scholarly journals Psychoemotional Status of Schoolchildren before and during Distance Learning at the Time of 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
VV Makarova ◽  
IG Zorina ◽  
LA Emelyanova ◽  
IA Zorin
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level

Introduction: During lockdown, a student is influenced by a combination of external factors including family environment, increased social and emotional stress, higher educational and computer load, and higher responsibility for doing homework, which inevitably changes his psychoemotional sphere and coping behavior. In order to study characteristics of psychoemotional and behavioral reactions of schoolchildren before and during 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of 1,160 fifth to eleventh graders aged 11–18 in the city of Chelyabinsk. Results: We established a high level of reactive anxiety in 7.9 % and 9.9 % and a low level in 63.4 % and 59.4 % of schoolchildren before and during lockdown, respectively. A high level of personal anxiety was observed in 33.6 % and 42.6 % of children and a low level – in 19.8 % and 16.8 % of schoolchildren before and during lockdown, respectively. Higher levels of reactive and personal anxiety were more prevalent in girls than in boys. We noted a high and increased levels of aggression in 78.6 % and 80.5 % and very high and high levels of neuroticism in 44.6 % and 44.4 % of the respondents before and during school closure, respectively. A high level of emotional excitability and neurotization was observed in one third of the surveyed schoolchildren. The number of respondents with a high level of neurotization and emotional excitability rose by 7.5 % and 4.0 % during lockdown, respectively. The proportion of successful distance learning schoolchildren increased by 16.8 %. Conclusions: Lockdown contributed to the increase in the levels of anxiety, aggressiveness, and neuroticism in school-age adolescents. The number of respondents complaining of sleep disturbance, visual impairment and headaches became 2.7, 1.1, and 1.1 times higher during lockdown. We revealed significant differences in sleep disorders, headaches, dizziness, complaints of vision impairment, fatigue, and irritability between successful and unsuccessful schoolchildren (p < 0.05).

scholarly journals Anxiety and depressive disorders in children of early adolescence

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Yu. N. Lysytsia ◽  
S. V. Rymsha
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level

The purpose of the work is to investigate the screening frequency of anxiety and depressive disorders and their manifestations in young adolescents to determine risk factors and develop measures for their prevention. Anxiety testing was conducted for 313 students of educational institutions of the Khmelnitsky region aged 10-14 years: 156 (49.8 %) boys and 157 (50.2 %) girls. 258 people were tested for the spectrum of depressive disorders, of which 51.9 % (134) were boys and 48.1 % (124) girls. Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was used to study anxiety, and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) by M. Kovacs, was used to diagnose depression. The probability was evaluated using Student's t-test with the construction of a 95 % confidence interval (CI) for the difference in means. Quantitative traits are given as M±σ. A high level of personal anxiety was determined in 20 (6.4 %), and situational anxiety in 17 (5.4 %) people. The average level of personal anxiety was determined in 38 (12.1 %), and situational anxiety – in 142 (45.3 %) people. A low level of personal anxiety was identified in 255 (81.5 %), and situational anxiety – in 154 (49.3 %) people. That is, most students of early adolescence had a low level of both personal and situational anxiety. Signs of depressive disorders were detected in 50.0 % of the examined children of early adolescence who completed the questionnaires, in particular, mild manifestations of depression were found in 70 (27.2 %) people, moderate in 46 (17.2 %) people, severe depression in 13 (5.0 %) people. The level of depressive symptoms in girls was higher (53.32±12.54 points) compared with boys (50.01±9.94 points), respectively (95 % CI, 0.5 – 6.0; p<0.019). The level of depressive symptoms among students in the city was higher (50.45±8.93 points) compared with students in rural schools (46.74±10.81 points), respectively (95% CI, 0.5 – 6.9, p<0.023). When comparing the severity of depressive symptoms in children from a boarding school (59.64±15.03 points) with students of other secondary schools (52.02±9.74 points), its predominance was significant precisely in children who study at a boarding school (95% CI, 2.5 – 16.3; p<0.008). So, in children of early adolescence, most have a low level of anxiety. At the same time, depressive disorders of varying degrees were revealed in 50.0 % of the examined children, which manifested themselves mainly in the form of low mood and anhedonia. Female sex, urban living, and having an incomplete family or orphanhood are some of the key risk factors for depression in young children.

scholarly journals Psychosomatic and gender aspects of studying functional gastrointestinal disorders

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
O. Yu. Bastrikov
Keyword(s):  
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
General Level ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level ◽  
Medical University

