Khushboo J Sonigra, Krishan Sarna, Thomas Amuti, Samwel R Gesaka, Linnet Ongeri, Moses M Obimbo
{"title":"Psychological status of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nairobi County, Kenya: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Khushboo J Sonigra, Krishan Sarna, Thomas Amuti, Samwel R Gesaka, Linnet Ongeri, Moses M Obimbo","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2487227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2487227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pregnancy is associated with an increased psychological burden on women. This burden may be worsened by uncertainty occasioned by pandemics such as the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study aims to investigate the psychological status of pregnant women following the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 126 pregnant women at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. Data on the women's sociodemographic and obstetric factors, levels of depression, anxiety, and insomnia were recorded on a questionnaire. SPSS version 29 was used to perform paired t-test and multivariate regression analysis to assess for statistically significant association between sociodemographic, obstetrics factors, and related factors on COVID-19-related stressors with depression, anxiety, and insomnia. High levels of depression, anxiety, and insomnia were noted with a mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score of 14.90 ± 5.25, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score of 44.12 ± 9.73 and Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS) score of 10.07 ± 5.81 respectively. There was a strong association between depression, anxiety, and insomnia with specific factors. In conclusion, pregnant women in Kenya experienced significant symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 trauma-related stress in young people: do sensory-processing sensitivity, resilience, and life satisfaction play a role?","authors":"Christiana Iordanou, Ellie Turner","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2439065","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2439065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although COVID-19 was experienced as a traumatic event with long-lasting effects, there is limited data on its traumatic impact in relation to factors that can promote or threaten young people's mental wellbeing. This study investigated the association between sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS), resilience, and life satisfaction with COVID-19 trauma-related stress and whether resilience mediates the relationship between SPS and COVID-19 traumatic stress in a young sample. A total of 441 individuals aged between 16 and 25 years (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 19.26, <i>SD</i> = 1.65) participated in an online survey in the UK between November 2021 and April 2022. We found that SPS was positively correlated, and resilience was negatively correlated with COVID-19 trauma-related stress. Life satisfaction was not significantly related to COVID-19 trauma-related stress. A mediation analysis showed that the relationship between SPS and COVID-19 trauma-related stress was mediated by resilience. Our findings suggest that resilience can be a protective factor against the traumatic effect of COVID-19 in young people, but other factors should also be considered. Our study makes implications about the potential benefits of including resilience in interventions which target young people's mental wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"708-722"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between burnout and PTSD, and perceived stress in the workplace among healthcare workers in the intensive care unit: a PsyCOVID-ICU substudy.","authors":"Alicia Fournier, Victoire Deltour, Florent Lheureux, Anne-Laure Poujol, Fiona Ecarnot, Christine Binquet, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Alexandra Laurent","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2454038","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2454038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic exposed intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare workers (HCWs) to acute stress (e.g. unpredictability, fear, helplessness) and chronic stress (e.g. prolonged crisis with recurring waves). While the psychological impact has been documented, few studies explore the overlap of these stressors. One year after the pandemic's first peak, we aimed to assess the psychotraumatic impact and burnout among ICU HCW and to examine the relationship between these disorders, and perceived workplace stressors. This study was conducted in 77 ICUs in France between June and July 2021. The online questionnaire included measures of perceived stress, burnout, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Descriptive analyses investigating the co-occurrence of PTSD/burnout symptoms were conducted and multinomial logistic regression was used to predict membership in these groupings from current perceived stress and a range of relevant demographic variables. Among 1108 hCW included, 318 (28.7%) exhibited only burnout, 34 (3.07%) exhibited only PTSD, and 182 (16.42%) exhibited both conditions simultaneously. These categories of professionals, particularly those with concurrent PTSD and burnout, perceived higher work-related stress than those without burnout and PTSD. These results can be used to provide personalized support for the specific psychological disorders present (burnout or PTSD), with a view to providing HCW with a work environment that is more conducive to their psychological recovery.Clinical trial registrationNCT04944394.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"752-769"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The potential categories of cyberchondria among undergraduate nursing students and the relationship with eHealth literacy and health anxiety: a survey study from Southeastern China.","authors":"Yongchun Liang, Zhaomanqiu Wu, Zhishui Wu","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2484697","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2484697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Minimal research has delved into the latent categories of cyberchondria among undergraduate nursing students and its correlation with eHealth literacy and health anxiety. In this study, convenience sampling was employed to conduct a survey among 713 undergraduate nursing students utilizing a General Information Survey Form, the Chinese Version of the Brief Cyberchondria Scale, the Chinese Version of the eHEALS Scale, and the Chinese Version of the Brief Health Anxiety Inventory, yielding 692 valid responses. Through latent profile analysis, this research categorized cyberchondria among nursing students into three distinct profiles: 'Low Search-Low Disturbance Group' (12.3%), 'High Search-Low Disturbance Group' (41.3%), and 'High Search-High Disturbance Group' (46.4%). Key determinants influencing these cyberchondria profiles among nursing students were identified as gender, decision-making capability, the fear of becoming ill, and the fear of the negative consequences associated with illness (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The study unveils that cyberchondria levels are significantly high among undergraduate nursing students, influenced by various factors. Strategic interventions encompassing cognitive, emotional, and social dimensions are suggested to decrease the prevalence of cyberchondria within this demographic.