scholarly journals Work Stress, Mental Health and Validation of Professional Stress Scale (PSS) in an Italian-Speaking Teachers Sample

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1434
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Limone ◽  
Roberto Zefferino ◽  
Giusi Antonia Toto ◽  
Gianfranco Tomei
Keyword(s):  
Work Stress ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Professional Stress ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Variance Explained

This study aimed validate the Italian version of the Professional Stress Scale (PSS). A questionnaire was translated into Italian and administered to two sample groups. The first group (n = 200) was the control group and the second (n = 1137) the experimental group. The participants in the study were students enrolled in a special needs training teacher course or a specialization course that aims to train support teachers. The study conducted two analyses; factor and reliability analyses. The factor analysis utilized the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test which had a result of 0.925 for the scale; this was above the acceptable value of 0.7. The research studied 33 items and the BTS was significant for the 33 items scale (χ2 (528) = 4353.508, p < 0.001). Moreover, five eigenvalues greater than 1 were identified in the data, whereas the total variance explained was 63.7%. The reliability test utilized the Cronbach’s Alpha score (0.936) of the scale and the value is calculated based on the response of 1106 individuals. The value is well above the value of 0.80, which indicates a high internal consistency level of the different items of the scale. This study showed that the Italian version of the PSS is a reliable and valid measure that can be used for research and clinical purposes.

Effect of Spiritual Counseling on Stress Level of College Going Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrs. Aarti Kaiwart ◽  
Mr. Manish Gupta ◽  
Dr. Hemadri Sao ◽  
Dr. Santosh Vishvakarma
Keyword(s):  
Work Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
College Going ◽  
Spiritual Counseling ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Life Work

Today Stress is a part of our daily life work. Stress free life is nearly impossible to all people. But management of stress can be life easeful to live. Spiritual counseling can be one of the best tools for stress management. This research explores the effectiveness of spiritual counseling on stress level among college going students. Two group pre-post designs were used on Sample of 50 (25 in experimental and 25 in control group) college students. They were selected by incidental sampling method from the various colleges of Chhattisgarh. The age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 22 years. The experimental group was regularly exposed to Therapeutic intervention for 45 days. During this intervention the researcher discussed the problems with students & suggested them with solution through the reference of “Amritwani” heard every day. Data were collected through the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) by “Cohen”. For Statistical analysis of data “t-test.” Used. Results indicate highly significant effect of spiritual counseling on stress of college going students at 0.01 level of confidence.

scholarly journals A Study of Stress Reduction Through PMR and Talk therapy Among College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 314-320
Author(s):  
Nikhil Chaudhary ◽  
Dr. Tarun Kumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Talk Therapy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Stress refers to the situation of excess or deficit of one’s resources in certain circumstances. The state of stress is very much common among students, especially college going students who had to deal with numerous stressors in their daily lives. To conquer such stressful situation, counseling and its related intervention programme plays a vital role. Counseling refers to a systematic and professional relationship between a professional (Counselor or Psychologist) and a sufferer (Client) in which several techniques are collectively applied to resolve client’s stressful issues. The aim of this research is to study the level of stress reduction with the help of PMR and Talk therapy among college students. A standardized stress scale namely ‘Perceived Stress Scale’ develop by Sheldon Cohen which is possessing high reliability and validity was conducted on 60 college students. Out of them, 30 students were in control and 30 were in experimental group. Furthermore, it was found that students belonging to experimental group were given a proper counseling programme of 5 sessions including PMR and Talk therapy and this result in significant difference at 0.01 level and ultimately leads to reduced stress level as compared to control group. It was found that there is a there is a positive relationship between PMR & Talk therapy and stress reduction of college students.

scholarly journals Membaca Al Fatihah Reflektif Intuitif untuk Menurunkan Depresi dan Meningkatkan Imunitas

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Very Julianto ◽  
Subandi
Keyword(s):  
Boarding School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Microscopic Slide

This study aimed to reduce depression and increase immunity through training of reading of the reflective intuitive Al-Fatihah. Researchers used an experimental method with pretest-posttest control group design. Each experimental group and control group consisted of 10 students of Islamic Boarding School. To measure stress degree, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) was used. Immunity was measured with microscopic slide method using hematology analyzer. Quantitative analysis was done through a mixed design anova statistical test. The results showed that the training could reduce depression (F=15.34, p

