Knowing me, knowing you: Are people good at regulating their emotions good at regulating another's emotions?

Sometimes we regulate our emotions, and other times we need to regulate the emotions of others. In this investigation, we tested whether the ability to regulate one's own emotions and the ability to regulate other's emotions are related. We assessed regulators' self-oriented emotion regulation ability by measuring their own emotional experiences in a self-oriented emotion regulation task. We assessed regulators' other-oriented emotion regulation ability by measuring the emotional experiences of their targets in an other-oriented emotion regulation task. We found that self-oriented and other-oriented emotion regulation abilities were not significantly related. However, people were better able to regulate targets who were better at regulating themselves. People who frequently used self-oriented emotion regulation strategies (e.g., distraction) had greater self-oriented, but not other-oriented, emotion regulation ability. People with greater self-oriented emotion regulation ability made themselves feel less unpleasant emotions upon regulating their emotions. People with greater other-oriented emotion regulation ability made both the target of regulation and themselves feel less unpleasant emotions upon regulating the target's emotions. The target and regulator also felt closer to one another when the regulator had greater other-oriented emotion regulation ability. These findings suggest that the ability to regulate the emotions of others might be linked to desirable personal and social outcomes, even in interactions among strangers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Association Between PHQ-9 and Fitness for Work Among Depressive Patients.

OBJECTIVE: One of the tools to assess depression severity is the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Our aim was to investigate the correlation between PHQ-9 scores and fitness for work (FFW) in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS: A cross-sectional study in patients who were evaluated for their FFW and later compared with PHQ-9. RESULTS: Questionnaires were collected for 125 patients. A negative correlation between depression severity and absolute working ability (WA) was found for both women (ß = -0.4, P < 0.001) and men (ß = -0.4, P = 0.05). Multivariate linear regression revealed a negative correlation between WA and depression severity based on PHQ-9 scores (ß = -0.4, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A negative correlation exists between absolute and relative WA and depression severity, meaning, with the higher severity of depression the lower the WA.

The incidence and worsening of newly diagnosed low back pain in a population of young male military recruits.

BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of referral to occupational health clinics and of consequent work absenteeism. There is lack of data concerning ages 18-21. The objective of our study was to evaluate the occurrence of newly diagnosed LBP and the recurrence and worsening of preexisting LBP in young male military recruits. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we examined the medical history of army recruits during the 30-month period after their induction into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The duty status of soldiers in combat units (CU), maintenance units (MU) and administrative units (AU) was evaluated according to their morbidity. The study's end point was defined as significant findings on clinical examination with presence of neurological deficits which correlate to radiological findings on CT or MRI showing herniated disks, spinal stenosis or pressure on neurological roots. RESULTS: The annual incidence rate of LBP in a total of 159,295 recruits was 0.05 %. The relative risk (RR) for developing LBP was significantly higher among subjects who were assigned to AU as compared to CU and MU in all LBP categories. The RR for LBP recurrence in soldiers with a positive history of LBP (categories 3 and 4) was 4.1 and 10.7 compare to category 1 respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The lower than expected overall incidence rate of 0.05 % reflects the fact that severe LBP occurrences are not common at this age group. This finding is a more truthful reflection of LBP occurrence rates relative to other studies since the end point is based on precise clinical definitions in medical records and not on questionnaires, as in most studies. The RR for developing LBP was significantly higher among subjects who were assigned to AU as compared to CU and MU in all LBP categories. Childhood history of LBP was found as a significant risk factor for LBP exacerbations at adulthood. Positive history of LBP was found as a risk factor for the recurrence of LBP in all occupation types and particularly in sedentary ones.

Atopy as a risk factor for the development of asthma in young recruits.

OBJECTIVE: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases globally. Atopy, and especially allergic rhinitis (AR), was found as an important risk factor for asthma. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between different atopic parameters and military professions to the incidence of asthma. METHODS: In a retrospective study, we included 128 591 Israel Defense Forces soldiers drafted between the mid-nineties to the early-2000s. We examined the incidence rates of asthma in relation to atopic background and to military profession. RESULTS: The relative risk (RR) for the development of asthma in persons with a history of AR and the RR for asthma in atopics vs. nonatopics was 1.86 (95% CI: 1.57-2.21) and 1.73 (95% CI: 1.47-2.04), respectively. The RR for the development of asthma in persons with a history of AR was higher in Combat Units (CU) and Administrative and Driving units (ADU) (RR = 2.80; 95% CI: 2.09-3.76 and RR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.19-2.12, respectively) than in Maintenance Units (MU) (RR = 1.27; 95% CI: 0.93-1.74). When comparing the risk for asthma amongst persons with AR, we found it lower in MU compared to ADU (RR = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.43-0.97). In atopics vs. non-atopics, the risk for asthma was higher in ADU as compared to other occupations. CONCLUSIONS: Atopy, particularly AR, is a risk factor for the development of new-onset asthma in young adults. Atopy has the highest significant effect in CU where the physical demands are higher.