Association between Self-Perceived Social Support in the Workplace and the Presence of Depressive/Anxiety Symptoms

This study aimed to investigate the association of support from colleagues and supervisors at the workplace on depressive and anxiety symptoms in wage earners from Korea. The data used in this study were from the fifth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) conducted in 2017 and analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model. Furthermore, we measured the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of depressive and anxiety symptoms by stratifying covariates. The ORs of depressive and anxiety symptoms for the “non-support” group were higher than for the “support group” in terms of support from both colleagues and supervisors. The results of the stratified analysis of covariates, male, young, highly-educated, full-time, and white-collar groups were associated with the lack of support. Support from colleagues and supervisors was significantly associated with the Korean wage worker’s mental health—depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Further longitudinal and clinical studies on the relationship between mental health and support at the workplace are required.

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The Impacts of Propensity to Worry and Fear of COVID-19 on Mental Health of University Students

International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies ◽

10.52380/ijpes.2021.8.4.591 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 57-66

Author(s):

Hacer BELEN

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

University Students ◽

Emotional Stability ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Health Issues ◽

Penn State Worry Questionnaire ◽

Penn State ◽

State Worry ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Epidemics and pandemics are difficult periods for the affected community, specifically in the proliferation of mental health issues. In such adverse times, factors of psychological vulnerability such as propensity to worry and low emotional stability might have a detrimental effect on the mental health of the individuals. To investigate the impact of such factors on mental health, this study examined the impacts of propensity to worry and fear of COVID-19 on anxiety depending on the individuals’ levels of emotional stability. As a means of such investigation, this study was conducted based on quantitative data, and the research sample was selected using a convenient sampling method. Participants included 304 university students (71.6% were women and 28.4% were men; MAge = 22.37 ± 3.04) and responded to the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Symptom Checklist-90 Revised, and 10-Item Personality Inventory. The moderated mediation analysis using PROCESS macro (Model 14) was performed to examine the study hypotheses. Results revealed that propensity to worry was associated with anxiety symptoms. Fear of COVID-19 mediated this link and emotional stability moderated the relationship between propensity to worry and anxiety. The findings showed that trait worry, trait emotional stability, and fear of COVID-19 are determinants of anxiety symptoms, suggesting that such factors are important in understanding these issues.

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Trauma and Mental Health in Resettled Refugees: Mediating Effect of Host Language Acquisition on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms

Transcultural Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1363461518789538 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 56 (1) ◽

pp. 3-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Dzenana Kartal ◽

Nathan Alkemade ◽

Litza Kiropoulos

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Language Acquisition ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Community Sample ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Indirect Pathway ◽

Traumatic Exposure ◽

The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between traumatic exposure, host language acquisition and mental health (posttraumatic stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) in long-term resettled refugees. Participants included a community sample of Bosnian refugees ( N = 138, 55% male, mean age of 40 years old) that had resettled in Australia and Austria on average 18 years prior. Two mediation models were tested based on two competing theories. Model A examined whether language acquisition mediates the relationship between traumatic exposure and mental health problems experienced by refugees. Model B examined whether mental health symptoms mediate the relationship between exposure to traumatic events and the acquisition of host language. Model A fit the data well (CFI = 1.00, SRMR = .017, RMSEA < .001, χ2 p = .526), while Model B was rejected as an acceptable model for the data (CFI = .556, SRMR = .136, RMSEA = .352). In Model A, the indirect pathway from trauma to mental health via language acquisition was significant for PTSD ( β = .067, p = .028) and anxiety symptoms ( β = .063, p = .026) but not depression symptoms ( β = .048, p = .071). Intervention strategies aimed at improving host language acquisition may be important not only in successful adaptation to daily living in the host country, but also to improve the mental health of traumatized refugees.

