Psychology State Research Articles

The Effects of a Newborn Care Education Program on Mothers' Self-Confidence, Care Knowledge, and Breastfeeding Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

To assess the effect of newborn care education programs on mothers' self-confidence, care knowledge, and exclusive breastfeeding behavior and anxiety. We searched for intervention studies comparing newborn care education programs versus standard care for mothers in five comprehensive databases (July 2024).The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. The R software version 4.2.2 software was used to perform the meta-analysis on mothers' self-confidence, care knowledge, exclusive breastfeeding behavior, and anxiety, and the GRADE approach was used to evaluate the certainty of evidence. Twenty trials involving 6136 mothers were included. The results of meta-analysis revealed that newborn care education program improved mothers' confidence scores (SMD = 1.25, 95% CI: [0.22, 2.28], p<0.05), care knowledge level scores (SMD = 1.05, 95% CI: [-0.00, 2.09], p < 0.05), the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding (RR = 1.15, 95% CI: [1.10, 1.20], p<0.05), and significantly decreased anxiety scores (SMD = -0.40, 95% CI: [-0.73, -0.07], p<0.05) than standard care programs. Our evidence supports the benefits of newborn care education programs in improving mothers' self-confidence, care knowledge, exclusive breastfeeding behavior (optimal duration of more than 6 months), and reducing anxiety. Newborn care education program is beneficial to mothers both in behaviors and psychology state of taking care of newborn. It is recommended conducting more well-designed intervention with large samples to verify current findings.

A study on the simulation of psychological and behavioral dynamics in the unsafe state of coal mine workers

The coal mine production safety hazards are large, and the situation is difficult, and coal mine workers are affected psychologically, producing unsafe psychological states and triggering unsafe behavior. This paper firstly studies the interactive influence process of the unsafe psychological state of coal mine workers and reveals the emergence process of unsafe psychology and behavior of coal mine workers. According to the characteristics of qualitative simulation of safety behavior, safety psychology and unsafe state of coal mine personnel, 23 simulation schemes are designed, and simulation analysis is carried out using QSIM simulation software platform. According to the simulation results of 23 schemes, the dynamic emergence process of safety behavior, safety psychology, and unsafe state of coal mine workers was sorted out from the aspects of different states and the intensity of different management measures, and the law of the effect of coal mine workers' safety psychology on safety behavior and safety state was obtained , revealing the interactive influence of coal mine workers' psychology on the unsafe state and the internal evolution mechanism of the emergent process. It is of great theoretical and practical significance for coal mine safety management to study the interaction of hazardous psychological states of coal mine workers and the dynamic generation mechanism of the emergence process of unsafe behaviors.

Application of Prospect Theory in the Context of Predictive Maintenance Optimization Based on Risk Assessment

The optimization of predictive maintenance relies mainly on the reduction of costs and risks, which can be of various types. The evaluation of risks cannot be realized independently of the psychology state and cognitive knowledge of the decision maker. In this article, we demonstrate this through the proposal of a methodology that tackles both optimization of maintenance and estimation of failure risks at the same time. The methodology takes as input the remaining useful life of the system at instant t and determines the optimal inspection step and the threshold of remaining useful life for predictive maintenance. The originality of the methodology consists of using a theory inspired by behavioral economics called prospect theory. Prospect theory allows modeling the outcome of a decision making by considering several aspects related to the decision maker, mainly loss aversion and a tendency to overestimate events with low probability of occurrence but with high economic losses. A case study was then developed where both cases were considered: with prospect theory and without prospect theory. A sensitivity analysis of the results under variation of some input parameters was carried out in a final step to confirm the consistency of the results and show the interest of prospect theory.

Athletes' Health and Well-Being: A Review of Psychology's State of Mind

Even though athletes are human beings whose physical, mental, and social health is reflected in their well-being and ill-being. As a result, athletes' holistic health is an important part of their identity as athletes and people. Humans' participation in sports can either help or hinder their well-being development. Therefore, the proposed framework of this article is to review; (i) well-being and quality of life; (ii) the impact of good health on athletes' well-being and (iii) Athlete's state of mind during a performance (vii) Mental health and sports performance (viii). Data was taken from a variety of journals that have been published in peer-reviewed journal articles, but only English-language studies that had been published between 2015 and 2022 were taken into consideration for this study. Researchers used the following keywords to source for the information related to the studies. Although there were several papers on the issue, only a small number of text pieces were included for this review. To summarize, the studies indicated that coaches, trainers, teachers, and sports psychology ensure that athletes are in good health and well-being for them to be able to carry out their roles and functions. There will be no excellent performance or achievement if one is not in a good mental state. We must promote self-care, personal health, personal growth, and stress management techniques to provide every athlete with good health and well-being for them to maintain a stable state of mind. It is recommended for researchers to investigate the etiology of mental illness among athletes.

