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El malestar psicológico está asociado a una mayor probabilidad de desarrollar cuadros psicopatológicos de alta incidencia en Uruguay, como los trastornos por uso de sustancias o el suicidio. Este trabajo analiza, mediante una encuesta aplicada 1527 uruguayos de entre 18 a 30 años, variables asociadas al malestar psicológico. Aplicamos la escala de malestar psicológico de Kessler y determinamos que las mujeres y las personas jóvenes expresan mayores niveles de malestar que los hombres y las personas mayores, respectivamente. El malestar psicológico no estuvo significativamente asociado a la cantidad de horas dedicadas a trabajo o estudio, al nivel educativo ni la región del país en que se reside. Ese trabajo provee conocimiento sobre los niveles normales -de referencia- de malestar psicológico en jóvenes uruguayos, y factores asociados a estos niveles.

Resumen Antecedentes: Los pacientes en hemodiálisis padecen, debido a su diagnóstico y tratamiento, mayores niveles de ansiedad y depresión que la población general. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer el impacto emocional generado por la COVID-19 en pacientes hemodializados. Método: Estudio transversal analítico en una muestra total de 88 pacientes mayores de 18 años que reciben hemodiálisis entre abril de 2021 y marzo de 2022. Se recogen variables sociodemográficas y clínicas incluyendo aquellas relacionadas con COVID-19. A todos los pacientes se les administran las escalas HADS y Kessler-10. Resultados: La puntuación media de la escala HADS-A fue de 5,3 (±3,732), de la HADS-D de 5,45 (±4,052) y de la Kessler-10 de 20,11(±7,499). Se observaron diferencias significativas entre aislados y no aislados en las escalas clínicas HADS-A (p=,002) y HADS-D (p=,005). Igualmente, aquellos pacientes con antecedentes psicopatológicos fueron significativamente más jóvenes (p=,014) y con una mayor puntuación en las escalas HADS-D (p=,016) y Kessler-10 (p=,035) que aquellos sin antecedentes. Conclusiones: No hubo asociación entre infección por COVID-19 y la clínica ansioso-depresiva en pacientes hemodializados. El aislamiento, en estos pacientes, no se asocia a la aparición de clínica psicopatológica, mientras que el hecho de haber presentado antecedentes psicopatológicos previos se asocia a su desarrollo.

Psychological time is an essential aspect of humans. Two of the most important notions of subjective temporality are time perspective and temporal focus. Time perspective is a process by which the flow of personal and social experiences are framed in five different temporal categories: past negative, past positive, present hedonistic, present fatalistic and future. Temporal focus refers to the attention people devote to thinking about the past, present, and future. Previous research shows there is a strong relation between psychological time and self-regulatory processes, specifically self-control and impulsivity. Self-control is the ability to inhibit impulsive behaviors or reactions that can keep the person from pursuing the proposed goals. On the other hand, impulsivity refers to a short attention span and a tendency to engage in risky behaviors, and to prefer immediate rewards. Both subjective temporality and self-regulatory processes influence behaviors and psychological states such as psychological distress. In particular, the objective of this study was to find out if subjective temporality --time perspective and temporal focus-- and self-control and impulsivity have repercussions on psychological distress, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, in an Argentinian sample. The theoretical conjecture is that subjective temporality is closely linked to self-regulation, which influences the development of impulsivity and self-control, and impacts psychological distress. A quantitative, non-experimental, and cross-sectional empirical study was carried out (N = 279; 78 % women; ME = 30.14 years old; SD = 11.21). Firstly, the results of the correlational analysis showed significant relations between the variables. Then, to facilitate further analyses, an index variable of self-control was created, which included the scores of self-control and three dimensions of impulsivity. An optimal parallel analysis was performed. It indicated the existence of a single dimension. Then a semi-confirmatory factor analysis was ran, which showed acceptable results (KMO = .68; X² (6) = 198.8, p < .001; GFI = .99; RMSR = 0.03). Thirdly, to determine the predictive variables of psychological distress, a multiple linear regression analysis was performed. It was found that 48 % of the variance of psychological distress was explained by negative past, self-control index, and future and present temporal focuses (F (4, 266) = 64.66, p < .001, R² = .49, R² adjusted = .48). The best predictor variable was past negative. Afterwards, a theoretical model was tested to explain the direct and indirect causes of psychological distress. It presented a good fit (X² /gl = 1.63; GFI = .99; RMSEA = .04). Time perspective and temporal focus explained 53 % of the variability of self-control and presented indirect effects on psychological distress through self-control. Self-control inversely influenced psychological distress; more self-control generates less psychological distress. The model explained half of the variance of psychological distress (R² = .50). The findings indicate that subjective temporality and self-control explain psychological states, even during a pandemic, which confirms previous studies that show the importance of personality variables --in addition to biological and contextual variables-- in the manifestation of psychological distress. The results support the theory that psychological time can be considered as a personality trait underlying self-control and psychological distress. A theoretical and practical discussion of the results is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: dietary intake has been shown to be one of the main factors influencing weight gain, and weight stigma