Sentences with phrase «psychosocial variables included»
Psychosocial variables included adolescent age, chronic life stress, social competence, family relations, and family knowledge about IDDM.
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To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.
A number of other psychosocial variables appear to be associated with distress, including self - criticism, dependency, situation appraisals and attachment style, but these have only been explored by one or two studies at most.
The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25
Other psychosocial variables, including lack of social support, 24 single marital status,25 - 27 low education or socioeconomic status, 27,28 and lack of knowledge about the disorder, 29 influence patients» adherence to drug treatments.
Risk and resistance factors, including demographics, disease - related variables, self - care behavior, and psychosocial variables were assessed.
Papers included in this review were those reporting empirical research (cross sectional or longitudinal in design) exploring associations between a psychosocial variable and emotional adjustment, or the predictive effect of, at least one psychosocial variable on an emotional adjustment outcome measure.