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European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, Volume 13, Issue 2

2023 February - 21 articles

Cover Story: The prevalence of anxiety since the emergence of coronavirus disease has increased dramatically; thus, effective relaxation interventions are welcome. The main objective of our study was to compare the acute relaxation effects of Tibetan singing bowl (TSB) sounds against the progressive muscle relaxation technique and a control waiting list group in an adult nonclinical anxious population. In our cross-sectional randomized control trial study, we observed that TSB treatment was able to induce higher parasympathetic activity evidenced by an increase in time/frequency heart rate variability and reductions in neuro-electrical alpha power, both associated with lower self-reported anxiety scores. Complex sounds composed of a base tone merged with several overtones such as TSB might be an innovative and effective intervention in anxiety-related conditions. View this paper
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Articles (21)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,540 Views
11 Pages

Associations between Sleep, Depression, and Cognitive Performance in Adolescence

  • Raúl Quevedo-Blasco,
  • Amparo Díaz-Román and
  • Víctor J. Quevedo-Blasco

The relevance of cognitive performance during adolescence requires further studies that analyze potential associated factors. This study aimed to analyze inductive reasoning, reading comprehension, and mathematical thinking (problem-solving and numbe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,757 Views
11 Pages

Prolonged Grief Disorder and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression among Bereaved Family Caregivers in the Context of Palliative Home Care

  • Alberto Sardella,
  • Alessandro Musetti,
  • Pasquale Caponnetto,
  • Maria C. Quattropani and
  • Vittorio Lenzo

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the psychological comorbidity of PGD among bereaved family caregivers of palliative care cancer patients. We also examined the discriminant validity of two simple and reliable tools in co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,427 Views
18 Pages

Trends in Autism Spectrum-Related Motherhood Research: A Bibliometric Study

  • Osvaldo Hernández-González,
  • Daniela González-Fernández,
  • Rosario Spencer-Contreras,
  • Raúl Tárraga-Mínguez and
  • Viviana Ponce-Carrasco

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in socialization. The amount of scientific research results on motherhood related to ASD has grown exponentially; however, there are no bibliometric studie...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,739 Views
12 Pages

Research has shown mixed findings regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on relationship and sexual quality and activity. We argue that some of these findings might be understood considering people’s predisposition to maintain safety (i....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,568 Views
10 Pages

Postoperative pain is one of the most common postoperative complications, resulting in significant burdens and adverse outcomes among patients, notably the frailest ones. Predicting the likelihood of intense postoperative pain can help optimize a pat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,638 Views
10 Pages

Despite being a public health problem, less than a third of hypertensive patients manage to control blood pressure (BP). In this paper, we conducted a two-arm randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of an SMS-based home BP telemonitor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,777 Views
11 Pages

Globally, the COVID-19 outbreak had an adverse effect on higher education students’ mental health and psychological well-being. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression and associated factors in a sample of studen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,645 Views
10 Pages

As the number of dementia patients increases, there is a need to protect patients’ right to know. However, in reality, there are cases in Japan where spouses’ deaths are concealed from patients. We conducted a questionnaire survey of care...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,802 Views
16 Pages

Teachers’ innovative work behavior (TIWB) is crucial in the contemporary demanding educational environments for overcoming any commonplace issues and to ensure sustainability and development. It refers to a process in which the employee tries t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
11,274 Views
12 Pages

Caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities may feel overburdened in their work and experience negative psychological consequences. The purpose of this instrumental study was to determine the evidence of internal structure and reliability of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,851 Views
14 Pages

Inequality in South Africa is deeply rooted, and COVID-19 glaringly brought inequalities between families to the forefront. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with the above average stress levels of female primary caregivers in vulner...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
12,701 Views
13 Pages

Envy, Social Comparison, and Depression on Social Networking Sites: A Systematic Review

  • Fabio Carraturo,
  • Tiziana Di Perna,
  • Viviana Giannicola,
  • Marco Alfonso Nacchia,
  • Marco Pepe,
  • Benedetta Muzii,
  • Mario Bottone,
  • Raffaele Sperandeo,
  • Vincenzo Bochicchio and
  • Cristiano Scandurra
  • + 1 author