The cross—sectional study included 194 senior students of a medical university, of which 156 were women and 38 were men. To judge the frequency and severity of the course of PD and IBS, the 7x7 questionnaire was used. A set of psychodiagnostic questionnaires included: an integrative anxiety test; a scale for psychological express—diagnostics of the level of neurotization; the methodology of the Strategy of coping behavior.The psychological characteristics of the examined men with PD and IBS were characterized by a predominance of subscales of personal anxiety (“emotional discomfort”, “asthenic component”, “phobic component”, “anxious assessment of perspective”). In the repertoire of strategies coping with stress, coping “acceptance of responsibility” and, on the contrary, less often “planning of solving a problem” was much more common.The women with the presence of PD and IBS, along with exceeding the general level of personal anxiety often have subscales such as “emotional discomfort”, “phobic component”, “anxious assessment of perspective”. Among the prevailing coping strategies noted “distance”, “the search for social support”, “acceptance of responsibility”, “fl ight—avoidance”. In addition, the female “cohort” with PD and IBS, in contrast to the male, was characterized by a significantly high level of neuroticism. 

scholarly journals Evaluation of Periodontal Tissues Condition in Undergraduate Medical Students with Different Anxiety Levels

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana Pavliuk ◽  
Mukola Rozhko ◽  
Oksana Panchak
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Periodontal Tissue ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Periodontal Tissues ◽  
Periodontal Index ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
Medical University

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the level of anxiety with periodontal tissue lesions in undergraduate students at a medical university. Observations were performed by medical students of the second year of study. There was used H. Ayzenko’s questionnaire to determine the level of personal anxiety. The evaluation of the condition of periodontal tissues was performed using the appropriate indexes: the papillary-marginal-alveolar index, the periodontal index, the Schiller-Pisarev’s  test (Svrakov’s iodine number), and sulcus bleeding index. The results of the study showed a direct dependence of the manifestation of periodontal tissue diseases on the level of psycho-emotional stress. Analyzing the PMA index it was noted that the higher level of anxiety, the higher number of this index and, accordingly, the more distinct signs of inflammation are clear: with low level – 4.63±2.58%, with an average level – 28.42±1.29% and at a high level – 41.6±2.46%. The quantitative significance of the periodontal index also depends on the degree of anxiety in the students: the lowest rate was in the students of group І with a low level of anxiety (0.15±0.08); the indices of groups ІІ and ІІІ are 0.97±0.04 and 1.35±0.07 respectively. The Schiller-Pisarev’s test showed that the higher anxiety level of students has the higher number of this index. Analyzing the data of index of gum’s bleeding, there was observed an increase in it, depending on the degree of anxiety (p<0.001).

scholarly journals Student persistence in open and distance learning: success factors and challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Tat-Sheung Au ◽  
K. Li ◽  
T.M. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Student Persistence ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Open And Distance Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
Study Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the success factors and challenges for students studying in an open and distance learning (ODL) mode and recommend strategies for student persistence based on the findings. Design/methodology/approach Three groups of ODL students with various levels of study performance – nine high-level, nine mid-level and eight low-level students – were invited to participate in three focus group interviews. They were asked about their motivation, success factors and challenges in their studies. Findings The different groups of participants showed observable variations in their response. The mid-level students believed that word-by-word rote memorisation was their best strategy in preparing for examinations. The low-level students believed that they needed to master multitasking to learn well in tight schedules. All these weak student participants considered quitting at some points, but no high-level student did so. To improve student persistence, the authors focus on meeting the needs of weak students and recommend the following actions for student persistence: add a time management and study skills component to existing courses for students to practise; appoint advisors to distance learning students to help them create an appropriate study plan and acquire a sense of belonging; make learning videos short and engaging; consider adopting student leaders or peer tutors that have been used successfully in full-time study; and conduct focus periodically with students to hear their views. Originality/value This study revealed the factors contributing to student persistence in ODL for the students of various levels of study performance. The results help in formulating measures to meet the diverse needs of ODL students for persistence in their studies.

