Objectives: This study aimed to explore whether mental defeat (MD) occurs in longterm health conditions (LTCs) and if it does, whether it differs across conditions withdiffering symptomology.Design: This study used a cross sectional questionnaire design with two groups;Inflammatory Arthritis (IA) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).Methods: Participants in both groups completed a battery of questionnaires about their experience of, and their beliefs and feelings about their health condition. A mixed model ANOVA and stepwise regressions were conducted to explore associations. Results: A mixed model ANOVA revealed no significant differences in levels of MD between the two groups. However, both groups reported higher levels of MD than healthy controls. A stepwise regression revealed that MD, health anxiety, disability and catastrophizing were all associated with psychological distress. A second regression revealed that MD, age, and health anxiety predict fear of disease progression. Conclusion: Mental defeat occurred in both LTCs in this study and there was no difference between the two conditions. Mental defeat was associated with psychological distress and fear of disease progression.
| Date of Award | 21 Aug 2018 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Megan Wilkinson-Tough (Supervisor), Cara Davis (Supervisor) & Paul Salkovskis (Supervisor) |
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Doctorate in Clinical Psychology: Main Research Portfolio: 1) HOW EFFECTIVE ARE MEDIUM-TERM COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER?; 2) AN EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT SCREENING TOOLS USED IN THE OFFENDER PERSONALITY DISORDER ; 3)MENTAL DEFEAT IN LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Mawby, Z. (Author). 21 Aug 2018
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)