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https://www.news-medical.net/health/Investigating-the-Link-between-Cleaning-a…
In an examination of ritualized behavior in anxiogenic situations (that causing anxiety), researchers studied 62 undergraduate students cleaning behaviors assigned to either a high-anxiety or low-anxiety group. The researchers found that induced anxiety increased the likelihood of repetitive and rigid activities. Notably, however, these activities were not redundant. This study emphasized a novel link between anxiety and ritualized behavior, such as cleaning. [...] The study used self-assessment and objective assessments to gauge the participants' perception of their neighborhoods and residences. Participants were asked to rate the interior and exterior aspects of the home including cleanliness, among other factors including noise, air quality, furnishings, and conditions of these interior and exterior aspects. [...] The study used a sample of 51 university students engaged in either mindful or controlled dishwashing practices; these participants were asked to complete measures of mindfulness, experimental, and effect recall. The outcome suggested that mindful dishwashers experienced the greatest states of mindfulness, with a subsequent increase in positive effects (i.e. feeling inspired) as well as a decrease in negative effects such as nervousness.
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verywellmind.com
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https://www.verywellmind.com/how-mental-health-and-cleaning-are-connected-509…
A study by the University of Connecticut found that in times of high stress, people default to repetitive behaviors like cleaning because it gives them a sense of control during a chaotic time. Other research has found that decluttering can help older adults retain a sense of control over their life as they age.
What's more, clutter and disorganization can be really distracting, making it hard to focus or complete other projects. You can start to feel stuck in a rut. [...] Research has shown that living in a cluttered environment increases stress. In the study, young women cared for an infant in either a normal or cluttered environment. While chaos didn't seem to affect mood or responsiveness, physical stress levels were still higher for women in the cluttered homes. Such findings suggest that parents should consider how cleanliness and clutter in the home may impact their stress levels. [...] Additionally, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America indicates that the physical activity of cleaning coupled with the end result of a cleaner home helps reduce stress, feelings of anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Cleaning can also reduce fatigue and improve concentration.
### Cleanliness and Focus
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11925691
Visually simulated experience of cleaning behavior reduced residual anxiety from a stress-inducing physical scene. The manipulation involved mere visual simulation, with effect sizes (_d_ s = 0.205 and 0.141) in the expected small range by traditional standards (J. Cohen, 1988) and comparable with those in contemporary preregistered between-subjects research (Schäfer & Schwarz, 2019). The effect was observed and replicated on a pictorial measure of anxiety derived from basic emotional [...] of the manipulation check items (how clean the visualized experience felt and how much it involved touching oneself), only clean feelings significantly predicted lower anxiety (β = −0.1215, _SE_ = 0.0353, _t_(295) = −3.437, _p_ = .0007) and lower tension (β = −0.1693, _SE_ = 0.0344, _t_(299) = −4.924, _p_ = 1.41e−06), whereas touch involvement did not significantly predict anxiety (β = 0.0550, _SE_ = 0.0375, _t_(295) = 1.469, _p_ = .1429) and predicted higher tension (β = 0.0759, _SE_ = 0.0369, [...] All statistical tests in the present research were two-tailed. Material, data, and code are available at
## and 1b (Preregistered Replication): Visually Simulated Cleaning Alleviates Residual Anxiety From a Stress-Inducing Physical Scene
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sciencedirect.com
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211364917300027
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2167702613485565
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Schnall S., Haidt J., Clore G. L., Jordan A. H. (2008). Disgust as embodied moral judgment. _Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin_, 34, 1096–1109. [...] The association between morality and physical cleansing has been demonstrated in a series of studies by Zhong and Liljenquist. We predicted that this association would be especially prominent in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Participants with OCD and matched control participants wrote about an immoral deed they had committed, after which half of the participants in each group cleaned their hands with a wipe. All participants were then offered an opportunity to help a
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10041188
Along with psychosocial approaches studies support that exercise, sleep, hygiene and self-care activities are effective means of treatment of such patient psychoeducational intervention is based on cognitive behavioral principles and have better effect on worry symptoms and reduction of anxiety therefore due to multipronged nature, psychoeducation can be suited to any mental health setting.
## Materials and Methods [...] depression often prefer psychological and psychosocial treatments to medication (Prins et al., 2008) and value outcomes beyond symptom reduction that include positive mental health and a return to usual functioning (Zimmerman et al, 2006) management options for anxiety disorders include psychoeducation, psychological treatment and pharmacological treatments. This improves health outcomes by optimizing self-care skills, engaging family and community supports, and promoting early recognition of [...] Nurses are in a vital position to identify symptoms of different types of anxiety disorders, start appropriate interventions, counsel, or refer these patients for treatment major nursing interventions include making an accurate diagnosis, initiating appropriate NIPs like the package by the research consisting of psychoeducation, focus group discussion, and relaxation therapies contributed to a higher level of wellness and quality of life. These person-centered interventions improve anxiety
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oxfordcbt.co.uk
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https://www.oxfordcbt.co.uk/stress-management-cleaning
Whether you think of cleaning as a meditative task, or an energetic throw yourself into it task. Either way, any form of exercise releases endorphins. Endorphins send messages to your brain that changes your perception of pain and will trigger positive emotions in your body. Regular exercise has been proven to reduce stress and reduce anxiety, along with preventing depression. Cleaning will also have these effects on your body and mental health as long as these chores require some physical [...] Clutter and mess can be linked to negative emotions like confusion and tension. Whereas a clean and tidy home leads to positive emotions such as a sense of calm and well-being. By sorting and organising the clutter and mess around you, you can reduce any stress or anxiety you may be feeling and this will help you feel like you are taking control of your life. The physical activity of cleaning combined with the result of a cleaner home helps reduce stress, feelings of anxiety, and depressive [...] ## How to Incorporate Cleaning Into Your Life
1 Start small and do a little bit each day. The thought of having to clean your house from top to bottom in one day can be daunting and will only add to any stress or anxiety you are feeling. Don’t make your to-do list bigger than what you can handle mentally. To begin with, choose one thing to do today, and then something else tomorrow and so on. You won’t then be faced with a daunting feeling when you come to cleaning.
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mdpi.com
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https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/22/2263
A healthy lifestyle effectively reduces depression and anxiety [39,40]. A comprehensive review of studies conducted on the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for common mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, indicated that there is extensive research available on this field, based on which, review and meta-analysis studies have also been conducted [39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46]. Specifically, for depression, results indicate that Cohen’s effect size ranges from −0.18 to −0.95 [...] The population studied in this research were under lifestyle interventions.
Eligible studies must have a lifestyle intervention group and a control group.
The outcomes examined in these studies were depression, anxiety, and stress. [...] to report results based on women separately; however, owing to the lack of studies, this review could not be performed for men. In addition, this study examined depression, anxiety, and stress based on different scales, which are the most important strengths of this meta-analysis. There are some limitations. These studies have primarily examined the effect of lifestyle interventions on depression and anxiety symptoms but not on depression and anxiety disorders, except for a few cases.