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Depression, Optimism, and Positive Health Practices in Young Adolescents:
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary Correlations among depression, optimism, and Positive Health practices were studied in young adolescents. A sample of 131 boys and girls, aged 12 to 14 (M = 13.2, SD = .8) completed the Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, and the Life Orientation Test. A negative correlation (−.47) was found between scores on Depression and Positive Health Practices, and the correlation for scores on Optimism and Positive Health Practices was .52.
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Vigor and fatigue and Positive Health practices in young adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary A sample of 127 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, measuring Positive Health practices, and two subscales of the Profile of Mood States, Vigor-Activity and Fatigue-Inertia. Correlational analysis indicated that higher scores on Positive Health practices were significantly associated with higher scores on Vigor-Activity (r = .49), and lower scores on Fatigue-Inertia (r = −.45).
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Social support, self-esteem, and Positive Health practices of early adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of social support and self-esteem to Positive Health practices in early adolescents. A sample of 148 early adolescents (70 boys and 78 girls), aged 12 to 14 years, attending an urban middle school, responded to The Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part II, and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in classrooms. A correlation of .59 (p < .05) was found between scores on social support and scores for Positive Health practices, and a correlation of .44 (p < .05) between scores on the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and scores for Positive Health practices.
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Social Support and Positive Health Practices in Early Adolescents A Test of Mediating Variables
Clinical Nursing Research, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Adela Yarcheski, Thomas J. YarcheskiAbstract:This study examines the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices in early adolescents and tests two variables, loneliness and hopefulness, that theoretically mediate this relationship. The final sample of the study consisted of 134 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instrumentsmeasuring social support, loneliness, hopefulness, and Positive Health practices in classroom settings. Correlational analysis supported the five hypothesized relationships. A series of regression analyses indicated that loneliness and hopefulness each were weak mediators of the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices. Implications for nursing practice are addressed.
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Future Time Perspective and Positive Health Practices among Young Adolescents: A Further Extension
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Thomas J. Yarcheski, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:A sample of 139 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Future Time Perspective Inventory and the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire in classrooms. A statistically significant correlation of .46 was found between their scores on future time perspective and ratings for the practice of Positive Health behaviors. This correlation was larger than those previously reported for middle and late adolescents but smaller than that found for young adults.
Noreen E. Mahon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Depression, Optimism, and Positive Health Practices in Young Adolescents:
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary Correlations among depression, optimism, and Positive Health practices were studied in young adolescents. A sample of 131 boys and girls, aged 12 to 14 (M = 13.2, SD = .8) completed the Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, and the Life Orientation Test. A negative correlation (−.47) was found between scores on Depression and Positive Health Practices, and the correlation for scores on Optimism and Positive Health Practices was .52.
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Vigor and fatigue and Positive Health practices in young adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary A sample of 127 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, measuring Positive Health practices, and two subscales of the Profile of Mood States, Vigor-Activity and Fatigue-Inertia. Correlational analysis indicated that higher scores on Positive Health practices were significantly associated with higher scores on Vigor-Activity (r = .49), and lower scores on Fatigue-Inertia (r = −.45).
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Social support, self-esteem, and Positive Health practices of early adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of social support and self-esteem to Positive Health practices in early adolescents. A sample of 148 early adolescents (70 boys and 78 girls), aged 12 to 14 years, attending an urban middle school, responded to The Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part II, and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in classrooms. A correlation of .59 (p < .05) was found between scores on social support and scores for Positive Health practices, and a correlation of .44 (p < .05) between scores on the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and scores for Positive Health practices.
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Social Support and Positive Health Practices in Early Adolescents A Test of Mediating Variables
Clinical Nursing Research, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Adela Yarcheski, Thomas J. YarcheskiAbstract:This study examines the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices in early adolescents and tests two variables, loneliness and hopefulness, that theoretically mediate this relationship. The final sample of the study consisted of 134 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instrumentsmeasuring social support, loneliness, hopefulness, and Positive Health practices in classroom settings. Correlational analysis supported the five hypothesized relationships. A series of regression analyses indicated that loneliness and hopefulness each were weak mediators of the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices. Implications for nursing practice are addressed.
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Future Time Perspective and Positive Health Practices among Young Adolescents: A Further Extension
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Thomas J. Yarcheski, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:A sample of 139 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Future Time Perspective Inventory and the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire in classrooms. A statistically significant correlation of .46 was found between their scores on future time perspective and ratings for the practice of Positive Health behaviors. This correlation was larger than those previously reported for middle and late adolescents but smaller than that found for young adults.
