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Showing 1 to 20 of 167 for “"mental and physical health"”.
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Identity Discrepancy, Male Role Norms, and Mental and Physical Health
… be significantly related to depression, anxiety, and lower general health quality, and this relationship would be moderated by the centrality of the perspective domains to the participant's gender role concept and by the centrality of the male gender role to the person's identity. High self-ideal …
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The Impact of Sexism on Older Women's Mental and Physical Health
… portion of the variance in women’s reported physical and mental symptoms above and beyond that accounted for by generic stressors. Furthermore, the literature suggests that discrimination in the elderly has lead to inadequate medical care as well as psychological and physical problems. …
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Utilizing new technologies to measure therapy effectiveness for mental and physical health
<p>Mental health is quickly becoming a major policy concern, with recent data reporting increasing and disproportionately worse mental health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, increased substance abuse, and elevated suicidal ideation. One specific population that is especially high risk for …
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Parental bonding: Validity, stability and predictor of mental and physical health during pregnancy
… significant impact on an individual’s life-long health. The influence of early parent-child relationships may be particularly strong in mothers who are pregnant with their first child. In this study, these emotional bonds were explored using the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), a retrospective …
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An exploration of the experience of women with mental and physical health issues
Aim: To explore the experience of physical health issues in women with mental distress, in order to support best practice and improved care. Rationale: Attempts to improve the physical health care of people with mental health difficulties are ongoing, with women’s experiences within this field …
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Anti-gay violence at the University of Saskatchewan : occurrences, mental and physical health consequences, and perceived effectiveness of support services
… documented the occurrence of anti-gay harassment and violence at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), examined the mental and physical health consequences of this form of victimization, and assessed participants' use and perceptions of student support services to provide insight into the U of …
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Applying health psychology theory to practice: cognitive behaviour therapy, motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based interventions for improving mental and physical health
… Sleep is a key issue in maintaining good mental and physical health, but increasingly people are suffering with insomnia and experiencing poor health-related quality of life and daytime functioning as a result. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to be …
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The effects of socioeconomic status, social support, and acculturation on the mental and physical health among Korean American older adults in Chicago metropolitan area
… that Socioeconomic status (SES), social support, and acculturation may influence physical and mental health status of Korean American older adults. It was premised that SES, social support and acculturation are directly and/or indirectly related to the mental and physical health status of Korean …
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Perceived Social Support for Relationships As a Predictor of Relationship Well-Being and Mental and Physical Health in Same-Sex and Mixed-Sex Relationships: A Longitudinal Investigation
… isolation, but within a broader social network and social environment, in which the opinions and actions of close network members can play a role in how a relationship develops. The current study investigated how perceiving support for one’s relationship (including same-sex and mixed-sex …
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Investigating the Mental-Physical Health Interface Using National Register-based Data
… research has convincingly demonstrated that many mental and physical health conditions do oftentimes co-occur together, the causality between distinct pairs of mental and physical health conditions as well as the outcomes resulting from the co-occurrence of these, remain incompletely described and …
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Social Capital, Health and Mental Health in African American Women
Cultural and social influences on mental and physical health are increasingly recognized by social science researchers. Researchers have found that specific, Afrocultural factors are related to the functioning of African Americans. The current research considered whether interdependence is …
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A DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL OF VICTIMIZATION: RELATIONS AMONG TEMPERAMENT, PEER VICTIMIZATION, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
… TEMPERAMENT, PEER VICTIMIZATION, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Lisabeth F. DiLalla, Ph.D. Youth who are victimized by their peers are more likely to develop symptoms of psychopathology and health problems in adolescence and adulthood. Also, temperamental traits of …
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Systemic Racism: Perceptions, Stress, and Coping among African American College Students
College attrition represents a serious and persistent problem for ethnic minority students. Although there has been a plethora of research examining retention rates, most have focused on difficulty paying for college and financial strain. Importantly, past studies suggest that minority stress in …
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Positive psychology within the clinical context
… of psychology concerned with the development and enhancement of well-being, strengths and conditions conducive to human flourishing. A plethora of research now supports the efficacy of positive psychology interventions in increasing well-being and reducing psychopathology amongst clinical …
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Optimizing Workplace Wellness Interventions in Small Businesses: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Interviews Exploring the Research-Practice Gap
Workplace health and wellness initiatives are increasingly used to promote mental and physical health. Yet, gaps remain in understanding how to implement these interventions, particularly in small businesses, which often lack the resources and scale of the larger organizations where such …
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Healthy Aging: Factors that Predict Preservation of Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults
… overarching goal for the older adult population and researchers is to determine how to promote aging well. Cognitive functioning is a heavily researched area due to the exponentially increasing number of older adults experiencing cognitive decline. Preservation of cognitive functioning is one …
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The effect of health on the labour force outcome among working age individuals in the UK
… three empirical chapters on the effect of health on some key labour-force outcomes of working age individuals in the UK. In the first paper chapter two, the effect of health shocks on exit from employment among working age individuals using data from British Household Panel Survey was …
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Examination of Role Satisfaction and Mental Health of Caregiving Grandparents
… has shown that the number of caregiving grandparents in America has steadily increased. If this trend continues there will be more of a need for society to recognize this population and the difficulties that they face due to the atypical structure of these households. Research has produced …
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A prospective study of potentially traumatic events: associations between types and dimensions of events and outcomes.
… purposes of this study were to assess lifetime and recent exposure to potentially traumatic life events (PTE) among undergraduate and community college students, to assess the relation between event exposure and a broad range of outcomes (i.e., mental and physical health, life satisfaction, GPA) …
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Well-being pedagogů základních škol, jejich profesní zátěž a možnosti nápravy
… workload. Well-being encompasses a state of mental and physical health, and can also be understood as a state of feeling generally well, having a high level of vitality, a sense of one's own values and goals, being able to cope successfully with stressful situations and having healthy …
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