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Relationship between Peer Victimization and Anxiety of Pupils: Mediating Effect of Psychological Needs

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Mao-Ling Z.

Ethics in Progress

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2018

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vol. 9

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issue 2

75-86

EN

The present study aimed to explore the effects of psychological needs on the relationship of peer victimization and anxiety. Methods: A sample of 889 4th, 5th and 6th primary school students in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were recruited with the measurement of Peer victimization Questionnaire, Psychological needs Scale and Anxiety Scale (SAS). Results showed that: (1) There were no significant gender and grade differences with respect to Peer victimization; (2) Significant negative correlations were found between all types of peer victimization and the subscales of psychological needs. In addition, significant positive correlations were found between all types of peer victimizationand, anxiety and significant negative correlations between all the subscales of psychological needs and anxiety; (3) Psychological needs partially mediated the relationship between Peer victimizationexperience and anxiety.

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Anxiety states and knowledge of COVID-19 among pregnant women during the pandemic in Turkey – a cross-sectional study

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Esra Hoşoğlu E., Berkan Şahin B., Bedia Sultan Önal B. S., Sema Baki Yıldırım S. B.

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2021

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issue 1

10-17

EN

Introduction. Infectious outbreaks have negative effects not only on the physical health of the society but also on the mental health. Aim. To evaluate the anxiety states and knowledge of COVID-19 during the pandemic in pregnant women. Material and methods. Cross-sectional study conducted in a university hospital in Turkey. A total of 199 pregnant women were included in the study. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), two questionnaires to evaluate the knowledge about COVID-19, and COVID-19-related anxiety were applied to all the women. Results. The highest level of COVID-19-related anxieties were about their spouses or newborns contracting COVID-19, effects of drugs on fetus and contracting COVID-19 during delivery. There was a negative correlation between gestational week and the questionnaire of COVID-19-related anxieties (r=-0.152, p=0.037). STAI total score was 76.48±14.11, and STAI-T scores (42.39±7.66) were higher than STAI-S scores (34.09±8.77). Although their general knowledge about the disease was relatively good, their level of knowledge on issues that pertained specifically to pregnancy was low. Conclusion. These findings indicated more than four months had passed since the pandemic came to the country but, pregnant women were very worried and did not have enough information about the disease

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Psychologiczne uwarunkowania przywiązania do miejsca: zaufanie społeczne, styl przywiązania i lęk. Badanie longitudinalne w okresie pandemii COVID-19

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Boińska J., Obrębska M.

Człowiek i Społeczeństwo

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2023

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vol. 55

99-112

EN

The aim of this study was to explore the subject of place attachment and connected factors (such as social trust, attachment style and anxiety) in the context of enforced isolation caused by world pandemic COVID-19. For this purpose a longitudinal study was conducted, in the first part of which 127 people were examined, and 35 in second. During the survey were used: Place Attachment Scale, General Trust Scale, Relationship Questionnaire, and STAI -X1 Questionnaire. The study confirmed the negative relationship between place attachment and anxiety: the higher the level of anxiety, the lower the strength of place attachment. This relationship was also found to be stable over time and significant during both the first and third lockdown.

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Gender Differences in Attachment Styles Using Slovak Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships – Revised (ECR-R)

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Rozvadský Gugová G., Heretik A.

Acta Technologica Dubnicae

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2011

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vol. 1

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issue 2

29-36

EN

There is a vast amount of literature on similarities and differences of women and men experiencing (close) relationships and using different strategies for coping with daily stress and significant life events. Western folk psychology expects women to be generally more anxious and men to be more avoidant when solving close-relationship conflicts and experiences in long term relationships. We used the Experiences in Close Relationships - Revised (ECR-R) questionnaire that is based on the Attachment-style theory distinguishing four distinct attachment styles - secure, anxious/ambivalent, disoriented/disorganized and avoidant.

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An investigation into the correlation of marital adaptation with stress, anxiety, depression and sexual function and its components

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Yazdanpanahi Z., Beygi Z., Bagheri S., Akbarzadeh M.

