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Yeh, Lestter. "The Effect of Stress Coping Techniques in Sports." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1240.
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The first part of this literature review goes over the biological and psychological aspects of stress. The cause of stress can be linked back to a primitive instinct known as “fight or flight.” The “fight or flight” instinct is triggered by several chemical reactions in the body starting from a signal from the amygdala to the sympathetic nervous system. Stress can also be categorized into internal and external stress. Further research links stress to sports. Many studies show that stress coping techniques such as meditation, self-talk, rituals, etc. are beneficial to athletes during competition. Suggested avenues of further research are to develop a standardized way to incorporate practicing stress coping techniques into a younger athlete’s routine, discover whether the same stress coping techniques can be used throughout all sports, and whether certain stress coping techniques will benefit people of different personality types equally. Keywords: Stress, Coping, Sports, Psychology, Athlete
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Poirier, Patrick. "Effect of chronic stress on prefrontal cortical function." Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=86861.
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The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a brain region thought to mediate cognitive functions such as working memory. Chronic stress has been shown to reduce working memory. In this thesis study, the effect of chronic stress on PFC functions was assessed in adult rats.<br>First, contrary to previous evidences, chronic stress induces working memory performance alterations differentially in two populations of rats. One group displayed a decrease of performance only at 30 second delay, while the other had a decrease and increase at 0 and 30 seconds respectively.<br>Then, the effect of chronic stress on synaptic plasticity induction in the hippocampus-PFC network was investigated. High-frequency tetanic stimulation (HFS) of the dorsal hippocampus that induced long-term potentiation (LTP) in the prelimbic and infralimbic cortex in normal conditions was unable to induce LTP after chronic stress in the infralimbic cortex, whereas long-term depression (LTD) instead of LTP was induced in the prelimbic cortex.<br>Given that synaptic plasticity has been shown to depend on NMDA receptors in the PFC, NMDA subunit expressions before and after chronic stress was examined. There was a decrease of NR1 subunits expression in the prelimbic, but not infralimbic cortex. In contrast, the NR2A/NR2B ratio was increased in the infralimbic, but not prelimbic cortex. These results suggest that chronic stress disrupts PFC functions through dynamic modulation of distinct neural networks within the PFC.<br>Le cortex préfrontal (PFC) est une région du cerveau qui contrôle les fonctions cognitives comme la mémoire de travail. Dans cette thèse, l'effet du stress chronique sur des fonctions du PFC a été analysé chez des rats adultes.<br>Premièrement, les performances de la mémoire de travail ont été mesurées avant et après exposition au stress chronique. Nous avons constaté que le stress chronique induit des changements de performances de la mémoire de travail différemment selon deux populations de rats. Une des populations a démontré une diminution de performance seulement à 30 secondes de délai. Au contraire, l'autre a démontré une diminution de performance à 0 seconde et une amélioration de performance à 30 secondes.<br>En plus, nous avons évalué l'effet du stress chronique sur l'induction de la plasticité synaptique dans le réseau reliant l'hippocampe au PFC. Dans les conditions initiales, une stimulation tétanique à haute fréquence (HFS) dans l'hippocampe dorsal provoquait une potentialisation à long terme (LTP) dans le cortex prélimbique et infralimbique Or après exposition au stress chronique, une stimulation tétanique à haute fréquence n'a pas entraîné de potentialisation à long terme dans le cortex infralimbique. De plus, une exposition au stress chronique a provoqué l'apparition dans le cortex prélimbique d'une dépression à long terme (LTD) plutôt qu'une potentialisation à long terme.<br>Étant donné que la plasticité synaptique dépend des récepteurs de NMDA dans le PFC, nous avons examiné l'expression de sous-unité de NMDA avant et après exposition au stress chronique. En accord avec les changements synaptiques distincts de plasticité entre le cortex prélimbique et infralimbique après exposition au stress chronique, nous avons observé que l'expression de la sous-unité NR1 a diminué dans le prélimbique, mais non dans l'infralimbique. En revanche, le ratio de NR2A/NR2B a augmenté dans le cortex infralimbique, mais non dans le prélimbique. Ces résultats suggèrent que le stress chronique perturbe les fonctions du PFC par la modulation dynamique des réseaux distincts neurologiques dans le PFC.
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Marckwordt, Michelle. "Effect of Early Traumatic Experience on Current Stress Levels." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10690957.
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<p> Past findings regarding the effects of early trauma exposure have been contradictory, showing it to produce both resilience and vulnerability to future stressors. This may be explained by restricted samples, the use of inadequate measures of stress, and/or a failure to consider the possibility of curvilinear relationships. The present study sought to improve on past methodologies, sampling from a community population, utilizing a theory-consistent and well-validated measure of stress, and conducting quadratic regression analyses. Adult participants (<i>N</i> = 255) were recruited from community sites, where they completed the Lifetime Trauma Checklist, the Stress Overload Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Analyses confirmed a curvilinear relationship between early trauma and stress overload, but not in the expected direction. Both zero- and low-exposure groups had lower levels of current stress overload than the moderate- and high-exposure group, but stress overload scores began to show a decline among the highest in the high-exposure group. The same relationship was found for one of the components of stress overload, personal vulnerability, but not the other, event load. The implications of this differential, possible explanations for the curvilinear result, and the import of these findings for both theory and practice are discussed.</p><p>
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Laresgoiti, Servitje Estibalitz. "Effect of Stress, Emotional Lability and Depression on the Development of Pregnancy Complications." Thesis, Walden University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3591710.
