scholarly journals The Relationship between Individual Personality Traits (Internality-Externality) and Psychological Distress in Employees in Japan

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahito Fushimi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Mental Health Clinicians ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Akita Prefecture ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between the internality-externality (I-E) scale as an indicator of coping styles and the Kessler 6 (K6) scale as an indicator of psychological distress and analyzes the effects of sociodemographic and employment-related factors on this relationship. Employees from Akita prefecture in Japan were invited to complete self-administered questionnaires. A uniform pattern of findings emerged in the relationship between the two scales as follows: all the significant correlations were negative, that is, as the I-E score increased, the K6 score decreased. Furthermore, significant effects were observed for the I-E scale regarding sex, age, education, employee type, and employment status and the K6 scale with multiple regression analyses. Among these, the effect of the K6 scale was significant for the I-E scale in both males and females. The results of this study may help improve mental health clinicians' understanding of psychological distress in employees.

scholarly journals Exploring Employment Trend and Relationship With Individual and Family-Related Factors in 65 or Older Koreans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 65-65
Author(s):  
Yeonji Ryou ◽  
Ryou Yeonji
Keyword(s):  
Employment Status ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
The People ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify the trend of the employment status in 65 years or older adults who reside in South Korea and to explore the relationship between the status of employment and individual and family-related factors. This study utilized 10-year and 6-wave secondary data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The original panel sample is a random sample of 10,254 adults who are 45 or older, but for the aim of this study, the participants younger than 65 years were excluded. The number of samples in each wave is different, ranging from 4,013 to 4,335 due to the death of the participant, the rejection of additional interviews, and the refreshment participant collected in Wave 5. The findings indicate that the absolute employment of the people aged 65 or older and the proportion of working people among those have increased over the past decade. In this study, it is also found that there is a close relationship between employment status and individual factors such as gender, educational background, health condition, region, etc. Moreover, the results suggest that there are various facets of the relationship between employment status and family-related factors including whether living with children, the number of the member whom I help with daily activities, the total amount of financial support from/to children/parents/other family or whether participating social activities, etc. The implications of the need for employing the older population and the consideration family-related factors in the policy-making process in Korea are discussed.

Locus of Control and Psychological Distress among the Aged

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Daniel Hale ◽  
Bruce E. Hedgepeth ◽  
Ellen B. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Symptom Dimensions ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
Complex Correlation ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship

A relationship between locus of control and adjustment has been found in many studies of young adults, with externals generally reporting higher levels of psychological distress. However, studies of locus of control and adjustment in the aged have produced conflicting results. This investigation examined the relationship between locus of control and self-reported psychopathology in a sample of 139 residents of a retirement complex. Correlation coefficients were computed for locus of control and each of the nine symptom dimensions of the Brief Symptom Inventory. These analyses were carried out separately for males and for females to determine if locus of control orientation was associated with adjustment for both males and females. Results indicate that locus of control is correlated with self-reported psychopathology for older women but not for older men. These results and those of related investigations are discussed within the context of Rotter's social learning theory.

Cross-Sectional Associations Between Sitting Time and Several Aspects of Mental Health in Belgian Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1112-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Asztalos ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Katrien De Cocker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Indices ◽  
Sleeping Problems ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
The Relationship

Background:Sedentary behavior (including sitting) is negatively associated with physical health, independent from physical activity (PA). Knowledge on the associations with mental health is less elaborated. Therefore this study aims to investigate the relationship between sitting and 5 indices of mental health in adults (psychological distress, depression, anxiety, somatization, and sleeping problems), and between sitting interactions (sitting×gender, sitting×age, sitting×education, and sitting×PA) and these mental health indices.Methods:A cohort of Belgian adults (25–64 years; n = 4344) provided self-reported data on sitting and PA and on 5 mental health indices. Cross-sectional associations were examined using multiple linear regression analyses.Results:Analyses adjusted for gender, age, education, and PA showed significant positive associations between sitting and the 5 mental health indices (P < .05). All associations were true for both men and women, and for low and high educated individuals, while some were only found in older individuals (somatization, P < .001) and those being insufficiently active (psychological distress, P = .007; depression, P = .002; and anxiety, P = .014).Conclusions:More sitting seems to be associated with poorer mental health, independently of gender, age, education, and PA. Moderation analyses showed that these associations may differ according to age and PA levels.

