The study of biological and
psychosocial risk factors for the development of emotional and behavioural problems in children of drug - dependent mothers.
Drug exposure during pregnancy,
various psychosocial risk factors due to the drug - career, and educational status of the mother were assessed by maternal interview.
On average, even amongst those who successfully cope
with psychosocial risk factors, the experience of such psychosocial stressors appears to reduce people's resilience against subsequent negative life events [12].
«However, if we put the study findings into context, what we found is comparable in size to the effect of
other psychosocial risk factors such as anxiety and job strain.
Dr. Suzanne» s diverse background includes research experience combining Ayurveda and conventional medicine, an exploration of the relationship
between psychosocial risk factors in pregnant urban teens and participation on a MacArthur Foundation funded team at University of California at San Francisco.
As such, home visitors are encouraged to learn, through supervision and coaching, when and how maternal depression and / or other
psychosocial risk factors need to be addressed and in which circumstances they should make referrals to mental health professionals.
Data Synthesis Assessments of parental concerns and
psychosocial risk factors using validated approaches seem to be more accurate in identifying developmental problems than clinicians» appraisals.
Childhood bullying may lead to long - lasting health consequences,
impacting psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular health well into adulthood, according to a study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Previous research has
linked psychosocial risk factors like stress, anger, and hostility to increased risk of health problems such as heart attacks, stroke, and high blood pressure.
The great impact of
psychosocial risk factors on top of biological ones are visualized by the marked regional differences and trajectories of prevalence rates of T2DM in adult men and women (Figure 2A).
Given the significant impact that
psychosocial risk factors seem to have on outcomes in weight management treatment, identifying and addressing parent mental health concerns, child behavior concerns, and family social resource needs upfront may help improve outcomes in children with obesity.»
However, only few researches have approached the psychosocial area with the service station attendants, a group that, as mentioned before, performs under conditions that can be identify as
important psychosocial risk factors, besides the chemical and physical factors broadly studied before.
The service station attendants work under conditions that could
represent psychosocial risk factors, such as the interaction with the customers and the increase of the job demands, derived from the constant market competition between fuel companies.
Their research suggested that there may be a greater genetic influence on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex which may in turn promote or protect
against psychosocial risk factors for CD / ODD [53].
Although accounting only for minor variance, there was a negative relation between school support and psychosocial risk in male students, indicating that, especially in disadvantaged males, school support seems to be lower than it is for males
without psychosocial risk factors.
Inattentive symptoms were strongly influenced
by psychosocial risk factors, whereas for hyperactive - impulsive symptoms, predominantly biological risk factors emerged.
They also only
reviewed psychosocial risk factors, e.g. those associated with increased (di) stress levels, and did not include any positive emotional outcome measures of emotional adjustment such as well - being, positive affect, happiness or life satisfaction, which are just as significant to health and for quality of life as the prevalence of negative emotions (Folkman and Moskowitz, 2000; Steptoe and Wardle, 2005; Rutten et al., 2013).
As such, home visitors are encouraged to learn, through supervision and coaching, when and how maternal depression and / or
other psychosocial risk factors need to be addressed and in which circumstances they should make referrals to mental health professionals.
The association
between psychosocial risk factors and occupational stress is a topic studied in different populations around the world, reporting that the increase of the frequency and intensity of these risk factors, is usually accompanied by an increase in the occupational stress levels, as well as in the negative consequences for the health (Tuvesson & Eklund, 2014; Gerr et al, 2014; Rahman, Abdul - Mumin, & Lin, 2016).
Furthermore, recent court rulings are holding employers accountable for the psychological health of their employees and placing responsibility on businesses to adequately and effectively deal
with psychosocial risk factors that manifest in the workplace.
«Most research on bullying is based on addressing mental health outcomes, but we wished to examine the potential impact of involvement in bullying on physical health and
psychosocial risk factors for poor physical health.»
«Unlike humans, animals do not have the cultural, psychological or
psychosocial risk factors for binge eating, so they are simpler to study.
In this context, it has to be emphasized that
psychosocial risk factors and stress consist of economic, environmental, and behavioral components.
Some of the areas being looked into have to do with genetics,
psychosocial risk factors, central nervous system dysfunction and the role of gut bacteria.