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Reflective-Intuitive Al Fatihah Reading Therapy in Reducing Autoimmune Survivor Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fauzan Elka Putra ◽  
Fuad Nashori
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Reading Therapy ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

<p>This study aims to investigate the employment of a reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah chapter as a therapy to decrease stress levels in patients with autoimmune. Conducting experimental research, the research design of this study is a non-randomized pretest-posttest control group and the participant recruited are female Muslims suffering from one of the autoimmune diseases. In this research, to measure stress levels, this study adapts a stress subtest of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) in which the Indonesian language is used to administer the scale. The therapy itself adopts Maulana, Subandi, and Asturi’s (2016) module of a reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah chapter. The data are analyzed through the Mann-Whitney U-Test in order to figure out the differences of the levels of stress in the experimental group before and after the intervention given and afterward to compare it to the control group. This study reveals the meaning process in the reflective-intuitive reading of the Al Fatihah for a particular time could decrease the levels of stress of patients with an autoimmune disease. </p><p> </p><p><em>Penelitian ini </em><em>bertujuan untuk mengkaji peran terapi membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif dalam penurunan tingkat stres pada pasien autoimun. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen kuasi dengan desain non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. Subjek yang dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini adalah perempuan yang beragama Islam dan menderita salah satu penyakit autoimun. Dalam penelitian ini tingkat stres subjek diukur menggunakan Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) subtes stres yang sudah diadaptasi ke dalam bahasa Indonesia. Pelaksanaan terapi mengacu pada modul membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif yang dikembangkan peneliti dan tim dengan merujuk pada modul Maulana, Subandi, dan Asturi. Analisis data menggunakan uji Mann Whitney U-Test untuk mengetahui perbedaan tingkat stres pada kelompok perlakuan di saat sebelum dan sesudah intervensi dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terapi membaca Al Fatihah reflektif-intuitif dapat menurunkan tingkat stres pada pasien autoimun setelah melewati proses pemaknaan yang menghabiskan waktu tertentu.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Immediate Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy Massage versus Massage in Work Stress, Burnout, and HRV Parameters: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Chiu-Yen Wu ◽  
Hsiu-Fang Lee ◽  
C. W. Chang ◽  
Hui-Chu Chiang ◽  
Yu-Hsia Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Stress ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Type A ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Type A Personality ◽  
Experimental Group

Background. Occupational stress is a common issue faced by workers in every discipline. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, such as aromatherapy massage or massage, have antistress effects in the literature. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial with triple blinds is to evaluate the immediate effects of lavender aromatherapy massage for improving work stress, burnout, and HRV parameters of female employees in a university. Methods. A total of 53 subjects in experimental group whereas 57 subjects in control group completed interventions and measurement and led to power of 0.98. Inferential statistics, as independent t-test, paired t-test, and Chi-Square test, were performed to verify the expected relationships. Results. The present study found that subjects in experimental group reported a lower role stress and less inclined to type A personality trait after aromatherapy massage with lavender. For control group, only less inclined to type A personality trait was reported after receiving massage. For burnout, a significant lower personal burnout and work-related burnout were reported after aromatherapy massage whereas only increased client-related burnout was reported in control group. For HRV, both the experimental and control groups reported higher SDNN and RMSSD in time domain after intervention. Contradictory HRT and PSI in time domain were significantly lower after intervention. In frequency domain of HRV, both groups reported significantly higher value in VLF and HF. In addition, the experimental group reported significantly higher value in TP and LF after intervention. Conclusions. Both the lavender aromatherapy massage and massage did show immediate effect on different dimensions of work stress, burnout, and HRV. These two interventions can be applied as routine leisure activities by personal preference to reduce stresses occurring in work environment.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN KEBERSYUKURAN UNTUK MENURUNKAN STRES KERJA GURU DI SEKOLAH INKLUSI

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Prapti Leguminosa ◽  
Fuad Nashori ◽  
Mira Aliza Rachmawati
Keyword(s):  
Work Stress ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mixed Design ◽  
Untreated Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Eta Squared ◽  
Experimental Group