This study aims to review the evidence for the reciprocal relationship between envy and social comparison (SC) on social networking sites (SNSs) and depression. We searched PsychINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science from January 2012 to November 2022, adh...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,720 Views
19 Pages

Influence of Prefabricated Construction on the Mental Health of Workers: Systematic Review

  • Rasaki Kolawole Fagbenro,
  • Riza Yosia Sunindijo,
  • Chethana Illankoon and
  • Samuel Frimpong

Despite the significant contribution of the construction industry to national and global economies, the risk it poses to the health and safety of its workers is concerning. With substantial improvement in physical health and safety performance, espec...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
12,029 Views
14 Pages

People are frequently caught in the hold between the need to belong and the fear of exclusion. However, these needs might be expressed differently under different belongingness conditions, where other powerful social processes are accentuated. Thus,...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
13,359 Views
14 Pages

Acute Relaxation Response Induced by Tibetan Singing Bowl Sounds: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Cristobal Rio-Alamos,
  • Rodrigo Montefusco-Siegmund,
  • Toni Cañete,
  • Joaquín Sotomayor and
  • Alberto Fernandez-Teruel

The prevalence of anxiety has increased dramatically due to COVID-19, so effective preventive interventions are welcome. The main objective of our study was to compare the acute relaxation response (RR) induced by Tibetan singing bowl (TSB) sound-bas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,459 Views
11 Pages

Relationships between Self-Efficacy, Job Instability, Decent Work, and Life Satisfaction in A Sample of Italian, Swiss, and Spanish Students

  • Andrea Zammitti,
  • Celia Moreno-Morilla,
  • Soledad Romero-Rodríguez,
  • Paola Magnano and
  • Jenny Marcionetti

Recent research has shown that self-efficacy has a positive relationship with life satisfaction and with the perception of access to decent work. On the other hand, a perception of instability regarding the profession is negatively correlated with th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,717 Views
22 Pages

Chatbots without artificial intelligence can play the role of practical and easy-to-implement learning objects in e-learning environments, allowing a reduction in social or psychological isolation. This research, with a sample of 79 students, explore...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,215 Views
13 Pages

Emotional Exhaustion Variables in Trainee Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Jonathan Martínez-Líbano and
  • María-Mercedes Yeomans

Introduction: emotional exhaustion among trainee teachers is a relevant topic since it could have repercussions regarding the lives of their future pupils. Our objective was to determine the degree of trainee teachers’ emotional exhaustion and...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,487 Views
12 Pages

Over the past two years, the consequences of the severe restrictions imposed by the rapid spread of COVID-19 among the global population have been a central focus of scientific research. The pandemic has been a singular and unexpected event that foun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,904 Views
21 Pages

Cultural Differences in How People Deal with Ridicule and Laughter: Differential Item Functioning between the Taiwanese Chinese and Canadian English Versions of the PhoPhiKat-45

  • Chloe Lau,
  • Taylor Swindall,
  • Francesca Chiesi,
  • Lena C. Quilty,
  • Hsueh-Chih Chen,
  • Yu-Chen Chan,
  • Willibald Ruch,
  • René Proyer,
  • Francesco Bruno and
  • Jorge Torres-Marín
  • + 1 author

The PhoPhiKat-45 measures three dispositions toward ridicule and laughter, including gelotophobia (i.e., the fear of being laughed at), gelotophilia (i.e., the joy of being laughed at), and katagelasticism (i.e., the joy of laughing at others). Despi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,190 Views
10 Pages

Female Dynamics in Authorship of Scientific Publications in the Public Library of Science: A 10-year Bibliometric Analysis of Biomedical Research

  • Panagiotis Giannos,
  • Konstantinos Katsikas Triantafyllidis,
  • Maria Paraskevaidi,
  • Maria Kyrgiou and
  • Konstantinos S. Kechagias

Women are generally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). As scientific production reflects scholarly impact and participation in the scientific process, the number of journal publications forms a pertinent mea...

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Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. - ISSN 2254-9625