BACKGROUND Positive psychological constructs that can moderate or mediate the negative impact of disease activity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have not been explored widely. This study aimed to assess the associations of disease activity, resilience with HRQOL and the moderating and mediating roles of resilience among Chinese RA patients. ...

Academic resilience and emotional intelligence are considered important personal resources for furthering students’ academic performance. However, many educational organizations seem to trivialize the performance implications of these constructs in teachings curriculum. Consequently, it can decrease not just their but also employability, as they lack generic competencies adapt survive a stressf...

Although compassionate care has wide-ranging benefits for patients, it can be emotionally demanding for healthcare staff. This may be a particular problem for those with little experience in a caring role. This study utilises the job demands-resources model to examine links between "emotional labour" and emotional exhaustion in student nurses. In line with the triple-match principle-whereby int...

Abstract This study employed a randomized controlled trial with pre- and post-intervention measurement to investigate the impact of Speaking Potential, Ability, Resilience Inside Every Kid (SPARK) Teen Mentoring program on knowledge principles mind, thought, consciousness; communication, decision making, problem-solving skills; emotional regulation; resilience. The SPARK is resilience-focused s...

The current meta-analysis aimed to review the relationship between trait resilience and mental health, and examine some moderating variables such as participant age, gender, and adversity. A total of 60 studies and 111 effect sizes were analyzed. We found that: (1) Trait resilience was negatively correlated to negative indicators of mental health and positively correlated to positive indicators...

by Mignon Angelé Montpetit In the vast literature of developmental psychology, there is a great deal of conceptual debate surrounding definitions of resilience, change, and process. It is argued that at the interface of theory and method lies a unique opportunity to develop our notions of resilience-as-process, test these using newer analytical techniques such as Dynamical Systems Analysis (DSA...

Most individuals successfully maintain psychological well-being even when exposed to trauma or adversity. Emotional resilience or the ability to thrive in the face of adversity is determined by complex interactions between genetic makeup, previous exposure to stress, personality, coping style, availability of social support, etc. Recent studies have demonstrated that childhood trauma diminishes...

Introduction Everyone experiences stress at one time or another – from major events such as the death of a loved one, to more minor stressors such as fi nancial diffi culties. Not surprisingly, exposure to stress is generally associated with a wide range of negative outcomes, including decreased well-being, increased incidence of disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety diso...