TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kangas, Maria
A1  - Heissel, Andreas
T1  - Mental health literacy, treatment preferences and the lived experience of mental health problems in an Australian cancer sample
JF  - Psycho-oncology
N2  - Objectives: 
The prevalence rates for mental health (MH) problems in cancer patients is high, although reduced uptake of services may be influenced by mental health literacy (MHL). The objective of this study was to investigate the MHL for depression and panic disorder (PD), including treatment preferences in Australian adults who had been diagnosed and treated for cancer, and whether MHL and treatment preferences was influenced by sex, age, and individuals' lived MH experience. 

Method:
A total of 421 cancer survivors (n = 378 females) completed a self-report survey. Participants were asked to specify whether they had a lived experience with anxiety and/or depression, and to indicate treatment preferences for managing cancer-related distress. Two vignettes were administered to assess MHL for depression and PD.

Results:
The MHL accuracy for depression was higher than PD. Accuracy rates were higher for females with a lived experience with anxiety and/or depression; although the accuracy rate for PD was significantly lower in males. A high proportion of individuals preferred exercise and in-person counselling to manage depression and PD. Internet-based therapies were not strongly preferred for managing MH problems.

Conclusions:
The MHL for depression and PD is moderate for adult cancer survivors, with higher levels indicated for individuals with a personal lived experience with anxiety and/or depression. Public health campaigns for enhancing MHL should broaden to include individuals experiencing comorbid physical health conditions. Health providers also need to take into account client preferences for evidence-based therapies.
KW  - anxiety
KW  - cancer
KW  - exercise
KW  - major depression
KW  - mental health
KW  - preferences
KW  - psycho-oncology
KW  - treatment
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5520
SN  - 1057-9249
SN  - 1099-1611
VL  - 29
IS  - 11
SP  - 1883
EP  - 1894
PB  - Wiley
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sotardi, Valerie A.
A1  - Bosch, Jannis
A1  - Brogt, Erik
T1  - Multidimensional influences of anxiety and assessment type on task performance
JF  - Social psychology of education : an international journal
N2  - We examined state evaluation anxiety, trait evaluation anxiety, and neuroticism in relation to New Zealand first-year university students' (n = 234) task performance on either a test or essay assessment. For both assessment types, the underlying components of state evaluation anxiety (cognitive worry, emotionality, and distraction) reflect linear-as opposed to nonlinear-associations with task performance. Results of several regression models show differential effects of both state evaluation anxiety and neuroticism on task performance depending on the assessment type. The multi-dimensionality of anxiety and its relative contribution on task performance across authentic types of assessment are discussed.
KW  - anxiety
KW  - performance
KW  - test
KW  - writing
KW  - university
KW  - achievement
KW  - personality
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-019-09508-3
SN  - 1381-2890
SN  - 1573-1928
VL  - 23
IS  - 2
SP  - 499
EP  - 522
PB  - Springer
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  -