Relationships among Life Stress, Problem Solving, Self-Esteem, and Dysphoria in Hong Kong Adolescents: Test of a Model

Cheng, Suk‐Hang; Lam, David J.

doi:10.1521/jscp.1997.16.3.343

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“…These include family and peer support, coping skills, positive self-esteem, interpersonal problem-solving skills, and positive problem-solving orientation (M. Adams & Adams, 1991;J. Adams & Adams, 1993;Cheng & Lam, 1997;Goodman, Gravitt, & Kaslow, 1995;Lewinsohn et al, 1994;Sadowski & Kelly, 1993). There is, therefore, a strong theoretical rationale for proposing that an intervention designed to enhance positive problemsolving orientation, problem-solving skills, and positive explanatory style will be effective in decreasing the risk of developing depression during adolescence.…”

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Preventing adolescent depression: An evaluation of the Problem Solving For Life program.

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This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Problem Solving For Life program as a universal approach to the prevention of adolescent depression. Short-term results indicated that participants with initially elevated depressions scores (high risk) who received the intervention showed a significantly greater decrease in depressive symptoms and increase in life problem-solving scores from pre-to postintervention compared with a high-risk control group. Low-risk participants who received the intervention reported a small but significant decrease in depression scores over the intervention period, whereas the low-risk controls reported an increase in depression scores. The low-risk group reported a significantly greater increase in problem-solving scores over the intervention period compared with low-risk controls. These results were not maintained, however, at 12-month follow-up.

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Preventing adolescent depression: An evaluation of the Problem Solving For Life program.

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Sheffield²,

Donovan³

2003

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215

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“…While studies have shown that exercise, a healthy lifestyle, balanced nutrition and coping with stress could prevent many health problems (Cheng & Lam, 1997;Jampol, 1989), irregular and uncontrolled lifestyle has been associated with a number of physical and psychological disorders such as depression and an increase in the anxiety levels (Epstein et al, 2002;Degges-White et al, 2003). Exercise and physical activity are able to affect the psychological status and personality development of people.…”

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Abstract:Objective: The present study has the purpose of determining the levels of approaching and avoidance of the students studying in the faculties of Sports Sciences in universities to emotional situations. The population of the study comprises 405 people studying in the Faculties of Sports Sciences in various universities, 155 of which is female and 250 male. Methods: The study group was determined using the random cluster sampling method. In the study, the "Need for Affect Scale" was employed. Results: Of the students of the faculties of sports sciences taking part in the study, the average score for approaching the environments involving emotion was found to be positive with x=+8.70, and the average score for avoiding was found to be negative with x=-4.18. Accordingly, it was determined that the students' motivation for approaching the environments involving emotions was slightly higher than the medium level, and their avoidance level was slightly lower than the medium level (p<0.05). While a significant differences were determined between the students' levels of approaching and avoiding emotions depending on the universities they study in, it was found out that the female students' levels of approaching the environments involving emotions were significantly higher than those of the male students (p<0.05). When the total scores were examined, it was found out that the female students' total scores were higher than those of the male students (p<0.05). Conclusions: Consequently, it was determined that the motivation of the students studying in the faculties of Sports Sciences for approaching the environments involving emotions was slightly higher than the medium level and their avoidance level was slightly lower than the medium, and that this results were affected by the city they live in, as well as by their gender.

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“…In a study cited in this subsection, DuongTran (1996) failed to find statistically-significant relationships between two types of stressful life events (academic stressors and adjustment problems in the family) and depressive symptoms in a multiple regression model (coefficients not reported). In another study cited in this subsection, Cheng and Lam (1997) failed to find a statistically-significant direct effect of life events on depressive symptoms (they found a statistically-significant indirect effect of life events on depressive symptoms via problem-solving deficits and self-esteem, however;…”

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“…It was hypothesized that Negative Life Events would be positively related to Depressive Symptoms (Path J, Figure 1), and a significant amount of research evidence supports this hypothesis (e.g., Allgood-Merten, Lewinsohn, & Hops, 1990;Cheng & Lam, 1997;DuBois, Felner, Sherman, & Bull, 1994;DuongTran, 1996;Ge, Lorenz, Conger, Elder, & Simons, 1994;Siddique & D'Arcy, 1984;Swearingen & Cohen, 1985). No study (of which I am aware) has examined the relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms among American TnrKan youth.…”

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Relationships among Life Stress, Problem Solving, Self-Esteem, and Dysphoria in Hong Kong Adolescents: Test of a Model

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Preventing adolescent depression: An evaluation of the Problem Solving For Life program.

Preventing adolescent depression: An evaluation of the Problem Solving For Life program.

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