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Turkish version of the German Eating Behavior Scale (SEV-Tr): a study of reliability and construct validity.","authors":"Öykü Peren Türk, Selçuk Dağdelen, Tomris Erbas, Zehra Buyuktuncer","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2440656","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2440656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This two-phase study aims to develop the Turkish version of the German Eating Behavior Scale (SEV-Tr), and to investigate the potential associations of health-conscious and weight-controlling eating behaviors with nutritional and health status. In the first phase, the original scale was adapted to the Turkish language and its validity and reliability were assessed in 299 healthy individuals aged 19-64 years. In the second phase, the SEV-Tr was retested in a study population of 110 healthy individuals, aged 19-64 years, and the potential associations between the SEV-Tr score, anthropometrical and biochemical measurements, and other eating behaviors assessed by the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-Tr21) were examined. Statistical analyses were performed using AMOS 20.00 and SPSS 22.0 software packages. A two-dimensional structure was identified for the SEV-Tr, and named 'health-conscious eating behavior' and 'weight- controlling eating behavior'. In the second phase, participants were clustered based on their weight-controlling and health-conscious eating behaviors (F = 59.46, <i>p</i> = 0.01). Participants with lower health-conscious and weight-controlling eating behaviors had higher lean body mass (<i>p</i> = 0.03), serum triglyceride levels (<i>p</i> = 0.01), emotional eating behavior (<i>p</i> = 0.03), and lower cognitive restraint behavior (<i>p</i> = 0.01, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Furthermore, participants with high levels of health-conscious eating behavior had higher serum HDL cholesterol (<i>r</i> = 0.23, <i>p</i> = 0.02). Regression models suggested that lower levels of emotional eating and higher levels of cognitive restraint were associated with increased weight-controlling and health-conscious eating behaviors. This study provided a valid and reliable version of the SEV to assess the health-conscious and weight-controlling eating patterns in people from Turkish culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"798-817"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142900097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie Barraud Froget, Béatrice Perez-Dandieu, Claire Marquebieille, Géraldine Tapia
{"title":"Testing the effectiveness of a new French assisted resilience program among long-term unemployed people: a randomized control trial.","authors":"Sophie Barraud Froget, Béatrice Perez-Dandieu, Claire Marquebieille, Géraldine Tapia","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2450548","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2450548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long-term unemployment can affect life satisfaction, reduce well-being and increase mental health problems. Promoting psychological resilience to support the ability to cope with life challenges such as unemployment, may be a useful strategy. A specific program named AD-Ré was designed for Long-Term Unemployed (LTU) people in order to improve their mental health by fostering psychological resilience. A randomized control trial design was used. A total of 160 LTU people, recruited from the French National Employment Service, were randomly assigned to the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 89) or the control group (<i>n</i> = 71). The experimental condition consisted in following the usual counseling protocol and participating in the assisted resilience program AD-Ré while the control condition consisted in following the usual counseling protocol only. Resilience and mental-health outcomes were measured at baseline (T1) and following the last session of the program (T2). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test. ANOVA showed a significant crossed effect between time and group on resilience, well-being, and emotional dysregulation measures (<i>p</i> < .05) and a trend effect on perceived stress and optimism measures (<i>p</i> < 10). The intervention had a significant effect on resilience (d = 0.62), well-being (d = 0.37) and emotional dysregulation (d = 0.32) and a trend effect on perceived stress measures (d = 0.26). For the first time in France, an assisted resilience program significantly improved psychological resilience among LTU compared to an usual counseling protocol.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"737-751"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the mechanism of work-family conflict on obesity-related eating behavior among employees: a large-scale cross-sectional study in China.","authors":"Fangjie Dong, Tingting Liao","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2486507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2486507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous research has demonstrated associations between work-family conflict (WFC) and obesity-related eating behaviors (OEB). However, the mechanism underlying this relationship remain unclear, especially regarding the differential impacts of work-to-family conflict (WtFC) and family-to-work conflict (FtWC). Based on conservation of resources theory, this study investigated how WtFC and FtWC influences OEB through self-efficacy and anxiety, and whether intention to have the first-child (IC1) and second-child (IC2) moderates these relationships. Data were collected from 1,708 Chinese employees aged 19-35 using a cross-sectional survey. Results showed that both WtFC and FtWC positively predicted OEB (<i>β</i> = 0.141, <i>p</i> = 0.001; <i>β</i> = 0.223, <i>p</i> < 0.001). FtWC predicted OEB through two pathways: directly through anxiety (<i>β</i> = 0.066, 95% CI: 0.045 to 0.089) and sequentially through self-efficacy and anxiety (<i>β</i> = 0.003, 95% CI: 0.001 to 0.006). WtFC showed no significant indirect effects through these pathways. IC2 strengthened the mediating effect of anxiety in the FtWC-OEB relationship (Index = 0.011, 95% CI: 0.003 to 0.019), while no significant moderating effect was found for IC1. These findings reveal distinct mechanisms through which WtFC and FtWC influence eating behaviors among Chinese employees, highlighting the complex interplay between work-family dynamics, psychological resources, emotions, and health behaviors. The results provide insights for developing targeted interventions to address OEB in workplace settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hasan Kaan Kavsara, Açelya Gül Koyuncu, Handenaz Dere Yelken, Friederike Barthels, Nanette Stroebele-Benschop