scholarly journals Influence of Clinical Anamnestic and Psychological Factors on Adherence to Treatment of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 158-163
Author(s):  
H. I. Shumko ◽  
◽  
T. V. Reva ◽  
V. O. Shuper ◽  
M. I. Shumko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Adherence To Treatment ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of various factors on the level of adherence to treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and methods. We examined 75 people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged 45 to 65 years. In the study we used clinical examination of patients, laboratory, instrumental research methods, analysis of medical records, statistical-analytical, as well as clinical-psychopathological and psychodiagnostic methods (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, determination of the level of subjective control, anxiety with Spielberger-Khanin method, the level of depression in the Beck questionnaire). Results and discussion. According to the results of the testing, three groups of patients were identified: 24% of patients with high, 32% of medium and 44% of low adherence to the treatment. Comparing our results with the literature, we can confirm data on a relatively low level of adherence to treatment among patients with chronic diseases, in particular chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. According to anamnestic data, patients with a high level of adherence to treatment were mostly married (61.11%) and had higher education (50%). Clinically, they belonged to group C (50%) with severe III airway obstruction (50%). These patients expressed high satisfaction with the inhaler (61.11%) and regularly communicated with the doctor (72.22%) (p <0.05). Regular communication of the patient with the doctor and satisfaction with their inhaler has an extremely significant impact on the level of adherence to treatment. According to a psychological study, these patients had an external type of subjective control (66.67%), a high level of personal anxiety (50%) and a pronounced level of depression (38.89%) (p <0.05). Numerous scientific studies on the impact of patients' commitment to the treatment of psychological factors, especially the level of personal anxiety and depression, contain a wide variety of data, which may indicate the extremely complex nature of each individual. Patients with a low level of adherence to treatment had difficulty using an inhaler (60.61%) and insufficient communication with a physician (69.70%) (p <0.05). In addition, according to psychological research, they had an internal type of subjective control (57.58%), low levels of personal anxiety (42.42%), severe (45.46%) and moderate levels of depression (42.42%) (р <0.05). Conclusion. Thus, the level of adherence to treatment in the examined patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is low. This is influenced by a large number of socio-demographic, clinical-anamnestic and psychological factors

scholarly journals ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ЕМОЦІЙНОЇ СФЕРИ СТУДЕНТІВ ТЕХНІЧНОГО ЗВО З РІЗНИМ РІВНЕМ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОЇ ЗРІЛОСТІ

2018 ◽  
pp. 113-119
Author(s):  
Н. Л. Калайтан ◽  
А. О. Макаренко ◽  
Т. П. Старовойт
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
General Level ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Reactive Anxiety ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Maturity ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

The article is devoted to the problem of psychological maturity of the individual. The basic theoretical approaches to the phenomenon of maturity of the person are considered.The concept of «maturity» correlates with the study of existential aspects of human life and is considered from the point of view of its significance for society. In the course of ontogeny, maturity acts as a criterion and a condition for the successful development of various social roles, statuses, biological and socially determined functions. Psychological maturity is defined in the narrow sense as an indicator of the work of sensory, mnemonic and intellectual functions of a person; in the broad sense – as a period of conscious regulation by a person of his own behavior, which involves the realization of man as a person.There are two main approaches to understanding the structure of psychological maturity of the individual. According to the first approach, the concept of mature personality can be described by such properties as synergy, autonomy, responsibility, contact, self-acceptance, decentralization, tolerance, depth of experiences, life philosophy and creativity. According to the second approach, the structural model of the person’s psychological maturity, which consists of cognitive, motivational and behavioral components, is considered. Formation of conditions for psychological maturity is an important task for mental development in youth.The article presents the results of studying the features of emotional sphere of students with different levels of psychological maturity. In the group of boys and girls with a high level of psychological maturity, emotional profiles dominated the emotions of interest and joy. Moderate levels of personal anxiety and reactive anxiety were diagnosed. Indicators of aggressiveness and hostility are slightly higher than average values. The dominant man infestation of aggression is a verbal form. Sufficient development of emotional intelligence for students with a high level of psychological maturity is revealed.In boys and girls with a low level of psychological maturity, the main emotions were interest, joy and shame. High levels of personal anxiety and reactive anxiety are revealed, as well as the general level of aggressiveness. The results of the study of emotional intelligence indicate low values for all scales, which in sum form the low integrative values.At a high level of psychological maturity, boys and girls are characterized by a higher level of cognitive activity, emotional stability, and developed emotional intelligence. On the contrary, boys and girls with a low level of psychological maturity are more likely to prevail in the emotional profile of negative emotional experiences, anxiety, negativism and self-inducing reactions.

