Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models
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 a...
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| author | Cirilo Humberto García Cadena Héctor Díaz Arnoldo Téllez López Fuensanta Rosales López Laura Castro Saucedo Enrique García García |
| author_facet | Cirilo Humberto García Cadena Héctor Díaz Arnoldo Téllez López Fuensanta Rosales López Laura Castro Saucedo Enrique García García |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c3827650a3c34b3a952cda0c06d0f5422024-04-02T09:18:28ZengUniversidad Autónoma de TamaulipasRevista de Psicología y Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales2007-18332020-09-0111113714610.29059/rpcc.20200617-108Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two modelsCirilo Humberto García Cadena0Héctor Díaz1Arnoldo Téllez López2Fuensanta Rosales López3Laura Castro Saucedo4Enrique García García5Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónWestern Michigan UniversityUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónUniversidad Autónoma de CoahuilaUniversidad Autónoma de CoahuilaThe 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.https://revistapcc.uat.edu.mx/index.php/RPC/article/view/366dual modelmental healthpsychopatho-logical modelswell-beinganxiety |
| spellingShingle | Cirilo Humberto García Cadena Héctor Díaz Arnoldo Téllez López Fuensanta Rosales López Laura Castro Saucedo Enrique García García Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models Revista de Psicología y Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales dual model mental health psychopatho-logical models well-being anxiety |
| title | Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models |
| title_full | Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models |
| title_fullStr | Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models |
| title_short | Psychological well-being and anxiety among relatives of Mexican cancer patients: Two models |
| title_sort | psychological well being and anxiety among relatives of mexican cancer patients two models |
| topic | dual model mental health psychopatho-logical models well-being anxiety |
| url | https://revistapcc.uat.edu.mx/index.php/RPC/article/view/366 |
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