Thomas J. Yarcheski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Depression, Optimism, and Positive Health Practices in Young Adolescents:
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary Correlations among depression, optimism, and Positive Health practices were studied in young adolescents. A sample of 131 boys and girls, aged 12 to 14 (M = 13.2, SD = .8) completed the Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, and the Life Orientation Test. A negative correlation (−.47) was found between scores on Depression and Positive Health Practices, and the correlation for scores on Optimism and Positive Health Practices was .52.
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Vigor and fatigue and Positive Health practices in young adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:Summary A sample of 127 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, measuring Positive Health practices, and two subscales of the Profile of Mood States, Vigor-Activity and Fatigue-Inertia. Correlational analysis indicated that higher scores on Positive Health practices were significantly associated with higher scores on Vigor-Activity (r = .49), and lower scores on Fatigue-Inertia (r = −.45).
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Social support, self-esteem, and Positive Health practices of early adolescents.
Psychological Reports, 2020Co-Authors: Thomas J. Yarcheski, Noreen E. Mahon, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the relations of social support and self-esteem to Positive Health practices in early adolescents. A sample of 148 early adolescents (70 boys and 78 girls), aged 12 to 14 years, attending an urban middle school, responded to The Revised Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire, the Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part II, and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale in classrooms. A correlation of .59 (p < .05) was found between scores on social support and scores for Positive Health practices, and a correlation of .44 (p < .05) between scores on the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale and scores for Positive Health practices.
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Social Support and Positive Health Practices in Early Adolescents A Test of Mediating Variables
Clinical Nursing Research, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Adela Yarcheski, Thomas J. YarcheskiAbstract:This study examines the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices in early adolescents and tests two variables, loneliness and hopefulness, that theoretically mediate this relationship. The final sample of the study consisted of 134 adolescents, ages 12 to 14, who responded to instrumentsmeasuring social support, loneliness, hopefulness, and Positive Health practices in classroom settings. Correlational analysis supported the five hypothesized relationships. A series of regression analyses indicated that loneliness and hopefulness each were weak mediators of the relationship between social support and Positive Health practices. Implications for nursing practice are addressed.
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Future Time Perspective and Positive Health Practices among Young Adolescents: A Further Extension
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2020Co-Authors: Noreen E. Mahon, Thomas J. Yarcheski, Adela YarcheskiAbstract:A sample of 139 young adolescents attending a middle school responded to the Future Time Perspective Inventory and the Personal Lifestyle Questionnaire in classrooms. A statistically significant correlation of .46 was found between their scores on future time perspective and ratings for the practice of Positive Health behaviors. This correlation was larger than those previously reported for middle and late adolescents but smaller than that found for young adults.
José Castro-piñero - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Associations of muscular fitness with psychological Positive Health, Health complaints, and Health risk behaviors in Spanish children and adolescents.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2020Co-Authors: Carmen Padilla-moledo, Francisco B. Ortega, Jesús Mora, Jonatan R. Ruiz, José Castro-piñeroAbstract:We examined the association of muscular fitness with psychological Positive Health, Health complaints, and Health risk behaviors in 690 (n = 322 girls) Spanish children and adolescents (6�17.9 years old). Lower body muscular strength was assessed with the standing long jump test, and upper-body muscular strength was assessed with the throw basketball test. A muscular fitness index was computed by means of standardized measures of both tests. Psychosocial Positive Health, Health complaints, and Health risk behaviors were self-reported using the items of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children questionnaire. Psychological Positive Health indicators included the following: perceived Health status, life satisfaction, quality of family relationships, quality of peer relationships, and academic performance. We computed a Health complaints index from 8 registered symptoms: headache, stomach ache, backache, feeling low, irritability or bad temper, feeling nervous, difficulties getting to sleep, and feeling dizzy. The Health risk behavior indicators studied included tobacco use, alcohol use, and getting drunk. Children and adolescents with low muscular fitness (below the mean) had a higher odds ratio (OR) of reporting fair (vs. excellent) perceived Health status, low life satisfaction (vs. very happy), low quality of family relationships (vs. very good), and low academic performance (vs. very good). Likewise, children and adolescents having low muscular fitness had a significantly higher OR of reporting smoking tobacco sometimes (vs. never), drinking alcohol sometimes (vs. never), and getting drunk sometimes (vs. never). The results of this study suggest a link between muscular fitness and psychological Positive Health and Health risk behavior indicators in children and adolescents.
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Parental educational level and psychological Positive Health and Health complaints in Spanish children and adolescents.