contributes to increased emotional eating. However, the factors that mediate this relationship have been less studied. Objective: the aim of this study was to identify the relationship between weight stigma and emotional eating, and whether this relationship is mediated by internalizing weight bias and psychological distress. Methods: a non-probabilistic sample of 332 people from the general population (192 women and 140 men) answered self-report psychological instruments and provided anthropometric measurements. Results: through structural equation analysis (SEM), direct relationships were identified, among which the relationship between weight stigma and emotional eating stands out (β = 0.422, p<0.001), in addition to the indirect relationship between these variables mediated by internalized weight bias and psychological distress (βindirect = 0.016, p = < 0.05). The model had good indicators of goodness of fit and explained 85 % of the variance. Conclusion: the results show the importance of including psychological and behavioral variables in the treatment of emotional eating in people with overweight and obesity, as well as addressing these issues from public policies to reduce the associated stigma that still prevails in society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La pandemia de la COVID-19 llevó aparejadas medidas gubernamentales de restricción de la actividad y la interacción social, con consecuencias negativas para el bienestar psicológico de la población. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar las relaciones del espacio vital (tamaño de la vivienda/nº convivientes) y el nivel de estudios de los participantes, con su bienestar psicológico en confinamiento, así como el papel mediador de la resiliencia en estas relaciones. El estudio se realizó en los momentos del confinamiento severo de la población española (abril del 2020). 507 adultos contestaron un cuestionario en línea. El modelo puesto a prueba mediante path analyisis presentó un buen ajuste. Los resultados informaron de las relaciones del espacio vital y el nivel de estudios con la resiliencia, que a su vez estaba relacionada con el bienestar psicológico (relación positiva con la satisfacción vital e inversa con el malestar psicológico), revelando el papel mediador de la resiliencia en estas relaciones. Los hallazgos informan de la relación de dos factores sociodemográficos con el bienestar psicológico en la situación de confinamiento; pero, sobre todo, ponen de manifiesto la relevancia de la resiliencia como factor interviniente y cuyo fortalecimiento podría ayudar a una mejor adaptación psicológica durante la pandemia.

There is growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health and professional identity of nursing students. This study aimed to explore the trajectories of psychological distress and professional identity and examine their causal relationship among graduate nursing students. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted with 556 graduate nursing students in China who were asked to complete the Questionnaires for Emergent Events of Public Health and the Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nursing Students at three timepoints during the pandemic (T1 = onset of the outbreak, T2 = state-wide isolation, T3 = school reopening). The results showed that psychological distress and psychological identity changed over time, with the lowest psychological distress and highest professional identity at T3. The cross-lagged analysis showed that professional identity at T1 and T2 negatively predicted psychological distress at T2 and T3. We concluded that nurse educators should develop programs and strategies to cultivate professional identity in graduate nursing education to improve mental health during public health crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The 2022 War in Ukraine has significantly affected the psychological well-being and daily lives of people in many countries. Objective: Two aims of this transnational study were (1) to compare psychological distress and coping strategies among people living in Ukraine, Poland, and Taiwan, (2) to examine whether the associations between various coping strategies (ie. problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and avoidance) and psychological distress (ie. depression, anxiety, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and hopelessness about the ongoing war) differed among people of various countries during the initial stage of the 2022 War in Ukraine. Method: In total, 1,598 participants (362 from Ukraine, 1,051 from Poland, and 185 from Taiwan) were recruited using an online advertisement to complete online survey questionnaires, including the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory; the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; the Impact of Event Scale-Revised; and a questionnaire devised to assess the level of hopelessness about the ongoing war. Results: Psychological distress and adoption of coping strategies differed across people of various countries. Among Taiwanese and Polish respondents, avoidant coping strategies were most strongly associated with all categories of psychological distress compared with problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies. However, the associations of various coping strategies with psychological distress differed to a less extent among Ukrainian respondents. In addition, problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies had comparable associations with psychological distress among the people of Ukraine, Poland, and Taiwan. Conclusions: The 2022 War in Ukraine has affected the psychological well-being of people, especially the Ukrainians. Because of the strong association between the adoption of avoidance coping strategies and psychological distress, despite a less extent among Ukrainian respondents, adaptive coping strategies such as (problem- and emotion-focused) are suggested to help people during times of war. The 2022 War in Ukraine affected the psychological well-being in Ukraine and