How the Value of Health Moderates the Link between Age and Depressive Symptoms: Further Evidence

To extend earlier findings, this pilot study explored the role of self-reported value of health as a moderator between age and scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. 157 undergraduate students completed the Health Value Scale and the Beck inventory. There was no significant main effect for age with scores on the Beck inventory; however, scores on the Health Value Scale and their interaction with age were significant contributors to scores on the Beck Depression Inventory. These results are consistent with earlier findings. Implications for research and development are discussed.

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Competition and Collaboration in Translation Education

Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation - Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6615-3.ch001 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1-26

Author(s):

Tarek Shamma

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Group Work ◽

University Student ◽

The Other ◽

Negative Effects ◽

United Arab Emirates University ◽

Translator Education

This chapter discusses the results of a pilot study that explored the use of contests in translation pedagogy, proposing methods for designing classroom and extracurricular contests. Three translation contests (two in-class and one extracurricular) were conducted for undergraduate students at United Arab Emirates University. Student questionnaires were used to examine the potential role of contests in translator education and, in particular, the positive and negative effects of competition on students' motivation. The use of group work was also examined as a method of minimizing the potential negative effects of competition, as described in the literature. The study indicates that contests can be useful in stimulating student motivation, especially on the basic levels of education. On the other hand, it is suggested that, while group work is seen as effective and desirable by most students, there are caveats to be considered when planning and implementing this type of activity.

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Romantic Acts and Depression

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2000.86.1.260 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 86 (1) ◽

pp. 260-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John Maltby ◽

Liza Day

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

General Health ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Health Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

The aim of the present study was to provide an examination of the relationship between the importance individuals attach to romantic acts and depressive symptoms. Among 140 male and 160 female English undergraduate students, the importance individuals attach to romantic acts is significantly negatively correlated with higher scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and the Depression symptoms subscale of the General Health Questionnaire among the men only.

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A pilot study comparing The Borg CR Scale® (centiMax®) and the Beck Depression Inventory for scaling depressive symptoms

Nordic Psychology ◽

10.1080/19012276.2018.1526705 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

pp. 164-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elisabet Borg ◽

Adsson MagalhÃes ◽

Marcelo Fernandes Costa ◽

Ewa MÖrtberg

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Beck Depression Inventory

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Preliminary Study of Health Value as a Moderator of the Link between Age and Life Satisfaction

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.443 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 79 (2) ◽

pp. 443-446 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amy L. Fahey ◽

Amy D. Beck ◽

Robert M. Pugh ◽

Judy L. Buerger ◽

Edward C. Chang

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Report ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Value Analysis ◽

Health Value ◽

Main Effect ◽

Life Scale

In the present study of the influence of health value as a potential moderator of age and life satisfaction, 157 undergraduate students ( M = 20.8 yr.) completed a battery in which they provided demographic information and completed a number of different self-report measures, including the Satisfaction With Life Scale and the Health Value Scale. A 2 (younger vs older) × 2 (high vs low health value) analysis of variance with life satisfaction as the dependent variable showed a significant main effect for health value and a significant interaction between age and health value but no main effect for age. These findings support health value as a moderator of the relation between age and psychological well-being. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Underdiagnosis of Depression in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: The Role of Nonspecific Symptoms

The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine ◽

10.2190/yf10-h39r-ny6m-mt1g ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 221-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 64

Author(s):

Kenneth E. Freedland ◽

Patrick J. Lustman ◽

Robert M. Carney ◽

Barry A. Hong

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery Disease ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Coronary Artery ◽

Major Depression ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Cardiac Patients ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Artery Disease

Objective: To determine whether the underdiagnosis of major depression (MD) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) may be explained by low specificity and mild severity of depressive symptoms in affected patients. Method: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to assess depression symptoms in thirty-one patients with both CAD and MD, and eighty-three patients with CAD but without MD. Results: Only ten (48%) of the symptoms were significantly more common in the MD than in the non-MD group, and nine symptoms were present in at least 20 percent of both groups. Of these nine nonspecific symptoms, only one (insomnia) was more severe in the MD patients than in the non-MD group ( p < .006). When all twenty-one symptoms were rank ordered by frequency, the most common symptoms in the MD group were also the most common in the non-MD group ( r = .91, p < .001). Conclusions: The symptoms of major depression were found to be relatively mild and nonspecific in patients with CAD. This may help to explain why depression is underdiagnosed in cardiac patients.