Penelitian ini menguji pengaruh pelatihan kebersyukuran dalam menurunkan stres kerja guru di sekolah inklusi. Hipotesis dalam penelitian ini adalah tingkat stres kerja kelompok yang diberi perlakuan pelatihan kebersyukuran lebih rendah daripada kelompok yang tidak diberi perlakuan pelatihan kebersyukuran. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan untreated control group design with dependent prates and postetst dengan menambahkan tindak lanjut. Responden penelitian sebanyak 14 orang yang terbagi ke dalam 7 orang kelompok eksperimen dan 7 orang kelompok kontrol. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat ukur stres kerja guru dengan koefisien reabilitas sebesar 0,873. Modul pelatihan kebersyukuran disusunberdasarkan tiga aspek kebersyukuran (Al-Munajjid, 2006; Al-Jauziyyah, 2010), yakni niat (hati), ucapan (lisan), dan perbuatan (anggota badan). Data dianalisis menggunakan Anava Mixed Design untuk melihat perbedaan skor dalam kelompok (prates, pascates, dan tindak lanjut) serta perbedaan skor antar kelompok (eksperimen dan kontrol). Hasil analisis data menunjukkan adanya perbedaan skor yang signifikan pada prates, pascates, dan tindak lanjut antar kedua kelompok. Hal tersebut ditunjukkan dengan skor F = 7,393 dan p = 0,003 (p<0,05). Selain itu, terdapat penurunan tingkatstres kerja pada kelompok eskperimen secara signifikan (MD = 13,857 dan p = 0,012), sementara pada kelompok kontrol terjadi peningkatan stres kerja (MD = -6,571 dan p = 0,189). Artinya, kelompok eksperimen mengalami penurunan tingkat stres kerjasetelah diberi pelatihan kebersyukuran sementara kelompok kontrol yang tidak diberi pelatihan kebersyukuran mengalami peningkatan stres kerja. Selanjutnya, skor partial Eta Squared = 0,561 yang berarti bahwa pelatihan kebersyukuran memberikan kontribusi sebesar 56,1 % terhadap penurunan stres kerja guru.Kata kunci: Stres Kerja Guru, Pelatihan Kebersyukuran, Sekolah Inklusi This study examines the effect of gratitude training in reducing teachers work stress in inclusive schools. The hypothesis of this study is the group that given gratitude training has lower work stress than the group that did not receive gratitude training. This study was an experimental research that used the untreated control group design with dependent pretest and postetst added by follow-up. Participants of this study were 14 participants that divided into 2 groups (experimental group and control group). There are 7 participants in each group. This study used teacher stress inventory developed by Fimian (1988) that were modified by researchers with coefficient of reliability at 0,873. Gratitude training manuals were developed based on three aspects of gratitude according to Al-Munajjid, (2006) and Al-Jawziyyah (2010). Those three aspects are intention (liver), speech (verbal), and behavior (physically). The data were analyzed using Mixed Design Anova to determine the differences of pretest, pascates, and follow-up’s score, and the different between experimental and controlled group’s score. The results showed a significant difference in work stress score at pretest, posttest, and follow-up between the experimental and controlled group (F = 7.393, p = 0.003 (p <0.05)). In addition, there was significant changes in work stress at experimental group (MD = 13.857 and p = 0.012), whereas in the control group there was no significant change (MD = -6.571 and p = 0.189). Those findings indicate that there was reduction in the level of work stress in the experimental group. Whereas the increase of work stress showed in the controlled group. Furthermore, a score partial Eta Squared = 0.561 indicates that the gratitude training contributed 56.1% to the reduction of teacher work stress.Keywords: teachers work stress, gratitude training, inclusive school

scholarly journals The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Levels in Iranian Males With Addiction

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401882446
Author(s):  
Ghorban Hemati Alamdarloo ◽  
Soheila Moradzadeh Khorasani ◽  
Mahmoud Najafi ◽  
Fatemeh Soosan Jabbari ◽  
Setareh Shojaee
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at investigating the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on reducing depression, anxiety, and stress levels of Iranian males with addiction. The participants included 24 Iranian males with addiction selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental ( n = 12) and control ( n = 12) groups. Then, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale was used as the pretest, posttest, and follow-up tests to assess participants’ levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The experimental group received eight sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy, while the control group did not. The findings of the study showed that cognitive-behavioral therapy was effective in reducing participants’ levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Thus, the findings indicate that the cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced the depression, anxiety, and stress of Iranian males with addiction.

