Psychological Stress Scale Research Articles

فعالية برنامج إرشادي معرفي سلوکي لتحسين استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الإعدادية ذوي صعوبات التعلم

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى إعداد برنامج إرشادي معرفي سلوکي لتحسين استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الإعدادية ذوي صعوبات التعلم، والکشف عن فعاليته. وقد تکونت عينة الدراسة من (40) تلميذا وتلميذة من ذوي صعوبات التعلم بالصف الثاني بالمرحلة الاعدادية، مقسمين إلى مجموعتين: مجموعة تجريبية وتتضمن (20) تلميذا وتلميذة (10 إناث، و10 ذکور)، ومجموعة ضابطة وتتضمن (20) تلميذا وتلميذة (10 إناث، و10 ذکور)، بمتوسط عمر زمني (13,608) سنة، وانحراف معياري (0,336). واشتملت أدوات الدراسة على: تقديرات الأخصائي النفسي والاجتماعي والمعلمين، ملاحظة الباحثة لأداء التلاميذ في أثناء الحصص، استمارة جمع بيانات التلميذ (إعداد الباحثة)، مقياس المصفوفات المتتابعة المعياري المطور لجون رافن (SPM)، اختبار الفرز العصبي السريع (QNST)، مقياس المستوى الاجتماعي الاقتصادي للأسرة، مقياس استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى ذوي صعوبات التعلم (إعداد الباحثة)، برنامج ارشادي معرفي سلوکي لتحسين استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية (إعداد الباحثة).واستخدمت الباحثة الأساليب الإحصائية التالية: المتوسط الحسابي والانحراف المعياري، اختبار مان-ويتني، واختبار ويلکوکسون، وحجم الأثر (r) للإحصاء اللابارامتري وذلک باستخدام برنامج الحزم الإحصائية للعلوم الاجتماعية SPSS Ver. 21. وأسفرت نتائج الدراسة عن فعالية البرنامج الإرشادي المعرفي السلوکي لتحسين استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الإعدادية ذوي صعوبات التعلم، واستمرار فعاليته بعد فترة من التطبيق. الکلمات المفتاحية: الإرشاد المعرفي السلوکي، الضغوط النفسية، استراتيجيات مواجهة الضغوط النفسية، ذوي صعوبات التعلم، تلاميذ المرحلة الإعدادية. Abstract This research aimed to preparing a cognitive behavioral counseling program to improve coping strategies of psychological stress among preparatory school students with learning disabilities, and identified. The sample of the current research consisted of (40) students with learning disabilities in the second grade of preparatory school, divided into two groups: an experimental group which included (20) students: (10 females, 10 males), and a control group which included (20) students: (10 females, 10 males), average age (13,608 ± 0.336). The research included the following instruments: Psychologists, Social Workers and Teachers’ Assessments, The Researcher's Observation of Students’ Performance during Lessons, Data Collection Form for Students (by: the researcher), The Developed Standard Progressive Matrices scale (SPM) (for: John Raven), Quick Neurological Screening Test (QNST), The Family's Social and Economic Level Scale, Coping Strategies of Psychological Stress Scale for Learning Disabilities Students (by: the researcher) and A Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Program to Improve Coping Strategies of Psychological Stress (by: the researcher). The researcher used the following statistical techniques: Mean, Standard Deviation, the Mann-Whitney test, the Wilcoxon test and the Effect Size (r) for Nonparametric Statistics, using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Ver. 21. The research findings revealed the effectiveness of the Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Program to improve coping strategies of psychological stress among preparatory school students with learning disabilities, and its continued effectiveness after a period of application.

One year follow-up and exploratory analysis of a patient-centered interdisciplinary care intervention for multimorbidity.