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review

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2019

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issue 3

264-269

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Background. Marital adjustment is an evolutionary process between a husband and wife that is created, strengthened or weakened in life. Mental health and healthy and pleasant sexual functioning seem to be important in promoting it. Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine any correlations of marital adaptation with stress, anxiety, depression or sexual function and its components. Material and methods. This cross-sectional study was done on 514 women of reproductive age who were referred to health centers in Shiraz and were chosen by random sampling. The Spinner marital adaptation questionnaire, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (Dass-21) were the study tools. The statistical tests applied for data analysis were the t-test, Fisher’s, chi-squared and Pearson’s coefficient correlation. Results. Marital conflict was reported in 54.7% of women. The average score of sexual function was significantly less in maladaptive patients than in adaptive ones (22.32 ± 7.05 versus 26.53 ± 5.01). There was a significant link between marital adaption and components of sexual function (p < 0.05). The mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression in the maladaptive group were 9.14 ± 4.74, 6.60 ± 4.56 and 7.75 ± 4.79 versus 6.53 ± 4.62, 4.48 ± 3.93 and 4.06 ± 4.21, respectively, which was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusions. As to data analysis, sexual function, stress, anxiety and depression affect marital adaptation. Therefore, providing the necessary relevant education can improve the family health, couples intimacy and marital satisfaction.

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Quality of life of psoriatic patients – modulatory variables

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Gawlik M., Topczewska B., Kurpas D.

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review

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2016

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issue 3

235-240

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Evaluation of the occurrence of anxiety in pregnant women with regard to environmental conditions

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Branecka-Woźniak D., Karakiewicz B., Torbe A., Ciepiela A., Mroczek B., Stanisz M., Jurczak A., Kurzawa R.

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review

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2018

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issue 4

320-326

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Depression symptoms, anxiety and personality traits in patients with coronary artery disease versus patients with chronic pancreatitis hospitalised due to exacerbation of the disease

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Szalewska D., Szidlewska M., Skoczkowska-Niedoszytko M., Amr Elkady M.

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review

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2016

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issue 4

477-481

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Analýza vzájomných vzťahov medzi nerozhodnosťou, akademickou prokrastináciou a úzkosťou

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Izsóf Jurásová K., Čavojcová P.

E-psychologie (E-psychology)

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2021

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vol. 15

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issue 3

1-15

EN

The main aim of the research study was to explore the relationships between indecisiveness, academic procrastination and anxiety. The research sample consisted of 296 university students (mean age=21,06; SD=1,52), who completed the Slovak adaptations of the Indecisiveness Scale, the Lay's Procrastination Scale for Students and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. A significant moderate correlation was found between indecisiveness and anxiety, as well as a significant strong correlation between indecisiveness and academic procrastination. A significant but very weak relationship was found between academic procrastination and anxiety. Indecisiveness explained more variance in academic procrastination than anxiety. Indecisiveness was predicted by procrastination and anxiety to a similar degree. No gender differences were detected in the levels of indecisiveness or academic procrastination.

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Assessment of preoperative anxiety and negative automatic thoughts in patients waiting for corneal transplantation

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Tanrıverdi S., Şen M. A., Genç H.

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2024

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vol. 22

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issue 1

30-35

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Introduction and aim. In patients waiting for organ transplantation, increased waiting time can increase anxiety by creating negative automatic thoughts. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between corneal transplant recipients’ negative automatic thoughts and anxiety before organ transplantation. Material and methods. The population of this correlational descriptive study consisted of 108 patients waiting for cornea transplantation in the Eye Bank unit of a hospital in the south east region of Türkiye. The data were obtained from the patients presented to the ophthalmology clinic for transplantation between September and December 2022. A patient information form, the Negative Automatic Thoughts Scale, and the Trait Anxiety Scale were used to collect the data. Percentage distribution, arithmetic mean, logistic regression and correlation analysis were used in the data analysis. Results. It was determined that the mean score of the negative automatic thoughts of the transplant patients participating in the study was 100.69±47.83, and the trait anxiety mean score was 53.06±6.07. There was a positive relationship between negative automatic thoughts and trait anxiety at a moderate level, which was statistically significant (p<0.05, r=0.53). Conclusion. It was determined in the study that the patients’ negative automatic thoughts and trait anxiety were high, and their anxiety increased as the negative automatic thoughts increased.

