{"title":"The Role of Cognitive and Emotional Factors in the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among College Students: A Network Analysis.","authors":"Lijuan Shi, Jieyu Xiao, Juanjuan Guo, Saijun Zeng, Suhong Wang, Jingbo Gong","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S476637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S476637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a serious mental health problem among adolescents and young adults. Childhood trauma is a distal factor for NSSI and can also lead to cognitive abnormalities and maladaptive emotion regulation during the growth and development of individuals. However, it is unclear how childhood trauma and cognitive-emotional factors interact with NSSI.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the roles of childhood trauma and cognitive-emotional factors in NSSI among Chinese college students using network analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 999 students from a university in central China were included in this study. Network analysis was used to examine the interrelationships between the frequency of NSSI thoughts and behaviors, childhood trauma subtypes (measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form), and cognitive-emotional factors such as early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) (measured using the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form), core self-evaluation (measured using the Core Self-Evaluations Scale), and emotion regulation (ER) strategies (measured using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire). Structural equation modeling was used to further explore the role of the nodes most closely related to NSSI in the network analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Emotional abuse and disconnection/rejection EMS are found to be directly related to NSSI thoughts (edge weight = 0.16 and 0.08, respectively). Disconnection/rejection EMS partially mediated (28.64%) the relationship between emotional abuse and NSSI thoughts, with a higher level of expression suppression corresponding to a greater positive relationship between emotional abuse and the disconnection/rejection EMS (<i>p</i> < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings were in line with the cognitive-emotional model of NSSI, highlighting the importance of NSSI prevention in identifying risk groups who experienced emotional abuse in childhood and tended to use expressive suppression as an ER strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3951-3964"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11576574/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142681041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gratitude Experience in Ten Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Shuang Dai, Lan Gao, Chao Zou, Minghui Ge, Junwei Zhou, Yinghua Yun","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S480618","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S480618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the gratitude experience of young and middle-aged patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) during hospitalisation to provide a theoretical basis for medical professionals to develop gratitude intervention programs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with SMA who were treated with nusinersen in the Department of Neurology of the First Hospital of Jilin University between April 20 and May 20, 2024 were selected using the purposive sampling method, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interview data were analysed using Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four themes were extracted: gratitude stimulated positive emotions; gratitude enhanced life motivation; gratitude reflected the level of social support; and gratitude promoted life restructuring planning.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with SMA have gratitude experience and their own perception of life. Strengthened feelings of gratitude could be helpful to the psychological resilience of patients, influence their view of life in a grateful way of thinking and help them actively plan all aspects of their lives, from daily living to social re-integration.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3943-3949"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11575437/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142676671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Octavio Luque-Reca, Carlos Marchena-Giráldez, Myriam Carbonell-Colomer, Christa Bewernick, Elena Bernabéu-Brotóns
{"title":"Social Aspects of Problematic Smartphone Use: Development and Validation of the PSSNUS and Mental Health Implications for Spanish Youth.","authors":"Octavio Luque-Reca, Carlos Marchena-Giráldez, Myriam Carbonell-Colomer, Christa Bewernick, Elena Bernabéu-Brotóns","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S466070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S466070","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Addressing the complex pattern of digital behaviors and interactions among youth, this research introduces a novel comprehensive scale, the Problematic Smartphone and Social Network Use Scale (PSSNUS), meticulously developed and validated across five studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a mixed-methods approach across five stages, including focus groups (Study 1; n = 31), cognitive interviews (Study 2; n = 16), exploratory factor analysis (Study 3; n = 316), and expert panel (Study 4; n = 4), this procedure reduced 58 initial items to an 18-item scale. Subsequently, a confirmatory factor analysis and further analyses (Study 5; n = 355) examined the factorial structure's replicability, reliability, and validity of the scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PSSNUS manifested as a reliable (ω ranging 0.70-0.89) instrument, comprising a structure with five key factors (x<sup>2</sup> = 173.994, <i>df</i> = 125, p = 0.002, CFI = 0.994, CFI = 0.993, SRMR = 0.039, and RMSEA = 0.027) that capture both individual and social aspects of this construct: Psychological dependence (PD), Online interaction preference (OIP), Digital recognition desire (DRD), Social networks control seeking (SNCS), and Productivity loss (PL). Minor gender differences in both the DRD factor and in the overall score were found, with females scoring higher. The PSSNUS showed convergent and divergent validity through significant but modest correlations with daily smartphone usage hours, procrastination, emotional intelligence and mental health symptomatology (anxiety, depression and stress). This measure further exhibited incremental validity, controlling for other possible predictors, regarding anxiety, depression, and stress (6.5, 11.5 and 7.5% of additional variance explained), highlighting the DRD dimension's unique predictive power.