Coping with anxiety in patients undergoing hip replacement

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Stecz ◽  
Józef Kocur
Keyword(s):  
Hip Replacement ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Anxiety State ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Vulnerable Patients ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Temperament Traits ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Our research aim was to answer whether temperament traits could predict the anxiety experienced by osteoarthritis patients before and after arthroplasty; we analyzed if coping styles moderated the relationship between temperament and perioperative anxiety, and examined the fluctuation of perceived stress and anxiety. In the longitudinal study (N=61, mean age 70.9) we measured temperament traits (EAS-A), coping styles (Brief-COPE) and changes of perceived anxiety (STAI) and stress (PSS-10), before and after arthroplasty. Anxiety and stress decreased significantly after the surgery. Temperament correlated with the anxiety state. Positive correlates were anger, negative affectivity, and fear while negative correlates included sociability and vigor. Regression analyses indicated the predictors of preoperative anxiety which included vigor and negative affectivity. The regression model for the variation of postsurgical anxiety indicated that negative affectivity explained the variance of this variable (R2=0.57). Moderation analyses confirmed that the temperament and anxiety relationship depended on: active coping, acceptance and planning. Vulnerable patients with temperamental emotionality and ineffective coping report heightened perioperative anxiety, while effective coping moderates the temperament and anxiety relationship.

scholarly journals CMTM6 significantly relates to PD-L1 and predicts the prognosis of gastric cancer patients

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e9536
Author(s):  
Xin Li ◽  
Ling Chen ◽  
Chuan Gu ◽  
Qiaoli Sun ◽  
Jia Li
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Indicator ◽  
Proportional Hazard ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard Regression ◽  
The Relationship

Background The CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain containing 6 (CMTM6) is a key regulator of the programed death receptor ligand-1 (PD-L1) protein. However, the usefulness of CMTM6 expression as a prognostic indicator and the relationship between CMTM6 and PD-L1 expression in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Objectives We evaluated the expression and prognostic implications of CMTM6 in GC tissue and its relationship with PD-L1 expression. Patients and methods The protein expressions of CMTM6 and PD-L1 were detected in 122 cases of postoperative GC tissue using immunohistochemical (IHC) assays. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was used to calculate the survival probability and a log-rank test was used to compare the survival curves. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to evaluate the clinically-related factors associated with survival. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the correlation analysis and estimate the statistical significance. The univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the relationship between clinically-related factors and PD-L1 expression. Results Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed that patients with high CMTM6 expression had shorter overall survival (OS) than those with low expression (P < 0.001). The expression of CMTM6 was an independent risk factor for prognosis in multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses (HR:2.221, CI% [1.36–3.628], P = 0.001). The OS of patients with positively expressed PD-L1 was significantly shorter than those with negatively expressed PD-L1 (P = 0.003). The expression of CMTM6 was significantly related to the positive expression of PD-L1 in gastric cancer tissues (r = 0.186, P = 0.041). The expression of CMTM6 was the independent risk factor for PD-L1 expression in multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR:2.538, CI% [1.128–5.714], P = 0.024). Conclusion CMTM6 expression is significantly related to PD-L1 and may be a useful prognostic indicator and a specific therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy for GC patients.

scholarly journals HBV AND HCV PATIENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (09) ◽  
pp. 1150-1158
Author(s):  
Atiq ur Rehman ◽  
Syeda Farhana Kazmi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Approach Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: The main purpose of this research was to compare the level ofpsychological distress between HBV and HCV patients and to determine the effect of genderand age on psychological distress. Determine the relationship between coping strategies andpsychological distress. Method: For the present study 100 HBV patients (50 male and 50 female)and 100 HCV patients (50 male and 50 female) were selected. The sample was selected fromLiver Centre, district headquarter hospital Faisalabad. This was a cross sectional study. MHI-38was used to measure the psychological distress and CRI was used to measure the copyingstyles among HBV and HCV patients. Result: HCV patients have higher levels of psychologicaldistress t (198) = 6.54, p< .05 compared to HBV patients. Female hepatitis patients weresuffering from high levels of psychological distress t (198) = 3.90, p < .05 as compared to malehepatitis patients, with male, age is positively correlated with psychological distress, r = .32,p < .01 but with female age is negatively correlated with psychological distress r = -.49, p <.01. Approach coping is negatively correlated with psychological distress in male and femalehepatitis patients, respectively, r = -.45, p < .01 and, r = -.29, p <.01. Conclusion: HCV andfemale patients have higher levels of psychological distress comparatively of HBV and malepatients. Age is correlated with psychological distress. The approach coping styles play animportant role in controlling the psychiatric comorbidity in HBV and HCV patients.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Presence or Absence of Laterality During Pharyngeal Bolus Clearance

