Sentences with phrase «higher positive mood»

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A study published in Health Psychology found that low blood sugar is associated with negative mood and that while high blood sugar is mostly associated with positive mood, it also can cause sadness or anger.

With the highest ever attendance at preseason, the squad moved into term in a positive mood ready for a run of BUCS Premier League fixtures.

For instance, in a study of American children (aged 9 - 11 years), researchers found that kids with secure attachment relationships — and greater levels of maternal support — showed «higher levels of positive mood, more constructive coping, and better regulation of emotion in the classroom.»

If you can minimize alcohol intake during this period, it'll help you keep sleep patterns regular, mood positive, and energy level high!

Some leading researches suggest that higher taurine levels correlate with improved mental functioning, including mental performance and mood, while others focus on its positive effect on athletic performance.

It works on the groin area, one of the highest nerve - concentration areas in the body, hence its positive effect on mood, sleep and energy.

I am intrigued by another posters observation that the negative mood seemed to come with many individuals with high milk supplies while a positive mood seemed to come with those who had low milk supply.

They are willing to chase higher returns and the global mood gets more positive.

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Interpersonal family stress contributes to relationship breakdown and lack of perceived social support, and high expressed emotion may contribute to relapse.21 Family - focused treatment has been shown to reduce recurrence when used as an adjunct to medication for bipolar disorder.38 It is initiated once stabilisation of mood has been effected after an acute episode, and includes the patient and at least one significant family member (eg, parent or spouse).39 The underlying focus of family - focused treatment is to provide education regarding the recent illness episode; this includes exploring possible causes and the patient's personal triggers, discussing the importance of medication, differentiating between the person and the illness, and enhancing positive family relationships.40 Improved positive communication appears to be a key mechanism in this approach.38, 41 Recent studies suggest greater benefits in reducing depressive rather than manic relapses.23, 38,42

Home observations of child behaviors found that PT+CT children significantly outscored controls in terms of positive affect (mood) with mothers (but not fathers), while PT group children scored higher than control children for positive affect with father and had a marginally significant improvement with mothers.

Finally, what we might refer to as an inconsistent use of parenting practices, given that both positive and negative practices are used, is associated with what we consider to be a dysfunctional profile, characterized by a higher level of emotional attention but lower mood repair skills.

Peer deviance was related to delinquent behavior over time more strongly for adolescents with low levels of task orientation, flexibility, and positive mood, compared to youth with high levels of task orientation, flexibility, and positive mood.

As predicted, on average, more daily instrumental support predicted higher levels of positive mood (β = 0.74, p <.0001).

Based on the existing literature, it was predicted that higher levels of emotional and instrumental social support and more support services would predict higher levels of daily positive mood and less daily negative mood.

Higher levels of disruptive child behaviors predicted more daily negative mood (β = 0.05, p <.01), but the association between disruptive behaviors and daily positive mood was not significant.

Fewer daily unsupportive interactions were associated with higher levels of daily positive mood.

Contrary to predictions, higher levels of parenting stress and more unsupportive social interactions predicted higher levels of positive mood, whereas days characterized by lower levels of parenting stress and more unsupportive interactions were associated with decreased positive mood.

However, when higher levels of daily stress were accompanied by more unsupportive interactions, daily positive mood increased.

Daily parenting stress significantly predicted lower levels of positive mood (β = − 0.78, p <.0001) and higher levels of negative mood (β = 1.52, p <.0001).

Days characterized by high levels of parenting stress and emotional support predicted lower levels of positive mood, whereas days with low levels of parenting stress and high levels of emotional support were associated with higher levels of positive mood.