International journal of child health and human development, 2013
IntroductionAnxiety is the most common mental health problem in children, with 13% of children ag... more IntroductionAnxiety is the most common mental health problem in children, with 13% of children aged 9 to 17 in the United States experiencing it (1). Anxiety is paired with physiological arousal, including a more rapid heart rate and increased blood pressure in individuals experiencing such extreme stress (2). A child's constant worry may result in numerous somatic issues, including headaches, stomachaches, nausea, dizziness, and respiration (3). In up to half of those individuals who experience anxiety, co-occurring mental health problems also exist; usually the co- occurring problem is another anxiety disorder or a mood disorder, like depression (1).Sub-clinical levels of anxiety are even more common and may occur in up to 25% of the general population of children. These symptoms may develop or become further exacerbated by stressful life events, which include a myriad of traumatic family situations or major life changes, like the death of a loved one, divorce of parents, birt...
Previous literature has shown religion and spirituality to be protective factors for depressive s... more Previous literature has shown religion and spirituality to be protective factors for depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, and that spiritual struggle is associated with increases in suicidal ideation. However, in some cases, positive religious coping may also be associated with risk factors for suicidality. The present study explored aspects of spiritual struggle or religious coping that were spontaneously offered and noted in a medical record during a standard emergency room risk assessment involving the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). Among 839 archival records from emergency department settings in Yamhill County, Oregon, in 2015 and 2016, only 36 interviews met criteria. It was hypothesized that those with expressed spiritual or religious struggle would indicate a higher risk for suicide through self-report compared with those who express positive religious coping. The current study found no association between self-report of suicidal intent s...
Many adaptive sports programs for persons with disabilities claim to possess rehabilitative benef... more Many adaptive sports programs for persons with disabilities claim to possess rehabilitative benefits, however, few prospective research studies have investigated the therapeutic gains of such programs. The following prospective study investigated the benefits of adaptive golf for increasing self-efficacy among veterans with disabilities, as well as its impact on their physical and mental health. The study enrolled 41 veterans of whom 13 completed an adaptive golf 8-week program. At the end of the 8-week rehabilitative program, results indicated no statistically significant changes on self-report ratings of golf self-efficacy, resiliency self-efficacy, or health self-efficacy. Also, no statistically significant changes were observed for self-reported levels of fatigue, pain intensity, pain frequency, anxiety, or depression. Factors contributing to the lack of statistically significant results were discussed. Implications for further study were examined, and the potential factors unde...
This study examines the relationship between perceived stress, nonverbal cognitive functioning, a... more This study examines the relationship between perceived stress, nonverbal cognitive functioning, and statewide academic scores in both Latinx and European American elementary students in rural school districts. A total of 44 third graders participated in the study, including 13 Latinx students and 31 European American (EA) students. Perceived stress was self-reported by the Perceived Stress Scale for Children (PSS-C). A nonverbal measure of cognitive ability (The Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Intelligence) was administered individually to each student, and statewide academic testing results were obtained for all participants. Latinx and EA children self-reported comparable rates of perceived stress. Both groups obtained similar nonverbal cognitive composite scores, but with distinct subtest differences. Both groups scored similarly on statewide standardized testing for math, although the EA group scored higher than the Latinx group on English. Binomial tests of differences between corr...
International journal of child health and human development, 2013
IntroductionAnxiety is the most common mental health problem in children, with 13% of children ag... more IntroductionAnxiety is the most common mental health problem in children, with 13% of children aged 9 to 17 in the United States experiencing it (1). Anxiety is paired with physiological arousal, including a more rapid heart rate and increased blood pressure in individuals experiencing such extreme stress (2). A child's constant worry may result in numerous somatic issues, including headaches, stomachaches, nausea, dizziness, and respiration (3). In up to half of those individuals who experience anxiety, co-occurring mental health problems also exist; usually the co- occurring problem is another anxiety disorder or a mood disorder, like depression (1).Sub-clinical levels of anxiety are even more common and may occur in up to 25% of the general population of children. These symptoms may develop or become further exacerbated by stressful life events, which include a myriad of traumatic family situations or major life changes, like the death of a loved one, divorce of parents, birt...
Previous literature has shown religion and spirituality to be protective factors for depressive s... more Previous literature has shown religion and spirituality to be protective factors for depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, and that spiritual struggle is associated with increases in suicidal ideation. However, in some cases, positive religious coping may also be associated with risk factors for suicidality. The present study explored aspects of spiritual struggle or religious coping that were spontaneously offered and noted in a medical record during a standard emergency room risk assessment involving the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). Among 839 archival records from emergency department settings in Yamhill County, Oregon, in 2015 and 2016, only 36 interviews met criteria. It was hypothesized that those with expressed spiritual or religious struggle would indicate a higher risk for suicide through self-report compared with those who express positive religious coping. The current study found no association between self-report of suicidal intent s...
Many adaptive sports programs for persons with disabilities claim to possess rehabilitative benef... more Many adaptive sports programs for persons with disabilities claim to possess rehabilitative benefits, however, few prospective research studies have investigated the therapeutic gains of such programs. The following prospective study investigated the benefits of adaptive golf for increasing self-efficacy among veterans with disabilities, as well as its impact on their physical and mental health. The study enrolled 41 veterans of whom 13 completed an adaptive golf 8-week program. At the end of the 8-week rehabilitative program, results indicated no statistically significant changes on self-report ratings of golf self-efficacy, resiliency self-efficacy, or health self-efficacy. Also, no statistically significant changes were observed for self-reported levels of fatigue, pain intensity, pain frequency, anxiety, or depression. Factors contributing to the lack of statistically significant results were discussed. Implications for further study were examined, and the potential factors unde...
This study examines the relationship between perceived stress, nonverbal cognitive functioning, a... more This study examines the relationship between perceived stress, nonverbal cognitive functioning, and statewide academic scores in both Latinx and European American elementary students in rural school districts. A total of 44 third graders participated in the study, including 13 Latinx students and 31 European American (EA) students. Perceived stress was self-reported by the Perceived Stress Scale for Children (PSS-C). A nonverbal measure of cognitive ability (The Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Intelligence) was administered individually to each student, and statewide academic testing results were obtained for all participants. Latinx and EA children self-reported comparable rates of perceived stress. Both groups obtained similar nonverbal cognitive composite scores, but with distinct subtest differences. Both groups scored similarly on statewide standardized testing for math, although the EA group scored higher than the Latinx group on English. Binomial tests of differences between corr...
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