ContextInterventions for people with multimorbidity have obtained mixed results. We aimed to document the long-term effect of an intervention for people with multimorbidity.Methods284 patients (18–80 years) presenting three or more chronic conditions were recruited from seven family medicine groups in the Saguenay-Lac St-Jean region, Quebec, Canada. The patient-centered intervention was based on motivational approach and self-management support. Outcomes were evaluated in a one-year pre-post study design with questionnaires that included the Health Education Questionnaire (heiQ), the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Diseases, the Veteran RAND-12 Health Survey (VR-12), the EuroQoL 5-Domains questionnaire, the Kessler six item Psychological Stress Scale, and measures of smoking habit, physical activity, healthy eating and alcohol consumption. Subgroup analyses by age, number of conditions, sex, and income were also conducted.ResultsThe heiQ domain of emotional wellbeing improved significantly. Improvement was also observed for the VR-12 and the K6. Among the health behaviours, only healthy eating was improved. Subgroup analyses in this exploratory study suggest that younger patients, those with lower number of chronic conditions or higher incomes may respond better in relation to self-management, health status and health behaviours.ConclusionOne year after the intervention, participants significantly improved a variety of outcomes. Subgroup analyses suggest that younger patients, those with lower number of chronic conditions or higher incomes may respond better in relation to self-management, health status and health behaviours. This suggests that future interventions should be tailored to patients’ characteristics including age, sex, income and number of conditions.

The influence of osteopathic correction to the level of stress in patients with cervicobrachialgia

Introduction . For modern people stress is an inevitable part of their life. Unfortunately, it is often assumed that stress is just a transient nervous tension that does not require treatment. This delusion only exacerbates the situation: one stressful situation is replaced by another, and the state of health is constantly deteriorating, and the psychosomatic disorders develop that have various clinical manifestations. Stress also aggravates the course of an existing pathology, and the presence of pathology is in itself a powerful stress factor. It should also be noted that stress is often accompanied by somatic dysfunctions for which osteopathic correction is effective. It is also impossible to imagine a modern person without dorsopathies, often associated with a sedentary lifestyle. Today, approximately 45 % of dorsopathies are in the cervical spine, of which 41.3 % of patients have cervicocranialgia. This pathology is characterized by frequent recurrence and progression, especially in people of the most working age, and it causes a high medical and social significance of cervicocranialgia. Frequent anomalies of the craniocervical zone, extensive fascial, visceral and muscle connections at the regional and global level, participation in the membrane system of mutual tension of the dura mater and suture structures of the skull — all this necessitates an integrated approach to the treatment of patients with cervicocranialgia, including osteopathic correction. All of the above allowed us to suggest that osteopathic correction may influence stress levels in patients with cervicocranialgia. The goal of research — to study the effect of osteopathic correction on the level of stress in patients with cervicocranialgia in a state of severe psychological stress. Materials and methods . The study involved 24 patients suffering from cervicocranialgia, characterized by prolonged exposure to severe psychological stress and high levels of cortisol in the blood. The study participants were divided into a control (12 people) and an experimental (12 people) group by the method of simple randomization using a random number generator. Participants in both groups received standard drug treatment for cervicocranialgia: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, B vitamins, muscle relaxants, angioprotectors and microcirculation correctors. The participants in the experimental group additionally received osteopathic correction. In both groups, before and after the course of treatment, the patients’ osteopathic status was assessed, the stress level was assessed using the PSM-25 psychological stress scale, and the morning blood cortisol level was measured. The obtained results were processed by methods of parametric and nonparametric statistics. Results . It was found that both the standard drug treatment of patients suffering from cervicocranialgia and the complex treatment with the use of osteopathic correction contribute to a statistically significant decrease in the level of cortisol in the blood (p<0,0001 in the experimental group, p=0,001 in the control group). But only complex treatment, including osteopathic correction, was accompanied by a significant decrease in the level of psychological stress (p=0,001) and the number of regional somatic dysfunctions (p<0,005) in the participants of the experimental group. In the patients of the experimental group, the improvement in all indicators was statistically significantly more pronounced (p <0,01) than in the participants of the control group. Conclusion . The obtained results demonstrate that the addition of osteopathic correction to the drug therapy of the patients with cervicocranialgia in a state of severe psychological stress gives a pronounced effect of the stress level reducing.