{"title":"Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Düsseldorf orthorexia scale (TR-DOS) and the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among Turkish university students.","authors":"Hasan Kaan Kavsara, Açelya Gül Koyuncu, Handenaz Dere Yelken, Friederike Barthels, Nanette Stroebele-Benschop","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2439133","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2439133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with healthy foods accompanied by the avoidance of self-declared unhealthy options, yet it remains unrecognized in major diagnostic guidelines. The Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS), a 10-item self-report questionnaire using a four-point Likert scale, assesses the obsession with healthy eating. This study evaluates the reliability and validity of the TR-DOS in the Turkish context and estimates the prevalence of ON among university students. Several studies have shown that translating the DOS into various linguistic groups may exhibit different models of DOS scores. However, the psychometric properties and model fit of the DOS have not yet been investigated in Turkish-speaking populations; to address this gap, we assessed the psychometric properties of a Turkish translation of DOS (TR-DOS) in a sample of 425 university students in Türkiye. The TR-DOS revealed a 7.3% ON prevalence and a 9.0% risk of development. Weak positive associations were observed between TR-DOS total scores and BMI (<i>r</i> = 0.152, <i>p</i> = .002). Exploratory Factor Analysis confirmed the validity of TR-DOS (KMO = 0.867) with satisfactory reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.854). Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated an acceptable fit for the TR-DOS model (χ2/df = 3.127, RMSEA = 0.071, SRMR = 0.046, IFI = 0.955, CFI = 0.955, GFI = 0.956, TLI = 0.932). Moderate positive correlations were found between TR-DOS and eating disorder measures (EAT-26: <i>r</i> = 0.428, <i>p</i> < .001; EDE-Q-13: <i>r</i> = 0.430, <i>p</i> < .001). The findings demonstrated that the TR-DOS is both culturally appropriate and psychometrically adequate for Turkish university students. It is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing obsessive healthy eating behaviors in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"782-797"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142796440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric properties of the modified Chinese version of the family resilience assessment for families of patients with cancer.","authors":"Qin Zhang, Weiyi Lin, Xiao Song, Yuli Li, Dongyu Song, Yuzhou Liu, Jingran Lyu, Yongfang Bai","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2444437","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2444437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Family resilience is critical for families recovering and growing from a cancer crisis; however, there remains a lack of universal family resilience assessment tools for families of patients with cancer. This study aimed to modify the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRA) and examine its psychometric properties. First, the FRA scale was modified into the Family Resilience Assessment Scale for Family Cancer (FRAS-FC) based on cultural adaptations and cancer population applicability. During the modification phase, items were deleted, added, and reclassified through expert consultation and group discussion. The language of the scale items was further optimized after the pilot study, resulting in a test version of the FRAS-FC. Subsequently, a total of 455 patients with cancer or their family caregivers from China participated in scale validation. The factor analysis showed a 6-factor structure with reasonable fit (χ<sup>2</sup>/df = 2.064, RMR = 0.043, SRMR = 0.056, IFI = 0.903, CFI = 0.902, RMSEA = 0.066). Satisfactory indicators of convergent and concurrent criterion validity further supported the validity of the scale. The internal consistency was good (Cronbach's alpha = 0.939). The Pearson correlation coefficient for the test-retest sample was 0.719 (<i>p</i> < 0.01), reflecting the stability of the scale measures across time. The findings support the 29-item FRAS-FC as a valid and reliable tool for measuring family resilience in patients with cancer or their family caregivers. The FRAS-FC enables healthcare professionals to identify family resilience and act accordingly to fulfill the role of the family better. The modified scale can be used in a wider range of families living with cancer or be validated separately for different types of cancers. Further validation in a wider cancer population is still needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"818-833"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Posttraumatic stress symptoms and rumination: the moderator effect of time.","authors":"Marialaura Di Tella, Annunziata Romeo","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2433542","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2433542","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and rumination (intrusive and deliberate) in individuals who experienced a traumatic event at different times. In particular, to better understand the possible mechanisms underlying the association between PTSS and rumination, the study aimed to explore whether the time since the traumatic event could serve as a moderator of the relationship between PTSS and rumination. To achieve this objective, 601 participants were recruited using a snowballing strategy and were asked to complete the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 and the Event-Related Rumination Inventory. Results of regression analyses showed that intrusive rumination was associated with the presence of PTSS regardless of the time since the event. Conversely, deliberate rumination was found to be significantly related to the presence of PTSS, but this association was moderated by time. From a clinical point of view, it appears particularly useful, when treating an individual with PTSS, to consider not only the type of trauma and the time elapsed since the event but also the type of cognitive re-elaboration that the individual enacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"697-707"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}