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{"title":"The anxious-depressive attack severity scale: development and initial validation and reliability.","authors":"Shota Noda,&nbsp;Satomi Matsumoto,&nbsp;Naoko Kawasaki,&nbsp;Mina Masaki,&nbsp;Itaru Fukui,&nbsp;Hisanobu Kaiya","doi":"10.1186/s13030-021-00214-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-021-00214-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Anxious-depressive attack (ADA) is a symptom complex that comprises sudden intense feelings of anxiety or depression, intrusive rumination of regretful memories or future worries, emotional distress due to painful thoughts, and coping behaviors to manage emotional distress. ADA has been observed trans-diagnostically across various psychiatric disorders. Although the importance of ADA treatment has been indicated, a scale to measure the severity of ADA has not been developed. This study aimed to develop an Anxious-Depressive Attack Severity Scale (ADAS) to measure the severity of ADA symptoms and examine its reliability and validity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 242 outpatients responded to a questionnaire and participated in an interview, which were designed to measure the severity of ADA, depressive, anxiety, anxious depression, and social anxiety symptoms. Based on the diagnostic criteria for ADA, 54 patients were confirmed to have ADA and were included in the main study analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The exploratory factor analysis of the ADAS identified a two factor structure: severity of ADA symptoms and ADA frequency and coping behaviors. McDonald's ωt coefficients were high for the overall scale and the first factor (ωt = .78 and ωt = .83, respectively) but low for the second factor (ωt = .49). The ADAS score was significantly positively correlated with clinical symptoms related to anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study demonstrated that the ADAS has sufficient reliability and validity; however, internal consistency was insufficient for the second factor. Overall, the ADAS has potential to be a valuable tool for use in clinical trials of ADA.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-021-00214-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39145668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health and sleep habits/problems in children aged 3-4 years: a population study.","authors":"Fumie Horiuchi,&nbsp;Kentaro Kawabe,&nbsp;Yasunori Oka,&nbsp;Kiwamu Nakachi,&nbsp;Rie Hosokawa,&nbsp;Shu-Ichi Ueno","doi":"10.1186/s13030-021-00213-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-021-00213-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sleep is essential for mental health at all ages, but few studies have investigated the importance of sleep for mental health in early childhood. Therefore, this study examined the association between mental health and sleep habits/problems in children aged 3-4 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Children aged 3 to 4 years who were living in the community (n = 415; 211/204 boys/girls) were recruited for this study. Their mental health was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and their sleep habits/problems were evaluated using the Child and Adolescent Sleep Checklist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the total difficulties score of the SDQ, the children were divided into two groups: a poor mental health group (n = 76) and a control group (n = 339). In terms of sleep habits, which included total sleep time, bedtime, wake time, and nap conditions, there were no differences between the two groups. Regarding sleep-related problems, however, anxiety before going to sleep (p = 0.026), circadian rhythm abnormalities (p = 0.014), and sleepiness during classes outside of naptimes (p = 0.031) were significantly higher in the poor mental health group than in the control group. Multiple regression analysis showed that poor mental health status was significantly associated with sleepiness and snoring (p = 0.017 and p = 0.018, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The mental health status of 3-4-year-old children was associated with sleep-related problems, namely sleepiness and snoring. Healthcare providers should pay attention to children's irregular sleep-wake patterns; moreover, interventions for appropriate sleep hygiene will reduce the psychological burden on both children and their families.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-021-00213-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38920702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP) and Development of a Short-Form version (J-DRSP (SF)) to assess symptoms of premenstrual syndrome among Japanese women.","authors":"Yumie Ikeda,&nbsp;Miho Egawa,&nbsp;Kazuya Okamoto,&nbsp;Masaki Mandai,&nbsp;Yoshimitsu Takahashi,&nbsp;Takeo Nakayama","doi":"10.1186/s13030-021-00208-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-021-00208-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (J-DRSP, 24 items) for evaluating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and to develop a short form version of the J-DRSP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the \"DRSP-JAPAN\" smartphone app, we collected daily J-DRSP records from cycle day - 6 (CD - 6) to CD 10, with CD 1 representing the menstruation onset date. Factorial validity (exploratory factor analysis: EFA, confirmatory factor analysis: CFA) and criterion validity were examined, and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation: ICC) evaluated. The short-form version of the J-DRSP was developed using classical test theory.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 304 women participated and 243 recorded symptoms on at least 4 days spanning the week of the luteal phase (CD - 6 to CD 0) and 4 days spanning the week of the follicular phase (CD 4 to CD 10), with CD 0 set as the day before menstruation started. The EFA revealed a two-factor structure. