BACKGROUND: Using the perspective of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a public health challenge that also affects education and the psychological well-being of students, this paper aims to assess the vulnerability to anxiety and stress of the Romanian students from the Faculty of Administration and Business of the University of Bucharest pursuing their degrees in administration and business. METHODS: Our study is based on the results of the survey that was administered to a sample of 422 students (39.6% females and 60.4% males) selected from the pool of 2000 recruited respondents. We employed the ANOVA/linear Dependent Dirichlet Process mixture model to explain the causes of stress and anxiety after various grouping variables represented by gender, specialisation, as well as labour market status. RESULTS: Our results revealed that more than 80% of the students in the sample yielded medium and high vulnerability to stress, while 64% of the respondents were affected by severe anxiety (high frequency of psychological, social, and physical problems that were difficult for them to control). The most important stressors were the fear of getting infected and social distancing, while self-control was considered the most effective coping strategy by 62.6% of employed students. CONCLUSIONS: These results allow us to provide practical recommendations for effectively coping with stress and anxiety among students in Romania and beyond and to help stakeholders and policymakers design strategies for strengthening students' resilience, mental health, and well-being in case of future pandemics or other extreme contexts.
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- adaptace psychologická * MeSH
- copingové dovednosti MeSH
- COVID-19 * epidemiologie psychologie MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- pandemie MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- psychický stres * epidemiologie psychologie MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
- studenti * psychologie statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- univerzity MeSH
- úzkost * epidemiologie psychologie MeSH
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- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Rumunsko MeSH
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Publikace se zaměřuje na psychologii a podporu rodin s dětmi, kteří procházejí paliativní péčí. Určeno odborné i široké veřejnosti.
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- adaptace psychologická MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- paliativní péče * MeSH
- psychická odolnost MeSH
- psychický stres MeSH
- rodiče MeSH
- rodinné vztahy MeSH
- sociální opora MeSH
- sourozenci MeSH
- umírající MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- Publikační typ
- monografie MeSH
- populární práce MeSH
- Konspekt
- Psychologie
- NLK Obory
- psychologie, klinická psychologie
- sociologie
INTRODUCTION: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in communication, social interaction, and repetitive behavior. The declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 resulted in significant changes in daily life due to restrictive measures. This period posed particular challenges for families with children living with autism, given the limitations in medical care and social services. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand how families with autistic children perceive stress during the pandemic and the coping strategies employed in unexpected situations. METHOD: A total of 44 families with children with ASD and 300 control families, including 44 control families in a matched subsample, were included in the study. To assess stress and parental coping with COVID-19-related stress, the Responses to Stress Questionnaire (Adult Self-Report RSQ-COVID-19) was utilized. RESULTS: Caregivers of autistic children experienced significantly higher stress levels (p = .027, d = 0.479) during the pandemic, with notable stressors such as limited access to medical care and challenges associated with remote work. Despite expectations, coping strategy differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Families and supporters of children with autism naturally encounter various experiences and challenges stemming from their additional needs. Our study's results highlight an accentuation of stress during challenging situations. As these situations may recur in the future, there is a need to design and implement support plans for these families, appropriate intervention programs, and preparations for the utilization of telemedicine tools.
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- adaptace psychologická * MeSH
- COVID-19 * psychologie epidemiologie MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- osoby pečující o pacienty psychologie MeSH
- pandemie MeSH
- poruchy autistického spektra * psychologie MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- psychický stres * psychologie MeSH
- rodiče * psychologie MeSH
- SARS-CoV-2 MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use is one of the leading public health concerns in the Czech Republic. Drinking motives play a vital role in both initiation and subsequent alcohol use. A revised version of the self-report Drinking Motives Questionnaire (DMQ-R) has been proposed to assess these motives. The present study aims to validate the DMQ-R in the Czech general population. METHODS: A total sample of 1,784 Czech participants completed a national survey. For the analysis, only a sub-sample of the past 12 months alcohol users was used: N = 1,123; 52.8% male; mean (SD) age = 40.2 (13.3). Drinking motives were assessed by the adopted Czech version of the DMQ-R. Both confirmatory (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were conducted to examine the factorial structure of the instrument. The age of the participant was additionally considered in the analysis (15-24 years as opposed to 25-64 years). RESULTS: The CFA supported the four-factor model in the 25-64 age group. The analysis supported the construct validity of the Social, Conformity, and Coping factors. The Enhancement factor retained only two items and was found to refer more to a domain of 'Pleasant Feeling'. For the 15-24 age group, the hypothesised four-factor structure was not corroborated. CONCLUSIONS: The Czech version of the DMQ-R was found to be a reliable measurement tool of the Social, Conformity, and Coping motives. Future research should investigate the dimensionality of the instrument items presumed to correspond to the Enhancement motives. This should be conducted particularly among adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years, where administering the DMQ-R with a large enough sample is also needed.
