scholarly journals Putting into Words the COVID-19 Lockdown Experience: Psychological Symptoms and the Referential Process

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Rachele Mariani ◽  
Silvia Monaco ◽  
Michela Di Trani
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Paranoid Ideation ◽  
Reflection Function ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Referential Process ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
The Relationship

The coronavirus pandemic is a unique collective event which has affected the physical and psychological health of all individuals. Restrictions imposed by governments to counteract this situation have represented risk factors for developing psychopathological symptoms. This study aims to explore the relationship between psychological symptoms and the referential process (RP). Forty-eight healthy participants (25 males, mean age = 39.3; SD = 16.6) completed a demographic questionnaire and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) through an online platform and wrote about their experience 3 weeks after the imposition of the lockdown. Different linguistic measures of the RP were applied to the narratives. The logical functions expressed through written narratives (The Italian Reflection Dictionary score, IREF) showed significant positive correlations with the SCL-90-R General Score Index (GSI) and different SCL-90-R subscales (depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsiveness, interpersonal sensitivity, hostility, and paranoid ideation). On the contrary, the reorganization and reflection function related to emotional events (The Italian Weighted Reflection and Reorganization List score, IWRRL) showed significant negative correlations with the SCL-90-R’s GSI and different subscales (obsessive-compulsiveness, depression, anxiety). The results highlight the relationship between psychological symptoms and complex defense mechanisms based on the intellectualization of negative emotions and a positive strategy of reorganization based on emotional elaboration. These results suggest the importance of supporting collective elaborations of citizens in the context of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Interaction Between Coping Strategies Among Infertile Couples and Women’s Psychological Symptoms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Kazemi ◽  
Marjan Torabi ◽  
Mahshid Abdishahshahani
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Treatment ◽  
Infertile Couples ◽  
Other Blame ◽  
Couples Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Social problems and suffering from treatment process for infertile couples requires the couples use coping strategies for balancing the infertility crisis. According to the close interactions of the couples with each other, the objective of the study was assess of interrelationships between coping strategies of the infertile couples under assisted reproductive treatment and women’s psychological symptoms.Method This cross sectional research was done on 212 infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment. The using level of coping strategies, the stress, anxiety and depression levels were evaluated by using valid questionnaire. The relations between the coping strategies of the couples with each other, and also women’s stress, anxiety and depression levels were evaluated.Results The results showed the relationship between using the coping strategies by men, except understanding emotion, maintaining optimism strategies, and the coping strategies by women showed a significant relation. The results showed that the stress, anxiety and depression levels of women were positively related to the using of self-focused rumination and other blame strategies.Conclusion The couples’ coping strategies toward infertility are interacted and psychological symptoms in women’s are affected by their partners’ coping strategies and using of self-focused rumination and other blame strategies by men may effect on partners’ psychological health.

scholarly journals The Effect of Perceived Social Support on Psychological Health among Women Exposed to Psychological Violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
The Relationship

Psychological abuse is special type of violence which can shift to physical violence, can be associated with severe psychological symptoms, and escalate the devastating effect of other types of violence. The aim of the present study is to examine the role of perceived social support (PSS) on the relationship between psychological violence and psychological symptoms among women. The sample consisted of 293 women participated through a web-based survey. While the ages of the participants varied between 18 and 66 (M=32.19, SD=9.90), 75.4% of them stated that they are currently in a romantic relationship. In addition, most of the participants have high school or higher education level (%88,8). After the Informed Consent Form, Demographic Information Form, Profile of Psychological Abuse, Brief Symptom Inventory and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were administered respectively. When PSS from different sources were examined, it was detected that PSS from family had a moderator role in psychological violence and anxiety, negative self-concept and hostility relations. However, the protective effect of PSS from family was not found for depression and somatization. PSS from friends and significant others did not moderate the relationship between psychological violence and psychological symptoms. The results of the present study indicated that PSS from family has an important role for the psychological health of women exposed to psychological violence. All social sources having a protective role against psyhological violence which can lead to physical violence in romantic relationships are important for the public policies for preventing violence against women. The findings of the present study were discussed in the context of protective functions of social support for the social problem of violence against women in Turkey. Keywords Psychological violence, psychological symptom, perceived social support

Women, Housing, and Mental Health

1987 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 667-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Gabe ◽  
Paul Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Community Survey ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intervening Variables

This article is concerned with crowding in the home and psychological health in women. After a brief literature review, the relationship is investigated using data from a community survey conducted in West London in 1977. Our findings indicate a J-shaped relationship between internal density and psychological symptoms— low as well as high levels of crowding were detrimental. This pattern was found to persist after relevant intervening variables were controlled for. These findings are interpreted within the context of women's subordination within the home.

