Sentences with phrase «psychological control showed»

Consistent with previous research, coercive control and psychological control showed positive associations with children's overt and relational aggression, which varied by parent - child gender.

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In diabetes, a trial has shown that when you bring psychological treatments into the hospital, not only do you get better mental healthcare, you get better control of diabetes.

Increasingly, scientific evidence shows that nourishing your gut flora with the beneficial bacteria found in traditionally fermented foods (or a probiotic supplement) is extremely important for proper brain function, and that includes psychological well - being and mood control.

One study found that participants who were given a mixture of probiotics containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species showed significantly less psychological distress than matched controls (15).

A study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for example, found that among 10,000 working veterinarians, 6.8 % of men and 10.9 % of women showed signs of serious psychological distress — including feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness — since graduating from veterinary school.

Researchers looked at scientific studies showing a positive impact from pet ownership on infection control, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cholesterol, allergies, stress, blood pressure and psychological issues, and concluded that further economic data was necessary before healthcare savings could be calculated.

The present authors have all been subject to such attacks, whose similarity is notable because the authors» research spans a broad range of topics and disciplines: The first author has investigated the psychological variables underlying the acceptance or rejection of scientific findings; the second author is a paleoclimatologist who has shown that current global temperatures are likely unprecedented during the last 1,000 years or more; the third and fourth authors are public - health researchers who have investigated the attitudes of teenagers and young adults towards smoking and evaluated a range of tobacco control interventions; and the fifth author has established that human memory is not only fallible but subject to very large and systematic distortions.

Consistent with another post we recently published on lawyer stress, Kay references psychological studies showing that people are happiest when they feel they're in control of their own lives.

Britton conducted a RCT in a private independent school comparing a mindfulness meditation class with an active control (n = 101), finding that mindfulness was associated with reductions in thoughts of self - harm.35 A recent trial of a mindfulness program compared with a social responsibility control in a mostly middle - class population showed that mindfulness led to positive outcomes in psychological symptoms, cognitive control, interpersonal outcomes, and stress physiology.36 Although these findings are promising, little information is available on mindfulness instruction for low - income, urban, minority populations.

Most of the literature on psychological interventions is merely descriptive, and the few studies that include a control group usually compare intervention vs waiting list controls.5 - 7 This design does not control the effect of the time spent with the therapist or meeting other patients, which may be therapeutic in itself for some patients, as shown by the increasing popularity of self - help groups for bipolar patients.17

In Denver, low - resource families who received home visiting showed modest benefits in children's language and cognitive development.102 In Elmira, only the intervention children whose mothers smoked cigarettes before the experiment experienced cognitive benefits.103 In Memphis, children of mothers with low psychological resources104 in the intervention group had higher grades and achievement test scores at age nine than their counterparts in the control group.105 Early Head Start also identified small, positive effects on children's cognitive abilities, though the change was for the program as a whole and not specific to home - visited families.106 Similarly, IHDP identified large cognitive effects at twenty - four and thirty - six months, but not at twelve months, so the effects can not be attributed solely to home - visiting services.107

In those publications, a blend of psychological techniques was applied, with particular emphasis on hypnosis.19 20 24 25 In fact, there is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of hypnosis as an empirically supported clinical intervention in managing symptoms such as pain, 26 — 35 and also in promoting psychological well - being across a variety of illnesses and disorders.36 — 43 Among PWH, studies have shown that hypnosis can contribute to control pain and to reduce frequency and severity of bleedings and factor consumption.19 20 24 Concurrently, by promoting better disease management, hypnosis can contribute to better coping and less distress.24

The randomised controlled trial of this intervention has shown that the intervention is effective in reducing psychological distress and improving sexual satisfaction.

Children raised in families that experience multiple transitions do not consistently have higher levels of behavioral problems or lower test scores than do children in family types with one or fewer transitions, even when only child characteristics are controlled... Finally, maternal psychological well - being is shown to be an important mechanism by which family structure affects behavioral outcomes, but not cognitive ones.»

Whereas adolescents from democratic households reported the most favorable health outcomes, adolescents from authoritarian, overprotective, and psychologically controlling families (all characterized by relatively high levels of psychological control) showed an increased risk for poor perceived health over time.

The mean relapse rate is 50 % at one year and over 70 % at four years.1 A recent prospective twelve year follow - up study showed that individuals with bipolar disorder were symptomatic for 47 % of the time.2 This poor outcome in naturalistic settings suggests an efficacy effectiveness gap for mood stabilisers that has resulted in a re-assessment of the role of adjunctive psychological therapies in bipolar disorder.3 Recent randomised controlled trials show that the combination of pharmacotherapy and about 20 — 25 sessions of an evidence - based manualised therapy such as individual cognitive behaviour therapy4 or family focused therapy5 may reduce relapse rates in comparison to a control intervention (mainly treatment as usual) in currently euthymic people with bipolar disorder.

Because the literature showed that maternal psychological distress increases with child sleep and behavioral disturbance, it was hypothesized that mothers» attendance at the program would have a positive effect on their psychosocial well - being and parenting satisfaction, while mothers who were in the waitlist control group would experience no change in maternal distress over the waiting period.

Augmenting Perez - Olivas et al.'s (2008) arguments, Mills et al. (2007) propose that parental overprotection is not a sign of nurturing, but rather shows a tendency toward exerting psychological control over the children, which seems to be triggered by the parents» own psychological instability.

A systematic review of neighbourhood characteristics and health outcomes only identified one study that considered mental disorders.12, 13 Recent studies have shown that neighbourhood social disorganisation is associated with depressive symptoms14 and that living in socioeconomically deprived areas is associated with depression, 15,16 with higher levels of child problem behaviour, 17 with a higher incidence of non-psychotic disorders.18 A randomised controlled trial that moved families from high poverty neighbourhoods to non-poor neighbourhoods showed that both parents and children who moved reported fewer psychological distress symptoms than did control families who did not move.19

In the study by Gugliandolo, Costa, Cuzzocrea, and Larcan (2015), parents» psychological control was shown to be negatively associated with the children's emotional intelligence.

Findings indicate that, regardless of age, children of authoritative parents perform better in school, display fewer conduct problems and show better emotional adjustment than those raised in non-authoritative homes.12 Adolescents with authoritative parents who balance appropriate levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or monitoring.

Multiple hierarchical regression analyses showed that a higher level of QOL was predicted by higher levels of psychological flexibility and social connectedness, while controlling for symptom severity.

Accumulating evidence, part of which is based on research on parental psychological control and much of which is based on Western samples, has shown that perceived controlling parenting relates to internalizing problems such as depression, low self - esteem and anxiety (e.g., Barber, Stolz, & Olsen, 2005) as well as to externalizing problems, including delinquency, antisocial behavior, and substance use (e.g., Walker - Barnes & Mason, 2004).