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was 0.992, and Bartlett's test of sphericity chi-square was 3653.89 (P < 0.001). However, the model fitness of CFA was found to be suboptimal (comparative fit index (CFI): 0.83, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA): 0.12). Total scores for J-DRSP and the sum scores for each subscale were higher on CD 0 than on CD 10 (p < 0.001), suggesting validity for some criteria. ICC values for the total J-DRSP score from CD 0 to CD - 1, and between CD 9 to CD 10, were 0.60 (95% CI: 0.48-0.72) and 0.76 (95% CI: 0.69-0.82), respectively. Having eliminated some original items after considering factor loading for each item, we developed an 8-item Short-Form J-DRSP (J-DRSP (SF)) comprising 2 factors (S-Psychological and S-Physical, 4 items for each). CFA showed a better model fit (CFI: 0.99, RMSEA: 0.048), and ICC values in the luteal and follicular phases were 0.61 (95%CI: 0.51-0.68) and 0.70 (95%CI: 0.62-0.77), respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The J-DRSP has moderate to good reliability and a certain level of validity. The 8-item J-DRSP (SF) has a two-factor structure and can be used effectively among Japanese women to assess their PMS symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"15 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-021-00208-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10296484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The psychosocial barriers to medication adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study.","authors":"Firoozeh Mostafavi,&nbsp;Fereshteh Zamani Alavijeh,&nbsp;Arash Salahshouri,&nbsp;Behzad Mahaki","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00202-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00202-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The adherence of diabetic patients to their medication regimen is associated with many psychosocial factors that are still unknown. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the psychosocial barriers to medication adherence of patients with type2 diabetes (T2D).</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This descriptive qualitative study was done in Isfahan, Iran by conducting in-depth unstructured interviews with 23 purposively selected patients with T2D and 10 healthcare providers (HCPs). The participants were interviewed face-to-face between November 2017 and June 2018 at the patient's home, a Health Care Center, or at the diabetes clinic. Data analysis was performed using MAXQDA-10 software and the conventional content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis of the data led to six categories of perceived psychosocial barriers: 1) fear, concern and distress, 2) exhaustion and burnout, 3) the children's issues being the priority, 4) poor financial support, 5) communication challenges, and 6) poor work conditions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study identified some of the psychosocial barriers to medication adherence of patients with T2D, which will be of great help to researchers and HCPs in designing and implementing effective interventions to overcome these barriers and change patient self-care behaviors and increase their medication adherence.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00202-x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38833285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eye gaze differences in school scenes between preschool children and adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder and those with typical development.","authors":"Yuko Ishizaki,&nbsp;Takahiro Higuchi,&nbsp;Yoshitoki Yanagimoto,&nbsp;Hodaka Kobayashi,&nbsp;Atsushi Noritake,&nbsp;Kae Nakamura,&nbsp;Kazunari Kaneko","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00203-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00203-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience difficulty adapting to daily life in a preschool or school settings and are likely to develop psychosomatic symptoms. For a better understanding of the difficulties experienced daily by preschool children and adolescents with ASD, this study investigated differences in eye gaze behavior in the classroom environment between children with ASD and those with typical development (TD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study evaluated 30 children with ASD and 49 children with TD. Participants were presented with images of a human face and a classroom scene. While they gazed at specific regions of visual stimuli, eye tracking with an iView X system was used to evaluate and compare the duration of gaze time between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with preschool children with TD, preschool children with ASD spent less time gazing at the eyes of the human face and the object at which the teacher pointed in the classroom image. Preschool children with TD who had no classroom experience tended to look at the object the teacher pointed at in the classroom image.