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Emerging as a solid instrument, the PSSNUS broadens the concept of problematic smartphone use among young Spaniards to include social functioning aspects, serving as an interesting tool for those aiming to explore further the adverse influence of digital media on youth.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3919-3942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11576573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142682706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association Between Autistic Traits and Depression in College Students: The Mediating Roles of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Social Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Caina Liu, Qingqing Zhang, Yiming Liu, Zixu Wang, Fangchen Chen, Yitian Li, Yami Zhao, Jing Zhu, Dandan Li, Chunyan Zhu","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S482404","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S482404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Higher rates of depression are associated with autistic traits; however, the precise association between autistic traits and depression has yet to be fully elucidated. Good interpersonal emotional regulation and social self-efficacy are crucial for mental health; therefore, in this study, we investigated the relationships between autistic traits, interpersonal emotional regulation, social self-efficacy, and depression.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>In total, 1024 participants (613 females and 411 males) aged 16 to 23 years old (M = 19.03, SD = 0.95) completed questionnaires that were designed to evaluate their autistic traits, interpersonal emotion regulation, social self-efficacy and depression. Data were analyzed by Spearman correlation and mediation effects analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Autistic traits were significantly and positively correlated with depression (r = 0.39, p < 0.001), and autistic traits were shown to positively predict depression (B = 0.28, p < 0.001). Interpersonal emotion regulation and social self-efficacy were found to play a serial mediating role between autistic traits and depression (indirect effect = 0.020, p = 0.006).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study is a supplement to the mechanism of the relationship between autistic traits and depression. Interpersonal emotion regulation and social self-efficacy are important predictors of possible depression in individuals with high autistic traits. These findings suggest combining interpersonal emotional regulation training and exploring the clinical value of interpersonal emotional regulation interventions in individuals with high autistic traits and autism spectrum disorder, aiming to build social confidence, reduce negative moods, restore social functioning, and other aspects.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3905-3917"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571077/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142668781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence and Prediction of Video Gaming Addiction Among Saudi Adolescents, Using the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (GASA).","authors":"Mostafa A Abolfotouh, Najla A Barnawi","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S493776","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S493776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding the prevalence and predictors of video game (VG) addiction is crucial in the Saudi context for improving the quality of life for adolescents and youths. We aim to determine the prevalence, types, and predictors of VG addiction disorders among Saudi adolescents using the validated Arabic-translated Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (GASA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study of 787 adolescents was conducted via SurveyMonkey with the validated Arabic-translated GASA. The tool has seven domains, each containing three items, scored on a 5-point Likert scale. Data were collected on adolescent demographic characteristics (gender, age, education level, school performance, interaction, socialization, exercising, prayer, the parent's marital status, and education) and VG-related characteristics (age when child started playing VG, duration of playing VG per day, number of children in the family playing VG, parent's permission to play, parent's perception about the positive influence of VG). Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the predictors of VG addiction. Significance was considered at p < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 787 adolescents, 8.3% were addicted gamers, 33.4% were problem gamers, and 2.2% were highly engaged. Being an addicted gamer was significantly associated with male gender (OR = 1.36, p = 0.038), higher fathers' education (OR = 1.62, p = 0.001), and favorable perception of parents to VG (OR = 1.51, p = 0.007). When the ROC curve was applied, a cut-off score of 85 was the optimum GASA score above which the adolescent was likely to be an addicted gamer, with 76.9% sensitivity, 84.2% specificity, and an area under the curve of 88.5%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study could be a pilot study for similar studies in other Arab countries. Potential community-based educational programs, parental involvement strategies, or activities to promote