Assessment: Psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K - 10), a 40 - point scale with higher scores denoting
greater psychological distress.
Poor children experience
greater psychological distress than do nonpoor children.
The total scores range from 0 to 42, with higher scores indicating
greater psychological distress.
«Also, greater levels of spiritual distress and a sense of disconnectedness with God or a religious community was associated with
greater psychological distress or poorer emotional well - being.»
In effect, they are terrorized and suffer
great psychological distress.
Not exact matches
The hierarchical regression analysis showed a significant association between
greater resilience and lower
psychological distress in step 2.
However, in step 3,
greater traumatic stress and severer perception of caregiving burden were strongly associated with higher
psychological distress, and resilience was no longer significant.
The Kessler - 10 scale (K - 10) was used to measure non-specific
psychological distress during the month preceding the interview.27 A continuous K - 10 score was calculated by summing individual - item responses such that a higher score indicated
greater frequency of symptoms of
psychological distress.
Individuals who feel that their life is meaningful experience
greater well - being and lower levels of
psychological distress (Steger et al., 2006).
In the process of a prolonged period of stress positive personality features may protect students from
psychological distress which may lead to
greater distress, more functional impairment, and lower self - esteem.
Increased symptom severity was associated with
greater dysfunction in terms of family cohesion and flexibility (β coefficient − 0.13; 95 % CI − 0.23, − 0.03), increased caregivers» EE levels on the form of emotional overinvolvement (β coefficient 1.03; 95 % CI 0.02, 2.03), and
psychological distress (β coefficient 3.37; 95 % CI 1.29, 5.45).
Lower SES was related to
greater neonatal reactivity, higher ratings of
distress to novelty and limits, and higher parenting stress and
psychological distress in mothers.
Furthermore, the model operates across the entire range of
psychological distress and not only among those partners displaying high levels of depressive affect (scores 16 and above on the CES - D), with sex differences operating to a
greater extent among those partners in the high depressive affect subgroup.
Results showed that work - family conflict resulting from husbands» and wives» employment is related positively to the
psychological distress of each, and that
psychological distress affects marital outcomes both directly and indirectly through its association with
greater marital hostility and less marital warmth and supportiveness.