Cortisol awakening response (CAR)’s flexibility leads to larger and more consistent associations with psychological factors than CAR magnitude

Mikolajczak, Moïra; Quoidbach, Jordi; Vanootighem, Valentine; Lambert, Florence; Lahaye, Magali; Fillée, Catherine; Timary, Philippe de

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.11.003

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“…The observed inverse association between happiness and perceived stress is suggesting that students with a higher perceived level of stress generally are less happy than those with lower level of perceived stress. These results are in line with previous evidences which indicated an inverse relationship between happiness and perceived stress (Schiffrin and Nelson, 2010;Mikolajczak et al, 2010). Lack of supportive environment and activities to make students happy, insufficient communication between students and teachers, nature of transition from childhood to adolescence and more importantly lack of stress management skills could be major reasons that might cause stress among students.…”

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Happiness and its relation to psychological well-being of adolescents

Heizomi

Allahverdipour

Jafarabadi

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Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Happiness and its relation to psychological well-being of adolescents

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Allahverdipour

Jafarabadi

et al. 2015

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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“…' Holly and Schiffrin (2010) also found that these two stress indicators were related to happiness in the opposite direction among college students. In addition to these results, Mikolajczak et al (2010) found a negative relationship between subjective happiness and the cortisol awakening response flexibility, a biological marker of psychological and physical health status. This study suggests that interventions designed to increase happiness might have an effect from the inclusion of activities to manage and cope with stressful events.…”

Section: Married People Reported a Higher Level Of Happiness Thanmentioning

confidence: 59%

“…showing that the increase of happiness and self-reported stress appear not to coincide (Holly & Schiffrin, 2010;Mikolajczak et al, 2010;Piqueras et al, 2011). Piqueras et al (2011) reported that those who reported feeling stressed in normal daily life and during test situations showed a lower likelihood of being considered 'very happy.…”

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What do we need to be happy? evidence from a psychosocial perspective

Kye¹,

Oh²,

Park³

2015

Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion

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Objectives: This study aims to identify the psychosocial factors affecting on happiness among the general population in South Korea. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the multiple-stratified random sampling on the Korea Census of 2005. In October 2009, investigators conducted 15-minute face-to-face interviews with 1,500 South Korean volunteers ranging from 30 to 69 years old with no history of cancer. The questionnaire included socio-demographics, stress levels, coping strategies, social support, SOC, and happiness levels. Results: The multivariate analysis identified that married persons were more likely to be happy than those who were not married, respondents who had a higher score of stress and SOC were less likely to be happy, and those who had a higher score of social support from family were more likely to be happy. Conclusions: Interventions designed to increase happiness may need to include activities to control stress and promote social support from family.

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“…Positive emotions and well-being in patients with type 2 diabetes are connected with better glycaemic control (Papanas et al, 2010;Tsenkova, Love, Singer, & Ryff, 2007, a smaller percentage of complications such as coronary heart disease (Davidson, Mostofsky, & Whang, 2010), and a decline in mortality rate (Moskowitz, Epel, & Acree, 2008). The research showed also that positive emotions are linked in this case with a lower level of cortisol secretion during the day, after awakening, and in stressful situations (Bostock, Hamer, Wawrzyniak, Mitchell, & Steptoe, 2011;Mikolajczak et al, 2010). A relation was also found between positive emotions and increased physical activity (Plotnikoff, Trinh, Courneya, Karunamuni, & Sigal, 2011).…”

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Health enhancing coping as a mediator in relationships of positive emotionality and cognitive curiosity with quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients

Kalka¹,

Pawłowska²

2015

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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Abstract:The number of people suffering from type 2 diabetes has been growing recently. This chronic disease is connected with lower perceived quality of life and experiencing a lot of stressful situations. Some of these situations can be anticipated. Thus, it is possible to prepare oneself for future difficult situations by using proactive coping strategies. Polish Psychological Bulletin 2015, vol. 46(3) 362-375 DOI -10.1515/ppb-2015 According to the World Health Organization (1993) quality of life is defined as an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. The aim of this research was to verify the level of satisfaction with various areas of life, the frequency of use of proactive coping strategies in the case of type 2 diabetes patients and healthy individuals, as well as mediation role of these strategies in the relationship between positive emotionality, cognitive curiosity and perceived quality of life. One hundred and seventy four persons took part in the research: 85 persons with diabetes and 89 healthy individuals. We used instruments with recognized psychometric properties: The Proactive Coping Inventory, The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-BREF, PANASQuality of life is affected by the person's physical health, psychological state, social relationships, independence level, and their relationships to salient features of their environment. A term frequently used in medicine nowadays is Health-Related Quality of Life (Schipper, 1990), which assumes that this domain is one of the fundamental indicators of quality of life (Wołowicka, 2001). This relation is particularly noticeable in the case of diseases, such as chronic non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes (WHO, 2011). The frequency of the occurrence of diabetes in the population, as with other diseases of civilization, keeps growing. It accounts for 90% of all diabetes cases. Current statistics show that three million people in Poland suffer from diabetes, whereas only 2/3 of this group has been diagnosed (Novo Nordisk, 2014). This disease was described by the UN at the end of 2006 as the first among the epidemics of the 21st century (Silink, 2007). Diabetes is considered to be one of the main health care problems these days, both from a medical and socioeconomic point of view (Tatoń, Czech, & Bernas, 2008). It affects people regardless of their race or the place they live. Diabetes, just like other chronic diseases, affects patients' general perceived quality of life and their satisfaction with individual areas (Walker, 2007 (Krans, Porta, & Keen, 1992). This indicates that the significance of this parameter is related, among other things, to finding its determining factors. The research shows that the level of perceived quality of life is affected by both clinical and sociodemographic factors. The quality of life among people suffering from diabetes deteriorates with age ...

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Cortisol awakening response (CAR)’s flexibility leads to larger and more consistent associations with psychological factors than CAR magnitude

Cited by 50 publications

References 29 publications

Happiness and its relation to psychological well-being of adolescents

Happiness and its relation to psychological well-being of adolescents

What do we need to be happy? evidence from a psychosocial perspective

Health enhancing coping as a mediator in relationships of positive emotionality and cognitive curiosity with quality of life among type 2 diabetes patients

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