BACKGROUND Attachment theory is one of the most important achievements of contemporary psychology. Role of medical students in the community health is important, so we need to know about the situation of happiness and attachment style in these students. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed to assess the relationship between medical students' attachment styles and demographic characteristics. MAT...

BACKGROUND Poor data exist on the influence of psychosocial variables on the female/male ratio of depression because of the small number of cases and the resulting limited numbers of variables available for investigation. For this investigation a large number of first admitted depressed patients (N = 2599) was available which offered the unique opportunity to calculate age specific sex ratios f...

We examine the determinants of happiness from a comparative perspective. We use data from the 2002 International Social Survey Programme with roughly 40,000 individuals nested within 30 countries. We apply a multi-level modeling approach to formulate the specific interactions between the macro and micro. We focus on public social expenditures and taxes as proxy measures of state intervention at...

Most rural areas in developing nations were faced with the problem of high poverty rate. A better understanding drivers household income is a powerful guide for proper intervention towards alleviation and wellbeing. This study, therefore, investigates households’ Nigeria. Data sourced from National Bureau Statistics analysed using descriptive statistics multiple regression. The results revealed...

We compared psychological resources between heterosexual never-married and married adults and their group-specific role in positive and negative affect after controlling for social resources. Although never-married respondents scored slightly lower than married adults on social resources and affective well-being, the two groups were comparable on psychological resources. Moderated regression an...

This article presents a sociodemographic profile of the Maldive population. The Maldives are an archipelago of 1190 small islands in the Indian Ocean south of India. Only 201 of the islands are inhabited. Gross domestic product grew during 1984-94 at a rate of 8.77% per year based on a multi-sector economy. The 1990 population numbered 213,215. During 1985-90 the growth rate was 3.37%. Th...

Introduction Chronic diseases are a public health problem and high prevalent on depressed patients. Objectives To describe the sociodemographic characteristics quality of life sample patients with hypertension oder diabetes as comorbidity. Methods It is baseline evaluation 361 persons participating in clinical trial that studies effectiveness psychoeducational intervention for this type Persons...

BACKGROUND The variation of determinants of mental health with remoteness has rarely been directly examined. The current research aims to examine whether the association of psychosocial factors with psychological distress outcomes varies with increasing remoteness. METHODS Participants were persons aged 55 and over from two community cohorts sampling from across rural and urban New South Wale...