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Dieting and health behaviors in relation to health and anxiety in physical education students and their relatives

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Kwaśnicka A.

Journal of Physical Education & Health - Social Perspective

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2020

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vol. 9

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issue 15

40-44

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Zdrowie jest często mylnie wiązane ze szczupłą figurą, a bycie na diecie niewłaściwie kojarzy się z dbaniem o zdrowie i jakość spożywanego jedzenia. Literatura pokazuje, że nie zawsze jest to prawda, z uwagi na lęk powodowany restrykcjami w obszarze jedzenia. Bycie na diecie może mieć liczne negatywne konsekwencje, z czego lęk i depresja to tylko niektóre. Ograniczenie przyjmowania jedzenia może także skutkować zaburzeniami odżywiania i problemami zdrowotnymi, a zmniejszenie podaży kalorii może oznaczać brak zapewnienia niezbędnych wartości odżywczych. W artykule badane są związki między byciem na diecie a lękiem, pomiędzy dietą a zdrowiem, dietą i zachowaniami zdrowotnymi, a także pomiędzy zachowaniami zdrowotnymi a zdrowiem. Zastosowane metody obejmują miarę zdrowia – General Self Rated Health, miarę lęku – A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder oraz miarę zachowań zdrowotnych – Inwentarz Zachowań Zdrowotnych. Badanie przeprowadzono na próbie polskich studentów wychowania fizycznego oraz ich rodzinach. Wyniki pokazały, że bycie na diecie jest rzeczywiście związane z wyższym poziomem lęku. Osoby utrzymujące dietę nie okazały się zdrowsze od tych, które nie stosują diety, ale okazały się bardziej zaangażowane w zachowania zdrowotne. Jednocześnie poziom zdrowia wykazał istotny związek z poszczególnymi zachowaniami zdrowotnymi, takimi jak prawidłowe nawyki żywieniowe i pozytywne nastawienie psychiczne.

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Healthy appearance is often mistakenly associated with a slim figure and being on a diet is wrongly seen as an indication of taking care of health and the quality of the food consumed. Literature shows that it may not always be the case, due to the anxiety caused by restrictions in the area of eating. Dieting can have multiple negative consequences, anxiety and depression being only two of them. Restricting food intake can also result in eating disorders and health issues as restricting calories in one’s diet can lead to nutritional deficiencies. This paper studies the relationships between dieting and anxiety, dieting and health, dieting and health behaviors, and between health behaviors and health. Research tools include the self-reported measure of health, the General Self Rated Health questionnaire, an anxiety measure, A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and a measure of health behaviors, the Health Behavior Inventory. The study was conducted using a sample of Polish students of physical education and their families. Results suggest that dieting is indeed connected with higher levels of anxiety. Despite heightened engagement, those who followed a diet did not appear to be healthier than those who did not. At the same time, the reported level of health showed significant correlations with particular health behaviors, such as correct eating habits and positive attitudes toward food.

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Revue des recherches universitaires sur Toastmasters International

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Kalińska S.

Academic Journal of Modern Philology

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2022

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vol. Special Issue

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issue 18

79-98

EN

Since 1905, Toastmasters International has been the world’s best-known organization for the practice of voluntary speaking. At Toastmasters, members learn by studying their manual, doing hands-on exercises, and helping each other. This manual offers ten projects: each of them aims to develop an aspect of oral communication following a well-defined progression. Since there is little academic research regarding the use of the Toastmasters method, we want to present in this article a review of the existing research. The studies described below constitute the most important academic literature as far as Toastmasters International is concerned. The authors’ research on Toastmasters encompasses three main themes: (1) Toastmasters International as an educational program, (2) social ease among members, or (3) public speaking anxiety. We will present them in chronological order.

