Journal articles: 'Psychological and Socio-Demographic Predictors'

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Raudsepp, M. "SOME SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM." Trames. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 5, no. 4 (2001): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.3176/tr.2001.4.06.

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Apostol, Livia, Oana Luiza Rebega, and Mircea Miclea. "Psychological and Socio-demographic Predictors of Attitudes toward Animals." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 78 (May 2013): 521–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.04.343.

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Naidoo, Pamela, Graham C. Lindegger, and Girish M. Mody. "Socio-demographic and psychosocial predictors of rheumatoid arthritis health outcome." South African Journal of Psychiatry 10, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v10i4.123.

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Objectives. To investigate the psychosocial aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the predictors of RA health outcome in a low socio-economic group of clinic-based adult RA patients.Design. This was a cross-sectional study. Clinic-based adult RA patients were subjected to a series of self- administered questionnaires to assess their experience of the disease. Coping, social support, causal attribution, cognitive illness representation, pain and functional status were assessed. Joint status, which indicated the degree of severity of joint inflammation for each RA patient, was assessed by a rheumatologist.Subjects. The sample consisted of 186 RA patients with a mean age of 49.51 years and a mean duration of RA of 10.80 years.Outcome measures. Health status measures defined by pain and functional status, and joint status.Results. Psychological factors, especially coping, were more significant predictors of self-report of pain and functional status than socio-demographic factors. Both socio-demographic factors and psychological factors (especially coping) were found to be significant predictors of swollen and tender joint status.Conclusion and recommendations. As a psychological factor, coping emerged as a consistent predictor of both self-report of pain and functional status, and swollen and tender joint status. It is recommended that to enhance the quality of life of RA patients and improve their health status, the impact of psychosocial factors such as the way in which patients cope with their disease status, must be considered. Further, it is recommended that health professionals collaborate not only in attempting to refine the theoretical conceptualisation of RA, but also in devising holistic and multidisciplinary care for individuals afflicted with the disease.

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Nordfjærn, Trond, Ottar Bjerkeset, Grete Bratberg, Steven Moylan, Michael Berk, and Rolf Gråwe. "Socio-demographic, lifestyle and psychological predictors of benzodiazepine and z-hypnotic use patterns." Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 68, no. 2 (March 22, 2013): 107–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/08039488.2013.775342.

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Frederiks, Elisha, Karen Stenner, and Elizabeth Hobman. "The Socio-Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Residential Energy Consumption: A Comprehensive Review." Energies 8, no. 1 (January 15, 2015): 573–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en8010573.

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Alea, N. L., S. Ali, and M. Arneaud. "AGING WELL IN THE CARIBBEAN: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF WELL-BEING." Innovation in Aging 1, suppl_1 (June 30, 2017): 1259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.4580.

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Naumtseva, E. A., and W. A. Stroh. "Psychological Readiness for Organizational Change and its Socio-Psychological Predictors." Social Psychology and Society 11, no. 4 (2020): 151–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/sps.2020110411.

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Objectives. The study of socio-psychological predictors of employees’ readiness for changes (identification with the organization as a whole, identification with the unit, injective and descriptive norms) and the ratio of their contribution to the formation of employees’ readiness for changes. Background. Due to rapid technological development, the number of necessary changes within organizations is growing. A well-formed employees’ readiness for the upcoming changes is needed for the success of their implementation. It will affect the productivity of work processes. Study design. The study examined the level of readiness for organizational changes, the level of identification with the organization, with the unit, and subjective norms (injective and descriptive). Regression analysis was used to process the data. Socio-demographic characteristics differences were analyzed using the Mann—Whitney U-test and the Kruskel-Wallis N-test. Participants. The study sample included the state medical organization employees’ implementing electronic records and medical records (n = 308). Measurements. To evaluate variables, we used questionnaire “Readiness for Organizational Change” by D. Holt, questionnaire by B. Ashfort, F. Mael “Organizational Identification”, and scales for assessing perceived norms of M. Fishbein and A. Aizen. Results. It is established that identification with an organization, identification with a unit, an injective and descriptive norm are associated with a readiness to change. The strongest predictor of readiness for organizational change is the injective norm for change, the next most powerful predictor is the descriptive norm for change. A less significant contribution to readiness is identification with the organization as a whole. Identification with the working group (or unit) is associated with readiness to change negatively. The level of readiness for organizational changes among managers is significantly higher than among performers. Conclusions. Identification with the organization and unit, injective and descriptive norms make a significant contribution to the formation of employee readiness for change. Significant differences were found in the level of readiness for changes depending on the position: managers demonstrate a higher level compared to ordinary employees. The results of the study can be used by managers and management consultants to assess and build readiness for change.

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Fontes, Ana Paula, Natércia Joaquim, and Tânia Pereira. "Evaluation of health-related quality of life in a physically active senior population." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 10, no. 8 (July 27, 2022): 1590. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20221966.

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Background: Physical activity (PA) is a strong determinant of health and one of the most important predictors of healthy aging and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of the study was to understand the HRQoL of a senior population practicing PA and its association with some socio-demographic characteristics, the levels of PA, and functional independence.Methods: This is a correlational study with a sample of 376 individuals of both sexes. The data collection instruments were a socio-demographic and health questionnaire, the international PA questionnaire (IPAQ)-short version, the Katz index, the Lawton and Brody index, and the WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaires.Results: The sample revealed a good perception of HRQoL, especially in the “psychological” and “social relations” domains. Sex showed a greater association with quality of life (QoL) than age. Multiple linear regression revealed that the variables with the most significant influence on the individuals’ QoL were related to health (“Presence of chronic disease” and “habitual use of medication”). The QoL related to "social relationships" is the domain with more predictors, with a markedly socio-demographic focus.Conclusions: Practicing PA proved to be a HRQoL predictor, where “sensory function” and HRQoL related to “social relations” are included. Despite PA practice and socio-demographic characteristics being able to predict some HRQoL domains, health-related variables showed a more robust presence in this prediction.