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The Relationship between Hardiness, Supervisor Support, Group Cohesion, and Job Stress as Predictors of Job Satisfaction

American Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.4278/0890-1171-17.6.382 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 382-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Mary A. Steinhardt ◽

Christyn L. Dolbier ◽

Nell H. Gottlieb ◽

Katherine T. McCalister

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Stress ◽

Support Group ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Group Cohesion ◽

Supervisor Support ◽

Full Time ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Proposed Model ◽

The Relationship

Purpose. This study tested a conceptual model based on research supporting the relationship between the predictors of hardiness, supervisor support, and group cohesion and the criterions of job stress and job satisfaction and between the predictor of job stress and the criterion of job satisfaction. Design. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Survey data were collected as part of the baseline measures assessed prior to an organizational hardiness intervention. Setting. Worksite of Dell Computer Corporation in Austin, Texas. Subjects. The subjects included 160 full-time Dell employees recruited from a convenience sample representing nine work groups (response rate = 90%). Measures. Hardiness was measured using the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS), job stress was measured using the Perceived Work Stress Scale (PWSS), and supervisor support, group cohesion, and job satisfaction were measured using a proprietary employee attitude survey. Results. In the proposed model, high hardiness, supervisor support, and group cohesion were related to lower levels of job stress, which in turn was related to higher levels of job satisfaction. The model also proposed direct paths from hardiness, supervisor support, and group cohesion to job satisfaction. Path analysis was used to examine the goodness of fit of the model. The proposed model was a good fit for the data (χ2[1, N = 160] = 1.85, p = .174) with the exception of the direct path between group cohesion and job satisfaction. Substantial portions of the variances in job stress ( R2 = .19) and job satisfaction (R2 = .44) were accounted for by the predictors. Conclusion. Implications for targeted worksite health promotion efforts to lower job stress and enhance job satisfaction are discussed.

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The Psychological Effect of COVID-19 Epidemic on University Teachers in China

10.21203/rs.3.rs-789430/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wenning Fu ◽

Shijiao Yan ◽

Li Zou ◽

Qiao Zong ◽

Xingyue Song ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Psychological Intervention ◽

Female Gender ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽

University Teachers ◽

Intervention Measures ◽

Psychological Harm ◽

The Government ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Objectives：To assess the mental status of Chinese teachers during the COVID-19 epidemic, and to provide theoretical evidences for psychological intervention. Methods：From October 23, 2020 to December 12, 2020, we conducted the online survey. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale (GAD-7) was used to assess anxiety symptoms. Classified and continuous data were reported as numbers, percentages, and Mean ± SD, respectively. Multivariate Logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between different factors and anxiety symptoms. Results：A total of 10302 university teachers participated in this study, 4416 of them (40.0%) showed anxiety symptoms. Female gender (OR=1.207) and the age of ≥60 years old (OR=2.004) were associated with anxiety. Being married (OR=1.319) was the risk factor for anxiety; being neutral (OR=1.292), or not-support on returning school (OR=1.620) was common risk factors for anxiety. Conclusions：About two-fifths of Chinese university teachers reported anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. The government should pay more attention to the mental health of teachers, take timely and appropriate psychological intervention measures, improve the psychological adjustment ability of teachers, and reduce the psychological harm of COVID-19 epidemic to teachers.

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Mental health difficulties of adults with COVID-19-like symptoms in Bangladesh: a case control-study

10.31234/osf.io/ubwxv ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Musammet Rasheda Begum ◽

Shafiqul Islam Khan ◽

Hasan Al Banna ◽

Satyajit Kundu ◽

Munnaf Hossen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Online Survey ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽

