Psychology Research and Behavior Management

BACKGROUND: In the past few years, there has been a growing fascination with the connection between mental well-being and respiratory conditions. However, the causal relationship between personality traits and respiratory diseases remains largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the link between genetically predicted emotional instability and eight respiratory conditions using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. METHODS: In a GWAS dataset from the UK Biobank, SNPs linked to emotional instability were discovered among 204,412 participants of European descent...

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a global public health issue. This study examined the role of COVID-19 burnout and reappraisal in suicidal ideation caused by depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. METHODS: 587 students (261 boys, M age = 19.53, SD = 1.42) were assessed using the Short Depression-Happiness Scale (SDHS), Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory, and Emotion Regulation Scale (ERS). RESULTS: Correlation analysis indicated depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with reappraisal and positively correlated with suicidal ideation and COVID-19 burnout...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to further explore the association of pain intensity and sensitivity with suicidal ideation in adolescents with depressive disorder by comparing the differences in pain intensity and sensitivity between adolescent patients with depressive disorders and healthy controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A consecutive enrollment method was used to select 158 adolescent patients with depressive disorders from three hospitals in Anhui Province as the MDD group, and 47 healthy adolescents were recruited as the Control group...

PURPOSE: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a growing public health concern among college students, with cybervictimization (CV) emerging as a significant contributing factor. Grounded in the experiential avoidance theory, this study investigates the mediating roles of cognitive fusion and negative emotions in the relationship between CV and NSSI, providing new insights into these key variables. METHODS: A convenience sample of 457 undergraduate students (29% male; mean age 18...

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that elderly individuals have significantly worse facial expression recognition scores than young adults. Some have suggested that this difference is due to perceptual degradation, while others suggest it is due to decreased attention of elderly individuals to the most informative regions of the face. METHODS: To resolve this controversy, this study recruited 85 participants and used a behavioral task and eye-tracking techniques (EyeLink 1000 Plus eye tracker)...

PURPOSE: Growth mindset and self-control, both recognized as pivotal qualities with significant impacts on personal success, possess respective robust predictive power for academic achievement and broader life outcomes. However, the bidirectional relationship between them remains largely unexplored. This study aims to investigate whether growth mindset, conceptualized as the belief that abilities can be developed through effort and support, prospectively predicts the development of self-control over time...

PURPOSE: Given that mother plays the main nurturing role in a family unit and their unique influence on children's development, the current study aimed to examine the influence of maternal phubbing on children's problematic media use and the independent and interactive moderating role of children's negative affectivity and effortful control. METHODS: Participants were 1986 children aged 3 to 6 years in Shanghai, China. Their mothers were asked to complete a series of questionnaires including parental phubbing scale, problematic media use measure, and child behavior questionnaire...

BACKGROUND: With the advent of new media technology, WeChat, as China's largest social networking platform, has significantly impacted people's lives. Growing concerns exist about social media usage, particularly regarding mental health issues stemming from problematic smartphone use. However, limited research has explored the relationship between social media usage and mental health among older adults in China, particularly the mechanisms influencing this relationship. This study addresses this gap by investigating the relationship between excessive WeChat use and loneliness among older adults, examining the mediating roles of sensation seeking and fear of missing out (FoMO)...

PURPOSE: While previous studies have extensively examined the impact of receiving positive social support during social support interactions on depressive symptoms among older adults, adverse effects experienced, such as being rejected or ignored, are often overlooked. Moreover, there has been limited discussion on the effects of giving social support to others. Thus, this study investigates the impacts of social support given by disabled older adults to others on their own depressive symptoms, as well as the mediating role of receiving social support (both positive and negative aspects) and the moderating effect of the activity of daily living (ADL)...

