Long-Term Psychological Well-Being: Strategies for Assessment and Intervention

2011 ◽  
pp. 125-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Coscarelli ◽  
Christopher Recklitis ◽  
Kauser Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

The Colorado Study: Long-Term Solitary Confinement's Impact on Psychological Well-being

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Metzner ◽  
Jamie Fellner ◽  
Maureen O'Keefe ◽  
Kelli Klebe
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

scholarly journals Stand against anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19: A call for action

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282097061
Author(s):  
Qin Gao ◽  
Xiaofang Liu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Negative Impacts

Racial discrimination against people of Chinese and other Asian ethnicities has risen sharply in number and severity globally amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This rise has been especially rapid and severe in the United States, fueled by xenophobic political rhetoric and racist language on social media. It has endangered the lives of many Asian Americans and is likely to have long-term negative impacts on the economic, social, physical, and psychological well-being of Asian Americans. This essay reviews the prevalence and consequences of anti-Asian racial discrimination during COVID-19 and calls for actions in practice, policy, and research to stand against it.

scholarly journals TRAINING STAFF IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES – EFFECTS ON RESIDENTS’ SYMPTOMS, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, AND PROXY SATISFACTION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauli J Lamppu ◽  
Marja-Liisa Laakkonen ◽  
Harriet Finne-Soveri ◽  
Hannu Kautiainen ◽  
Jouko V Laurila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Care Facilities

Tempering Hard Times: Integrating Well-Being Metrics Into Utility Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-568
Author(s):  
Aharon Tziner ◽  
Erich C. Fein ◽  
Assa Birati
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Utility Analysis ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Quantitative Models ◽  
Hard Times ◽  
Value Estimation ◽  
Financial Gains

AbstractThis article highlights the virtue of integrating well-being metrics (e.g., psychological well-being, perceived meaning) into aspects of utility analysis for the purpose of enhancing human resource management strategies and worker performance. We present the reader with a review of conceptual and practical developments in this field and examples of utility analysis calculations, while we advocate for the necessity of including well-being metrics in utility analysis for the 21st century. The basic thrust of this effort is to encourage the greater employment by managers of quantitative models that allow decision makers to generate all the factors needed to estimate long-term financial gains and/or losses before any intervention strategy is implemented in the workplace. As indicated, the use of quantitative models to estimate the net financial gains of using particular intervention strategies, accompanied with the value estimation of certain types of employee states (e.g., psychological well-being) and worker behaviors (e.g., employee turnover), can ultimately save companies from making gross tactical errors and, more positively, can assist management in promoting the organization's long-term economic goals in conjunction with the enhanced well-being of employees.

scholarly journals Resilience and disaster research

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-547
Author(s):  
Helena Bakić
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Individual

Disasters pose a significant threat to the long-term well-being of individuals, communities and societies. Therefore, studying resilience, defined as the process of maintaining and recovering psychological well-being after adversity, is crucial for disaster preparedness and mitigation. The aims of this paper are to summarize the historical context of resilience research, present the key concepts, discuss current measurement approaches and propose future research directions. Key determinants of resilience - risk, positive adaptation and resources - are discussed with the focus on studies of adults affected by disasters. This narrative review demonstrates that research up to date has focused mostly on finding the individual characteristics that predict the absence of psychopathology or mental health disorder symptoms, while other types of resources or dynamic relations between key aspects of resilience have been neglected. Future studies should aim to include multiple measurement points, high- and low-risk groups, long-term follow-up and broader perspectives on both psychological well-being and potential resources.

Psychological well-being and risk perceptions of mothers in Kyiv, Ukraine, 19 years after the Chornobyl disaster

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 637-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Adams ◽  
Lin T. Guey ◽  
Semyon F. Gluzman ◽  
Evelyn J. Bromet
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Epidemiologic Risk

Background: The Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion in April 1986 was one of the worst ecological disasters of the 20th century. As with most disasters, its long-term mental health consequences have not been examined. Aims: This study describes the psychological well-being and risk perceptions of exposed women 19–20 years later and the risk factors associated with mental health. Methods: We assessed Chornobyl-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive episode (MDE) and overall distress among three groups of women in Kyiv, Ukraine ( N = 797): mothers of small children evacuated to Kyiv in 1986 from the contaminated area near the plant (evacuees); mothers of their children’s classmates (neighbourhood controls); and population-based controls from Kyiv. Risk perceptions and epidemiologic correlates were also obtained. Results: Evacuees reported poorer well-being and more negative risk perceptions than controls. Group differences in psychological well-being remained after adjustment for epidemiologic risk factors but became non-significant when Chornobyl risk perceptions were added to the models. Conclusions: The relatively poorer psychological well-being among evacuees is largely explained by their continued concerns about the physical health risks stemming from the accident. We suggest that this is due to the long-term, non-resolvable nature of health fears associated with exposure.

Long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina on the psychological well-being of evacuees

Disasters ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1031-1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scott LaJoie ◽  
Ginny Sprang ◽  
William Paul McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Psychological Well Being

scholarly journals Long-term statin use and psychological well-being in the elderly

2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinong Young-Xu ◽  
Arnold Chan ◽  
James K. Liao ◽  
Shmuel Ravid ◽  
Charles M. Blatt
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Statin Use

Do Worries About Cognitive Functioning and Concerns About Developing Alzheimer’s Disease Affect Psychological Well-Being?

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1271-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Cutler ◽  
Corina Brăgaru
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Lagged Effects

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine if cognitive worries affect psychological well-being, if these effects are long-term, and if such concerns affect well-being more so among persons with a parent having Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Method: We used structural equation models with three waves of data collected from persons ages 40 to 60 at T1. We created summative scores on five indicators of concerns about cognitive functioning and worries about dementia. Well-being measures included depression, life satisfaction, stress, and mastery. Results: We found (a) cognitive worries at Waves 1, 2, and 3 were generally associated with lower levels of psychological well-being at each of these waves; (b) there was no evidence of long-term, lagged effects, and (c) these relationships were statistically similar across groups of adult children and controls. Discussion: Because concerns about cognitive functioning and developing AD are pervasive among middle-aged and older persons, practitioners should be aware of their potentially deleterious effect on psychological well-being.

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