Evidence for a positive relationship between perceived stress and belief in conspiracy theories

Perceived stress has previously been implicated in the belief of conspiracies, with some authors suggesting that stress can precipitate increased belief in conspiracy theories. This preregistered survey study aimed to replicate findings by Swami et al. (2016) showing a positive correlation between belief in conspiracy theories and perceived stress. 372 Australian and New Zealand residents participated. Beliefs in conspiracy theories were measured using 11 items drawn mainly from existing scales (α = .87). Perceived stress was measured using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; α = .91). The average level of endorsement of conspiracy theories was relatively low (M = 1.89 on a Likert scale from 1 to 5; SD = 0.72). Supporting our hypothesis, we found a significant and positive correlation between perceived stress and belief in conspiracy theories, r(370) = .20, p = .001, 95% CI [.096, .292]. Future work could investigate the causal mechanism producing this association.

Strategi Koping dan Stres pada Mahasiswa: Studi Pendahuluan Promosi Kesehatan Mental Berbasis Sekolah

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi kondisi kesehatan mental mahasiswa melalui desain penelitian cross-sectional survey. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini menggunakan open-ended questionnaire, perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10), dan the Brief COPE Questionnaire. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa: 1) permasalahan kehidupan kampus, perasaan dan pikiran negatif, serta permasalahan relasi merupakan situasi sulit yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa; 2) sebanyak 50.45% mahasiswa mengalami stres pada kategori sedang, 45.05% mengalami stres pada kategori tinggi, dan 4.5% mengalami stres pada kategori rendah; 3) strategi koping dapat memprediksi stres secara signifikan [F(14,96)=5.781; p<0.001]; dan 4) strategi koping jenis positive reframing dan active coping dapat memprediksi penurunan stres, sedangkan strategi koping jenis self-blame dan self-distraction dapat memprediksi peningkatan stres

The Perceived Stress Level of Nursing Students Regarding The Clinical Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the perceived stress levels of nursing students regarding the clinical practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted between May 20 and June 20, 2020, with 252 students studying in all classes in the Nursing Departments of Necmettin Erbakan University. The data were collected using the Information Form and the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS). 52.0% of the students felt uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19, and 62.2% stated that their anxiety increased when they thought they were infected with Covid-19. The study further revealed that 57.9% of the nursing students were afraid to provide care to the individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 and 82.1% stated that they did not have enough knowledge to provide care to those individuals. Our study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students and the students’ gender (p<0.01), the status of willingly choosing the nursing profession (p<0.01), the interest in the nursing profession during the Covid-19 pandemic (p<0.01), having enough knowledge to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), being uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 (p<0.01), being afraid to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), and the increased anxiety level thinking that they were infected with Covid-19 (p<0.01). In this study, female nurses and nurses who did not choose the nursing profession willingly, whose interests in the nursing profession were negatively affected during the pandemic period, who believe that they do not have the knowledge or who do not want to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19, who are afraid to provide care, and who are uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 were found to have higher perceived stress levels. It is recommended to offer training and counseling to the nursing students with high perceived stress levels

Literature Review : Stress Pada Mahasiswa Perawat Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

