ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2014
Somatic symptoms and holistic thinking as major dimensions behind modern health worries.
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- Thanking in the Times of the Plague: The Role of Holistic Thinking in Meaning-making and Gratitude.Social and personality psychology compass · 2023Article
- Effects of Sports Massage on the Physiological and Mental Health of College Students Participating in a 7-Week Intermittent Exercises Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundModern health worries (MHWs) were related to somatic symptoms and to preference of holistic healing methods in previous studies. PURPOSE: The study aimed to investigate the contribution of symptom-related and holism-related factors to MHWs.
methodsParticipants (visitors of an Internet news portal; N = 16152; 64.1 % males) completed a questionnaire assessing MHWs, somatosensory amplification, somatic symptoms, positive and negative affect, spirituality, holistic health beliefs, and various aspects of health care utilization (both conventional and alternative).
resultsExploratory factor analysis with oblique rotation revealed two independent dimensions ("Somatic symptom distress" and "Holism") MHWs were involved with factor loadings of 0.294 and 0.417, respectively. The existence of two factors was supported by the results of confirmatory factor analysis. No practically significant interaction between the two factors was found in binary logistic regression analysis. Positive and negative affect, somatosensory amplification, spirituality, and holistic health beliefs were positively connected, while self-rated health status was negatively connected to MHWs even after controlling for socio-demographic and treatment-related variables.
conclusionsHolistic thinking and symptom-related behavioral and psychological factors are independently associated with MHWs. Modern health worries can be conceptualized as symptom-related by-products of a holistic-spiritual worldview.
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