Depressive and anxiety symptoms in current, previous, and no history of ME/CFS: NHIS 2022 analysis.

Purpose: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Psychological symptoms are predisposing factors for, as well as symptoms of, ME/CFS. Recovery from ME/CFS is poorly understood and heterogenous, and it is unclear how psychological symptoms may change with recovery.

Associations between physical activity, long COVID symptom intensity, and perceived health among individuals with long COVID.

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is associated with better perceived health among individuals with chronic conditions. However, PA's relationship with perceived health in people with long COVID is unclear and may be modified by long COVID symptom burden.

Methods: Participants with self-reported long COVID ( = 379) responded to an online survey cross-sectionally assessing PA levels, perceived physical and mental health, and intensity of CDC-defined long COVID symptoms on a 0-100 scale.

Foundations of Exercise and Physical Activity Research.

While recognition of the link between physical activity and mental health dates back nearly two millennia, the academic study of physical activity is a relatively young discipline emerging over the last 50 years. This chapter provides an overview of key terms and measurement techniques in physical activity, exercise, and mental health research. The most common study designs in physical activity research include cross-sectional, cohort, randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analytic studies.

Psychological correlates of physical activity among adults living in rural and urban settings.

Middle-aged and older adults living in rural settings have been consistently less likely to report regular physical activity (PA) than those living in urban settings. While past literature has identified sociodemographic and environmental correlates of PA that may contribute to these differences, consideration of psychological correlates has been limited. A total of 95 rural and urban adults ≥50 years old provided self-reported sociodemographic information, PA level, and psychological correlates of PA including measures assessing motivation, self-efficacy, social support, and attitudes related to PA.

Associations between forgiveness and physical and mental health in the context of long COVID.

Objective: Forgiveness has been positively associated with health in those with functional disorders. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among dimensions of forgiveness and physical and mental health in individuals with and without long COVID.

Methods: Adults (N = 4316) in the United States took part in an online survey study detailing long COVID presence, physical and mental health, and trait forgiveness.

Just as Essential: The Mental Health of Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic deleteriously impacted physical and mental health. In the summer of 2020, return-to-learn plans were enacted, including virtual, hybrid, and in-person plans, impacting educators and students. We examined (1) how return-to-learn plan was related to depressive and social anxiety symptoms among educators and (2) how psychological flexibility related to symptoms.

Endocannabinoid and psychological responses to acute resistance exercise in trained and untrained adults.

Introduction: This study examined the effects of acute resistance exercise on circulating endocannabinoid (eCB) and mood responses in trained and untrained healthy adults.

Methods: Thirty-two healthy adults (22.1 ± 2.

Stress, anxiety, and depression severity among individuals with no history, previous history, or current history of long COVID.

Objective: Long COVID has been associated with psychological symptoms, yet it is unknown if the symptom burden of individuals with current and previous long COVID differ. This pre-registered cross-sectional study assessed stress, anxiety, and depression severity among individuals with no history, previous history, or current long COVID symptoms.

Methods: Adults (N = 2872) in the United States participated in an online survey detailing experiences related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Psychological flexibility and global health in young adults with and without a self-reported functional somatic syndrome: a preliminary investigation.

Functional somatic syndromes (FSS) are associated with functional impairments and distress. FSSs are common among young adults, and psychological flexibility may be a transdiagnostic process appropriate for treatment of FSS in this population. The objective of the current study was to compare physical and mental health in young adults with and without a self-reported FSS and examine which psychological flexibility processes are associated with better physical and mental health in the FSS subset.

My experience with ME/CFS and implications: A personal narrative.

 Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic, debilitating health condition characterized by overwhelming fatigue and post-exertional malaise, or exacerbation of symptoms following physical, mental, or emotional exertion. ME/CFS often impacts every aspect of an individual's life, and one's new reality may be much different from the daily life experienced before the onset of the condition. Though the long-term effects of COVID-19 have brought increased attention to chronic fatigue and related disorders, ME/CFS is still vastly understudied and frequently misunderstood.

College Student Resilience During COVID-19: Examining the Roles of Mindfulness, Compassion, and Prosocial Behavior.

The present study examined factors associated with resilience in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were undergraduates at a large Midwestern university in the USA ( = 848). Hierarchical linear regression analyses examined self-reported pandemic-related adversity, community COVID-19 case rates, mindfulness, compassion, and prosocialness to determine the strongest associates of resilience.

Childhood maltreatment and somatic symptoms: Examining the role of specific types of childhood maltreatment and alexithymia.

Objective: Given the strong association between a history of childhood maltreatment and somatic symptoms, identification of therapeutically modifiable intervention targets is warranted. Alexithymia, or difficulty identifying and describing emotions, may be playing an important role. The present study examined contributions of alexithymia and childhood maltreatment as related to somatic symptoms.