Spiritual or religious struggles can seriously affect mental health. These struggles can include feeling distant from God, guilt over not meeting moral standards, or feeling judged by family or community. This can make it harder to recover from mental health issues. However, researchers have not yet looked into how these struggles affect people in therapies that f...
In the tough world of health care, bad bosses can make things even worse. A recent look into this issue focused on how harmful supervision affects workers. It dug into how psychological distress plays a middle role. It also checked how anger affects the link between bad supervision and distress. In the health care field, workers often face tough situations. Bad boss...
The bond between faith, finding purpose in life, and mental well-being is a hot topic in psychology. A recent study dug into this connection among Turkish religious leaders. Researchers wanted to see how faith influences their mental health. They looked at 348 leaders, with 28 percent being female. The study focused on how faith shapes their views on death and life's...
In Japan, researchers took a close look at how the work environment affects a pregnant woman's mental well-being. They worked on something called the "Japan Environment and Children's Study" (JECS), which is a big project tracking the health of mothers and their kids. The key question was: does where and how a mom works influence her stress levels during pregnancy? T...
You might think that the type of work you do affects how mentally tough you are. But guess what? Age and gender play a much bigger role than the industry you work in. A recent study with over 5, 000 workers from all over Australia found some interesting things. First off, young adults, those between 18 and 29, are really feeling the pressure. They're almost three ti...
Working in healthcare can be tough. Nurses face many stressors on the job that can lead to psychological distress and sleep problems. In fact, these issues can get so bad that some nurses end up leaving the profession altogether. So, it's really important to figure out what in the work environment might be causing these problems and what can be done to promote better...
You might be curious about how marijuana use affects the mental health of adults in the US. Researchers set out to discover if there's a link between using marijuana and experiencing serious psychological distress (SPD). They looked at a big group of people from all around the country to find out. They found that there wasn't a clear-cut connection. Instead, they sa...
Scientists set out to understand how parents' resilience changes or stays the same over six years. They also wanted to see if this trait could shield them from mental health issues during tough times. The study took place in Finland, using data from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Over 2, 000 parents filled out a resilience questionnaire during pregnancy and again ...
You might think that the struggles of migrating to a new country would be the same for everyone. But hold on, there's more to the story. In Australia, humanitarian migrants, those who have fled their homes due to conflict or persecution, are dealing with a lot. We're talking about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and lots of psychological distress. Now, let's t...
Amanda Hovanec, a mother driven by the desire to control her children and keep them away from their father, Timothy, planned an extreme act. She saw herself as protecting them from an abusive partner, but her actions revealed deep psychological distress. Amanda used an animal tranquilizer, M-99, to kill Timothy during a routine visit. Shocking dashcam footage showed ...