Spiritual and moral bases of psychological safety of mining-students

Psychological safety of a specialist’s personality in stressful situations is a condition of his successful professional work. The empirical study is devoted to the investigation of personal qualities (stress resistance, religiosity and moral stability) underlying the psychological safety of future miners. The research involved 52 students aged from 18 to 25 years (average age – 19.9 years), 30 males and 22 females. Research methods: “Diagnostics of personality’s psychological safety” by I. I. Prikhodko, “Questionnaire of religiosity” by I. S. Shemet, “Friend-adviser-1” (DS-1) by E. K. Veselova, “Questionnaire of psychological resistance to stress” by E. V. Raspopin, “Psychological stress scale PSM-25” by Lemur-Thesier-Fillion. Academic success was assessed on the basis of students’ academic performance. Methods of mathematical statistics were used for data processing – T-criterion for independent samples, correlation and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study show that young men are characterized by a higher level of overall safety index and its specific components-motivational, volitional and internal comfort, as well as a lower level of stress, moral stability than young women. Significant positive connections between psychological safety of the person, all its components and stress resistance among students are revealed. Religiosity is significantly associated with the motivational and volitional characteristics of students, and is also the main predictor of psychological safety of the individual in life situations that exceed their own resources of coping with stress. Moral stability provides spiritual safety of personality, allows to keep the deep personal beginning of man. However, in a situation of moral choice, it increases students’ mental tension which negatively affects academic performance, while the psychological safety of the person is a condition for successful completion of the session. This work was supported by Russian Science Foundation № 19-18-00058.

Impact of maternal prenatal psychological stress on birth weight.

The study aimed to evaluate the impact of prenatal maternal stress on birth weight using a large cohort of predominantly White women living in an urban area. Women were recruited between 2005 and 2010. Data collection took place between the 24th and the 28th week of gestation. The Measure of Psychological Stress (MSP-9), a validated tool to assess stress symptoms, was used to collect data on prenatal maternal stress (independent variable). Birth weight (dependent variable) was classified as low birth weight (<2,500 g), normal birth weight (2,500-4,000 g), and macrosomia (>4,000 g). Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were obtained after performing multivariate logistic regressions adjusted for potential cofounders. At the final stage, 5,721 women were included in analysis. When compared with women experiencing low stress, participants with high stress scores were at increased risk of delivering a newborn with low birth weight before adjustment (OR = 2.06, 95% CI [1.04, 4.09]), but after adjustment, only a nonsignificant trend remained. However, women experiencing intermediate and high levels of stress were at increased risk of delivering a newborn with macrosomia, even after adjustment (aOR = 1.23, [1.02, 1.49]) and (aOR = 1.76, [1.11, 2.77]) compared to those who scored low on the psychological stress scale. Women exposed to high psychological stress during the second trimester (24th to 28th weeks) of pregnancy have a 1.8-fold increased risk for delivering a newborn with macrosomia when compared to women exposed to low psychological stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Psychological reactions of the population as a factor of adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic

One of the many negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is the “secondary epidemic” of negative psychological effectsThe aim of the study was to identify socio-psychological factors associated with adaptive behavior in the population.Materials and methods: an on-line survey of 1957 Russian-speaking respondents over 18 years old was performed from 30.03.2020 to 05.04.2020. The level of anxiety distress was verified with the psychological stress scale (PSM-25). Dispersion analyses were used (p&lt;0.05). The size of the effects (SE) was evaluated according to Cohen’s d and Cramer’s V criteria.Results: Increased levels of psychological stress were associated with self-isolation (SE=0.13), social distanc- ing (SE=0.14) and antiseptic usage (SE=0.11). The scores of psychological stress were higher in individuals who search the media for coronavirus news more than once or twice a day (SE=0.11). At the same time, the fre- quency of requests for information about COVID-19 was not linearly associated to the individuals fears for their own lives. The concerns about the availability of protective equipment were specifically associated to compliance with self-isolation measures (SE=0.1). The combination of concerns about the contagiousness of the virus and the unavailability of medication for daily intake were associated with the principles of social distance (SE=0.12 and SE=0.11 respectively). Moreover, concerns about the lack of specific treatment for COVID-19, the danger to one’s own life, the contagiousness of the virus and the lack of protective equipment were associated with the protective behaviours related to hand hygiene (SE=0.12, SE=0.12, SE=0.11, SE=0.11 respectively). Wearing a mask was characterized by the same anxiety patterns as hand hygiene, but their association was inverse (respectively SE=0.13, SE=0.12, SE=0.14, SE=0.15). The most common type of anxious experience—fear for the health of relatives—was not specifically associated with certain types of behavior and accompanied each of its variants.Conclusion: Psychological reactions of the population to the COVID-19 pandemic are specifically associated with adaptive behavior in the dynamics of anti-epidemic measures.

