Academic Articles & Research Papers

Resilience Mediates the Association Between Discrimination and Psychological Distress Among Rural, Black Women in South Carolina: A Structural Equation Model.

The protective power of social connectedness: Individual vs. community influences on psychological distress in middle-aged Black adults.

Psychological distress, stigma, and intersectional marginalization in lesbian and bisexual cisgender women in Chinese higher education: a thematic analysis guided by minority stress theory.

Psychological distress among unaccompanied migrants and persons prone to statelessness in Ghana: prevalence and associated factors from a community-based cross-sectional study.

Cumulative ecological risk, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, and sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: the indirect association of psychological distress.

A proposed psychometabolic endotype of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome: bidirectional interplay between psychological distress, eating dysfunction, sleep disruption, chronic stress, and metabolic deterioration.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Effectiveness of social-emotional learning program on psychological distress and dysregulation in students with specific learning disorders

Abstract This study investigates the effectiveness of a social-emotional skills training program on emotional dysregulation and psychological distress among students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD). The quasi-experimental design invo...

The effectiveness of the training protocol based on acceptance and commitment on psychological distress and parenting stress of mothers with deaf children

The mental pressure caused by having a deaf child has tremendous effects on mothers. This pressure leads to psychological distress and parenting stress for mothers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of th...

Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress Among Undergraduate Students at a Private Medical and Dental College of Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: To find the relationship between sleep quality and psychological distress among undergraduate medical college students; to investigate the influence of demographic variables such as age, gender, year of study, residence, BMI, scr...

Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease (WICKD): a randomised controlled trial study protocol

Abstract Background Incidence of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) for Indigenous Australians is especially high in remote and very remote areas of Australia (18 and 20 times the rate of comparable non-Indigenous people). Relocating away from...

Psychological STress, Anxiety, and Depression After miscarriage in comparison to successful pregnancy and abortion: design and protocol for the observational cohort study STRADA

Introduction Miscarriage occurs in 15%–20% of clinically recognised pregnancies. It may cause acute or prolonged psychological distress such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Data on symptom severity and dura...

Parental Birth-Related PTSD Symptoms and Bonding in the Early Postpartum Period: A Prospective Population-Based Cohort Study

The parent-infant bond following childbirth is an important facilitator of optimal infant development. So far, research has mainly focused on mother-infant bonding. Data on fathers are still sparse. Parental mental health, such as posttraum...

Evaluating the Psychological Impacts Related to COVID-19 of Vietnamese People Under the First Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam

This is the first time in Vietnam that people have undergone “social distancing” to minimize the spreading of infectious disease, COVID-19. These deliberate preemptive strategies may have profound impacts on the mental health of the populat...

Pathway analysis of the impact of family function and self-efficacy on depression and anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Abstract Background Patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) experience significant psychological distress due to infertility, with depression and anxiety being the most common manifestations. This study investigates the i...

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress to a traumatic brain injury population in Swahili and the Tanzanian Setting

Abstract Background To evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in an injury population in Tanzania. Methods Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale was develo...

The impact of the student-supervisor relationship on graduate student mental health: An integrative review

In recent years, the mental health of graduate students has become a prominent concern in higher education, with many students experiencing elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and psychological distress. These challenge...

Quality of life, psychological distress and violence among women in close relationships: a population-based study in Finland

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to examine associations between exposure to violence, quality of life, and psychological distress. Women aged 19–54 years who had been exposed to violence by someone in a close relationship were...

Evolution of psychological distress with age and its determinants in later life: evidence from 17-wave social survey data in Japan

Abstract Background Psychological distress (PD) is a major risk factor for mental health among middle-aged and older adults and affects their quality of life and well-being. This study aimed to examine the evolution of PD with age and the r...

Burnout Risk Profiles in Psychology Students: An Exploratory Study with Machine Learning

University students are at increased risk of developing burnout and psychological distress from high academic workloads and performance expectations. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between psychological and lifesty...