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Francesko, Mirjana, Jasmina Kodzopeljic, and Bojan Janicic. "Predictors of social identity on the national-European dimension." Sociologija 48, no. 4 (2006): 308–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/soc0604308f.

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This paper analyzes socio-demographic and psychological predictors of European identity in Serbia and Montenegro. The research conducted in 2003 was based on the sample of 2860 respondents from four regions of Serbia and Montenegro. The respondent of both sexes were included in the sample, aged 18 to 43 with different education. Battery of questions comprising psychological variables was mainly developed at University of Novi Sad (Department of Psychology). The following variables were taken as psychological predictors: motivations (of general achievement, tested with MOP2002 scale; and locus of control, tested with LOK2003 scale), value orientations (conservatism-radicalism, tested with KORA2002 scale; and individualism-collectivism, tested with KOIN2002 scale), and personal characteristic of rigidity tested with RG-s scale. The effects of other socio-demographic characteristics (age and education) also were tested. Employed multiple regression (stepwise forward) proved that: sexual conservatism, rigidity as a need for detailed planning, individualism-collectivism, some components of achievement motive (orientation towards planning and aim as a source of satisfaction), age and education, have relatively stable predictive value of social identity on national-European dimension. Predictive value of external locus of control and other dimensions of achievement motive is limited and depends on a rang of other personal characteristics.

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Savolainen, Iina, Reetta Oksa, Nina Savela, Magdalena Celuch, and Atte Oksanen. "COVID-19 Anxiety—A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2 (January 19, 2021): 794. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020794.

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Background: The COVID-19 crisis has changed the conditions of many all over the globe. One negative consequence of the ongoing pandemic is anxiety brought about by uncertainty and the COVID-19 disease. Increased anxiety is a potential risk factor for wellbeing at work. This study investigated psychological, situational, and socio-demographic predictors of COVID-19 anxiety using longitudinal data. Methods: A nationally representative sample of Finnish workers (N = 1308) was collected before and during the COVID-19 crisis. Eighty percent of the participants responded to the follow-up study (N = 1044). COVID-19 anxiety was measured with a modified Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory. Psychological and situational predictors included perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, personality, social support received from the work community, and remote working. A number of socio-demographic factors were also investigated. Results: Perceived loneliness, psychological distress, technostress, and neuroticism were identified as robust psychological predictors of COVID-19 anxiety. Increase in psychological distress and technostress during the COVID-19 crisis predicted higher COVID-19 anxiety. A recent change in their field of work and decreased social support from work communities predicted COVID-19 anxiety. Women and young people experienced higher anxiety. Conclusions: Different factors explain workers’ COVID-19 anxiety. Increased anxiety can disrupt wellbeing at work, emphasizing the organizations’ role in maintaining an inclusive and caring work culture and providing technical and psychological support to workers during crisis.

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Yakovlev, V. V., and A. I. Frolov. "SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF EMOTIONAL BURNOUT IN MEDICAL RECORDERS OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS." PERSONALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD: HEALTH, ADAPTATION, DEVELOPMENT 7, no. 1 (March 30, 2019): 130–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.23888/humj20191130-141.

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Hakobjanyan, A. R. "SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS FORMING SMOKING CESSATION INTENTIONS." Modern Psychology 3, no. 2 (7) (December 14, 2020): 20–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.46991/sbmp/2020.3.2.020.

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This article presents an analysis of data from a study of smoking cessation as a health behavior. The process of quitting smoking can be difficult expressed in different ways. Since health is a systemic phenomenon, reflected in physical, mental and social well-being, the steps and actions to maintain it must be considered systematically. We believe that quitting smoking will contribute to the development of a generally healthy lifestyle, as the processes at the physiological and psychological levels will change. In particular, the purpose of this article is to present the predictors underlying the intention to smoking cessation and their possible role in the development of the desired behavior. The research was conducted on the methodological basis of the theory of planned behavior. A sample of 70 smokers was included in the study sample. Regression analysis was conducted of the research data. According to the analysis, both the attitudes about the possibility of changing the behavior and the autonomous motivational regulation play an important role in the intention to implement the behavior.

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Prusova, I. S., and E. R. Agadullina. "Socio-Economic Predictors of Prejudice: Psychological Perspective." Social Psychology and Society 12, no. 4 (2021): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/sps.2021120401.

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Objective. To analyze and summarize the results obtained in various social sciences regarding the emergence and spread of prejudice. Background. Prejudice is a complex issue, which is represented in different spheres of social science. In psychology, researchers analyze individual or group-based factors, while in economics and sociology they investigate objective indicators of the socioeconomic development at the country-level. Today the data in the mentioned fields are not integrated. Conclusions. Previous studies showed that GDP might indicate a significant factor in reducing bias, but only in countries with low social inequality or stable economic growth. Moreover, people with lower socioeconomic status are more vulnerable to the consequences of economic and socio-political changes. Psychological factors, in particularly, the perceived inequality or intergroup threat defined additional perspective in the explanation of the relationship between objective socio-economic indicators and the level of prejudice. In addition, the ideological attitudes (e.g., system justification) also influence the perceived inequality or threat, and bias. These findings are used to define future directions for research related to integration of objective socio-economic indicators and psychological variables to analyze the nature of prejudices.

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Lissitsa, Sabina, Ester Zychlinski, and Maya Kagan. "The Silent Generation vs Baby Boomers: Socio-demographic and psychological predictors of the “gray” digital inequalities." Computers in Human Behavior 128 (March 2022): 107098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107098.