State Advocacy Action Model: the Future of Advocacy Decision-Making for School Psychology State Associations

State Advocacy Action Model: the Future of Advocacy Decision-Making for School Psychology State Associations

The Effect of Electroacupuncture Treatment with Different Intensities for Functional Diarrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background Electroacupuncture (EA) may have a role in the treatment of diarrhea symptoms. However, the efficacy and safety of EA with different current intensities in improving gastrointestinal function, psychology, and quality of life (QOL) of functional diarrhea (FD) remain unknown. Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of EA with different current intensities in improving gastrointestinal function, psychology, and QOL for FD patients. Methods 73 FD patients were randomly divided into three groups: low current intensity group (LI) of EA, high current intensity group (HI) of EA, and loperamide control group (LC). Four weeks of treatment were provided in the three groups. The primary outcome was the proportion of normal defecation. Additional outcomes included the change from baseline for the weekly spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs) and the change from baseline for the mean Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS). QOL was assessed by the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) were used to assess the psychology state. Results Low current intensity of EA significantly improved the proportion of normal defecation during treatment and follow-up period (P < 0.01). EA significantly improves the mean BSFS scores and weekly SBMs, and this efficacy is equivalent to loperamide (P < 0.05). The SF-36 scores of general health in LI and HI groups and vitality and mental health in LI group were significantly increased compared to baseline (P < 0.05). Low current intensity of EA can significantly improve SAS and SDS scores (P < 0.05). Conclusions EA significantly improved stool consistency and weekly SBMs in FD patients. Compared with loperamide, low current intensity of EA may have a better sustainable effect in restoring normal defecation in patients with FD, and it can also effectively improve QOL, anxiety, and depression. However, larger sample sizes are needed to determine safety and efficacy. Trial registration number: NCT01274793.

Determining How Nutritional Status is related to Anger Level and Anxiety Status in Persons

Abstract Background Nutriments affect psychology and psychological state affects nutritional status of people. The present study is, therefore, intended to find out how nutritional status is related to levels of anger and anxiety in people receiving nutritional consultation. Methods This descriptive-type cross-sectional study includes a universe of 180 individuals aged over 18 who received nutrition counseling between August-December 2018. The approval of the ethics committee and of the relevant institution was obtained in order to conduct the study. The questionnaire form used to retrieve the data herein consists of socio-demographic characteristics, Trait Anger and Anger Expression Style Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, food consumption frequency, and food consumption record. Chi-Square test, Student t-test, and One-way ANOVA test were used for statistical analysis. The significance level was set as p &amp;lt; 0.05. Results In the study group, those who consumed milk once a month had a subscale score of trait anger (22.83±3.13) that was significantly higher than that of those consumed it 3-5 times a week (18.74±3.93)(p = 0.025). Those who consumed fast food 1-2 times a week and 3-5 times a week had an anger expression score of 16.17±2.81 and 16.43±3.69, respectively; which were significantly higher than that of those consumed fast food once a month(14.07±2.42) and once every 15 days(14.12±3.05) (p = 0.028). The anger control subscale score of those who consume red meat daily is significantly lower than those who consume red meat 1-2 times a week and 3-5 times a week(p = 0.048). The body mass index and anxiety level did not have a significant difference (p &amp;lt; 0.05). Conclusions In the study group, it was found that the trait anger score was low in the groups with less consumption of milk, the anger expression score was higher in the groups with increased fast food consumption, and the anger management score was lower in the group with more frequent red meat consumption. Key messages People who consume fast food more frequently have increased anger expression. The level of trait anger increases as the milk consumption diminishes.

Modeling of unsafe behavior risk assessment: A case study of Chinese furniture manufacturers

It has long been believed that workers’ unsafe behavior could directly cause accidents. Risk assessment of unsafe behavior is a significant approach to identify risk source and reduce occupational injuries and even accidents in the workplace. The aim of this study was to propose a universal model for behavioral risk assessment. To this end, data collection was completed based on field observation and behavior sampling method, accident probability analysis was conducted by the Monte Carlo method, and key input parameters were selected by sensitivity analysis. To examine the effectiveness of the proposed model, it was applied to a wood furniture manufacturer in China. The risk of unsafe behavior by workers at the manufacturer locations was found to be affected by factors such as Use of Unsafe Equipment, Tools Operation Replaced by Manual, and Wrong Operation. Additionally, seven operating spots with the highest probability of unsafe behavior were clarified. Furthermore, sensitivity analysis demonstrated that improving management system and psychology state were the most effective ways to reduce the risk of unsafe behaviors. Last but not the least, decision-making basis for behavioral risk management were proposed regarding organization management and individual characteristics.