elsewhere. Compared with problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies, avoidant coping strategies had stronger association with psychological distress, but it varied among different cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This study aimed to relate life satisfaction and psychological distress to coping with the perception of criminal danger in university students. Method: Three scales were used: The Life Satisfaction Scale, the K-10 Psychological Distress Scale, and the Coping with Perceived Danger Scale. A total of 370 university students participated, of whom 65.4% were female, and 13.8% had experienced crime in the previous two years. Result: A positive and statistically significant relationship was found between coping with perceived danger, such as cautious avoidance (r=0.274, p ≤ 0.00), preventive coping (r=0.344, p ≤ 0.00), and extreme avoidance (r=0.207, p ≤ 0.00), with psychological distress. These relationships were even stronger for victims of crime. Women show higher levels of psychological distress and more cautious, avoidant and extreme coping strategies in the face of danger compared to men. Finally, a negative and significant relationship was observed between psychological distress and life satisfaction. Conclusion: It appears that regardless of whether a person has been a victim of crime in the last two years, perceptions of danger and strategies of cautious and even extreme crime prevention are related. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Fundamento: La pandemia por el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, genera afectaciones en las esferas social, económica y sanitaria de un país, y de manera particular, consecuencias psicológicas negativas en el personal sanitario de hospitales públicos, considerados como la primera línea de atención a pacientes con esta enfermedad. Objetivo: Describir factores asociados a la presencia de malestar psicológico en el personal sanitario de un hospital general público en Ecuador, durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Metodología: Estudio no experimental, de corte transversal, con alcance descriptivo-correlacional. Los datos correspondieron a 276 funcionarios de la salud que respondieron un instrumento online, con un módulo de datos sociodemográficos y una escala de tamizaje de malestar psicológico, estos se aplicaron después de una intervención en salud dirigida al personal de salud realizada al inicio de la pandemia, en mayo del año 2020. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y de asociación, mediante el software SPSS 25.0. Resultados: La muestra estuvo compuesta por 76.1 % de mujeres, 23.9 % de hombres, con una media de edad de 36 años, en mayor cantidad con profesionales de Enfermería (33.7 %), seguido de Medicina (24.3 %). El 70.7 % del personal de salud presentó malestar psicológico, de estos, el 26.1 % con indicativo de trastorno mental. Se encontraron tres variables asociadas a la presencia de malestar psicológico: clima laboral, teletrabajo y convivir con grupos de riesgo. Conclusiones: El personal de Salud ha presentado afectación en su salud mental asociado a las condiciones sociolaborales durante la pandemia.

Introduction: Psychological distress due to the context of the COVID-19 pandemic has become very common, especially in health care workers, who have been one of the most affected populations. Objective: To determine the socio-occupational factors associated with psychological distress in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Peruvian highlands. Methods: Cross-sectional design study, where 3 previously validated scales measuring psychological distress, fear of being infected with COVID-19 and workload were applied (alpha values: 0.79, 0.91 and 0.83, respectively). These were added to other socio-occupational variables; descriptive and analytical statistics were obtained. Results: When multivariate analysis was performed, it was found that those who had a higher score of fear of contagion by COVID-19 (RPa: 1.45; IC95%: 1.12-1.87; valor p= 0.005) and those who had a higher perception of work overload (RPa: 1.45; IC95%: 1.12-1.87; valor p= 0.005) were those who had greater perception of psychological distress, moreover, compared to physicians, psychologists had more psychological distress (RPa: 2.73; IC95%: 1.67-4.46; valor p< 0.001). Conclusion: Significant associations were found, with the predominant finding being that there is a strong association between psychological distress and fear of possible infection with COVID-19, as well as with the perception of work overload, mainly in professional psychologists.

La investigación tuvo como propósito comparar estrés, malestar psicológico, bienestar psicológico y satisfacción con la vida según las modalidades de trabajo en madres de familia. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y comparativo, con diseño no experimental, enfoque cuantitativo y de corte transversal. Las participantes fueron 436 madres ecuatorianas, divididas en tres grupos: trabajo presencial, teletrabajo y trabajo no remunerado. El análisis estadístico ANOVA indicó diferencias significativas en las variables de malestar psicológico (F = 4.67; p < .01), bienestar psicológico (F = 7.64; p < .001) y satisfacción con la vida (F = 8.69; p < .001), siendo el grupo de trabajo no remunerado el que muestra mayores niveles de malestar psicológico y menores niveles en bienestar y satisfacción, y el teletrabajo con mejores puntuaciones en bienestar y satisfacción y bajos niveles en malestar psicológico. Se encontró en el estrés diferencias entre los grupos (F = 5.13; p = .02) al analizarlo con la covariable seguimiento educativo a través del ANCOVA. El grupo de trabajo no remunerado presentó niveles más altos en estrés al aumentar las horas de seguimiento educativo. Se concluye que la modalidad de trabajo está relacionada con el malestar psicológico, bienestar psicológico y satisfacción con la vida. Los niveles de estrés varían en función de la modalidad y aumentan cuando se destina más horas de seguimiento educativo.