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Children with ASD did not look at the human eyes in the facial image or the object pointed at in the classroom image, which may indicate their inability to analyze situations, understand instruction in a classroom, or act appropriately in a group. This suggests that this gaze behavior of children with ASD causes social maladaptation and psychosomatic symptoms. A therapeutic approach that focuses on joint attention is desirable for improving the ability of children with ASD to adapt to their social environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2021-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00203-w","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38753192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biopsychosocial medicine research trends: connecting clinical medicine, psychology, and public health.","authors":"Mutsuhiro Nakao,&nbsp;Gen Komaki,&nbsp;Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi,&nbsp;Hans-Christian Deter,&nbsp;Shin Fukudo","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00204-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00204-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"30"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00204-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38691244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The psychosocial profile of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Filiberto Toledano-Toledano,&nbsp;David Luna","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00201-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00201-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A family caregiver is defined as a person who has a significant emotional bond with the patient; this caregiver is a family member who is a part of the patient's family life cycle; offers emotional-expressive, instrumental, and tangible support; and provides assistance and comprehensive care during the chronic illness, acute illness, or disability of a child, adult, or elderly person. The objectives of this study were to identify the psychosocial profiles of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases and to establish the relationship between these profiles and sociodemographic variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 401 family caregivers of children with chronic diseases at the National Institute of Health in Mexico City. The participants responded to the Sociodemographic Variables Questionnaire (Q-SV) for research on family caregivers of children with chronic disease and a battery of 7 instruments that examined anxiety, caregiver burden, family support, depression, resilience, parental stress, and the World Health Organization Well-Being Index<i>.</i></p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A hierarchical cluster analysis and its confirmation through a nonhierarchical cluster analysis confirmed two profiles of caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic diseases. Profile 1, called <i>Vulnerability of family caregivers</i>, is characterized by high levels of anxiety, depression, parental stress and caregiver burden, accompanied by low levels of family support, resilience, and well-being. Profile 2, called <i>Adversity of family caregivers</i>, shows an inverse pattern, with high levels of family support, resilience, and well-being and low levels of anxiety, depression, parental stress and caregiver burden. The sociodemographic characteristics are similar for both profiles, with the exception of the caregiver's family type. Profile 1 shows more single-parent caregivers, while profile 2 includes more caregivers with a nuclear family. However, the type of family did not reach significance for predicting the caregiver's profile in a bivariate logistic regression model.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The psychosocial profile of family caregivers of children with chronic diseases can be structured according to their psychosocial characteristics. Although no causal factors were detected that define criteria for belonging to one or another profile, the characteristics identified for each indicate the need for specific and differentiated intervention strategies for families facing adversity, risk and vulnerability during a child's disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00201-y","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38536785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Personality traits mediate the association between perceived parental bonding and well-being in adult volunteers from the community.","authors":"Akiko Murakoshi,&nbsp;Nobuyuki Mitsui,&nbsp;Jiro Masuya,&nbsp;Yota Fujimura,&nbsp;Shinji Higashi,&nbsp;Ichiro Kusumi,&nbsp;Takeshi Inoue","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00198-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00198-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous studies reported that subjective well-being in adulthood correlates with perceived parental bonding in childhood as well as personality traits. However, whether personality traits mediate the effect of perceived parental bonding on well-being or not has not been reported to date. In this study, we hypothesized that 'parental care and overprotection' in childhood affect 'well-being' in adulthood through various 'personality traits', and analyzed this using structural equation modeling.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 402 adult volunteers from the community provided responses to the following questionnaires: 1) Parental Bonding Instrument, 2) Temperament and Character Inventory, and 3) The Subjective Well-being Inventory. Two structural equation models were designed and the maximum likelihood estimation method was used for covariance structure analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parental care in childhood directly increased well-being in adulthood and indirectly increased it through personality traits (harm avoidance, reward dependence, and self-directedness). Parental overprotection in childhood had no direct effect on well-being in adulthood but decreased well-being in adulthood indirectly through personality traits (harm avoidance, reward dependence, and self-directedness) and increased it through one personality trait (self-transcendence).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study showed that the influences of perceived parental bonding on well-being in adulthood are mediated by self-directedness, harm avoidance, reward dependence, and self-transcendence among the seven personality dimensions evaluated by the Temperament and Character Inventory.