The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of economic and cultural change on immune function and psychosocial stress in an indigenous Siberian population. We examined Epstein-Barr virus antibodies (EBV), an indirect biomarker of cell-mediated immune function, in venous whole blood samples collected from 143 Yakut (Sakha) herders (45 men and 98 women) in six communities using a cro...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between overweight status and psycho-social risk factors in Indian children. METHODS Data from India's nationally-representative Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed using SPSS for all participating students (n=8130, 58% males). RESULTS The likelihood of being overweight was significantly higher for children with fewer friends (OR=1.16...

The present research investigated psychosocial factors: control beliefs; social relations moderating the SES–health gradient. Participants included 3775 respondents from a national probability sample, Midlife in United States (t1: Age, M = 46.40, SD = 13.00, t2: Age, M = 55.47, SD = 12.43), who provided reports on control beliefs, social relations, and health at two assessment occasions (1994/1...

Sir, We applaud the research efforts of the Italian group evaluating the psychosocial effects of psoriasis using the Life Quality Index (1). This aspect of the disease, often overlooked by the average therapist, is extremely important for the management of the whole patient. In addition to the tests applied above, we suggest that clinicians also consider our Human Figure Drawing assessment repo...

Background and aim: In patients with scleroderma, physical changes, musculoskeletal and organ involvement lead to emotional problems. This study was planned to determine the level of hopelessness and social support, as well as influencing factors, in scleroderma patients. Methodology: The study was conducted as a descriptive study in 97 scleroderma patients. The study data were collected using ...

AIM This paper reports a study to examine change in psychosocial status following a 12-week Tai Chi exercise intervention among ethnic Chinese people with cardiovascular disease risk factors living in the United States of America. BACKGROUND Regular participation in physical activity is associated with protection against cardioavascular disease, and improvements in physical and psychological ...

Many teenagers go to bed and wake up significantly later than younger children, a developmental progression thought to reflect adolescent psychosocial processes. To determine whether biological processes may underlie a delay of phase preference in adolescents, 183 sixth-grade boys and 275 sixth-grade girls completed questionnaires for morningness/eveningness (M/E) and pubertal status. School en...

In recent years there has been increased focus on evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. Among the several limitations inherent to these programs of research, few studies have targeted patients with well-diagnosed clinical depression and little is known about factors that best predict treatment outcome and attrition in this population. Using a heterogeneous s...

OBJECTIVE To examine orphan status, mental health, social support, and HIV risk among adolescents in rural Kenya. METHODS Randomly selected adolescents aged 10-18 years completed surveys assessing sexual activity, sex-related beliefs and self-efficacy, mental health, social support, caregiver-child communication, time since parental death, and economic resources. Analysis of covariance and re...

Past research documents that both adolescent gender nonconformity and the experience of school victimization are associated with high rates of negative psychosocial adjustment. Using data from the Family Acceptance Project's young adult survey, we examined associations among retrospective reports of adolescent gender nonconformity and adolescent school victimization due to perceived or actual l...