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Gagarina, M. "Social and Psychological Predictors of Investment Activity of Russians." Review of Business and Economics Studies 7, no. 4 (February 10, 2020): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.26794/2308-944x-2019-7-4-13-19.

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The level of investment activity among Russians is rather low; that is why the understanding it predictors is of great importance. First, I presented an overview of Russian and international studies of psychological aspects of investment behaviour. Further, I discussed the results of the empirical research using the following sample: 360 respondents from 18 to 68 years old (average age 26 years). In my research, I used methods: socio-demographic characteristics, investment activity, including cognitive and behavioural readiness to invest in different financial instruments, and calculated index of investment activity. As concerns implementation of specific psychodiagnostic methods, I used the Questionnaire of tolerance and intolerance to ambiguity, Personal factors of decision-making, Semantic differential, and Big Five short portrait questionnaire (BF 5–10). The predictors of Russians’ investment activity, including their willingness to invest in cryptocurrencies, show a positive perception of bitcoin, high emotional stability, low intolerance to uncertainty, low rationality, and low kindness to other people.

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Odinka, Paul, Jaclyn Odinka, Mark Ezeme, Appolos Ndukuba, Kennedy Amadi, Rosemary Muomah, Stanley Nwoha, and Ujunwa Nduanya. "Socio-demographic correlates of postpartum psychological distress among apparently healthy mothers in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria." African Health Sciences 19, no. 3 (November 6, 2019): 2515–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i3.27.

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Background: Postpartum depression and anxiety could cause poor mother-infant relationship that could impair infant growth and cognitive development. Psychiatric assessment has not been part of periodic evaluations in postnatal clinics. Some apparently well, but high-risk mothers continue to live with psychological distress, without treatment to relieve their burden.Objectives: The study assessed the prevalence of postpartum anxiety and depression, their co-morbidity, and socio-demographic predictors, within 6 - 14 weeks postpartum among nursing mothers in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.Methods: A cross-sectional study that was carried out at the postnatal and children’s welfare clinics of two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Social Support Scale and Socio-demographic Questionnaire were used for the study. Correlations and multiple regressions were used to test for associations and risk factors. Results: Occurrence rate for anxiety and depression were 30.1% and 33.3% respectively with a co-morbidity rate of 22%. Low social support and multigravida predicted risk factors for postpartum psychological distress, while a higher number of children alive predicted a decrease in the risk for postpartum psychological distress.Conclusion: The study supports service planning and the development of strategies to reliably identify women at high-risk, for effective treatment.Keywords: Postpartum Psychological Distress, Socio-demographic, Correlates, Apparently Healthy, Mothers, South-East Nigeria.

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Conway, Terry L. "Behavioral, Psychological, and Demographic Predictors of Physical Fitness." Psychological Reports 65, no. 3_suppl2 (December 1989): 1123–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1989.65.3f.1123.

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Achieving higher levels of physical fitness has become a goal of many Americans both for personal reasons (e.g., improved health and well-being) and for organizational reasons (e.g., corporate cost-savings; operational effectiveness). Understanding the factors which relate to physical fitness could help people improve their fitness. This study examined 1,357 Navy men to estimate the associations among behavioral, psychological, and background factors and four components of physical fitness: (a) cardiorespiratory endurance (1.5-mile run), (b) muscular endurance (sit-ups), (c) flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and (d) body composition (estimated percent fat). Controlling for exercise activities, physical fitness was positively associated with “wellness” behaviors, believing in the importance of physical fitness, expecting to reach/maintain ideal weight, being athletic as a youth, and education; fitness was negatively associated with tobacco use, “preventive/avoidance” behaviors, age, and ever being overweight. Identifying and dealing constructively with such factors may help to structure better fitness programs tailored to the individual.

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Yaparova, Olga G., and Anastasiya A. Abolevich. "Socio-psychological predictors of victim behaviour in adolescents." Comprehensive Child Studies 1, no. 4 (2019): 272–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.33910/2687-0223-2019-1-4-272-284.

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Das, Debaraj, and Suchitra Pal. "Do Socio-Demographic and Corona Reassurance-Seeking Behaviour Predict Corona Anxiety? - A study among Indian population." Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 16, no. 2 (June 27, 2021): 86–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v16i2.659.

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe anxiety and affected mental and psychological health of the people. Virus related anxiety is thought to be affected by several socio-demographic factors, individual’s risk-perception, and personality. Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the predictors of corona virus-related general anxiety and death anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak in India. More specifically, the study examined the COVID-19 related reassurance-seeking behaviours, neuroticism, health anxiety, and risk perception among the adult population. Design: A survey methodology was adopted to collect data from the general adult population (N=550) in India between October 29th to November 10th, 2020. Data analysis was carried out using multiple regression analysis in SPSS to examine the significant predictors of general anxiety and death anxiety of the participants. The analysis used the incremental validity of Corona reassurance-seeking behaviours in the multiple regression model. Setting: The study was conducted among the Indian general population. Findings: Major significant predictors of general anxiety related pandemic included demographic factors like being female, being young, and less educated. Simultaneously, we observed common predictors of virus-related general anxiety and death anxiety, Corona reassurance-seeking behaviours, health anxiety, and neuroticism. The participant's risk perception predicted the participant's death anxiety but not the general anxiety during the pandemic. Discussion: The present study's findings will help the policymakers handle pandemic related stress in a better manner.

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임수진 and HanGyuseog. "Socio-Psychological Predictors of Psychological Maladjustments Among Chinese Students in Korea." Korean Journal of School Psychology 6, no. 3 (December 2009): 413–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.16983/kjsp.2009.6.3.413.