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<p> Chronic stress and other emotional factors may have relevant impacts on pregnancy outcomes because they are related to neuroendocrine changes that lead to alterations in immunomodulation during pregnancy. In this quantitative prospective cross-sectional study, the relationship of emotional lability, depression, and stress during pregnancy and the development of preterm labor, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and low birth weight for gestational age babies was examined. Additionally, social support scores were compared to levels of stress/anxiety, depression, and emotional lability in pregnant women. Two hundred and forty two pregnant women who received prenatal services at the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico City were evaluated during the 2<sup>nd</sup> or 3<sup>rd</sup> trimester of pregnancy and followed until pregnancy termination. Logistic regression analyses showed that being single significantly predicted preeclampsia and preterm birth, and the presence of social support significantly decreased the likelihood of preterm birth development. In the logistic regression model, family income significantly predicted the development of abruptio placentae. MANCOVA results revealed a significant difference among the social support categories on the combined dependent variables (stress/anxiety, depression, and emotional lability). The ANCOVA reported significant differences between social support scores, and stress/anxiety and depression scores. ANCOVA also showed significant differences between the number of pregnancies and stress scores. A 2X2 factorial analysis of variance showed a significant main effect of stress and depression on newborn weight. By promoting awareness of the importance of emotional factors during pregnancy among healthcare workers and pregnant women, this study contributed to positive social change.</p>
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Cummins, Robert A. "The effect of organizational structure and demographics on administrative stress." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Laresgoiti, Servitje Servitje Estibalitz. "Effect of Stress, Emotional Lability and Depression on the Development of Pregnancy Complications." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1074.
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Chronic stress and other emotional factors may have relevant impacts on pregnancy outcomes because they are related to neuroendocrine changes that lead to alterations in immunomodulation during pregnancy. In this quantitative prospective cross-sectional study, the relationship of emotional lability, depression, and stress during pregnancy and the development of preterm labor, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and low birth weight for gestational age babies was examined. Additionally, social support scores were compared to levels of stress/anxiety, depression, and emotional lability in pregnant women. Two hundred and forty two pregnant women who received prenatal services at the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico City were evaluated during the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy and followed until pregnancy termination. Logistic regression analyses showed that being single significantly predicted preeclampsia and preterm birth, and the presence of social support significantly decreased the likelihood of preterm birth development. In the logistic regression model, family income significantly predicted the development of abruptio placentae. MANCOVA results revealed a significant difference among the social support categories on the combined dependent variables (stress/anxiety, depression, and emotional lability). The ANCOVA reported significant differences between social support scores, and stress/anxiety and depression scores. ANCOVA also showed significant differences between the number of pregnancies and stress scores. A 2X2 factorial analysis of variance showed a significant main effect of stress and depression on newborn weight. By promoting awareness of the importance of emotional factors during pregnancy among healthcare workers and pregnant women, this study contributed to positive social change.
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Bell, James Frederick. "Effects of Mild to Moderate Stress on Mental Rotation." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1616.
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Mental rotation (MR) is the ability to mentally shift one's visual perspective of any object by changing the orientation of a mental image of that object. Research into the effects of stress on MR could be used to help improve understanding of a variety of visual-spatial tasks performed in hyper-vigilance situations. However, until the present study, there has been no research on the effects of stress on MR. The Yerkes-Dodson Law predicts performance will be improved when an individual is exposed to mild to moderate stress. The purpose of this study was to answer three research questions. The questions examined whether stress affects MR performance; if MR performance is improved by stress, impaired, or unchanged; and, if the effect of stress is related to the degree of MR task difficulty. Twenty healthy adult participants, aged 18 to 65, were recruited from the Savannah, Georgia area. The participants were divided into 2 groups of 10: stress and no-stress groups. The stress group was exposed to a math task under time pressure. The no-stress group was given a simple counting task to do at their own pace. Heart rate during testing was measured for both groups. "L-shaped" objects of varying angular orientation were presented on a computer screen immediately following the counting tasks. Participants choose whether the pair of objects were different mirror images of the other, or the same object, only rotated differently. A 2 x2 mixed repeated measures ANOVA indicated significant differences in heart rate between groups following exposure to the counting tasks. A 2-sample t test showed no significant differences between groups for MR performance. Social change implications include more efficient use of employee training in mild- to moderately- stressful jobs that require MR skills.
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Karim, Reza Ul. "The Effect of Stress on Task Capacity and Situational Awareness." Diss., North Dakota State University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26480.
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In today?s industry, many occupations require manpower resources to include both labor and cognitive resources. As the technology is rapidly changing and businesses are becoming more dependent on cognitive performance, it is essential to find any effect physical stress might have on task performance. Situational awareness is also becoming an integral part of human task performance. It is critical for many operations to design systems such that the effects of physical stress, however minute, on task performance and situational awareness are considered.
The test methodology developed here measures the effect of stress on cognitive task performance as a result of situational awareness related to the task. The test measured and compared task capacity among different age groups and different working groups. A comparison was made on task performance based on the effects of low level physical stress and lack of it. Response time and accuracy were measured for statistical analysis. The subject?s stress levels were measured before starting the test to create a baseline for the candidates stress level. The developed tool was able to detect the effect of stress on task performance successfully and efficiently. Subjects with previous work experience performed better both in Phase I and Phase II of the experiment as compared to subjects with no previous work experience. The analysis indicates low level stress does have significant effects on task performance. In reality, stress is an unavoidable factor in daily activities. When designing any system that requires cognitive tasks, stress needs to be considered as a contributing factor to the variability of operation.
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Latronica, Amber N. "The effect of emotion regulation on stress and the role of executive function." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10131676.
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<p> Repeated exposure to stress has been associated with negative health outcomes. The present study investigated how different emotion regulation strategies—cognitive reappraisal and suppression—are associated with stress and how executive function may influence these relationships. Thirty two women, all mothers with young children, were assessed using the emotion regulation questionnaire, the affective go/no go task, and salivary cortisol collection. Cognitive reappraisal was not significantly related to stress. Greater endorsement of suppression was significantly associated with two measures of stress—increased output of daily cortisol and increased cortisol awakening response. Executive function was not a significant moderator. This is the first study to date to examine these questions and to assess them in a naturalistic setting with a sample of mothers with young children. Given that mothers regularly experience emotion-eliciting situations, these results have several implications for how emotion regulation strategies may impact stress (cortisol levels) in this population.</p>
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Keeley, Maureen Patricia 1961. "THE EFFECT OF STRESS ON THE DECODER'S COMMUNICATION CHANNELS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276499.
