Method: The questionnaire was first translated into Turkish and then back translated. Subsequently, it was administered to 756 students from 4 different universities. The Fear Survey Inventory-III (FSI-III), Rosenberg SelfEsteem Scale (RSES), and Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostran (EMBU-C) were also administered in order to assess the questionnaire’s validity. The internal consistency, test-ret...

Medical students are exposed to many stressors and if stress is perceived negatively or becomes excessive can affect academic performance and health adversely. The objective of this study was to assess stress, predominant stressor and effect of music on perceived stress. 90 undergraduate students were selected randomly. A written questionnaire about personal information, stressful factors, ways...

BACKGROUND Among the stress instruments that measure the degree to which life events are perceived as stressful, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is widely used. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Thai version of the PSS-10 (T-PSS-10) with a clinical and non-clinical sample. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and the factorial...

Distinctions are made between global and specific, personal and social, and trait and state self-esteem, and these are used to structure a review of over 40 studies concerning social identity theory’s hypothesis that (1) intergroup discrimination elevates self-esteem and (2) low self-esteem motivates discrimination. It is observed that researchers have tended to employ measures of global person...

Introduction The occurrence of traumatic experiences in childhood can lead to a disruption the development secure internal representations, with negative impact on self-esteem [1 Liu C, Chen X, Song P, et al. Relationship between emotional abuse and self-esteem: dual mediation model attachment. Soc Behav Pers. 2018;46(5):793–800.[Crossref], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar]]. In addition, chil...

BACKGROUND Obesity in type 2 diabetes patients is a serious health issue by itself; it is also associated with other health problems including psychiatric illnesses. The psychological effects of dieting and weight loss have been a matter of controversy in the field of obesity management. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the impact of weight loss because of aerobic exercise train...

BACKGROUND The 12-item brief version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE) is one of the most widely used instruments to assess fear of negative evaluation. Recent evidence strongly supports the version composed of 8 straightforward items (BFNE-S), which possessesstronger psychometric properties. The purpose of the current study is to examine the psychometric prop-erties of the Chines...

objective: the present study aimed to review the relationships between procrastination and two self-factors self-efficacy and self-esteem. methods: participants were 140 undergraduates psychology students enrolled in mohagheg ardabili university, ardabil, iran. instruments used for collecting the required data were the student-version of the general procrastination scale (gp-s), general self-ef...

Objective
 Treatment side effects lead to a negative impact on
 the quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Exercise
 is reported improve physical and psychological
 status these patients. We aimed investigate the
 effect exercise during radiotherapy on and
 psychological patients.
 Material Method
 A randomized controlled study was set outpatient&#x0...

Neuropeptide S is involved in anxiety and arousal modulation, and the functional polymorphism Asn107Ile (rs324981, A > T) of the neuropeptide S receptor gene (NPSR1) is associated with panic disorder and anxiety/fear-related traits. NPSR1 also interacts with the environment in shaping personality and impulsivity. We therefore examined whether the NPSR1 A/T polymorphism is associated with affect...