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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Meaning in life buffers the association between clinical anxiety and global maladjustment in participants with common mental disorders on sick leave.
Jose H. MarcoSandra Alonsosubject
AdultMaleProtective factor03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansMeaning (existential)Association (psychology)Biological PsychiatryMental DisordersMultilevel modelMiddle AgedMental health030227 psychiatryPsychiatry and Mental healthDistressAffectSick leaveQuality of LifeAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptomSick LeavePsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychologydescription
Abstract An important goal of mental health specialists is to improve the quality of life and the adaptation of people with common mental disorders on sick leave. Meaning in life is a protective factor for people adjusting to distress and negative events. This study explores the buffering role of meaning in life in the relationship between clinical anxiety or negative affect and maladjustment in participants with common mental disorders on sick leave. The sample was 167 participants with Adjustment, Anxiety and, Depressive Disorders; n = 115 were women and n = 52 men. Participants’ mean age M = 42.16 (SD = 9.91) years. We performed zero-order correlations and hierarchical regression analyses. Meaning in life moderated and buffered the association between clinical anxiety or negative affect and global maladjustment to daily life. These findings suggest that Meaning in life is a relevant variable in the adjustment of common mental disorders on sick leave.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-01 | Psychiatry research |