Dynamics of Psychological Status and Quality of Life Indicators in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Chronic Gastritis Before and After the Treatment

Depression increases the risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 development and the subsequent risks of hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, micro- and macro-vascular complications. The association between depression and diabetes mellitus type 2 may include autonomic and neurohormonal dysregulation, weight gain, inflammation, and structural changes in the hippocampus.&#x0D; Objective of the work. To evaluate the psychological status and quality of life indicators in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic gastritis before and after the treatment with the use of medicine Magnicum-Antistress.&#x0D; Materials and methods. Based on the Endocrinology Department of the Transcarpathia Regional Clinical hospital named after A.Novak there were examined 40 patients, whose average age was to 53.7±4.1 years. All patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic gastritis were assessed for quality of life, psychological status, and stress levels using questionnaires, namely using the SF-36, “PSM-25 Psychological Stress Scale methodology”, Holmes and Rahe stress test. After the survey, all patients were treated with Magnicum-Antistress medicine on the background of pathogenetic treatment.&#x0D; Results. Thus, after the course of treatment during 1 month, the level of stress decreased, so in the male patients the high level of stress was observed in 58.3% of patients, and among female patients – 35.8%. Also, the level of stress-resistance increased, so in male patients, the low stress-resistance level was observed in 66.7% of patients, and among female patients – 25%. After the course of treatment according to the Quality of Life Assessment Scale (SF-36), patients showed a positive tendency in the indicators of the psychological and physical health components.&#x0D; Conclusions. The level of chronic stress in patients with DM type 2 and CG is mostly high (52.5%). The level of stress-resistance in the vast majority of patients with DM type 2 and CG is low (52.5%). Complex therapy with the use of the medicine Magnicum-Antistress in patients with DM type 2 and CG is pathogenetically justified, and also leads to an improvement in the quality of life and stress-resistance in these patients.

Stress and Stigmatization in Health-Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background:The health-care workers showed the highest risks of the adverse psychological reactions from the COVID-19 pandemic.Aim:This study aimed to evaluate the structure and severity of psychological distress and stigmatization in different categories of health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods:This study included two phases of online survey in 1800 Russian-speaking health-care workers (March 30 – April 5 and May 4 – May 10, 2020). The Psychological Stress Scale (PSM-25) and modified Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination scale (Cronbach's α = 0.74) were used. Dispersion analysis was performed with P = 0.05, Cohen's d, and Cramer's V calculated (effect size [ES]).Results:The psychological stress levels decreased in the second phase (ES = 0.13), while the stigma levels (ES = 0.33) increased. Physicians experienced more stress compared with nurses and paramedical personnel (ES = 0.34; 0.64), but were less likely to stigmatize SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals (ES = 0.43; 0.41). The increasing probability of contact with infected individuals was associated with higher levels of psychological stress (probable contact ES = 0.48; definite contact ES=0.97). The highest rates of contacts with COVID-19 patients were reported by physicians (χ2 = 123.0; P = 0.00, Cramer's V = 0.2), the youngest (ES = 0.5), and less experienced medical workers (ES = 0.33).Conclusion:Direct contact with coronavirus infection is associated with a significant increase in stress among medical personnel. The pandemic compromises the psychological well-being of the youngest and highly qualified specialists. However, the stigmatizing reactions are not directly associated with the risks of infection and are most prevalent among nurses and paramedical personnel.

Psychological Stress, Self-Compassion and Self-Punishment among Tension-Type Headache and Healthy University Students (A Comparative Study)

Headache is one of the most common complaints among university students due to the lifestyle they lead and the academic and social burdens they have. The present study aims to identify the differences between Tension-Type Headache (TTH) and healthy university students regarding psychological stress, self-compassion, and self-punishment. It covered a sample of tension-type headache and healthy students visiting the medical center and university clinic at Umm Al-Qura University and University of Jeddah numbered (235) and aged (18-40) years. To achieve the study objectives, an analytical descriptive approach was adopted. A TTH scale and a psychological stress scale, prepared by the author, in addition to a self-compassion scale and a self-punishment scale were applied. Results revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the means of TTH and healthy students at the level of (0.01) on the scales of psychological stress, self-compassion, and self-punishment in favor of students with TTH. The study recommends developing consulting programs to reduce psychological stress, self-compassion, self-punishment, and their somatic symptoms among university students.

