How can core self-evaluations influence job burnout? The key roles of organizational commitment and job satisfaction
This study aimed to explore how core self-evaluations influenced job burnout and mainly focused on the confirmation of the mediator roles of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. A total of 583 female nurses accomplished the Core Self-Evaluation Scale, Organizational Commitment Scale, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, and Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey. The results revealed that core self-evaluations, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and job burnout were significantly correlated with each other. Structural equation modeling indicated that core self-evaluations can significantly inf...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peng, J., Li, D., Zhang, Z., Tian, Y., Miao, D., Xiao, W., Zhang, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Attributing heart attack and stroke to "Old Age": Implications for subsequent health outcomes among older adults
This study assessed the extent to which older adults attribute a recent heart attack/stroke to "old age," and examined consequences for subsequent lifestyle behavior and health-care service utilization. Community-dwelling adults (N = 57, ages 73–98 years) were interviewed about their heart attack/stroke, and an objective health registry provided data on health-care utilization over a 3-year period. Endorsement of "old age" as a cause of heart attack/stroke negatively predicted lifestyle behavior change, and positively predicted frequency of physician visits and likelihood of hospitalization over the subsequent 3 year...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stewart, T. L., Chipperfield, J. G., Perry, R. P., Hamm, J. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Positive body image and young womens health: Implications for sun protection, cancer screening, weight loss and alcohol consumption behaviours
This study examined the link between positive body image and a range of health behaviours. Participants were 256 women who completed an online questionnaire measuring body appreciation, body dissatisfaction, sun protection, cancer screening, seeking medical attention, weight-loss behaviour and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Results indicated that body appreciation was positively related to sun protection, skin screening and seeking medical attention and negatively related to weight-loss behaviour. Body appreciation explained unique variance, over and above body dissatisfaction, in sun protection, skin screening and weigh...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrew, R., Tiggemann, M., Clark, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The experience of specialist inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa: A qualitative study from adult patients perspectives
This qualitative study aimed to explore experiences of women currently undergoing specialist inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa. Interviews were carried out with 21 women with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa from a specialist adult inpatient eating disorder unit. Five master themes emerged using thematic analysis: (1) shifts in control, (2) experience of transition, (3) importance of supportive staff relationships, (4) sharing with peers and (5) process of recovery and self-discovery. Findings suggest that patients experience a process of change and adjustment in relation to levels of perceived personal control, atta...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Smith, V., Chouliara, Z., Morris, P. G., Collin, P., Power, K., Yellowlees, A., Grierson, D., Papageorgiou, E., Cook, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Are Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome different illnesses? A preliminary analysis
Considerable discussion has transpired regarding whether chronic fatigue syndrome is a distinct illness from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. A prior study contrasted the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis International Consensus Criteria with the Fukuda and colleagues’ chronic fatigue syndrome criteria and found that the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis International Consensus Criteria identified a subset of patients with greater functional impairment and physical, mental, and cognitive problems than the larger group who met Fukuda and colleagues’ criteria. The current study analyzed two discrete data sets and found that the Myalgi...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - December 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jason, L. A., Sunnquist, M., Brown, A., Evans, M., Newton, J. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