Mental Health Difficulties ◽

Control Study

IntroductionThe rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 coupled with inefficient testing capacities in Bangladesh has resulted in a number of deaths from COVID-19-like symptoms that have no official test results. Insufficient test sites and healthcare facilities catered to COVID-19 has led to feelings of fear and frustration in those who are sick. This study was the first study which explored the mental health of adults with the most common COVID-19-like symptoms in Bangladesh.MethodsThis retrospective case control study gathered data via an online survey to explore the mental health of Bangladeshi adults with symptoms akin to COVID-19. Level of stress, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms were measured with the DASS-21. Chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression was performed to examine the association of variables. ResultsThe prevalence rates of anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms of overall population were 26.9% and 52.0% respectively and 55.6% reported mild to extremely severe levels of stress. Multivariate logistic regression determined that respondents with COVID-19-like symptoms (case) reported higher odds for stress level (AOR: 2.043; CI: 1.51-2.76), anxiety symptoms (AOR: 2.770; CI: 2.04-3.77) and depressive symptoms (AOR: 1.482; CI: 1.12-1.96) than asymptomatic respondents (control). ConclusionPatients with symptoms like those of COVID-19 should be prioritized in the healthcare setting in order to reduce mental health difficulties throughout the pandemic.

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Black-White Differences in the Relationship between Parental Income and Depression in Young Adulthood: The Different Roles of Family Support and College Enrollment among U.S. Adolescents

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity ◽

10.1177/2332649218776037 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 578-594

Author(s):

Kiwoong Park

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Family Support ◽

College Enrollment ◽

Black Adolescents ◽

Life Course Perspective ◽

Adult Health ◽

Parental Income ◽

Highly Educated ◽

Adult Depression ◽

The Relationship

This study uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine racially patterned mechanisms linking parental income and early adult depression, focusing on the mediating roles of family support and college enrollment. Findings suggest two noteworthy Black-White differences. First, parental income is positively correlated with depression for Black adolescents through family support. This is because high parental income tends to decrease family support for Black adolescents, a pattern not replicated for White adolescents. Second, college enrollment mediates the relationship between parental income and adult depression for Whites but not Blacks. This is because Black respondents in high-income families tend to have lower chances of college enrollment than their White counterparts, and this also leads to unequal mental health benefits for highly educated Blacks. These results, framed within a life-course perspective, provide insights about how the pathways from class to mental health are shaped by race.

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Effort-reward imbalance at work: the role of job satisfaction

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-08-2016-0218 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 319-333 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dwayne Devonish

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Turnover Intentions ◽

Full Time ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Effort Reward Imbalance ◽

Reward Imbalance ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and burnout, turnover intentions, and mental health. Design/methodology/approach Based on a sample of 323 full-time employees in the small developing country in the Caribbean, this survey study tested a mediation model with job satisfaction depicting the relationship between ERI and various outcome variables. The model was compared to a partial mediation model. Findings The structural equation modelling (SEM) results revealed that the partial mediating model was superior to the full mediation model, suggesting that job satisfaction plays only a partial role in mediating the relationships between ERI and burnout, turnover intentions, and mental health. Research limitations/implications The study presents a cross-sectional approach to model testing but the study controlled for CMV statistically using the common latent factor approach within latent SEM procedures. Practical implications Organisations should ensure that employees’ efforts are appropriately and fairly rewarded as a means of reducing negative ERIs which can have adverse consequences on the physical and mental health of employees. Originality/value Using latent SEM procedures and statistical controls for CMV, the study examined job satisfaction as a potential mediator in a popular stressor-strain model.

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The relationship between famine exposure in early life and ascending aorta dilatation in adulthood

10.21203/rs.3.rs-28429/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yu-qing HUANG ◽