Psychological Stressors and Their Relationships to Defense Mechanisms and Somatoform Disorders among An- Najah and Birzeit Universities Students

This study aimed to identify the levels of psychological stress and the most common defense mechanisms. Revealing the level of somatoform disorders among An- Najah National University and Birzeit students. This study also sought to detect the relations among these three variables, and effects of some demographic variables of (gender, college, university, living place, academic year, economical level) have been examined at this study in the psychological stress, defense mechanisms, and somatoform disorders, To achieve these goals, the researcher built and developed three instruments tools are: psychological stress scale, defense mechanisms scale, somatoform disorders scale. Reliability and validity of these scales have been verified and results show that, They are valid to use, The research population consists of all students of An- Najah National University and Birzeit University in Palestine, the study sample consists of (300) students from both universities, the sample have been chosen with stratified random method, and the researcher used the correlative descriptive method, The researcher used Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), suitable statistical processors have been used to answer the study questions. The study comes out with many results, the assessment of psychological stress represented by life, family, social, academic, and economical stress was intermediate. The assessment of political stress was low. The assessment of extent of using defense mechanisms represented by inhibition, projection, regression, denial, and reaction formation was intermediate, also the assessment of the range of having a somatoform disorders was intermediate, there were a positive correlation relation and it was statistically significant among all of the study variables which represented by somatoform disorders and psychological stress with different sources (life, family, social, academic, economical, and political factors) on psychological defense mechanisms (inhibition, projection, regression, denial, and reaction formation). The results showed that the variable of gender has an effect in the extent of using reaction formation mechanisms at (α = 0.01), while there were no effection in the rest of dependent variables represented by inhibition, projection, and denial mechanisms, and physical disorders, life, family social, academic, economical, political stresses. The results also indicated that males most likely to use the defense of reaction formation more than females, On the other have the variable of the college (natural sciences, and human sciences) has an effect in reaction formation mechanisms at the alpha level (α=0.05), in favor of human sciences students. The effect of college variable on somatoform disorders at (α= 0.01) was in favor for natural sciences students, while it did not affect the other variables, Based by on these results; the researcher recommendes to increase the awareness using brochures, TV channels, and the internet to make sure that students don't have to use defense mechanisms a lot as they are connected to have somatoform disorders. The students and those who have the responsibility to take care of them, have to find constructive outlets to reduce psychological stresses, have a good management and know how to deal with them as they are also connected to the somatoform disorders infection.

The status of psychological capital and its correlation with job burnout in ICU nurses

Objective To explore the status of psychological capital of ICU nurses and the correlation between nurses' psychological capital and job burnout, so as to provide the guidance for nursing managers in the management work. Methods Convenience sampling method was used to select 200 ICU nurses in 4 ClassⅢ Grade A Hospitals in Harbin as study subjects. The Nurses' Job Burnout Scale (NBS) and Psychological Capital Scale were used in the study to evaluate the correlation between psychological capital and job burnout. Results A total of 187 valid questionnaires were collected. The score of Psychological Capital Scale of ICU nurses was (88.38±7.26) , the average score of items was (3.68±0.71) , the score of hopefulness was (4.02±0.78) , self-efficacy was (3.84±0.67) , flexible anti-resistance was (3.66±0.54) and optimistic was (3.21±0.86) . There was a negative correlation between the total score and each dimensional score of ICU nurses Psychological Stress Scale and the scores of NBS including all dimensions (P<0.05) . Conclusions The psychological capital of ICU nurses has negative correlation with their job burnout. Nursing managers should take certain measures based on each nurse's particular situation to improve their psychological capital so as to reduce the occurrence of job burnout. Key words: Nurses; Intensive Care Units; Psychological capital; Job burnout; Correlation

РАЗВИТИЕ КРЕАТИВНОСТИ ДЛЯ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ СТРЕССОУСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ШКОЛЬНИКОВ