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Hwang, Seo Eun, Woong-Han Kim, and Jongho Heo. "Socio-demographic, psychological, and experiential predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Korea, October-December 2020." Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 18, no. 1 (October 6, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1983389.

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Delfabbro, Paul H., Helen R. Winefield, and Anthony H. Winefield. "Life-time and current suicide-ideation in Australian secondary school students: Socio-demographic, health and psychological predictors." Journal of Affective Disorders 151, no. 2 (November 2013): 514–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.06.036.

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Okunlola, David Aduragbemi, Oluwatobi Abel Alawode, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Ifedapo Ojo Agbeja, and Abayomi Folorunso Awoyele. "Socio-Demographic, Economic and Psychological Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Sexually Active Young People in Nigeria." Global Journal of Health Science 12, no. 8 (May 29, 2020): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v12n8p9.

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This study sought to identify the socio-demographic, economic, and psychological factors associated with risky sexual behaviour among sexually active youths in Nigeria with the view to providing more empirical information for the development of more effective interventions to improve safe-sex practices and the sexual health of the young people in Nigeria. The study analyzed the male and female datasets extracted from the 6th round of the Nigeria Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data (MICS) (n=7,909) using descriptive statistics and multiple binary logistic regression to achieve the study objectives and test hypothesis. The results showed that 66% of the youths have had sex before reaching 18 years, 77% had unprotected sex, and 32% have had more than one-lifetime sexual partner. The significance of the association between socio-demographic (age, sex, marital status, ever fathered/mothered, awareness of AIDS, ethnicity, residence, and region), economic factors (employment status and wealth index), and risky sexual behaviour differ by the category of risky sexual behaviour. Overall psychological factor (satisfaction with life) was a significant correlate of the lifetime number of sexual partners. This study concludes that socio-demographic, economic, and psychological factors were predictive of risky sexual behaviour among young people in Nigeria. However, the significance of these predictors differs by type of risky sexual behaviour. The study recommends that more effective sexual health interventions must also address the prevalent psychological risk factors among young people in Nigeria- apart from different background characteristics- which could predispose them to risky sexual practices.

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Picco, Louisa, Ying Wen Lau, Shirlene Pang, Anitha Jeyagurunathan, Janhavi A. Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Siow Ann Chong, and Mythily Subramaniam. "Predictors of General Functioning and Correlates of Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study among Psychiatric Outpatients." Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 47, no. 1 (January 15, 2018): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v47n1p3.

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Introduction: Functioning and quality of life (QOL) are negatively impacted as a result of mental illness. This study aimed to determine the: i) socio-demographic and clinical correlates of functioning and; ii) associations between functioning and QOL in a multiethnic sample of psychiatric outpatients. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of outpatients receiving treatment from a tertiary psychiatric hospital. Functioning was assessed using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, while QOL was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) which comprises 4 domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. Results: Various socio-demographic and clinical correlates were associated with functioning including employment and marital status, education and diagnosis. Depression was the only clinical characteristic which negatively correlated with functioning (P = 0.035). Amongst the whole sample, multiple linear regressions revealed that functioning was positively associated with all 4 QOL domains (physical health [P <0.001], psychological health [P <0.001], social relationships [P <0.001] and environment [P <0.001]). Further analysis of each diagnostic group revealed that functioning was positively associated with all 4 QOL domains in the anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder subsamples, while in the schizophrenia subsample, functioning was only significantly associated with the environment domain. Conclusion: Functional impairments were associated with different socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, which should be addressed when planning tailored treatment and interventions. Given that functioning is significantly associated with QOL, it is crucial to regularly assess and monitor them (in addition to symptomatic outcomes and adopting a more holistic and biopsychosocial approach). Key words: Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Schizophrenia

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Burke, Ronald J., and Esther Greenglass. "Work Stress, Role Conflict, Social Support, and Psychological Burnout among Teachers." Psychological Reports 73, no. 2 (October 1993): 371–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.371.

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This study examined a research model developed to understand psychological burnout among school-based educators. Data were collected from 833 school-based educators using questionnaires completed anonymously. Four groups of predictor variables identified in previous research were considered: individual demographic and situational variables, work stressors, role conflict, and social support. Some support for the model was found. Work stressors were strong predictors of psychological burnout. Individual demographic characteristics, role conflict, and social support had little effect on psychological burnout.

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Matinnia, Nasrin, Hejar Abdul Rahman, Faisal Ibrahim, Amin Ghaleiha, Mehrnoosh Akhtari-Zavare, Leila Jahangard, and Ali Ghaleiha. "Predictors of Fear Related to Childbirth among Iranian Primigravidae." Global Journal of Health Science 9, no. 3 (July 26, 2016): 266. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v9n3p266.

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Fears related Pregnancy-and childbirth are common psychological concerns and the main reasons for requesting cesarean section (CS). The current study aimed at describing the association between fear of childbirth and social, demographic and psychological factors and examines the predictors of maternal fear in a 342 healthy primigravidae women with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies. In this cross-sectional study, the participants (n=342 primigravidae) was randomly selected in 12 health care centers in Iran. The data was obtained by valid and reliable self-administered questionnaires that included questions on socio-demographic, psychological characteristics (self esteem, perceived stress, quality of marital relationship, perceived social support), fear related to childbirth and childbirth and analyzed by SPSS19. All primigravidae reported some degree of fear, i.e., 48.2% presented severe fear, and 62.6% requested a CS because of childbirth-related fear. Age, employment, level of education and medical insurance were associated with fear related to childbirth, as well as plan of pregnancy, self esteem and perceived stress. In combination, HBM subscales and the psychosocial factors accounted for a significant 68% of the variability in fear related to childbirth, R2=0.68, adjusted R2=0.67, F(12, 326)=69.4, p<0.001. Fears related to pregnancy and childbirth was frequently experienced by all low-risk primigravidae. Better strategies to address women’s psychological needs during pregnancy are necessary.

