Dispositional optimism buffers combat veterans from the negative effects of warzone stress on mental health symptoms and work impairment

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 866-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Thomas ◽  
Thomas W. Britt ◽  
Heather Odle-Dusseau ◽  
Paul D. Bliese
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Work Impairment

scholarly journals No man is an island: social resources, stress and mental health at mid-life

2019 ◽  
Vol 217 (5) ◽  
pp. 638-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukmen Sehmi ◽  
Barbara Maughan ◽  
Timothy Matthews ◽  
Louise Arseneault
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
National Child Development Study ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Different Levels

BackgroundPositive social relationships are known to mitigate the negative effects of stress on mental health. However, the direction of association between social resources and mental health remains unclear, and it is not known whether higher than average levels of social resources confer additional benefits, in the short and longer term.AimsTo investigate the concurrent and longitudinal contribution of higher levels of social resources in reducing the risk of mental health symptoms after exposure to stress at age 45, and to identify life-course precursors of mid-life social resources.MethodThe National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a prospective birth cohort of over 17 000 births in 1958. We tested concurrent and longitudinal associations between different levels of social resources at age 45 and mental health symptoms among individuals exposed to stress and verified whether prior mental health symptoms (age 42) explained these associations. We also tested a range of child, family and adult precursors of mid-life social resources.ResultsHigher than average levels of social resources were required to confer benefits to mental health among individuals exposed to high stress levels, both concurrently at age 45 and in the longer term at age 50. In general, these associations were not attributable to prior mental health symptoms. Key predictors of mid-life social resources included evidence of early sociability.ConclusionsHaving a broad network of social ties and better personal support helps individuals withstand exposure to higher levels of stress. Given that sociable children had better mid-life social resources, early intervention may benefit individuals' social resources later in life.

Length of Deployments As a Predictor of Mental Health Symptoms in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryann Debeer ◽  
Sandra B. Morissette ◽  
Nathan A. Kimbrel ◽  
Eric C. Meyer ◽  
Suzy B. Gulliver
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Operation Iraqi Freedom ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Iraqi Freedom

Ambulance personnel: Systematic review of mental health symptoms.

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon L. Wagner ◽  
Nicole White ◽  
Cheryl Regehr ◽  
Marc White ◽  
Lynn E. Alden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Ambulance Personnel ◽  
Health Symptoms

Camouflaging in non-autistic adults is associated with poorer mental health

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Somerville ◽  
Sarah E. MacPherson ◽  
Sue Fletcher-Watson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
Autistic Adults ◽  
The Relationship

Camouflaging is a frequently reported behaviour in autistic people, which entails the use of strategies to compensate for and mask autistic traits in social situations. Camouflaging is associated with poor mental health in autistic people. This study examined the manifestation of camouflaging in a non-autistic sample, examining the relationship between autistic traits, camouflaging, and mental health. In addition, the role of executive functions as a mechanism underpinning camouflaging was explored. Sixty-three non-autistic adults completed standardised self-report questionnaires which measured: autistic traits, mental health symptoms, and camouflaging behaviours. In addition, a subset (n=51) completed three tests of executive function measuring inhibition, working memory, and set-shifting. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyse data. Results indicated that autistic traits are not associated with mental health symptoms when controlling for camouflaging, and camouflaging predicted increased mental health symptoms. Camouflaging did not correlate with any measure of executive function. These findings have implications for understanding the relationship between autistic traits and mental health in non-autistic people and add to the growing development of theory and knowledge about the mechanism and effects of camouflaging.

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