The article raises the actual topic of schoolchildren`s stress resistance development of 9 classes using creative methods of teaching. The notions of «stress-resistance», «creativity», the theory of the stress-stability of G. Selje, T. Koks and others are considered. Stress is expressed in the increased tension of a person, his mental, physical and spiritual forces. Based on the general scientific foundations for the development of stress resistance and creativity, we have compiled a model and an algorithm for getting out of stress. The model includes goals and objectives, the content of development of stressresistance and creativity, an algorithm and a program for developing creativity to overcome stress, the result. The algorithm includes three components: (1) the emergence of a stressful situation, (2) a person’s awareness of the stress situation and the definition of his parameters, (3) the use of creative methods to overcome stress. Based on the model and algorithm, a training program was developed to improve the stress-resistance and creativity of schoolchildren. For the approbation of the algorithm, an experimental and pedagogical work was carried out on the basis of school # 55 in Almaty. In the experimental and pedagogical study, 50 pupils of two 9th grades have participated. Tests which were used at the diagnostic stage: J. Bruner’s creativity level; a test for self-assessment of the stress-resistance of the personalityby NV Kirsheva, NV Ryabchikova; Methodology «Scale of psychological stress PSM-25» Lemur-Tesye- Fillion. At the first stage it is established that 64% of students have a low level of creativity, an average of 24%, and a high level of 12%. After the formative stage, it was found that the percentage of children with a high level of creativity was raised to 20% among respondents , and an average level is up to 48%. 32% of students have a low level of creativity. The technique «Psychological Stress Scale PSM-25» of Lemur-Tesye-Fillion was conducted. During the experimental group test, we obtained the following results: 16% of respondents have a high level of stress, 44% of respondents have an average level of stress, and 40% of respondents have a low level of stress.Key words: creativity, stress, stress resistance, creative teaching methods, school.

PENGARUH STRES SITUASI KERJA TERHADAP PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING PADA GURU HONORER MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH DI KOTA TANGERANG

This study aims to determine the effect of stress on the job situation of psychological well-being. The population in this study is a honorary teachers in Islamic Elementary School in the City of Tangerang. This study uses a quantitative method with a sample of honorary teachers in Islamic Elementary School in the City of Tangerang amounted to 55 respondents. The sampling technique used was cluster sampling with 55 respondents. This study uses two scale that a scale of psychological well-being and stress scale were arranged by researcher based on the theories of stress advanced by Robbins &amp; Judges (2013), Gibson, Ivancevich, Donelly &amp; Konopaske (2012) and Newstrom &amp; Davis (2002). Test hypothesis in this study using a regression analysis one predictors. Based on the analysis of data, this means that there is influence between stress on the job situation to the psychological well-being on a honorary teacher Islamic Elementary School (MI) in the city of Tangerang. The resulting negative influence, meaning that if the work situation of high stress levels, the levels of psychological well-being will be lower.

研究生压力状况与应对方式的关系对思政工作的启迪

近年来，社会和网络环境变化、培养制度改革等对研究生的心理健康状况带来诸多影响。研究生因心理压力产生许多心理问题，加之应对方式消极，导致影响学业、危及生命的事件时有发生。因此，研究生压力状况受到越来越多的关注。本文采用《研究生心理压力源量表》和《应对方式问卷》进行调查，通过分析在校研究生压力源及应对方式，探索引发压力的主要因素和采取应对方式的特点，以期对研究生思想政治工作开展提供依据。 In recent years, the changes of society and network environments and the improvement of train-ing system have greatly influenced the mental health of graduate students. Mental problems caused by mental stress and passive coping style lead to many negative events related to study and life. Therefore, the stress status of graduate students is attracting increasing attention. In this paper, the investigation was implemented using Psychological Stress Scale of Graduate Students and Coping Style Questionnaire. The stress source and coping style of postgraduates were analyzed so as to explore the main factors inducing stress and the characteristics of coping style. This research can provide theoretical evidence for ideological and political work of graduate students.

Relationships of psychological and social factors on dyspepsia of the college students in Nanning city