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Vallejo-Sánchez, Beatriz, and Ana M. Pérez-García. "Estrés vital: variables psicológicas y sociodemográficas predictoras del malestar emocional [Life Stress: Psychological and socio-demographic variables as predictors of emotional distress]." Acción Psicológica 13, no. 1 (May 29, 2016): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/ap.13.1.16150.

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Nechifor, Constantin, Anișoara Sandovici, and Dan-Iulian Alexe. "Personal and Psychosocial Predictors in the Use of Prohibited Substances in Sport." Anuarul Universitatii Petre Andrei din Iasi - Fascicula: Asistenta Sociala, Sociologie, Psihologie 27 (December 10, 2021): 95–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/upasw/27/56.

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There is a large number of scientific evidence on individual demographic and psychosocial predictors,correlated with drug use in performance sport.Using the method of metaanalysis, in this study we propose to determine: a)the size of the psychological effect (attitudes) and socio-cultura factors (social norms), as well as demographic factors (age,sex) that may explain the presence of consumption of prohibited substances among performance athletes; b)the delimitation of variables which may explain the size of these effects; c)correlation of the theory of planned behavior with the use of prohibited substances in performance sport. The results of the study revealed that the presence of a positive attitude towards the drug positively correlates with the intention to use the drug.The perceived self-efficiency in procuring these substances also correlates negatively with the intention of consumption.

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Popadic, Dragan, Zoran Pavlovic, and Dobrinka Kuzmanovic. "Intensive and excessive Internet use: Different predictors operating among adolescents." Psihologija 53, no. 3 (2020): 273–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/psi190805003p.

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The aim of this study was to determine the factors which have a predictive value when it comes to the intensive and excessive use of the Internet among adolescents. Predictors tested included different psychological, behavioural, and socio-demographic variables. The data were collected at the end of 2018 within the framework of the international survey EU Kids Online, on a sample of 863 adolescents from Serbia (434 [50%] males) aged 11 to 17 years. It was shown that the intensive use of the Internet was more characteristic among girls, adolescents with a tendency towards antisocial behaviours, those who think to have advanced digital skills and those whose parents did not apply restrictive forms of mediation. On the other hand, the excessive use of the Internet was related to certain psychological variables, like anxiety, impulsivity, and perceived discrimination on various grounds, but also to the absence of active parental mediation and support in the use of digital technologies.

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Akhtar, Mubeen, and Birgit Kroener-Herwig. "Coping Styles and Socio-demographic Variables as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being among International Students Belonging to Different Cultures." Current Psychology 38, no. 3 (July 11, 2017): 618–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9635-3.

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Melehin, A. I. "Specificity of Understanding of Deception at Presenile and Senile Age." Psychology and Law 9, no. 4 (2019): 187–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2019090414.

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The article shows that since the age of 61-74, partial changes are observed in the understanding of deception with a predominance of an emotional-egocentric shift. There are no difficulties in understanding the social situation and the ability to draw conclusions about the false beliefs of only one person (“first-order” representations). At presenile (61-74 years) and senile (75-90 years) age, there is a shortage of representations of the "second" order of the mental model. The phenomenon of denial of socio-cognitive changes or specific cognitive anosognosia (i.e. most people at senile age do not notice a change in understanding of fraud) is described. General predictors of the deception understanding are highlighted: socio-demographic (level of education) and psychological (symptoms of depression, solitude, satisfaction with the quality of life, subjective age) as well was age-specific predictors: changes in family, work status, cognitive functioning and polymorbidity.

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Carney, Michelle M., and Frederick P. Buttell. "Psychological and Demographic Predictors of Treatment Attrition Among Women Assaulters." Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 38, no. 4 (May 11, 2004): 7–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j076v38n04_02.

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Covic, Tanya, Graham Tyson, David Spencer, and Graydon Howe. "Depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: demographic, clinical, and psychological predictors." Journal of Psychosomatic Research 60, no. 5 (May 2006): 469–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.09.011.

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Długosz, Piotr. "Predictors of Mental Health after the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland." Brain Sciences 11, no. 5 (April 27, 2021): 544. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11050544.

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The aim of the article is to determine the predictors of mental health among Polish society. Research was conducted after the first wave of the pandemic. Due to such an approach, it was possible to determine whether the secondary effects of the pandemic have impacted on mental health, in addition to socio-demographic and psychological factors. In order to gather the research material, the CAWI on-line survey method was applied and carried out within the framework of the Ariadna Research Panel on a sample of 1079 Poles, aged 15 and over. The FCV-19S scale, which is used to measure the fear of COVID-19 was applied in the measurement. It is a verified diagnostic instrument used to measure mental health across a range of countries. The results of a hierarchical regression analysis have shown that the factors which increase the level of fear of COVID-19 are demographic, social and psychological features, as well as attitudes towards the pandemic. The results of research indicate the significance of social context in the analysis, and contribute to the explanation of the effects of disasters and cataclysms.

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Von Humboldt, S., and I. Leal. "Older Adults’ Adjustment to Aging: The Impact of Sense of Coherence, Subjective Well-being and Socio-demographic, Lifestyle and Health-related Factors." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S666—S667. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.1134.