Stress is a condition that is particullary felt by someone due to a discrepancy between what they want and what they actually has that physically affects individual behavior. The cause of stress that is usually felt by nursing students is the curriculum they used. This curriculum is the combination of practice and knowledge so that to become a competent student, they should master both. This condition eventually affect in person's psychological condition because the readiness of each individual to adapt to certain conditions is also different. This stress not only reduce body's immunity but also effect to a person's health condition. This objective of the study is to determine the stress in nursing students during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research method uses Literature Review. Research articles from several databases, namely PubMed and Google Scholar, were identified using the keywords "Stress" AND "Nursing Student" AND "Pandemi Covid-19" which were banned from 2015-2021. Research articles that meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria were reviewed using instrument Hawker. The results of the literature review research from 3 articles with 3 stress categories are as follows. The stress level using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire is Moderate stress level of 112 (12.23%), then 2 articles using the DASS questionnaire show a Normal value of 469 (95.9%) of respondents, 45 (25.7%) students have a severe stress level with characteristics aged 15-22 years as many as 175 (18.1%), then most of female with total of 660 (23.34%) respondents, and the most criteria in this reasearch is from diploma with a total of 53 (100%) respondents. Students have a good attitude in controlling perceived stress with evidence of Normal values in stress measurement as many as 469 respondents, and Severe values as many as 45 respondents. It means that nursing students in controlling perceived stress are still quite good.Keywords: Covid-19, Nursing Student, Stress AbstrakStres merupakan kondisi seseorang yang mengalami ketidakseimbangan karena ketidaksesuaian antara apa yang diinginkan dengan kenyataan dan mempengaruhi perilaku individu. Stres yang biasanya dialami mahasiswa perawat karena kurikulum yang digunakan gabungan antara praktek dengan pengetahuan sehingga untuk menjadi mahasiswa yang berkompeten harus menguasi keduanya. Perubahan inilah yang mempengaruhi kondisi psikologis seseorang karena kesiapan setiap individu dalam menyesuaikan diri dengan kondisi-kondisi tertentu juga berbeda-beda. Hal ini juga akan membuat imunitas tubuh menjadi menurun dan rentan kepada kondisi kesehatan seseorang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi stress pada mahasiswa perawat di era pandemi Covid-19 menggunakan literature review. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelusuran artikel (literature review) menggunakan database PubMed dan Google Scholar yaitu identifikasi dengan menggunakan kata kunci “Stress” AND “Nursing Student” AND “Pandemic Covid-19” yang di batesi dari tahun 2019-2021. Artikel penelitian yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi di telaah dengan menggunakan instrument Hawker. Hasil penelitian literature review dari 3 artikel dengan 3 kategori stress dan didapatkan hasil tingkat stress menggunakan kuesioner Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) memiliki tingkat stress Moderate 112 (12,23%), lalu 2 artikel menggunakan kuesioner DASS menunjukkan nilai Normal sebanyak 469 (95,9%) responden, 45 (25,7%) mahasiswa memiliki tingkat stress Severe dengan karakteristik usia 15-22 tahun sebanyak 175 (18,1%) lalu, berjenis kelamin perempuan lebih banyak dengan jumlah 660 (23,34%) responden, dan kriteria palling banyak berpendidikan D3 dengan jumlah 53 (100%) responden. Dapat di simpulkan bahwa mahasiswa memiliki sikap yang baik dalam pengendalian stress yang dirasakan dengan bukti nilai Normal dalam pengukuran stress sebanyak 469 responden, dan nilai Severe sebanyak 45 responden yang artinya mahasiswa perawat dalam pengendalian stress masih cukup baik.Kata kunci: Covid-19, Mahasiswa Perawat, Stress.

Assess the Level of Stress during Covid-19 Pandemic among 10th and 12th Standard Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on school children especially in their academic performance which may affect their mental health. The College students bear more pressure and have more serious physical and mental health problems. Due to the recent social changes in the education domain (e.g., the sharing of educational resources and advances in communication technology), the use of distance education is more and more, which changes the communication patterns between teachers and students, increases the isolation and independence of students, and thus becomes an important source of pressure for students [1]. Aim of the Study: To assess the level of stress during COVID-19 pandemic among the students of 10th and 12th standard. 2. To associate the level of stress during COVID-19 pandemic among the students of 10th and 12th standard with demographic variables. Methodology: An descriptive study will be use to assess the level of stress during COVID-19 pandemic among the 10th and 12th standard students in Wardha, Maharashtra. A purposive sampling technique will be use to pick the sample. A total 100 students who met the inclusion criteria will be select for this study. A Perceived Stress Scale was created to assess the stress. Expected Results: This study is mainly planned to assess the level of stress in students of 10th and 12th standard with the help of Perceived Stress Scale and demographic variables. Conclusion: Final conclusion will be drawn from final result of the statistical review.

GAMBARAN STRESS PADA SISWA SMP-SMA DI SUMATERA BARAT: STUDI DESKRIPTIF

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a huge change to today's life. The rapid spread of the process made the government make various efforts to overcome this. One of them is by limiting activities, namely learning activities boldly (school from home). Courageous learning activities make students learn from home. However, in practice many parents and students complain that they are not interested in doing these learning activities. This study aims to determine the impact of distance learning activities (school from home) on the stress of middle and high school students in West Sumatra. The measuring instrument of this research is the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) by Cohen. The results showed that most junior and senior high school students experienced stress in the moderate category. This is sufficient to indicate that the subject feels that his current life is stressful. Regarding the feelings of subjects with COVID-19, most of the subjects felt worried (26%), afraid (17%), and felt shocked (14%). At the beginning of the pandemic, as many as 94.7% of students felt that the covid-19 virus was dangerous and only 5.3% felt it was harmless. Keywords: Stress, Covid-19, teenager Pandemi Covid-19 memberikan perubahan besar terhadap kehidupan saat ini. Cepatnya proses penyebaran membuat pemerintah melakukan berbagai upaya untuk mengatasi hal tersebut. Salah satunya dengan membatasi kegiatan, yaitu kegiatan belajar secara daring (school from home). Kegiatan pembelajaran daring membuat siswa belajar dari rumah. Namun, pada prakteknya banyak orangtua dan siswa yang mengeluhkan bahwa mereka merasa tidak termotivasi dalam melakukan kegiatan pembelajaran tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak kegiatan pembelajaran jarak jauh (school from home) terhadap stress siswa SMP dan SMA di Sumatera Barat. Alat ukur penelitian ini menggunakan skala Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) oleh Cohen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar siswa SMP dan SMA mengalami stress pada kategori sedang. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa subjek merasa kehidupannya saat ini cukup membuat stress. Terkait dengan perasaan subjek dengan covid-19, sebagian besar subjek merasa merasa cemas (26%), takut (17%), dan merasa kaget (14%). Saat awal pandemi, sebanyak 94,7% siswa merasa bahwa virus covid-19 ini berbahaya dan hanya 5,3% yang merasa tidak berbahaya.Kata Kunci: Stress, Covid-19, Remaja

