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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Perception of Stress"”.
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Mature students' perception of stress on returning to learn
… present a theoretical model for mature students' perception of stress. The study examines the sources of institutional, dispositional and situational stress of students who are age thirty-to fifty-five. The research involved mature students in England (Yorkshire) and the United States of America …
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The Effects of School Size and Gender on Adolescents’ Perception of Stress
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Associations among physical activity, perception of stress, and relapse occurrence in multiple sclerosis
… that is characterized by relapses or periods of worsening symptoms (Lublin & Reingold, 1996). The occurrence of a relapse has been associated with experiencing a stressful event (Mohr, Hart, Julian, Cox, & Pelletier, 2004). Physical activity could potentially influence relapse occurrence …
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A Pilot Intervention Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Guided Imagery (GI) to Reduce the Perception of Stress n Uncomplicated Twnin Pregnancies
<p>Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness and benefits of Guided Imagery and decrease in perceived stress in uncomplicated twin pregnancies. The aim was to introduce self-care stress reduction techniques: guided imagery with Roy adaptation model as a conceptual …
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Music therapy and Prenatal Stress Reduction: An Alternative Approach to Reduce the Perception of Stress for women with Uncomplicated and Low Risk Twin Pregnancies
… multiple gestations evokes a great deal of stress leading to probable consequences of depression, anxiety, and increased utilization of medical services (Andersson. Sundstrom-Poromaa, Wulff, Astrom. & Bixo. 2004). Early detection and appropriate interventions particularly with stress …
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Strong Black Womanhood, Stress, and Coping: A Quantitative Investigation of a Culturally Encapsulated Phenomenon
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Strong Black Woman attitudes on how African American women perceive and cope with stress. The study included 100 Black female faculty, staff, and students from five universities in the eastern region of the United States including a large, …
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Coping Style As A Mediator Of Stress Perception For Caregivers Of Children With Developmental Disabilities
… has found that parents and primary caregivers of children with developmental disabilities experience more stress than parents with children of normal development (Cushner-Weinstein et al., 2008; Hussain & Juyal, 2007). The present study examined the influence that coping style has on the …
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Sources of perceived stress for students in a college of higher education: implications for learning
Much of the research to identify sources of stress in undergraduates has been carried out in the United States using medical/dental students. Although students in general are increasingly being seen as important contributors in quality assurance procedures, determining the nature and the perceived …
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Police officers: Perception of self, occupational role, and occupational events.
This study examined police officers' perceptions of self, occupational role and their relation to perceived stress and posttraumatic stress symptomology. Self-report measures for the study variables were completed by 101 police officers. Hypotheses predicted that perception of self and role would …
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A pilot study of meditation as a stress reliever for dental hygiene students during times of heightened stress
… hygiene students face an exorbitant amount of stress during their educational pursuits. This has only been compounded by the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students may benefit from the practice of meditation in managing their stress levels during these trying times. This study …
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Stress Reactivity Patterns in Breast Cancer Survivors and the Implications of Various Psychosocial Factors
The stress system comprises the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary (SAM) axes. The two operate synergistically to regulate metabolic and biological processes, maintain homeostasis, and manage physiological responses towards various environmental challenges, …
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Perceptions of Maternal Stress and Neonatal Patient Outcomes in a Single Private Room versus Open Room Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Environment.
… Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) environment of care delivery has a positive, negative, or neutral impact on health outcomes for the high risk neonate and on maternal stress as compared to the open room design. The study purpose was to examine whether a difference exists in health outcomes in …
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The influence of cognitive biases on psychophysiological vulnerability to stress
… disproportionately attend to negative aspects of a situation (attention bias), or who unduly interpret ambiguity in a negative manner (interpretive bias) report more psychological ill-effects of stress than those with balanced or positively-skewed inclinations. Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) …
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Breaking the norm: Family characteristics associated with the avoidance of corporal punishment
… and frequently used discipline tactic, with 94% of parents of 2- to 4-year-olds using it (Straus, 2001). Much of the parenting literature indicates that there are more positive ways to discipline a child (May, 2000; Sears & Sears, 1995; Spock & Parker, 1998). Yet, only a minority of parents raise …
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Cardiovascular health, stress and sleep of shift working police officers : a physiological assessment
Police officers have been reported to experience a high incidence of chronic health issues (Kales et al., 2009; Hartley et al., 2011), which present prematurely in an otherwise healthy population (Bonneau & Brown, 1995; Barron, 2010). Shift work has also been associated with an increased prevalence …
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A Study on the Relationship between Fire fighters’ Stress and Condition of Their Health
… they are put in danger are causing psychological stress. This study is a cross-sectional one for understanding how social·demographical, working environmental, health behavioral, and health conditional factors are related to the perception of stress resulting from the situation specific to the …