Tully (2004) showed that non-direct coping strategies, including hostility and wishful thinking, were associated
with higher levels of distress, as measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ).
Not exact matches
Kids
with tantrums ending in severe social withdrawal and
high levels of distress were the ones more likely to have a psychological diagnosis.
The psychosocial outcome receiving the most attention from researchers is problem behaviour,
with most studies finding perceived negative reactivity in infancy to predict problem behaviour in childhood33, 34 and adolescent.35 Specifically, infants prone to
high levels of fear, frustration, and sadness, as well as difficulty recovering from such
distress, were found to be at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing problem behaviours according to parental and / or teacher report.
Previous research suggests those
with chronic pain who misuse their opioids exhibit
higher levels of distress in general, as well as heightened reactivity to that
distress.
Those who reported
high levels of distress and
high levels of depressive symptoms were assigned one
of three interventions, all
of which were designed to reduce the
distress associated
with managing diabetes, rather than symptoms
of depression.
In contrast, average absolute
levels of distress were
high among those
with no coverage, compared to those
with private coverage.
However, for adults who had not experienced a change in status in the past year, the average absolute
level of distress is
higher among those
with no coverage versus private coverage.
And suicide - and alcohol - related deaths have also risen — most dramatically in regions
with the
highest levels of economic
distress.
They found that over that time, access to healthcare services deteriorated for people
with high levels of psychological
distress.
But even those
with the lowest
levels of distress had a 16 %
higher risk
of dying compared to
distress - free people.
This increase in concern among school leaders correlates
with a recent Department for Education (DfE) research finding that young people's health and wellbeing was worse in 2014 than in 2005; girls in particular recorded
higher levels of psychological
distress.
Students
with high grade point averages might look like they're learning, but the stress
of maintaining a
high academic performance
level may be causing them mental and physical
distress that actually interferes
with learning.
Some trainers have pursued
higher level training
of their own and are able to help
with mild cases
of fear or
distress related to being left alone.
«
High levels of responsibility are given to trainees», and favourite moments include «working on a
distressed sale
of an e-commerce business», «getting involved on a freezing injunction case in a very small team» and «completing a large deal after months
of hard work and going for a celebratory meal
with the clients».
This result did not agree
with findings reported in a previous study; the
level of psychological
distress was
higher in partners who had negative perceptions regarding patients» treatment than in partners who had positive perceptions [14].
However, it was also noted that clients
with a
high level of psychological
distress at baseline found it harder to develop sound therapeutic alliances
with the outreach case managers over time.
While eating - disordered women scored more highly than do controls on all maladaptive schema (suggesting
high levels of distress in women
with eating disorders), the pattern
of correlations between schema and emotion experience was distinctly different for each group and counterintuitive for the eating disorder group.
Presenting the data, Lee said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were three times as likely to experience
high or very
high levels of psychological
distress,
with one in three reporting a mental health problem.
Functional expectations
of caregivers are often huge
with multiple responsibilities such as household chores, emotional support, providing transportation and symptom management.4 As cancer survivorship grows, from 50 % in the 70s, to 54 % between 1983 and 1985, to 65 % in 2009, the illness may become a chronic disease, further stressing caregivers
with a cumulative and unrelenting burden
of care and responsibility.5 Psychological morbidity or psychiatric symptomatology among cancer caregivers is
high.6, 7
Levels of distress have also been shown to be
higher than those reported by patients themselves.8
Symptoms
of distress, depression, anxiety and stress were significantly
higher and
levels of well - being were significantly lower in trainees compared
with consultants, and this was not accounted for by differences in sociodemographic variables.
Children
with highly involved fathers have fewer behavioral problems,
higher educational attainment, and lower
levels of emotional
distress than children
with less involved fathers.
The review reported a significant mental health gap between Australia's Indigenous and non-Indigenous people,
with higher levels of psychological
distress, hospitalisation for mental illness and death from intentional self - harm.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Investigating Factors Associated
With Distress Among Custodial Grandparent Doley, Bell, Watt, & Simpson (2015) Journal of Family Studies, 21 (2) Explores the psychological health of grandparents raising grandchildren and examines the results of a study that showed caregivers raising children with emotional or behavioral issues have higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depress
With Distress Among Custodial Grandparent Doley, Bell, Watt, & Simpson (2015) Journal
of Family Studies, 21 (2) Explores the psychological health
of grandparents raising grandchildren and examines the results
of a study that showed caregivers raising children
with emotional or behavioral issues have higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depress
with emotional or behavioral issues have
higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.