Deregulation factors of business communicative norms in modern English drama texts

This article aims at the analysis of the linguistic and paralinguistic aspects of business communicative models in the plays by modern English speaking playwrights. The main methods of the undertaken study are those of functional-linguistic and linguosynergetic analysis. Due to the dialogue structure of plays, the examples of personages’ business interactions could be taken as robust empirical material for business discourse studies and observations of the factors which cause deregulation of business communication and its pragmatic norms. During business-related verbal interaction interlocutors follow strict rules and norms of English business discourse to achieve their communicative goals. However, even the most regulated speech behavior could be affected by functional and stylistic fluctuations due to unpredictability of extralinguistic factors. Analysis of extensive empirical material proves that the functional framework of business communicative norms in personages’ speech behavior is regulated by the speaker’s personality, psychology and emotional state, background knowledge as well as multiple elements of the external environment of the discursive functional system. The communicative strategies of drama characters are reflected in their choice of linguistic and paralinguistic methods of pragmatic impact on the interlocutor’s mind.

Effect of Nursing Quality Management on the Nosocomial Infection Rate and Psychology State of Patients with Burn and Plastic Surgery.

Background:To explore the effect of nursing quality management on the nosocomial infection rate and Psychology State of patients with burn and plastic surgery.Methods:Overall, 92 patients with burn and plastic surgery admitted to Qilu Hospital, Jinan, China from Apr 2017 to Jul 2018 were selected, in which 46 cases were randomly selected as a control group for routine nursing management, and another 46 cases as a research group to strengthen nursing quality management. The incidence of nosocomial infection, nursing satisfaction and nurse-patient disputes were compared. MMAS-8 scale was used to compare the compliance of the two groups. SAS and SDS score were used to compare the psychological status. The recovery and discharge were compared.Results:The incidence of nosocomial infection in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). The total satisfaction rate of the study group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The incidence of nurses-patients disputes was significantly lower than that of the control group. The SAS and SDS score of the study group were significantly better than the control group (P<0.05). The healing time, blood circulation recovery time of skin wounds and discharge time in the study group were significantly better than those in the control group.Conclusion:Strengthening nursing quality management can effectively reduce the nosocomial infection rate of burn and plastic surgery. It helps to further accelerate the recovery of patients and make patients ’psychological state better.

Effects of Drinking Psychology and Emotional State on Alcohol Use Disorder

Objectives ： This study was conducted in an effort to evaluate the effects of drinking psychology and emotional state on alcohol use disorder (AUD) in male adults drinking alcohol. Methods ： Participants consisting of male alcohol drinkers between 18 and 65 years of age were recruited through advertisements from January 2018 to November 2018. Participants who were diagnosed with cognitive disorders such as dementia and damaged brains were excluded. In total, 197 participants were recruited, and these were divided into three groups of social drinking, hazardous drinking, and AUD. The comparison of drinking psychology was conducted using the Motivational Structure Questionnaire for Alcoholics (MSQ-A), Views of Drinking, and the Alcohol Outcome Expectancies Scale (AES). The comparison of emotional state was conducted using the Self-Esteem Scale (SES), the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). Results ： The scores of STAI and negative expectation of AES were higher in the AUD group than in the social drinking and hazardous drinking groups. In addition, the scores of the factors of enhancement, coping, and socialization in MSQ-A were found to be high in both the hazardous drinking and AUD groups. Further, the scores of the factors of cohesive and entertaining in Views of Drinking were found to be high in both the hazardous drinking and AUD groups. Conclusion : Our findings suggest that drinking psychology and emotional state have a significant influence on AUD.

Study on the functional electrical stimulation therapy compliance of patients with paralysis of limb movement disorder and its influence factors

