Sentences with phrase «specific psychological characteristics»

Kitayama [9] stated that smoking initiation is strongly linked to the particular feelings, thinking, and behavior patterns of adolescents, suggesting that smoking in adolescence may start from specific psychological characteristics.

Not exact matches

However, it is necessary to apply the general principles to the specific problem of counseling with alcoholics, and to do so with particular reference to some of the psychological characteristics which are typical of many alcoholics.

A new study carried out by the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Institute of Global Health of Barcelona (ISGlobal), a centre supported by «la Caixa» Foundation, associates for the first time mild obsessive - compulsive symptoms, which are present in a much higher percentage of cases than those that require specialized medical and psychological attention, to characteristics and specific alterations of the cerebral anatomy.

In - depth analysis currently underway is attempting to identify characteristics and experiences specific to survivors reporting high levels of psychological distress.

Some authors have argued that the nature of the child's disorder is not important in determining its psychological consequences, because children with chronic physical disorders face common life experiences and problems based on generic dimensions of their conditions, rather than on idiosyncratic characteristics of any specific disease entity (e.g., Stein & Jessop, 1982).

The distress that couples experience in IVF treatment is well - documented though research exploring factors that might contribute to the distress is scarce and the role of infertility - specific versus more general psychological characteristics in predicting psychological distress remains unexplored.

The variables were divided into five general psychological characteristics (personality characteristics, attachment, coping, intrusiveness and general psychological distress) and two infertility - specific characteristics (motivation for child wish and infertility - specific concerns).

Eight significant predictors for psychological distress were retained with hierarchical multivariate linear regression analysis after controlling for gender: seven predictors (Passive Coping, Active Coping and Social Support — UCL), Self - criticism and Dependency (DEQ), Intrusiveness (IES) and Attachment Anxiety (ECR - R) were general psychological characteristics whereas only one infertility - specific characteristics (Need for Parenthood; FPI) had predictive value.

This exploratory study aimed to describe, explore and test a self - constructed conceptual framework designed to understand the relative impact of infertility - specific and general psychological characteristics, in predicting psychological distress.

Conceptual psychological framework that represents four levels and includes general psychological and infertility - specific characteristics.

Furthermore, the findings indicate that more general psychological characteristics (dependency, self - criticism, active and passive coping, social support, intrusiveness and attachment anxiety) are more important in predicting psychological distress than the infertility - specific characteristics (the need for parenthood).

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the specific contribution of both CU traits and ODD, cross-sectionally and longitudinally, to several psychological characteristics in a large community sample of preschoolers.