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Discrete emotions and social connectedness are linked in anxiety and depression
Network analysis reveals how specific emotions relate to social connection in anxiety and depression, identifying hope, joy, sadness, and love as central to these relationships.
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Inflated responsibility and uncertainty intolerance relate to postnatal anxiety
Cross-sectional investigation of intolerance of uncertainty and responsibility beliefs in relation to postnatal anxiety and infant feeding outcomes in postpartum women.
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Patriarchal dominance is linked to employment anxiety among Nigerian career widows
Study examining how patriarchal dominance influences employment anxiety and career success in Nigerian career widows, with family economic conditions as a moderating factor.
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Kenyan adolescent mental health dataset spans 17,089 students
Dataset of 17,089 Kenyan adolescents measuring depression, anxiety, adverse experiences, and help-seeking behaviors to address mental health evidence gaps in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Risk-stratified screening is recommended for perinatal depression and anxiety
Narrative synthesis shows sexual dysfunction, low self-esteem, and psychosocial adversity are underrecognized drivers of perinatal depression and anxiety, supporting risk-stratified screening.
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Physical activity linked to lower short video dependency in adolescents
Study reveals physical activity reduces short video dependency in adolescents through enhanced psychological resilience and reduced anxiety and depression.
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Online health education improved COVID-19 knowledge and reduced anxiety
Online health education delivered during prenatal care significantly improves COVID-19 knowledge and reduces pregnancy anxiety in first-time pregnant women during the post-pandemic period.
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Girls’ social anxiety was linked with self-esteem and parenting style
Study of 100 girls examines links between parenting style, self-esteem, and social anxiety, finding authoritative parenting predicts higher anxiety while permissive approaches show protective effects.
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Persistent post-COVID respiratory symptoms linked to several factors
Cross-sectional study of 210 non-hospitalised adults identifies dysregulated breathing, deconditioning, and psychological distress as key factors in persistent post-COVID symptoms.
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Prenatal symptom clusters shifted and linked to inflammation
Network analysis of prenatal mental health symptom clusters and associations with allostatic load biomarkers across pregnancy gestation.
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Repeated exposure improved self-ratings in childhood social anxiety disorder
Repeated exposure with brief support modestly improves self-appraisal in children with social anxiety disorder, though distorted self-evaluation persists as a core clinical feature.
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Legal awareness intervention reduced anxiety in vocational students
Digital legal awareness intervention reduces anxiety among Chinese vocational students through enhanced positive coping strategies. Theory-based interactive multimedia program shows moderate to.
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Visual art intervention was linked to better sleep quality
Study examines visual art intervention effects on sleep quality and emotional well-being in Malaysian university students over six weeks using physiological and psychological measures.
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Independence norms were not globally linked to anxiety
Study of 70 countries over 33 years reveals cultural shifts toward independence linked to higher childhood anxiety in Western nations, while religious faith emphasis correlates with lower anxiety.
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AI companions may support emotion regulation in socially anxious students
Phenomenological study examining AI companions' role in emotion regulation support for university students with social anxiety, identifying benefits and technological dependence risks.
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Adjusted light color temperature lowered stress and anxiety
Randomized controlled trial examining medium-warm white light effects on stress, anxiety, and psychological well-being in high-risk pregnant women undergoing non-stress testing procedures.
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Dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs may contribute to interpersonal distress
Longitudinal study shows dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs predict interpersonal distress trajectories independent of parental bonds, interpersonal style, depression and anxiety, suggesting new.
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Stress-induced alcohol-seeking differed by sex and symptom type
Sex-dependent mechanisms linking anxiety and depression to stress-induced alcohol-seeking, including subjective responses and neural connectivity differences between men and women.
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The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for clinical mental health care
Commission-led examination of COVID-19 pandemic effects on clinical mental health service delivery, evidence gaps, and vulnerable population impacts, with research priorities.
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CBT outcomes linked more to sessions attended than session rate
Observational primary-care CBT analysis: higher baseline severity linked to greater absolute symptom reduction; total session count, not attendance rate, predicts outcomes; waiting time showed no.