Objective. To analyze the relationship between binge drinking and psychological discomfort in Mexican adults. Materials and methods. We used data from the 2011 National Survey on Addictions in Mexico. A two-stage bivariate probit model with instrumental variables was used to address the potential reverse causality in the association between binge drinking and psychological discomfort. Results. Individuals who had at least one episode of binge drinking in the last year and in the last month are more likely to experience psychological discomfort. Conclusion. This study shows the relevance of developing prevention and treatment programs for people who consume alcohol in excess due to its negative effects on mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Diversos estudios indican que estudiantes jóvenes presentan problemática debido a la etapa de transición en la que se encuentran y las demandas emocionales, sociales y académicas asociadas. La presente investigación permite conocer cómo la violencia en el noviazgo y el acoso sexual se han convertido en variables asociadas entre otros factores al malestar psicológico, y que en ocasiones suelen ser detonantes de otros problemas para la salud mental de jóvenes. El objetivo del estudio consistió en analizar la relación entre la violencia en el noviazgo, al acoso sexual y el malestar psicológico y determinar en qué medida el acoso sexual y la violencia en el noviazgo predicen el malestar psicológico en hombres y mujeres universitarias. Para este estudio se usó un enfoque metodológico cuantitativo, mediante un estudio correlacional y predictivo. El tipo de muestreo fue no probabilístico por conveniencia de estudiantes de psicología y medicina (148 y 230 respectivamente) de la universidad más representativa de Nayarit, utilizándose un instrumento creado para este fin en donde se evalúa violencia en el noviazgo, acoso sexual y malestar psicológico. Algunos resultados indican que, de acuerdo al sexo, los hombres tienen mayores puntajes de violencia en el noviazgo a diferencia de las mujeres, quienes se sienten acosadas en mayor proporción en forma significativa y grave y tienen mayor malestar psicológico. Se concluye que el acoso sexual predice el malestar psicológico experimentado en jóvenes, especialmente en hombres.

Objectives: Describe, compare and identify the relationship among perceived stress, coping strategies and emotional regulation, the impact of confinement, psychological distress, hopelessness, and suicidality. Method: Online administration of the PSS, COPE, ERQ, IES-R, SCL-90-R, BHS, and Okasha Suicide Scale questionnaires to 35 adults in addiction treatment, 24 men (68.67%) and 11 women (31.43%), aged 24 to 61 years (mean = 42.8; SD = 10.1) selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Results: There are high scores in the strategies aimed at emotional regulation, average scores in passive coping strategies and hopelessness, and low scores in the other variables. There are differences by gender, educational level, group of cohabitants, and type of treatment resource. The first multivariate model includes a positive association of perceived stress with anxiety and treatment in the detoxification unit, and a negative association with phobic anxiety. The second model includes positive associations of the impact of the event with planning, abandonment of efforts, personal growth and hopelessness, and negative relationship with positive reinterpretation. Conclusions: Although confinement has increased addictive behaviors worldwide, receiving psychotherapeutic support is a protective factor in mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Carers of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience stressful situations as a result of performing their role as caregivers. This can have a negative outcome on their quality of life. A greater understanding of the relationship between the variables assessed in caregivers can be important in implementing effective intervention programs. The aim of this study was to explore the personality and coping strategies used by family caregivers of people with PD, analyzing their relationship with psychological distress and the carer involvement. A cross-sectional study based on a sample of 106 caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease tested the hypothesis that personality and coping strategies can contribute to identifying differences in carer involvement and psychological distress. Caregiver psychological distress was assessed using the CORE-OM questionnaire. The CORE-OM is able to distinguish the population within the clinical and non-clinical range. NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEOFFI) was used to assess personality. Coping strategies were evaluated with the COPE-28 inventory. An operational measure of the carer involvement was also used. For this purpose, an adaptation of the Katz index assessing basic functional capacity was made. Results: First, all cases were clustered according to personality variables and coping strategies. A K-means cluster analysis was performed and two groups were requested. After this, binary logistic regression analysis was used to test the research hypothesis. The resulting clusters in the above analysis were selected as predictors. Two analyses were performed. In the first, the dependent variable in logistic regression analysis was the psychological distress of the caregivers (dichotomized variable: clinical and non-clinical). Results showed that people clustered within cluster 1 had a 9.250 times higher risk of psychological distress than those included in cluster 2 (OR = 9.250; p < .001). In a second logistic regression analysis, the dependent variable was participation in care (dichotomized variable: low - high carer involvement). The group of people belonging to cluster 1 showed a carer involvement 4.125 times lower than the