Objective To study and analyze the functional electrical stimulation therapy compliance of patients with paralysis of limb movement disorder and its influence factors. Methods A total of 168 patients with paralysis of limb movement disorder from December 2014 to August 2016 were selected as the research object, and the treatment compliance of all the patients were evaluated, then the treatment compliance of patients with different gender, ages, education degree, social support degree, disease course, treatment cognition, psychology state, pecuniary condition, living conditions and medical insurance situation were compared too, then the relationship between those study factors and treatment compliance of these patients were analyzed by the Logistic regression analysis. Results One hundred and four cases of 168 patients with paralysis of limb movement disorder with higher treatment compliance of functional electrical stimulation therapy, the rate was 61.90%,the treatment compliance of patients with different gender, ages, education degree, social support degree, disease course, treatment cognition, psychology state, pecuniary condition, living conditions and medical insurance situation all had obvious differences, and those study factors all had close relationship to the treatment compliance of these patients by the Logistic regression analysis, all P<0.05. Conclusions The functional electrical stimulation therapy compliance of patients with paralysis of limb movement disorder still need to be improved, and its influence factors are more, so they should be paid to targeted intervention according to these influence factors. Key words: Paralysis of limb movement disorder; Functional electrical stimulation therapy; Treatment compliance; Influence factors

Dynamic game decision about supply chain resource integration in mass customization

How to deal with the contradiction between mass production effect and customized demand is the key problem on mass customization (MC). With the development of supply chain management, we can settle the contradiction through flexible and effective supply chain operation and it relies on rational supply chain resource integration (SCRI). However, supply chain operation in MC has special characters, mainly reflected in the random order information and the outstanding changes of collaborative benefits and risks which will influence the SCRI process and the collaborative psychology and negotiation state between two integration sides. Through analyzing the integration framework from the relations of integration input and output, this paper gives a deep analysis on multi-stage dynamic game process about SCRI in MC from the view of balancing the benefits and risks among both negotiation sides and points out that the integration is a collaborative game process. Through dividing the game process reasonably, this paper describes the game stage features and the index changes of resource individuals' psychological expectations and appeals of their benefits and risks by fuzzy membership functions, and then puts forward a dynamic game decision method. Finally, testing by an application case, the method is feasible and effective.

Preliminary Outcome of Case Series of the Management of Unilateral and Bilateral Craniomandibular Ankylosis in Kenya &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;—An Ongoing Prospective Study

Temporomandibularmandibular ankylosis also known as the craniomandibular joint (CMJ) ankylosis is a Greek terminology that means “stiff joint”. It is most commonly associated with trauma and to a lesser extent middle ear infections. The condition is debilitating with regard to nutrition, mantainance of oral hygiene, growth and the overall psychology state of the patient. In this paper we present preliminary results of an ongoing study to assess the clinical parameters, for example, maximum inter incisal opening (MIO) and chin deviation (CD) of patients with CMJ ankylosis receiving early surgical intervention.

Correlation between diarrhea type irritable bowel syndrome overlapped with functional dyspepsia andpsychology and gastrointestinal hormones

Objective To investigate the psychological status of diarrhea type irritable bowel syndrome （D-IBS） patients overlapped with functional dyspepsia （FD） and its relationship with the changes of brain-gut peptides and cytokines levels. Methods A total of 190 D-IBS-FD overlapped patients and 30 healthy controls were selected and all of them completed the questionnaire. The adult psychological testing system was applied for the Symptom Checklist （SCL-90） assessment. Plasma levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine （5-HT）, somatostatin （SS）, vasoactive intestinal peptide （VIP）, endothelin （ET）, interleukin （IL）-10 and IL-12 were measured in 59 randomly selected patients.Single factor analysis of variance and LSD test were performed for statistical analysis. Results In D- IBS-FD overlapped patients, the plasma 5-HT levels of the D-IBS patients and the FD patients were （1906.83±676. 88） μg/L and （1745. 53±653. 23） μg/L respectively, both of them were significant higher than those of control group [（1289.44±918.45） μg/L, LSD test, both P〈0. 051. However the levels of VIP and IL-10 were significant lower than those of control group （LSD test, both P〈0.01）. In D-IBS patients, the plasma level of SS was significantly lower than that of control group （LSD test, P=0. 025） ; the level of ET was significantly higher than that of control group and FD patients （LSD test, both P〈0. 05）. In D-IBS-FD overlapped patients, the scores of anxiety, depression and opponent were higher than those of control group （F=5. 114, 4. 555 and 10. 285, all P〈0.05）. The plasma VIP and SS levels of patients with anxiety or depression were lower than those of control group （LSD test, both P〈0.05）. The plasma VIP level was lower than that of patients without psychological disorders （LSD test, P=0. 005）. The plasma ET level of patients with disease course over five years was significantly higher than that of patients with disease course less than one year or between one and five years （LSD test, both P〈0.05）, and the IL-10 level was significantly lower than that of patients with disease course less than one year （LSD test, P=0. 004）. Conclusions There were sub-healthy psychology state in D-IBS-FD overlapped patients. The overlapping symptoms may be correlated with disease course, psychological disorder, the increased plasma 5-HT level and the decreased IL-10 level. There was close correlation between the lower gastrointestinal symptoms and the decreased levels of VIP, SS and the increased level of ET. Key words: Irritable bowel syndrome; Dyspepsia; Anxiety; Serotonin; InterIeukin 10; Vasoactive intestinal peptide; Somatostatin; Endotoxins