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IntroductionLiterature lacks of studies assessing correlates of adjustment to aging (AtA) among older populations.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to build a structural model to explore the predictors of adjustment to aging (AtA) in a community-dwelling older population.MethodsA community-dwelling sample of 1270 older adults aged between 75 and 102 years answered a questionnaire to determine socio-demographic (sex, age, professional and marital status, education, household, adult children, family's annual income, living setting and self-reported spirituality), lifestyle and health-related characteristics (perceived health, recent disease, medication and leisure). Several instruments were used to assert psychological variables, namely AtA, sense of coherence and subjective well-being. Structural equation modeling was used to explore a structural model of the self-reported AtA, encompassing all variables.ResultsSignificant predictors are self-reported spirituality (β = .816; P < .001), perceived health (β = .455; P < .001), leisure (β = .322; P < .001), professional status (β = .283; P < .001), income (β = .230; P = .035), household (β = -.208; P = .007), sense of coherence (β = -.202; P = .004) and adult children (β = .164; P = .011). The variables explain 60.6% of the variability of AtA.ConclusionsSelf-reported spirituality is the strongest predictor of AtA. This study emphasizes the need for deepening the variables that influence older adults’ AtA, in particular perceived health and further lifestyle-related characteristics, as being relevant for promoting aging well in later life, within a salutogenic context for health care.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Leposavic, Ljubica, Ivana Leposavic, Miroslava Jasovic-Gasic, Gordana Nikolic-Balkoski, and Srdjan Milovanovic. "Demographic and audiological factors as predictors of hearing handicap." Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 134, no. 3-4 (2006): 89–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/sarh0604089l.

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INTRODUCTION Currently available evidence reveals comparatively few studies of psychological effects of hearing impairments, in spite of the fact that clinicians have for a long time been aware of a connection between the acquired hearing impairment and mental disorders. They are focused on the investigation of dysfunction in general. Thus, three domains of the auditory imbalance may be distinguished: disorder, disability and handicap. 'Handicap', according to the definition of the World Health Organization, is a hindrance in an individual that results from an impairment or disability and represents psychological response of the individual to the impairment. OBJECTIVE Validation of acquired hearing impairment as a risk factor of psychical disorders as well as an analysis of relation of some demographic factors (sex, age, education) and audiological factors (degree and duration of the impairment) with the frequency of hearing handicap. METHOD MMPI-201 has been applied in 60 subjects affected with otosclerosis, potential candidates for stapedectomy, before and after the surgery. RESULTS Individuals with acquired hearing impairment manifest more frequent disorders of psychical functioning in comparison with general population, while demographic and audiometric parameters did not correlate with acquired hearing handicap. CONCLUSION It may be assumed that the very recognition of demographic and audio-logical factors can not help much in the understanding of the psychological stress associated with hearing impairment.

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Castro-Kemp, Susana, Olympia Palikara, Carolina Gaona, Vasiliki Eirinaki, and Michael J. Furlong. "The Role of Psychological Sense of School Membership and Postcode as Predictors of Profiles of Socio-emotional Health in Primary School Children in England." School Mental Health 12, no. 2 (November 11, 2019): 284–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12310-019-09349-7.

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Abstract A dual approach to mental health in schools has been widely defended, where the assessment of psychological distress and the examination of strengths/well-being are two separate continua. In line with a well-being approach, school belonging has been referenced as an important indicator of mental health in children. This study explored the predictive role of school sense of belonging alongside other demographic variables (gender, main language spoken at home, and socio-economic status of postcode) on the socio-emotional health profiles of primary school children in England. Children (N = 522) were recruited from three primary schools in Greater London. A survey including measures of school belonging and socio-emotional health was administered to all children. Results showed that it is possible to identify groups of students at primary school level based on socio-emotional health ratings on gratitude, zest, optimism, and perseverance. School sense of membership, as measured by the psychological sense of school membership primary (PSSM-P), was the best predictor of group membership and, together with socio-economic status, explains 37% of the variance in socio-emotional health profiles. Belonging starts affecting well-being and socio-emotional health as early as in primary school, hence the importance of universal screening and early preventive actions to promote well-being in this age range. The study provides evidence supporting the use of the abbreviated (PSSM-P) in predicting socio-emotional health profiles, with potential to complement distress-based measures.

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Shreders, Amanda, Shehzad Niazi, David Hodge, Nicolette Chimato, Megha Kureti, Navya Kirla, Abhisek Swaika, et al. "Socio-Demographic Parameters Including Race, As Predictors of Depression in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies." Blood 126, no. 23 (December 3, 2015): 4517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v126.23.4517.4517.

