Effects of a yoga nidra on the life stress and self-esteem in university students

ObjectivesTo assess the effects of a yoga nidra on life stress and self-esteem in university students.MethodsThis study is a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Forty university students were selected by convenience sampling, with 20 assigned to a yoga nidra group and 20 to a control group. The yoga group participated in bi-weekly, 1-h sessions of yoga nidra for 8 weeks. Life stress intensity level was measured using a 10 cm Visual Analog Scale. Self-esteem score was measured by Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale.ResultsThe yoga nidra group showed significantly decreased life stress intensity levels compared to the control group. The yoga group also showed significantly increased self-esteem scores compared to the control group.ConclusionsThese findings indicate that yoga nidra could alleviate the life stress intensity level and increase the self-esteem in university students.     

Relación de la procrastinación académica con la competencia percibida,el afrontamiento,la autoestima y la autoeficacia en estudiantes de enfermería

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to study the role that perceived competence, resilient coping, self-esteem and self-efficacy can have as protective factors of the academic procrastination of nursing students.MethodParticipants were 237 nursing students, 202 women and 35 men. The participants answered a questionnaire that contained the Spanish forms of the following instruments: Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS), Perceived Personal Competence Scale (PPC), Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE).ResultsSignificant and negative correlation coefficients (p < .01) were obtained between the procrastination scale and the rest of the measures used. The linear regression analysis identified Perceived Competence (PPC) as the only predictive variable of procrastinating behaviour, explaining 21.5% (R²aj) of the variance.DiscussionThe results of the study show the important protective role that the variables associated with ‘positive’ psychology have on procrastination. Of special relevance for the theory and practice of teaching is the result that indicates the predictive role of Perceived Competence on the academic procrastination of students.     

药物联合心理剧治疗对女性抑郁症患者抑郁、自尊、心理资本的影响

目的 探索药物联合心理剧治疗对女性抑郁症患者抑郁情绪、自尊、心理资本的影响，为女性抑郁症的临床治疗提供更多可能性。方法 纳入在重庆医科大学附属第一医院精神科就诊的、符合《国际疾病分类（第10版）》（ICD-10）诊断标准的女性抑郁症患者共50例，采用随机数字表法分为观察组和对照组各25例。在一线抗抑郁药物治疗的基础上，对观察组予以每两月一次、每次四天，共三次易术心理剧治疗，对照组接受一般健康教育。于干预前和干预6个月结束时采用贝克抑郁量表（BDI）、自尊量表（SES）及积极心理资本问卷（PPQ）对两组患者进行评定。结果 ①重复测量方差分析结果显示，抑郁情绪、自尊、心理资本及其各维度在时间测量与分组干预交互作用方面具有统计学意义（P均<0.05）。②简单效应分析结果显示，干预前，观察组及对照组在抑郁情绪、自尊、心理资本及其各维度评分差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）；干预6个月后，两组患者抑郁情绪、自尊、心理资本及其各维度评分差异均有统计学意义（P均<0.05）。结论 抗抑郁药物联合心理剧治疗可能有助于改善女性抑郁症患者抑郁情绪、自尊及心理资本，且其效果较抗抑郁药物联合一般健康教育更好。     

Enfermement carcéral,confinement socio-sanitaire et moyens d’évasion. Danser sa peine et au-delà…

Jail incarceration and social confinement due to a sanitary stay-at-home law against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are compared to the introduction of dance workshops for imprisoned women charged with long sentences, then followed by an outside performance Soul Kitchen. The whole experience, organized by a famous contemporary choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, is filmed by Valérie Müller, producing Danser sa peine (To dance her sentence/her sorrow), nominated for an award. The sessions are planned: two hours and a half, 2 times a week, for four months, no technique required. A group of five women start with ordinary easy functional movements, gaining in innovative and expressive qualities, spatial perceptions, feelings and interpersonal interactions, lead by A. Preljocaj in a helpful and empathic mood. At the same time, he discovers the cooking authorization in their jail cell. The relevant results shift into a dynamic successful piece Soul Kitchen (2019) performed in town (Dance Festival in Montpellier, south of France) with dancing and cooking occurrences on stage. It makes sense, specially about self-esteem, body image and positive opinion from the audience. The women's physical and psychological states linked with a long lack of space and sensitivity… move to a better self-balance and feelings of well-being. In a similar state of mind, the French confined population – youth to elderly – try to find different and imaginative strategies at home as moving in a restrictive area, enjoying family cooking… through trainings provided by Internet, looking for reducing anxiety, depressive disorders and other social problems. A panel of situations goes from deleterious conflictual relationships, dramatic isolation, to funny and positive ones using creativeness to escape, facing the disruption of daily life.     