Predictors of Mental Health During the COVID Pandemic

Health professionals have been concerned about mental health of older adults during the COVID pandemic. To explore their experiences, we conducted an online survey of community-dwelling older people to examine their mental health related to stress, based on Pearlin’s Stress Process Model. A snowball approach was used; we sent recruitment e-mails through senior organizations and contacts with e-mail lists of potential participants; there were 504 respondents. We used regression analysis to explore predictors of mental health based on Pearlin’s model. Background characteristics included age (m = 75.7, SD 4.95), gender (77.4% female) and race (White = 93.4%). The CESD-10 provided a measure of mental health. Scores indicated 62.3% of the sample scored in the low range for depressive symptoms and 37.7% in the moderate to high range. Stressors were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale that includes subscales of perceived helplessness and perceived self-efficacy. We also measured perceived social Isolation, and current life space as predictor variables. Results of regressing the CESD-10 onto the set of theoretical predictors revealed that the inclusion both subscales of the Perceived Stress Scale, social isolation, and current life space jointly accounted for approximately 63.0% of the variability in the outcome beyond the baseline model (FChange[4, 449] = 211.15, p &lt; .01), which included age, race, and gender. The model overall, accounted for approximately 66.5% (R2adjusted = 66.0%) of the variability in CESD-10 scores, (F[7, 449] = 127.473, p &lt; .01). Addressing stress among older adults is important to help them maintain positive mental health.

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRAYANAMA TO RELIEVE STRESS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF SELECTED AREAS OF AHMEDABAD

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of pranayama to relieve stress at selected areas. Methodology: study design: one group pre-test post–test research design1. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted in selected areas of Ahmedabad. The rationale for selecting this group people are the familiarity with the setting, locality, availability of sample, feasibility of conducting the study, easy accessibility of the samples. Data was collected from /08/2021 to /08/2021. Sample: Purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 samples at selected areas of Ahmedabad. Perceived stress scale was used to assess this stress level among the people. Results: The result shows that there is no significant effect on stress after pranayama .This study therefore offers an encouraging. The result might be achieved if the duration to the practice pranayama can be increased. Conclusion: The study reveals that the effect of pranayama on the suffering with stress has minimal effect. A person with mild stress encompasses improvement in condition.

Pengaruh Terapi Relaksasi Otot Progresif Terhadap Tingkat Stres pada Lansia Di RW 23 Kelurahan Melong

Lanjut usia (lansia) di seluruh dunia diperkirakan mencapai 500 juta dengan usia rata-rata 60 tahun. Indonesia sebagai negara berkembang menempati urutan ke-4 dengan jumlah penduduk terbanyak di dunia. Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi relaksasi otot progresif terhadap tingkat stres pada lansia Provinsi Jawa Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuisioner untuk mengetahui tingkat stres pada lansia dengan menggunakan Perceived Stress Scale (PSS 10). Skor PSS diperoleh dengan reversing responses (sebagai contoh 0=4,1=3, 2=2, 3=1, 4=0) terhadap empat soal yang bersifat positif (pertanyaan 4,5,7,8). Pada penelitian ini dilakukan uji normalitas data dengan menggunakan Shapiro Wilk dan diperoleh hasil bahwa Pvalue pre test dan post test (0,318 dan 0,824) >alpha 0,05. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa distribusi data normal sehingga analisis bivariat menggunakan t test dependen.

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Perceived Stress Scale Measures

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful and of considerable concern among health care workers (HCWs). Being particularly at increased risk for exposure, HCWs worry about becoming infected as well as infecting co-workers, patients and family members. Such distress and panic may have destructive effects on individuals and may last long after the pandemic situation leading to depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to measure and investigate the prevalence of the factors affecting psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCWs. Methods A self-administered online survey—including perceived stress scale (PSS) questions—was disseminated among HCWs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SA) between1st June and 30th July 2020. Results A total of 469 HCWs responded to the survey for a high response rate (93.8%). The PSS revealed that 15.8% of the respondents were suffering from high stress levels, 77.2% were suffering from moderate stress levels and 7% with low stress levels. Females and junior frontline staff reported more severe stress levels. Participation on the pandemic team shows significant impact on stress levels. Conclusion COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress levels among HCWs and affects their psychological wellbeing. Designing programs promoting HCWs mental health are crucial and emotional and psychological support strategies should be part of every public health crisis management plan.