children pay for college. These loans may be a source of financial stress and worry, which could influence parents’ mental health. We determine whether child-related educational debt is associated with worse mental health among parents and if fathers are more sensitive to this debt than mothers, given potential gender differences in financial decision-making and relationships with adult children. Method Data come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, a nationally representative sample of persons born between 1957 and 1964. We used the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and the Short Form-12 Mental Health Component Score to assess mental health. We restricted our sample to parents who had at least one biological child attend college and who were interviewed at age 50, when mental health was assessed (n = 3,545). Results Among fathers, having any child-related educational debt versus none was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, but having greater amounts of child-related educational debt was associated with more depressive symptoms and worse mental health. No relationship was found for mothers. Discussion Our findings indicate that the student debt crisis may also have mental health implications for aging parents, particularly for fathers.

scholarly journals Type of tea consumption and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Yao ◽  
Huashuai Chen ◽  
Lele Chen ◽  
Sang-Yhun Ju ◽  
Huazhen Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Tea Consumption ◽  
Chinese Older Adults

Abstract Background Existing research indicates that tea drinking may exert beneficiary effects on mental health. However, associations between different types of tea intake and mental health such as depression have not been fully examined. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of green tea, fermented tea, and floral tea consumption with depressive symptoms. Methods We used data from the 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, a nationwide survey on older adults in mainland China. A total of 13,115 participants (mean age 83.7 years, 54.2% were women) with valid responses were included in the analysis. The type (green, fermented [black, Oolong, white, yellow, dark, and compressed teas], and floral) and the frequency of tea consumption were recorded, and depressive symptoms were assessed using 10-item of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). We examined the associations between the type and the frequency of tea intake and depression, controlling for a set of demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, behavioral, and health-related variables. Results Overall, intakes of green tea, fermented tea, and floral tea were all significantly associated with lower prevalence of depressive symptoms, independent of other risk factors. Compared with the group of no tea intake, the adjusted ORs of depressive symptoms for daily green tea, fermented tea, and floral tea intake were 0.85 (95% CI: 0.76–0.95), 0.87 (95% CI: 0.76–0.99), and 0.70 (95% CI: 0.59–0.82), respectively. Linear associations were observed between the frequencies of all three types of tea intake and depressive symptoms (P < 0.05 for trends for all three types). The associations of the type and the frequency of tea intake and depressive symptoms were robust in several sensitivity analyses. Conclusions Among Chinese older adults, regularly consumed any type of tea (green, fermented, or floral) were less likely to show depressive symptoms, the associations seemed more pronounced among floral tea and green tea drinkers.

Genetic contribution to the relationship between personality and depressive symptoms among older women

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1357-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Pakkala ◽  
S. Read ◽  
J. Kaprio ◽  
M. Koskenvuo ◽  
M. Kauppinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Genetic Relationship ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shared Genetic

BackgroundPrior studies suggest that certain types of personality are at higher risk for developing depressive disorders. This study examined the relationship between old age depressive symptoms and two middle-age personality dimensions, neuroticism and extraversion.MethodThe present study is part of the Finnish Twin Study on Aging, where altogether 409 female twins who had completed the Eysenck Personality Inventory at the age of 38–51 years were studied for depressive symptoms 28 years later using Center for the Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Logistic regression analysis suitable for dependent data and univariate and Cholesky models for decomposing the genetic and environmental factor were used.ResultsMiddle age extraversion protected from later depressive symptoms while neuroticism increased the risk. Twin modeling indicated that the association between neuroticism and depressive symptoms resulted from shared genetic risk factors common to both traits. However, a substantial proportion of the genetic vulnerability was specific to old age depressive symptoms and was not shared with neuroticism. Middle age extraversion had no genetic relationship with old age depressive symptoms.ConclusionsThe relationship between middle age neuroticism and old age depressive symptoms is strong but only partly the result of genetic factors that predispose to both neuroticism and depressive symptoms. Extraversion, by contrast, has no genetic relationship with depressive symptoms experienced in old age.