alternative hobbies of adolescents are recommended. Additional studies are necessary on how cultural differences might influence gaming addiction and the applicability of Western-based tools like GASA to Saudi contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3889-3903"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11570534/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142668777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Eating Disorders' Symptoms: A Moderated Mediation Model of Social Anxiety and Physical Activity.","authors":"Sihong Li, Xuerong Luo, Lintong Song, Xueping Gao, Yanmei Shen","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S489186","DOIUrl":"10.2147/PRBM.S489186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Childhood maltreatment contributes to an increased risk of eating disorders in adolescents. However, less is known regarding the underlying mechanism between childhood maltreatment and eating disorders' symptoms. This study tested the mediation effect of social anxiety in the association between childhood maltreatment and eating disorders' symptoms and whether this mediation was moderated by physical activity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A longitudinal study was conducted among 848 students in grades 7-8 from a middle school in Changsha, China. The students completed measurements on childhood maltreatment (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) at the baseline and measurements on social anxiety (The Social Anxiety Scale-Adolescents), physical activity, and eating disorders' symptoms (The Eating Attitudes Test) after six months. Mediation and moderation analyses were carried out in SPSS macro-PROCESS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Emotional abuse was significantly related to eating disorders'symptoms, and the association was mediated by social anxiety (indirect effect: β = 0.03, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.05, p<0.05). Furthermore, physical activities moderated the path of emotional abuse to social anxiety (β = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.39, p<0.01) and social anxiety to eating disorders'symptoms (β = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.26, p<0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research emphasizes the importance of social anxiety in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and eating disorders' symptoms. Additionally, these associations are weaker for adolescents with more physical activities, addressing the importance of physical activity in the prevention and management of eating disorders' symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3875-3887"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11570528/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142668773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mediating Effect of Emotional Symptoms on the Association Between Alexithymia and Substance Dependence in Patients with Substance Use Disorder: The Protective Role of Family Support and Self-Efficacy.","authors":"Dian-Jeng Li, Hung-Chi Wu","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S478305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S478305","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The etiology of the association between alexithymia and substance use is complex, and there is an urgent need to explore the related factors. The aims of this study were to develop a conceptual model to verify the mediating effect of emotional symptoms and moderating effect of family support and self-efficacy on the association between alexithymia and substance dependence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 117 participants (103 males and 14 females; age at 35.29 ± 8.72 years) with substance use disorder were analyzed. Outcome measures included demographic characteristics, severity of dependence, symptoms of alexithymia, emotional symptoms (depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms), level of family support, and self-efficacy. The PROCESS macro in SPSS was used to estimate path coefficients and adequacy of the moderated mediation model, which was adjusted for demographic characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most of the participants had amphetamine use disorder (n = 42, 35.9%). After controlling for the effects of demographic characteristics, the moderated mediation model showed that the association between alexithymia and substance dependence was mediated by emotional symptoms and moderated by family support and self-efficacy. A higher level of family support reduced the effect of alexithymia on emotional symptoms, and a higher level of self-efficacy reduced the effect of emotional symptoms on substance dependence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Family support and self-efficacy have a protective effect on the association between alexithymia and substance dependence in patients with substance use disorder. Early interventions to enhance these protective factors may be beneficial.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3863-3874"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11556224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yang Gao, Weijia Peng, Xinjia Xi, Yaqing Gan, Yang Shen