people grouped in cluster 2 (OR = 4.125; p < .001). The results of this research suggest the existence of a relationship between psychological variables and carer involvement, showing two different styles of care, which are described based on the personality and coping strategies of the family caregivers. In addition, we found that these styles of care show clear differences in efficiency, reflected in greater carer involvement and a lower psychological distress. The results reported that the cluster of people with below-average scores on neuroticism and above-average scores on the other personality factors (extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and coping strategies (planning; active coping; emotional support; social support; positive re-evaluation and acceptance) were associated with increased carer involvement and reduced risk of psychological distress. It has already been suggested that high scores in neuroticism may affect the need to take on a large number of care-related tasks or manage stressful situations in people with PD (Tew et al., 2013). However, our results indicate that the definition of different types of caregivers, where other care-related variables are also included, can help define more efficient styles of care. This is associated with increased carer involvement and minor psychological distress. We propose that in the future these variables be investigated in order to know the outcome of carer involvement and psychological distress, contributing to the description of more efficient care styles in family caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the perceived stress, coping strategies, emotional regulation, impact of the event, and psychological distress during quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Colombian population. Method: Non-probabilistic sample made up of 356 adults who answered an online questionnaire. Results: It was found medium and high scores in active coping strategies and emotional regulation, and low scores in stress, psychological distress and impact of quarantine. The 38.76 % presented scores that indicate risk of post-traumatic stress disorder. Women, people under 35 years of age, high school graduates, students, and living alone during the quarantine showed higher affectation. Statistically significant correlations of stress with all variables except with social support and cohabitants during quarantine were found. Finally, it was found a positive association of stress with venting, expressive suppression, the impact of quarantine, and psychological distress, and negative association with planning, acceptance, cognitive reappraisal, and age over 25 years. Conclusions: These results contribute to understanding responses to quarantine and to identify vulnerability factors to design prevention and intervention programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Self-stigma refers to the internalisation of negative societal views and stereotypes. Self-stigma has been well-characterised in the context of mental disorders such as schizophrenia but has received little attention in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This work aimed to determine the prevalence of self-stigma in a sample of adults with PTSD and to establish factors associated with the internalisation of stigma in this population. Participants were 194 adults (mean age 46.07 (SD = 12.39); 64.4% female; 96.6% white Caucasian; residing in the UK), who self-reported a diagnosis of PTSD and currently screened positive for the disorder according to the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Structured interviews and validated self-report questionnaires were used to ascertain clinical and sociodemographic information for analysis. The prevalence of self-stigma measured by the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMIS) was 41.2% (95% CI 34.24–48.22). There was no evidence of an association between self-stigma and gender (β = −2.975 (95% CI −7.046–1.097) p =.151), age (β = 0.007 (95% CI −0.152–0.165) p =.953), sexual trauma (β = 0.904 (95% CI −3.668–5.476) p =.697), military trauma (β = −0.571 (95% CI −4.027–7.287) p =.571). Self-stigma was associated with lower income and higher levels of anxiety (β = 5.722 (95% CI 2.922–8.522) p = <.001), depression (β = 6.937 (95% CI 4.287–9.588) p = <.000), and traumatic stress symptoms (β = 3.880 (95% CI 1.401–6.359) p =.002). The results indicate that self-stigma may be a significant issue among people with a diagnosis of PTSD. Further work is needed to understand the long-term impact and to develop interventions to address the internalisation of stigma in this population. The prevalence of self-stigma among a sample of participants with PTSD was 41.2%. There was no evidence of an association between self-stigma and gender, age or sexual / military trauma. Self-stigma was associated with lower income and higher levels of anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background and objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic situation has led to severe restrictions, including mandatory home confinement. Sport as a means to reduce stress and psychological discomfort results in the following research that aims to compare the state of psychological discomfort and stress during this period of confinement, of a group of people, based on their level of sporting activity and sex. Material and Method: we use a descriptive, cross-sectional design; A relational study is developed to analyze the degree of dependence between the variables sex and level of sports practice with stress and psychological discomfort, for this we have used the scale of perceived stress and that of psychological discomfort of Kessler, with a sample composed of a total of 660 participants (301 women [45.6%] and 359 men [54.4%]). Results: Significant differences were found in the study groups according to the