There is extensive literature establishing the influence of rumination, hopelessness, and dysfunctional attitudes on depressive symptoms. However, it is unclear whether these vulnerability factors are distinctly related to depressive symptoms or show substantial overlap. In two large samples of undergraduates (Study #1, n = 304; Study #2, n = 491) and two samples of clinically depressed individ...

Occupational stress is a multivariate process involving sources of pressure, psycho-physiological distress, locus of control, work dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, mental health disorders, hopelessness, and suicide ideation. Healthcare professionals are known for higher rates of occupational-related distress (burnout and compassion fatigue) and higher rates of suicide. The purpose of this ...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a serious public health problem. In the international literature there is evidence to support the notion that certain temperaments and personality traits are often associated with suicidal behavior. SAMPLING AND METHODS In this study, 150 psychiatric inpatients were investigated using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego autoquestionnaire, the...

This study aimed to examine how stigma impacts on symptomatic and subjective recovery from psychosis, both concurrently and longitudinally. We also aimed to investigate whether self-esteem and hopelessness mediated the observed associations between stigma and outcomes. 80 service-users with psychosis completed symptom (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) and subjective recovery measures (Proc...

The present work aims to investigate the mental health (depression and hopelessness) among suicide attempters and the control group (both male and female). Purposive random sampling technique was employed for collection of data. The sample comprised of n=100 suicide attempters (experimental group) and n=50 non-suicide attempter (control group) in the age group of 20 to 30 years. Experimental gr...

AIMS To assess the relationships between trait anger (T-Anger) and anger expression styles and emotional states-suicide probability, depression, state and trait anxiety and self-esteem--in alcohol-dependent inpatients. METHODS The patients included in this study were 142 male inpatients with alcohol dependence according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) cri...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in medical education, leading to feelings of hopelessness among students regarding their careers. However, effective institutional crisis-response approaches can mitigate these hopelessness. This study evaluated changes the levels Turkish due interruptions education by between March and July 2020, using Beck Hopelessness Scale three selected periods....

In this study, the mediating role of hopelessness in relationship between meaning attributed to marriage and loneliness was examined. The study group consists 567 participants (348 male, 219 female). Data were obtained using “Meaning Attributed Marriage Scale”, “UCLA Loneliness Scale Short Form” “Beck Hopelessness Scale”. line research hypothesis, data analyzed regression analysis. addition, wh...