the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties, factor structure and kessler psychological distress scale (k-10) cut-off point on the students and prepare it as a screening tool for mental health. in this study, 500 students of tehran universities of medical sciences were selected by proportional sampling. participants responded to the kessler psychological distress scale and...

Psychological literacy, the ability to apply psychological knowledge to personal, family, occupational, community and societal challenges, is promoted as the primary outcome of an undergraduate education in psychology. As the concept of psychological literacy becomes increasingly adopted as the core business of undergraduate psychology training courses world-wide, there is urgent need for the c...

The purpose of the study is to consider moral alienation as one psychological mechanisms used by corrupt officials justify their actions. Research results. article examines general mechanism and components responsibility, a phenomenon that constructed in experience person protects his self-esteem at expense not applying internal sanctions himself conditions opposing own behaviour generally acce...

BACKGROUND Prolonged fatigue syndromes have been proposed as prevalent and disabling forms of distress that occur independently of conventional notions of anxiety and depression. METHODS To investigate the genetic and environmental antecedents of common forms of psychological and somatic distress, we measured fatigue, anxiety, depression and psychological distress in 1004 normal adult twin pa...

BACKGROUND Evidence supports the validity of individual components of the psychological flexibility model in the context of chronic pain. However, there is a need to test the inter-relationships amongst measures of individual components of psychological flexibility in a more integrative manner. In particular, research is needed to examine whether a model with discrete facets as proposed is inde...