level of sports practice, as well as their sex, referring to psychological discomfort and stress levels. Conclusions: It is concluded that confinement during the pandemic is associated with significantly high levels of psychological distress and stress that can reach the threshold of clinical relevance. Lower scores at higher athletic level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the research is to determine the relationship between psychological distress, resilience and academic performance in students belonging to the population of victims of the armed conflict of the Popular University of Cesar. The methodology was quantitative, correlational, non-experimental, cross-sectional in scope, where it was applied to a sample of 170 students belonging to the population victim of the conflict, the instruments applied were the SCL-90-R symptom checklist (Derogatis, 1983) and the resilience test of Wagnild and Young in (1987), record of students' grades. The results were that 75% of the participants were female, the mostprevalent academic averages were 4.0 to 4.5, although 14% of the population was evidenced with an average of 3.0 - 3.5. High resilience prevailed with 61%, and the symptoms of psychoticism, obsessions and compulsions, interpersonal sensitivity, phobic anxiety and depression were those that obtained the highest scores in terms of risk status in the population. It was concluded with a highly positive negative correlation between psychological distress and resilience, and a significant negative correlation between phobic anxiety and academic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The statement of the global pandemic situation due to COVID in 2020 led to the implementation of measures to confine the population and limit social contact, bringing with it economic and employment insecurity, which makes it a highly stressful event. These produce psychological distress encourage individuals to deploy coping strategies to overcome the effects. A field study was designed to find out the psychological distress caused by strict confinement and what coping responses triggered individuals to face this event and, through them, evaluate the effectiveness of coping exercised. To do this, a community sample with 338 participants who responded to a measure of psychological distress and another of coping with confinement was evaluated. The results showed a rate of moderate and clinical deteriorate cases (.834) significantly higher than expected, with an increase in the rate of cases due to the pandemic of 88.0 %. In relation to the coping responses, the results revealed an increase in the use of avoidance strategies, decreasing confidence (-64.5 %) in approximate strategies for coping with confinement due to the pandemic. In addition, coping with confinement due to pandemic increased the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies. Regarding the rate of use of the strategies, a significant frequency of employment was observed in all of them, the Emotional discharge strategy being significantly the most activated. The efficacy of the strategies deployed by the population to cope with confinement due to pandemic, characterized as maladaptive, passive, avoidant and focused on emotions, and the implications for the design of empowerment programs are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Faced the health emergency caused by COVID-19, health staff shows a greater psychological condition, presenting symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, fear of infection, frustration, hopelessness, and worry, due to long working hours, irregular schedules, lack of protective goons, the collapse of hospitals which affects their quality of life, job performance and their mental capacity; making it difficult to fight this virus. The level of resilience and the dealing strategies placed by everyone have an important influence on this impact. The objective of this research is to determine the psychological impact, resilience, and coping of the health professionals at Hospital Santa Inés during the COVID-19 descriptive-correlational approach with a quantitative approach, with a sample of 120 health workers from Hospital Santa Inés, the information will be presented in tables of frequency and percentage with their descriptive analysis. The results obtained from the research showed that about 1/3 of the research subjects present some kind of psychological distress, at the same time they use coping strategies to continue with their hard work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction. COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has affected millions of people worldwide, Spain being one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. It is key to study its impact on the mental health of the Spanish population during the lockdown situation. The aim is to analyse maladaptive responses in each autonomous community during the first two weeks after the state of emergency was declared in Spain. Material and Methods. Through an online questionnaire, clinical and sociodemographic information was collected from participants between 19 and 26 March 2020. The DASS-21 and the IES questionnaires were used to evaluate the maladaptive psychological responses. Results. A total of 21,152 people completed the questionnaire. Mean age was 39.75 (SD 14.039), and 69.6% were women. Most of the participants lived in Asturias (36.2%) and Cantabria (11.9%). In the sample as a whole, among the maladaptive responses, depressive symptoms represented the highest percentage (46.7%), followed by stress (33.2%) and anxiety (10.7%) symptoms. The results of the DASS-21 revealed that a higher proportion of the people from Andalusia [n = 1979 (9.3%))]were affected in all three domains: depressive (59.7%), stress (41.7 %), and anxiety (16.2%) symptoms, Castilla La Mancha had the highest percentage of