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"28"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00198-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38518369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Educational supportive group therapy and the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.","authors":"Sajad Mansouri,&nbsp;Amir Jalali,&nbsp;Mahmoud Rahmati,&nbsp;Nader Salari","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00200-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00200-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In addition to physical, mental, and social condition, ESRD and hemodialysis affect the quality of life of patients as well. Psychotherapy and non-pharmaceutical interventions are effective measures to add meaning to life, create a goal and motivation in life, and improve the quality of life in chronic patients. The effect of educational and supportive group therapy on the quality of life (QOL) of hemodialysis patients was examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was carried out as an interventional quasi-experimental study with the participation of 64 patients who were selected through convenience sampling and based on the patient's hemodialysis days (Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday patients as an experimental group and Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday patients as a control group). There were 32 patients in each group. The experimental group received eight 50 min sessions including two sessions per week. The control group received the normal interventions. The participants were assessed using a demographics form and Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form before, immediately after, and 1 month after the intervention. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS (v.24).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean QOL scores of the experimental group before, immediately after, and 4 weeks after the intervention were 36.99, 43.3, and 44.9 respectively. Those of the control group were 36.39, 37.2, and 37.1 respectively. There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (<i>P</i> > 0.05); however, the difference between the two groups was significant immediately after and 4 weeks after the intervention (<i>P</i> = 0.0001). The trend of score change in the experimental group was also significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and Tukey ad-hoc test showed significant differences between the scores before intervention and those immediately after and 4 weeks after the intervention (<i>p</i> < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In general, educational and supportive group therapy can expand the interpersonal relationships of hemodialysis patients and positively affect their quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"27"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00200-z","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38502752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Personal values in adolescence and their associations with metabolic biomarkers in adulthood: a Japanese population-based study.","authors":"Natsu Sasaki,&nbsp;Kazuhiro Watanabe,&nbsp;Norito Kawakami","doi":"10.1186/s13030-020-00197-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00197-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Personal values, which are formed in early life, can have an impact on health outcome later in life.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between personal values in adolescence and bio-indicators related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood.</p><p><strong>Participants and methods: </strong>The longitudinal data used was from the Japanese Study on Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood (J-SHINE). Personal values in adolescence were retrospectively obtained in 2017 from a self-reporting questionnaire, composed of value priorities and commitment to the values. Venous samples were collected in 2012 for low and high-density lipoprotein (LDL, HDL) cholesterol and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP) were also measured. The associations of each variable were examined by partial correlation analysis. In addition, multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine overall associations between personal values and the sum of standardized scores (Z-score) of the biomarkers as a proxy of MetS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total population (<i>n</i> = 668) included 261 men and 407 women. For men, the personal value priority of \"Having influence on society\" was associated with high HDL cholesterol (0.133, <i>p</i> = 0.032) and \"Cherishing familiar people\" with low waist circumference (<i>r</i> = -0.129, <i>p</i> = 0.049), low SBP, and high DBP (<i>r</i> = -0.135, <i>p</i> = 0.039; <i>r</i> = 0.134, <i>p</i> = 0.041). For women, \"Not bothering others\" was associated with high SBP and low DBP (<i>r</i> = 0.125, <i>p</i> = 0.015; <i>r</i> = -0.123, <i>p</i> = 0.017). \"Economically succeeding\" was associated with a worse outcome (β = 0.162, <i>p</i> = 0.042) in men.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although some significant associations were found between personal values in adolescence and MetS-related markers in adulthood, the overall associations were not strong. Culturally prevailing values were likely to be associated with a good outcome of metabolic health.</p>","PeriodicalId":9027,"journal":{"name":"BioPsychoSocial Medicine","volume":"14 ","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2020-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/s13030-020-00197-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38572710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}