scholarly journals Association between Bullying Victimization and Symptoms of Depression among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3316
Author(s):  
Songli Mei ◽  
Yueyang Hu ◽  
Mengzi Sun ◽  
Junsong Fei ◽  
Chuanen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Bullying victimization and its effect on symptoms of depression have received attention from researchers, but few studies have considered the potential mechanism. The aim of this study was to examine a moderated mediation model for the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms in terms of it being mediated by social anxiety, and investigated whether sleep duration would show moderating effects in this relationship. Methods: In this study, there were 2956 students, who completed three questionnaires, including a bullying victimization scale, as well as a social anxiety and epidemiologic studies depression scale. Results: Bullying victimization’s effects on depressive symptoms were mediated by social anxiety. Furthermore, sleep duration moderated the relationship between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: The research contributes by clarifying the mechanisms underlying the relationship between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals Self-compassion as a mediator of the association between autistic traits and depressive/anxious symptomatology

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136236132096685
Author(s):  
John Galvin ◽  
Abby Howes ◽  
Bethany McCarthy ◽  
Gareth Richards
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Autism Spectrum Quotient ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
The Relationship

Self-compassion refers to the extension of kindness to oneself when faced with inadequacies, shortcomings or failures. This study examined the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between autistic traits and depressive/anxious symptomatology in the general population. Participants included 164 university students (69 males and 95 females) ranging in age from 18 to 51 years (mean = 23.16, standard deviation = 7.81). Participants completed the Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Self-Compassion Scale, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A series of multiple mediation analyses was conducted using the bootstrapping method, and it was found that Total Self-Compassion and the two subscales of Compassionate Self-Responding and Uncompassionate Self-Responding partially mediated the relationship between autistic traits and anxious/depressive symptoms. The indirect effect of self-compassion accounted for 41.9% of the variance in the relationship between autistic traits and depressive symptoms and 50% of the variance in the relationship between autistic traits and anxiety symptoms. It was also further found that the correlation between autistic traits and self-compassion was significantly stronger in males than females. Although preliminary, the current findings suggest that self-compassion could potentially serve as a target for clinical intervention in individuals with elevated autistic traits who experience anxiety and/or depression. Lay Abstract In this study, we asked 164 undergraduate students to complete an online questionnaire. The questionnaire measured the students’ levels of autistic traits, self-compassion, and experience of anxiety and depression. We were interested in knowing if self-compassion (defined as the extension of kindness to oneself when faced with challenges) had any influence on the relationship between autistic traits and experiences of anxiety and depression. The results of the study indicated that self-compassion may be an important factor influencing the relationship between autistic traits and mental health, with higher levels of self-compassion being related to more positive mental health outcomes. Although the findings should be considered preliminary in nature, they do suggest that self-compassion could potentially be a target for clinical intervention in people with elevated autistic traits and experience anxiety and/or depression.

scholarly journals Is the Effect of Body Dissatisfaction on Depressive Symptoms Dependent on Weight Status? A Study with Early-to-Middle Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1020-1034
Author(s):  
Maria João Carapeto ◽  
Raquel Domingos ◽  
Guida Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
The Relationship

Depression is a recognized mental health problem in adolescence and body dissatisfaction is an important risk factor. The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between body dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms, and whether it depends on adolescents’ weight status, an issue that remains understudied. Two hundred and fourteen adolescents (12–16 years) completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, body dissatisfaction and weight status (i.e., current body weight and height, to compute body mass index z-scores, BMIz). Hierarchical multiple regression and moderation analyses were conducted, accounting for gender and age effects on depressive symptoms. Body dissatisfaction was found to be a predictor of depressive symptoms for the low and median BMIz adolescents, but not for those with high BMIz. In addition, this interaction of body dissatisfaction and BMIz improved the ability of the regression model to explain depressive symptoms´ variance beyond the effect of gender and age. The high-BMIz adolescents presented higher body dissatisfaction but similar levels of depressive symptoms, compared to the lower BMIz adolescents. These findings suggest the influence of body dissatisfaction in the emergence of depressive symptoms in the first half of adolescence, and the importance of weight status throughout this path.

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