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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"Stress (Psychology)"”.
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Furthering conservation of resources theory: how our values influence out stress response
… an increasingly applied conceptualization of the stress process (Hobfoll & Lilly, 1993; Neveu, 2007). To evaluate and expand this theory, an exploratory research study was conducted to determine the influence of personal psychosocial values (e.g., self-transcendence and conservation; Schwartz, …
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Chronic mild social stress increases neurogenesis in adolescent male rats
… into adulthood. It is wellestablished that stress during adulthood decreases the rate of neurogenesis, but during adolescence, the effects of stress are much less understood. I investigated the effect of short-term or chronic stress during adolescence (daily lhr isolation and change of cage …
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The Meaning of Stress in Men Who Have Sustained a Myocardial Infarction
To illuminate stress as it is experienced in the everyday life of men between the ages of 50-70 who have had a myocardial infarction, a sample of ten men were individually interviewed. A control group consisting of ten men who stated that they were healthy and who resided in a rural community …
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A Learning Theory Approach to Stress and Stress Management
… was threefold:(l) to review and evaluate stress theory and literature, (2) to construct a learning theory approach to the fields of stress research and stress management, and (3) to design stress-management instructional materials based on the reconceptualization. Procedure. A review of …
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Attention after adversity: examining temperament as a protective and risk factor
Attentional control (AC) is an executive function referring to the ability to attend to pertinent information in the face of distractions. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are characterized by various forms of abuse and neglect experienced before the age of 18. Temperament is an early-appearing …
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When the goal is to be less stressed: a naturalistic investigation of academic and self-care goal completion
The demands of college are synonymous with stress for many students, with stress generally being related to academic success and posing a challenge for academic goals and self-care behaviors. Individual difference factors such as resilience and need for cognition may impact this stress experience …
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Challenge and hinderance stressor appraisals, personal resources, and work engagement among k-12 teachers
Stress has long been conceptualized as consisting of two factors, eustress, or good stress, and distress, or bad stress (Selye, 1956). The occupational stress literature identifies challenge stressors as those associated with favorable outcomes, and hindrance stressors as those associated with …
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A resource management perspective on work design
Chronic, negative, uninterrupted stress, specifically in the workplace, can lead to a variety of health issues as well as decreased job satisfaction and increased intentions to turnover within an organization. An important part of managing this negative stress is identifying the specific factors …
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Understanding time use, stress, and recovery among medical resident
… health-related consequences due to the workplace stressors they encounter. A primary purpose of the present study was to provide insight into the stress and recovery challenges faced by medical residents in a typical hospital environment. Thirty-eight participants provided rich quantitative and …
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The moderating role of equity sensitivity on the optimism and stress relationship
… of how well individuals are able to cope with stress (Chang, Rand, & Strunk, 2007; Riolli & Savicki, 2003). Additionally perceived inequity is considered as a stressor (Taris, Peeters, Le Blanc, Scheurs, & Schaufeli, 2001) and the extent to which individuals perceive inequity is determined by …
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The long term psychological consequences of war experiences
… of a battle. Implications for post-traumatic stress disorder, ageing, and treatment models are considered.
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Role of counselling in reducing operational stress in soldiers in Kabwe, Zambia.
This study examined the causes of operational stress in soldiers, adverse effects, and assessed the role of counselling in reducing operational stress in soldiers in Kabwe. Zambia. Stress and stressors are an inherent part of warfare because of the violence, the physical conditions, and duration of …
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A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of a Stress Management Program at Calvin College
… to determine if the Broene Counseling Center" stress management program is effective in reducing the stress levels of the participants. It also proposes to determine if an increase in stress management skills results in a more positive self-concept. Procedure. Participants in the Academic …
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The role of resilience, emotion regulation, and perceived stress on college academic performance
Stress is a common problem for college students. The goal of this thesis was to examine the relationships between protective and risk factors to experiencing stress and how these factors may predict academic performance in college students. 125 college students were surveyed twice over the course …
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A study of marital satisfaction in graduate student marriages
… dissimilar expectations, financial and personal stress, social support, and the presence of children affect satisfaction in marriage. Chronic stress, like that found in graduate education, has a profound impact on marital satisfaction, and may also be related to other variables such as intimacy …
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The Role Of Contextual Variables In Intra- And Inter-individual Cognitive Flexibility
… self-report how flexible they are in approaching stressful situations. The current study examined the utility of operationalizing cognitive flexibility in terms of cognitive variability, i.e., the ability to generate multiple coping/emotion regulation strategies in response to a stressor and …
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