The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-Items Expresses Robust Psychometric Properties as an Ideal Shorter Version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 Among Healthy Respondents From Three Continents

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Март 24, 2022

To examine the cultural limitations and implications in applicability of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8-items (DASS-8)-a shortened version DASS-21 recently introduced an Arab sample-this study evaluated its psychometric properties, including measurement invariance, among healthy subjects from United States, Australia, Ghana. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit DASS-8 relative to a 12-item (DASS-12). Both DASS-12 were invariant at all levels across genders, employment status, students vs. non-students. The DASS-8/DASS-12 also expressed invariance configural metric countries, albeit scalar was not maintained due misspecification loadings Ghanian sample. Mann-Whitney U test significantly lower mental symptomatology on DASS measures than English-speaking respondents (both non-students). excellent internal consistency (coefficient alpha = 0.89), convergent validity-noted by high values item-total correlations (

Язык: Английский

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Relationship between Mental Health and Emotional Eating during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(19), С. 3989 - 3989

Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2022

Obesity is one of the most dangerous epidemics 21st century. In 2019, COVID-19 pandemic began and caused many deaths among patients with obesity without complications. Simultaneously, lockdown related to a host emotional problems including anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances. Many people cope their emotions by increasing food (emotional eating) alcohol consumption in combination decreased physical activity, promoted development overweight obesity. Emotional eating, also known as stress defined propensity eat response positive negative not need. It should be noted that eating may first step binge disorder its extreme subtypes such addiction. Interestingly some post-bariatric surgery patients, an increased frequency addictive disorders has been observed, for example addiction replaced called: “cross addiction” or “addiction transfer”. This data indicates treated psychosomatic disease, which external factors causing formation play significant role. Currently, these pandemic. manuscript discusses relationships between well potential implications viral on pandemic, need change approach treatment future.

Язык: Английский

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Emotional Eating and Dietary Patterns: Reflecting Food Choices in People with and without Abdominal Obesity

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(7), С. 1371 - 1371

Опубликована: Март 25, 2022

Emotional eating (EE) is food consumption in response to feelings rather than hunger. EE related unhealthy intake and abdominal obesity (AO). However, little evidence exists about the association between dietary patterns (DPs) EE−AO interaction DPs. DPs allow describing combinations that people usually eat. We analyzed of with adults (≥18 years) AO (WC ≥ 80/90 cm women/men, respectively; n = 494; 66.8% women;) or without (n 269; 74.2% women) a cross-sectional study. Principal component analysis allowed identifying four from 40 groups (validated semiquantitative frequency questionnaire). Among subjects presenting AO, being “emotional/very-emotional eater” (emotional questionnaire) was negatively associated “Healthy” DP (fruits, vegetables, olive oil, oilseeds, legumes, fish, seafood) (OR:0.53; 95% CI: 0.33, 0.88, p 0.013) positively “Snacks fast food” (sweet bread, breakfast cereal, corn, potato, desserts, sweets, sugar, food) (OR:1.88; 1.17, 3.03, 0.010). eaters have significantly lower fiber intake, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, C, while they had higher sodium, lipids, mono polyunsaturated fatty acids, saturated fats. In non-AO participants, not any (p > 0.05). conclusion, AO.

Язык: Английский

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How Does Psychological Distress Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Internet Addiction and Instagram Addiction in Emerging Adults?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(21), С. 11382 - 11382

Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2021

International research has underlined a worrying increase in Internet and Instagram addiction among emerging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although role played by alexithymia psychological distress due to been evidenced, no study explored their complex relationship predicting adults’ addiction. The present aimed verify whether peritraumatic pandemic mediated between Internet/Instagram addiction, sample composed of n = 400 Italian adults. Results showed that females had higher than males, whereas males externally oriented thinking levels females. Emerging significantly effect on Our findings supported presence dynamic individual vulnerabilities co-occurrence other difficulties pandemic, with important clinical implications.

Язык: Английский

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The interplay between emotion dysregulation, psychological distress, emotional eating, and weight status: A path model

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 23(1), С. 100338 - 100338

Опубликована: Сен. 22, 2022

The aim of the current cross-sectional study is to assess relations between emotion dysregulation, psychological distress, emotional eating, and BMI in a sample Italian young adults (20-35).A total 600 participants frm general population, were asked fill demographical physical data, Difficulties Emotion Regulation Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Emotional Eating subscale Dutch Behavior Questionnaire via an online anonymous survey. Relations variables have been inspected using path model.Results showed that dysregulation was contributor higher levels distress [b= 0.348; SE: 0.020; p=<0.001; 95% BC-CI (0.306-0.387)] eating 0.010; 0.002; (0.006-0.014)] which turn, related Body Mass Index 0.0574; 0.145; (0.286-0.863)].By providing additional evidence concerning role for outcomes, could inform improving interventions aimed promote regulation strategies at fostering well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Gender Differences in the Relationships between Perceived Stress, Eating Behaviors, Sleep, Dietary Risk, and Body Mass Index