intrusive response (31.2%), while Andalusia had the highest percentage of avoidance behaviour (55.7%). Conclusions. Almost half of the sample showed maladaptive reactions, depressive symptoms and avoidance behaviour being the most common responses. Repercussions on mental health during and after large-scale traumatic events should be addressed carefully to minimize maladaptive responses in the general population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar la prevalencia de emociones negativas y malestar psicológico en una muestra no representativa de 824 personas adultas de la Ciudad de México –la región más afectada del país por el virus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19)–, y analizar si existen diferencias según el género, edad y escolaridad. El levantamiento de datos se realizó a finales de la fase 1 y al inicio de la fase 2 de la pandemia. La metodología empleada en esta investigación es cuantitativa y el diseño exploratorio, descriptivo y transversal. Los resultados globales muestran una prevalencia de 31.6% de malestar psicológico y una alta presencia de emociones negativas, siendo la incertidumbre (58.6%), la preocupación (51.7%), el fastidio (49.8%) y la impotencia (47.1%) las más presentes. Las mujeres y las personas jóvenes obtuvieron indicadores significativamente más elevados en todas las variables analizadas. También se identificó que la escolaridad no representó un factor de protección o de regulación con respecto a la presencia de emociones negativas y de malestar psicológico. Estas cifras corroboran, en términos cuantitativos, el fuerte impacto psicoemocional del Covid-19 en un contexto urbano latinoamericano, y enfatizan la necesidad de fortalecer políticas públicas que atiendan esta problemática psicosocial y sanitaria.

Este estudio tuvo por objetivo analizar el papel del sexo y de la edad como variables moderadoras en la relación entre la frecuencia de realización de ejercicio físico y malestar psicológico en población argentina. La muestra probabilística polietápica consistió en un total de 5388 casos (Medad = 43,15, DE = 17,38, Mínimo = 18, Máximo = 98; mujeres = 53,7%). Se efectuaron análisis descriptivos e inferenciales (t de Student, 2, ANOVA de un factor, r de Pearson). Se encontró que los hombres realizan más ejercicio físico que las mujeres y que los jóvenes más que los adultos. Se hallaron diferencias en el tipo de ejercicio realizado en función de la edad y el sexo de los participantes. Se verificó que a mayor frecuencia de ejercicio menor es el malestar psicológico. Por último, al efectuar el análisis de moderación para conocer si el efecto positivo del ejercicio físico sobre el malestar varía en función del sexo y/o la edad, se halló que, a mayor edad, mayor es el efecto positivo del mismo. El sexo, sin embargo, no es una variable moderadora en dicha relación.

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue examinar la violencia relacional entre iguales desde una perspectiva psicosocial, analizando variables familiares (funcionamiento y comunicación familiar), sociales (reputación social - percibida e ideal - y actitud hacia la autoridad institucional) e individuales (malestar psicológico e ideación suicida) en adolescentes escolarizados. La muestra fue de 8115 adolescentes, con edades comprendidas entre los 11 y los 16 años, del estado de Nuevo León, México. Se realizó un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple, paso a paso, cuyos resultados mostraron que la dimensión más importante en la predicción de la conducta violenta relacional es la autopercepción no conformista, seguido del malestar psicológico. Finalmente, se discuten estos resultados y sus implicaciones.

The high prevalence and incidence of problems related to anxiety in the population have made it one of the main indicators of psychological ill-being (Guillén-Riquelme Buela-Casal, 2011). Numerous researchers are studying its treatment by the use of therapeutic techniques of third generation based on mindfulness because it has become a practice of ascending use in the clinical exercise and the development of psychological health (Ford, Lam, John, Mauss, 2017). The evidences in this regard show that there could be a tendency to publish only those investigations that report positive effects, which could be causing an exaggeration of reality (Coronado-Montoya et al., 2016). The present research has two objectives: (1) know the statistical relationship between the factors of Mindfulness (Observation, Description, Acting with awarenesse, Non-judging, and Non-reactivity) and anxiety (state and trait); and (2) check the explanatory capacity of these factors on both types of anxiety. A sample of 53 undergraduated students (third and fourth degree) from the University of Cádiz was used. They voluntarily completed the following questionnaires: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (Aguado et al., 2015) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (Buela-Casal, Guillén- Riquelme, Seidedos, 2011). The bivariate correlation analysis performed showed that only the Non judging, Acting with awareness and Non-reactivity factors, correlated negatively and statistically significant with both types of anxiety. These factors were able to explain the change in the variance of state anxiety in 57.8% (R2 = .578), and in 62.7% in trait anxiety (R2 = .627). The factors Non judging (Beta = -.508) and Acting with awareness (Beta = -.346), were statistically significant when explaining levels of trait anxiety. However, only Non judging (Beta = -.693) remained as significant factor in anxiety state. In conclusion, the promotion of accepting nonevaluative attitude before the internal experience would seek an improvement in the levels of both types of anxiety and, in addition, paying full attention to the activities during its realization would suppose a decrease in the trait anxiety.