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This thesis investigated the interaction of stress and decoding accuracy through the vocalic and facial kinesic channels and with regard to gender. Stress (high and low) was created for 372 undergraduate students using the Stroop Color-Word Test. Overall, results did not show that an increase in stress led to a decrease in decoding accuracy. However, the findings did suggest that stress was impacting on the decoding process. The researcher uncovered a main effect for channel such that the facial kinesic channel was the most accurate for decoding emotions. In addition, an ordinal interaction was found during the first time period which showed that stress was differentially affecting the four groups (kinesic, high and low stress; vocalic, high and low stress). Males and females were affected in a similar manner by stress, with females being consistently more accurate decoders than males regardless of the amount of stress or channel used.
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Reid, Gavin. "School organisation, teachers work stress and the effect of an intervention programme." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361770.
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France, Christopher R. (Christopher Robert). "Cardiovascular responses to psychological stress and caffeine." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=74649.
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While considerable information exists regarding the independent effects of caffeine and psychological stress on cardiovascular activity, there is relatively little information on their combined effects. Since caffeine may enhance cardiovascular responsivity to psychological stress, research on hemodynamic responses to caffeine-stress combinations may help elucidate mechanisms of hypertension development. In a series of studies, regular consumers of caffeine were exposed to laboratory and naturalistic stressors with and without prior caffeine intake. Among the findings were (1) caffeine and stress produced additive increases in blood pressure, (2) caffeine appears to potentiate beta-adrenergic responsivity to active coping, but not passive coping, stressors, (3) caffeine enhanced emotional responses to stress, and (4) cardiovascular responses to caffeine and stress in a naturalistic setting were similar to those observed in the laboratory. These results indicate that caffeine may enhance cardiovascular and psychological responses to stress, and that these responses may contribute to risk for essential hypertension.
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Behrens, Scott Edward 1968. "Exercise on stress effects." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291726.
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The major purpose of this study was to determine whether exercise could help alleviate stress when performed on a regular basis. The subjects of the study were 30 University of Arizona students between the ages of 18 and 35. The study was conducted in a Pre-Post Control Group design. Regular exercise consisted of an individual routine worked out with a trainer. The exercise program was designed to raise the heart rate 50-70% of capacity for a duration of 20 consecutive minutes a minimum of three times a week for three weeks. The data consisted of four measures, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, a self-rating of stress, a stress inventory, and blood pressure. The results of this study showed that, while subjects perceived a reduction of stress, there were no significant changes in levels of stress as measured by the pre-post instruments. While previous studies have shown exercise to have important health benefits, the conclusion of the present study suggested that, although the experimental group showed a significant change in perception of stress, the other instruments revealed no significant change.
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Stawski, Robert Steven. "Examination of the effects of exposure to stress and stress-reactivity on selective attention performance." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU0NWQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=3739.
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Coy, Timothy V. "The effect of repressive coping style on cardiovascular reactivity and speech disturbances during stress /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9804539.
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McDonald-Morken, Colleen Ann. "Hawk and Dove Stress Response Profiles in Humans." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/29861.
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A recent evolutionary theory hypothesizes that there are two primary biobehavioral profiles of stress responding. Labeled "hawk" and "dove," each is characterized by divergent patterns of autonomic nervous system and neuroendocrine system activations in response to stress as well as distinct affective and behavioral tendencies. These profiles are prominent in a number of species, and it has been hypothesized that hawk-like and dovelike responses to stress may, in part, explain variability in stress-related health outcomes. This study is a preliminary investigation of hawk and dove biobehavioral profiles in humans. Participants included 73 Midwestern university students recruited from undergraduate-level psychology classes. Upon completion of a stressor task, participants answered questions regarding their psychological experiences during and immediately following the task and reported their emotions and health-related behaviors over the past several weeks. Physiological measures of cortisol and high frequency heart rate variability reactivity were used to identify relatively hawk-like and dove-like responders. Associations between patterns of physiological responding and emotional and behavioral
responses were tested. The results showed mixed support for the existence of hawk and dove biobehavioral profiles in humans.
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Kaouk, Sahar. "Sex Differences in the Effect of Social Versus Non-Social Stress on Affect and Olfactory Functioning." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1597076634571137.
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Di, Caccavo Antonietta. "The effect of patient gender on medical decision making : the influence of decisional stress." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2215.
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This research investigated the influence of patient gender as a nonclinical variable on treatment decisions made in general practice. Responses to exploratory interviews carried out with 34 GPs supported the relevance of decisional stress in general practice. Decisional conflict theory therefore provided a theoretical basis for predicting that gender differences in management would be most likely to occur under conditions of decisional stress. This is because GPs are likely to rely on gender stereotypes to simplify decision tasks as this allows them to selectively search and appraise information. Responses to interview questions regarding the influence of patient gender on decision making were analysed in order to establish a set of collective GP expectations about the characteristics and behaviour of male and female patients. Following the interview study, a subset of 23 GPs supplied information for each patient seen over approximately six surgeries, providing data for 1380 consultations in all. GPs recorded information about presenting complaints, management decisions, a range of patient characteristics, three measures of decisional stress and a measure of feeling towards patients. Log-linear analysis of these data suggested that when not feeling positively towards patients, GPs managed male and female patients presenting with certain complaints differently. Women were more likely to be prescribed drugs while men were more likely to be given advice or referral. This disparity only occurred for patients presenting with psychological and musculo-skeletal complaints. In order to identify whether consultation processes mediated these differences, corresponding audio-taped consultations also collected from the 23 GPs were analysed. Verbal interaction between GP and patient was coded according to the functional style and content of communication. However, no significant differences in either of these aspects of the consultation process emerged to explain differences in management outcome. This may be because treatment differences are mediated by implicit processes rather than by observable consultation behaviour. Research carried out in the thesis furthers the understanding of medical decision making by recognising that non-clinical factors such as patient gender and feeling towards patients, as well as medical factors influence the way that GPs manage their patients.