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Facing Fear with Courage: Psychometric and Behavioral Evidence of the Courage Measure (CM) in Poland

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Pajestka G.

Roczniki Psychologiczne

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2023

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vol. 26

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issue 3

261-289

EN

The Courage Measure (CM), developed by Norton and Weiss (2009) has proved to be a significant predictor of a behavioral approach in a fear-eliciting situation. The current research project aimed to replicate this result, using a shortened version of the scale, whose psychometric superiority over the full version has been supported by previous studies. For this purpose, in Study 1 the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the CM (CM-PL) were analyzed; the results supported its unidimensional structure and measurement invariance across gender groups, as well as good internal consistency. Study 1 also provided preliminary evidence of the convergent, concurrent and divergent validity of CM-PL, showing its relation to resilience, grit, risk-taking and the Big Five personality traits. In Study 2, 31 participants with an elevated fear of spiders completed a behavioral approach test in which they moved ever closer to a display of taxidermied spiders. The results showed that the CM-PL significantly moderated the relationship between anxiety/distress and the behavioral approach, confirming its relation to real behavior. Overall, the results confirmed that CM-PL is a valuable measure that can be useful in scientific research and psychological practice (i.e., counseling and psychotherapy).

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Motivation for Learning and School Anxiety among Adolescents

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Różańska-Kowal J.

The New Educational Review

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2007

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vol. 11

159-175

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This article characterizes motivation for learning and school anxiety among pupils of the last two grades of primary school and junior high school students. The research method is the “I and My School” test by E. Zwierzyńska and A. Matuszewski. The research pinpoints low motivation for learning and an average level of anxiety among the tested adolescents. The gender does not diversify the motivation level. Girls are characterized by a higher level of school anxiety than boys. The motivation level rises in junior high school and the level of anxiety decreases. Good students have an equally low motivation level as poor ones but at the same time good students have a higher level of school anxiety. The following factors influence the low level of motivation among the tested students: general reluctance towards learning, low interest as far as the lesson is concerned and the teacher’s behaviour.

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When Language Anxiety and Selective Mutism Meet in the Bilingual Child: Interventions from Positive Psychology

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Leacox L., Meza M. V., Gregersen T. S.

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2016

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vol. 2

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issue 2

EN

Abstract: Selective mutism is more common than initially thought and afflicts immigrant language minority children at approximately three times the rate of monolinguals (Toppelberg, Tabors, Coggins, Lum, & Burgers, 2005). Children who have developmental language and/or articulation problems and children who are quiet due to anxiety or concerns about accents and limited fluency can suffer from selective mutism. This case study examines the efficacy of interdisciplinary treatment with three positive psychology interventions to treat an eight-year-old Spanish-English bilingual child with selective mutism. Pet-assistance therapy, music therapy, and laughter therapy were incorporated into the child’s speech-language therapy sessions to increase verbal productions across 14 weeks. Results indicated that pet-assisted therapy revealed positive outcomes, with modest gains for music and laughter. Implications of outcomes, collaboration, and conclusions are discussed.

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Cognitive effects of attentional training depend on attentional control

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Paulewicz B., Blaut A., Kłosowska J.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2012

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vol. 43

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issue 4

272-277

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Attentional bias is assumed to be partly responsible for the onset and maintenance of anxiety by major cognitive theories of emotional disorders. Although much is already known about the therapeutic effects of attentional bias training, only a few studies have examined the mechanism responsible for these effects. In order to test if low-level, cognitive effects of attentional bias training depend on attentional control, 73 participants, who completed the STAI-x2 and the ACS questionnaires, were randomly assigned to a control (n = 37) or attentional training group (n = 36). The attentional manipulation was followed by a search task, during which novel neutral or negative faces could be presented within an array of all-neutral, all-negative or all-positive faces. It was found that individuals with higher ACS score displayed stronger attentional training effects, i.e., they were less accurate in detecting distinctive negative faces, and this effect was not found to be associated with STAI-x2 score. These results show that there is individual variability even in immediate, cognitive effects of attentional bias modifi cation and that special abilities, such as attentional control, might be required for attentional training to be effi cient.