Isolated cortical vein thrombosis in a patient with sickle cell disease: Treatment with decompressive craniotomy and anticoagulation and literature review

Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry Botucatu Medical School Sao Paulo State University

중형승용차 운전 중 발거동 분석

Until now, most studies of foot moving or driving posture have been performed under laboratory driving conditions. But there are many different things between actual driving conditions and laboratory driving conditions because, in laboratory conditions, it is hard to consider vehicle`s noise, vibration and people`s psychology state while driving. Thus this study is performed through actual driving conditions. And while driving test, we recorded driver`s foots with 2 cameras to investigate foots(left and right) heel point and how human foots move to control the three pedals : accel, brake and footrest.. Through driving test, the results of this study show that the position of driver`s heel point isn`t related to stature and tends to be generalized.

Psychological study of AIDS-phobia population

Objective To investigate psychology state of AIDS-phobia population. Methods 50 AIDS-pho-bia patients and 50 healthy controls were enrolled and tested with SCL-90,EPQ, LES and social support scale. Results Scores of SCL-90 in AIDS-phobia patients are significantly more than those in controls. Scores of anxiety, depres-sion,compulsion,dread and somatization in AIDS-phobia patients are significantly more than those in controls. Scores of negative life event scale in AIDS-phobia patients are significantly more than those in controls. Scores of positive life event scale in AIDS-phobia patients are significandy less than those in controls. Scores of social support scale in AIDS-phobia patients are significantly less than those in controls. Conclusions Anxiety, depression, compulsion, dread and somatization are primary clinical manifestation of AiDS-phobia. Personal character,negative life event and lack of social support might be nosogenesis correlated with AIDS-phobia. Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Personalicty inventory

Study on mental stress mechanism of military group

Objective To explore the influential factors of military group stress in military stress condition and its interaction ways. Methods 800 servicemen taking part in parachute jump training for the first time were extracted from over 29 companies. Questionnaires of Parachute Soldier Psychology State Impact Factor and SCL-90 and the Alerting Test Questionnaire for Military Group Stress to assess Military Group Stress symptom were used to review psychological stress reaction and its interaction ways. Results There were no difference of age, service stripe, duty, singleton, family style, registered permanent residence among 29 companies. The total mean scores of SCL-90 and Alerting Test Questionnaire for military group stress were significantly different among the 29 compa- nies (P<0.01). The most important stressor for parachute group for the first time were parachute jumping and its related problems. Scores of fighting morale, collective cohesion, replying way, ego efficiency, and controlling feel of Parachute soldiers were significantly negatively correlated with total mean scores of SCL-90 (-0.322 - -0.547). Lead abet indirectly influenced mental stress by influencing soldiers fighting morale and the path coef-ficient were 0.407and-0.455. Comrade in arms abet indirectly influenced mental stress by influencing soldiers fighting morale and the path coefficient were 0.152 and-0.455. Replying way indirectly influenced mental stress by influencing soldiers fighting morale and the path coefficient were 0.229 and - 0.455. Controlling feel indirectly influenced mental stress by ego efficiency and fighting morale and the path coefficient were 0.534, 0.177and -0.455. Conclusions The most important stressor of military group was from military task endangered life safe-ty. Military group stress was affected by fighting morale, collective cohesion, replying way, ego efficiency and controlling feel. Army fighting morale was a factor which directly affected mental stress. Lead abet , comrade in arms abet, replying way and ego efficiency indirectly influenced mental stress by influencing army fighting morale. Controlling feel indirectly influenced mental stress by ego efficiency and army fighting morale. Key words: Military group; Mental stress; Mechanism

The effect of a prenatal hypnotherapeutic programme on postnatal maternal psychological well‐being

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of a prenatal hypnotherapeutic programme on the postnatal psychological well‐being of first‐time mothers. The developed programme integrated principles from developmental psychology, Ericksonian and ego state therapy, and from positive psychology. Results indicated that the experimental group (n = 23) showed a significant improvement on most measures of psychological well‐being at two weeks postpartum, while the psychological well‐being of the comparison group (n = 23) remained unchanged. At ten weeks postpartum mothers in the experimental group showed significantly less general symptoms of psychopathology and less depression. These results suggest that the hypnotherapeutic programme focussing on the enhancement of strengths contributed to the enhancement of psychological well‐being and alleviation of depression of first‐time mothers.