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Spittell, Catherine. "The Effect of Virtual Versus Live Aquarium Viewing on Induced Stress Reduction." Ohio Dominican University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oduhonors1576316099732511.
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Carpenter, Kristen M. "The stress-buffering effect of social support in gynecologic cancer survivors." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1156276012.
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Knox, Andrew Mark. "The Effect of Cooling the Head to Reduce Brain Temperature on Stress." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8186.
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Stress is associated with a vast array of negative outcomes for both physical and mental health. Based on evidence that stress influences temperature, and that psychology and physiology influence each other, we investigated the novel possibility that reducing brain temperature reduces stress in a sample of 91 university students. We used head fanning to reduce brain temperature and measured this change with an infrared ear thermometer. Participants were randomly assigned so that the fans faced toward half of the participants (cooling condition) and faced away from the other half (non-cooling control condition). Differences in stress between conditions during the Vandenberg and Kuse (1978) Mental Rotations Test were then examined to test the hypotheses that (a) cooling would buffer stress and (b) that this would be mediated by changes in brain temperature, as indicated by ear temperature. Participants in the cooling condition were less stressed (p = .02) and also performed better (p = .03) during the task but neither of these findings were mediated by ear temperature. Thus, some uncontrolled variable(s), and not changes in temperature, may have been responsible for the effect of cooling on stress. Alternatively, error in measuring brain temperature may have obscured the hypothesised causal relationship between temperature and stress. More research is needed to confirm whether cooling the head is a simple way to manage stress.
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Larsson, Marie-France. "The Effect of Plants on Individuals' Stress Level in an Indoor Work Environment." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-11141.
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<p>Many instances of sick leave can be linked to diseases caused by stress. An efficient way to counter the negative effects of stress is coping. However, trying to fit coping activities into an already busy schedule can be stressful in itself. Therefore it is interesting to study passive stress-reducing methods, for instance interaction with nature. This paper studied the effect of the presence of plants in a work-like environment on the stress level of 30 participants divided equally in a control group and a test group by measuring their heart rate. A factorial analysis of variance and a multivariate analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. Despite the heart rate of the control group being on an average 5 beats per minute higher than the test group, the difference was found not to be statistically significant. An explanation for this could be the poor reliability of heart rate as a measure of stress.</p><p>Keywords: coping, heart rate, indoors, nature, plants, stress, work</p>
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Yake, Melissa L. "The effect of stress on eating practices among university faculty." Virtual Press, 2006. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1339600.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between comfort food preferences of college faculty when under normal (non-stressful) and stressful conditions. Thirty-four percent (n=63) of the participants were males and 66 percent (n=121) were females. Sixty-seven percent (n=123) experienced a change in appetite when stressed, with 69 percent (n=85) experiencing an increase and 31 percent (n=38) experiencing a decrease in appetite. Participants chose a significantly wider variety of foods when under stressful conditions for both sweet (p=<.001) and salty/crunchy food categories (p=.004). High restrained eaters chose significantly more types of sweet foods (p=.031) and beverages (p=.020) than low restrained eaters when comparing stressful and normal conditions. These findings suggest the majority of adults may experience changes in appetite with stress, specifically an increased appetite, and may choose more types of sweet and salty/crunchy foods. An individual's restraint level, gender, and age may also play a role in comfort food choice.<br>Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Garner, Paige G. "The Effect of Changed Behaviors of Frontotemporal Dementia on the Stress Level of Informal Caregivers." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10606770.
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<p> Informal caregiving has been a widely-studied topic recently because many people with chronic and terminal illnesses are being cared for by family and friends in their homes. However, little research has focused on informal caregivers for those with one condition, frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The purpose of this study was to understand how the changed behavior of someone with FTD affects persons caring for those with this type of dementia, with a specific focus on the stress level of informal caregivers. Eleven caregivers participated in this study, with an age range of 42 to 81 years. </p><p> Caregivers whose care recipients are institutionalized reported a higher stress level during time of diagnosis, than that of caregivers who cared for their family member at home. Qualitative responses indicated that a lack of knowledge about FTD can result in a misdiagnosis, leaving caregivers more stressed because the care recipients’ behavior is left untreated. </p><p>
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Kim, Seong-Han. "The effects of heat stress on operator perceived workload in tracking." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-171117/.
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Sridhar, Sandhya. "Minority stress, coping and moderating effects of social support." Connect to resource, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1262887866.
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Sanchez, Hernandez Hugo. "The moderating effect of social support on the association between pregnant women's mindfulness and perceived stress reactivity." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10252505.
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<p> High stress and physiological stress reactivity have been shown to be associated with a number of negative health outcomes among pregnant women. However, few studies have examined stress reactivity as a perceived construct. Specifically, no studies to my knowledge have examined whether a factor related to well-being, mindfulness, is associated with perceived stress reactivity or whether social support influences that association among pregnant women. This study found that greater mindfulness was associated with lower perceived stress reactivity among a sample of 152 pregnant women. However, social support did not have a significant moderation effect on the association between mindfulness and perceived stress reactivity. Future studies should continue to examine these factors in order to determine if increasing pregnant women’s levels of mindfulness directly reduces their perceived stress reactivity. By doing so, there can be increased efforts to improve their psychological health and well-being.</p>
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Campbell, Christine A. "The effect of a two-week relaxation class on anxiety in college-age students." Online version, 1999. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1999/1999campbellc.pdf.