Objective To investigate the prevalence of dyspepsia and the relationship between dyspepsia, psychological and social factors among the college students in Naning city, and to improve the prevention and treatment of dyspepsia in this region. Methods Rome Ⅲ diagnostic questionnaire for adult dyspepsia, Chinese college student mental health scale (CCSMHS), Chinese college student psychological stress scale (CCSPSS), Chinese college student adaptation scale (CCSAS) and Chinese college student personality scale (CCSPS) were performed through interview survey in 2 580 Nanning college students. Chi square test and rank sum test were used to compared differences between groups. Correlation analysis was performed by Pearson correlation and Logisitic regression analysis. Results A total of 2 520 qualified Rome Ⅲ questionnaires were recovered. The prevalence of dyspepsia in Nanning college students was 5.36%(135/2 520). The most common appearance of dyspepsia in college students were dislike of drinking tea (86.96%(100/115) vs 79.10%(1 605/2 029)), dislike of pickled food (85.22%(98/115) vs 76.29%(1 548/2 029)) and missing meals (40.87%(47/115) vs 30.31%(615/2 029)), the differences were statistically significant (χ2=4.122, 4.860, 5.685; all P 0.05). The results of multifactor regression analysis showed that the prevalence of dyspepsia was not correlated with diet. Among the twelve dimensions of psychological health, the somatization, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, social withdrawal, sexual psychology, paranoia, force, dependency, psychotic tendencies of dyspepsia group were significantly higher than those with non-dyspepsia group (χ2=16.981, 21.805, 12.520, 13.539, 6.998, 6.154, 15.013, 9.457, 10.715, 4.260, all P 0.05). Among the seven dimensions of adaptation, the adaptation to campus life, emotion and career choice of dyspepsia group were significantly lower than those with non-dyspepsia group (χ2=8.223, 8.148, 5.713, all P 0.05). The results of Logistic regression analysis in psychological health, stress and adaption of dyspepsia group and non-dyspepsia group indicated that dyspepsia was associated with somatization (odds ration (OR)=1.610, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.012-2.559), anxiety (OR=1.955, 95%CI 1.216-3.142) and the study pressure (OR=2.159, 95%CI 1.106-4.213). The results of Pearson correlation analysis in study pressure, somatization and anxiety of dyspepsia group showed that both somatization and anxiety were correlated with study stress in dyspepsia group (r=0.314, 0.323; both P<0.05). Conclusions Dyspepsia is a common symptom in Nanning college students. Students with dyspepsia have different degrees of psychological problems which are mostly anxiety and somatization. And study stress as a negative event is the major stress factor. Key words: Dyspepsia; College students; Psychosocial factors; Stress; Personality; Adaptation

中学生の体力，学力，ストレス，生活習慣の関連性

中学生の体力，学力，ストレス，生活習慣の関連性

المناخ الأسري وعلاقته بأساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى عينة من طالبات جامعة الحدود الشمالية في مدينة عرعر

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى التعرف على العلاقة بين المناخ الأسري وأساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية، وأجريت الدراسة على عينة مکونة من (223) طالبة من طالبات جامعة الحدود الشمالية في مدينة عرعر تم اختيارهن بطريقة عشوائية، کما هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة أکثر أساليب مواجهة الضغوط استخدما لدى عينة الدراسة، ومعرفة الفروق بين متوسطـات درجـات المناخ الأسري بأبعاده لدى عينة الدراسة تبعا لمتغيرات (المستوى للوالدين– المستوى الاقتصادي)، ومعرفة الفروق بين متوسطات درجات أساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية بأبعادها لدى عينة الدراسة تبعا لمتغيرات (التخصص – المستوى الدراسي – المستوى التعليمي للوالدين– المستوى الاقتصادي)، وقد قامت الباحثة بتطبيق مقياس المناخ الأسري (علاء الدين کفافي، 2010م) ومقياس أساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية (هشام عبدالله، 1996م). وقد استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي بشقيه الارتباطي والمقارن، لملاءمته لطبيعة الدراسة، وتم إجراء بعض التحليلات الإحصائية. توصلت الدراسة الحالية للعديد من النتائج من أهمها: - وجود علاقة ارتباطية موجبة ذات دلالة إحصائية بين المناخ الأسرى ککل وأساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية. - لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في متوسطات درجات المناخ الأسري بأبعاده لدى الطالبات عينة الدراسة تبعا لمتغيرات (المستوى التعليمي للوالدين– والمستوى الاقتصادي للأسرة). - توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في متوسطات درجات أساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية لدى الطالبات عينة الدراسة وفقا للتخصص (علمي-أدبي)، لصالح التخصص العلمي في أسلوب التوجه نحو التجنب. أوصت الباحثة الدراسة بعدد من التوصيات منها: - العمل على نشر مفهوم المناخ الأسرى السليم بين الآباء والأمهات داخل الأسرة ومعرفة أساليب مواجهة الضغوط النفسية من خلال الندوات والمحاضرات، وبثها عن طريق الإعلام المرئي والمسموع. - مناشدة الحکومة بإنشاء مراکز للتنمية الأسرية في جميع ربوع المملکة لزيادة فاعلية دور التوجيه والإرشاد في توعية المجتمع. The current study aimed at identifying family atmosphere and its relationship to the methods confronting psychological stress, the study was conducted on a sample of 223 female students from the Northern Border University in Arar city who have been selected randomly, the study also aimed to find out the most used methods of confronting stress among the study sample, and find the differences between the mean scores of the family atmosphere with its dimensions among the study sample attributable to the variables of (level of the parents - the economic level), and to find the differences between the mean scores of the family atmosphere with its dimensions among the study sample attributable to the variables of (specialization - academic level - the educational level of the parents - the economic level) , the researcher has applied the scale of family atmosphere. (Aladdin Kfafy, 2010 AD) and the methods confronting psychological stress scale (Hisham Ibrahim Abdullah, 1996 AD). The researcher has used the descriptive approach with its divisions correlative and comparative due to its suitability to the nature of the study and some statistical analyzes were conducted. The current study found many of the results, the most important are: There is a positive correlation relationship with statistically significance between family atmosphere as a whole and the methods of confronting psychological stress. There are no statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the family atmosphere with its dimensions in a sample of female students attributable to the variables of (educational level of the parents - the economic level of the family). There are statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the methods of confronting psychological stress in a sample of female students according to specialization (scientific-literary), in favor of scientific specialization in the method of the trend towards avoidance. The researcher recommended a number of recommendations including: Spread the concept of proper family atmosphere among parents within the family and learning the methods of confronting psychological stress through seminars, lectures and broadcasting them through the audio-visual media. Asking the government to establish family development centers all over the Kingdom to increase the effectiveness of the role of guidance and counseling in community awareness.