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(5), С. 1045 - 1045

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2022

Obesity is a growing epidemic among university students, and the high levels of stress reported by this population could contribute to issue. Singular relationships between perceived stress; engagement in restrained, uncontrolled, emotional eating; sleep; dietary risk; body mass index (BMI) have been current literature; however, these constructs interact with each other, complex them are infrequently examined. Therefore, aim present study was explore using mediation moderation analyses stratified gender.

Язык: Английский

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Emotional eating in relation to psychological stress during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2023

Abstract Background Stress, anxiety, and depression resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as well subsequent restrictive measures had a negative impact on eating behaviors. This study aimed to determine emotional behaviors perceived stress level assess relation between them among adults in faculty of medicine during late period lockdown pandemic. Methods was cross-sectional 580 persons medicine, at Tanta University, Egypt conducted over one month last partial (October 2020). A self-administered structured questionnaire consisted five parts used (sociodemographic factors, COVID-19-related parameters, nutrition-related information pandemic, scale, scale). Results More than two-fifths students, employees, staff (45.2%, 45.5%, 44.2%, respectively) stated that their weight increased result lockdown. 50.8% 42.5% 54.6% were moderate groups. Similarly, majority reported levels stress(84%, 80.8%, 76.1% respectively). The total score positively correlated with scores (r = 0.13, p 0.001*). Conclusion particularly lockdown, individuals’ psychological

Язык: Английский

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The Six-Item Version of the Internet Addiction Test: Its Development, Psychometric Properties, and Measurement Invariance among Women with Eating Disorders and Healthy School and University Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(23), С. 12341 - 12341

Опубликована: Ноя. 24, 2021

Internet addiction (IA) is widespread, comorbid with other conditions, and commonly undetected, which may impede recovery. The Addiction Test (IAT) widely used to evaluate IA among healthy respondents, less agreement on its dimensional structure. This study investigated the factor structure, invariance, predictive validity, criterion reliability of IAT Spanish women eating disorders (EDs, N = 123), Chinese school children (N 1072), Malay/Chinese university students 1119). In children, four factors eigen values > 1 explained 50.2% variance, several items cross-loading more than two three failing load any factor. Among 19 tested models, CFA revealed excellent fit a unidimensional six-item ED (χ2(7) 8.695, 35.038; p 0.275, 0.001; CFI 0.998, 981; TLI 0.996, 0.960; RMSEA 0.045, 0.060; SRMR 0.0096, 0.0241). It was perfectly invariant across genders, academic grades, majors, internet use activities, nationalities (Malay vs. Chinese), female anorexia nervosa, albeit it variant at scalar level in tests involving EDs, signifying increased tendency for pathological overeating. correlated effects performance greater original (r -0.106, < 0.01 r -0.78, 0.05), indicating superior validity. robust brief measure diseased individuals from different cultures.

Язык: Английский

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Problematic social media use is statistically predicted by using social media for coping motives and by positive reinforcement processes in individuals with high COVID-19-related stress levels

Journal of Psychiatric Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 158, С. 104 - 113

Опубликована: Дек. 25, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Fenugreek and Its Effects on Muscle Performance: A Systematic Review

Journal of Personalized Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(3), С. 427 - 427

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2023

Fenugreek extracts possess promising physiological and pharmacological properties in human animal models. This review aims to provide a scientific comprehensive analysis of the literature on effects fenugreek muscle performance. An extensive online search was conducted according Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines. The main medical engines were searched articles from May 1981 2021 capture all studies focused effect exercise or sport. Out 81 acquired, six eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included qualitative analysis. Four RCTs observed that supplementation had significantly improved strength, repetitions failure (muscle endurance), submaximal performance index, lean body mass, reduced fat. Among remaining two trials, one reported significant rate glycogen resynthesis during post-exercise recovery; however, other failed do so. Those weak, with minimal sample size (<10). Further, glycoside sapogenins saponins substantial anabolic androgenic activity, influencing testosterone levels It useful eight weeks resistance training without any clinical side effects. creatine uptake necessity high carbohydrate intake. Hence, can be helpful natural supplement ergogenic aid athletes. However, it is better aware doping liver kidney damage before using supplement.

Язык: Английский

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