OBJECTIVE To examine the association between volume and intensity of physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms, anxiety, and body image in a large sample of adolescents in Ottawa and surrounding region. METHODS A total of 1259 (n=746 girls and n=513 boys) students responded to surveys on leisure time PA, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and body image. RESULTS A dose response effect of in...

Prior studies of childhood aggression have demonstrated that, as a group, boys are more aggressive than girls. We hypothesized that this finding reflects a lack of research on forms of aggression that are relevant to young females rather than an actual gender difference in levels of overall aggressiveness. In the present study, a form of aggression hypothesized to be typical of girls, relationa...

Background The infertility prevalence has increased about 5% in the last decade and has considered an epidemy in the community. Coping is defined as the ability of the individual to accept and deal with the grief and losses associated with their infertility. The goal of psychological interventions is to help the individual to cope with the situation. This study has investigated the relaxation e...

conclusions in veterans' family, psychological health of the veterans and marital adjustment of the parents have a significant relationship with their children's quality of life and happiness. results global severity index (gsi) scores of veterans and veteran's age were inversely correlated with the scores of children's quality of life, while marital adjustment of parents and number of rooms in...

Receiving Palliative Care Chapter 2 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PAIN, OTHER SYMPTOMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ADJUSTMENT Overview. This chapter reports an empirical study that examined the experience of pain in cancer patients receiving palliative care. There were two main aims. The first was to explore the influence of psychological factors on patients‟ adjustment. The second was to explore the po...

BACKGROUND The impact of spousal bereavement on mental health varies among the widowed. More information is needed on factors influencing bereavement outcome. METHOD We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 216 widowed individuals. Initial non-response was high, with only 8% of all approached persons participating in the study. The influence of demographic and psychosocial predicto...

The present study addresses the gap in research concerning poor marital support together with insecure attachment style explaining risk for anxiety or depression in both members of a couple expecting a baby. The Attachment Style Interview (ASI) was administered separately to both members of a couple (N = 126) during the second trimester of pregnancy together with measures of state-anxiety (STAI...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate variables that have the greatest impact on psychological adjustment after burn injury among children, adolescents, and young adults. METHODS Meta-analytical procedures were utilized to determine the strength of association indices of identified impact variables. Only 13 articles were utilized due to the scarcity of and statistic...