Teknik Data Mining Dalam Clustering Produksi Susu Segar Di Indonesia Dengan Algoritma K-Means

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Ilham Safitra Damanik ◽  
Sundari Retno Andani ◽  
Dedi Sehendro
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Clustering Method ◽  
Data Mining Techniques ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Cluster

Milk is an important intake to meet nutritional needs. Both consumed by children, and adults. Indonesia has many producers of fresh milk, but it is not sufficient for national milk needs. Data mining is a science in the field of computers that is widely used in research. one of the data mining techniques is Clustering. Clustering is a method by grouping data. The Clustering method will be more optimal if you use a lot of data. Data to be used are provincial data in Indonesia from 2000 to 2017 obtained from the Central Statistics Agency. The results of this study are in Clusters based on 2 milk-producing groups, namely high-dairy producers and low-milk producing regions. From 27 data on fresh milk production in Indonesia, two high-level provinces can be obtained, namely: West Java and East Java. And 25 others were added in 7 provinces which did not follow the calculation of the K-Means Clustering Algorithm, including in the low level cluster.

Influence of negative aff ectivity, social suppression and anxiety on motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in coal industry workers

2020 ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
I. P. Danilov ◽  
N. I. Vlakh ◽  
V. I. Gugushvili ◽  
N. Ya. Paneva ◽  
T. D. Logunova
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Type D ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
Personal Anxiety ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Social Suppression

Introduction. A healthy lifestyle is one of the most eff ective methods of preserving health and preventing non-infectious diseases. The mechanisms and factors that infl uence the formation of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in employees engaged in harmful working conditions have not been suffi ciently studied. The study of these mechanisms will allow us to more eff ectively shape health-saving behavior.The aim of the study is to study negative aff ectivity, social suppression and anxiety in the formation of motivation to maintain health and a healthy lifestyle in coal industry workers.Materials and methods. A survey was conducted of 75 employees of mines and sections in the South of Kuzbass with an established diagnosis of occupational diseases, as well as 54 people who do not work in harmful working conditions (engineering and technical workers). Surveys were conducted using the method “Index of motivation to health and a healthy lifestyle”, the presence of personality type D was conducted using the DS14 questionnaire, the level of personal and situational anxiety was assessed using the Spielberger — Hanin questionnaire.Results. Th e level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle among patients with occupational diseases is signifi cantly lower than the level of motivation for the health of engineering and technical workers. Th e infl uence of negative reaction and social suppression on the level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle was not found. Th e level of situational anxiety also has no eff ect on health motivation. A higher level of personal anxiety among people with a high level of motivation for a healthy lifestyle was determined.Conclusions. Personal anxiety aff ects the level of motivation for health and a healthy lifestyle in people with occupational diseases. 

Psychovegetative status of underground miners

2020 ◽  
pp. 589-589
Author(s):  
N. K. Voznesensky ◽  
S. V. Paramonova ◽  
A. L. Sedinin
Keyword(s):  
Specific Structure ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Situational Anxiety ◽  
Personal Anxiety

The structure of psychovegetative status of underground miners is studied. The low level of attention in 64% of employees was revealed. 44% of the subjects had an average level of neuropsychic tension. Average level of personal anxiety (69%) and low level of situational anxiety (87%). The specific structure of psychovegetative status of underground miners is revealed.

Determinants of Abuse of the Bodies of the Dead

2019 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Margarita Khomyakova
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Specific Object ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Dead ◽  
High Level

The author analyzes definitions of the concepts of determinants of crime given by various scientists and offers her definition. In this study, determinants of crime are understood as a set of its causes, the circumstances that contribute committing them, as well as the dynamics of crime. It is noted that the Russian legislator in Article 244 of the Criminal Code defines the object of this criminal assault as public morality. Despite the use of evaluative concepts both in the disposition of this norm and in determining the specific object of a given crime, the position of criminologists is unequivocal: crimes of this kind are immoral and are in irreconcilable conflict with generally accepted moral and legal norms. In the paper, some views are considered with regard to making value judgments which could hardly apply to legal norms. According to the author, the reasons for abuse of the bodies of the dead include economic problems of the subject of a crime, a low level of culture and legal awareness; this list is not exhaustive. The main circumstances that contribute committing abuse of the bodies of the dead and their burial places are the following: low income and unemployment, low level of criminological prevention, poor maintenance and protection of medical institutions and cemeteries due to underperformance of state and municipal bodies. The list of circumstances is also open-ended. Due to some factors, including a high level of latency, it is not possible to reflect the dynamics of such crimes objectively. At the same time, identification of the determinants of abuse of the bodies of the dead will reduce the number of such crimes.

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