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Erickson, Darin J. "Attention and the stress response dampening effect of alcohol : using laten growth modeling to test a compreshensive model /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3115541.
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Abaci, Ramazan. "Ths effect of human relations training on teacher's stress, locus of control and pupil control ideology." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365116.
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Yeomans, Peter Douglass Forman Evan M. "The effect of posttraumatic stress disorder psychoeducation on the nature and severity of traumatic stress symptoms in a Burundian sample /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2838.
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Shaw, William S. "The effect of inhibition of hostility on blood pressure in stressed Alzheimer caregivers /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9907596.
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Kearns, Nathan T. "Effect of Trauma-Related Stress during Acute Alcohol Intoxication on Driving-Related Risky Decision-Making." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707403/.
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Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes are a major preventable cause of death in the United States. One potential factor that may modulate the influence of alcohol intoxication on driving-related decision-making is posttraumatic stress. The current study evaluated the influence of induction of acute trauma-related stress (via script-driven imagery) during alcohol intoxication (.06% BrAC) on driving-related risky decision-making – willingness to drive, driving-related decision-making (i.e., attempted red light runs), and driving-related reaction time (i.e., braking latency) – among 56 trauma-exposed (currently symptomatic) adult drinkers from the community (M = 25.32; 46.4% female). Results indicated that trauma-related stress may exacerbate willingness to drive during a state of acute alcohol intoxication, but, alternatively, may have only a minimal-to-moderate effect on performance-based, driving-related decision-making (i.e., red light runs), and a potentially mitigating impact on driving-related reaction time (i.e., braking latency) under the influence of alcohol. Generally, results suggest that trauma-related stress may differentially impact varying aspects of driving-related risky decision-making, above and beyond the influence of alcohol. Implications for theoretical modeling for driving-related decision-making during acute intoxication and for the advancement of education and intervention efforts, as well as suggestions for future directions, including methodological and procedural improvements, are discussed.
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Phipps, Donita Annette. "The effect of time-stress on the acquisition and transfer of a perceptual decision making skill." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28873.
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Walker, Douglas W. (Douglas Wallace). "Effects of Experimental Psychological Stress on Human Physiological Functioning: Mediation by Affiliation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277708/.
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This investigation sought to identify differences in the human psychophysiological stress response when mediated by affiliation, by assessing heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), electrodermal activity (EDA), serum Cortisol (SC) concentration, interleukin-2 (IL-2) concentration, and state anxiety among subjects who underwent an anagram solution task. Thirty male subjects from the University of North Texas were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions and asked to solve a series of difficult anagrams either alone or with a companion. Subjects assigned to the control condition were asked to copy permutations of the anagrams. Before, and immediately after the anagram/copying tasks HR, SBP, DBP were measured, blood samples drawn, and The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) administered to all subjects. EDA was measured throughout all trials. Changes from baseline through the experimental period for all dependent variables were analyzed by employing difference scores derived from contrasting baseline and experimental measures. These scores were subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA) resulting in one significant between group effect among all dependent variables examined. Contrary to stated hypotheses, the alone condition significantly differed from the companion and control conditions by demonstrating a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure from baseline through the experimental period. It was concluded that the decrease in systolic blood pressure from baseline through the experimental period for the alone group was a result of chance sampling of individuals possessing unique psychophysiological response patterns. Appraisals of inter-group differences in response patterns across all dependent variables suggest that an insufficient stressor, and limitations in design, statistical analysis, and measurement may have contributed to this investigation's results. Implications of findings were discussed along with suggestions for future research.
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Arelis, Cheryl L., and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Stress and the power of play." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2006, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/342.
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Stress is thought to be antithetical to play. However, this thesis shows that mild stress
(e.g., social deprivation) enhances rough-and-tumble play, as opposed to other social behaviors, in adolescent rats. Social deprivation results in both higher levels of
corticosterone (a stress hormone) and higher levels of play. When non-socially deprived
rats were injected with ACTH (a precursor to corticosterone), the frequency of play was
elevated to levels comparable to that seen when juveniles were socially deprived.
Moreover, corticosterone was reduced by the opportunity to play, but not when given
social contact (but no play) or solitary exercise (i.e. a running wheel). Therefore, this thesis provides evidence that play is not only enhanced by mild stress, but that it is used by animals to reduce stress.<br>vi, 70 leaves ; 29 cm.
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Williams, Tracee Felice. "The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Chiropractic Care on Stress Reduction." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4581.
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Decreasing the impact of stressors on the body remains an important area of study for the affected population. While there is evidence showing that cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), a psychotherapy approach, results in decreased stress, little was found about the effects of chiropractic treatment (CC) on stress. The purpose of this quantitative archival study was to determine whether the combination therapy of CC and CBT was more effective in decreasing stress than CBT independently. Cognitive neuropsychology served as the theoretical lens. Client data from a mental health and chiropractic care center on the West coast (N = 112) were divided into 2 treatment groups, CBT and CC and CBT alone. Pre and posttreatment data were collected on stress, anxiety, and nerve conduction. ANOVA test results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the mean change scores between the 2 groups in terms of individual participants' stress, anxiety, and nerve interference. Although there was no significant interaction effect, results showed that both the combination therapy and CBT alone led to a decrease in stress and anxiety and an increase in the nerve conduction of participant's posttreatment. While this archival study did not yield evidence of the benefits of CC for stress-related disorders, its results suggest that future researchers should pursue more direct efforts to evaluate the effects of combination therapies. Considering the high number of people who experience stress-related challenges, the incorporation of CC along with a psychological treatment might engender positive social change for individuals and healthcare practitioners through the potential reduction of stress.
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Didriksen, Nancy A. (Nancy Andrews). "Psychological Stress: Effect on Humoral Immune Functioning as Measured by Immunoglobulin Levels." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331278/.