Influence of Yoga exercise on the work stress and coping styles of operating room nurses

Objective To explore the influence of Yoga exercise on the work stress and coping styles of operating room nurses. Methods A total of 77 nurses were selected working in the operating room of our hospital, and all the nurses were randomly divided into observation group (38 cases) and the control group (39 cases). The nurses of observation group did Yoga exercise regularly, while the nurses of control group did not make any Yoga workout regularly. We used psychological stress scale (CPSS) to assess anxiety of two groups nurses before and after the intervention, and investigated every nurse′s pressure coping style respectively before and after care. Results Pressure improvement mark in the observation group had been greatly improved after Yoga exercise intervention (16.203±4.218), while it was (3.127±1.037) in the control group with statistical significance (t=3.012, P<0.05); the improvement of anxiety in the observation group was significantly better than that of the control groups, the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05); the stress coping style of observation group were obvious improved after the intervention compared with that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Yoga exercises can improve the working stress and coping operating room nurses effectively. Key words: Yoga excises; Operating room nurse; working stress

Establishing a population-based patient-reported outcomes study (PROMs) using national cancer registries across two jurisdictions: the Prostate Cancer Treatment, your experience (PiCTure) study

ObjectiveTo establish an international patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) study among prostate cancer survivors, up to 18 years postdiagnosis, in two countries with different healthcare systems and ethical frameworks.DesignA cross-sectional, postal survey...

Effect of spiritual care on the spouses of patients with cervical cancer

Objective To study the impact of spiritual care on the psychological stress level of the spouses of patients with cervical cancer.Methods Totals of 67 spouses of patients with cervical cancer were randomly divided into intervention group and control group.Control group treated with conventional care,while the intervention group,on the basis of routine care,received spiritual care nursing by seven professionals and 40 volunteers.All cases were investigated with General information questionnaire and Psychological Stress Scale (PSS) before and after the intervention.Results No significant difference was found in the PSS scores and dimension scores before the intervention between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).After the intervention,psychological distress,undisturbed life,negative emotions,total score of control group were (5.06 ± 3.08),(3.62 ± 2.03),(3.61 ± 2.03) and (12.29 ± 5.82),respectively; and those in intervention group respectively were (3.06 ±2.08),(2.12 ± 1.83),(2.11 ± 1.43) and (8.29 ±5.82),and the differences were statistically significantly different (t/t' =3.81,4.97,4.36,5.69;P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Spiritual care can effectively alleviate the psychological stress level of the spouses of patients with cervical cancer and improve their mental health. Key words: Cervical neoplasm; Spouse; Spiritual care; Stress