scholarly journals The effects of progressive muscular relaxation as a nursing procedure used for those who suffer from stress due to multiple sclerosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolla Gabrielle Nascimento Novais ◽  
Karla de Melo Batista ◽  
Eliane da Silva Grazziano ◽  
Maria Helena Costa Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Experimental Group

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation as a nursing procedure on the levels of stress for sufferers of multiple sclerosis. Method: random clinical trials conducted at the Neurology outpatients unit at a University Hospital. The sample consisted of 40 patients who were being monitored as outpatients (20 in a control group and 20 in an experimental group). The Progressive Muscle Relaxation technique was used. The control variables were collected through interviews that were recorded on forms and on the Perceived Stress Scale that we used. Five meetings were held every fortnight covering a period of eight weeks. The experimental group was advised to carry out daily progressive muscle relaxation activities. After eight weeks of these activities, they were evaluated again to measure their levels of stress. In order to analyze the data used, the software package Statistics for Social Sciences version 19.0 was used. Results: the application of the t test showed a significant reduction in the Perceived Stress Scale scores in the experimental group (p<0.001), which in turn proved that there was a reduction in the levels of stress after the application of the relaxation practic-es. Conclusion: the progressive muscle relaxation activities contributed to the reduction in stress levels for multiple sclerosis suffers and thus can be used in nursing for patients. Clinical Trials Identifier: NCT 02673827.

The study of the indicators of psycho-emotional state of students at a border security university, as an important factor of their readiness for future professional activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Sergey Eliseyev ◽  
Igor Konovalov ◽  
Viktor Andreev
Keyword(s):  
Mental Status ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Professional Stress ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose. The study of the change in indicators of psycho-emotional state of students at border security universities, depending on the variability of physical education techniques. Methods: analysis and synthesis of scientific and methodical literature, pedagogical experiment, testing, and mathematical statistics. Results and discussion. Our study has revealed that the psycho-emotional state of students at a border security university is an essential aspect for professional education. Our professiogram has demonstrated that mental status, anxiety and professional stress are the core indicators of psycho-emotional state of students at a border security university. At the end of the experiment, we obtained the following results of an increase in mental status indicators in the surveyed groups. Accuracy of the response to a moving object - 5.97% (control group, CG), 15.90% (experimental group, EG); nervous system strength factor - 9.22% (CG), 22.25% (EG); general index of locomotory memory – 7.09% (CG), 30.61% (EG); coefficient of tempo feeling – 5.73% (CG), 31.33% (EG); personal anxiety - 6.44% (CG), 18.70% (EG); situational anxiety - 5.73% (CG), 17.07% (EG); professional stress – 6.21% (CG), 30.10% (EG). Conclusion. At the first stage of the experiment, the students in control and experimental groups did not demonstrate any statistical differences between the studied parameters (P> 0.05). After the introduction of the author's content of professionally applicable physical training in the educational process of students at a border security university, the increase in the outcomes of all the studied parameters in the experimental group was more pronounced than in the control group, and that increase was reasonably significant (P<0.05). Thus, we have confirmed the effectiveness of the introduction of the author's content of professionally applicable physical training in the educational process of students at a border security university.

scholarly journals Gratitude Cognitive Behavior Therapy (G-CBT) to Reduce College Students’ Academic Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Muhana Sofiati Utami ◽  
Mar'atush Shalihah ◽  
Nanda Putri Adhiningtyas ◽  
Siti Rahmah ◽  
Winda Kartika Ningrum
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Cognitive Behavior Therapy ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Untreated Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Experimental Group

Stress cannot be separated from student academic life in university. This stressful condition, if not managed properly, can prevent students from successfully completing their studies. This study aimed to examine the effects of Gratitude-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (G-CBT) in reducing academic stress among students. Sixteen students were recruited for this research, all of which were working on their thesis projects. Among these participants, 10 were assigned to the experimental group and six were assigned to the control group. The effect of the intervention was tested using a quasi-experiment with an untreated control group design with pretest and posttest samples. The Academic Stress Scale and the Grateful Scale were used to measure academic stress and gratitude. Analysis using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U Test showed that following the administration of G-CBT treatment, there was a larger reduction of academic stress among participants in the experimental group compared to the control group (Z = -3.264; p <0.05). The study concluded that G-CBT intervention can reduce academic stress on students.

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