In one study, subjects who took probiotics containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium
reported less anxiety, depression, and anger and an improved ability to solve problems.
Of the participants who received the high dose in the second study, 83 % reported feeling significantly less depression and 58 %
reported less anxiety after 7 weeks.
COPE mothers did
report less anxiety and negative mood state (specifically depression) at various times after hospitalization.
Not exact matches
Employees who
reported sitting for longer than 6 hours per day had increased prevalence of moderate symptoms of
anxiety and depression relative to those who
reported sitting for
less than 3 hours a day.»
• A Randomised Controlled Trial in which depressed pregnant women received twice weekly massage therapy from their partners found those who received the massage
reporting less depressed mood,
anxiety and anger and better relationship quality than women in the control group (Field et al, 2008).
They are
less likely to
report depression and
anxiety, and
less likely to engage in antisocial behavior like delinquency and drug use.
Recently, as I searched for some long term evidence of the benefits of parent - infant co-sleeping, I came across a study of college age subjects which found that males who had co-slept with their parents between birth and five years not only had significantly higher self esteem, they experienced
less guilt and
anxiety and
reported greater frequency of sex.
But the patients who participated in the psychology program — who initially
reported higher opioid use,
anxiety, depression, and higher sensitivity to pain — showed significantly greater reductions in opioid use, depression and
less disruptions in their daily living as a result of their pain than those patients who received TPS physician - guided treatment alone.
Men with prostate cancer who are under close medical surveillance
reported significantly greater resilience and
less anxiety over time after receiving an intervention of mindfulness meditation, according to a recently published pilot study from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Women who
reported that
anxiety was a problem for them indicated greater intention to leave,
less job satisfaction, were
less engaged at work, and showed
less organizational commitment, than those who did not
report anxiety as a problem.
Anxiety over money, work, and relationship woes can leave us feeling wired, so it should come as no big surprise that people with chronic stress
report getting
less sleep and poorer quality sleep.
... When parents and youth have good communication, along with appropriate firmness, studies have shown youth
report less depression and
anxiety and more self - reliance and self - esteem.»
A study of surgery patients found that those who had plants in their rooms
reported lower pain, lower blood pressure,
less anxiety, and
less fatigue compared to a control group.
In fact, some studies show that children of controlling and overprotective parents
report increased rates of depression and
anxiety, and feel
less prepared to manage stress and life dissatisfaction.
Many women who have given up coffee and caffeine
report better sleep within days, fewer hot flashes,
less depression and
anxiety, and many more other benefits over time.
Women suffer more from
anxiety disorders than men do, and studies show that excessively anxious (or highly neurotic) women
report less satisfaction with
Dr. Kristin Neff
reports that higher levels of self - compassion are linked to more happiness, optimism, curiosity and connectedness, and to
less anxiety, depression, rumination and fear of failure.
Students were also
less likely to
report anxiety if the science teacher provides individual help when they are struggling.
They also
report the students are more relaxed and there is
less test
anxiety.»
The study found that teens with close friendships by the age of 15 were
less prone to social
anxiety, experience an increased sense of self - worth, and were
less likely to
report symptoms of depression by the time they reached age 25.
Students enrolled in WINGS for kids after school program have significantly higher math & reading scores, better grades, improved school attendance, and
reported higher self - esteem and
less anxiety than non-WINGS students.
They
report preferring Kindle for reading because it weighs
less, eliminates battery
anxiety with its month - long battery life, and has the advanced paper - like Pearl e-ink display that reduces eye - strain, doesn't interfere with sleep patterns at bedtime, and works outside in direct sunlight, an important consideration especially for vacation reading.
My clients
report improved mood,
less anxiety, more satisfaction in relationships, and progress in reaching goals.
Experimental Group: The results
reported from the experimental group saw
less frequency and severity of
anxiety and depression.
People with higher levels of stress,
anxiety and depression self -
reported less practice and took longer to complete the course.
Grandparents who participated in the program
reported improved confidence, better relationships with their own children and
less depression,
anxiety and stress, compared to those who didn't take part in the program.
When people think about secure attachment in this way they experience a variety of positive psychological changes, including
less insecurity, even after they leave the laboratory.6 ``... those repeatedly primed with attachment security
reported more positive relationship expectations, more positive self - views, and
less attachment
anxiety.»
Early adolescent girls who
reported more actual or feared rejection experienced decreases in relational security (
less comfort with closeness and greater
anxiety about abandonment) across the year - long study.
Although both groups showed significant improvement over time in all areas of the Depression
Anxiety and Stress Symptoms (DASS) scale after their interaction with the PMHT, the «get letter» group
reported significantly
less stress than the «no letter» group.
Researchers have found university students
reported significantly
less stress and
anxiety, and increased happiness and energy, immediately following spending time in a drop - in session with a dog present, when compared to a control group of students who didn't spend any time with a therapy dog.
Steinberg, in a review of authoritative parenting studies,
reports that adolescents from homes where authoritative parenting is the norm achieve more in school,
report less depression and
anxiety, and tend to score higher on measures of self - reliance and self - esteem.
Results indicate intervention parents
reported they were
less dismissing of youth sadness, anger and
anxiety compared to control parents.
In boys, social
anxiety moderated this relationship: high socially anxious boys who showed a higher use of the computer
reported more positive friendship qualities compared to those who
reported less computer use with friends.
Independent sample t - tests revealed that older rapid regulators had significantly lower levels of trait
anxiety, t (22) = 3.22, p <.01, and neuroticism, t (23) = 2.39, p <.05, and
reported experiencing depressive symptoms significantly
less often than their younger counterparts, t (22) = 3.16, p <.01.
As shown in Figure 1, we found that older adults who quickly regulated their mood
reported significantly
less trait
anxiety compared with those who did not, t (18.43) = 2.13, p <.05 (A Levene's test revealed that the variances were not equal.
Because many of the previous investigations have been conducted using community samples, we asked whether we would find the same associations among
anxiety, emotion understanding, emotion regulation, and attachment security, as other studies; namely that more anxious children will show more limited emotion understanding, greater difficulties regulating their emotions, and
report less attachment security than
less anxious children (e.g., Brumariu et al., 2012; Bender et al., 2015).
Results showed that children who
reported higher levels of
anxiety had more difficulties regulating their emotions (r = 0.49, p = 0.03) and thought of their attachment relationships as
less secure (r = -0.49, p = 0.03).
Treatment dropouts were more likely than completers to describe
anxiety during the skills groups as a barrier to learning, and were
less likely to
report overcoming barriers to skills training via the key processes outlined above.
As the parents of AD children presented for treatment for
anxiety, it is surprising that these parents have
reported less awareness of their child's fear - based emotions.
Second, adolescents following a high social
anxiety trajectory can be discriminated from peers belonging to a
less anxious trajectory, based on their self -
reported cognitions and observed social behavior in a laboratory task and in the classroom.