Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models
| Autor: | Cirilo Humberto García Cadena, Héctor Díaz, Arnoldo Téllez López, Fuensanta Rosales López, Laura Castro Saucedo, Enrique García García |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de Psicología y Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 137-146 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 20200617 2007-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.29059/rpcc.20200617-108 |
| Popis: | The psychopathological model of mental health emphasizes dimensions such as depression and anxiety. The dual model however includes positive traits such as optimism and self-esteem. The current study compared both models to show which one better predicts psychological wellbeing as well as anxiety. The procedure utilized in this study included calculating a mental health index that combined optimism, self-esteem, depression and perceived stress scores. The sample for convenience consisted of 350 relatives of cancer patients. Their mean age was M = 39.87 years, SD = 14.87. Structural equation modeling was used to measure the effects of mental health over psychological well-being and anxiety. Findings reveal that both models produce similar size effects (> 0.26) of the explained variances. The dual model however has a greater capacity to predict psychological well-being (.65 versus .44) and anxiety (.46 versus .38). Finally, the article discusses implications of the dual model for diagnosis, interpretation and intervention. |
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