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- adaptace psychologická MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- faktorová analýza statistická MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- motivace * MeSH
- pití alkoholu * psychologie epidemiologie MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky normy MeSH
- psychometrie MeSH
- reprodukovatelnost výsledků MeSH
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- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- validační studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
CONTEXT: The decolonial turn in psychology criticizes conventional Western psychotherapeutic frameworks and seeks to decolonize therapeutic practices by considering diverse cultural perspectives. Indigenous healing has been increasingly used in the psychotherapy of ethnic communities, but also in the psychotherapy of Western clients. The research questions of the present study were focused on how Western clients experience the therapies inspired by Indigenous healing. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to explore the motivations, experiences, and mental health outcomes of participants of therapies inspired by Indigenous healing with a focus on issues related to intercultural transfer of therapeutic practice. DESIGN: Semi-structured qualitative interviews were used to gather narratives from 28 participants. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Participants reported the following long-lasting outcomes of Indigenous therapies: increased well-being, calm, satisfaction with life, better emotion regulation, coping with stress, behavioral control, problem solving, decision making as well as a more sensitive and deeper experience of reality. Conventional Western psychotherapy was perceived as conversation-based, while Indigenous therapy was perceived as experience-based and more complex. The integration of experiences from Indigenous therapies was more difficult in the Western sociocultural environment compared to participation in the place of their origin, within the community of Indigenous people. CONCLUSION: Indigenous healing has beneficial outcomes for Western clients, but the integration of these experiences is quite difficult and requires systematic psychotherapeutic support in the Western cultural environment.
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- adaptace psychologická MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- duševní zdraví MeSH
- kvalitativní výzkum * MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- psychoterapie * metody MeSH
- tradiční lékařství psychologie metody MeSH
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- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
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Publikace se zaměřuje na pozitivní postoj k životu, na psychologii a psychosomatiku a plastickou chirurgii. Autor popisuje své zkušenosti jako plastický chirurg. Určeno široké veřejnosti.
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- chirurgové dějiny MeSH
- copingové dovednosti MeSH
- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- krása MeSH
- optimismus MeSH
- plastická chirurgie etika MeSH
- psychický stres terapie MeSH
- psychosomatické lékařství MeSH
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- dějiny 20. století MeSH
- dějiny 21. století MeSH
- Publikační typ
- populární práce MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Konspekt
- Hygiena. Lidské zdraví
- NLK Obory
- psychologie, klinická psychologie
- O autorovi
- Měšťák, Jan, 1944- Autorita
OBJECTIVES: To create a Czech version of the Labor Coping Scale (LCS) evaluation tool intended for midwives when caring for a woman with labor pain, to evaluate its psychometric properties and to find out the opinion on it in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Are use a combination of methods. By using repeated back translation, the Czech version of the LCS tool was created. It included an assessment of the tool's content validity index and a questionnaire survey determining the midwives' approach to labor pain (N = 419), supplemented by a focus group method (N = 16 midwives). RESULTS: A new evaluation tool for the management of labor pain was created - the Pain Coping Scale, which assesses the management of labor pain, not intensity, like previous evaluation scales. It is a tool that maps 5 areas on a scale of 0-10. CONCLUSION: As part of her work, a midwife should be able to adequately assess a woman's management of labor pain, using a suitable tool, to reveal the factors that influence the development and experience of labor pain, and then choose an appropriate strategy in the care of a woman with labor pain. A new LCS labor pain assessment tool could help with this in the Czech environment.
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- adaptace psychologická fyziologie MeSH
- babictví MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- měření bolesti * metody MeSH
- porodní bolesti * diagnóza psychologie MeSH
- průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
- psychometrie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
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- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
The study examined the resilience and coping of samples from Ukraine and five nearby countries during the war in Ukraine. The research focused on (1) the levels of community and societal resilience of the Ukrainian respondents compared with the populations of five nearby European countries and (2) commonalities and diversities concerning coping indicators (hope, well-being, perceived threats, distress symptoms, and sense of danger) across the examined countries. A cross-sectional study was conducted, based on data collection through Internet panel samples, representing the six countries' adult populations. Ukrainian respondents reported the highest levels of community and societal resilience, hope, and distress symptoms and the lowest level of well-being, compared to the population of the five nearby European countries. Hope was the best predictor of community and societal resilience in all countries. Positive coping variables, most notably hope, but also perceived well-being are instrumental in building resilience. While building resilience on a societal level is a complex, multifaceted task, various dimensions must be considered when planning actions to support these states. It is essential to monitor the levels of resilience, during and following the resolution of the crisis, both in Ukraine and in the neighboring countries.
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- adaptace psychologická * MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- naděje MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- psychická odolnost * MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Rusko MeSH
- Ukrajina MeSH
Dá sa povedať, že ošetrovateľstvo je na celom svete nedostatkovým povolaním. Ošetrovateľstvo si ako povolanie volí čoraz menej mladých ľudí a značný počet ľudí opúšťa zdravotnícky sektor na začiatku svojej kariéry z dôvodu pracovného vyťaženia, nevyhovujúcich pracovných podmienok a pracovného prostredia. Sestry na začiatku kariéry sú v mnohých ohľadoch v ťažkej situácii, keď sa musia vyrovnať s výzvami, ktoré predstavuje profesia, pacienti a kolegovia. Je dôležité porozumieť procesom, ktorými sestry prechádzajú predtým, než budú plne vyškolené a schopné vykonávať svoju profesiu. Len s týmito vedomosťami môžu sestry, ktoré pracujú už mnoho rokov, pomôcť svojim kolegom na začiatku kariéry usadiť sa vo svete práce a na jednotke starostlivosti o pacienta, čo im dáva
It can be said that nursing is a profession in short supply around the world. Every year, fewer and fewer young people choose nursing as a career, and a significant number of people leave the health sector at the beginning of their careers due to workload, inadequate working conditions, and working environment. Early career nurses are in a difficult situation in many respects, having to cope with the challenges posed by the profession, patients, and colleagues. It is important to understand the processes that nurses go through before they are fully trained and able to work in their profession. Only with this knowledge can nurses who have been working for many years help their early career colleagues settle into the world of work and the patient care unit, giving them a better chance of staying in the profession.