Introduction: COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. It has affected millions of people and represents an unprecedented threat not only to health, but also to the economy and educational processes. In the confinement, one of the vulnerable groups is that of students of various academic degrees. The objective was to describe the manifestations of psychological discomfort and health derived from the confinement measures in students of a private university in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. A secondary objective, due to the inclusion criteria, was to evaluate the differences between undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the associated factors in social coexistence, vulnerable groups and health measures. Method: The participants were 641 students who were administered an online survey with a response rate of 77.6%. The participants were 63.1% women and 36.9% men. A total of 60.8% were undergraduate students and 39.2% graduate students. The mean age was 25.3 years. The instrument of measurement consists of 24 items, integrating Kessler's K-6 scale, with 6 specific questions on psychological distress referring to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the last month. Four questions on health aspects regarding COVID-19, 8 on healthy distance measures, and 6 on coexistence and habits at home were included. An odds ratio analysis was performed to identify the associated risk of health and coexistence with respect to psychological distress. At each stage, the ethical principles for the research were complied with and the dignity of the participants was respected, as well as the lawful treatment of personal information based on the principles of the current regulatory framework. Results: The 92.6% lived in confinement with family, and the remainder alone or with friends. The 96.2% indicated not having symptoms of COVID. The 44.7% did not have a daily routine, 27.4% went out daily in confinement and 48.3% presented moderate to high and very high levels of psychological distress. A higher risk of presenting psychological distress was identified in women, postgraduate students, belonging to the health and humanities areas, presenting obesity and concern about being infected, not following sanitary measures and presenting any physical discomfort (ORs ranging from 2.05 to 7.02). Discussion and conclusion: As in other populations, the monitoring of confinement measures is not uniform and there is a high proportion of psychological distress in undergraduate and graduate students. It is suggested to serve the population with higher risk with a comprehensive care model that incorporates the educational process, social coexistence and emotional management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A brief version of the Zimbardo Temporary Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) for Buenos Aires is presented. It was constructed from the Argentine adaptation of 56 items which was answered by 343 people along with the scale of Psychological Distress and Self-control. From a classic parallel analysis and an exploratory factor analysis, the original five-factor factor structure was verified and a short version of the ZTPI (ZTPI-B) of 29 items was achieved. In a second study 272 people completed the ZTPI-B and the same external measures. The semi confirmatory factor analysis showed a very good adjustment of the model while external validity analyzes showed significant associations between negative past, fatalistic present and psychological distress and future and self-control. The results indicate satisfactory evidence of internal consistency and validity of criteria and content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of racial experiences on Whites has been underresearched and has rarely been considered traumatic. To understand these experiences, it is important to consider variation in one's orientation to their racial group (i.e., racial identity) and the type of racial encounter. Using a White adult sample and hierarchical cluster analysis, the authors found that reactions to race‐based encounters were associated with varying levels of psychological distress and well‐being and racial identity statuses. Clinical implications are discussed. El impacto de las experiencias raciales en personas blancas no ha sido suficientemente investigado y en raras ocasiones ha sido considerado traumático. Para comprender estas experiencias, es importante considerar la variación en la orientación de cada individuo hacia su grupo racial (es decir, la identidad racial) y el tipo de encuentro racial. Usando una muestra de personas adultas blancas y un análisis jerárquico de clústeres, los autores hallaron que las reacciones a los encuentros raciales estaban asociadas a niveles variables de malestar psicológico, así como de estados de bienestar e identidad racial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Las consecuencias de la victimización escolar en los adolescentes demandan una mayor comprensión de las relaciones entre los factores involucrados. Se seleccionó una muestra representativa y aleatoria por conglomerados, que incluía 1.698 estudiantes mexicanos de Secundaria (46% niños y 54% niñas), de 12 a 17 años (M = 13.65. DE = 1.14). Los datos de auto-reporte sobre comunicación con los padres, malestar psicológico y actitud positiva hacia la autoridad institucional se analizaron con la técnica del análisis estructural. El modelo estructural resultante confirmó una relación indirecta de la comunicación padres-adolescentes con la victimización escolar, a través del malestar psicológico y la actitud positiva hacia la autoridad institucional, demostrando la influencia de la calidad de la comunicación con sus padres sobre la victimización escolar de los adolescentes.