In our previous studies,1,2,3) it was shown that the mortality from motor vehicle accident is affected by various psychosocial factors such as social mobility, high income, aging population, occupation, type of automobiles and climate . In this study, we aim at exploring neurobehavioral predictors which could distinguish the traffic accident-prone drivers from safe drivers ; eleven factors are ...

aim and background: it is estimated that coronary heart diseases (chd) will be the major cause of mortality by the year 2020. the traditional factors such as age, genetics, smoking and obesity, account only half of the variance in chd.  therefore, regarding increasing concern about the psychosocial factors, the purpose of present study was to evaluate the role of personality, stress and social ...

has several papers with a psychosocial theme. As its popularity has increased over the past decade, the use of the term 'psychosocial' has been very varied within health research including social epidemiology. A quick glance at Medline shows that it has been used in connection with at least the following: causes and risk factors ('psychosocial causation', 'psychosocial influences', 'psychosocia...

In a general population sample of 2343 Australian workers from a wide ranging employment demographic, we extended research testing the buffering role of psychosocial safety climate (PSC) as a macro-level resource within the health impairment process of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. Moderated structural equation modeling was used to test PSC as a moderator between emotional and psychol...

Background: Team-based learning is a structured type of cooperative learning that is becoming increasingly more popular in nursing education. This study compares levels of nursing students' perception of the psychosocial climate of the classroom between conventional lecture group and team-based learning group. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design 38 nursing studen...

AIMS To analyze the association between psychosocial working conditions and burnout and its core component emotional exhaustion, a systematic literature review was undertaken including cohort studies, case-control studies, and randomized controlled trials. METHODS The literature search in Medline and PsycInfo was based on a defined search string and strict exclusion and inclusion criteria. Ev...

The aim of the study was to examine the construct validity and internal consistency of the Motivational Climate in Physical Education Scale (MCPES). A key element of the development process of the scale was establishing a theoretical framework that integrated the dimensions of task- and ego involving climates in conjunction with autonomy, and social relatedness supporting climates. These constr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the influence of social support and other psychosocial factors on mortality, adherence to medical care recommendations, and physical quality of life among hemodialysis patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Data on 32,332 hemodialysis patients enrolled in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (1996 to 2008)...

Drawing on FAO’s definition of “sustainable diet”, we propose a “sustainable food pyramid” (SFP) which aims to eradicate malnutrition, promote health and protect the environment. These aspirational objectives require changes in the productive system, eating habits of the population, and rebalancing power relations between all actors in the food chain. This study addresses the psychosocial attit...