The majority
of psychosocial variables explored for their relationship to emotional adjustment were not found to have a significant relationship.
First, we used multilevel modeling to examine the concurrent relations
of the psychosocial variables to metabolic control across the four waves of assessment.
We also wanted to determine whether the relations
of psychosocial variables to metabolic control changed over time.
First, we realize that we examined a large number
of psychosocial variables.
Three of these studies reported that none
of their psychosocial variables were significant predictors of subsequent psychological adjustment after existing distress levels were controlled for (Newton et al., 1990; Fisher et al., 2008; Verhaak et al., 2010).
RESULTS: Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that long - term success (at least 5 % weight reduction by the 1 - year follow - up) versus failure (dropping out or less weight reduction) was significantly predicted by the set
of psychosocial variables (family adversity, maternal depression, and attachment insecurity) when we controlled for familial obesity, preintervention overweight, age, and gender of the index child and parental educational level.
Thereafter, as a second block, the complete set
of psychosocial variables was introduced simultaneously to test whether the set
of psychosocial variables significantly predicted the long - term outcome over and above the variables of the first block.
Maintenance of weight reduction between the conclusion of the program and the 1 - year - follow - up was also predicted by the set
of psychosocial variables.
In a second step, the complete set
of psychosocial variables was introduced simultaneously to test our hypothesis.
At all 3 follow - ups, the program had a positive impact on the majority
of the psychosocial variables related to sexual risk - taking behaviors (e.g., HIV and STD knowledge, self - efficacy to get and use condoms, condom use norms, parent - child communication)(Coyle et al., 2001).
Third, despite the fact that we examined
each of the psychosocial variable's relations to metabolic control individually, we also conducted a simultaneous regression and limit our conclusions to the findings from those analyses.
Not exact matches
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.
Clow et al. write that this «regulation
of physiological function across the day (e.g., the immune system) and its sensitivity to
psychosocial variables make it a prime candidate as an intermediary linking mind to health.»
Future studies may want to examine the relationship between
psychosocial / qualitative factors with sexual activity and energy expenditure which could explain how these
variables could affect overall health and quality
of life.
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
The set
of psychosocial characteristics explained significant variance over and above these control
variables.
We calculated χ2 statistics, t tests, and correlation coefficients to analyze the bivariate associations between each potential predictor
variable (anthropometric and
psychosocial family characteristics) and the 2 criteria
of long - term weight change: success versus failure in weight reduction up to the 12 - month follow - up and weight change between the conclusion
of treatment and the 12 - month follow - up.
The bivariate associations
of the social, anthropometric, and
psychosocial variables with the success versus failure criterion are shown in Table 1.
The Wald statistics
of the final model indicated that the presence versus absence
of obese siblings explains significant unique variance in the criterion over and above the other
variables, whereas the
psychosocial variables predict shared variance.
To analyze whether baseline
psychosocial variables can be used to predict weight change up to a 12 - month follow - up examination in children and adolescents who attend a «best - practice» routine - care lifestyle intervention, we conducted a longitudinal analysis with 3 assessment waves: at baseline (T0: within 3 weeks before the start
of the intervention) body weight and height
of participants and family members and the
psychosocial family characteristics were assessed; at the conclusion
of the program (T1: 1 year after T0) and 1 year after conclusion (T2: 2 years after T0), body weights and heights
of participants were reassessed.
Perceived social support and alexithymia are
psychosocial variables identified by previous studies as predictive
of depression in normal controls and CKD patients.
The presence
of psychosocial dysfunction among adolescent students was considered as dependent
variables.
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.
First, the MCS provides a comprehensive assessment
of psychosocial and behavioural constructs reflecting mental health and well - being in a large sample
of 27 808 children aged approximately 11 years (representing 31.4 %
of eligible NSW students), which is representative
of the NSW population on a range
of demographic
variables (table 3).
The five clusters could be meaningfully distinguished on a number
of variables, such as personality features,
psychosocial problems, and parental relationships.
Parental divorce during early adolescence in Caucasian families: The role
of family process
variables in predicting the long - term consequences for early adult
psychosocial adjustment.
