Childhood loneliness is characterised by children’s perceived dissatisfaction with aspects of their social relationships. This 8-year prospective study investigates whether loneliness in childhood predicts depressive symptoms in adolescence, controlling for early childhood indicators of emotional problems and a sociometric measure of peer social preference. 296 children were tested in the infan...

conclusions this study showed that hiv-infected patients with jobs enjoy a great deal of acceptance from the people around them and a higher quality of life in general. it also led to suggestions for further study with the purpose of finding more effective solutions for hiv prevention and better strategies for dealing with psychological disorders. such research could also help in providing an e...

objective: grief is one of the most painful experiences of the humans after linking emotions. in the literature of trauma, grief and mourning can be seen on many topics. intervention and treatment of grief seems necessary as the period of mourning is prolonged. thus, this study aimed at understanding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on spiritual well-being and emotional intelli...

the present study seeks to describe the acceptance rate of gender-related stereotypes (grs) by young males and females. it also analyses the impact of socio-familial factors on acceptance rate. the study was conducted through a survey method. 425 young males and females (out of 10944) who were under training in the vocational training centers in the mazandaran province were selected randomly by...

This paper deals with the mental health as a predictor of emotional competence of school lecturers of Himachal Pradesh. Mental health and emotional problems can have a profound impact on all aspects of teaching at all levels. These problems may also have negative impact on academic performance, retention and learning rates. The present study is a wonderful effort of the researcher in trying to ...

Low perceived social acceptance is a significant risk factor for emotional difficulties in children. No studies, however, have examined genetic factors that may underlie individual differences in perceived social acceptance. In the present study we examined the relation between polymorphisms on the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met and serotonin transporter promoter (5-HTTLPR) genes...

The present study examined whether the inverse relation between maternal emotional distress and maternal responsiveness was mediated by mothers' parenting efficacy and parental perspective taking. Questionnaire and observational data were gathered from 94 nonclinical mother-adolescent dyads. Emotional distress was measured with multiple indicators of negative affectivity, and responsiveness was...

background and aim: family psychological support is a highly important concept concerning patients diagnosed with cancer. the purpose of this study was to investigate cancer patients’ perceptions of family psychological support. methods: this study had a qualitative approach using inductive content analysis method. through purposive sampling, 15 patients were selected who underwent semi-structu...