As professionals working
with children and families, the executive committee
of IAIA have been aware
of the
high level of distress experienced by many children and young people.
Maternal
distress reactions were correlated
with ratings
of children's
high emotional intensity, negative affect, and low
levels of venting when angered.
Every respondent reported depressive symptoms,
with the majority reporting medium to
high levels of distress.
A significant number
of young people attending these services experience
high levels of general psychological
distress compared
with the general population.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) reported to occur before foster care were associated
with lower
levels of sense
of coherence (8 %) and
higher levels of psychological
distress (6 %).
The study used the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Family Environment Scale, and the Delinquency Scale in a structured interview format to measure psychological
distress, family structure and relations, and
levels of youth offending, in 219 older children and adolescents aged between 12 - 17 years living in areas associated
with high levels of youth offending in the UK.
Overdependence has consistently been related to
higher levels of distress, negative affect, and physical and psychological symptoms as well as catastrophic beliefs about transactions
with other people (Bartholomew and Horowitz 1991; Hazan and Shaver 1990; Mikulincer 1995; Mikulincer and Florian 1998).
By contrast, we found that for those
with high levels of psychological flexibility the relationship between perceived ostracism and psychological
distress was no longer significant.
Compared
with those in relationships, single men and women have comparatively
higher levels of depression, anxiety, mood disorders, adjustment problems, suicidal behavior and other forms
of psychological
distress, according to a 2002 review in the American Journal
of Sociology.
It is a therapy based on attachment theory and has been shown to be highly effective, even
with couples in
high levels of distress.
Another possibility is that the
higher - than - normal
levels of distress and dysfunction found among families
of children
with ID are the product
of disablism, rather than any characteristic
of the child.
For example, Kimonis et al. (2016) showed that preschool children rated
with high levels of CU traits and behavior problems oriented their attention less to
distress cues (e.g., a crying child).
Moreover, a study by Kimonis et al. (2006) used the Dot - probe paradigm (an attentional task that indexes attentional orientation patterns for emotional stimuli)
with serious male adolescent offenders, revealing that those who had
high levels of both CU traits and anxiety symptoms oriented significantly more their attention toward emotionally
distressing pictures, as compared to those
with high levels of CU traits but low anxiety, who were not engaged by these stimuli (Kimonis et al., 2012).
The
higher - than - population normal
levels of psychological
distress found among families
of children
with ID might therefore be attributable to pre-existing socioeconomic disadvantage (the distal cause), rather than child ID per se.
[121] There were also significant differences in the proportion
of men and women who had experienced
high or very
high levels of psychological
distress (24 % compared
with 36 %).
Specifically,
higher levels of partners» relationship - based need satisfaction were related to a better personal well - being and relationship quality while negative associations
with distress were found.
Paradoxically, mothers
with high levels of depressive symptoms may desire and intend to increase their emotional bond in close relationships during times
of psychological
distress.
We predicted that such deficits would be particularly marked for sadness and fear, given previous research showing disproportionate impairments in the processing
of distress cues in those
with high levels of CU traits (Dadds et al. 2006; Marsh and Blair 2008; Short et al. 2016).
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
For the male providers, those
with higher levels of situational personal
distress provided more instrumental support (β = 3.63, p <.001).
In addition, dispositional optimism fully mediated
distress among individuals who had experienced traumatic events such as rape, assault, and fire; participants
with higher levels of optimism had lower
levels of distress.
An additional diagnosis
of ASD affected caregiver burden but only for «being
distressed»: A diagnosis
of a comorbid ASD was associated
with a significantly
higher level of caregiver
distress.
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.
For male providers, this kind
of support provision also showed a link
with affective empathy:
higher scores on affective empathy (i.e., situational personal
distress) were related to the men's provision
of higher levels of instrumental support to their female partner.
Notably, our findings indicated that self - compassion may be a particularly important construct, both theoretically and clinically, in understanding psychological
distress amongst those
with higher levels of attachment avoidance.
In this study, dispositional optimism partially mediated
distress among individuals who had experienced child physical abuse and child emotional abuse; participants
with higher levels of optimism had lower
levels of distress.
Furthermore, the model operates across the entire range
of psychological
distress and not only among those partners displaying
high levels of depressive affect (scores 16 and above on the CES - D),
with sex differences operating to a greater extent among those partners in the
high depressive affect subgroup.