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University Blues: Role of Attachment and Distress on Students’ Evaluations of Instructors’ Teaching Performance

Journal of Relationships Research ◽

10.1017/jrr.2019.19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica Reid ◽

Elaine Scharfe

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Attachment Anxiety ◽

Teaching Performance ◽

Attachment Representations ◽

Student Evaluations Of Teaching ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Teaching Evaluations

AbstractDespite concerns about bias, student evaluations of teaching continue to be significant to faculty career advancement in academia. In a recent study, attachment representations were shown to be associated with students’ perceptions of instructors (Henson & Scharfe, 2011); students with insecure-anxious representations were more likely to rate their professors negatively. These data, however, were cross-sectional, and the role of distress in this association was not examined. To examine the influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the association between attachment representations and evaluations of instructors’ teaching performance, 102 undergraduate students (91% female, 17–38 years old) completed questionnaires at two time points during the semester. Interestingly, both attachment anxiety and avoidance measured at the beginning of the semester were negatively associated with teaching evaluations at the end of the semester, and this effect was stronger for participants who reported high anxiety and depressive symptoms. The findings are consistent with previous work exploring the perception of others of depressed and non-depressed individuals, and provides some support for Bowlby's original proposals concerning the importance of distress in understanding the effects of attachment. Strategies to support students’ transition to post-secondary education and to promote positive teaching evaluations are discussed.

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EGOCENTRISM AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN YOUNG ADULTS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.1990.18.2.279 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 279-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Pierre Baron ◽

Jayne Hanna

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Young People ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

The intent of the present study is to examine the relationship between egocentrism and depressive symptoms in young adults. One hundred and fifty-two undergraduate students (53 males, 99 females) from the University of Ottawa (Canada), whose ages ranged from 18 to 25 years, completed the Adolescent Egocentrism and Sociocentrism Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. As predicted, young adults with high egocentrism showed significantly more depressive symptoms than those with low egocentrism. Results are discussed in light of the literature on depression in young people.

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Predicting resistance to health education messages for cannabis use: The role of rebelliousness, autic mastery, health value and ethnicity

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105312438111 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 157-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ellen L Boddington ◽

Mark R McDermott

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Cannabis Use ◽

Reversal Theory ◽

Significant Independent Predictor ◽

Health Value ◽

Common Misconception ◽

The Common ◽

Theory Framework

The prevalent use of cannabis by adolescents and young adults, combined with the common misconception that smoking cannabis is relatively harmless, warrants the exploration of factors influencing resistance to health education messages about cannabis use. This investigation did so within a Reversal Theory framework. One hundred and thirteen undergraduate students responded to an informative leaflet detailing the health effects of smoking cannabis. The most significant independent predictor of message resistance was frequency of cannabis use, followed by proactive rebelliousness, autic mastery, health value and ethnicity. These findings have implications for the development, design and targeting of cannabis health education programmes.

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Spirituality, Life Stress, and Affective Well-Being

Journal of Psychology and Theology ◽

10.1177/009164710703500306 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 235-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

David V. Powers ◽

Robert J. Cramer ◽

Joshua M. Grubka

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Life Stress ◽

Well Being ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Future Research ◽

Positive And Negative Affect ◽

Age Range

Recent research has explored many aspects of affective well-being, including depressive symptoms, positive and negative affect. The present study sought to contribute to this line of inquiry by investigating the role of life stress, spiritual life integration (SLI), and social justice commitment (SJC) in predicting affective well-being. Participants were 136 undergraduate students with a mean age of 18.82 (SD = 1.07), and age range of 17–22. Participants completed a questionnaire packet including the Undergraduate Stress Questionnaire (USQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Spiritual Involvement Scale which includes SLI and SJC subscales. In line with previous findings, life stress significantly predicted negative affect and depressive symptoms in hierarchical regression analyses. Contrary to previous research, SLI did not predict any aspect of affective well-being. Finally, SJC significantly predicted positive affect, negative affect, and depressive symptoms. Interpretations, implications, limitations, and future research are discussed.

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