Child Care Health and Development, 2016Co-Authors: Carmen Padilla-moledo, Jonatan R. Ruiz, José Castro-piñeroAbstract:Background Interest on the impact of socioeconomic differences on youth's Health is growing. The aim of the present study was to examine the association of parental educational level with psychological Positive Health and Health complaints in Spanish children and adolescents. Methods Parental educational level, psychological Positive Health indicators (perceived Health status, life satisfaction, quality of family relationships, quality of peer relationships and academic performance) and Health complaint index (headache, stomach ache, backache, feeling low, irritability or bad temper, feeling nervous, difficulties getting to sleep, feeling dizzy) were self-reported using the Health Behavior in School-aged Children questionnaire in 685 (366 boys and 319 girls) children and adolescents. Results Children reporting parents with non-university studies (father, mother or both) had significantly higher odd ratio of having lower academic performance, lower life satisfaction, perceiving their Health status as otherwise (vs. excellent) and having Health complaints sometime than their counterparts reporting parents with university studies (father, mother or both). Conclusion Current results provide evidence that children having parents with a university degree (father, mother or both) are more likely to have higher psychological Positive Health and lower Health complaints than children reporting parents with non-university studies. This is particularly important for the welfare policy that must pay attention for implementing programs for helping population to access to university studies by their impact on youth Health.
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Association of sleep patterns with psychological Positive Health and Health complaints in children and adolescents
Quality of Life Research, 2014Co-Authors: Víctor Segura-jiménez, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Ana Carbonell-baeza, Xiaofen D. Keating, José Castro-piñeroAbstract:Purpose Psychological Positive Health and Health complaints have long been ignored scientifically. Sleep plays a critical role in children and adolescents development. We aimed at studying the association of sleep duration and quality with psychological Positive Health and Health complaints in children and adolescents from southern Spain.
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Positive Health, cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness in children and adolescents
European Journal of Public Health, 2011Co-Authors: Carmen Padilla-moledo, José Castro-piñero, Francisco B. Ortega, Jesús Mora, Sara Márquez, Michael Sjöström, Jonatan R. RuizAbstract:Background: Positive Health is likely a buffer against physical and mental illness. Positive Health may explain some of the Health benefits associated with increasing cardiorespiratory fitness and decreasing fatness in youth. We examined the association of cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness with Positive Health indicators in 684 (365 boys and 319 girls) Spanish children aged 6–17.9 years. Methods: Positive Health indicators were self-reported using items of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children questionnaire. The study Health indicators were: perceived Health status, life satisfaction, quality of family relationships, quality of peer relationships and academic performance. Weight and height were measured and body mass index was computed. We also measured triceps and calf skinfolds thickness and body fat percentage was estimated. Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by the 20 m shuttle-run test. Results: Cardiorespiratory fitness was Positively associated with life satisfaction in children and adolescents. Fatness was inversely associated with perceived Health status in children and adolescents, whereas fatness was inversely associated with life satisfaction, quality of family relationships and academic performance only in children. Conclusion: These findings suggest a link between cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness and Positive Health indicators, suggesting that improving both fitness and fatness could exert a favourable effect on Positive Health during childhood and adolescence.
Jian Kang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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associations between Positive Health related effects and soundscapes perceptual constructs a systematic review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018Co-Authors: Francesco Aletta, Tin Oberman, Jian KangAbstract:In policy-making and research alike, environmental sounds are often considered only as psychophysical stressors, leading to adverse Health effects. The soundscape approach, on the other hand, aims to extend the scope of sound-related research to consider sounds as resources, promoting Healthy and supportive environments. The ISO 12913-1 standard defined soundscapes as acoustic environments “as perceived by people, in context.” The aim of this study was assessing associations between Positive soundscapes (e.g., pleasant, calm, less annoying) and Positive Health-related effects (e.g., increased restoration, reduced stress-inducing mechanisms, etc.). Studies collecting data about individual responses to urban acoustic environments, and individual responses on psychophysical well-being were selected, looking at cases where Positive effects were observed. The Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed databases were searched for peer-reviewed journal papers published in English between 1 January 1991 and 31 May 2018, with combinations of the keywords “soundscape” and at least one among “Health”, “well-being” or “quality of life.” An additional manual search was performed on the reference lists of the retrieved items. Inclusion criteria were: (1) including at least one measure of soundscape dimensions as per the ISO 12913-1 definition; (2) including at least one Health-related measure (either physiological or psychological); (3) observing/discussing a “Positive” effect of the soundscape on the Health-related outcome. The search returned 130 results; after removing duplicates, two authors screened titles and abstracts and selected 19 papers for further analysis. Seven studies were eventually included, with 2783 participants in total. Each study included at least a valence-related soundscape measure. Regarding the Health-related measures, four studies included physiological monitoring and the remaining three included self-reported psychological measures. Positive soundscapes were associated with faster stress-recovery processes in laboratory experiments, and better self-reported Health conditions in large-scale surveys. Due to the limited number of items and differences in measures across studies, no statistical analysis was performed, and a qualitative approach to data synthesis was sought. Results support the claim that, in contrast with looking at noise only as an environmental stressor, sound perception can act as an enhancer of the human experience in the urban realm, from a Health-related point of view.
