OBJECTIVE This study's aim was to examine variables associated with different short-term trajectories in multiply disadvantaged adolescent mothers by investigating antecedents and concomitants of parenting stress. METHOD We followed 49 adolescent mothers (ages 14-18 at study outset) who were wards in Illinois foster care using a longitudinal correlational design. We examined whether parenting...

Background: This study aimed to investigate the status and correlation between occupational stress and sleep quality of the nurses working in the cardiac surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Methods: Sixty cardiac surgical ICU nurses from two central hospitals in Shanghai were investigated by a general information questionnaire and the Occupational Stress Inventory Revised Edition OSI-R (OSI-R) ...

conclusions stress had a moderate level in dental students of study, which requires more attention. due to the most level of stress in students of fifth and sixth years, it is recommended to take specific actions for this sensitive period of dentistry education. background studying dentistry environment is important to assess stress causes, which is harmful for educational system. objectives th...

Work stress is endemic among direct care workers (DCWs) who serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Social resources, such as work social support, and personal resources, such as an internal locus of control, may help DCWs perceive work overload and other work-related stressors as less threatening and galvanize them to cope more effectively to prevent burnout. However, li...

BACKGROUND Burnout syndrome (BS) and stress-related disorders are frequent among medical specialists, but it has been suggested that some health workers are more prone to the BS than others. This study assessed the intensity of the BS among 3 groups of physicians: psychiatrists, general practitioners and surgeons and examined correlation both between the intensity of BS and physicians` personal...