PURPOSE: Childbirth represents a significant life event, bringing about both physical and emotional transformations in a woman's life. Among other psychological aspects associated with childbirth, labor pain, death anxiety, and postpartum depression have garnered significant attention in the field of maternal and reproductive health. This study is intended to evaluate how the effectiveness of hypnobirthing training alleviates labor pain, mitigates death anxiety enhances postpartum well-being reduces labor hours, and how anxiety exacerbates the duration of labor...

BACKGROUND: College students' insomnia symptoms is a topic of growing interest and studies have begun to explore the factors that influence college students' insomnia symptoms. This study investigated the relationship between perceived stress and college students' insomnia symptoms, as well as the chain mediating roles of fear of missing out and mobile phone dependence, and the moderating roles of environmental sensitivity. METHODS: In this study, 748 college students (M = 20...

BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) becomes one of the psychiatric disorders characteristic of a combination of cognitive, emotional, and somatic symptoms. Additionally, cognitive impairment has the most significant impact on functional results. However, the evaluation of cognitive level is still based on various subjective questionnaires as there is no objective standard assessment yet. This research focuses on resting-state alpha activity to identify cognition in MDD patients using electroencephalography (EEG) signals...

PURPOSE: This study integrates traditional Chinese culture, precisely the philosophy of Zhongyong () thinking, with the prevention and treatment of depression. SAMPLES AND METHODS: It involved a study with 700 undergraduate students from a college in Guangzhou, using the Negative Zhongyong Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory for assessments. RESULTS: The findings demonstrated that negative Zhongyong thinking predicts depression inversely...

BACKGROUND: Adolescent anxiety is closely associated with the quality of parent-child attachment. However, previous studies have predominantly focused on the impact of mother-child attachment. Little is known about the direct and indirect associations of father-child attachment on adolescent anxiety. PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate the association and underlying mechanisms that link father-child attachment and adolescent anxiety. A bidirectional chain mediating model was constructed to test whether neuroticism and peer attachment play bidirectional mediating roles in father-child attachment and adolescent anxiety...

Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare autosomal dominant metabolic disorder. It can affect the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous system. The present study reports on the case of 28-year-old Chinese female patient with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and myocardial ischemia which have been very rarely reported in patients with acute intermittent porphyria.

INTRODUCTION: The lack of physical exercise is a global health concern, particularly affecting women. However, there is limited research on factors influencing women's sports participation. Recent studies on increasing women's physical activity levels differ in methodologies and conclusions. Motivation, as the cornerstone of most human behaviors, has important effects on female motor participation. Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is an important method to study human behavioral motivation and supported by empirical evidence...

PURPOSE: Possessing a calling to teach is a core and essential quality of good kindergarten teachers, and it is critical to explore which factors positively impact kindergarten teachers' career calling. Developing a career calling is a meaning-making process that can be influenced by the actions of others in the workplace. During the frequent parent-teacher interactions, parent-initiated support may serve as significant interpersonal cues for kindergarten teachers in developing their career calling...

Depression and anxiety are pervasive mental health issues, affecting millions globally and often accompanied by cognitive impairments with significant repercussions in daily life and professions, particularly in safety-critical roles like community-living pilots. This exploration assesses Neurocognitive Remediation Therapy (NRT) as an innovative solution for addressing cognitive deficits linked to depression and anxiety in these pilots. Theoretical underpinnings of NRT draw from cognitive rehabilitation, neuropsychology, and neuroplasticity principles...

PURPOSE: Economic pressure has become an important source of stress for employees. However, the conclusions regarding the relationship between financial stress and employees' work behavior are not consistent. The present study explored the relationship between financial stress and employee job performance with a Chinese sample and further explored how and when financial stress influenced job performance. SAMPLES AND METHODS: The present study investigated five distinct companies operating in diverse sectors using a convenience sampling technique...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) (rs11178997, rs11178998, and rs120074175) and negative life events in adolescent depression with Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from 197 adolescents with depression (participants group, including NSSI group and non-NSSI group), as well as from 100 healthy controls (control group), in northern China. PCR technology was utilized to amplify DNA fragments and detect genotypes in both groups...