Negative Life Events and Psychological Distress among Young Adults

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Braboy Jackson ◽  
Montenique Finney
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events

scholarly journals Negative Life Events (NLEs) Contributing to Psychological Distress, Pain, and Disability in a U.S. Military Sample

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 (1-2) ◽  
pp. e148-e155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L Moreno ◽  
Paul S Nabity ◽  
Kathryn E Kanzler ◽  
Craig J Bryan ◽  
Cindy A McGeary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events

scholarly journals Factors influencing cognitive reactivity among young adults at high risk for depression in China: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Fei Huang ◽  
Zhi Peng Wen ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Wen Jie Weng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cognitive Reactivity ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Chinese Young Adults

Abstract BackgroundUnderstanding the factors influencing cognitive reactivity (CR) may help identify individuals at risk for first episode depression and relapse, and facilitate routine access to preventative treatments. However, few studies have examined CR to depression in Asian countries. This study was performed to ascertain the current status of CR among Chinese young adults and explore the factors that influence their CR. MethodsA national cross-sectional online study using convenience sampling was conducted among 1637 healthy young adults in China (96.29%). ResultsThe mean CR score was 1.73±0.64. Binary logistic regression showed that a low level of CR was associated with the following factors: high self-compassion, high social support, high resilience, high monthly household income, and living in a rural area, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 0.14 to 0.70. Young adults in full-time employment, experiencing poor sleep, with high neuroticism, who reported frequent sad mood, and who had a high intensity of negative life events had increased CR to depression, with ORs ranging from 1.18 to 6.66. The prediction probability of these factors was 75.40%. Any causal relationships among the influencing factors and CR cannot be established. ConclusionsThe self-reported CR levels among Chinese young adults were moderate. Enhancing self-compassion, resilience, and social support for young adults and reducing negative life events, neuroticism, and poor sleep may facilitate reducing CR. These findings may help healthcare providers or researchers determine how to cultivate and improve the CR of young adults by establishing documented policies and/or improving intervention efficacies.

INTERVENING PROCESSES BETWEEN ADOLESCENT DRUG USE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SELF-MEDICATION HYPOTHESIS

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Damphousse ◽  
Howard B. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
The Self ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Adolescent Drug Use ◽  
The Relationship

The self-medication hypothesis suggests that individuals who experience high levels of psychological distress use drugs to relieve their pain. The extent to which this is the case (and to which people do feel better after using drugs) has had mixed support in the literature. The present analysis uses structural equation modeling of longitudinal data to explore how deviant disposition, deviant peers, and negative life events act as intervening variables in the hypothesized relationship between psychological distress and adolescent drug use. The results suggest that deviant disposition and association with deviant peers mediate the relationship between antecedent psychological distress and later drug use. Similarly, negative life events mediate the relationship between adolescent drug use and adult psychological distress.

scholarly journals Factors influencing cognitive reactivity among young adults at high risk for depression in China: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
fei fei huang ◽  
Zhi Peng Wen ◽  
qi li ◽  
bin chen ◽  
Wen Jie Weng
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Chinese Young Adults

Abstract Background: Understanding the factors influencing cognitive reactivity (CR) may help identify individuals at risk for first episode depression and relapse and facilitate routine access to preventative treatments. However, few studies have examined the relationship between CR and depression in Asian countries. This study was performed to assess the current status of CR among Chinese young adults and explore influencing factors. Methods: A national cross-sectional online study using convenience sampling was conducted among 1597 healthy young adults in China (93.94%) with a mean age of 24.34 (SD=5.76) years. Results: The mean CR score was 51.36±18.97 (range 0-130). Binary logistic regression showed that a low level of CR was associated with the following factors: high self-compassion, high social support, high resilience, high monthly household income, and living in a rural area, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 0.14 to 0.70. Young adults in full-time employment, experiencing poor sleep, with high neuroticism, who reported frequent sad mood, and who had a high intensity of negative life events had increased CR to depression, with ORs ranging from 1.18 to 6.66. The prediction probability of these factors was 75.40%. Causal relationships among the influencing factors and CR could not be established. Conclusions: The self-reported CR levels among Chinese young adults were moderate. Enhancing self-compassion, resilience, and social support for young adults and reducing negative life events, neuroticism, and poor sleep may help decrease CR. These findings may help healthcare providers or researchers determine how to cultivate and improve the CR of young adults by establishing documented policies and/or improving intervention efficacies.

Psychological Distress in HIV-1 Disease in Relationship to Hypocholesterolemia

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Shor-Posner ◽  
Teri Baldewicz ◽  
Dan Feaster ◽  
Nancy T. Blaney ◽  
Maria Miguez-Burbano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Serum Cholesterol ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Cholesterol Levels ◽  
Causal Direction ◽  
Distress Level ◽  
Cholesterol Status ◽  
Hiv 1

Objective: Altered levels of serum cholesterol, which are prevalent in early HIV-1 infection, have been associated with disturbances in mood state and behavior. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of serum cholesterol status and psychological distress in HIV-1 seropositive and seronegative men. Method: The association between serum cholesterol level and psychological distress, measured with the Profile of Mood States (POMS), was examined in 169 individuals (117 HIV-1 seropositive and 52 seronegative homosexual men), controlling for negative life events, social support, coping style, and HIV-1 serostatus. Results: Individuals with hypocholesterolemia (serum cholesterol levels < 150 mg/dL), exhibited significantly higher levels of distress, relative to individuals with values of cholesterol > 150 mg/dL ( p = 0.01). HIV-1 seropositive men had significantly lower cholesterol levels ( p = 0.0001) and higher levels of distress than the seronegative men ( p = 0.03). A significant interaction between negative life events and cholesterol status was demonstrated as well ( p = 0.04). Conclusions: Hypocholesterolemia appears to be associated with increased psychological distress. Whereas the causal direction of the cholesterol-distress association cannot be specified, our results suggest that HIV-1 infected men with low cholesterol levels may benefit from being monitored for changes in distress level, so that appropriate psychosocial intervention can be instituted, as necessary.

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