Physiological psychology Body-related social pressurevictimizationand impression management in early adolescence PURDUE UNIVERSITY Alan L. Smith SampsonMargaret AnneAccording to Impression Management Theory (Leary & Kowalski, 1990), people are motivated to create a particular impression to affect how they ...
However, studies in adolescents have reported inconsistent results [25–27], and a recent meta analysis of intervention studies on physical activity and blood pressure in adolescents concluded that there was no significant effect of a short term intervention (8 – 36 weeks) in adolescents with ...
Previous studies on school-related or academic stress have also mostly focused on college or university students (e.g., Akgun & Ciarrochi, 2003; Hystad, Eid, Laberg, Johnsen, & Bartone, 2009; Struthers, Perry, & Menec, 2000) and less is known about individual experiences of school stres...
Studies have shown that women are more inclined to choose partners with dominance and show a higher tendency toward sexual obedience (Giebel et al., 2015). In addition, this role tendency seems to be related to the different physiological structures of men and women and the social and cultural...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant challenges to mental health of university students, there is limited research in this area. Particularly, few studies examined the person-centered mental health symptom profiles such as depression and anxiety and the related socio-demographic pr...
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We showed that the prevalence of hypertension was higher in men than in women, similar to the previous studies15,16. In contrast, obesity-related hypertension was more prevalent in women (24.7%) than in men (19.4%). In this study, about 1/3 of men suffering from hypertension had obesity...
Studies also show kids who don’t get enough sleep may be more likely to develop high blood pressure, obesity, even depression. Finally, think again before you reach for that smartphone or tablet to soothe your child before bedtime- research has also shown that doing so may alsoaffect a chi...
A number of psychological studies have shown that perceived social support prevents ill-being, such as perceived stress, anxiety, and depression1,2,3,4,5 and enhances well-being, such as subjective happiness6,7,8,9. To investigate this important psychological construct, psychometric studies have ...
The cultural beliefs and social expectations held about mothers of preschool children, and the social support offered to them, are based on underlying assumptions constructed out of both scientific and pseudo-scientific notions. Role choices and pressures have radically changed since the feminist movement...