网络受欺负对儿童抑郁的影响:一个有调节的中介模型

目的:探讨网络受欺负对小学生抑郁的影响及其作用机制。方法:采用网络受欺负问卷、一般自我知觉量表、内隐人格观量表和抑郁量表对453名3-6年级的小学生进行问卷调查。结果:(1)网络受欺负与抑郁显著正相关;(2)在控制性别和年龄后,网络受欺负不仅直接预测儿童抑郁,还通过自尊的中介作用间接预测抑郁;(3)自尊的中介作用受到内隐人格观的调节,相对于人格增长观儿童,倾向于持人格实体观的儿童的自尊对抑郁情绪的预测作用更大。结论:自尊在网络受欺负与儿童抑郁的关系中起部分中介作用,且自尊的中介作用受到内隐人格观的调节。     

Social Anxiety,Depression and Self-Esteem in Obese Adolescent Girls with Acanthosis Nigricans

Objective:

To assess the impact of acanthosis nigricans (AN) on depression symptoms, related quality of life and self-esteem scores in obese adolescent girls.

Methods:

Fifty-nine obese adolescent girls (mean age: 13.19±1.3 years, age range: 12-17 years, mean body mass index: 29.89±3.30) were enrolled in this study. The obese adolescent girls were divided into two groups based on presence or absence of AN. Non-obese healthy adolescents constituted the control group (30 girls, mean age: 13.5±1.4 years). All subjects were evaluated using the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-C), and the modified Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES). Higher scores indicated more severe depression and anxiety, as well as low self-esteem status.

Results:

The AN and non-AN obese groups showed significantly higher CDI, STAI-C and SES scores than the control group, and the two obese groups demonstrated no significant differences for these scores. The AN obese group with higher total testosterone levels (>50 ng/dL) had higher scores for SES (2.55±1.8 vs. 1.42±1.2; p=0.03) than the AN obese group with low total testosterone levels. SES scores significantly correlated with total testosterone levels (r=0.362; p=0.03) and fasting insulin (r=0.462; p=0.03) in the AN obese group.

Conclusion:

Higher SES scores (low self-esteem status) were determined in obese adolescents with acanthosis and were related to hyperandrogenism. This study also showed that a high testosterone level may be one of the important indicators of low self-esteem status in obese girls with AN.     

Effectiveness of chemotherapy counselling on self-esteem and psychological affects among cancer patients in Malaysia: Randomized controlled trial

Objectives

The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate the outcomes of chemotherapy counselling based on the “Managing Patients on Chemotherapy” module on self-esteem and psychological affect (anxiety, depression) of cancer patients by pharmacists in ten selected government hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.

影响急诊科护士健康状况的社会心理因素

目的研究工作压力、社会支持、应对方式、自尊在维护急诊科护士健康状况中的作用.方法采用整群抽样方法,用自测健康评定量表、护士工作压力量表、社会支持评定量表、简易应对方式问卷、自尊量表调查了北京市10家三级甲等综合性医院急诊科的407名护士.结果多元逐步回归分析表明,工作压力是生理健康的最强预测指标,可以解释8.6%生理健康的变异;工作压力和自尊分别可以解释15.7%和8.5%心理健康的变异;对支持的利用度和自尊可以解释13.9%和5.3%社会健康的变异.结论工作压力对急诊科护士健康状况影响最大;社会支持中对支持的利用度对社会健康的保护作用最强;自尊在维护健康中起着重要的作用,主要保护心理健康和社会健康.     

Self-esteem,social support,and life satisfaction in Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

PurposeThe current study examined self-esteem, social support, and life satisfaction in Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and observed the mediation effects of social support on the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction.MethodsWe compared 118 Chinese parents of children with ASD to 122 demographic-matched parents of typically developing children on measures of self-esteem, social support, and life satisfaction using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), respectively.ResultsParents of children with ASD scored significantly lower on self-esteem, social support, and life satisfaction than the controls (ps < 0.01), and social support partly mediated the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction in both groups. Hierarchical regressions indicated that after controlling for demographic variables, social support and self-esteem were significant predictors of life satisfaction in both groups but explained more variance in life satisfaction for the parents of children with ASD.ConclusionsSocial support and self-esteem play a more important role in life satisfaction for parents of children with ASD than those of typically developing children. Life satisfaction is positively related to higher household income, higher self-esteem, and stronger social support for parents. Self-esteem is likely to be associated with greater life satisfaction by means of greater social support. Future research and interventions should focus on fostering a more positive climate of social support for ASD families in China.