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The purpose of the present study was to determine if psychological stress, defined as academic examination stress, would systematically produce changes in immune parameters (immunoglobulin concentration) and psychological functioning. It was hypothesized that as examination stress occurred there would be an effect on immunological function consistent with heightened psychological activity/stress. Subjects were 23 master's and doctoral students in psychology who volunteered for the research project. All subjects were administered a series of psychological tests to measure stress, personality factors, emotional states, and anxiety levels. All tests were administered and.blood samples drawn over a period of 15 months across two lowstress and two high-stress periods. Immunological tests included white blood cell (WBC) differential count and radial immunodiffusion (RID) for the determination of concentration of different immunoglobulin classes (IgA, IgG, IgM) in serum. Data were treated to a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures, t /test for correlated samples correlational matrix between variables across assessments and discriminant function analysis. Results showed (1) increased immunoglobulin levels during periods of stress; (2) immunoglobulin G most consistently related to stress and probably most indicative of the stressed condition and biological resistance to stress; (3) anxiety related to external events; (4) increase in anxiety under stress; and (5) anxiety inversely correlated with emotional stability and coping skills while positively related to tension, increased number of somatic complaints, and obsessive-compulsive trends. Firm support was provided for the hypothesis that as stress occurred, there would be consistent changes in immunological functioning associated with heightened psychological activity/stress. It was concluded that a response pattern to stress was adaptive along both psychological- and immunological dimensions and that the concept of bodymind interaction was the most realistic approach to understanding the total response patterns.
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Amstadter, Ananda Beth Laura L. Vernon Laura L. Burkhart Barry R. "Physiological effects of suppression of neutral and traumatic thoughts in posttraumatic stress disorder." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SUMMER/Psychology/Dissertation/AMSTADTER_ANA_20.pdf.
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Esposito, Casie. "The Effect of Infant Directed Lullaby on Maternal Attachment and Parenting Stress." Scholarly Commons, 2018. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3544.
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In this modified single-subject design study, the researcher sought to find whether eight parents who were taught to use lullaby evidenced a change in attachment and parenting stress regarding their infant’s hospitalization and into transition to home. Using repeated measures over a period of approximately two months, each parent was asked to use infant directed lullaby with their infants and keep track of its use with a calendar. The Maternal Attachment Inventory and the Parenting Stress Index provided measurement of self-reported attachment and stress. An adapted intervention rating profile was used to determine the parent’s perceived acceptance of infant directed lullaby.
Understanding possible connections between attachment and parenting stress with music, and as a music therapy intervention, is important for both researchers and clinicians in the field of music therapy. Teaching parents to use a simple and cost effective tool may provide families with more access to interventions similar to infant directed lullaby as well as provide support for families and their infants. Despite this study’s inconclusive findings, a new door for research in this settings has been opened regarding parent training and its effectiveness, which is important in that a therapist is not always able to be present to provide treatment particularly in the NICU setting and after they have been discharged home.
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Law, Chan Sui-kuen Louisa, and 羅陳瑞娟. "Stress and coping: a study of wives of Hong Kong seamen." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31247866.
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Dolbier, Christyn Lisette. "Promoting challenge appraisals of stress : effects on reactivity, immunity, and health /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Belelie, Cindylou. "The relationship of SOC to well-being and its effect on the perception of a selected number of work characteristics." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53675.
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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many Black nurses who originally come from previously disadvantaged communities
find themselves at present in relatively senior positions. The reality is, however, that
many of these employees are still residing in residential areas where transformation
and changes are still very limited and progress hardly noticeable. Such employees
experience the stressful world of nursing on the one hand while on the other hand
they also have to battle with the realities of the legacy of Apartheid. These may
include aspects such as financial burdens, long distances from work, poor public
transport, high crime rates in their communities and schools that are yet to improve
standards.
There are still Black South Africans, amongst them Black nursing sisters, who have
to battle with these problems daily, in addition to having to cope with occupational
stressors. One would assume then that they may be experiencing a large degree of
strain and burnout.
This research was therefore concerned with those nurses who remain productive and
efficient in their work by overcoming constant occupational and non-occupational
demands and stressors. Not all nurses, however, experience ill health due to
stressors. There are nurses who do cope well. Two research questions were investigated with reference to the above: (a) Why some
Black nursing sisters appear to cope better than others; and (b) What the role of
Sense of Coherence (SOC) is as a coping resource.
The study therefore investigated the statistical relationship between (a) SOC and
well-being and (b) the effect that SOC has on the perception of a selected number of
work characteristics.
Significant Pearson Correlations were found between SOC and psychosomatic strain
symptoms and burnout frequency. No significant relationship was found between
SOC and burnout intensity. A significant relationship was found between SOC and
work demands, as well as SOC and career rewards. Findings further indicate that no
significant relationship was found between organisational climate, leadership
relations, influence at work, time pressures and adverse factors in the work
environment.
Two-way ANOVAs indicate that no significant main effect exists in respect of SOC on
psychosomatic strain symptoms. The study also indicates that a significant main
effect exists for SOC on burnout frequency, whereas no significant main effect exists
for SOC on burnout intensity.
No significant interaction effect exists between SOC and age on psychosomatic
strain symptoms, burnout frequency and burnout intensity. A significant interaction effect exists between SOC and education level on burnout intensity, while there is no
significant interaction effect between SOC and educational level on psychosomatic
strain symptoms and burnout frequency.
A significant main effect exists for SOC on the perception of leadership relations,
influence at work and career rewards. Findings further indicate that no significant
main effect exists for SOC on the perception of: orgnisational climate, time pressures,
work demands and adverse factors in the work environment.
No significant interaction effect exists between SOC and age on the perception of
organisational climate, influence at work, work demands, time pressures, career
rewards, leadership relations and adverse factors in the work environment.
