scholarly journals How state anxiety influences time perception: Moderated mediating effect of cognitive appraisal and attentional bias

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 747
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Time Perception ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Appraisal ◽  
Mediating Effect

scholarly journals The Use of Imagery to Manipulate Challenge and Threat Appraisal States in Athletes

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Williams ◽  
Jennifer Cumming ◽  
George M. Balanos
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Stroke Volume ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Appraisal ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Challenge And Threat ◽  
Imagery Scripts

The present study investigated whether imagery could manipulate athletes’ appraisal of stress-evoking situations (i.e., challenge or threat) and whether psychological and cardiovascular responses and interpretations varied according to cognitive appraisal of three imagery scripts: challenge, neutral, and threat. Twenty athletes (Mage = 20.85; SD = 1.76; 10 female, 10 male) imaged each script while heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output were obtained using Doppler echocardiography. State anxiety and self-confidence were assessed following each script using the Immediate Anxiety Measures Scale. During the imagery, a significant increase in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output occurred for the challenge and threat scripts (p < .05). Although there were no differences in physiological response intensities for both stress-evoking scripts, these responses, along with anxiety symptoms, were interpreted as facilitative during the challenge script and debilitative during the threat script. Results support using imagery to facilitate adaptive stress appraisal.

Positive affect promotes well-being and alleviates depression: The mediating effect of attentional bias

2015 ◽  
Vol 228 (3) ◽  
pp. 482-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Xu ◽  
Yongju Yu ◽  
Yuanjun Xie ◽  
Li Peng ◽  
Botao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect

scholarly journals A Mediation Model between Self-Esteem, Anxiety and Depression in Sport: The Role of Gender Differences in Speleologists

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8765
Author(s):  
Tamara de la Torre-Cruz ◽  
Isabel Luis-Rico ◽  
Cristina di Giusto-Valle ◽  
María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares ◽  
David Hortigüela-Alcalá ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

The scientific literature on mental health has found an association between physical activity and emotional wellbeing and recommends active leisure activities as a way of keeping stress under control. The purpose of this research study is to analyze the level of anxiety, the symptoms of depression and the level of self-esteem of people practicing speleology, as well as possible gender differences. This paper also attempts to understand whether self-esteem is associated with the presence of symptoms of depression in speleologists and whether anxiety has a mediating effect. We conduct a cross-sectional and descriptive research study with a sampling of 105 adult speleologists. The results reveal that the total mediation model is applicable, as self-esteem has a significant indirect association with depression through trait anxiety, as well as a partial mediation model that is applicable through state anxiety. This means that speleologists with high levels of self-esteem, who appreciate and value themselves adequately, reveal lower levels of trait anxiety, and this negatively influences their levels of depression (that is, a lower level of depressive symptoms). At the same time, speleologists with high levels of self-esteem, who appreciate and value themselves adequately, also reveal lower levels of state anxiety, which again has a negative impact on their levels of depression (with fewer symptoms of depression). Emotions such as anxiety, self-esteem, depression and their collateral effects are international topics of interest, which are relevant for people from all sporting backgrounds; therefore, value should be placed on supporting and carrying out further research into this topic.

Marketplace rumor sharing among young consumers: the role of anxiety and arousal

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subin Sudhir ◽  
Anandakuttan B. Unnithan
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Credibility ◽  
Young Consumers ◽  
Sharing Behavior

PurposeThis study aims to explore rumor sharing behavior among young consumers by evaluating the role of state anxiety and arousal as fundamental triggers to rumor sharing behavior. This study asserts that young consumers share rumors for emotional regulation and information sharing reasons, and aims to explore rumor sharing dynamics along these factors.Design/methodology/approachUsing established scales, this paper collects data from 394 respondents (age 18-25 years) who are enrolled in engineering or management colleges in India. Using these data, the paper conducts a PLS-SEM-based analysis using SmartPLS 3.0 to establish hypothesized relationships. PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2017) is used in SPSS to assess the role of mediators.FindingsMajor findings of the study indicate that young consumers share rumors for emotional regulation and information sharing. State anxiety and arousal were positively associated to the consumers’ emotional regulation motivation, as well as their information sharing motivations. The findings illustrate that young consumers share rumors for managing their own emotions, as well as to help others who might be in need for such information. This assertion was further established by the mediating effect of these motivations on the relationship between the consumers’ emotions and their intention to share the rumor.Research limitations/implicationsIt was observed that that young consumers share rumors for emotional regulation and information sharing purpose. This contribution adds to the current research on motivations of rumor sharing. The paper highlights that rumor sharing is an outcome of emotional experiences, thereby contributing to “why” rumors are spread in the marketplace.Originality/valueRumors lack veracity, arise in contexts of uncertainty and influence perceptions, brand credibility and consumer loyalty. Thus it is critical to understand the dynamics of fast propagating rumors in the marketplace. This paper advances the theoretical understanding of the psychological factors driving rumor propagation among young consumers. The paper identifies and establishes the role of fundamental triggers of rumor sharing among young consumers.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Risk Perception on the Relationship Between Time Perception and Mental Health of College Students During the COVID-19 Epidemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Cao ◽  
Hui Wen Zhang ◽  
Ling Yang ◽  
Ling Li ◽  
Jun Zhi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Time Perception ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Background: COVID-19 has had a wide impact on the mental health of college students. This study aims to explore the relationship between time perception, risk perception, and the mental health of college students during COVID-19 through a questionnaire survey.Subjects: One thousand two hundred and eighteen college students, 449 male and 769 female, who studied online during the COVID-19 epidemic were selected.Methods: Time Perception Scale, Risk Perception Scale, and SCL-90 were used to investigate the relationship using correlation analysis.Results: During the COVID-19 period, mental health problems of college students were widespread, and 65.93% of college students reported moderate to severe mental health problems. The correlation analysis showed that risk perception, time perception, and the mental health of college students were significantly related. Risk perception played a partial mediating role between present enjoyment and mental health, and risk perception played a partial mediating role between future time perception and mental health.Conclusion: In the case of sudden public crises, we should pay close attention to the mental health of college students, adjust their attitude toward the present and the future, and pay attention to their perception of risk so as to improve their mental health level under crisis.

scholarly journals State anxiety and emotional face recognition in healthy volunteers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Suzanne Attwood ◽  
Kayleigh Easey ◽  
Michael Nader Dalili ◽  
Andy Skinner ◽  
Andy Woods ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Face Processing ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Emotional Face Processing ◽  
Emotional Face

High trait anxiety has been associated with detriments in emotional face processing. In contrast, relatively little is known about the effects of state anxiety on emotional face processing. We investigated the effects of state anxiety on recognition of emotional expressions (anger, sadness, surprise, disgust, fear, happiness) experimentally, using the 7.5% carbon dioxide (CO2) model to induce state anxiety, and observationally, in a large online study. The experimental studies indicated reduced global (rather than emotion-specific) emotion recognition accuracy and increased interpretation bias (a tendency to perceive anger) when state anxiety was heightened. The online study confirmed that higher state anxiety is observationally associated with poorer emotion recognition, and indicated that negative effects of trait anxiety are negated when controlling for state anxiety, suggesting a mediating effect of state anxiety.

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