The Psychological Health of “Joiners”

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Wann ◽  
Christi L. Ensor
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Social Complexity ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Diverse Groups ◽  
The Relationship

The current study examined the relationship between scores on social complexity and psychological health. A sample of 202 college students yielded positive correlations for propensity to join and maintain memberships in diverse groups with psychological health, thereby replicating past research.

From Container to Claustrum: Projective Identification in Couples

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Projective Identification ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
As If

This paper is a contribution to the growing literature on the role of projective identification in understanding couples' dynamics. Projective identification as a defence is well suited to couples, as intimate partners provide an ideal location to deposit unwanted parts of the self. This paper illustrates how projective identification functions differently depending on the psychological health of the couple. It elucidates how healthier couples use projective identification more as a form of communication, whereas disturbed couples are inclined to employ it to invade and control the other, as captured by Meltzer's concept of "intrusive identification". These different uses of projective identification affect couples' capacities to provide what Bion called "containment". In disturbed couples, partners serve as what Meltzer termed "claustrums" whereby projections are not contained, but imprisoned or entombed in the other. Applying the concept of claustrum helps illuminate common feelings these couples express, such as feeling suffocated, stifled, trapped, held hostage, or feeling as if the relationship is killing them. Finally, this paper presents treatment challenges in working with more disturbed couples.

Sleep Reactivity and Psychological Health in Normal Sleepers: the moderating role of stress

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason G. Ellis ◽  
Sarah Allen ◽  
Michael Perlis ◽  
Michael Grandner ◽  
Maria Gardani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Public Health Campaign ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dysfunctional Cognitions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The aim of the present study was to determine whether normal sleepers with vulnerability to insomnia, via high sleep reactivity, demonstrate more sleep-related dysfunctional cognitions and behaviours and poorer psychological health compared to those who are not vulnerable. Further, the influence of stress on the relationship between sleep reactivity and psychological health was also examined. A cross-sectional survey of 737 young adult ‘normal’ sleepers from the general population was undertaken. Results indicated normal sleepers vulnerable to insomnia demonstrated more sleep-related dysfunctional cognitions and behaviours as well as poorer psychological health compared to those not vulnerable. Furthermore, the relationship between sleep reactivity and psychological health was moderated by perceived stress over the previous month and life events over the previous year. Therefore, identifying and supporting those who are vulnerable to insomnia may be a fruitful avenue for preventative public health campaign to mitigate both insomnia and poor psychological health.

scholarly journals The Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions in Italy. The Mediating Role of the Fear of COVID-19 in the Relationship between Positive and Negative Affect with Positive and Negative Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-710
Author(s):  
Andrea Zammitti ◽  
Chiara Imbrogliera ◽  
Angela Russo ◽  
Rita Zarbo ◽  
Paola Magnano
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Italy was quickly hit hard by the coronavirus. ‘Lockdown’ has significantly impacted the psychological health, personal wellbeing and quality of life of the people. The study aims to explore the relationship between positive and negative affect, as well as positive (spiritual well-being and flourishing) and negative outcomes (psychological distress caused by a traumatic life event in terms of perception of PTSD symptoms) on Italian adults during the lockdown period. Data was collected between April and May 2020. The participants were 281 Italian adults aged between 18 and 73 years. The survey was composed of the following measures: Flourishing Scale, Jarel Spiritual Well-Being scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Impact of Event Scale—Revised, Fear of COVID-19. The mediational analysis shows that fear of COVID-19 fully mediates the relationship between negative affect and spiritual well-being and flourishing; fear of COVID-19 partially mediates the relationship between negative affect and PTSD symptoms; the positive affect shows only direct effects on positive outcomes. Therefore, fear of COVID-19 does not play any mediation role. Implications for psychological interventions and future research will be discussed.

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