OBJECTIVE To understand how psychological stress heightens risk for asthma flare-ups, we examined the relationship between acute stress, chronic family stress, and the production of asthma-related cytokines. METHODS Seventy-one children with asthma and 76 medically healthy children completed interviews regarding life stress, and peripheral blood samples were collected. After mononuclear cells...

the purpose of this research was to study the sress level and coping strategies in among the caregivers of the two groups of chronic schizophernic patients and chronic dialysis patients. the sample consisted of 20 caregiveres who were mothers, wives, husbands, and children of the patients. they were selected from patients records in the clinics of the city of shiraz. the subjects were matched f...

Article history: Received 24 January 2016 Received in revised form 20 May 2016 Accepted 23 May 2016 Available online 25 May 2016 Informal kinship care is themost common form of care of related children and it occurs without the oversight or assistance of the childwelfare system. This study examinedwhether and how social support, family competence, and family resources were related to parenting ...

This study examined the relationship between organizational justice and stress and whether work-family conflict was a mediator of the relationship. Distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational injustice were cast as stressors to explore their relationships with the stress levels of 174 faculty members employed at 23 U.S. universities. The results revealed that procedural and inter...

The bidirectional relation between life events and self-reported depression was examined across a 1-year period. With Time 1 depression controlled, Time 2 stress accounted for an additional 10% of Time 2 depressive symptoms. Health-related stress, family violence, and financial stress at Time 2 predicted Time 2 depression after control for Time 1 depression. With Time 1 stress controlled, Time ...

OBJECTIVE To examine family environment, levels of parenting stress, and child behavior problems in children with one of three kidney diseases compared to healthy children and to examine predictors of psychological distress in the full sample. METHOD Parents of children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome, chronic renal insufficiency, or kidney transplant (n = 41) were compared to 34 he...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of general and occupational stress in the relationship between workaholism (recognized in two ways: as addiction and as behavioral tendency) and the intensity of work-family and family-work conflict. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 178 working people. The survey was conducted at three stages - half a year before a holiday...

Background: The global spread of COVID-19, due to its pathogenesis and high mortality rate, has caused levels stress among various societies. Hence, it is necessary investigate social support interventions concerning their effectiveness accessibility. Objectives: study aimed determine the association between coping strategies in survivors COVID-19. Methods: Following a descriptive-correlational...