Abstract Resources that protect against the development of psychiatric disturbances are reported to be a significant force behind healthy adjustment life stresses, rather than absence risk factors. In this paper new scale for measuring presence protective resources promote adult resilience is validated. The preliminary version consisted 45 items covering five dimensions: personal competence, social family coherence, support and structure. Resilience Scale Adults (RSA), Sense Coherence (SOC)...

Resilience is a construct of increasing interest, but validated scales measuring resilience factors among adults are scarce. Here, scale named the Scale for Adults (RSA) was crossvalidated and compared with measures personality (Big Five/5PFs), cognitive abilities (Raven's Advanced Matrices, Vocabulary, Number series), social intelligence (TSIS). All were given to 482 applicants military college. Confirmatory factor analyses confirmed fit five-factor model, 'personal strength', 'social...

Abstract Background Distress and burnout among medical psychology professionals are commonly reported have implications for the quality of patient care delivered. Already in course university studies, medicine students report mental distress low life satisfaction. There is a need interventions that promote better coping skills order to prevent future burnout. This study examines effect seven-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme on distress, stress, burnout, subjective...

The purposes of this study were to examine the percentage female elite athletes and controls with disordered eating (DE) behavior clinical disorders (EDs), investigate what characterize EDs, evaluate whether a proposed method screening for EDs in does not falsely classify sport‐specific behaviors as indicators EDs. All representing national teams at junior or senior level, aged 13–39 years ( n =938), age‐group matched, randomly selected population‐based =900) invited participate. From data,...

The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is used worldwide in research and clinical work. 3(rd) version (EDI-3) has been recent research, yet without any independent testing of its psychometric properties. aim the present study was twofold: 1) to establish national norms compare them with US international norms, 2) examine factor structure, internal consistency, sensitivity specificity subscale scores. Participants were Danish adult female patients (N = 561) from a specialist treatment centre...

(2006). A New Scale for Adolescent Resilience: Grasping the Central Protective Resources Behind Healthy Development. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling Development: Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 84-96.

Objective. The purpose of this prospective study was to explore the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) as a predictor developing psychiatric symptoms when exposed stressful life events. Methods. A healthy sample (N = 159) completed RSA, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) and occurrence Stressful Life Events (SLE) twice, with three-month interval. Results. results indicated that RSA measures important protective factors buffer development individuals encounter Two factors, in particular,...

AbstractThis study explored the use of four major Norwegian mental-health-related online discussion forums; who participate, why, and what implications may have. The objective was to provide a basis for proposing relevant research questions issues public policy attention. A total 492 responses web-based questionnaire were received. respondents, predominantly women (78%) in age range 18-35 years, found forum participation useful information, social contact support. majority (75%) it easier...

Longitudinal research investigating the enduring impact of mindfulness training is scarce. This study investigates six-year effects a seven-week mindfulness-based course, by studying intervention in trajectory dispositional and coping skills, association between those change trajectories subjective well-being at follow-up. 288 Norwegian medical psychology students participated randomized controlled trial. 144 received 15-hour course over seven weeks second or third semester with booster...

The majority of mindfulness research to date has reported only on the group-level effects interventions. Therefore, there is a need better understand who most likely benefit from This study reports moderation analyses two-centre randomised controlled trial mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) among 288 medical and psychology students. investigated whether baseline personality factors (neuroticism, conscientiousness extroversion) moderated mental distress, subjective well-being measured...

Abstract This study presents a patient perspective on improvement and recovery from eating disorders. Forty-eight women recruited organizations university disorder unit participated in the study. Participants completed standard questionnaires qualitative interview. "A wish to change," professional treatment, nonprofessional care, important persons women's lives were identified as factors. Recovery included improved acceptance of oneself, interpersonal relations, problem solving, body...

To describe changes in physical activity (PA) and exercise dependence score during treatment of eating disorders (ED), to explore correlations among PA, motivation, ED psychopathology excessive non-excessive exercisers.Thirty-eight adult females receiving inpatient for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or not otherwise specified participated this prospective study. Assessments included accelerometer assessed Exercise Dependence Scale, Reasons Inventory, Examination, Inventory.Amount PA was...

The construct of resilience has been viewed as the direct counterpart factors jeopardizing mental health, i.e., vulnerability and psychopathology. Any operationalization resilience, thus, risks lying on same latent continuum indicators illness, although indicating their absence. A factor analysis combining items from these measurement domains, followed by analyses second-order scores was performed to test this assumption. random selection 1,724 participants (34% response rate) general...

To examine self reported versus objectively assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and different reasons for exercise, in patients with longstanding eating disorders (ED) when compared controls.Inpatient females (n = 59, mean 30.1 years) nonclinical age matched controls 53, 31.3 accepted participation this cross sectional study. Instruments included accelerometer ActiGraph, diary, Reasons Exercise Inventory, Eating Disorders Examination interview.Self MVPA were higher across...

Abstract The present study examined several factor models of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE‐Q), and in particular, whether a nested general (‘ g ’) was present, hence supporting common pathology factor. A total 1094 women were randomly selected by Statistics Norway mailed questionnaire packet. sample split, using first half for exploratory analyses second confirmatory validation purposes. four‐factor solution received best support, but structure deviated from original...