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Abstract Background: Cancer diagnosis and treatment are important risk factors for developing clinical depression. Validated tools for screening distress and depression, such as Cancer Distress Thermometer (DT) and PHQ9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), are underutilized, despite endorsement by NCCN and Institute of Medicine. We investigated patient and treatment characteristics as well as patient endorsement of depression or anhedonia to predict those at risk of having depression. Methods: The PHQ9 and/or DT were administered prospectively to patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) before they started antineoplastic therapy at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Patient endorsement of depression or anhedonia was collected from the current visit information survey. Patient demographics, disease and treatment characteristics, chronic medication burden, Charlson comorbidity index, living situation, clinic/hospital visit burden in the month prior to screening and number of psychiatric medications for every patient were recorded. Intergroup comparison of categorical and continuous variables was done by Chi-square and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, respectively. Linear or logistic regression models were used to compare PHQ9 score with DT (continuous) or endorsing depression or anhedonia (categorical) respectively. Multivariate models were constructed using the stepwise selection technique using all potential variables in the models. All analyses were completed using SAS v9.3. Results: Final analysis included 246 patients with a median age at diagnosis 64.5 (range: 18-94) years, diagnosed between 6/30/93-10/9/14 and screened between 1/13/11-2/13/15. PHQ9 score of ≥9 and DT score ≥5 suggested a high risk of depression and distress, respectively, as per published literature. Patient characteristics at time of survey and analysis are noted in table 1. PHQ9, DT and answers to two questions about depression and anhedonia were available on 129, 129 and 246 patients, respectively. 63% of patients were chemotherapy naïve. In multivariate analysis, PHQ9 score ≥9 was associated with living alone (p=0.003) (Fig.1a) and non-White race (p=0.043) (Fig.1b), while a DT score ≥5 was associated with being currently married (p=0.048) and female gender (p=0.02). The only characteristic significant on univariate but not on multivariate analysis being chemotherapy naive, associated with a DT score ≥5 (p=0.049). Answering "no" to both the questions regarding depression or anhedonia was significantly associated with a low score on PHQ9 (p=0.007). Age at diagnosis, Charlson comorbidity score, chronic medication or visit burden, daily psychiatric medication use or type of malignancy were not associated with scores on any screen. Conclusions: Causes of depression in patients with HM have not been fully explored. We validated previously known risk factors for depression, such as living alone. We also reported for the first time that non-White race independently predicts depression in these patients. Female patients and those currently married are at a higher risk of psychological distress, possibly due to fear of abandoning family. We also found that simply asking a patient two questions about feelings of depression or anhedonia significantly correlates with the well-established PHQ9. Our analysis provides simple tools and reveals at-risk patient subgroups with HM where depression and distress screening should be aggressively instituted for better resource utilization and survivorship. Table 1. Patient Characteristic N % Gender Male Female 146 100 59.4 40.6 Race White Non-White 216 30 87.8 12.2 Marital Status Married Not married* 180 66 73.2 26.8 Living Situation Alone With others 37 209 15 85 Type of Malignancy Aggressive lymphoid Indolent lymphoid Aggressive myeloid Indolent myeloid 124 94 25 3 50.4 38.2 10.2 1.2 Prior Cancer Treatment Yes No 91 155 37 63 Daily Psych Meds Yes No 52 194 21.1 78.9 Patient Status Alive Dead 191 55 77.6 22.4 *Not currently married=single, divorced, widowed or unknown Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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Bonnini, Stefano, and Michela Borghesi. "Relationship between Mental Health and Socio-Economic, Demographic and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Lockdown Period—A Multivariate Regression Analysis." Mathematics 10, no. 18 (September 6, 2022): 3237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/math10183237.

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Amongst the several consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, we should include psychological effects on the population. The mental health consequences of lockdown are affected by several factors. The most important are: the duration of the social isolation period, the characteristics of the living space, the number of online (virtual) and offline (physical) contacts and perceived contacts’ closeness, individual characteristics, and the spread of infection in the geographical area of residence. In this paper, we investigate the possible effects of environmental, social and individual characteristics (predictors) on mental health (response) during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The relationship between mental health and predictors can be studied with a multivariate linear regression model, because “mental health” is a multidimensional concept. This work provides a contribution to the debate about the factors affecting mental health in the period of the COVID-19 lockdown, with the application of an innovative approach based on a multivariate regression analysis and a combined permutation test on data collected in a survey conducted in Italy in 2020.

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Lacny, Catherine, Andrew Kirk, Debra G. Morgan, and Chandima Karunanayake. "Predictors of Cognitive Impairment Severity in Rural Patients at a Memory Clinic." Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques 39, no. 6 (November 2012): 774–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100015602.

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Objective:Patients with dementia benefit from early assessment and diagnosis. In an attempt to identify factors leading to delay in referral, we investigated socio-demographic, clinical, and functional predictors of greater severity of cognitive impairment in dementia patients presenting to a memory clinic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Methods:Data collection began in 2004 at the Rural and Remote Memory Clinic in Saskatoon, where non-institutionalized patients were referred by their family physicians. The patient and caregiver questionnaires and assessments administered at the clinic day appointment provided the socio-demographic, clinical, and functional patient variables, as well as the caregiver stress and burden variables. The dependent variable was patient cognitive impairment, as measured by Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS) scores. Variables underwent univariate linear regression with 3MS scores in order to determine possible associations. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine predictors of cognitive impairment severity at clinic presentation.Results:Our sample included 198 patients (62% female). The mean age was 73.9 years (SD=9.2). We found that an age and gender interaction, years of formal education, Functional Activities Questionnaire score, and Brief Symptom Inventory score were significantly associated with 3MS scores (p<0.05).Conclusions:Increased cognitive impairment at presentation was predicted by fewer years of formal education, poorer functional ability, and less caregiver psychological distress. There was a significant interaction between age and gender: younger females were more cognitively impaired than younger males at clinic day, while in older patients, males were more cognitively impaired than females.

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Gaina, Viktorija, Girts Dimdins, Ivars Austers, Inese Muzikante, and Veronika Leja. "Testing a Psychological Model of Political Trust." International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society 11, no. 3 (July 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijseus.2020070101.

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The article examined the predictors of political trust and distrust in the context of a new democracy. Latvia regained its independence from the Soviet Union 25 years ago, and its political culture differs from traditional Western democracies by high voter volatility, low ideological constraint, and low political trust. The study tested how perceived characteristics of politicians, political parties and institutions, perception of socio-economic factors, and individual characteristics of respondents predicted the reported political trust in political parties and specific politicians. The results show that different considerations used when people think about trust in political parties vs. politicians. When political parties evaluated, the perceived benevolence predicted trust in the political party. When politicians evaluated, the strongest predictor was the perceived integrity. The findings illustrate the complex nature of political trust, showing that the predictors of reported political trust can change depending on the specific political context.

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Sararoudi, RezaBagherian, Mehran Sadeghi, Mohammad Hashemi, MohammadReza Merasi, Mitra Molaeinezhad, and Hamid Shamsolketabi. "Demographic and psychological predictors of recovery from coronary artery bypass graft." Journal of Education and Health Promotion 6, no. 1 (2017): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_154_16.