Results indicate that no significant interaction effect exists between SOC and
educational level on the perception of organisational climate, influence at work, work
demands, time pressures, career rewards, leadership relations and adverse factors in
the work environment.
The results thus indicate that a positive correlation exists between SOC and wellbeing.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Talle verpleegters uit voorheen benadeelde gebiede, bevind hulself huidiglik in
relatiewe senior posisies.
Die werklikheid is egter dat hierdie werknemers nog steeds onder andere in
woongebiede bly waar transformasie en verandering gering is en algemene
vordering nie waarneembaar is nie. Hierdie werknemers ondervind die stresvolle
omstandighede van verpleging eendersyds en andersyds voer hulle 'n stryd teen
die nalatenskap van apartheid.
Dit kan aspekte soos finansiele probleme, lang afstande van hul werkplek, publieke
vervoer, hoë misdaadsyfers in hul gemeenskappe asook skole waar die
opvoedkundige standaarde nog aangespreek moet word, insluit.
Daar is nog talle Swart Suid-Afrikaners, Swart verpleegsusters onder andere wat
daagliks met hierdie probleme die stryd voer met 'n langsame veranderingsproses,
terwyl hulle ook met talle stressors in hul beroepe te make het. Dit kan dus aanvaar
word dat hierdie persone 'n groot mate van stres en uitbranding ondervind.
Hierdie navorsing het te make met daardie groep verpleegsters wat produktief en
bekwaam in hul werk bly funksioneer het, weens die feit dat hulle hierdie
voordurende beroeps-en nie-beroeps vereistes en stressors suksesvol die hoof kan bied. Nie al die verpleegsters se geestegesondheid word dus deur genoemde
stresfaktore benadeel nie en kan deurgaans effektief funksioneer.
Twee navorsings-vraagstukke is met betrekking tot bogenoemde Suid-Afrikaanse
realiteit ondersoek: (a) Waarom sommige Swart verpleegsusters die stressors in hul
beroeps-en lewensomstandighede beter as ander hanteer en (b) Watter rol speel
koherensiebelewing ("SOC") as enstreshantering meganisme.
Die studie het (a) die verhouding tussen koherensiebelewing en werknemer welsyn
en (b) die rol van koherensiebelewing ("SOC") as enmeganisme vir die hantering van
stres, nagevors.
Beduidende Pearson Korrelasies tussen koherensiebelewing, psigosomatiese
stressimptome en die frekwensie van uitbranding is gevind. Geen beduidende
verband is tussen koherensiebelewing, werkseise en loopbaanbelonings gevind nie.
Die resultate dui verder aan dat daar geen beduidende verband tussen
organisatoriese klimaat, leierskap verhoudings, invloed by die werk, tydsdruk, en
nadelige faktore in die werksomgewing bestaan nie.
Twee-rigting variansie ontledings dui egter aan dat daar geen beduidende hoof effek
tussen koherensiebelewing en psigosomatiese stressimptome bestaan nie. Die
studie dui ook op 'n beduidende hoof effek tussen koherensiebelewing en die frekwensie van uitbranding. Geen beduidende hoof effek is tussen
koherensiebelewing en uitbranding intensiteit gevind.
Geen beduidende interaksie effek bestaan tussen koherensiebelewing en ouderdom
op psigomatiese stressimptome, frekwensie van uitbrandiqg en uitbrandings
intensiteit nie. 'n Beduidende interaksie effek bestaan tussen koherensiebelewing en
opvoedkundige kwalifikasie op uitbranding intensiteit, terwyl daar geen interaksie
effek bestaan tussen psigomatiese stressimptome en frekwensie van uitbranding nie.
'n Beduidende hoof effek ten opsigte van koherensiebelewing op die persepsie van
leierskap-verhoudings, invloede by die werk, en loopbaanbelonings is gevind. Die
navorsing dui verder daarop dat geen betekenisvolle hoof effek bestaan ten opsigte
van koherensiebelewing op die persepsie van organisatoriese klimaat, tydsdruk,
werksvereistes en nadelige faktore in die werksomgewing nie.
'n Statisties beduidende hoof effek ten opsigte van koherensiebelewing op die
persepsie van leierskap-verhoudings, invloede by die werk, en loopbaanbelonings,
bestaan.
Geen beduidende interaksie effek bestaan tussen koherensiebelewing en ouderdom
op die persepsie van organisatoriese klimaat, invloed by die werk, werkseise,
tydsdruk, loopbaanbelonings, leierskap-verhoudings en nadelige faktore in die
werksomgewing nie. Resultate toon geen statisties beduidende interaksie effek tussen
koherensiebelewing en opvoedkundige kwalifikasie op die persepsie van
organisatoriese klimaat, invloede by die werk, werkseise, tydsdruk,
loopbaanbelonings, leierskap-verhoudings en nadelige faktore by die werk nie.
Die resultate dui derhalwe op 'n positiewe verband tussen koheresensiebelewing en
werknemerwelstand.
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Graham, Ruth M. "The effect of work specialty, demographic variables, and social support upon the perceived job stress of military nurses." Scholarly Commons, 1989. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3455.
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The present study sought: (a) to investigate differences in the type of stressors and level of job stress reported by nurses working in ICU/CCU, Medicine/Surgery, and other specialty areas; (b) to examine the relationship between perceived job stress and social support; and (c) to determine whether the demographic characteristics, age, sex, marital status, level of educational training, and military rank, had any moderating effects upon job stress. A sample of 231 military nurses completed a demographic inventory, the Nursing Job Stress Instrument, and the Social Support Questionnaire. Social support, clearly the most important variable examined by this study, was negatively correlated with job stress. All nurses seemed to experience the most stress as a result of inadequate staffing. However, no support was found for the idea that critical care nurses experience greater or different stressors than ward nurses. All of the demographic variables were unrelated to job stress.