Lin LIU ◽

Kenneth Lo ◽

Yu-ling YU ◽

Chao-lei CHEN ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Early Life ◽

Ascending Aorta ◽

Exposed Group ◽

Late Childhood ◽

Cardiac Ultrasound ◽

Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽

Famine Exposure ◽

Aorta Dilatation ◽

Stratified Analysis ◽

The Relationship

Abstract BackgroundThe relationship between malnutrition and ascending aorta dilatation (AAD) is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association of exposure to the Chinese famine during early life with AAD in adulthood.MethodsWe investigated data of 2598 adults born between 1952 and 1964 from Guangdong, China. All enrolled subjects were divided into five groups: no exposed, fetal exposed, early, mid and late childhood exposed. AAD was assessed by cardiac ultrasound. Multivariate logistic regression and interaction tests were used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) between famine exposure and AAD.ResultsThere were 2598 (943 male, mean age 59.1 ± 3.65 years) participants were enrolled, among them consist of 270 (10.4%) subjects with AAD. Compared with no exposed group, the adjusted ORs for AAD widening from fetal-exposed, early, mid to late childhood exposed were 1.374 (95% CI: 0.794, 2.364, P = 0.251), 1.976 (95% CI: 1.243, 3.181, P = 0.004), 1.929 (95% CI: 1.237, 3.058, P = 0.004) and 2.227 (95% CI: 1.433, 3.524, P < 0.001), respectively. Stratified analysis showed that the effect of famine exposure on AAD was more pronounced in female, smokers, BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 and hypertensive patients.ConclusionsWe observed that exposure to famine during early life was an independent risk factor for AAD in adulthood; this effect was not modified by gender, BMI, smoking, hypertension and diabetes.Yu-qing HUANG and Lin LIU are equally to this paper.

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Can Empathy Help Individuals and Society? Through the Lens of Volunteering and Mental Health

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9111406 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 1406

Author(s):

Yang-Woon Chung ◽

Seunghee Im ◽

Jung-Eun Kim

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Cognitive Empathy ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Affective Empathy ◽

Full Time ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Extant Literature ◽

Volunteer Programs ◽

Underlying Mechanisms ◽

The Relationship

(1) Background: Empathy affects an individual’s decision to participate in volunteering, and volunteering, in turn, influences mental health. Intriguingly, studies have been limited in exploring underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions for the relationship between empathy and mental health. Furthermore, volunteering studies have overlooked the multi-dimensionality of empathy. Therefore, this study seeks to contribute to extant literature by investigating the mediating effect of volunteering for the relationships between cognitive and affective empathy and mental health and the moderating effect of gender for the relationship between empathy and volunteering. (2) Methods; Data were collected using a survey in South Korea and consisted of 301 full-time employees who voluntarily engaged in their corporate volunteer programs. Furthermore, they voluntarily participated in the study. The hypotheses were tested with path analysis and a group comparison was also conducted. (3) Results: Volunteering was found to mediate the relationships between cognitive empathy and affective empathy with mental health. In addition, gender moderated the relationship between empathy and volunteering. (4) Conclusions: As the study found empathy to increase individuals’ engaging in volunteering activities which then improved mental health, the study supports extant theoretical frameworks on empathy and volunteering. Moreover, the study found gender differences on empathy and volunteering; thereby supporting and contributing to extant literature.

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The relationship between stress, trait emotional intelligence and mental health amongst Gaza’s basic-year medical students during the COVID-19 outbreak

Middle East Current Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s43045-021-00146-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Basel El-Khodary ◽

Siham Alshawamreh ◽

Mariam Abu Salah ◽

Amro Hamada ◽

Baraa Alhendawi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Medical Students ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Stressful Events ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽

The Relationship ◽

Stress Domains

Abstract Background This study investigates the relationship between exposure to stress, trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) and mental health problems (anxiety and depression symptoms) amongst basic-year medical students during COVID-19. The sample consists of 379 basic-year medical students. Off them, 160 (42.4%) were male and 218 (57.5%) were female. The following measures were used in the study: The Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire (MSSQ), Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire—Short Form (TEIQue-ASF), The anxiety symptoms scale and the depression scale. Results The majority of students reported high to severe level ARS and mild to moderate DRS. Female students showed higher levels of ARS, TLRS, SRS, GARS and anxiety symptoms compared to male ones. Moreover, students with higher levels of academic performance reported lower levels of ARS and DRS, higher levels of trait EI and lower levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. In addition, trait EI has a significant negative association with anxiety and depression symptoms and stress domains (ARS, IRS, TLRS, SRS, DRS, GARS) and total stress. Finally, stress domains are positively correlated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Conclusion Basic-year medical students in the Gaza Strip are exposed to stressful events which aggravate the effect of exposure and cause higher levels of anxiety and depression symptoms.

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