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-514
Author(s):  
Kendrea L. Garand ◽  
Taylor Thomas ◽  
Rajarshi Dey
Keyword(s):  
Chi Square ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Normative Database ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Healthy Sample ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
Age Category

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing pharyngeal laterality of bolus clearance through the pharyngoesophageal segment. Method Two swallowing trials (5-ml nectar-thickened liquid and 5-ml pudding) administered in the anteroposterior viewing plane during videofluoroscopy were extracted from a normative database of 195 healthy adult participants. Each swallow was determined as either having no laterality, right dominance/right side only, or left dominance/left side only. Descriptive measures were performed on all data variables. Chi-square tests were performed to determine the relationship between laterality and several factors, including age category, sex, race, and swallow task. Results The majority of swallows demonstrated no laterality. No significant associations were observed between laterality and the following factors: age category, race, or swallow task. Significant differences in laterality were observed between males and females, with females more likely to demonstrate no laterality. Conclusions Majority of swallows in the current healthy sample demonstrated no laterality preference. If present, males were more likely to demonstrate laterality compared to females. Laterality observed during videofluoroscopy does not imply impairment if there are no other factors present influencing bolus flow into the esophagus (e.g., mass). Study findings further define typical swallowing behaviors, allowing clinicians to better delineate normal variations from true impairment. Further research should include a larger sample of individuals aged 80 years and older, as well as additional swallowing tasks, to further investigate patient- and bolus-related factors on laterality.

Exploring Life Instability’s Relationship to the Mental Health of Older Adults With HIV

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 424-424
Author(s):  
Audrey Harkness ◽  
Gail Ironson ◽  
Cho-Hee Shrader ◽  
Dustin Duncan ◽  
Steven Safren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Medical Clinic ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Instability Index ◽  
Community Clinic ◽  
Destabilizing Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The study is one of the first to examine both the prevalence of life instability among older adults with HIV (OAWH) in a community clinic and its relationship to their mental health. OAWH (N=623) from a community medical clinic completed an interviewer-administered assessment (English/Spanish) which included an additive Life Instability Index (LII) composed of indicators at the individual (e.g. education, housing instability, employment status) and community (e.g. poverty, transportation) levels. Participants were a mean age of 60 years (SD = 5.90) with the majority identifying as Black-non-Hispanic (65.9%), cisgender male (60.8%), and heterosexual (80.6%). Participants reported an average of 6.08 destabilizing factors (SD = 1.44). In multiple linear regression analyses LII was significantly related to increased substance use among participants (b= 0.08, p &lt; 0.01), but not with anxiety or depression. An LII is an innovative approach to assess the relationship between OAWH’s mental health and social determinants of health.

Clarifying the associations between anxiety, depression and fatigue following stroke

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 2863-2871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall G Galligan ◽  
David Hevey ◽  
Robert F Coen ◽  
Joseph A Harbison
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Both psychological distress and fatigue are common post stroke. Although there is recognition that the phenomena are related, the nature of the relationship is unclear.Cross-sectional study of 98 independently functioning participants within 2 years of stroke. Significant relationships were observed between fatigue and general anxiety, health-related anxiety and stroke-specific anxiety ( r range from .31 to .37). In the final regression model, depression, pain and stroke-specific anxiety were significant, accounting for 32 per cent of the variance in fatigue scores ( p < .001). The findings provide insight into the importance of anxiety-related factors post stroke, their relevance to our understanding of post-stroke fatigue and their implications for post-stroke intervention.

Employment as a Social Determinant of Health: A Review of Longitudinal Studies Exploring the Relationship Between Employment Status and Mental Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Hergenrather ◽  
Robert J. Zeglin ◽  
Maureen McGuire-Kuletz ◽  
Scott D. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Determinant Of Health

Purpose: To explore employment as a social determinant of health through examining the relationship between employment status and mental health.Method: The authors conducted a systematic review of 48 longitudinal studies conducted in Australia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States to explore the causal relationship between employment status and mental health.Results: Five common trajectories were identified as employment, unemployment, job loss, reemployment, and retired. Employment and reemployment were associated with better mental health (e.g., lower psychological distress, lower depression, lower anxiety), whereas unemployment and job loss were correlated with poorer mental health (e.g., higher depression, higher psychological distress).Conclusion: To enhance employment outcomes, service providers must acknowledge the relationship between employment status and mental health. The trajectories of employment and reemployment should be further explored by category (e.g., temporary, adequacy, income, skill level, hours, status). Additional research is needed to further elucidate the relationship between employment status and mental health.

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