An Evaluation
of Life Satisfaction within the Migratory Experience According to
Psychosocial Variables
A pivotal set
of variables that much
of our research has addressed concerns what is broadly termed
psychosocial resources.
Among the various biological and
psychosocial risk factors, maternal mental health problems, maternal educational status, and a small number
of close social relationships correlated significantly with child outcome
variables.
Hence, it is felt that there is a research gap in Indian context in the understanding
of romantic relationship from a
psychosocial perspective and exploring the role
of multitude
of relationship
variables on such relationships.
Their model proposes that the manifestation
of the adverse effects
of certain risk factors (e.g., parameters
of the disease / disability, functional independence, and
psychosocial stressors) on children's
psychosocial adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety
of resistance factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress - processing
variables).
The
psychosocial variables were: exposure to childhood adversities; proximal negative life events; psychiatric history; parental psychiatric history; adolescent self - reports
of the quality
of the family environment at age 14.49; and depression symptoms at age 14.49.
Table 4 also shows the estimated odds ratios for each
psychosocial adjustment construct in the model (adjusting for all other constructs in the model), indicating the odds
of having a greater frequency
of the outcome
variable compared with the reference group.
Their model proposes that manifestation
of the adverse effects
of certain Risk Factors (e.g., parameters
of the disease / disability, functional independence, and
psychosocial stressors) on Adaptation (e.g., mental, physical, and social functioning) may be attenuated by a variety
of Resistance Factors (e.g., intrapersonal, social — ecological, and stress processing
variables).
Furthermore, it could be prudent consider the role
of other
psychosocial variables on postpartum depression like social support perception, global psychological distress
of partners, marital satisfaction, etc..
They showed that, even with the effects
of chronic stress statistically controlled, there were still differences in the
psychosocial outcome
variables among groups, and there was particular impairment in children
of unipolar mothers [30].
This study investigated associations
of contextual
variables of risk (stressful events and exposure to community violence),
variables of protection (family environment, connectivity to the school and community perceptions) and demographic
variables (gender and age) with indicators
of psychosocial adjustment (self - esteem, involvement in illegal activities and alcohol use in past month) among adolescents.
For the first analysis, intraindividual family (conflict, cohesion, marital status, and number
of adults in home),
psychosocial (symptoms
of anxiety and depression), medical (prepump regimen, metabolic control, and illness duration), and demographic
variables (child and parent age, parent education, and ethnicity) were analyzed as predictors
of QOL at the prepump assessment.
The most robust studies are those that used longitudinal designs and controlled for time 1 levels
of distress or well - being before examining the predictive effect
of time 1
psychosocial variables on time 2 psychological adjustment.
A total
of 89 significant associations between
psychosocial variables and psychological adjustment outcome were reported.
The frequencies and percentages
of couple - related and
psychosocial stress
variables in the ART and control group women and men are given in Table I.
We examined each
psychosocial variable as an individual predictor
of metabolic control, as well as whether it interacted with age or sex.
Our
psychosocial predictor
variables (e.g., friend support and depressive symptoms) were considered to be time - varying predictors because they were measured at each wave
of assessment and changed over time.
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.
With the exception
of attentional bias (Verhaak et al., 2004), which was measured using an Emotional Stroop task, all
psychosocial variables were measured with self - report scales.
Loneliness was found to be a correlate
of depressive symptoms at the cross-sectional level, independent
of gender, other demographic factors, multiple
psychosocial variables, and social desirability.
Model
of Associations Between
Psychosocial Variables and Health - Outcome Measures
of Adolescents with IDDM
Whilst some
psychosocial variables appear to be consistently associated with distress for IVF patients, two - thirds
of the
variables tested to date do not appear to be associated with emotional adjustment.
To determine whether the significant risk and resistance predictors
of changes in metabolic control were independent
of each other, we conducted a final analysis in which the control
variables were entered along with the four significant
psychosocial predictors (bulimic symptoms, depressive symptoms, depressive symptoms × lag, and friend negative relations × lag).