The phrase
"psychosocial stressors" refers to the different things in life that can cause mental and emotional pressure or strain on a person. These stressors can come from various aspects of our lives, such as relationships, work, school, and other social factors. They can affect our mental well-being and how we feel overall.
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The second aim was to evaluate
whether psychosocial stressors differently influence the quality and change of marital relationships in the ART and control groups.
The participants self -
reported psychosocial stressors including child abuse, parental divorce, death of a parent, or having a parent suffering from depression or anxiety disorder.
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].
«This study shows that the combination of physical and
psychosocial stressors during fetal development magnifies the effect of each exposure,» says lead author Frederica Perera, DrPH, PhD, director of the Center.
«These findings extend evidence to the cancer caregiving context, known to have
many psychosocial stressors and challenges, and highlight the importance of depression specifically to caregivers» premature physical health decline,» the authors reported.
Effect of alcohol consumption and
psychosocial stressors on preterm and small - for - gestational - age births in HIV - infected women in South Africa: a cohort study
Objectives Psychosocial stressors such as depression and stress, intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol use have been linked to preterm and small - for - gestational - age (SGA) births in general populations.
Measures included the Child Behavior Check List (CBCL), Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, and the Severity of
Psychosocial Stressors Scale for Children and Adolescent.
Stress generation effects were moderated by cortisol responses to a
laboratory psychosocial stressor, such that individuals with higher cortisol responses exhibited a pattern consistent with the depression autonomy model, whereas individuals with lower cortisol responses showed a pattern more consistent with the depression sensitization model.
Meanwhile, the researchers also are beginning a multidisciplinary study to follow pregnant women and their infants to see
whether psychosocial stressors and adversity experienced during pregnancy and the first three years of a child's life also affect brain development and overall health.
Our objective was to evaluate the effects
of psychosocial stressors and alcohol abuse on birth outcomes in HIV - infected women.
The greater the inflammatory response to
a psychosocial stressor, the more probable the subject is to develop depression over the ensuing months.
Perera's team analyzes housing conditions and
psychosocial stressors as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cigarette smoke, insecticides, toxic metals, and indoor allergens.
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Psychosocial stressors are strongly linked to cardiovascular risk, and this kind of stress may represent an indirect pathway through which prejudice contributes to mortality.
When staff members voice discipline, behavioral, or academic concerns, principals should always ask questions about the students» social environment,
their psychosocial stressors, and their coping abilities.
These efforts are intended to help students focus on academics by reducing
the psychosocial stressors associated with poverty.
Witnessing or experiencing community violence is
a psychosocial stressor that results in long - term biological changes that may in turn contribute to asthma morbidity.
This is a review of the literature that examines the exposure to violence as
a psychosocial stressor that is independently associated with asthma morbidity even after adjustment for income, housing, and other adverse life events.
The prevalence of
psychosocial stressors and alcohol abuse is high in many HIV - infected (HIV +) populations.
Yet, research investigating how high work involvement and
psychosocial stressors relate to burnout is scarce.
Objective: Brief, psychometrically robust questionnaires assessing work - related
psychosocial stressors are lacking.
Narcissism predicts heightened cortisol reactivity to
a psychosocial stressor in men.
Because they are exposed to a wide range of
psychosocial stressors, low - income children have been found to be at greater risk for developing emotional and behavioral difficulties than their middle - income peers.
Thus, while both groups were more responsive to
psychosocial stressors, ASz and FHx children may be susceptible to different stressors.
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).
The relationship between social cognitive ability and environmental opportunity (or
psychosocial stressors) is bi-directional.
Maternal attachment status,
psychosocial stressors and problem behaviour: follow - up after parent training courses for conduct disorder