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Bruce, Kurt. "The effects of biofeedback on task performance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. http://www.oregonpdf.org.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Texas, 2000.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-46). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.
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Allen, Andrew P. "Chewing gum's effects on alertness, performance and stress." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2013. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/47731/.
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Chewing gum has previously been found to reduce chronic stress and enhance alertness, but effects on attention have been less reliable. The aim of this thesis was to investigate possible mechanisms for such effects, and to study the reliability and timing of effects in greater detail. Two surveys provided detailed information about habitual gum consumption. Two intervention studies involved chewing gum during a workday and reporting well-being and performance at work; the second intervention also assessed physiological variables. Six experiments studied the timing of and mechanisms for acute chewing gum effects. Two of these experiments studied the prevalence of time-on-task trends in gum effects on attention and mood. A further experiment studied the effects of gum on mood in the absence of attention tasks. The final three experiments examined possible mechanisms for consistent effects of gum on alertness and variable effects on attention: the first concerned psychophysiology, the second concerned demand characteristics, and the third concerned rate of chewing and task order. The results of this thesis suggest that chewing gum can reliably maintain alertness and enhance reported performance at work. Chewing gum also moderated decrements in vigilance, although the direction of this effect depended on length of prior performance. A reduction of stress and anxiety was observed in some cases, but this finding was less reliable. Under experimental conditions, heart rate increased while chewing gum and began to slow following chewing, suggesting a physiological mechanism for both enhanced alertness and reduced stress. However, heart rate did not differ over the course of a workday. Salivary cortisol was higher during the morning when chewing gum, suggesting an endocrine response associated with higher alertness. Demand characteristics moderated reported alertness, but did not explain any effects on attention. Neither rate of chewing nor task order moderated chewing gum effects.
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Lai, Chuk-ling Julian. "The effects of examination stress on secretory immunity /." [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14802983.
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Ha, Jennifer T. "Mediating Effect of Acculturation Strategy on the Relationship between Acculturation Stress Factors and Global Psychological Distress: A Path Model." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2021. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=28152492.
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U.S. ex patriates are vulnerable to psychological distress due to challenges of living outside the U.S. that may contribute to decreased overall psychological and functional well-being with potentially long-term harmful consequences (Truman, Sharar & Pompe, 2011). However, there is scant evidence in the literature describing the acculturation process of this important population. Informed by Berry’s (1997) acculturation model, evidence in the literature then suggests a potential path model in which acculturation strategy (assimilation, separation, integration, and marginalization) mediates the relationship between the acculturative stress factors of perceived discrimination, linguistic challenges, and perceived social support and global psychological distress (Aichberger et al., 2015; Cokley et al., 2017; El Khoury, 2019; Luciano, Straussner, Jones, & Tosone, 2012). The researcher used a concurrent nested mixed-methods design to address the several gaps identified in the relevant literature related to the difficulties experienced by U.S. ex patriates. Measures were Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS; William, Yu, Jackson & Anderson, 1997), host-country language ability items from Selmer (2006); The Index of Sojourner Social Su p port (ISSS; Ong & Ward, 2005), the Acculturation Index (AI; Ward & Rana-Deuba, 1999) and the De pression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale Version 21 (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). Measures were completed by 169 participants. Quantitative analysis was done through SPSS and MPlus to address the research question: What is the indirect effect of acculturation strategy on the direct effect of perceived discrimination, linguistic challenge, and perceived social support on global psychological distress? Results for each of the hypotheses were: (1) (assimilation) the direct effects of LC (std. est = .45, p = .00) on PD was statistically significant; (2) (separation), the direct effects of D (std. est = .43, p = .00) and SS (std. est = −.35, p = .02) on PD were statistically significant; (3) (integration), the direct effects of D (std. est =.09, p = .00) and LC (std. est = .08, p = .00) on PD were statistically significant; and (marginalization), the direct effects of D (std. est =.26, p = .01) and LC (std. est = .2, p = .00) on PD were statistically significant. No significant results were found for indirect effects demonstrating only partial support for each hypothesis. This was followed by open-ended qualitative questions related to experiences of discrimination based on race, discrimination based on gender, privilege, linguistic challenges, and social support to support and add detail to the quantitative results. Findings indicated the following themes: discrimination based on race: verbal abuse, stereotypes, unfair treatment due to skin color, suspicion/fear, and racism against Black individuals; discrimination based on gender: workplace discrimination, pay disparity, harassment, and assumption of a lack of competency; privilege: were preferential social treatment and increased economic status; linguistic challenge: understanding slang and understanding different dialects/accents; and social support: loneliness from lack of friends and family and lack of social life. Results demonstrated a lack of conclusive evidence of the universality of Berry’s model. Implications for the counseling profession and health care policy are explored. Limitations and future direction of research are also explored.
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Simerly, Gabriel, Ginette Blackhart, Parker A. Dreves, and Robin L. Leonard. "Effects of Self-Care on Undergraduate Stress." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/asrf/2019/schedule/193.
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Previous research has shown that excessive levels of stress can have a significant, negative effect on one’s overall cognitive efficiency and that stress levels are negatively correlated with various self-care practices. The present research was designed to build upon this body of knowledge by gathering data from an undergraduate sample (N = 200) with 44 males and 156 females (MAge = 21.22). Participants’ stress levels and self-care practices were measured at weeks 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 of a standard semester using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and the Mindful Self-Care Scale. We hypothesized that increased stress would result in decreased self-care practices and that predisposed levels of self-care at time 1 could be used to predict stress levels at times 3 and 5. A cross-lagged panel analysis supported this hypothesis, indicating simultaneously that self-care was significantly correlated with stress and that the two factors were significantly predictive of one another at later time points.
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Poehlmann, Kirsten M. "The effects of psychological stress on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine reactivity /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487951907958721.
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