{"title":"Hiding Uncertain Me in the Crowd: Avoidance-Oriented Affiliation Defense to Self-Uncertainty.","authors":"Yang Gao, Weijia Peng, Xinjia Xi, Yaqing Gan, Yang Shen","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S469906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S469906","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study explored how individuals cope with self-uncertainty by subconsciously affiliating with groups. Specifically, we investigated whether this affiliation is driven by avoiding isolation rather than pursuing group identity or entitativity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In Study 1, we recruited 50 undergraduate students and employed the Affect Misattribution Procedure (AMP) to measure implicit attitudes toward affiliation and isolation after inducing self-uncertainty. In Study 2, 70 participants were presented with images of abstract human avatars representing different group sizes to assess their preference for group affiliation under conditions of induced self-uncertainty.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study 1 revealed that individuals experiencing self-uncertainty exhibited a significantly more negative implicit attitude towards isolation than affiliation, with no significant positive shift towards group affiliation. Study 2 further supported these findings by demonstrating a pronounced tendency for self-uncertain individuals to prefer larger, cohesive groups (affiliation) and to report greater feelings of safety within such groups, indicating avoidance of isolation as a critical driver.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that individuals experiencing self-uncertainty instinctively seek refuge in groups as a defense mechanism against isolation rather than for identity validation. This avoidance-oriented affiliation underscores a fundamental psychological process for managing self-uncertainty, highlighting the importance of social proximity in alleviating feelings of insecurity.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3827-3840"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11552385/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142635842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan-Ping Cao, Bo Yuan, Rui-Qing Zhang, Ya-Meng Ding, Wei-Jia Shi, Ru-Juan Chen, Ya-Min Wang
{"title":"Association Between Serum Magnesium Levels and Depression in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: A Study Conducted at Handan First Hospital, China.","authors":"Yan-Ping Cao, Bo Yuan, Rui-Qing Zhang, Ya-Meng Ding, Wei-Jia Shi, Ru-Juan Chen, Ya-Min Wang","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S476203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S476203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression exhibits notable prevalence among patients affected by chronic kidney disease(CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Emerging reports suggest a potential association between magnesium (Mg) levels and depressive symptoms, there has been a surge of interest in exploring Mg supplementation as a complementary measure in depression treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this study our aim is to investigate the correlation between depressive symptoms and serum Mg level in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) at Handan First Hospital, China. Additionally, we assessed the diagnostic significance of this relationship and identified pertinent influencing factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study comprises a cohort of 140 individuals undergoing PD for a minimum duration of 3 months at the PD center of the Handan First Hospital. The Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) served as the assessment tool to evaluate the psychological status of the patients. Serum Mg levels, hemoglobin (Hb), and various demographic and clinical data were collected. Logistic regression and ROC analysis were performed to identify significant predictors of depression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of depression was higher in patients with hypomagnesemia (60%) compared to those with normal or elevated Mg levels. Notably, a correlation emerged between abnormal serum Mg levels and the presence of depressive symptoms among individuals undergoing PD. Furthermore, binary logistic regression analysis revealed that serum Mg levels, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, and unemployment significantly influenced the likelihood of occurrence of depression in patients undergoing PD (<i>P</i>< 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In addition, serum Mg levels demonstrate significant predictive value in anticipating onset of depression, indicating that rectifying low serum Mg levels among patients undergoing PD may serve as a preventive measure against depression. Further research is recommended to explore the therapeutic potential of Mg supplementation in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3813-3826"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11552428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Doctors' Abusive Supervision and Patients' Deviant Behavior in Taizhou, China: The Mediating Role of Patients' Negative Emotion.","authors":"Chengwen Luo, Tao-Hsin Tung, Hai-Xiao Chen","doi":"10.2147/PRBM.S476132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S476132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the association between doctors' abusive supervision and patients' deviant behavior, and to evaluate the mediating role of patients' negative emotion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study with a convenient sample was conducted among hospitalized patients from April 13 to May 23, 2022, at a medical center in Taizhou, China. A total of 923 hospitalized patients participated in this survey. Collected data was analyzed based on correlation analyses and mediation regression approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings showed that inpatients who think they experienced abusive supervision from their doctors exhibited higher negative emotion and were more likely to engage in both interpersonal and organizational deviance. In addition, the higher negative emotion the inpatients had, the more likely they would take deviant behavior. Of note, patients' negative emotion served as a mediator between doctors' abusive supervision and patients' deviant behavior.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both doctors' abusive supervision and patients' negative emotion were found to be significantly correlated with patients' deviant behavior, with negative emotion playing a mediating role between abusive supervision and deviance. This finding will be helpful for studying the doctor-patient relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":20954,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Research and Behavior Management","volume":"17 ","pages":"3841-3849"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11552431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}