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Haines, M. M., A. McMunn, J. Y. Nazroo, and Y. J. Kelly. "Social and demographic predictors of parental consultation for child psychological difficulties." Journal of Public Health 24, no. 4 (December 1, 2002): 276–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/24.4.276.

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Lavelle-Hill, Rosa, James Goulding, Gavin Smith, David D. Clarke, and Peter A. Bibby. "Psychological and demographic predictors of plastic bag consumption in transaction data." Journal of Environmental Psychology 72 (December 2020): 101473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101473.

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Yang, Lixia, Linke Yu, Weiguo Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Fuyan Shi, and Peizhong Wang. "The Perceived Psychological Distress Towards COVID-19 and its Demographic Predictors." Annals of Epidemiology 52 (December 2020): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.08.034.

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Onrust, Simone, Pim Cuijpers, Filip Smit, and Ernst Bohlmeijer. "Predictors of psychological adjustment after bereavement." International Psychogeriatrics 19, no. 5 (September 14, 2006): 921–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610206004248.

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Background: The impact of spousal bereavement on mental health varies among the widowed. More information is needed on factors influencing bereavement outcome.Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 216 widowed individuals. Initial non-response was high, with only 8% of all approached persons participating in the study. The influence of demographic and psychosocial predictors on four general outcome measures (depression, anxiety, somatization, and quality of life) and one loss-related outcome (complicated grief) was studied by means of backward linear regression analysis. Further analyses were performed to explore the possibility of a buffer effect.Results: Depressive symptomatology was best predicted by: age, duration of widowhood, perceived non-supportiveness, physical disorders, and mastery. The other outcome measures were predicted by the same predictors supplemented by gender and education. Mastery interacted with the number of physical disorders while perceived social support interacted with duration of widowhood and age.Conclusions: Enhancement of mastery should probably be one of the components of effective support for widowed individuals most vulnerable to psychiatric complications. The widowed could furthermore benefit from social support. Obviously, these suggestions need to be further examined in longitudinal research with more representative samples.

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Cheng, Helen, and Adrian Furnham. "Childhood locus of control and self-esteem, education, psychological distress and physical exercise as predictors of adult obesity." Journal of Public Health 41, no. 3 (September 2019): 439–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy125.

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Abstract Objective To investigate to what extent locus of control, self-esteem, psychological distress, physical exercise, as well as socio-demographic factors are associated with obesity in 42-year-old adults in a longitudinal birth cohort study. Method The sample consisted of 5645 participants born in Great Britain in 1970 and followed up at 10, 34 and 42 years with data on body mass index measured at 34 and 42 years. Results There was an increase of adult obesity from 15.5% at age 34 to 21.2% at 42 years. Locus of control and self-esteem measured at age 10 years, psychological distress and educational qualifications assessed at age 34, and current occupational levels and physical exercise were all significantly associated with adult obesity at age 42. The associations remained significant after controlling for birth weight and gestation, maternal and paternal BMI, childhood BMI, and intelligence. Conclusion Childhood locus of control and self-esteem, educational qualifications, psychological distress and physical exercise were all significantly and independently associated with adult obesity.

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Martynyuk, Irina. "Socio-psychological predictors self-assessment of pregnant women: an empirical aspect." Lviv University Herald. Series: Psychological sciences, no. 10 (2021): 113–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/ps.2021.10.16.

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Fariha Iram Rizvi, Syeda, and Najma Najam. "Parenting Styles and Family Demographic Factors as Predictors of Abusive Parenting Among Adolescents." Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 34, no. 2 (July 19, 2019): 277–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.2.15.

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The present research was aimed to identify the abusive family environment in disciplinary context for adolescents through analyzing the link between parenting styles, risk family factors, and experiences of abusive parenting in adolescent girls and boys. Study involved a sample of 300 school going adolescents with age range from 14-17 years. Physical Abuse Scale (Rizvi & Najam, 2014), Psychological Maltreatment Experience Scale (Petretic-Jackson, Betz, & Pitman, 1995), and Parental Authority Questionnaire (Buri, 1991) were used to measure physical abuse, psychological abuse, and parenting styles (respectively) perceived by adolescents. Findings of study revealed that authoritarian parents were perceived more abusive, physically as well as psychologically as compared to permissive parents; while authoritative parents were perceived as non abusive parents. Findings of regression analysis showed that authoritarian parenting predicted abuse potential; while, authoritative parenting predicted non abusive parenting. Moreover among family demographic factors, larger families and joint family system were appeared as significant predictors of abusive parenting. The present research might be an effort to spark the recognition of an issue that parents are perceived abusive by their children though they are practicing different styles of parenting to control their children. Future implications of the study were also discussed.

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Cho, Jinmyoung, and Natasha Peterson. "Factors of Caregiving Resilience by Race-Ethnicity in a National Sample of Caregivers." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.205.

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Abstract Despite heavy burdens and responsibilities, some caregivers are more likely to cope better with their care responsibilities than others, and this could vary by cultural beliefs and norms on caregiving. This study examined contributing factors of resilience with three racial-ethnic groups (White, Blacks, Hispanic). A total of 2,652 caregivers were included from Round 7 of the National Study of Caregiving. Caregiving resilience was defined by higher levels of care demands and higher levels of psychological well-being. Five domains of contributing factors were included: socio-demographic characteristics, context of care, caregivers’ psychological attributes, informal and formal support. Multiple logistic regressions showed that caregivers with higher psychological attribute levels were more likely to be resilient in all three groups. However, unique predictors have also been observed by race-ethnic groups (e.g., Blacks using formal support were more resilient). These findings suggest the need for culturally specific programs to facilitate resilience among caregivers.

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