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Negative transgression in the context of empathy and anxiety in prisoners: A perpetrators of violence

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Ślaski S.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2021

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vol. 52

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issue 1

40-48

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Background: The concept of negative transgression describes behavior as crossing personal limits in destruction against oneself or other people. Theoretically, personality dimensions have been distinguished that may trigger or weaken negative transgression, e.g. empathy and anxiety. Aims: The goal of this study was to empirically verify the relationship between negative transgression and empathy and fear in the perpetrators of violence against close relatives. Our hypothesis was that negative transgression would be associated with poor empathy, but with a high level of anxiety. Methods: The examined persons from the group of male prisoners (N = 50) were recruited in one of the prisons in Poland. The participants were convicted of domestic violence – or intimate partner violence. Their age ranged from 21 to 50 years. Results: The results obtained confirm the hypotheses established, showing that prisoners have an increased level of negative transgression and anxiety, and a decreased level of empathy. Conclusions: This first study shows that more research is needed on negative transgression with different personality dimensions. Also in the process of reclamation of prisoners, it is worth developing empathy and dealing with anxiety. Then the number of negative behaviors in close relationships will decrease.

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Mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between anxiety and health behaviors of obese adolescents

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Ziarko M., Kaczmarek Ł. D., Mojs E.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2012

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vol. 43

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issue 2

145-150

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Obesity is one of the major health problems in adolescents. Health-detrimental lifestyle (i.e. lack of physical activity, inappropriate nutrition) as well as maladaptive styles of coping with stress are regarded as belonging among determinants of obesity. The aim of the study was to establish factors mediating between anxiety and diet-related health behaviors. Participants in the study were 113 adolescents with obesity whose body weight was over 97th centile. They were examined using a set of self-report questionnaires to measure anxiety, coping styles and health behaviors. Emotion-focused coping and seeking social contacts (social diversion) were found to act as mediators between adolescents’ trait anxiety and their health behaviors. The findings suggest that to enhance obese adolescents’ health-promoting behaviors appropriate conditions should be ensured that would not only enable them to express their emotions, but also promote their socializing with peers.

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Surgery experiences of patients with hematologic cancer, individual applications for the symptoms due to chemotherapy and determination of the anxiety levels

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Yiğit G., Aygin D.

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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2024

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issue 3

597-604

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Introduction and aim. The aim of the study was to determine the surgical experiences of patients with hematologic cancer, their anxiety levels, and their individual practices regarding the symptoms they experience. Material and methods. The study was conducted by face-to-face interviews with 74 patients followed up in a hematology clinic. The “Patient information form” and “Beck Anxiety Scale” were administered to the patients before chemotherapy, and the “Questionnaire Form Including Patients Practices for Symptoms” was administered after chemotherapy. Results. The mean age of the participants was 63.76±15.1 years, 47.3% were female, 47.3% were diagnosed with lymphoma, 67.6% had undergone surgery, and 32% received education. The mean Beck Anxiety Scale score was 11.36±7.99 and was considered mild anxiety. A significant difference was observed between education and employment status and postoperative education status, gender and hair loss, employment status and anorexia, scale score and employment status, and the effect of COVID-19 on chemotherapy (p<0.05). Conclusion. It was determined that patients with hematological cancer had a low levels of knowledge about surgical procedures and they did not perform any negative practice due to chemotherapy. Their anxiety levels were mild and the pandemic process was effective on anxiety.

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Cecha lęku i nadzieja na sukces jako korelaty partycypacji społecznej studentów

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Rękosiewicz M.

Studia Edukacyjne

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2024

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issue 75

117-133

EN

The aim of the study was to verify the hypothesis about the trait of anxiety and hope for success as correlates of students’ social participation. The Social Participation Questionnaire, the Hope for Success Questionnaire and the STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used. The study participants were 209 students aged 19-25. It was shown that a higher level of trait anxiety was associated with a lower level of moratorium and transitive orientation, and a higher level of hope for success was associated with a higher level of transitive orientation.

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